The Many “Names” Of
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“Maa Maha Lakshmi Answered The Dark Mother, Fairest Of All, โI Give You The “Names” You Will Be Known By And The Actions You Will Perform.”
“Maa MahaMaya, Maa Maha Kali, Maa Mahamari,
Maa Ksudha, Maa Trisha, Maa Nidra, Maa Trishna,
Maa EkaVira, Maa KalaRatri, Maa Duratyayaโ”
“These Are Your “Names”, And Their Meanings Will Be Revealed By Your Actions. Understanding Your Actions Through Them, whoever reflects On Them will attain happiness.โ
– Pradhanika Rahasya (Verses 11, 12, and 13), An Anga Of The Devi Mahatmya
The Divine Mother In The Form Of Maa Maha Lakshmi Reveals The “Names” Of The Four-Armed Maa Maha Kali, Who Symbolizes The Tamasic Vyasti Of The Divine Mother. The “Names” Encompass Personified Qualities And Descriptive Epithets. The Significant Meanings Of The “Names” Of Maa Maha Kaali Are:
Maa MahaMaya – “Great Illusion”, The Divine Power That Makes the phenomenal universe cognizable to the senses
Maa Maha Kali – The Dark Mother, Signifying Pure Tamas Personified
Maa Mahamari – The “Great Destroyer” Is A Form Of Maa Durga
Maa Kshudha – Symbolizes “Hunger”
Maa Trisha – Symbolizes “Thirst”
Maa Nidra – Symbolizes “Sleep”
Maa Trishna – Symbolizes “Desire”
Maa EkaVira – The “Name” Means โForemost Heroin”
Maa KalaRatri – Symbolizes The “Dark Night” Of Cosmic Dissolution
Maa Duratyaya – The “Name” Means The “Inscrutable One”
