The aforesaid line happened to be the motto of a period drama based on the stories of Bhagavatī Kālikā aired on Colors Tv past year. But what does it signify?
The experience of us Kaulas shows that Kālī initially bestows all pleasures, love, relations, riches & prosperity upon Her Sādhaka; and then She does the most cruelest thing- She snatches away all that She provided.
This is to turn the mind of Sādhaka into a cremation ground, where nothing exists as all that exists gets reduced to ashes. The Sādhaka as a result enters into a corpse-like state.
The chest of such corpse is the altar of Kālī, upon which She takes seat and expands Her glory by providing once again all that was lost. But the scenario is different this time, for the Sādhaka no longer feels any attachment towards all those pleasures. In such state, the Kaula Sādhaka does not get entangled in Māyā even when surrounded by Pańcamakāras and experiences no suffering.
This is the beauty of Kālī Sādhanā, in which a new beginning starts after wanton deatruction.
But, is there any way to ensure that the magnitude of sufferings after initial gains can be lessened?
Yes, there is a way out; by experiencing renunciation by worshiping at a cremation ground, Kālī Sādhaka can lessen his/her sufferings.
By experiencing Vairāgya at Smaśāna, the Jīva can save his/her Samsāra from the wrath of Kālī.
To explain this scenario, who else can be an example better than Lord Śiva?
Mahādeva by performing Kālī Sādhanā secured the boon of attaining Bhagavatī Kālikā Herself as His consort, because of which Devī incarnated as Dākşāyanī Satī and got married to Maheśvara. Lord Śiva and Devī Satī enjoyed each other’s company and always remained immersed in the sentiments of love.
Then one day, Satī went to Dakşa’s Śivahīna Yajna where She immolated Herself and left Mahādeva grieving. With His beloved snatched away from Him, The Lord went on establishing 51 Śaktipīțhas across the length & breadth of Indian Subcontinent, where He grieved His loss. And one day, He suddenly left grieving and began to perform austerities once again. The heart that blossomed with love for Satī, was now filled with a void, destitude of everything.
At the end of these austerities, Satī once again returned as Pārvatī and united with Lord Śiva forever; only that this time The Lord felt no attachment and realised His non-duality with Umā as Ardhanārīśvara.
How did Lord Śiva react when Samsāra tried to trick Him in the form of Kāma? Well, He simply opened His third eye and incinerated Kāma with a fiery missile. This was the final test of Bhagavatī Kālikā; after which Pārvatī showed Herself as Kālī, made Śiva’s chest Her altar and united with Him after confirming His Vairāgya.
This is the true interpretation of the story of Śiva-Satī/Pārvatī, in which the attached Śańkara transforms into renunciate Śiva by grace of Kālī; and not the otherwise, as claimed by some fraudulent self-proclaimed “mythologist”.
So all you children of The Immortal Bliss! Be prepared for the trial of Bhagavatī Kālikā, for the end is a new beginning.
