The Lolling Tongue
Maa Kali is described as having lolling tongue. However, Maa Tarini too has her tongue lolling. What is the difference?
Maa Tarini has her tongue slightly lolling however for Maa Kali her tongue lolls to the highest extent possible. How does it make a difference? Experiment it yourself.
Stick you tongue out slightly first. Then make it stick out as much as possible. Exert as much force as possible. Your jaw may start hurting. The energy involved is that much. This small experiment can make you get a feel of why the length of the tongue in Maa Kali's form matters a lot.
The length of the tongue clearly gives the energy level at which she is operating in the form depicted. If tongue is not lolling to the fullest then she is not depicted in the highest form. If she is not the highest then form depicts some other form but not Maa Kali.
-Akhelesh
- By Akhelesh Shisya of Gurudev Shri Praveen Radhakrishnan