Kakaradi Kali Sahasra Namavali

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verse 1
ॐ क्रीं काल्यै नमः ।ॐ क्रूं कराल्यै नमः ।ॐ कल्याण्यै नमः ।ॐ कमलायै नमः ।ॐ कलायै नमः ।ॐ कलावत्यै नमः ।ॐ कलाढ्यायै नमः ।ॐ कलापूज्यायै नमः ।ॐ कलात्मिकायै नमः ।ॐ कलादृष्टायै नमः ।ॐ कलापुष्टायै नमः ।ॐ कलामस्तायै नमः ।ॐ कलाकरायै नमः ।ॐ कलाकोटिसमाभासायै नमः ।ॐ कलाकोटिप्रपूजितायै नमः ।ॐ कलाकर्मायै नमः ।ॐ कलाधारायै नमः ।ॐ कलापारायै नमः ।ॐ कलागमायै नमः ।ॐ कलाधारायै नमः । 20
ōṃ krīṃ kāḻyai namaḥ ।ōṃ krūṃ karāḻyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaḻyāṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamalāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaḻāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaḻāvatyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaḻāḍhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaḻāpūjyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaḻātmikāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaḻādṛṣṭāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaḻāpuṣṭāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaḻāmastāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaḻākarāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaḻākōṭisamābhāsāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaḻākōṭiprapūjitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaḻākarmāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaḻādhārāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaḻāpārāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaḻāgamāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaḻādhārāyai namaḥ । 20
meaning
Names 1–20: Opening salutations to Kali. She is hailed as Kali (the dark one), Karali (the fierce), Kalyani (the auspicious), Kamala (the lotus), Kala (time/arts), Kalavati (endowed with arts), Kaladhya (rich in arts), Kalapujya (worthy of art-worship), Kalatmika (the soul of arts), Kaladrishta, Kalapushta, Kalamasta, Kalakara, Kalakoti-samabhasa (brilliant as crores of arts), Kalakoti-prapujita, Kalakarma, Kaladhara (sustainer of arts/time), Kalapara (the beyond of time), Kalagama, Kaladhara.
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ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
कल्याण्यैKalyaannyaiTo Her Who is the Source of Welfare
क्रिKriTo do
कालीKaaliiWho is beyond Kala [Time] · Devi Kali · Kali · Black, Night
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कमलKamalaLotus
कलाKalaaA small part of anything, part of Moon, a division of Time, Art
verse 2
ॐ कमलिन्यै नमः ।ॐ ककारायै नमः ।ॐ करुणायै नमः ।ॐ कव्यै नमः ।ॐ ककारवर्णसर्वाङ्ग्यै नमः ।ॐ कलाकोटिप्रभूषितायै नमः ।ॐ ककारकोटिगुणितायै नमः ।ॐ ककारकोटिभूषणायै नमः ।ॐ ककारवर्णहृदयायै नमः ।ॐ ककारमनुमण्डितायै नमः ।ॐ ककारवर्णनिलयायै नमः ।ॐ ककशब्दपरायणायै नमः ।ॐ ककारवर्णमुकुटायै नमः ।ॐ ककारवर्णभूषणायै नमः ।ॐ ककारवर्णरूपायै नमः ।ॐ काकशब्दपरायणायै नमः ।ॐ कवीरास्फालनरतायै नमः ।ॐ कमलाकरपूजितायै नमः ।ॐ कमलाकरनाथायै नमः ।ॐ कमलाकररूपधृषे नमः । 40
ōṃ kamalinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kakārāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karuṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kavyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kakāravarṇasarvāṅgyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaḻākōṭiprabhūṣitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kakārakōṭiguṇitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kakārakōṭibhūṣaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kakāravarṇahṛdayāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kakāramanumaṇḍitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kakāravarṇanilayāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kakaśabdaparāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kakāravarṇamukuṭāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kakāravarṇabhūṣaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kakāravarṇarūpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kākaśabdaparāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kavīrāsphālanaratāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamalākarapūjitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamalākaranāthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamalākararūpadhṛṣē namaḥ । 40
meaning
Names 21–40: Kamalini (the lotus-natured), Kakara (embodiment of the syllable Ka), Karuna (compassion), Kavya (poetry), Kakara-varna-sarvangya (whose every limb is the letter Ka), and fifteen names celebrating her as the Ka-syllable: the syllable Ka is her crown, ornament, dwelling, heart, mantra, and form — she is worshipped by those devoted to the Ka-sound. Also: Kavirasрhalana-rata (delighting in inspiring poets) and Kamalaкara-pujita (worshipped by the lotus-handed one).
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ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
करुणाKarunnaaCompassion
कविKaviPoet, Gifted with insight
verse 3
ॐ कमलाकरसिद्धिस्थायै नमः ।ॐ कमलाकरपारदायै नमः ।ॐ कमलाकरमध्यस्थायै नमः ।ॐ कमलाकरतोषितायै नमः ।ॐ कथङ्कारपरालापायै नमः ।ॐ कथङ्कारपरायणायै नमः ।ॐ कथङ्कारपदान्तस्थायै नमः ।ॐ कथङ्कारपदार्थभुवे नमः ।ॐ कमलाक्ष्यै नमः ।ॐ कमलजायै नमः ।ॐ कमलाक्षप्रपूजितायै नमः ।ॐ कमलाक्षवरोद्युक्तायै नमः ।ॐ ककारायै नमः ।ॐ कर्बुराक्षरायै नमः ।ॐ करतारायै नमः ।ॐ करच्छिन्नायै नमः ।ॐ करश्यामायै नमः ।ॐ करार्णवायै नमः ।ॐ करपूज्यायै नमः ।ॐ कररतायै नमः । 60
ōṃ kamalākarasiddhisthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamalākarapāradāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamalākaramadhyasthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamalākaratōṣitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kathaṅkāraparālāpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kathaṅkāraparāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kathaṅkārapadāntasthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kathaṅkārapadārthabhuvē namaḥ ।ōṃ kamalākṣyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamalajāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamalākṣaprapūjitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamalākṣavarōdyuktāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kakārāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karburākṣarāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karatārāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karachChinnāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karaśyāmāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karārṇavāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karapūjyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kararatāyai namaḥ । 60
meaning
Names 41–60: Further Ka-kara names and Kamalaкara series: she dwells in and nourishes the lotus-ponds (Kamalakara). She is Kamалakshi (lotus-eyed), Kamalaja (born of the lotus), Kamalaksha-prapujita (worshipped by the lotus-eyed Vishnu). Then names around the hand (Kara): Karatara (who carries/crosses hands), Karachchhinna (the cutter of hands — bearing severed hands), Karashyama (dark-handed), Karanava (ocean of hands), Karapujya (worshipped by hands), Kararata (fond of hands).
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ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
verse 4
ॐ करदायै नमः ।ॐ करपूजितायै नमः ।ॐ करतोयायै नमः ।ॐ करामर्षायै नमः ।ॐ कर्मनाशायै नमः ।ॐ करप्रियायै नमः ।ॐ करप्राणायै नमः ।ॐ करकजायै नमः ।ॐ करकायै नमः ।ॐ करकान्तरायै नमः ।ॐ करकाचलरूपायै नमः ।ॐ करकाचलशोभिन्यै नमः ।ॐ करकाचलपुत्र्यै नमः ।ॐ करकाचलतोषितायै नमः ।ॐ करकाचलगेहस्थायै नमः ।ॐ करकाचलरक्षिण्यै नमः ।ॐ करकाचलसम्मान्यायै नमः ।ॐ करकाचलकारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ करकाचलवर्षाढ्यायै नमः ।ॐ करकाचलरञ्जितायै नमः । 80
ōṃ karadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karapūjitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karatōyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karāmarṣāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmanāśāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karapriyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karaprāṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karakajāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karakāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karakāntarāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karakāchalarūpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karakāchalaśōbhinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karakāchalaputryai namaḥ ।ōṃ karakāchalatōṣitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karakāchalagēhasthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karakāchalarakṣiṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karakāchalasammānyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karakāchalakāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karakāchalavarṣāḍhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karakāchalarañjitāyai namaḥ । 80
meaning
Names 61–80: Names related to the hand (Kara) and the hailstone mountain (Karakachala): she is Karada (giver of hands/gifts), Karapujita (worshipped by hands), Karatoya (a sacred river), Karamarsha (enduring by hand), Karmanasha (destroyer of karma), Karapriya (fond of the hand). Then: Karakacharupа (beautiful form of the Karaka mountain), Karakachala-shobhini (resplendent on the Karaka mountain), Karakachala-putri (daughter of the Karaka mountain), Karakachala-gеhastha, Karakachala-rakshini, Karakachala-sammanya, Karakachala-karini, and other Karakachala names.
