Sri Kalika Sahasra Nama Stotram
Sri Kalika Sahasra Nama Stotram
zrI kAlikA sahasra nAma stotram
zrI ziva uvAca |
kathito'yaM mahAmantraH sarvamantrottamottamaH |
yAmAsAdya mayA prAptamaizvaryapadamuttamam || 1 ||
saMyuktaH parayA bhaktyA yathokta vidhinA bhavAn |
kurutAmarcanaM devyAstrailokyavijigISayA || 2 ||
zrIparazurAma uvAca |
prasanno yadi me deva parameza purAtana |
rahasyaM paramaM devyAH kRpayA kathaya prabho || 3 ||
vinArcanaM vinA homaM vinA nyAsaM vinA balim |
vinA gandhaM vinA puSpaM vinA nityoditAM kriyAm || 4 ||
prANAyAmaM vinA dhyAnaM vinA bhUtavizodhanam |
vinA dAnaM vinA jApaM yena kAlI prasIdati || 5 ||
zrI ziva uvAca |
pRSTaM tvayottamaM prAjJa bhRguvaMza samudbhava |
bhaktAnAmapi bhakto'si tvameva sAdhayiSyasi || 6 ||
devIM dAnavakoTighnIM lIlayA rudhirapriyAm |
sadA stotrapriyAmugrAM kAmakautukalAlasAm || 7 ||
sarvadA''nandahRdayAmAsavotsava mAnasAm |
mAdhvIka matsyamAMsAnurAgiNIM vaiSNavIM parAm || 8 ||
zmazAnavAsinIM pretagaNanRtyamahotsavAm |
yogaprabhAvAM yogezIM yogIndrahRdayasthitAm || 9 ||
tAmugrakAlikAM rAma prasIdayitumarhasi |
tasyAH stotraM paraM puNyaM svayaM kAlyA prakAzitam || 10 ||
tava tat kathayiSyAmi zrutvA vatsAvadhAraya |
gopanIyaM prayatnena paThanIyaM parAtparam || 11 ||
yasyaikakAlapaThanAt sarve vighnAH samAkulAH |
nazyanti dahane dIpte pataGgA iva sarvataH || 12 ||
gadyapadyamayI vANI tasya gaGgApravAhavat |
tasya darzanamAtreNa vAdino niSprabhAM gatAH || 13 ||
tasya haste sadaivAsti sarvasiddhirna saMzayaH |
rAjAno'pi ca dAsatvaM bhajante kiM pare janAH || 14 ||
nizIthe muktakezastu nagnaH zaktisamAhitaH |
manasA cintayet kAlIM mahAkAlena cAlitAm || 15 ||
paThet sahasranAmAkhyaM stotraM mokSasya sAdhanam |
prasannA kAlikA tasya putratvenAnukampate || 16 ||
yathA brahmamRtairbrahmakusumaiH pUjitA parA |
prasIdati tathAnena stutA kAlI prasIdati || 17 ||
viniyogaH –
asya zrI dakSiNakAlikA sahasranAma stotrasya mahAkAlabhairava RSiH anuSTup chandaH zmazAnakAlI devatA dharmArthakAmamokSArthe pAThe viniyogaH |
dhyAnam –
zavArUDhAM mahAbhImAM ghoradaMSTrAM hasanmukhIM
caturbhujAM khaDgamuNDavarAbhayakarAM zivAm |
muNDamAlAdharAM devIM lalAjjihvAM digambarAM
evaM saJcintayetkAlIM zmazAnAlayavAsinIm ||
stotram –
zmazAnakAlikA kAlI bhadrakAlI kapAlinI |
guhyakAlI mahAkAlI kurukullA virodhinI || 1 ||
kAlikA kAlarAtrizca mahAkAlanitambinI |
kAlabhairavabhAryA ca kulavartmaprakAzinI || 2 ||
kAmadA kAminI kanyA kamanIyasvarUpiNI |
kastUrIrasaliptAGgI kuJjarezvaragAminI || 3 ||
kakAravarNasarvAGgI kAminI kAmasundarI |
kAmArtA kAmarUpA ca kAmadhenuH kalAvatI || 4 ||
kAntA kAmasvarUpA ca kAmAkhyA kulakAminI |
kulInA kulavatyambA durgA durgatinAzinI || 5 ||
kaumArI kalajA kRSNA kRSNadehA kRzodarI |
kRzAGgI kulizAGgI ca krIGkArI kamalA kalA || 6 ||
karAlAsyA karAlI ca kulakAntA'parAjitA |
ugrA ugraprabhA dIptA vipracittA mahAbalA || 7 ||
nIlA ghanA meghanAdA mAtrA mudrA mitAmitA |
brAhmI nArAyaNI bhadrA subhadrA bhaktavatsalA || 8 ||
