Aadya Kalika Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Aadya Kalika Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Adya kAlikA aSTottara zata nAmAvaliH
zrIsadAziva uvAca
zRNu devi jagadvandye stotrametadanuttamam |
paThanAcchravaNAdyasya sarvasiddhIzvaro bhavet || 1 ||
asaubhAgyaprazamanaM sukhasampadvivardhanam |
akAlamRtyuharaNaM sarvApadvinivAraNam || 2 ||
zrImadAdyAkAlikAyAH sukhasAnnidhyakAraNam |
stavasyAsya prasIdena tripurArirahaM priye || 3 ||
stotrasyAsya RSirdevi sadAziva udAhRtaH |
chando'nuSTubdevatAdyA kAlikA parikIrtitA |
dharmakAmArthamokSeSu viniyogaH prakIrtitaH || 4 ||
atha stotram
hrIM kAlI zrIM karAlI ca krIM kalyANI kalAvatI |
kamalA kalidarpaghnI kapardIzakRpAnvitA || 5 ||
kAlikA kAlamAtA ca kAlAnalasamadyutiH |
kapardinI karAlAsyA karuNAmRtasAgarA || 6 ||
kRpAmayI kRpAdhArA kRpApArA kRpAgamA |
kRzAnuH kapilA kRSNA kRSNAnandavivardhinI || 7 ||
kAlarAtriH kAmarUpA kAmapAzavimocinI |
kAdambinI kalAdhArA kalikalmaSanAzinI || 8 ||
kumArIpUjanaprItA kumArIpUjakAlayA |
kumArIbhojanAnandA kumArIrUpadhAriNI || 9 ||
kadambavanasaJcArA kadambavanavAsinI |
kadambapuSpasantoSA kadambapuSpamAlinI || 10 ||
kizorI kalakaNThA ca kalanAdaninAdinI |
kAdambarIpAnaratA tathA kAdambarIpriyA || 11 ||
kapAlapAtraniratA kaGkAlamAlyadhAriNI |
kamalAsanasantuSTA kamalAsanavAsinI || 12 ||
kamalAlayamadhyasthA kamalAmodamodinI |
kalahaMsagatiH klaibyanAzinI kAmarUpiNI || 13 ||
kAmarUpakRtAvAsA kAmapIThavilAsinI |
kamanIyA kalpalatA kamanIyavibhUSaNA || 14 ||
kamanIyaguNArAdhyA komalAGgI kRzodarI |
kAraNAmRtasantoSA kAraNAnandasiddhidA || 15 ||
kAraNAnandajApeSTA kAraNArcanaharSitA |
kAraNArNavasammagnA kAraNavratapAlinI || 16 ||
kastUrIsaurabhAmodA kastUrItilakojjvalA |
kastUrIpUjanaratA kastUrIpUjakapriyA || 17 ||
kastUrIdAhajananI kastUrImRgatoSiNI |
kastUrIbhojanaprItA karpUrAmodamoditA || 18 ||
karpUramAlAbharaNA karpUracandanokSitA |
karpUrakAraNAhlAdA karpUrAmRtapAyinI || 19 ||
karpUrasAgarasnAtA karpUrasAgarAlayA |
kUrcabIjajapaprItA kUrcajApaparAyaNA || 20 ||
kulInA kaulikArAdhyA kaulikapriyakAriNI |
kulAcArA kautukinI kulamArgapradarzinI || 21 ||
kAzIzvarI kaSTahartrI kAzIzavaradAyinI |
kAzIzvarakRtAmodA kAzIzvaramanoramA || 22 ||
kalamaJjIracaraNA kvaNatkAJcIvibhUSaNA |
kAJcanAdrikRtAgArA kAJcanAcalakaumudI || 23 ||
kAmabIjajapAnandA kAmabIjasvarUpiNI |
kumatighnI kulInArtinAzinI kulakAminI || 24 ||
krIM hrIM zrIM mantravarNena kAlakaNTakaghAtinI |
ityAdyAkAlikAdevyAH zatanAma prakIrtitam || 25 ||
kakArakUTaghaTitaM kAlIrUpasvarUpakam |
pUjAkAle paThedyastu kAlikAkRtamAnasaH || 26 ||
mantrasiddhirbhavedAzu tasya kAlI prasIdati |
buddhiM vidyAM ca labhate gurorAdezamAtrataH || 27 ||
dhanavAn kIrtimAn bhUyAddAnazIlo dayAnvitaH |
putrapautrasukhaizvaryairmodate sAdhako bhuvi || 28 ||
bhaumAvAsyAnizAbhAge mapaJcakasamanvitaH |
pUjayitvA mahAkAlImAdyAM tribhuvanezvarIm || 29 ||
paThitvA zatanAmAni sAkSAtkAlImayo bhavet |
nAsAdhyaM vidyate tasya triSu lokeSu kiJcana || 30 ||
vidyAyAM vAkpatiH sAkSAt dhane dhanapatirbhavet |
samudra iva gAmbhIrye bale ca pavanopamaH || 31 ||
tigmAMzuriva duSprekSyaH zazivacchubhadarzanaH |