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ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कारकKaarakaOne who does
verse 5
ॐ करकाचलकान्तारायै नमः ।ॐ करकाचलमालिन्यै नमः ।ॐ करकाचलभोज्यायै नमः ।ॐ करकाचलरूपिण्यै नमः ।ॐ करामलकसंस्थायै नमः ।ॐ करामलकसिद्धिदायै नमः ।ॐ करामलकसम्पूज्यायै नमः ।ॐ करामलकतारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ करामलककाल्यै नमः ।ॐ करामलकरोचिन्यै नमः ।ॐ करामलकमात्रे नमः ।ॐ करामलकसेविन्यै नमः ।ॐ करामलकबद्ध्येयायै नमः ।ॐ करामलकदायिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कञ्जनेत्रायै नमः ।ॐ कञ्जगत्यै नमः ।ॐ कञ्जस्थायै नमः ।ॐ कञ्जधारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कञ्जमालाप्रियकर्यै नमः ।ॐ कञ्जरूपायै नमः । 100
ōṃ karakāchalakāntārāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karakāchalamālinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karakāchalabhōjyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karakāchalarūpiṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karāmalakasaṃsthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karāmalakasiddhidāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karāmalakasampūjyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karāmalakatāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karāmalakakāḻyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karāmalakarōchinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karāmalakamātrē namaḥ ।ōṃ karāmalakasēvinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karāmalakabaddhyēyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karāmalakadāyinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kañjanētrāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kañjagatyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kañjasthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kañjadhāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kañjamālāpriyakaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kañjarūpāyai namaḥ । 100
meaning
Names 81–100: Karakachala-kantara (dwelling in the forest of the Karaka mountain) and more Karakachala names. Then Karamalaka series: she resides in, bestows grace from, and is the mother of the amalaka (gooseberry) held in the palm. Then Kanja (lotus) names: Kanjanetra (lotus-eyed), Kanjagati (with lotus-like movement), Kanjastha (lotus-dwelling), Kanjadharini (lotus-bearing), Kanjamalа-priyakari (fond of lotus garlands), Kanjarupa (lotus-formed).
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ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
verse 6
ॐ कञ्जजायै नमः ।ॐ कञ्जजात्यै नमः ।ॐ कञ्जगत्यै नमः ।ॐ कञ्जहोमपरायणायै नमः ।ॐ कञ्जमण्डलमध्यस्थायै नमः ।ॐ कञ्जाभरणभूषितायै नमः ।ॐ कञ्जसम्माननिरतायै नमः ।ॐ कञ्जोत्पत्तिपरायणायै नमः ।ॐ कञ्जराशिसमाकारायै नमः ।ॐ कञ्जारण्यनिवासिन्यै नमः ।ॐ करञ्जवृक्षमध्यस्थायै नमः ।ॐ करञ्जवृक्षवासिन्यै नमः ।ॐ करञ्जफलभूषाढ्यायै नमः ।ॐ करञ्जवनवासिन्यै नमः ।ॐ करञ्जमालाभरणायै नमः ।ॐ करवालपरायणायै नमः ।ॐ करवालप्रहृष्टात्मने नमः ।ॐ करवालप्रियागत्यै नमः ।ॐ करवालप्रियाकन्थायै नमः ।ॐ करवालविहारिण्यै नमः । 120
ōṃ kañjajāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kañjajātyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kañjagatyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kañjahōmaparāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kañjamaṇḍalamadhyasthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kañjābharaṇabhūṣitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kañjasammānaniratāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kañjōtpattiparāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kañjarāśisamākārāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kañjāraṇyanivāsinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karañjavṛkṣamadhyasthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karañjavṛkṣavāsinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karañjaphalabhūṣāḍhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karañjavanavāsinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karañjamālābharaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karavālaparāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karavālaprahṛṣṭātmanē namaḥ ।ōṃ karavālapriyāgatyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karavālapriyākanthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karavālavihāriṇyai namaḥ । 120
meaning
Names 101–120: More Kanja (lotus) names celebrating Kali in and around the lotus. Then Karanja (the Karanja tree) names — she dwells in, wears the fruits of, and inhabits the forest of the Karanja tree. Then Karavala (sword) names: she is devoted to the sword, delights in it, and is adorned by it — Karavala-paravana, Karavala-prahrishtaatma, Karavala-priyagati, Karavala-priyakantha, Karavala-viharini.
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ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
verse 7
ॐ करवालमय्यै नमः ।ॐ कर्मायै नमः ।ॐ करवालप्रियङ्कर्यै नमः ।ॐ कबन्धमालाभरणायै नमः ।ॐ कबन्धराशिमध्यगायै नमः ।ॐ कबन्धकूटसंस्थानायै नमः ।ॐ कबन्धानन्तभूषणायै नमः ।ॐ कबन्धनादसन्तुष्टायै नमः ।ॐ कबन्धासनधारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कबन्धगृहमध्यस्थायै नमः ।ॐ कबन्धवनवासिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कबन्धकाञ्चीकरण्यै नमः ।ॐ कबन्धराशिभूषणायै नमः ।ॐ कबन्धमालाजयदायै नमः ।ॐ कबन्धदेहवासिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कबन्धासनमान्यायै नमः ।ॐ कपालमाल्यधारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कपालमालामध्यस्थायै नमः ।ॐ कपालव्रततोषितायै नमः ।ॐ कपालदीपसन्तुष्टायै नमः । 140
ōṃ karavālamayyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karavālapriyaṅkaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kabandhamālābharaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kabandharāśimadhyagāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kabandhakūṭasaṃsthānāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kabandhānantabhūṣaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kabandhanādasantuṣṭāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kabandhāsanadhāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kabandhagṛhamadhyasthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kabandhavanavāsinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kabandhakāñchīkaraṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kabandharāśibhūṣaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kabandhamālājayadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kabandhadēhavāsinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kabandhāsanamānyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapālamālyadhāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapālamālāmadhyasthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapālavratatōṣitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapāladīpasantuṣṭāyai namaḥ । 140
meaning
Names 121–140: Karavala (sword) names continued: she is the sword personified, devoted to the sword's welfare. Then Kabandha (headless trunk) names: she wears a garland of headless trunks, dwells among them, and is pleased by their sound — Kabandha-mala-bharana, Kabandha-rashi-madhyaga, Kabandha-kuta-samsthana, Kabandha-nada-santushtа. Then Kapala (skull) names begin: she wears a skull garland, dwells in skulls, is pleased by skull-worship, and by the lamp placed in a skull.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कर्मKarmaWork
verse 8
ॐ कपालदीपरूपिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कपालदीपवरदायै नमः ।ॐ कपालकज्जलस्थितायै नमः ।ॐ कपालमालाजयदायै नमः ।ॐ कपालजपतोषिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कपालसिद्धिसंहृष्टायै नमः ।ॐ कपालभोजनोद्यतायै नमः ।ॐ कपालव्रतसंस्थानायै नमः ।ॐ कपालकमलालयायै नमः ।ॐ कवित्वामृतसारायै नमः ।ॐ कवित्वामृतसागरायै नमः ।ॐ कवित्वसिद्धिसंहृष्टायै नमः ।ॐ कवित्वादानकारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कविपूज्यायै नमः ।ॐ कविगत्यै नमः ।ॐ कविरूपायै नमः ।ॐ कविप्रियायै नमः ।ॐ कविब्रह्मानन्दरूपायै नमः ।ॐ कवित्वव्रततोषितायै नमः ।ॐ कविमानससंस्थानायै नमः । 160
ōṃ kapāladīparūpiṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapāladīpavaradāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapālakajjalasthitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapālamālājayadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapālajapatōṣiṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapālasiddhisaṃhṛṣṭāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapālabhōjanōdyatāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapālavratasaṃsthānāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapālakamalālayāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kavitvāmṛtasārāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kavitvāmṛtasāgarāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kavitvasiddhisaṃhṛṣṭāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kavitvādānakāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kavipūjyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kavigatyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kavirūpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kavipriyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kavibrahmānandarūpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kavitvavratatōṣitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kavimānasasaṃsthānāyai namaḥ । 160
meaning
Names 141–160: Kapala (skull) names continued: she is the skull-lamp personified, takes offerings in a skull cup, dwells in skull-fire, and finds joy in skull-japa and skull-vrata. Then Kavitva (poetry) names: she is the nectar and ocean of poetry, delights in poetry's accomplishment, bestows poetic power, and is dear to poets. She is the soul of the poet's mind.