mAhezvarI ca cAmuNDA vArAhI nArasiMhikA |
vajrAGgI vajrakaGkAlI nRmuNDasragviNI zivA || 9 ||
mAlinI naramuNDAlI galadraktavibhUSaNA |
raktacandanasiktAGgI sindUrAruNamastakA || 10 ||
ghorarUpA ghoradaMSTrA ghorAghoratarA zubhA |
mahAdaMSTrA mahAmAyA sudatI yugadanturA || 11 ||
sulocanA virUpAkSI vizAlAkSI trilocanA |
zAradenduprasannAsyA sphuratsmerAmbujekSaNA || 12 ||
aTTahAsapraphullAsyA smeravaktrA subhASiNI |
praphullapadmavadanA smitAsyA priyabhASiNI || 13 ||
koTarAkSI kulazreSThA mahatI bahubhASiNI |
sumatiH kumatizcaNDA caNDamuNDAtiveginI || 14 ||
sukezI muktakezI ca dIrghakezI mahAkacA |
pretadehAkarNapUrA pretapANisumekhalA || 15 ||
pretAsanA priyapretA puNyadA kulapaNDitA |
puNyAlayA puNyadehA puNyazlokA ca pAvanI || 16 ||
pUtA pavitrA paramA parA puNyavibhUSaNA |
puNyanAmnI bhItiharA varadA khaDgapANinI || 17 ||
nRmuNDahastA zAntA ca chinnamastA sunAsikA |
dakSiNA zyAmalA zyAmA zAntA pInonnatastanI || 18 ||
digambarA ghorarAvA sRkkAntaraktavAhinI |
ghorarAvA zivAsaGgA niHsaGgA madanAturA || 19 ||
mattA pramattA madanA sudhAsindhunivAsinI |
atimattA mahAmattA sarvAkarSaNakAriNI || 20 ||
gItapriyA vAdyaratA pretanRtyaparAyaNA |
caturbhujA dazabhujA aSTAdazabhujA tathA || 21 ||
kAtyAyanI jaganmAtA jagatI paramezvarI |
jagadbandhurjagaddhAtrI jagadAnandakAriNI || 22 ||
jagajjIvavatI haimavatI mAyA mahAlayA |
nAgayajJopavItAGgI nAginI nAgazAyinI || 23 ||
nAgakanyA devakanyA gAndhArI kinnarI surI |
moharAtrI mahArAtrI dAruNAmAsurAsurI || 24 ||
vidyAdharI vasumatI yakSiNI yoginI jarA |
rAkSasI DAkinI vedamayI vedavibhUSaNA || 25 ||
zrutismRtimahAvidyA guhyavidyA purAtanI |
cintyA'cintyA svadhA svAhA nidrA tandrA ca pArvatI || 26 ||
aparNA nizcalA lolA sarvavidyA tapasvinI |
gaGgA kAzI zacI sItA satI satyaparAyaNA || 27 ||
nItiH sunItiH surucistuSTiH puSTirdhRtiH kSamA |
vANI buddhirmahAlakSmI lakSmIrnIlasarasvatI || 28 ||
srotasvatI srotavatI mAtaGgI vijayA jayA |
nadI sindhuH sarvamayI tArA zUnyanivAsinI || 29 ||
zuddhA taraGgiNI medhA lAkinI bahurUpiNI |
sadAnandamayI satyA sarvAnandasvarUpiNI || 30 ||
sunandA nandinI stutyA stavanIyA svabhAvinI |
raGkiNI TaGkiNI citrA vicitrA citrarUpiNI || 31 ||
padmA padmAlayA padmasukhI padmavibhUSaNA |
zAkinI hAkinI kSAntA rAkiNI rudhirapriyA || 32 ||
bhrAntirbhavAnI rudrANI mRDAnI zatrumardinI |
upendrANI mahezAnI jyotsnA cendrasvarUpiNI || 33 ||
sUryAtmikA rudrapatnI raudrI strI prakRtiH pumAn |
zaktiH sUktirmatimatI bhuktirmuktiH pativratA || 34 ||
sarvezvarI sarvamAtA zarvANI haravallabhA |
sarvajJA siddhidA siddhA bhAvyA bhavyA bhayApahA || 35 ||
kartrI hartrI pAlayitrI zarvarI tAmasI dayA |
tamisrA yAminIsthA ca sthirA dhIrA tapasvinI || 36 ||
cArvaGgI caJcalA lolajihvA cArucaritriNI |
trapA trapAvatI lajjA nirlajjA hrIM rajovatI || 37 ||
sattvavatI dharmaniSThA zreSThA niSThuravAdinI |
gariSThA duSTasaMhartrI viziSTA zreyasI ghRNA || 38 ||
