Meaning and elaboration
Meaning: The dark-bellied Goddess whose depths hold the entire universe.
Elaboration
Kriishh'odari means "She whose belly (udari) is dark like Kriishhna." This name presents the Goddess as the cosmic womb, the source from which creation arises and the depth into which it is finally drawn back.
The Cosmic Womb Her dark belly is the infinite void, the unmanifest ground from which all worlds and all possibilities emerge. As a mother's womb holds and nourishes life before birth, Kali's dark belly contains the seed of all creation within its unfathomable depth. It is the ultimate source and the ground of being for the entire universe.
Beyond Conception and Perception The darkness of her belly points to what cannot be contained by thought or grasped by the senses. It is the transcendental mystery behind creation itself. This darkness is not a mere absence of light. It is the presence of an all-encompassing reality that comes before and contains every form of light and manifestation.
Dissolution and Reabsorption Kriishh'odari also reveals her as the ultimate dissolver. Just as she gives birth to the cosmos, she also draws it back into her dark depths at the time of great cosmic dissolution (mahapralaya). The full cycle of creation and destruction unfolds within the vastness of her own being.
Symbol of Non-Duality This name points to the non-dual truth that the entire universe, with all its light and darkness, forms and beings, exists within the one undivided reality of the Goddess. Her dark belly is the all-containing space where distinctions fall away and everything returns to the single ultimate source.