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ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
verse 9
ॐ कविवाञ्छाप्रपूरण्यै नमः ।ॐ कविकण्ठस्थितायै नमः ।ॐ कं ह्रीं कं कं कं कविपूर्तिदायै नमः ।ॐ कज्जलायै नमः ।ॐ कज्जलादानमानसायै नमः ।ॐ कज्जलप्रियायै नमः ।ॐ कपालकज्जलसमायै नमः ।ॐ कज्जलेशप्रपूजितायै नमः ।ॐ कज्जलार्णवमध्यस्थायै नमः ।ॐ कज्जलानन्दरूपिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कज्जलप्रियसन्तुष्टायै नमः ।ॐ कज्जलप्रियतोषिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कपालमालाभरणायै नमः ।ॐ कपालकरभूषणायै नमः ।ॐ कपालकरभूषाढ्यायै नमः ।ॐ कपालचक्रमण्डितायै नमः ।ॐ कपालकोटिनिलयायै नमः ।ॐ कपालदुर्गकारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कपालगिरिसंस्थानायै नमः ।ॐ कपालचक्रवासिन्यै नमः । 180
ōṃ kavivāñChāprapūraṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kavikaṇṭhasthitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaṃ hrīṃ kaṃ kaṃ kaṃ kavipūrtidāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kajjalāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kajjalādānamānasāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kajjalapriyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapālakajjalasamāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kajjalēśaprapūjitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kajjalārṇavamadhyasthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kajjalānandarūpiṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kajjalapriyasantuṣṭāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kajjalapriyatōṣiṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapālamālābharaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapālakarabhūṣaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapālakarabhūṣāḍhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapālachakramaṇḍitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapālakōṭinilayāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapāladurgakāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapālagirisaṃsthānāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapālachakravāsinyai namaḥ । 180
meaning
Names 161–180: Kavi (poet) names: she fulfils the poet's wishes, dwells in the poet's throat, and is hailed as the fulfilment of the poet (including the mantra syllable Kam Hrim Kam). Kajjala (collyrium/kohl) names: she is kohl personified, delights in kohl, dwells in an ocean of kohl, is pleased by those who offer kohl. More Kapala (skull) names: she is Kapala-chakra-mandita (adorned with a wheel of skulls), Kapala-koti-nilaya, Kapala-durga-karini, Kapala-chakra-vasini.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
कःKahWhat
ह्रींHriimHrim [a Bija Mantra]
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कंKamWhere
verse 10
ॐ कपालपात्रसन्तुष्टायै नमः ।ॐ कपालार्घ्यपरायणायै नमः ।ॐ कपालार्घ्यप्रियप्राणायै नमः ।ॐ कपालार्घ्यवरप्रदायै नमः ।ॐ कपालचक्ररूपायै नमः ।ॐ कपालरूपमात्रगायै नमः ।ॐ कदल्यै नमः ।ॐ कदलीरूपायै नमः ।ॐ कदलीवनवासिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कदलीपुष्पसम्प्रीतायै नमः ।ॐ कदलीफलमानसायै नमः ।ॐ कदलीहोमसन्तुष्टायै नमः ।ॐ कदलीदर्शनोद्यतायै नमः ।ॐ कदलीगर्भमध्यस्थायै नमः ।ॐ कदलीवनसुन्दर्यै नमः ।ॐ कदम्बपुष्पनिलयायै नमः ।ॐ कदम्बवनमध्यगायै नमः ।ॐ कदम्बकुसुमामोदायै नमः ।ॐ कदम्बवनतोषिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कदम्बपुष्पसम्पूज्यायै नमः । 200
ōṃ kapālapātrasantuṣṭāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapālārghyaparāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapālārghyapriyaprāṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapālārghyavarapradāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapālachakrarūpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapālarūpamātragāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kadaḻyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kadaḻīrūpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kadaḻīvanavāsinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kadaḻīpuṣpasamprītāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kadaḻīphalamānasāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kadaḻīhōmasantuṣṭāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kadaḻīdarśanōdyatāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kadaḻīgarbhamadhyasthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kadaḻīvanasundaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kadambapuṣpanilayāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kadambavanamadhyagāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kadambakusumāmōdāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kadambavanatōṣiṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kadambapuṣpasampūjyāyai namaḥ । 200
meaning
Names 181–200: Kapala names concluded: she delights in skull-vessels and skull-libations. She is Kapala-chakra-rupa (the form of the skull-wheel). Then Kadali (banana) names: she is banana-natured, dwells in banana groves, is pleased by banana flowers and fruit, and does tapas in the banana forest. Then Kadamba (the Kadamba tree) names begin: she dwells in the Kadamba flower, finds joy in the fragrance of Kadamba, and inhabits the Kadamba grove.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कदलीKadaliiPlaintain, Banana
verse 11
ॐ कदम्बपुष्पहोमदायै नमः ।ॐ कदम्बपुष्पमध्यस्थायै नमः ।ॐ कदम्बफलभोजिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कदम्बकाननान्तःस्थायै नमः ।ॐ कदम्बाचलवासिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कक्षपायै नमः ।ॐ कक्षपाराध्यायै नमः ।ॐ कक्षपासनसंस्थितायै नमः ।ॐ कर्णपूरायै नमः ।ॐ कर्णनासायै नमः ।ॐ कर्णाढ्यायै नमः ।ॐ कालभैरव्यै नमः ।ॐ कलप्रीतायै नमः ।ॐ कलहदायै नमः ।ॐ कलहायै नमः ।ॐ कलहातुरायै नमः ।ॐ कर्णयक्ष्यै नमः ।ॐ कर्णवार्ताकथिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कर्णसुन्दर्यै नमः ।ॐ कर्णपिशाचिन्यै नमः । 220
ōṃ kadambapuṣpahōmadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kadambapuṣpamadhyasthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kadambaphalabhōjinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kadambakānanāntaḥsthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kadambāchalavāsinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kakṣapāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kakṣapārādhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kakṣapāsanasaṃsthitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karṇapūrāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karṇanāsāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karṇāḍhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālabhairavyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaḻaprītāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalahadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalahāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalahāturāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karṇayakṣyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karṇavārtākathinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karṇasundaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ karṇapiśāchinyai namaḥ । 220
meaning
Names 201–220: Kadamba names continued: she is pleased by Kadamba flower offerings, dwells within the Kadamba forest. Then: Kakshapa (the tortoise) names — she is worshipped by and seated on the tortoise. Then body-part names: Karnapura (ear ornament), Karnanasa (nose-ear?), Karnadhya (rich in ears/hearing). Then Kalabhairavya (Kala-Bhairava's Shakti). Then Kalaprита (fond of arts), Kalahadа (giver of quarrel), Kalaha (quarrel itself), Kalahatura (eager for battle). Then Karna-yaksha (the yaksha of the ear) names.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कर्णपूरKarnnapuuraOrnament of Ear
verse 12
ॐ कर्णमञ्जर्यै नमः ।ॐ कविकक्षदायै नमः ।ॐ कविकक्षविरूपाढ्यायै नमः ।ॐ कविकक्षस्वरूपिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीमृगसंस्थानायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीमृगरूपिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीमृगसन्तोषायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीमृगमध्यगायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीरसनीलाङ्ग्यै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीगन्धतोषितायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीपूजकप्राणायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीपूजकप्रियायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीप्रेमसन्तुष्टायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीप्राणधारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीपूजकानन्दायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीगन्धरूपिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीमालिकारूपायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीभोजनप्रियायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीतिलकानन्दायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीतिलकप्रियायै नमः । 240
ōṃ karṇamañjaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kavikakṣadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kavikakṣavirūpāḍhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kavikakṣasvarūpiṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīmṛgasaṃsthānāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīmṛgarūpiṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīmṛgasantōṣāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīmṛgamadhyagāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīrasanīlāṅgyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīgandhatōṣitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīpūjakaprāṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīpūjakapriyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīprēmasantuṣṭāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīprāṇadhāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīpūjakānandāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīgandharūpiṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīmālikārūpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrībhōjanapriyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrītilakānandāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrītilakapriyāyai namaḥ । 240
meaning
Names 221–240: Karnа-manjari (the ear-flower); Kaviкaksha names; Kasturi (musk) names begin: she is the musk deer, wears musk-fragrance, has dark limbs from musk-juice, is pleased by those who offer musk, and is the very breath of musk worshippers.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
verse 13
ॐ कस्तूरीहोमसन्तुष्टायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीतर्पणोद्यतायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीमार्जनोद्युक्तायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीचक्रपूजितायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीपुष्पसम्पूज्यायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीचर्वणोद्यतायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीगर्भमध्यस्थायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीवस्त्रधारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरिकामोदरतायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीवनवासिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीवनसंरक्षायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीप्रेमधारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीशक्तिनिलयायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीशक्तिकुण्डगायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीकुण्डसंस्नातायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीकुण्डमज्जनायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीजीवसन्तुष्टायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीजीवधारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीपरमामोदायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीजीवनक्षमायै नमः । 260
ōṃ kastūrīhōmasantuṣṭāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrītarpaṇōdyatāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīmārjanōdyuktāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīchakrapūjitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīpuṣpasampūjyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīcharvaṇōdyatāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīgarbhamadhyasthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīvastradhāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrikāmōdaratāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīvanavāsinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīvanasaṃrakṣāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīprēmadhāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīśaktinilayāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīśaktikuṇḍagāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīkuṇḍasaṃsnātāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīkuṇḍamajjanāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrījīvasantuṣṭāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrījīvadhāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīparamāmōdāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrījīvanakṣamāyai namaḥ । 260
meaning
Names 241–260: Kasturi names continued: she is pleased by musk-homa, musk-libations, musk-anointing. She dwells in the musk garden, is protected by musk, and is the lifeforce itself when it is musk-scented.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
verse 14
ॐ कस्तूरीजातिभावस्थायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीगन्धचुम्बनायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीगन्धसंशोभाविराजितकपालभुवे नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीमदनान्तःस्थायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीमदहर्षदायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूर्यै नमः ।ॐ कवितानाढ्यायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीगृहमध्यगायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीस्पर्शकप्राणायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीनिन्दकान्तकायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूर्यामोदरसिकायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीक्रीडनोद्यतायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीदाननिरतायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीवरदायिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीस्थापनासक्तायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीस्थानरञ्जिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीकुशलप्राणायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीस्तुतिवन्दितायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीवन्दकाराध्यायै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीस्थानवासिन्यै नमः । 280
ōṃ kastūrījātibhāvasthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīgandhachumbanāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīgandhasaṃśōbhāvirājitakapālabhuvē namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīmadanāntaḥsthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīmadaharṣadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kavitānāḍhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīgṛhamadhyagāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīsparśakaprāṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīnindakāntakāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūryāmōdarasikāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīkrīḍanōdyatāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīdānaniratāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīvaradāyinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīsthāpanāsaktāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīsthānarañjinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīkuśalaprāṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīstutivanditāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīvandakārādhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīsthānavāsinyai namaḥ । 280
meaning
Names 261–280: Kasturi names concluded: she is born of musk's nature, kissed by musk's fragrance, dwells in the musk-house, destroys those who slander musk, takes pleasure in musk-play and musk-worship, and dwells in musk-places.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कस्तूरीKastuuriiMusk
verse 15
ॐ कहरूपायै नमः ।ॐ कहाढ्यायै नमः ।ॐ कहानन्दायै नमः ।ॐ कहात्मभुवे नमः ।ॐ कहपूज्यायै नमः ।ॐ कहात्याख्यायै नमः ।ॐ कहहेयायै नमः ।ॐ कहात्मिकायै नमः ।ॐ कहमालायै नमः ।ॐ कण्ठभूषायै नमः ।ॐ कहमन्त्रजपोद्यतायै नमः ।ॐ कहनामस्मृतिपरायै नमः ।ॐ कहनामपरायणायै नमः ।ॐ कहपारायणरतायै नमः ।ॐ कहदेव्यै नमः ।ॐ कहेश्वर्यै नमः ।ॐ कहहेतवे नमः ।ॐ कहानन्दायै नमः ।ॐ कहनादपरायणायै नमः ।ॐ कहमात्रे नमः । 300
ōṃ kaharūpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahāḍhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahānandāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahātmabhuvē namaḥ ।ōṃ kahapūjyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahātyākhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahahēyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahātmikāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahamālāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaṇṭhabhūṣāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahamantrajapōdyatāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahanāmasmṛtiparāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahanāmaparāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahapārāyaṇaratāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahadēvyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahēśvaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahahētavē namaḥ ।ōṃ kahānandāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahanādaparāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahamātrē namaḥ । 300
meaning
Names 281–300: Kaha (space/the supreme void) names: she is the form of Kaha (the mystical word for Brahman/sky), full of Kaha, blissful as Kaha, worshipped in Kaha, meditating on Kaha, and the deity, lord, and cause of Kaha — twenty names celebrating her as the ultimate void-consciousness.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
verse 16
ॐ कहान्तःस्थायै नमः ।ॐ कहमन्त्रायै नमः ।ॐ कहेश्वर्यै नमः ।ॐ कहगेयायै नमः ।ॐ कहाराध्यायै नमः ।ॐ कहध्यानपरायणायै नमः ।ॐ कहतन्त्रायै नमः ।ॐ कहकहायै नमः ।ॐ कहचर्यापरायणायै नमः ।ॐ कहाचारायै नमः ।ॐ कहगत्यै नमः ।ॐ कहताण्डवकारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कहारण्यायै नमः ।ॐ कहरत्यै नमः ।ॐ कहशक्तिपरायणायै नमः ।ॐ कहराज्यनतायै नमः ।ॐ कर्मसाक्षिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कर्मसुन्दर्यै नमः ।ॐ कर्मविद्यायै नमः ।ॐ कर्मगत्यै नमः । 320
ōṃ kahāntaḥsthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahamantrāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahēśvaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahagēyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahārādhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahadhyānaparāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahatantrāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahakahāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahacharyāparāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahāchārāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahagatyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahatāṇḍavakāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahāraṇyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaharatyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahaśaktiparāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaharājyanatāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmasākṣiṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmasundaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmavidyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmagatyai namaḥ । 320
meaning
Names 301–320: More Kaha names: she dwells within Kaha, is its mantra, is sung as Kaha, is worshipped through Kaha, and performs the Kaha-tandava dance. Then Karma (action) names begin: she is witness of karma, the beauty of karma, the knowledge of karma, and the destination of karma.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
verse 17
ॐ कर्मतन्त्रपरायणायै नमः ।ॐ कर्ममात्रायै नमः ।ॐ कर्मगात्रायै नमः ।ॐ कर्मधर्मपरायणायै नमः ।ॐ कर्मरेखानाशकर्त्र्यै नमः ।ॐ कर्मरेखाविनोदिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कर्मरेखामोहकर्यै नमः ।ॐ कर्मकीर्तिपरायणायै नमः ।ॐ कर्मविद्यायै नमः ।ॐ कर्मसारायै नमः ।ॐ कर्माधारायै नमः ।ॐ कर्मभुवे नमः ।ॐ कर्मकार्यै नमः ।ॐ कर्महार्यै नमः ।ॐ कर्मकौतुकसुन्दर्यै नमः ।ॐ कर्मकाल्यै नमः ।ॐ कर्मतारायै नमः ।ॐ कर्मच्छिन्नायै नमः ।ॐ कर्मदायै नमः ।ॐ कर्मचाण्डालिन्यै नमः । 340
ōṃ karmatantraparāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmamātrāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmagātrāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmadharmaparāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmarēkhānāśakartryai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmarēkhāvinōdinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmarēkhāmōhakaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmakīrtiparāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmavidyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmasārāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmādhārāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmabhuvē namaḥ ।ōṃ karmakāryai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmahāryai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmakautukasundaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmakāḻyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmatārāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmachChinnāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmachāṇḍālinyai namaḥ । 340
meaning
Names 321–340: Karma names continued: she is devoted to the tantra of karma, is karma's very body, upholds dharma through karma, destroys the lines of karma, and is amused by karma-lines. She is Karma-Kali, Karma-Tara, and the fierce one who severs karma (Karmachhinna). Also the Chandali form of karma.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
verse 18
ॐ कर्मवेदमात्रे नमः ।ॐ कर्मभुवे नमः ।ॐ कर्मकाण्डरतानन्तायै नमः ।ॐ कर्मकाण्डानुमानितायै नमः ।ॐ कर्मकाण्डपरीणाहायै नमः ।ॐ कमठ्यै नमः ।ॐ कमठाकृत्यै नमः ।ॐ कमठाराध्यहृदयायै नमः ।ॐ कमठाकण्ठसुन्दर्यै नमः ।ॐ कमठासनसंसेव्यायै नमः ।ॐ कमठ्यै नमः ।ॐ कर्मतत्परायै नमः ।ॐ करुणाकरकान्तायै नमः ।ॐ करुणाकरवन्दितायै नमः ।ॐ कठोरायै नमः ।ॐ करमालायै नमः ।ॐ कठोरकुचधारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कपर्दिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कपटिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कठिनायै नमः । 360
ōṃ karmavēdamātrē namaḥ ।ōṃ karmabhuvē namaḥ ।ōṃ karmakāṇḍaratānantāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmakāṇḍānumānitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmakāṇḍaparīṇāhāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamaṭhyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamaṭhākṛtyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamaṭhārādhyahṛdayāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamaṭhākaṇṭhasundaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamaṭhāsanasaṃsēvyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamaṭhyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmatatparāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karuṇākarakāntāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karuṇākaravanditāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaṭhōrāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karamālāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaṭhōrakuchadhāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapardinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapaṭinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaṭhināyai namaḥ । 360
meaning
Names 341–360: Karma names concluded. Then Kamathu (tortoise) names: she has a tortoise-form, her heart is worshipped in tortoise fashion, and her throat is beautiful as a tortoise's. Then names of being devoted to ritual action (Karma-tattva), compassion (Karunakara), and hardness: Kathora (the hard/fierce one), Karaмala (hand-garland), Kathora-kucha-dharini (bearing firm breasts). Also Kapardini (matted-haired), Kapatini (the deceptive), Kathina (the hard one).
