Maha Kali temple from Ujjain in
Madhya Pradesh is famous for one another ferocious deity of Shakti. It is also
among the Ashtadasa Shaktipeetha and also the Jyotirlinga of Lord Shiva who is
in form of Maha Kaleswar. Here devi is called as Hara Sidhi Maata. Locals call
the goddess as Garh kalika, The Maha kali (hara sidhi mata) was the aradhana
devi of The great King Vikramadithya. It is said that King Vikramadithya who
had mastered the Ashtamasiddhis(the great 8 powers) has offered his head by
cutting 11 times to devi and all those times devi made him live by joining it
back. We will find his portrait a hall next to the temple. It is believed that
the Tongue of Sati Devi has fallen here when Lord Vishnu has cut her corpse
with his Sudarshana chakra.
She is the Goddess worshiped by the
greatest sanskrit poet Kalidasa who has written Sakunthalam, Meghasandesham,
etc ., Kalidasa Maha Kavi (Poet) who was an Illiterate has gained wisdom with
the Grace of Kalika devi.
Ujjayinyam mahakali mahakaleshvareshvari /
Kshipratirasthita mata vanchitarthapradayini //
The temple is located on the Malwa
Plateau on the “Tropic of Cancer”. In the temple the deity is placed in between
the idols of MahaLakshmi and Saraswati. There are other temples of sthirman
ganesh, simheshwar shiva linga and Hanumatkeshwar shiva linga temple. The idol
of Annapurna is painted in dark vermilion colour. The Sri Yantra, the symbol of
power or shakti, is also enshrined in the temple. The temple was reconstructed
during the Maratha period and the two pillars adorned with lamps are special
features of Maratha art. These lamps, lit during Navaratri, present a glorious
spectacle. There is an ancient well on the premises, and an artistic pillar
adorns the top of it.
Story of Maha
Kali:
Goddess Mahakali is also known as
Rakt Dantika or Chamunda. Mahakali appeared to kill the demon Andhakasur. Andhakasur,
the ruler of Ujjaini in those days, was blessed with a power that every drop of
his blood that touched the ground would produce a new Andhakasur. When Lord
Shiva pierced him with his trishul, Mahakali appeared and drank all the blood
and ate all the new Andhakasurs. The demon finally accepted his defeat and the
world became free of demons. Later to killing all demons Mahakali went more ferocious
in the war field when Lord Shiva himself lays in between the dead bodies.
Mahakali mistakenly steps on her husband chest and takes her original form. Pleased,
Shiva bestowed upon her the epithet of 'one who vanquishes all'.
MahaKaleshwar temple:
Mahakala of Ujjain is known among the twelve celebrated Jyotirlingas in
India. The glory of Mahakaleshwar temple has been vividly described in
various puranas.The tradition of Mahakala in minds of the people is eternal Ujjain used
to be centre point of the calculation of the Indian time and Mahaklala
was considered as the distinctive presiding deity of Ujjain.It is
mentioned in many Hindu epics that, Lord Shiva had killed a demon here
named ‘Tripur. However the story will be mentioned on my Jyotirlinga section Articles.
**** Jai MAHA KAALI****
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