Kālī - feminine form of kālam (&quot;black, dark coloured&quot;). Kāla means &quot;time&quot; and &quot;black&quot;, being first creation before light itself. Kalika Purana depicts as &quot;Adi Shakti&quot; (Fundamental Power) &quot;Para Prakriti&quot;, beyond nature. Conveys death, destruction, the consuming aspects of reality - a &quot;forbidden thing&quot;. Transformation. Distillation of divine wrath into a goddess of salvation, who rids the sadhaka of ignorance &amp; fear. Kali appears as a symbol of triumph over death.