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
verse 19
ॐ कङ्कभूषणायै नमः ।ॐ करभोर्वै नमः ।ॐ कठिनदायै नमः ।ॐ करभायै नमः ।ॐ करभालयायै नमः ।ॐ कलभाषामय्यै नमः ।ॐ कल्पायै नमः ।ॐ कल्पनायै नमः ।ॐ कल्पदायिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कमलस्थायै नमः ।ॐ कलामालायै नमः ।ॐ कमलास्यायै नमः ।ॐ क्वणत्प्रभायै नमः ।ॐ ककुद्मिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कष्टवत्यै नमः ।ॐ करणीयकथार्चितायै नमः ।ॐ कचार्चितायै नमः ।ॐ कचतन्वै नमः ।ॐ कचसुन्दरधारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कठोरकुचसंलग्नायै नमः । 380
ōṃ kaṅkabhūṣaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karabhōrvai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaṭhinadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karabhāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karabhālayāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalabhāṣāmayyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalpanāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalpadāyinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamalasthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaḻāmālāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamalāsyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kvaṇatprabhāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kakudminyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaṣṭavatyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karaṇīyakathārchitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kachārchitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kachatanvai namaḥ ।ōṃ kachasundaradhāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaṭhōrakuchasaṃlagnāyai namaḥ । 380
meaning
Names 361–380: Names of ornament and body: Kankabhushana (adorned with a heron), Karabhoru (with elephant-trunk-like thighs), Kathinada (hard-giving?), Karabha (elephant/hand), Karabhаlaya. Speech names: Kalabhasha-mayi (whose speech is the arts). Creative power names: Kalpa (the cosmic cycle), Kalpana (imagination), Kalpada-yini (bestower of the kalpa), Kamalas-tha, Kalamala (art-garland), Kamалasya (lotus-faced). Then sound names.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कल्पKalpaProper, Fit
verse 20
ॐ कटिसूत्रविराजितायै नमः ।ॐ कर्णभक्षप्रियायै नमः ।ॐ कन्दायै नमः ।ॐ कथायै नमः ।ॐ कन्दगत्यै नमः ।ॐ कल्यै नमः ।ॐ कलिघ्न्यै नमः ।ॐ कलिदूत्यै नमः ।ॐ कविनायकपूजितायै नमः ।ॐ कणकक्षानियन्त्र्यै नमः ।ॐ कश्चित्कविवरार्चितायै नमः ।ॐ कर्त्र्यै नमः ।ॐ कर्तृकाभूषायै नमः ।ॐ कारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कर्णशत्रुपायै नमः ।ॐ करणेश्यै नमः ।ॐ करणपायै नमः ।ॐ कलवाचायै नमः ।ॐ कलानिध्यै नमः ।ॐ कलनायै नमः । 400
ōṃ kaṭisūtravirājitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karṇabhakṣapriyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kandāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kathāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kandagatyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalighnyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalidūtyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kavināyakapūjitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaṇakakṣāniyantryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaśchitkavivarārchitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kartryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kartṛkābhūṣāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karṇaśatrupāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karaṇēśyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karaṇapāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalavāchāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaḻānidhyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalanāyai namaḥ । 400
meaning
Names 381–400: More divine attributes: Katisutа-virajita (adorned with a hip-thread), Karnabhaksha-priya (fond of what is heard by the ear). Then elemental names: Kanda (root/bulb), Katha (story), Kal (time as destroyer), Kalighn (destroyer of the Kali age), Kaliduтi (messenger of Kali-age). Then governance: Kavina-yaka-pujita (worshipped by leaders of poets), Karta (the doer), Kartrika-bhusha (adorned with the kartrika sacrificial knife). Then zodiac: Karkara-shi (Cancer zodiac sign), Kanya-rashi (Virgo).
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कन्दKandaA Bulb, Lump
कालीKaaliiWho is beyond Kala [Time] · Devi Kali · Kali · Black, Night
कर्त्रीKartriiMistress, signifying Power
कारिणीKaarinniiEffecting, Causing
कलनाKalanaaAct of Impelling, Inciting
verse 21
ॐ कलनाधारायै नमः ।ॐ कारिकायै नमः ।ॐ करकायै नमः ।ॐ करायै नमः ।ॐ कलगेयायै नमः ।ॐ कर्कराश्यै नमः ।ॐ कर्कराशिप्रपूजितायै नमः ।ॐ कन्याराश्यै नमः ।ॐ कन्यकायै नमः ।ॐ कन्यकाप्रियभाषिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कन्यकादानसन्तुष्टायै नमः ।ॐ कन्यकादानतोषिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कन्यादानकरानन्दायै नमः ।ॐ कन्यादानग्रहेष्टदायै नमः ।ॐ कर्षणायै नमः ।ॐ कक्षदहनायै नमः ।ॐ कामितायै नमः ।ॐ कमलासनायै नमः ।ॐ करमालानन्दकर्त्र्यै नमः ।ॐ करमालाप्रतोषितायै नमः । 420
ōṃ kalanādhārāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kārikāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karakāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalagēyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karkarāśyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karkarāśiprapūjitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kanyārāśyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kanyakāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kanyakāpriyabhāṣiṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kanyakādānasantuṣṭāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kanyakādānatōṣiṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kanyādānakarānandāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kanyādānagrahēṣṭadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karṣaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kakṣadahanāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamalāsanāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karamālānandakartryai namaḥ ।ōṃ karamālāpratōṣitāyai namaḥ । 420
meaning
Names 401–420: Kanya (virgin/maiden) names: she is the virgin, the pure maiden, fond of giving speech to maidens, pleased by gifts to maidens (kanya-dana). Then Karmananda names and Karamala (hand-rosary) names: she delights in the hand-rosary, is pleased by hand-rosary worship. Then Kali-age names: Kalаnanda (bliss of the arts), Kaliraja (king of Kali-age), Kalipuja (worshipped in the Kali age), and the sacred river Kaliprasva.
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ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कारकKaarakaOne who does
करKaraa Doer, the Hand
कन्यकाKanyakaaGirl, Daughter
verse 22
ॐ करमालाशयानन्दायै नमः ।ॐ करमालासमागमायै नमः ।ॐ करमालासिद्धिदात्र्यै नमः ।ॐ करमालाकरप्रियायै नमः ।ॐ करप्रियायै नमः ।ॐ कररतायै नमः ।ॐ करदानपरायणायै नमः ।ॐ कलानन्दायै नमः ।ॐ कलिगत्यै नमः ।ॐ कलिपूज्यायै नमः ।ॐ कलिप्रस्वै नमः ।ॐ कलनादनिनादस्थायै नमः ।ॐ कलनादवरप्रदायै नमः ।ॐ कलनादसमाजस्थायै नमः ।ॐ कहोलायै नमः ।ॐ कहोलदायै नमः ।ॐ कहोलगेहमध्यस्थायै नमः ।ॐ कहोलवरदायिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कहोलकविताधारायै नमः ।ॐ कहोलृषिमानितायै नमः । 440
ōṃ karamālāśayānandāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karamālāsamāgamāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karamālāsiddhidātryai namaḥ ।ōṃ karamālākarapriyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karapriyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kararatāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karadānaparāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaḻānandāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaligatyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalipūjyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaliprasvai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalanādaninādasthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalanādavarapradāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalanādasamājasthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahōlāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahōladāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahōlagēhamadhyasthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahōlavaradāyinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahōlakavitādhārāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahōlṛṣimānitāyai namaḥ । 440
meaning
Names 421–440: Kalanaада (sound of movement) names; Kahola (the sage Kahola) names: she is worshipped by Kahola's mind, speaks Kahola's words, and is named in the Kahola tradition. Then Kartr (doer/author) names: she is the doer, of the form of doing, the agent, the female actor. Then Kaniya (the youngest/small) names: she is worshipped as the little one, as the pupil of the eye, as the bliss of the smallest.
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ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
verse 23
ॐ कहोलमानसाराध्यायै नमः ।ॐ कहोलवाक्यकारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कर्तृरूपायै नमः ।ॐ कर्तृमय्यै नमः ।ॐ कर्तृमात्रे नमः ।ॐ कर्तर्यै नमः ।ॐ कनीयायै नमः ।ॐ कनकाराध्यायै नमः ।ॐ कनीनकमय्यै नमः ।ॐ कनीयानन्दनिलयायै नमः ।ॐ कनकानन्दतोषितायै नमः ।ॐ कनीयककरायै नमः ।ॐ काष्ठायै नमः ।ॐ कथार्णवकर्यै नमः ।ॐ कर्यै नमः ।ॐ करिगम्यायै नमः ।ॐ करिगत्यै नमः ।ॐ करिध्वजपरायणायै नमः ।ॐ करिनाथप्रियायै नमः ।ॐ कण्ठायै नमः । 460
ōṃ kahōlamānasārādhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahōlavākyakāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kartṛrūpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kartṛmayyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kartṛmātrē namaḥ ।ōṃ kartaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kanīyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kanakārādhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kanīnakamayyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kanīyānandanilayāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kanakānandatōṣitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kanīyakakarāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāṣṭhāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kathārṇavakaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ karyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karigamyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karigatyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karidhvajaparāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karināthapriyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaṇṭhāyai namaḥ । 460
meaning
Names 441–460: Kaniya names concluded. Then elephant/mount names: Karigamya (reached by elephants), Karigati (having elephant's gait), Karidhvaja-parayana (devoted to the elephant-banner). Then throat and storytelling: Kantha (throat), Kathanaka-pratoshita (pleased by little stories). Then Kamaniya (beautiful/pleasing) names: she is the beautiful, of beautiful ornaments, beautiful assembly. Then: Kapila (the golden-red sage), Kapileshvari (ruler of Kapila's tradition).
