I pray to her who is the cause of delight of the world and is herself the embodiment of delight, who is the creation, existence, and the end of the world, who is auspicious Lakshmi of Hari (Vishnu).
Kalikapurana: Daksha’s Hymn to Kali
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Kalikapurana: Hymn to Shiva as the Lingam
This beautiful, moving hymn is sung by Brahma and various gods to console Shiva in the eighteenth chapter of Kalikapurana. This episode is the account of Shiva’s grief after the famous clash between Sati and her father Daksha.