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114: Navratri Story - Why Kali Stands on Shiva’s Chest
This Navratri, you’ll see her everywhere. Kali: the dark goddess, the skulls, the tongue stuck out, and Shiva lying beneath her foot.But why?It begins with a demon named Raktabeej, who was given a boon by Brahma.If one drop of his blood touched the ground, another Raktabeej would rise.The gods struck him down. And every blow made more of him.Thousands. Then more. Until even the goddess Durga could not win by fighting harder.And so she turned to something she had never needed before.A Navratri story from the Devi Mahatmya, the text read aloud during the nine nights, and the real reason behind…
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