Kalika Purana
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The Kalika Purana is a medieval Hindu religious text primarily devoted to the worship of the goddess Kali and related Shakta traditions, detailing rituals, myths, and theological doctrines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kalika Purana canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4871239 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kalika Purana Context triple: [Ardhanarishvara, scriptureMention, Kalika Purana]
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A.
Linga Purana
The Linga Purana is a major Hindu scripture of the Shaiva tradition that extols and explains the worship, mythology, and cosmological significance of Shiva in the form of the linga.
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B.
Mudgala Purana
The Mudgala Purana is a Hindu religious text primarily devoted to the mythology, worship, and theological significance of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha.
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C.
Shiva Purana
The Shiva Purana is a major Hindu scripture devoted to Lord Shiva, detailing his myths, cosmology, rituals, and theological significance within the Shaivite tradition.
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D.
Padma Purana
The Padma Purana is one of the major Hindu Puranic texts, renowned for its extensive narratives on cosmology, pilgrimage, devotion (bhakti), and religious practices.
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E.
Vishnu Purana
Vishnu Purana is a major ancient Hindu scripture that narrates the myths, cosmology, and incarnations of the god Vishnu, including stories central to festivals like Janmashtami.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kalika Purana Target entity description: The Kalika Purana is a medieval Hindu religious text primarily devoted to the worship of the goddess Kali and related Shakta traditions, detailing rituals, myths, and theological doctrines.
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A.
Linga Purana
The Linga Purana is a major Hindu scripture of the Shaiva tradition that extols and explains the worship, mythology, and cosmological significance of Shiva in the form of the linga.
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B.
Mudgala Purana
The Mudgala Purana is a Hindu religious text primarily devoted to the mythology, worship, and theological significance of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha.
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C.
Shiva Purana
The Shiva Purana is a major Hindu scripture devoted to Lord Shiva, detailing his myths, cosmology, rituals, and theological significance within the Shaivite tradition.
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D.
Padma Purana
The Padma Purana is one of the major Hindu Puranic texts, renowned for its extensive narratives on cosmology, pilgrimage, devotion (bhakti), and religious practices.
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E.
Vishnu Purana
Vishnu Purana is a major ancient Hindu scripture that narrates the myths, cosmology, and incarnations of the god Vishnu, including stories central to festivals like Janmashtami.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious text
ⓘ
Purana ⓘ Shakta text ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Kamakhya
ⓘ
linked to:
Goddess Kamakhya
Kameshvari ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | Assam ⓘ |
| associatedTemple | Kamakhya Temple ⓘ |
| associatedTradition | Shaktism ⓘ |
| contains |
hymns
ⓘ
instructions for tantric rituals ⓘ legends of Kamakhya ⓘ mantras ⓘ pilgrimage guidelines ⓘ |
| cosmologyType | Shakta cosmology ⓘ |
| describes |
Shakta theological doctrines
ⓘ
myths of Kali ⓘ rituals of goddess worship ⓘ |
| devotionalCategory | Goddess-centered text ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus |
Durga
ⓘ
linked to:
Goddess Durga
Goddess Kali ⓘ Kamakhya ⓘ
linked to:
Goddess Kamakhya
|
| focusesOn |
esoteric rites
ⓘ
sacrificial rituals ⓘ worship of the Mother Goddess ⓘ |
| genre |
religious scripture
ⓘ
ritual manual ⓘ theological text ⓘ |
| influenced | regional Shakta practices in Assam ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mentions |
various forms of Devi
ⓘ
various forms of Kali ⓘ |
| partOf | Shakta Puranic literature ⓘ |
| period | medieval ⓘ |
| primaryDeity | Kali ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Devi Mahatmya
ⓘ
Markandeya Purana ⓘ Yogini Tantra ⓘ |
| religiousCategory |
Upa-purana
ⓘ
linked to:
Upa Puranas
|
| religiousFunction |
guide for Shakta ritual practice
ⓘ
source of myths about Kali and Kamakhya ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | important text for Shakta practitioners ⓘ |
| subject |
festivals of the goddess
ⓘ
origin myths of Kamakhya ⓘ rules for temple worship ⓘ vows and observances ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Shakta ⓘ |
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Subject: Kalika Purana Description of subject: The Kalika Purana is a medieval Hindu religious text primarily devoted to the worship of the goddess Kali and related Shakta traditions, detailing rituals, myths, and theological doctrines.
Referenced by (6)
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