Kāla

Kala (Sanskrit: काल, romanized: Kālá/Kālam, IPA: [kɑːˈlə]) is a Sanskrit term that means 'time' or 'death'. As time personified, destroying all things, Kala is a god of death, and often used as one of the epithets of Yama. In Shaivism, Kala is known as the fiery avatar of Shiva Kala Bhairava or Kalagni Rudra; and in Vaishnavism Kala is also associated with Narasimha and Pralaya. As applied to gods and goddesses, Kālá is not always distinguishable from kāla, meaning 'black'.

For other uses of "Kala", see Kala (disambiguation).
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