Kali
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Imported quote 13963 Herein it is mentioned that Lord Siva is always accompanied by his material energy (saktya ghoraya). Material energy-Goddess Durga or Goddess Kali-is always under his control. Goddess Kali and Durga serve him by killing all the asuras or demons. Sometimes Kali becomes so infuriated that she indiscriminately kills all kinds of asuras. There is a popular picture of Goddess Kali in which she wears a garland composed of the heads of the asuras and holds in her left hand a captured head and in her right hand a great khaḍga, or chopper, for killing asuras. Great wars are symbolic representations of Kali's devastation of the asuras and are actually conducted by the Goddess Kali.
(More...) Asuras, however, try to pacify the Goddess Kali or Durga by worshiping her in material opulence, but when the asuras become too intolerable, Goddess Kali does not discriminate in killing them wholesale. Asuras do not know the secret of the energy of Lord Siva, and they prefer to worship Goddess Kali or Durga or Lord Siva for material benefit. Due to their demoniac character, they are reluctant to surrender to Lord Krsna, as indicated by Bhagavad-gita:
(More...) Imported quote 17496 Prabhupada: Yes. And the..., she's standing, bhiḥ, bhir api. Bhiḥ means personified, personified fearfulness. So those who are criminals, they worship Kali, Goddess Kali: "Mother, please excuse me. I, I am criminal. I'll give you one goat."
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