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kaali

काली
Sanskrit

Hindu goddess, a fierce form of Parvati.

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Meaning

Kali is a powerful Hindu goddess, often depicted as a fierce, dark-skinned deity associated with time, change, power, and destruction. In dance lyrics, she is frequently invoked as a dancer (narthagi) or described in relation to Shiva's cosmic dance, embodying dynamic energy and strength. She is distinct from other forms of Parvati by her intense and often terrifying iconography.

In the songs

  • alaigal aadidum kadalil thaamarai meedhamarndhitta vaani nee aadum paadhan keezhaay aadiya viththagi kaali narthagi

    You are Saraswati (Vaani) seated on a lotus in the ocean with dancing waves. You are the skillful dancer Kali who danced beneath the feet of the dancing Lord.

    Eesanidam Amar Nayagi · Traditional

  • vithagi kaali narthagi

    The skillful one, Kali, the dancer

    Eesanidam Amar Nayagi · Traditional

  • vithagi kaali narthagi

    The skillful one, Kali, the dancer

    Eesanidam Amar Nayagi · Traditional

  • alaigal aadidum kadalil thaamarai meedhamarndhitta vaani nee aadum paadhan keezhaay aadiya viththagi kaali narthagi

    You are Saraswati (Vaani) seated on a lotus in the ocean with dancing waves. You are the skillful dancer Kali who danced beneath the feet of the dancing Lord.

    Eesanidam Amar Nayagi · Traditional

Songs with this word

From the lyrics we hold — 1 song.

  • Eesanidam Amar Nayagi

    Traditional

    appears in 4 lines

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