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
काष्ठाKaasstthaaA Division of Time, said to be 1/30 of Kala
करिKariCausing, Accomplishing
कण्ठKanntthathe Throat, the Neck
verse 24
ॐ कथानकप्रतोषितायै नमः ।ॐ कमनीयायै नमः ।ॐ कमनकायै नमः ।ॐ कमनीयविभूषणायै नमः ।ॐ कमनीयसमाजस्थायै नमः ।ॐ कमनीयव्रतप्रियायै नमः ।ॐ कमनीयगुणाराध्यायै नमः ।ॐ कपिलायै नमः ।ॐ कपिलेश्वर्यै नमः ।ॐ कपिलाराध्यहृदयायै नमः ।ॐ कपिलाप्रियवादिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कहचक्रमन्त्रवर्णायै नमः ।ॐ कहचक्रप्रसूनकायै नमः ।ॐ केईलह्रींस्वरूपायै नमः ।ॐ केईलह्रींवरप्रदायै नमः ।ॐ केईलह्रींसिद्धिदात्र्यै नमः ।ॐ केईलह्रींस्वरूपिण्यै नमः ।ॐ केईलह्रीम्मन्त्रवर्णायै नमः ।ॐ केईलह्रीम्प्रसूकलायै नमः ।ॐ केवर्गायै नमः । 480
ōṃ kathānakapratōṣitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamanīyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamanakāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamanīyavibhūṣaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamanīyasamājasthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamanīyavratapriyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamanīyaguṇārādhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapilāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapilēśvaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapilārādhyahṛdayāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapilāpriyavādinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahachakramantravarṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kahachakraprasūnakāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kēīlahrīṃsvarūpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kēīlahrīṃvarapradāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kēīlahrīṃsiddhidātryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kēīlahrīṃsvarūpiṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kēīlahrīmmantravarṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kēīlahrīmprasūkalāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kēvargāyai namaḥ । 480
meaning
Names 461–480: Kapila names continued; then mantra names: Kaha-chakra-mantra-varna, Kaha-chakra-prasunaka, followed by the tantric syllable names: Ke-i-la-hrim in its four forms (svаrupa, varaprada, siddhidatri, svarupini), and the mantra-varna form. Then Kevarga (the Ka-vowel group). These encode the Kali tantric seed mantra.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कमनीयKamaniiyaLovely
verse 25
ॐ कपाटस्थायै नमः ।ॐ कपाटोद्घाटनक्षमायै नमः ।ॐ कङ्काल्यै नमः ।ॐ कपाल्यै नमः ।ॐ कङ्कालप्रियभाषिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कङ्कालभैरवाराध्यायै नमः ।ॐ कङ्कालमानसंस्थितायै नमः ।ॐ कङ्कालमोहनिरतायै नमः ।ॐ कङ्कालमोहदायिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कलुषघ्न्यै नमः ।ॐ कलुषहायै नमः ।ॐ कलुषार्तिविनाशिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कलिपुष्पायै नमः ।ॐ कलादानायै नमः ।ॐ कशिप्वै नमः ।ॐ कश्यपार्चितायै नमः ।ॐ कश्यपायै नमः ।ॐ कश्यपाराध्यायै नमः ।ॐ कलिपूर्णकलेवरायै नमः ।ॐ कलेवरकर्यै नमः । 500
ōṃ kapāṭasthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapāṭōdghāṭanakṣamāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaṅkāḻyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapālyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaṅkāḻapriyabhāṣiṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaṅkāḻabhairavārādhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaṅkāḻamānasaṃsthitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaṅkāḻamōhaniratāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaṅkāḻamōhadāyinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaluṣaghnyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaluṣahāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaluṣārtivināśinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalipuṣpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalādānāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaśipvai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaśyapārchitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaśyapāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaśyapārādhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalipūrṇakalēvarāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalēvarakaryai namaḥ । 500
meaning
Names 481–500: Door names: Kaрata-stha (dwelling at the door), Kapata-udghatana-kshama (capable of opening the closed door — of liberation). Skeleton names: Kankali (the skeletal one), Kapali (skull-bearer), Kankala-priya-bhashini (fond of speaking to skeletons), Kankala-Bhairava-aradhya (worshipped by Kankala-Bhairava), Kankala-moha-nirata (devoted to the enchantment of the skeleton). Then purity names: Kalusha-ghni (destroyer of impurity), Kalusha-hа, Kalusharti-vinashini. Then Kali-flower and Kaliage names.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कपालिKapaaliSri Shiva
verse 26
ॐ काञ्च्यै नमः ।ॐ कवर्गायै नमः ।ॐ करालकायै नमः ।ॐ करालभैरवाराध्यायै नमः ।ॐ करालभैरवेश्वर्यै नमः ।ॐ करालायै नमः ।ॐ कलनाधारायै नमः ।ॐ कपर्दीशवरप्रदायै नमः ।ॐ कपर्दीशप्रेमलतायै नमः ।ॐ कपर्दिमालिकायुतायै नमः ।ॐ कपर्दिजपमालाढ्यायै नमः ।ॐ करवीरप्रसूनदायै नमः ।ॐ करवीरप्रियप्राणायै नमः ।ॐ करवीरप्रपूजितायै नमः ।ॐ कर्णिकारसमाकारायै नमः ।ॐ कर्णिकारप्रपूजितायै नमः ।ॐ करीषाग्निस्थितायै नमः ।ॐ कर्षायै नमः ।ॐ कर्षमात्रसुवर्णदायै नमः ।ॐ कलशायै नमः । 520
ōṃ kāñchyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kavargāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karāḻakāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karāḻabhairavārādhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karāḻabhairavēśvaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ karāḻāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalanādhārāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapardīśavarapradāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapardīśaprēmalatāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapardimālikāyutāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapardijapamālāḍhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karavīraprasūnadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karavīrapriyaprāṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karavīraprapūjitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karṇikārasamākārāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karṇikāraprapūjitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karīṣāgnisthitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karṣāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karṣamātrasuvarṇadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalaśāyai namaḥ । 520
meaning
Names 501–520: Kanchi (Kanchipuram), Kavarga (the Ka group of consonants), Karalaka (fearsome), Karala-Bhairava-aradhya (worshipped by the fearsome Bhairava), Karala (terrifying). Then Kapardi-isha names: she grants boons from the matted-haired Shiva (Kapardi), is entwined with his love-creeper. Then flower names: Karavira (oleander) flowers — she is pleased by oleander flowers, is the life of oleander devotees. Also: Karnikara (the Karnikara flower) names. Then ritual fire names: Karishagni-sthita (dwelling in a cow-dung fire).
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
काञ्चिKaan.ciGirdle
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
करालKaraalaOpening wide, Cleaving asunder, Dreadful, Terrible
verse 27
ॐ कलशाराध्यायै नमः ।ॐ कषायायै नमः ।ॐ करिगानदायै नमः ।ॐ कपिलायै नमः ।ॐ कलकण्ठ्यै नमः ।ॐ कलिकल्पलता मतायै नमः ।ॐ कल्पमात्रे नमः ।ॐ कल्पलतायै नमः ।ॐ कल्पकार्यै नमः ।ॐ कल्पभुवे नमः ।ॐ कर्पूरामोदरुचिरायै नमः ।ॐ कर्पूरामोदधारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कर्पूरमालाभरणायै नमः ।ॐ कर्पूरवासपूर्तिदायै नमः ।ॐ कर्पूरमालाजयदायै नमः ।ॐ कर्पूरार्णवमध्यगायै नमः ।ॐ कर्पूरतर्पणरतायै नमः ।ॐ कटकाम्बरधारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कपटेश्ववरसम्पूज्यायै नमः ।ॐ कपटेश्वररूपिण्यै नमः । 540
ōṃ kalaśārādhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaṣāyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karigānadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapilāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalakaṇṭhyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalikalpalatā matāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalpamātrē namaḥ ।ōṃ kalpalatāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalpakāryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalpabhuvē namaḥ ।ōṃ karpūrāmōdaruchirāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karpūrāmōdadhāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karpūramālābharaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karpūravāsapūrtidāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karpūramālājayadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karpūrārṇavamadhyagāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karpūratarpaṇaratāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaṭakāmbaradhāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapaṭēśvavarasampūjyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapaṭēśvararūpiṇyai namaḥ । 540
meaning
Names 521–540: Karsha (a weight measure), Kalasha (the sacred pot) names. Then Kapila-kantha (dark-throated beauty), Kali-age contemplation names. Then Kalpa (cosmic cycle) names: she is Kalpa-matra (the measure of a kalpa), Kalpalata (the wish-fulfilling creeper). Then Karpura (camphor) names: she is the fragrance and garland of camphor, dwells in an ocean of camphor, is pleased by camphor libations, wears camphor garlands. Also: Katakambara-dharini (wearing a rough woven cloth), Kapateshvara-sampujya (worshipped by the lord of deception).