bhImA bhayAnakA bhImanAdinI bhIH prabhAvatI |
vAgIzvarI zrIryamunA yajJakartrI yajuHpriyA || 39 ||
RksAmAtharvanilayA rAgiNI zobhanasvarA |
kalakaNThI kambukaNThI veNuvINAparAyaNA || 40 ||
vaMzinI vaiSNavI svacchA dhAtrI trijagadIzvarI |
madhumatI kuNDalinI RddhiH siddhiH zucismitA || 41 ||
rambhorvazI ratI rAmA rohiNI revatI ramA |
zaGkhinI cakriNI kRSNA gadinI padminI tathA || 42 ||
zUlinI parighAstrA ca pAzinI zArGgapANinI |
pinAkadhAriNI dhUmrA zarabhI vanamAlinI || 43 ||
vajriNI samaraprItA veginI raNapaNDitA |
jaTinI bimbinI nIlA lAvaNyAmbudhicandrikA || 44 ||
balipriyA sadApUjyA pUrNA daityendramAthinI |
mahiSAsurasaMhantrI vAsinI raktadantikA || 45 ||
raktapA rudhirAktAGgI raktakharparahastinI |
raktapriyA mAMsarucirvAsavAsaktamAnasA || 46 ||
galacchoNitamuNDAlikaNThamAlAvibhUSaNA |
zavAsanA citAntasthA mAhezI vRSavAhinI || 47 ||
vyAghratvagambarA cInacelinI siMhavAhinI |
vAmadevI mahAdevI gaurI sarvajJabhAvinI || 48 ||
bAlikA taruNI vRddhA vRddhamAtA jarAturA |
subhrurvilAsinI brahmavAdinI brAhmaNI mahI || 49 ||
svapnavatI citralekhA lopAmudrA surezvarI |
amoghA'rundhatI tIkSNA bhogavatyanuvAdinI || 50 ||
mandAkinI mandahAsA jvAlAmukhyasurAntakA |
mAnadA mAninI mAnyA mAnanIyA madoddhatA || 51 ||
madirA madirAnmAdA medhyA navyA prasAdinI |
sumadhyA'nantaguNinI sarvalokottamottamA || 52 ||
jayadA jitvarA jaitrI jayazrIrjayazAlinI |
sukhadA zubhadA satyA sabhAsaGkSobhakAriNI || 53 ||
zivadUtI bhUtimatI vibhUtirbhISaNAnanA |
kaumArI kulajA kuntI kulastrI kulapAlikA || 54 ||
kIrtiryazasvinI bhUSA bhUSyA bhUtapatipriyA |
saguNA nirguNA dhRSTA niSThA kASThA pratiSThitA || 55 ||
dhaniSThA dhanadA dhanyA vasudhA svaprakAzinI |
urvI gurvI guruzreSThA saguNA triguNAtmikA || 56 ||
mahAkulInA niSkAmA sakAmA kAmajIvanA |
kAmadevakalA rAmA'bhirAmA zivanartakI || 57 ||
cintAmaNiH kalpalatA jAgratI dInavatsalA |
kArtikI kIrtikA kRtyA ayodhyA viSamA samA || 58 ||
sumantrA mantriNI ghUrNA hlAdinI klezanAzinI |
trailokyajananI hRSTA nirmAMsA manorUpiNI || 59 ||
taDAganimnajaTharA zuSkamAMsAsthimAlinI |
avantI mathurA mAyA trailokyapAvanIzvarI || 60 ||
vyaktA'vyaktA'nekamUrtiH zarvarI bhImanAdinI |
kSemaGkarI zaGkarI ca sarvasammohakAriNI || 61 ||
UrdhvatejasvinI klinnA mahAtejasvinI tathA |
advaitA bhoginI pUjyA yuvatI sarvamaGgalA || 62 ||
sarvapriyaGkarI bhogyA dharaNI pizitAzanA |
bhayaGkarI pApaharA niSkalaGkA vazaGkarI || 63 ||
AzA tRSNA candrakalA nidrAnyA vAyuveginI |
sahasrasUryasaGkAzA candrakoTisamaprabhA || 64 ||
vahnimaNDalasaMsthA ca sarvatattvapratiSThitA |
sarvAcAravatI sarvadevakanyAdhidevatA || 65 ||
dakSakanyA dakSayajJanAzinI durgatArikA |
ijyA pUjyA vibhA bhUtiH satkIrtirbrahmarUpiNI || 66 ||
rambhoruzcaturA rAkA jayantI karuNA kuhuH |
manasvinI devamAtA yazasyA brahmacAriNI || 67 ||
RddhidA vRddhidA vRddhiH sarvAdyA sarvadAyinI |
AdhArarUpiNI dhyeyA mUlAdhAranivAsinI || 68 ||
ajJA prajJA pUrNamanAzcandramukhyanukUlinI |
