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The Kalika Purana (Sanskrit: Kālikā Purāṇa, ca. 10th century) is a religious text of Hinduism considered as one of the eighteen Upapuranas. The extant text contains 98 chapters with over 9000 stanzas and is the only work of the genre dedicated to the worship of the goddess Kali in her manifold forms such as Girija, Devi, Bhadrakali, and Mahamaya.
This text describes in detail the rivers and mountains at Kamarupa tirtha and mentions the Kamakhya Temple. It glorifies the goddess Kamakhya, or Kamakshi and details the ritual procedures required for worshiping her. The Kalika Purana is equally well known, and both feared and slandered, for its detailed description of human sacrifice, an ancient
and very common ritual most humans/cultures don't like to be reminded of. However, the main purpose of the text seems to be an attempt to close the gap between mainstream religious practice and the "forbidden" tantric methods, like use of the panchamakara (meat, wine, fish, parched grain and sexual intercourse) in a ritual context. The work
belongs, therefore, to the goddess-oriented Shakta branch of Hinduism. Most probably it was composed in Kamarupa (modern Assam). It is an important work which has been quoted as an authority by the comparatively late Nibandha (digests of the smritis) writers from all over India, especially regarding Shakti worship. This Upapurana contains
gratuitous material which refers to events and conditions of the remote past. It is also one of the rare Hindu texts that actually mentions the word "Hindu". According to Hazra, there existed a text that was older than the extant one, and that the origin of that text was Bengal. This is denied by Shastri, who claims that the evidence provided by Hazra
for an earlier text can be explained by other means, without invoking an older text. According to Shastri, the local descriptions; the exposition of the myth of Naraka from who all the dynasties of Kamarupa drew their lineage; the description of the myth of Brahmaputra river; and the claim in the text that Kamarupa was holier than even Varanasi
points to the text having been composed in Kamarupa. References to Kālidāsa and Magha (7th century), provide the upper limit of the text. Since Ratna Pala (920-960), the second of Kamarupa-Pala kings, moved his capital from Harupeshwar to Durjaya, the reference in the Kalika Purana to Durjaya hills with Pragjyotisha in the east makes Ratna
Pala's reign (10th century) the lower limit of the text. The explanation in the text for the Mlechchha population, and the indication of a parallel explanation in Harjaravarman's (815-832) Hyunthal copper plate inscription places the text closer to his reign. Thus, the text is dated to late 9th to early 10th centuries. The earliest printed edition of this text
was published by the Venkateshvara Press, Bombay in 1829 Saka Era (1907 CE), followed by the Vangavasi Press, Calcutta in 1316 Bangabda (1909 CE). Responsibility English translation by B.N. Shastri ; edited by Surendra Pratap. Uniform Title Puranas.

It is an important work which has been quoted as an authority by the comparatively late Nibandha (digests of the smritis) writers from all over India, especially regarding Shakti worship. This Upapurana contains gratuitous material which refers to events and conditions of the remote past. It is also one of the rare Hindu texts that actually mentions
the word "Hindu". According to Hazra, there existed a text that was older than the extant one, and that the origin of that text was Bengal. This is denied by Shastri, who claims that the evidence provided by Hazra for an earlier text can be explained by other means, without invoking an older text. According to Shastri, the local descriptions; the
exposition of the myth of Naraka from who all the dynasties of Kamarupa drew their lineage; the description of the myth of Brahmaputra river; and the claim in the text that Kamarupa was holier than even Varanasi points to the text having been composed in Kamarupa. References to Kālidāsa and Magha (7th century), provide the upper limit of the
text. Since Ratna Pala (920-960), the second of Kamarupa-Pala kings, moved his capital from Harupeshwar to Durjaya, the reference in the Kalika Purana to Durjaya hills with Pragjyotisha in the east makes Ratna Pala's reign (10th century) the lower limit of the text. The explanation in the text for the Mlechchha population, and the indication of a
parallel explanation in Harjaravarman's (815-832) Hyunthal copper plate inscription places the text closer to his reign. Thus, the text is dated to late 9th to early 10th centuries. The earliest printed edition of this text was published by the Venkateshvara Press, Bombay in 1829 Saka Era (1907 CE), followed by the Vangavasi Press, Calcutta in
1316 Bangabda (1909 CE). Responsibility English translation by B.N. Shastri ; edited by Surendra Pratap. Uniform Title Puranas. Kālikāpurāṇa. English & Sanskrit. Language English, Sanskrit. In Sanskrit; translation and introductory matter in English. Sanskrit in Sanskrit script. Edition 2nd ed.
