Kali Bija Mantra
काली बीज मन्त्र
Form: MahakaliThe seed mantra of Mahakali, foremost of the ten Mahavidyas. For destruction of fear and ego.
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Auspicious on: Amavasya · Kali Pooja
First of the Mahavidyas. Devourer of time. Destroyer of ego.
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Dakshina Kalika Mantra
दक्षिणकालिका मन्त्र
Form: MahakaliThe classical 22-syllabled mantra of Dakshina Kalika. Recited 108 times on Kalashtami / Diwali night.
क्रीं क्रीं क्रीं हूं हूं ह्रीं ह्रीं दक्षिणे कालिके क्रीं क्रीं क्रीं हूं हूं ह्रीं ह्रीं स्वाहा॥
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Offer a Kali sevaKali Dhyana - Karpuradi Stotra
काली ध्यान
Form: MahakaliVisualisation of Kali - naked, dark, standing on the breast of Shiva, garlanded with skulls.
करालवदनां घोरां मुक्तकेशीं चतुर्भुजाम्। कालिकां दक्षिणां दिव्यां मुण्डमालाविभूषिताम्॥
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Offer a Kali sevaKali Bija Mantra - Krīṃ
काली बीज मन्त्र - क्रीं
The single-syllable seed (bija) mantra of Kali - "Krīṃ", the Kali-bija. The kernel of all her longer mantras, repeated as japa for the dissolution of fear and ego.
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Offer a Kali sevaDakshina-Kali Mantra (the published Kali mantra)
दक्षिणकाली मन्त्र - क्रीं क्रीं क्रीं हूं हूं ह्रीं ह्रीं
The widely-published Dakshina-Kali mantra, built from her bija Krīṃ together with the bijas of dissolution (Hūṃ) and Maya (Hrīṃ), closing with the salutation to the Mother of the dark form.
क्रीं क्रीं क्रीं हूं हूं ह्रीं ह्रीं दक्षिणे कालिके क्रीं क्रीं क्रीं हूं हूं ह्रीं ह्रीं स्वाहा॥
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Offer a Kali sevaKali Gayatri
काली गायत्री
The Gayatri of Kali, following the standard "vidmahe / dhimahi / prachodayat" pattern; meditated upon for the fierce grace that severs ignorance.
ॐ कालिकायै विद्महे श्मशानवासिन्यै धीमहि। तन्नः काली प्रचोदयात्॥
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Offer a Kali sevaDakshina-Kali Dhyana Shloka (Karala-vadanam)
दक्षिणकाली ध्यान श्लोक - करालवदनां
The classical meditation verse of Dakshina-Kali - naked, garlanded with severed heads, holding sword and severed head, granting fearlessness and boons, standing upon Shiva. Recited before her worship.
करालवदनां घोरां मुक्तकेशीं चतुर्भुजाम्। कालिकां दक्षिणां दिव्यां मुण्डमालाविभूषिताम्॥ सद्यश्छिन्नशिरःखड्गवामाधोर्ध्वकराम्बुजाम्। अभयं वरदं चैव दक्षिणाधोर्ध्वपाणिकाम्॥
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Offer a Kali sevaKarpuradi Stotram - opening verse
कर्पूरादि स्तोत्र - प्रथम श्लोक
The opening verse of the Karpuradi Stotram (the celebrated hymn to Dakshina-Kali ascribed to Mahakala-Shiva), which encodes her bija-mantra in the imagery of camphor, sky and moon. Recited for liberation.
कर्पूरं मध्यमान्त्यस्वरपररहितं सेन्दुवामाक्षियुक्तं बीजं ते मातरेतद्द्विपुनरुदितरेफाभिधं स्वर्णवर्णम्। वह्निज्यायागतेन्दुप्रचुरतरकलाभिर्द्वयं श्रोत्रलोला- नेत्रं मन्त्रं विधाय त्रिपुरहर वधूः कालिकाणुं जपन्ति॥
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Offer a Kali sevaKali Ashtottara-shatanama - opening names
काली अष्टोत्तरशतनाम - आरम्भ
The opening names of the Kali Ashtottara-shatanama-stotram (108 names), a litany of the dark Goddess recited for her grace and protection.
काली कपालिनी कान्ता कामदा कामसुन्दरी। कालरात्रिः कालिका च कालभैरवपूजिता॥
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Offer a Kali sevaKarpuradi Stotram - the cremation-ground verse
कर्पूरादि स्तोत्र - श्मशानसाधना श्लोक
The famous Karpuradi Stotram verse on the sadhaka who meditates on Kali in the cremation-ground, upon a corpse, and so becomes a master of the earth - a hymn to fearless devotion beyond worldly fear.
श्मशानस्थः सन्तःस्वशवनिकटे यो हृदि भवान् महाकालीं नित्यं प्रकटितरतो वा प्रजपति। स एको भूपालः सकलमपि भूमण्डलमिदं समस्तं वश्यं ते सदति च करे ते कविवरः॥
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Offer a Kali sevaKali Kavacham - Armour of Kali
काली कवचम्
Absolute protection against dark forces and fear
क्रं ह्रीं श्रीं मे शिरः पातु कालिका घोररूपिणी। क्रीं क्रीं क्रीं मे ललाटं च कालिका खड्गधारिणी॥ ह्रीं ह्रीं पातु नेत्रयुग्मं श्रीं श्रीं पातु श्रुती मम। कालिका पातु नासां मे चण्डिका वदनं मम॥
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Offer a Kali sevaKali Sahasranama - Key Verses
काली सहस्रनाम (मुख्य श्लोकाः)
1000 names of Kali for removing ego and obstacles
ॐ श्मशानवासिनी काली महाकाली दिगम्बरी। मुण्डमालाधरा भीमा खड्गहस्ता कृशोदरी॥ नरमुण्डप्रिया देवी रक्तबीजविनाशिनी। करालवदना घोरा मुण्डमालावभूषिता॥
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