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
माताMaataaMother
कल्पलताKalpalataaA fabulous Creeper granting all desires
verse 28
ॐ कट्वै नमः ।ॐ कपिध्वजाराध्यायै नमः ।ॐ कलापपुष्पधारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कलापपुष्परुचिरायै नमः ।ॐ कलापपुष्पपूजितायै नमः ।ॐ क्रकचायै नमः ।ॐ क्रकचाराध्यायै नमः ।ॐ कथम्ब्रूमायै नमः ।ॐ करालतायै नमः ।ॐ कथङ्कारविनिर्मुक्तायै नमः ।ॐ काल्यै नमः ।ॐ कालक्रियायै नमः ।ॐ क्रतवे नमः ।ॐ कामिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कामिनीपूज्यायै नमः ।ॐ कामिनीपुष्पधारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कामिनीपुष्पनिलयायै नमः ।ॐ कामिनीपुष्पपूर्णिमायै नमः ।ॐ कामिनीपुष्पपूजार्हायै नमः ।ॐ कामिनीपुष्पभूषणायै नमः । 560
ōṃ kaṭvai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapidhvajārādhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalāpapuṣpadhāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalāpapuṣparuchirāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalāpapuṣpapūjitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ krakachāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ krakachārādhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kathambrūmāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karālatāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kathaṅkāravinirmuktāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāḻyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālakriyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kratavē namaḥ ।ōṃ kāminyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāminīpūjyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāminīpuṣpadhāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāminīpuṣpanilayāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāminīpuṣpapūrṇimāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāminīpuṣpapūjārhāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāminīpuṣpabhūṣaṇāyai namaḥ । 560
meaning
Names 541–560: More Karpura (camphor) names: she is pleased by camphor worship, wears camphor, and is the soul of camphor. Then: Karini (elephant-lady) names, Karika (female author) names, Karuna (compassion) names. Then Kali-age destroyer names: Kali-kalmasha-nashini, and more attributes — Kali-ghni (destroyer of the Kali age). Also forest/garden and river names.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कालीKaaliiWho is beyond Kala [Time] · Devi Kali · Kali · Black, Night
क्रतवKratavaSacrificial rituals
verse 29
ॐ कामिनीपुष्पतिलकायै नमः ।ॐ कामिनीकुण्डचुम्बनायै नमः ।ॐ कामिनीयोगसन्तुष्टायै नमः ।ॐ कामिनीयोगभोगदायै नमः ।ॐ कामिनीकुण्डसम्मग्नायै नमः ।ॐ कामिनीकुण्डमध्यगायै नमः ।ॐ कामिनीमानसाराध्यायै नमः ।ॐ कामिनीमानतोषितायै नमः ।ॐ कामिनीमानसञ्चारायै नमः ।ॐ कालिकायै नमः ।ॐ कालकालिकायै नमः ।ॐ कामायै नमः ।ॐ कामदेव्यै नमः ।ॐ कामेश्यै नमः ।ॐ कामसम्भवायै नमः ।ॐ कामभावायै नमः ।ॐ कामरतायै नमः ।ॐ कामार्तायै नमः ।ॐ काममञ्जर्यै नमः ।ॐ काममञ्जीररणितायै नमः । 580
ōṃ kāminīpuṣpatilakāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāminīkuṇḍachumbanāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāminīyōgasantuṣṭāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāminīyōgabhōgadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāminīkuṇḍasammagnāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāminīkuṇḍamadhyagāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāminīmānasārādhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāminīmānatōṣitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāminīmānasañchārāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāḻikāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālakāḻikāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmadēvyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmēśyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmasambhavāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmabhāvāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmaratāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmārtāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmamañjaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmamañjīraraṇitāyai namaḥ । 580
meaning
Names 561–580: Kataka and jewel names. Then Kala (time) names: she is the aggregate of all time, of all arts, and all that transcends time. Karna (ear) related names. Then Kali-visha (poison of time) destroyer. Then Kara (hand/ray) names. Then names related to being worshipped in various forms and places.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कालिकाKaalikaaDevi Kalika
कामKaamaDesire
verse 30
ॐ कामदेवप्रियान्तरायै नमः ।ॐ कामकाल्यै नमः ।ॐ कामकलायै नमः ।ॐ कालिकायै नमः ।ॐ कमलार्चितायै नमः ।ॐ कादिकायै नमः ।ॐ कमलायै नमः ।ॐ काल्यै नमः ।ॐ कालानलसमप्रभायै नमः ।ॐ कल्पान्तदहनायै नमः ।ॐ कान्तायै नमः ।ॐ कान्तारप्रियवासिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कालपूज्यायै नमः ।ॐ कालरतायै नमः ।ॐ कालमात्रे नमः ।ॐ कालिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कालवीरायै नमः ।ॐ कालघोरायै नमः ।ॐ कालसिद्धायै नमः ।ॐ कालदायै नमः । 600
ōṃ kāmadēvapriyāntarāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmakāḻyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmakaḻāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāḻikāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamalārchitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kādikāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamalāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāḻyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālānalasamaprabhāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalpāntadahanāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāntāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāntārapriyavāsinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālapūjyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālaratāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālamātrē namaḥ ।ōṃ kāḻinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālavīrāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālaghōrāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālasiddhāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāladāyai namaḥ । 600
meaning
Names 581–600: Names celebrating her connection to Kama (love/desire): she is Kamada (bestower of desires), Kamini (the desirous), Kameshvari (queen of desire). Then Kaksha and forest-dwelling names. Also attributes of being sharp (Karali) and of various gem-ornament names.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कालिकाKaalikaaDevi Kalika
कमलKamalaLotus
कालीKaaliiWho is beyond Kala [Time] · Devi Kali · Kali · Black, Night
कान्तKaantaDesired, Loved, Dear
verse 31
ॐ कालाञ्जनसमाकारायै नमः ।ॐ कालञ्जरनिवासिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कालृद्ध्यै नमः ।ॐ कालवृद्ध्यै नमः ।ॐ कारागृहविमोचिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कादिविद्यायै नमः ।ॐ कादिमात्रे नमः ।ॐ कादिस्थायै नमः ।ॐ कादिसुन्दर्यै नमः ।ॐ काश्यै नमः ।ॐ काञ्च्यै नमः ।ॐ काञ्चीशायै नमः ।ॐ काशीशवरदायिन्यै नमः ।ॐ क्रीं बीजायै नमः ।ॐ क्रीं बीजहृदयाय नमः स्मृतायै नमः ।ॐ काम्यायै नमः ।ॐ काम्यगत्यै नमः ।ॐ काम्यसिद्धिदात्र्यै नमः ।ॐ कामभुवे नमः ।ॐ कामाख्यायै नमः । 620
ōṃ kālāñjanasamākārāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālañjaranivāsinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālṛddhyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālavṛddhyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kārāgṛhavimōchinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kādividyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kādimātrē namaḥ ।ōṃ kādisthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kādisundaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāśyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāñchyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāñchīśāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāśīśavaradāyinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ krīṃ bījāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ krīṃ bījahṛdayāya namaḥ smṛtāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmyagatyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmyasiddhidātryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmabhuvē namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmākhyāyai namaḥ । 620
meaning
Names 601–620: Names related to Kamala (lotus) and the Ka-sound syllable at a deeper level. Karuna (compassion) names. Then Kadamba-water and sacred grove names. Also more Kapala (skull) and cremation ground imagery: she wears skull ornaments, drinks from skull cups, and dances in the cremation ground.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
काञ्चिKaan.ciGirdle
क्रिKriTo do
बीजBiijaSeed
स्मृताSmrtaaRemembered · She is known as · Remembering You
काम्यKaamyaDesired
verse 32
ॐ कामरूपायै नमः ।ॐ कामचापविमोचिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कामदेवकलारामायै नमः ।ॐ कामदेवकलालयायै नमः ।ॐ कामरात्र्यै नमः ।ॐ कामदात्र्यै नमः ।ॐ कान्ताराचलवासिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कामरूपायै नमः ।ॐ कामगत्यै नमः ।ॐ कामयोगपरायणायै नमः ।ॐ कामसम्मर्दनरतायै नमः ।ॐ कामगेहविकाशिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कालभैरवभार्यायै नमः ।ॐ कालभैरवकामिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कालभैरवयोगस्थायै नमः ।ॐ कालभैरवभोगदायै नमः ।ॐ कामधेनवे नमः ।ॐ कामदोग्ध्र्यै नमः ।ॐ काममात्रे नमः ।ॐ कान्तिदायै नमः । 640ॐ कामुकायै नमः ।ॐ कामुकाराध्यायै नमः ।ॐ कामुकानन्दवर्धिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कार्तवीर्यायै नमः ।ॐ कार्तिकेयायै नमः ।ॐ कार्तिकेयप्रपूजितायै नमः ।ॐ कार्यायै नमः ।ॐ कारणदायै नमः ।ॐ कार्यकारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कारणान्तरायै नमः ।ॐ कान्तिगम्यायै नमः ।ॐ कान्तिमय्यै नमः ।ॐ कान्त्यायै नमः ।ॐ कात्यायन्यै नमः ।ॐ कायै नमः ।ॐ कामसारायै नमः ।ॐ काश्मीरायै नमः ।ॐ काश्मीराचारतत्परायै नमः ।ॐ कामरूपाचाररतायै नमः ।ॐ कामरूपप्रियंवदायै नमः । 660
ōṃ kāmarūpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmachāpavimōchinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmadēvakaḻārāmāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmadēvakaḻālayāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmarātryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmadātryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāntārāchalavāsinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmarūpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmagatyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmayōgaparāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmasammardanaratāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmagēhavikāśinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālabhairavabhāryāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālabhairavakāminyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālabhairavayōgasthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālabhairavabhōgadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmadhēnavē namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmadōgdhryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmamātrē namaḥ ।ōṃ kāntidāyai namaḥ । 640ōṃ kāmukāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmukārādhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmukānandavardhinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kārtavīryāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kārtikēyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kārtikēyaprapūjitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāryāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāraṇadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāryakāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāraṇāntarāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāntigamyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāntimayyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāntyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kātyāyanyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmasārāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāśmīrāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāśmīrāchāratatparāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmarūpāchāraratāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmarūpapriyaṃvadāyai namaḥ । 660
meaning
Names 621–640: Names related to Kama (desire) and its transcendence; she both embodies and destroys desire. Kali as Kamadhenu (wish-fulfilling cow). Then more Kali names connecting to colour, form, and terrifying aspects. Also names connecting her to the Kula tantra and sacred geography.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कार्तिकेयKaartikeyaLord Kartikeya
कार्याKaaryaaActivities
कात्यायनीKaatyaayaniiO Devi Katyayani, [Please bestow Your Auspicious Blessings on me] · Devi Katyaytani · [Sixth is] Katyayani [Daughter of Rishi Katyayana] · Katyayani, Daughter of Rishi Katyayana · Devi Katyayani
कKaWhich?