vAvadUkA nimnanAbhiH satyA sandhyA dRDhavratA || 69 ||
AnvIkSikI daNDanItistrayI tridivasundarI |
jvalinI jvAlinI zailatanayA vindhyavAsinI || 70 ||
ameyA khecarI dhairyA turIyA vimalA''turA |
pragalbhA vAruNI chAyA zazinI visphuliGginI || 71 ||
bhuktiH siddhiH sadAprAptiH prAkAmyA mahimA'NimA |
icchAsiddhirvisiddhA ca vazitvordhvanivAsinI || 72 ||
laghimA caiva gAyatrI sAvitrI bhuvanezvarI |
manoharA citA divyA devyudArA manoramA || 73 ||
piGgalA kapilA jihvArasajJA rasikA rasA |
suSumneDA bhogavatI gAndhArI narakAntakA || 74 ||
pAJcAlI rukmiNI rAdhArAdhyA bhImAdhirAdhikA |
amRtA tulasI vRndA kaiTabhI kapaTezvarI || 75 ||
ugracaNDezvarI vIrA jananI vIrasundarI |
ugratArA yazodAkhyA daivakI devamAnitA || 76 ||
niraJjanA citradevI krodhinI kuladIpikA |
kulavAgIzvarI vANI mAtRkA drAviNI dravA || 77 ||
yogezvarI mahAmArI bhrAmarI bindurUpiNI |
dUtI prANezvarI guptA bahulA camarI prabhA || 78 ||
kubjikA jJAninI jyeSThA bhuzuNDI prakaTA tithiH |
draviNI gopanI mAyA kAmabIjezvarI kriyA || 79 ||
zAmbhavI kekarA menA mUSalAstrA tilottamA |
ameyavikramA krUrA sampatzAlA trilocanA || 80 ||
svastirhavyavahA prItiruSmA dhUmrArciraGgadA |
tapinI tApinI vizvA bhogadA dhAriNI dharA || 81 ||
trikhaNDA bodhinI vazyA sakalA zabdarUpiNI |
bIjarUpA mahAmudrA yoginI yonirUpiNI || 82 ||
anaGgakusumA'naGgamekhalA'naGgarUpiNI |
vajrezvarI ca jayinI sarvadvandvakSayaGkarI || 83 ||
SaDaGgayuvatI yogayuktA jvAlAMzumAlinI |
durAzayA durAdhArA durjayA durgarUpiNI || 84 ||
durantA duSkRtiharA durdhyeyA duratikramA |
haMsezvarI trikoNasthA zAkambharyanukampinI || 85 ||
trikoNanilayA nityA paramAmRtaraJjitA |
mahAvidyezvarI zvetA bheruNDA kulasundarI || 86 ||
tvaritA bhaktisaMsaktA bhaktavazyA sanAtanI |
bhaktAnandamayI bhaktabhAvikA bhaktazaGkarI || 87 ||
sarvasaundaryanilayA sarvasaubhAgyazAlinI |
sarvasambhogabhavanA sarvasaukhyanirUpiNI || 88 ||
kumArIpUjanaratA kumArIvratacAriNI |
kumArIbhaktisukhinI kumArIrUpadhAriNI || 89 ||
kumArIpUjakaprItA kumArIprItidA priyA |
kumArIsevakAsaGgA kumArIsevakAlayA || 90 ||
AnandabhairavI bAlabhairavI baTubhairavI |
zmazAnabhairavI kAlabhairavI purabhairavI || 91 ||
mahAbhairavapatnI ca paramAnandabhairavI |
sudhAnandabhairavI ca unmAdAnandabhairavI || 92 ||
muktAnandabhairavI ca tathA taruNabhairavI |
jJAnAnandabhairavI ca amRtAnandabhairavI || 93 ||
mahAbhayaGkarI tIvrA tIvravegA tapasvinI |
tripurA paramezAnI sundarI purasundarI || 94 ||
tripurezI paJcadazI paJcamI puravAsinI |
mahAsaptadazI caiva SoDazI tripurezvarI || 95 ||
mahAGkuzasvarUpA ca mahAcakrezvarI tathA |
navacakrezvarI cakrezvarI tripuramAlinI || 96 ||
rAjarAjezvarI dhIrA mahAtripurasundarI |
sindUrapUrarucirA zrImattripurasundarI || 97 ||
sarvAGgasundarI raktAraktavastrottarIyiNI |
javAyAvakasindUraraktacandanadhAriNI || 98 ||
javAyAvakasindUraraktacandanarUpadhRk |
cAmarI bAlakuTilanirmalA zyAmakezinI || 99 ||
vajramauktikaratnADhyA kirITamukuTojjvalA |
ratnakuNDalasaMyuktasphuradgaNDamanoramA || 100 ||
