Bhadrakali

This article is about the consort of Virabhadra. For the form of Parvati, see Kali. For the goddess of time and death, see Mahakali.
For other uses, see Bhadrakali (disambiguation).

Bhadrakali
Goddess Bhadrakali, gouache on paper (ca. 1660–70)
Other namesMahamaya
Mantraoṃ bhadrakāl̤yai namaḥ
Weaponsword, trident, mace, discus, bow and arrow, noose, skull, rudraksha beads
DayTuesday or Friday
MountVetala
TextsShiva Purana, Kalika Purana, Devi Bhagavata Purana
ConsortVirabhadra

Bhadrakali (Sanskrit: भद्रकाली, romanized: Bhadrakālī, lit. 'auspicious Kali') is a fierce form of the Hindu supreme goddess Adi Shakti. She is worshipped predominantly in the South Indian state of Kerala and Nashik.

In Vaishnavism, Bhadrakali is among the many epithets of Yogamaya, the internal potency of illusion of the preserver deity, Vishnu. In some Shaiva traditions, she accompanies Virabhadra, a form of Shiva, as manifestations of Shiva's wrath.

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