The Great Wisdom

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Sati's glow intensified and then she transformed into the Goddess Kali. She was dark as kohl. Her long hair was dishevelled. She was digambari or naked. Her forehead was painted with vermillion. A garland of severed head rested around her neck and a belt of severed hands was around her waist along with many jewellery. She was four armed. Her upper left hand carried a Kharga and her lower left hand carried a severed her head. She was the personification of time and fury.

Shiva was startled and looked to her left and saw another goddess

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Shiva was startled and looked to her left and saw another goddess.

This was Tara. She was to his north along with Kali. Tara a blue skin and had only a tiger skin wrapped around her waist. She too was adorned with a garland of hibiscus flower. She was ekajata and a crescent moon rested on her head. The four armed goddess had a Kharga and blue lotus on her upper two arms and a bowl and a pair of scissors in her lower hands. Her left leg was in the front.

Shiva then looked to the North - East direction where he was met with Goddess Shodashi

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Shiva then looked to the North - East direction where he was met with Goddess Shodashi.

Shodashi was forever young. She was like a sixteen year old girl. Clad in red garments and precious gold jewels, she was the most beautiful in the three worlds. That is why she was Tripura Sundari. She too was Chaturbhuja (four armed). She held a noose and a goad in her upper hands and a bow and arrow in her lower hands. She was seated on a jewelled throne.

In the west was Goddess Bhuvaneswari

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In the west was Goddess Bhuvaneswari.

The Goddess of the fourteen worlds. She was four armed and was clad in a blue saree and adorned in precious jewellery. A crescent moon rested on her crown, just like Shiva. Her upper two hands held a noose and a hook and her two lower arms were in the 'Vara - Abhaya' mudra. She had a mesmerising smile on her face.

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