Akhilanda Koti Brahmanda Nayaki Maa Shakti
Kadarkanni is also considered to be an aspect of Nagakanni, since both of these worshipful females, lives under the earth. In some of our Puranas, the details about Kadarkannis were rarely mentioned. It was also mentioned that lot of Kadarkannis lives in the Varuna Loka, which is situated below the earth, in the oceans, and there they have been properly looked after by Lord Varuna, and in that Loka, they are considered to be the female celestial dancers, similar to the Apsaras, celestial dancers who lives in the Indra Loka.
It is also believed that those who worship Kadarkanni as an aspect of Ma Shakti Devi would be relieved from dreaded diseases, especially from water related diseases, like common cold, Diabetes, lung infections and from Viral fevers. Those who are interested to travel by the way of seas, must have to worship Lord Varuna, the Ocean god, and also must worship Ma Kadarkanni amman for their safe journey.
Still most of the people consider Kadarkannigal as beautiful pleasure giving females. But it is wrong to think like that. Instead of considering mermaids (Kadarkanni) simply as pleasure giving women, we have to consider them as an aspect of Ma Shakti Devi, in order to get their everlasting blessings.
Kali worship can be found in ancient India, even before the start of this Kaliyuga. We have to sincerely worship Ma Kali in this Kali Yuga, in order to get rid from the clutches of the Kali Purusha. Ancient king Vikramaditya was a staunch devotee of Ma Kali Devi, and he has been granted few boons by her, on account of his sincere bhakti. The famous poet Kalidas was also considered to be a Kali Devotee, and after worshipping her, he got good knowledge, courage, bravery and will-power. He has familiarised in all kinds of arts, even without learning them. The 19th century Saint Sri Ramakrishna was a staunch devotee of Ma Kali, and he has even conversed with her for several times, and got the opportunity to hear the divine speech of Ma Kali Devi.
Ma Kali had destroyed the demons like Raktabija, and maintained peace all over the world. Similar to destroying the terrible demons, Ma Kali also would destroy our bad habits like ego, lust, anger, greed, laziness and enmity. Ma Kali is also worshipped by ancient tribal people, and they used to sacrifice animals and rarely, they also sacrificed humans to Ma Kali in order to please her.
But the holy mother Kali would never like to offer either animal or human sacrifice to her. We can offer food items consisting of red chillies and also we can offer sweet items with milk and honey as Holy Prasad to her. Ma Kali had dwelled in the Kaligambal Temple, Parrys, Chennai, in a gentle form. Kali Devi is a form of Ma Shakti Devi, who was formed in order kill dreaded demons. There are lot of Mantras written in praise of Ma Kali, and devotees can chant those Mantras, in order to attain prosperity in their lives.