kuJjarezvarakumbhotthamuktAraJjitanAsikA |
muktAvidrumamANikyahArADhyastanamaNDalA || 101 ||
sUryakAntendukAntADhyasparzAzmakaNThabhUSaNA |
bIjapUrasphuradbIjadantapaGktiranuttamA || 102 ||
kAmakodaNDakAbhugnabhrUkaTAkSapravarSiNI |
mAtaGgakumbhavakSojA lasatkokanadekSaNA || 103 ||
manojJazaSkulIkarNA haMsIgativiDambinI |
padmarAgAGgadajyotirdozcatuSkaprakAzinI || 104 ||
nAnAmaNiparisphUrjacchuddhakAJcanakaGkaNA |
nAgendradantanirmANavalayAGkitapANinI || 105 ||
aGgurIyakacitrAGgI vicitrakSudraghaNTikA |
paTTAmbaraparIdhAnA kalamaJjIraziJjinI || 106 ||
karpUrAgarukastUrIkuGkumadravalepitA |
vicitraratnapRthivIkalpazAkhitalasthitA || 107 ||
ratnadvIpasphuradratnasiMhAsanavilAsinI |
SaTcakrabhedanakarI paramAnandarUpiNI || 108 ||
sahasradalapadmAntazcandramaNDalavartinI |
brahmarUpA zivakroDA nAnAsukhavilAsinI || 109 ||
haraviSNuviriJcIndragrahanAyakasevitA |
zivA zaivA ca rudrANI tathaiva zivavAdinI || 110 ||
mAtaGginI zrImatI ca tathaivAnaGgamekhalA |
DAkinI yoginI caiva tathopayoginI matA || 111 ||
mAhezvarI vaiSNavI ca bhrAmarI zivarUpiNI |
alambuSA vegavatI krodharUpA sumekhalA || 112 ||
gAndhArI hastajihvA ca iDA caiva zubhaGkarI |
piGgalA brahmadUtI ca suSumnA caiva gandhinI || 113 ||
AtmayonirbrahmayonirjagadyonirayonijA |
bhagarUpA bhagasthAtrI bhaginI bhagarUpiNI || 114 ||
bhagAtmikA bhagAdhArarUpiNI bhagamAlinI |
liGgAkhyA caiva liGgezI tripurA bhairavI tathA || 115 ||
liGgagItiH sugItizca liGgasthA liGgarUpadhRk |
liGgamAnA liGgabhavA liGgaliGgA ca pArvatI || 116 ||
bhagavatI kauzikI ca premA caiva priyaMvadA |
gRdhrarUpA zivArUpA cakriNI cakrarUpadhRk || 117 ||
liGgAbhidhAyinI liGgapriyA liGganivAsinI |
liGgasthA liGganI liGgarUpiNI liGgasundarI || 118 ||
liGgagItirmahAprItA bhagagItirmahAsukhA |
liGganAmasadAnandA bhaganAmasadAgatiH || 119 ||
liGgamAlAkaNThabhUSA bhagamAlAvibhUSaNA |
bhagaliGgAmRtaprItA bhagaliGgasvarUpiNI || 120 ||
bhagaliGgasya rUpA ca bhagaliGgasukhAvahA |
svayambhUkusumaprItA svayambhUkusumArcitA || 121 ||
svayambhUkusumaprANA svayambhUpuSpatarpitA |
svayambhUpuSpaghaTitA svayambhUpuSpadhAriNI || 122 ||
svayambhUpuSpatilakA svayambhUpuSpacarcitA |
svayambhUpuSpaniratA svayambhUkusumagrahA || 123 ||
svayambhUpuSpayajJAMzA svayambhUkusumAtmikA |
svayambhUpuSpanicitA svayambhUkusumapriyA || 124 ||
svayambhUkusumAdAnalAlasonmattamAnasA |
svayambhUkusumAnandalaharIsnigdhadehinI || 125 ||
svayambhUkusumAdhArA svayambhUkusumAkulA |
svayambhUpuSpanilayA svayambhUpuSpavAsinI || 126 ||
svayambhUkusumasnigdhA svayambhUkusumAtmikA |
svayambhUpuSpakariNI svayambhUpuSpavANikA || 127 ||
svayambhUkusumadhyAnA svayambhUkusumaprabhA |
svayambhUkusumajJAnA svayambhUpuSpabhAginI || 128 ||
svayambhUkusumollAsA svayambhUpuSpavarSiNI |
svayambhUkusumotsAhA svayambhUpuSparUpiNI || 129 ||
svayambhUkusumonmAdA svayambhUpuSpasundarI |
svayambhUkusumArAdhyA svayambhUkusumodbhavA || 130 ||
svayambhUkusumAvyagrA svayambhUpuSpapUrNitA |
