Kali Sahasranama

कालिका

Kālikā

ॐ कालिकायै नमः

The dark goddess who is the power of time itself

महाकाली

Mahākālī

ॐ महाकाल्यै नमः

The great goddess beyond time, consort of Mahakala

भद्रकाली

Bhadrakālī

ॐ भद्रकाल्यै नमः

The auspicious form of Kali who protects the good

श्मशानवासिनी

Śmaśānavāsinī

ॐ श्मशानवासिन्यै नमः

She who dwells in the cremation ground

कालरात्रिः

Kālarātriḥ

ॐ कालरात्र्यै नमः

The night of dissolution that ends all darkness

मुण्डमालिनी

Muṇḍamālinī

ॐ मुण्डमालिन्यै नमः

She who wears the garland of severed heads

खड्गधारिणी

Khaḍgadhāriṇī

ॐ खड्गधारिण्यै नमः

She who wields the sword of discrimination

रक्तबीजनाशिनी

Raktabījanāśinī

ॐ रक्तबीजनाशिन्यै नमः

The destroyer of the demon Raktabija

मुक्तिप्रदा

Muktipradā

ॐ मुक्तिप्रदायै नमः

The bestower of liberation from all bondage

चण्डिका

Caṇḍikā

ॐ चण्डिकायै नमः

The fierce one whose wrath defends righteousness

महाविद्या

Mahāvidyā

ॐ महाविद्यायै नमः

The great wisdom, first among the ten Mahavidyas

ब्रह्मविद्यास्वरूपिणी

Brahmavidyāsvarūpiṇī

ॐ ब्रह्मविद्यास्वरूपिण्यै नमः

The embodiment of the knowledge of Brahman

सर्वज्ञा

Sarvajñā

ॐ सर्वज्ञायै नमः

The all-knowing one from whom nothing is hidden

वेदगर्भा

Vedagarbhā

ॐ वेदगर्भायै नमः

She who holds the Vedas in her womb

करुणामयी

Karuṇāmayī

ॐ करुणामय्यै नमः

She who is made entirely of compassion

भक्तवत्सला

Bhaktavatsalā

ॐ भक्तवत्सलायै नमः

She who loves her devotees as a cow loves its calf

आद्या

Ādyā

ॐ आद्यायै नमः

The primordial one who existed before all beginnings

जगद्धात्री

Jagaddhātrī

ॐ जगद्धात्र्यै नमः

She who bears and sustains the entire world

निर्मला

Nirmalā

ॐ निर्मलायै नमः

The stainless one, utterly free of impurity

शिवा

Śivā

ॐ शिवायै नमः

The auspicious one, the feminine power of Shiva

धनदा

Dhanadā

ॐ धनदायै नमः

The giver of wealth and material sufficiency

ऐश्वर्यदायिनी

Aiśvaryadāyinī

ॐ ऐश्वर्यदायिन्यै नमः

The bestower of sovereignty, abundance, and divine powers

सर्वरोगप्रशमनी

Sarvarogapraśamanī

ॐ सर्वरोगप्रशमन्यै नमः

She who pacifies all diseases of body and mind

अमृतेश्वरी

Amṛteśvarī

ॐ अमृतेश्वर्यै नमः

The sovereign of the nectar of immortality

कान्ता

Kāntā

ॐ कान्तायै नमः

The beloved one of irresistible beauty

कामदा

Kāmadā

ॐ कामदायै नमः

The fulfiller of righteous desires

विश्वधारिणी

Viśvadhāriṇī

ॐ विश्वधारिण्यै नमः

She who upholds the order of the universe

कालचक्रप्रवर्तिनी

Kālacakrapravartinī

ॐ कालचक्रप्रवर्तिन्यै नमः

She who turns the wheel of time

जपप्रिया

Japapriyā

ॐ जपप्रियायै नमः

She who delights in the repetition of her name

स्तुतिप्रिया

Stutipriyā

ॐ स्तुतिप्रियायै नमः

She who is pleased by hymns of praise

महामाया

Mahāmāyā

ॐ महामायायै नमः

The great cosmic illusion that veils and reveals reality

चण्डमुण्डविनाशिनी

Caṇḍamuṇḍavināśinī

ॐ चण्डमुण्डविनाशिन्यै नमः

The slayer of the demons Chanda and Munda

शरण्या

Śaraṇyā

ॐ शरण्यायै नमः

The refuge for all who have nowhere else to go

अभयप्रदा

Abhayapradā

ॐ अभयप्रदायै नमः

The granter of fearlessness through her raised hand

प्रकृतिः

Prakṛtiḥ

ॐ प्रकृत्यै नमः

Primordial nature, the material source of all creation

ज्ञानदा

Jñānadā

ॐ ज्ञानदायै नमः

The giver of direct spiritual knowledge

कृपामयी

Kṛpāmayī

ॐ कृपामय्यै नमः

She who is filled with grace toward the undeserving

अन्नपूर्णा

Annapūrṇā

ॐ अन्नपूर्णायै नमः

She who is full of food and feeds all beings

व्याधिनाशिनी

Vyādhināśinī

ॐ व्याधिनाशिन्यै नमः

The destroyer of chronic ailments and afflictions

प्रेममयी

Premamayī

ॐ प्रेममय्यै नमः

She whose essence is unconditional love

भक्तिगम्या

Bhaktigamyā

ॐ भक्तिगम्यायै नमः

She who is reached only through devotion

संसारतारिणी

Saṃsāratāriṇī

ॐ संसारतारिण्यै नमः

She who ferries beings across the ocean of worldly existence

रौद्री

Raudrī

ॐ रौद्र्यै नमः

The fierce power born of Rudra's wrath

विमला

Vimalā

ॐ विमलायै नमः

The spotless one whose clarity nothing can cloud

अक्षररूपिणी

Akṣararūpiṇī

ॐ अक्षररूपिण्यै नमः

She whose form is the imperishable syllable

मन्त्रमयी

Mantramayī

ॐ मन्त्रमय्यै नमः

She whose very substance is sacred mantra

पावनी

Pāvanī

ॐ पावन्यै नमः

The purifier whose remembrance cleanses instantly

महाबला

Mahābalā

ॐ महाबलायै नमः

She of immeasurable strength that never tires

कैवल्यदायिनी

Kaivalyadāyinī

ॐ कैवल्यदायिन्यै नमः

The bestower of absolute oneness beyond all duality

बलिप्रिया

Balipriyā

ॐ बलिप्रियायै नमः

She who cherishes the offering of surrendered ego