Most probably it was composed in Kamarupa (modern Assam). It is an important work which has been quoted as an authority by the comparatively late Nibandha (digests of the smritis) writers from all over India, especially regarding Shakti worship. This Upapurana contains gratuitous material which refers to events and conditions of the remote past.
It is also one of the rare Hindu texts that actually mentions the word "Hindu".
According to Hazra, there existed a text that was older than the extant one, and that the origin of that text was Bengal. This is denied by Shastri, who claims that the evidence provided by Hazra for an earlier text can be explained by other means, without invoking an older text. According to Shastri, the local descriptions; the exposition of the myth
of Naraka from who all the dynasties of Kamarupa drew their lineage; the description of the myth of Brahmaputra river; and the claim in the text that Kamarupa was holier than even Varanasi points to the text having been composed in Kamarupa. References to Kālidāsa and Magha (7th century), provide the upper limit of the text. Since Ratna
Pala (920-960), the second of Kamarupa-Pala kings, moved his capital from Harupeshwar to Durjaya, the reference in the Kalika Purana to Durjaya hills with Pragjyotisha in the east makes Ratna Pala's reign (10th century) the lower limit of the text. The explanation in the text for the Mlechchha population, and the indication of a parallel explanation in
Harjaravarman's (815-832) Hyunthal copper plate inscription places the text closer to his reign. Thus, the text is dated to late 9th to early 10th centuries. The earliest printed edition of this text was published by the Venkateshvara Press, Bombay in 1829 Saka Era (1907 CE), followed by the Vangavasi Press, Calcutta in 1316 Bangabda (1909 CE).
Responsibility English translation by B.N. Shastri ; edited by Surendra Pratap. Uniform Title Puranas. Kālikāpurāṇa. English & Sanskrit. Language English, Sanskrit. In Sanskrit; translation and introductory matter in English. Sanskrit in Sanskrit script. Edition 2nd ed. Imprint Delhi, India : Nag Publishers, 2008. Physical description xciv, 760 p. ; 25
cm. Start at call number: Librarian view | Catkey: 7991256 The Kalika Purana (Sanskrit: कािलकापुराणम्, Kālikā Purāṇa), also called the Kali Purana, Sati Purana or Kalika Tantra, is one of the eighteen minor Puranas (Upapurana) in the Shaktism tradition of Hinduism. The text was likely composed in Assam or Cooch Behar[4] region of India and is
attributed to the sage Markandeya. It exists in many versions, variously organized in 90 to 93 chapters. The surviving versions of the text are unusual in that they start abruptly and follow a format not found in either the major or minor Purana-genre mythical texts of Hinduism. Various types of animal sacrifices for devi are detailed in the Purana.
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However, the main purpose of the text seems to be an attempt to close the gap between mainstream religious practice and the "forbidden" tantric methods, like use of the panchamakara (meat, wine, fish, parched grain and sexual intercourse) in a ritual context. The work belongs, therefore, to the goddess-oriented Shakta branch of Hinduism.

References to Kālidāsa and Magha (7th century), provide the upper limit of the text. Since Ratna Pala (920-960), the second of Kamarupa-Pala kings, moved his capital from Harupeshwar to Durjaya, the reference in the Kalika Purana to Durjaya hills with Pragjyotisha in the east makes Ratna Pala's reign (10th century) the lower limit of the text. The
explanation in the text for the Mlechchha population, and the indication of a parallel explanation in Harjaravarman's (815-832) Hyunthal copper plate inscription places the text closer to his reign. Thus, the text is dated to late 9th to early 10th centuries. The earliest printed edition of this text was published by the Venkateshvara Press, Bombay in
1829 Saka Era (1907 CE), followed by the Vangavasi Press, Calcutta in 1316 Bangabda (1909 CE). Responsibility English translation by B.N. Shastri ; edited by Surendra Pratap. Uniform Title Puranas. Kālikāpurāṇa. English & Sanskrit. Language English, Sanskrit.