rUpe mUrtidharaH kAmo yoSitAM hRdayaGgamaH || 32 ||
sarvatra jayamApnoti stavasyAsya prasAdataH |
yaM yaM kAmaM puraskRtya stotrametadudIrayet || 33 ||
taM taM kAmamavApnoti zrImadAdyAprasAdataH |
raNe rAjakule dyUte vivAde prANasaGkaTe || 34 ||
dasyugraste grAmadAhe siMhavyAghrAvRte tathA |
araNye prAntare durge graharAjabhaye'pi vA || 35 ||
jvaradAhe ciravyAdhau mahArogAdisaGkule |
bAlagrahAdi roge ca tathA duHsvapnadarzane || 36 ||
dustare salile vApi pote vAtavipadgate |
vicintya paramAM mAyAmAdyAM kAlIM parAtparAm || 37 ||
yaH paThecchatanAmAni dRDhabhaktisamanvitaH |
sarvApadbhyo vimucyeta devi satyaM na saMzayaH || 38 ||
na pApebhyo bhayaM tasya na rogobhyo bhayaM kvacit |
sarvatra vijayastasya na kutrApi parAbhavaH || 39 ||
tasya darzanamAtreNa palAyante vipadgaNAH |
sa vaktA sarvazAstrANAM sa bhoktA sarvasampadAm || 40 ||
sa kartA jAtidharmANAM jJAtInAM prabhureva saH |
vANI tasya vasedvaktre kamalA nizcalA gRhe || 41 ||
tannAmnA mAnavAH sarve praNamanti sasambhramAH |
dRSTyA tasya tRNAyante hyaNimAdyaSTasiddhayaH || 42 ||
AdyAkAlIsvarUpAkhyaM zatanAma prakIrtitam |
aSTottarazatAvRtyA purazcaryA'sya gIyate || 43 ||
puraskriyAnvitaM stotraM sarvAbhISTaphalapradam |
zatanAmastutimimAmAdyAkAlIsvarUpiNIm || 44 ||
paThedvA pAThayedvApi zRNuyAcchrAvayedapi |
sarvapApavinirmukto brahmasAyujyamApnuyAt || 45 ||
iti mahAnirvANatantre saptamollAsAntargataM zrI AdyA kAlikA zatanAma stotram ||
About This Stotram
Overview
Aadya Kalika Ashtottara Sata Namavali is a Sanskrit hymn listing 108 names of Aadya Kalika, the primordial form of Goddess Kali. Each name describes a distinct attribute or power of the Goddess. The text belongs to the Tantric tradition, where Shiva imparts divine knowledge to Shakti, and is recited for spiritual protection and material well-being.
What are the benefits of chanting Aadya Kalika Ashtottara Sata Namavali?
- Recitation is said to help devotees attain siddhis (spiritual powers).
- It is recited to remove misfortune and ward off calamities.
- Devotees chant it to seek protection from untimely death.
- The text is believed to bring happiness and prosperity.
- Chanting the 108 names is considered a complete act of worship of the Goddess.
When is the best time to recite this?
This namavali is recited during daily puja, on occasions such as Kali Puja and Navaratri, and at other festivals dedicated to the Goddess. It is also recited in times of difficulty to seek divine protection.
Historical and traditional background
The Aadya Kalika Ashtottara Sata Namavali belongs to the Tantric tradition. The introductory verses indicate it was revealed by Shiva to Devi, placing it within the category of Agama texts. The exact date of composition is unknown. It circulates within Shakta devotional literature as a standalone namavali for ritual use.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Kali Sahasranama Stotram — a longer collection of one thousand names of the same Goddess.
- Dakshina Kali Ashtakam — an eight-verse hymn to Kali, worshipped in the same Shakta tradition.