svayambhUpUjakaprAjJA svayambhUhotRmAtRkA || 131 ||
svayambhUdAtRrakSitrI svayambhUraktatArikA |
svayambhUpUjakagrastA svayambhUpUjakapriyA || 132 ||
svayambhUvandakAdhArA svayambhUnindakAntakA |
svayambhUpradasarvasvA svayambhUpradaputriNI || 133 ||
svayambhUpradasasmerA svayambhUtazarIriNI |
sarvakAlodbhavaprItA sarvakAlodbhavAtmikA || 134 ||
sarvakAlodbhavodbhAvA sarvakAlodbhavodbhavA |
kuNDapuSpasadAprItA kuNDapuSpasadAratiH || 135 ||
kuNDagolodbhavaprANA kuNDagolodbhavAtmikA |
svayambhUrvA zivA dhAtrI pAvanI lokapAvanI || 136 ||
kIrtiryazasvinI medhA vimedhA zukrasundarI |
azvinI kRttikA puSyA tejaskA candramaNDalA || 137 ||
sUkSmA'sUkSmA balAkA ca varadA bhayanAzinI |
varadA'bhayadA caiva muktibandhavinAzinI || 138 ||
kAmukA kAmadA kAntA kAmAkhyA kulasundarI |
duHkhadA sukhadA mokSA mokSadArthaprakAzinI || 139 ||
duSTAduSTamatizcaiva sarvakAryavinAzinI |
zukrAdhArA zukrarUpA zukrasindhunivAsinI || 140 ||
zukrAlayA zukrabhogA zukrapUjAsadAratiH |
zukrapUjyA zukrahomasantuSTA zukravatsalA || 141 ||
zukramUrtiH zukradehA zukrapUjakaputriNI |
zukrasthA zukriNI zukrasaMspRhA zukrasundarI || 142 ||
zukrasnAtA zukrakarI zukrasevyA'tizukriNI |
mahAzukrA zukrabhavA zukravRSTividhAyinI || 143 ||
zukrAbhidheyA zukrArhA zukravandakavanditA |
zukrAnandakarI zukrasadAnandAbhidhAyikA || 144 ||
zukrotsavA sadAzukrapUrNA zukramanoramA |
zukrapUjakasarvasvA zukranindakanAzinI || 145 ||
zukrAtmikA zukrasaMvat zukrAkarSaNakAriNI |
zAradA sAdhakaprANA sAdhakAsaktamAnasA || 146 ||
sAdhakottamasarvasvA sAdhakAbhaktaraktapA |
sAdhakAnandasantoSA sAdhakAnandakAriNI || 147 ||
AtmavidyA brahmavidyA parabrahmasvarUpiNI |
trikUTasthA paJcakUTA sarvakUTazarIriNI || 148 ||
sarvavarNamayI varNajapamAlAvidhAyinI |
iti zrIkAlikAnAmasahasraM zivabhASitam || 149 ||
guhyAdguhyataraM sAkSAnmahApAtakanAzanam |
pUjAkAle nizIthe ca sandhyayorubhayorapi || 150 ||
labhate gANapatyaM sa yaH paThet sAdhakottamaH |
yaH paThet pAThayedvApi zRNoti zrAvayedapi || 151 ||
sarvapApavinirmuktaH sa yAti kAlikApuram |
zraddhayA'zraddhayA vApi yaH kazcinmAnavaH smaret || 152 ||
durgaM durgazataM tIrtvA sa yAti paramAGgatim |
vandhyA vA kAkavandhyA vA mRtavatsA ca yAGganA || 153 ||
zrutvA stotramidaM putrAn labhate cirajIvinaH |
yaM yaM kAmayate kAmaM paThan stotramanuttamam |
devIpAdaprasAdena tattadApnoti nizcitam || 154 ||
iti zrIkAlikAkulasarvasve haraparazurAmasaMvAde zrI kAlikA sahasranAma stotram |
About This Stotram
Sri Kalika Sahasra Nama Stotram
Sanskrit Title: श्री कालिका सहस्र नाम स्तोत्रम्
IAST Transliteration:
Overview