In Sanskrit; translation and introductory matter in English. Sanskrit in Sanskrit script. Edition 2nd ed. Imprint Delhi, India : Nag Publishers, 2008. Physical description xciv, 760 p. ; 25 cm. Start at call number: Librarian view | Catkey: 7991256 The Kalika Purana (Sanskrit: कािलकापुराणम्, Kālikā Purāṇa), also called the Kali Purana, Sati Purana or
Kalika Tantra, is one of the eighteen minor Puranas (Upapurana) in the Shaktism tradition of Hinduism. The text was likely composed in Assam or Cooch Behar[4] region of India and is attributed to the sage Markandeya. It exists in many versions, variously organized in 90 to 93 chapters. The surviving versions of the text are unusual in that they start
abruptly and follow a format not found in either the major or minor Purana-genre mythical texts of Hinduism. Various types of animal sacrifices for devi are detailed in the Purana. Want more? Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! Looking to read the kalika puran. What is the best unabridged/critical English translation to get into.? Links
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Prabandha Tirumurai Ramcharitmanas Yoga Vasistha Swara yoga Shiva Samhita Gheranda Samhita Panchadasi Vedantasara Stotra Timeline Timeline of Hindu texts vte The Kalika Purana (Sanskrit: कािलकापुराणम्, Kālikā Purāṇa), also called the Kali Purana, Sati Purana or Kalika Tantra, is one of the eighteen minor Puranas (Upapurana) in the
Shaktism tradition of Hinduism.[1][2][3] The text was likely composed in Assam or Cooch Behar[4] region of India and is attributed to the sage Markandeya. It exists in many versions, variously organized in 90 to 93 chapters. The surviving versions of the text are unusual in that they start abruptly and follow a format not found in either the major or
minor Purana-genre mythical texts of Hinduism.[1] Various types of animal sacrifices for devi are detailed in the Purana. Content The text starts off with the legends of Devi trying to bring Shiva back from ascetic life into that of a householder's by making him fall in love again.[1] According to Ludo Rocher, Markandeya describes how Brahma, Shiva
and Vishnu are "one and the same" and that all goddesses (Sati, Parvati, Menaka, Kali and others) are manifestation of the same feminine energy.[1][2] It glorifies the goddess Kamakhya, or Kamakshi, and details the ritual procedures required for worshiping her. It also describes in detail the rivers and mountains at Kamarupa tirtha and mentions the
Brahmaputra River and the Kamakhya Temple.[1][5] Rudhiradhyaya Chapters 67 through 78 of the text constitute the Rudhiradhyaya which discusses bali (animal sacrifice) and of Vamacara Tantrism.[1] The Rudhiradhyaya section is notable for its uncommon discussion of human sacrifice. The text states that a human sacrifice may be performed to
please the goddess, but only with the consent of prince before a war or cases of imminent danger. The text also states that anyone who is physically disabled, related to a Brahmin, or "is not willing to die" through the sacrifice is unfit for the ritual. The text describes the rituals associated with a bali, or a rice-paste substitute for enemies prior to a war,
but does not describe how the sacrifice was actually done.[6] History The work belongs to the goddess-oriented Shakta branch of Hinduism.

However, the main purpose of the text seems to be an attempt to close the gap between mainstream religious practice and the "forbidden" tantric methods, like use of the panchamakara (meat, wine, fish, parched grain and sexual intercourse) in a ritual context. The work belongs, therefore, to the goddess-oriented Shakta branch of Hinduism. Most
probably it was composed in Kamarupa (modern Assam). It is an important work which has been quoted as an authority by the comparatively late Nibandha (digests of the smritis) writers from all over India, especially regarding Shakti worship. This Upapurana contains gratuitous material which refers to events and conditions of the remote past. It is
also one of the rare Hindu texts that actually mentions the word "Hindu". According to Hazra, there existed a text that was older than the extant one, and that the origin of that text was Bengal. This is denied by Shastri, who claims that the evidence provided by Hazra for an earlier text can be explained by other means, without invoking an older
text. According to Shastri, the local descriptions; the exposition of the myth of Naraka from who all the dynasties of Kamarupa drew their lineage; the description of the myth of Brahmaputra river; and the claim in the text that Kamarupa was holier than even Varanasi points to the text having been composed in Kamarupa. References
to Kālidāsa and Magha (7th century), provide the upper limit of the text. Since Ratna Pala (920-960), the second of Kamarupa-Pala kings, moved his capital from Harupeshwar to Durjaya, the reference in the Kalika Purana to Durjaya hills with Pragjyotisha in the east makes Ratna Pala's reign (10th century) the lower limit of the text. The explanation
in the text for the Mlechchha population, and the indication of a parallel explanation in Harjaravarman's (815-832) Hyunthal copper plate inscription places the text closer to his reign. Thus, the text is dated to late 9th to early 10th centuries. The earliest printed edition of this text was published by the Venkateshvara Press, Bombay in 1829 Saka
Era (1907 CE), followed by the Vangavasi Press, Calcutta in 1316 Bangabda (1909 CE). Responsibility English translation by B.N. Shastri ; edited by Surendra Pratap. Uniform Title Puranas. Kālikāpurāṇa. English & Sanskrit. Language English, Sanskrit. In Sanskrit; translation and introductory matter in English. Sanskrit in Sanskrit script. Edition 2nd
ed. Imprint Delhi, India : Nag Publishers, 2008. Physical description xciv, 760 p. ; 25 cm. Start at call number: Librarian view | Catkey: 7991256 The Kalika Purana (Sanskrit: कािलकापुराणम्, Kālikā Purāṇa), also called the Kali Purana, Sati Purana or Kalika Tantra, is one of the eighteen minor Puranas (Upapurana) in the Shaktism tradition of Hinduism.
