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Kali Bhairavi statue 7 1/2 |
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Kali Bhairavi
Bhairavi means "terrible." The Tantras says of Bhairavi,
" Softly smiling, you shine with a crimson glow that may be compared to a thousand newly risen suns. You wear a silken veil and a garland of skulls. Blood smears your breast. Three voluptuous eyes adorn your lotus face; the moon is your diadem. Your lotus hands show the gestures of victory of wisdom, the granting of boons, and the allaying of fear."
She causes the burning and destruction of all limitations, preconceived ideas, erroneous conceptions, and illusions regarding our individual existence. Her specific action is necessary for protecting us from harmful influences and for guiding us in spiritual growth. A mother defending her children, the Great Cosmic Power Tripura Bhairavi destroys the obstacles and hardships on the spiritual path.
She is one of the ten Objects of Transcendent Knowledge (maha-vidya). It is through the destruction of all that appears to us as desirable and by facing what appears to us most fearful that we can become free from bondage and attain the aim of our existence, the limitless supreme bliss of nonexistence.
[India, 1500C.E.]
7 1/2" resin/Ganges clay statue. black antique stone color finish. #KBH
see also: About Kali
see also: Kali items
see also: About Hinduism
see also: Hindu items
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