The Sri Kalika Sahasra Nama Stotram is a powerful devotional hymn dedicated to Goddess Kali, one of the principal deities in Tantric Hinduism and a fierce aspect of the Divine Mother. Reciting a Sahasra Nama (thousand names) is considered highly meritorious and is believed to invoke the full essence and power of the deity. This stotram, by enumerating a thousand names, aims to connect the devotee with the multifaceted nature of Kali, encompassing her fierce, protective, and ultimately liberating aspects. It is a means to understand and experience her cosmic play, her role as the destroyer of ego and ignorance, and her power to grant boons and spiritual advancement. The dialogue format in the excerpt suggests it might be part of a larger discourse on Kali's worship and power, emphasizing the efficacy of her mantra and worship for achieving great feats and spiritual attainment.
Details
| Attribute | Information |
|---|---|
| Deity | Kali |
| Author | Unknown |
| Type | Sahasra Nama Stotram |
| Category | Stotram |
| Number of Verses | 171 |
| Origin | The origin of the Sri Kalika Sahasra Nama Stotram is not definitively known. Sahasra Nama Stotrams, which list a thousand names of a deity, are common in Hindu devotional literature. They are often found as appendices or standalone texts within various Tantric or Puranic traditions. The provided excerpt suggests a dialogue between Lord Shiva and Parashurama, indicating a possible connection to Puranic narratives, perhaps within a section dedicated to Goddess Kali or Tantric practices. However, without further textual evidence or scholarly consensus, its precise scriptural origin remains uncertain. |
Benefits of Recitation
- Attainment of supreme spiritual power
- Victory over the three worlds
- Fulfillment of desires
- Protection from negative forces
- Liberation from worldly suffering
Best Time to Recite
While specific auspicious times are often recommended for deity worship, Sahasra Nama Stotrams can generally be recited at any time. However, mornings and evenings are traditional times for prayer. For Kali worship, nights, especially during specific lunar phases (like Amavasya) or festivals dedicated to her (like Kali Puja), are considered particularly potent.
Historical Context
The exact historical context and date of composition for the Sri Kalika Sahasra Nama Stotram are unknown. Sahasra Nama literature in Hinduism has a long tradition, with prominent examples like the Vishnu Sahasranama and Shiva Sahasranama found in the Mahabharata. The worship of Goddess Kali, particularly in her fierce Tantric forms, gained significant prominence in medieval India and continues to be a vital part of devotional practices in Bengal and other parts of India. The stotram likely emerged from a Tantric or Puranic tradition that sought to systematize and amplify the worship of Kali through the recitation of her numerous epithets. The excerpt's reference to Shiva and Parashurama suggests it might be embedded within a Puranic text or a Tantric compilation that draws upon such narratives.
Alternate Names
- Kali Sahasra Nama Stotram
Related Stotrams
- Sri Mahakali Ashtakam
- Sri Dakshina Kali Stotram
- Sri Kalikambashtakam
Last Updated: 2025-12-01