The text was likely composed in Assam or Cooch Behar[4] region of India and is attributed to the sage Markandeya. It exists in many versions, variously organized in 90 to 93 chapters. The surviving versions of the text are unusual in that they start abruptly and follow a format not found in either the major or minor Purana-genre mythical texts of
Hinduism. Various types of animal sacrifices for devi are detailed in the Purana.
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1 Part of a series onHindu scriptures and texts Shruti Smriti List Vedas Rigveda Samaveda Yajurveda Atharvaveda Divisions Samhita Brahmana Aranyaka Upanishads UpanishadsRig vedic Aitareya Kaushitaki Sama vedic Chandogya Kena Yajur vedic Brihadaranyaka Isha Taittiriya Katha Shvetashvatara Maitri Atharva vedic Mundaka Mandukya
Prashna Other scriptures Bhagavad Gita Agamas Related Hindu texts Vedangas Shiksha Chandas Vyakarana Nirukta Kalpa Jyotisha PuranasBrahma puranas Brahma Brahmānda Brahmavaivarta Markandeya Bhavishya Vaishnava puranas Vishnu Bhagavata Naradiya Garuda Padma Vamana Varaha Purana Kurma Matsya Shaiva puranas Shiva Linga
Skanda Vayu Agni Shakta puranas Devi Bhagavata Itihasa Ramayana Historicity Mahabharata Historicity Sangam literature Saiva Tirumurai Divya Prabandham Tirumurukāṟṟuppaṭai Thiruppugazh Tirukkuṟaḷ Kamba Ramayanam Five Great Epics Eighteen Greater Texts Eighteen Lesser Texts Aathichoodi Iraiyanar Akapporul Abhirami Anthadhi
Thiruvilaiyadal Puranam Vinayagar Agaval Shastras and sutras Dharma Shastra Artha Shastra Kamasutra Brahma Sutras Samkhya Sutras Mimamsa Sutras Nyāya Sūtras Vaiśeṣika Sūtra Yoga Sutras Pramana Sutras Charaka Samhita Sushruta Samhita Natya Shastra Vastu Shastra Panchatantra Divya Prabandha Tirumurai Ramcharitmanas Yoga
Vasistha Swara yoga Shiva Samhita Gheranda Samhita Panchadasi Vedantasara Stotra Timeline Timeline of Hindu texts vte The Kalika Purana (Sanskrit: कािलकापुराणम्, Kālikā Purāṇa), also called the Kali Purana, Sati Purana or Kalika Tantra, is one of the eighteen minor Puranas (Upapurana) in the Shaktism tradition of Hinduism.[1][2][3] The text
was likely composed in Assam or Cooch Behar[4] region of India and is attributed to the sage Markandeya. It exists in many versions, variously organized in 90 to 93 chapters. The surviving versions of the text are unusual in that they start abruptly and follow a format not found in either the major or minor Purana-genre mythical texts of Hinduism.[1]
Various types of animal sacrifices for devi are detailed in the Purana. Content The text starts off with the legends of Devi trying to bring Shiva back from ascetic life into that of a householder's by making him fall in love again.[1] According to Ludo Rocher, Markandeya describes how Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu are "one and the same" and that all
goddesses (Sati, Parvati, Menaka, Kali and others) are manifestation of the same feminine energy.[1][2] It glorifies the goddess Kamakhya, or Kamakshi, and details the ritual procedures required for worshiping her. It also describes in detail the rivers and mountains at Kamarupa tirtha and mentions the Brahmaputra River and the Kamakhya Temple.
[1][5] Rudhiradhyaya Chapters 67 through 78 of the text constitute the Rudhiradhyaya which discusses bali (animal sacrifice) and of Vamacara Tantrism.[1] The Rudhiradhyaya section is notable for its uncommon discussion of human sacrifice.
The text states that a human sacrifice may be performed to please the goddess, but only with the consent of prince before a war or cases of imminent danger. The text also states that anyone who is physically disabled, related to a Brahmin, or "is not willing to die" through the sacrifice is unfit for the ritual. The text describes the rituals associated with
a bali, or a rice-paste substitute for enemies prior to a war, but does not describe how the sacrifice was actually done.[6] History The work belongs to the goddess-oriented Shakta branch of Hinduism. Most probably it was composed in or near medieval Kamarupa (modern Assam). It is a late work, states Hazra, by Nibandha writers regarding Shakti
worship.[3] It is also one of the rare Hindu texts that actually mentions the word "Hindu".
Date According to Hazra, there existed a text that was older than the extant one, and that the origin of that text was Bengal.[3] This is denied by Shastri, who claims that the evidence provided by Hazra for an earlier text can be explained by other means, without invoking an older text.[7] According to Shastri, the local descriptions; the exposition of
the myth of Naraka from who all the dynasties of Kamarupa drew their lineage; the description of the myth of Brahmaputra river; and the claim in the text that Kamarupa was holier than even Varanasi points to the text having been composed in Kamarupa.[8] References to Kālidāsa and Magha suggests that it is not one of the early Puranas.[8] The
mention of places and events associated with Ratna Pala (920-960) of Kamrupa region places the text to after the 10th-century.[9] The explanation in the text for the Mlechchha population, and the indication of a parallel explanation in Harjaravarman's (815-832) Hyunthal copper plate inscription places the text closer to his reign.[9] According to
Rocher, the mention of king Dharmapala of Kamarupa has led to proposals of Kalika Purana being an 11th or 12th-century text. However, estimates for different sections of the text range from 7th to the 12th-century.[10][1] Printed editions The earliest printed edition of this text was published by the Venkateshvara Press, Bombay in 1829 Saka Era
(1907 CE), followed by the Vangavasi Press, Calcutta in 1316 Bangabda (1909 CE). References ^ a b c d e f g Rocher (1986), pp. 179–183. ^ a b Dalal (2010), p. 187. ^ a b c Hazra (2003), p. 280. ^ (Rosati 2017, p. 5): "This story is recounted also in the Kālikāpurāṇa—the earliest text devoted to the worship of Kāmākhyā, probably compiled no later
than the tenth–eleventh century in a region between Assam and Koch Bihar (a district of West Bengal)." ^ Dowson (1984), p. 143.
^ Lawrence (1976), pp. 232–234, with footnotes ^ Shastri (1994), p. 23. ^ a b Shastri (1994), p. 24. ^ a b Shastri (1994), p. 25. ^ Shin 2018, p. 32. Bibliography Dalal, Roshen (2010). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-341421-6. Dowson, John (1984) [1879]. A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology, and Religion,
Geography, History.
Calcutta: Rupa & Co. Hazra, R.C. (2003) [1962].
"The Upapuranas". In Radhakrishnan, S. (ed.). The Cultural Heritage of India. Vol. 2.
Kolkata: The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture. ISBN 81-85843-03-1. Lawrence, Bruce B. (1976). Shahrastani on the Indian Religions. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-080099-9. Shastri, Biswanarayan (1994).
Kalikapurane Murtivinirdesah. Motilal Banarsidass Publications. Rocher, Ludo (1986). The Purāṇas. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag.
ISBN 978-3-447-02522-5.\ Rosati, Paolo (2017), "The Goddess Kāmākhyā: Religio-political Implications in the Tribalisation Process", History and Sociology of South Asia, 11 (2): 137-155, doi:10.1177/2230807517703014, S2CID 157265661 Shin, Jae-Eun (2018), "Region Formed and Imagined: Reconsidering temporal, spatial and social context of
Kamarupa", in Dzüvichü, Lipokmar; Baruah, Manjeet (eds.), Modern Practices in North East India: History, Culture, Representation, London & New York: Routledge, pp. 23–55 External links Contents of 18 Puranas and a list of Upapuranas (lesser Puranas) Retrieved from " Want more? Advanced embedding details, examples, and help!