verse 33
ॐ कामरूपाचारसिद्ध्यै नमः ।ॐ कामरूपमनोमय्यै नमः ।ॐ कार्तिक्यै नमः ।ॐ कार्तिकाराध्यायै नमः ।ॐ काञ्चनारप्रसूनभुवे नमः ।ॐ काञ्चनारप्रसूनाभायै नमः ।ॐ काञ्चनारप्रपूजितायै नमः ।ॐ काञ्चरूपायै नमः ।ॐ काञ्चभूम्यै नमः ।ॐ कांस्यपात्रप्रभोजिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कांस्यध्वनिमय्यै नमः ।ॐ कामसुन्दर्यै नमः ।ॐ कामचुम्बनायै नमः ।ॐ काशपुष्पप्रतीकाशायै नमः ।ॐ कामद्रुमसमागमायै नमः ।ॐ कामपुष्पायै नमः ।ॐ कामभूम्यै नमः ।ॐ कामपूज्यायै नमः ।ॐ कामदायै नमः ।ॐ कामदेहायै नमः । 680
ōṃ kāmarūpāchārasiddhyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmarūpamanōmayyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kārtikyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kārtikārādhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāñchanāraprasūnabhuvē namaḥ ।ōṃ kāñchanāraprasūnābhāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāñchanāraprapūjitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāñcharūpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāñchabhūmyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāṃsyapātraprabhōjinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāṃsyadhvanimayyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmasundaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmachumbanāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāśapuṣpapratīkāśāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmadrumasamāgamāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmapuṣpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmabhūmyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmapūjyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmadēhāyai namaḥ । 680
meaning
Names 641–660: Names relating to the Ka-kara mantra's deeper esoteric forms: Ka-seed syllable combinations in the Kali tantric tradition. Also Kamala (lotus) names and Kama-kala (the mystic erotic-spiritual geometry) attributes. She is named as both destroyer and mother in these verses.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कामदाKaama-DaaYou grant the Wishes [of many Hamsas who dwell on Your River Bank]
verse 34
ॐ कामगेहायै नमः ।ॐ कामबीजपरायणायै नमः ।ॐ कामध्वजसमारूढायै नमः ।ॐ कामध्वजसमास्थितायै नमः ।ॐ काश्यप्यै नमः ।ॐ काश्यपाराध्यायै नमः ।ॐ काश्यपानन्ददायिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कालिन्दीजलसङ्काशायै नमः ।ॐ कालिन्दीजलपूजितायै नमः ।ॐ कादेवपूजानिरतायै नमः ।ॐ कादेवपरमार्थदायै नमः ।ॐ कर्मणायै नमः ।ॐ कर्मणाकारायै नमः ।ॐ कामकर्मणकारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कार्मणत्रोटनकर्यै नमः ।ॐ काकिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कारणाह्वयायै नमः ।ॐ काव्यामृतायै नमः ।ॐ कालिङ्गायै नमः ।ॐ कालिङ्गमर्दनोद्यतायै नमः । 700
ōṃ kāmagēhāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmabījaparāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmadhvajasamārūḍhāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmadhvajasamāsthitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāśyapyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāśyapārādhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāśyapānandadāyinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāḻindījalasaṅkāśāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāḻindījalapūjitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kādēvapūjāniratāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kādēvaparamārthadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karmaṇākārāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmakarmaṇakāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kārmaṇatrōṭanakaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kākinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāraṇāhvayāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāvyāmṛtāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāḻiṅgāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāḻiṅgamardanōdyatāyai namaḥ । 700
meaning
Names 661–680: Names celebrating Kali's warrior aspects: Khadga (sword), Khatvanga (skull-topped staff), and other weapons. Also: Kali as queen of the cremation ground (Kali-bhumi), names of her fierce shaktis and attendants.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
verse 35
ॐ कालागुरुविभूषाढ्यायै नमः ।ॐ कालागुरुविभूतिदायै नमः ।ॐ कालागुरुसुगन्धायै नमः ।ॐ कालागुरुप्रतर्पणायै नमः ।ॐ कावेरीनीरसम्प्रीतायै नमः ।ॐ कावेरीतीरवासिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कालचक्रभ्रमाकारायै नमः ।ॐ कालचक्रनिवासिन्यै नमः ।ॐ काननायै नमः ।ॐ काननाधारायै नमः ।ॐ कार्वै नमः ।ॐ कारुणिकामय्यै नमः ।ॐ काम्पिल्यवासिन्यै नमः ।ॐ काष्ठायै नमः ।ॐ कामपत्न्यै नमः ।ॐ कामभुवे नमः ।ॐ कादम्बरीपानरतायै नमः ।ॐ कादम्बर्यै नमः ।ॐ कलायै नमः ।ॐ कामवन्द्यायै नमः । 720
ōṃ kālāguruvibhūṣāḍhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālāguruvibhūtidāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālāgurusugandhāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālāgurupratarpaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāvērīnīrasamprītāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāvērītīravāsinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālachakrabhramākārāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālachakranivāsinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kānanāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kānanādhārāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kārvai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāruṇikāmayyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmpilyavāsinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāṣṭhāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmapatnyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmabhuvē namaḥ ।ōṃ kādambarīpānaratāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kādambaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaḻāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmavandyāyai namaḥ । 720
meaning
Names 681–700: Names relating to the sky (Kha) and ether aspects, names of Kali's sovereignty over the directions and over time. Also names of Kali's tantric syllable-body and her connection to the Kali-yuga through her various attributes.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
काष्ठाKaasstthaaA Division of Time, said to be 1/30 of Kala
कलाKalaaA small part of anything, part of Moon, a division of Time, Art
verse 36
ॐ कामेश्यै नमः ।ॐ कामराजप्रपूजितायै नमः ।ॐ कामराजेश्वरीविद्यायै नमः ।ॐ कामकौतुकसुन्दर्यै नमः ।ॐ काम्बोजजायै नमः ।ॐ काञ्छिनदायै नमः ।ॐ कांस्यकाञ्चनकारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ काञ्चनाद्रिसमाकारायै नमः ।ॐ काञ्चनाद्रिप्रदानदायै नमः ।ॐ कामकीर्त्यै नमः ।ॐ कामकेश्यै नमः ।ॐ कारिकायै नमः ।ॐ कान्तराश्रयायै नमः ।ॐ कामभेद्यै नमः ।ॐ कामार्तिनाशिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कामभूमिकायै नमः ।ॐ कालनिर्णाशिन्यै नमः ।ॐ काव्यवनितायै नमः ।ॐ कामरूपिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कायस्थाकामसन्दीप्त्यै नमः । 740
ōṃ kāmēśyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmarājaprapūjitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmarājēśvarīvidyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmakautukasundaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmbōjajāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāñChinadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāṃsyakāñchanakāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāñchanādrisamākārāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāñchanādripradānadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmakīrtyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmakēśyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kārikāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāntarāśrayāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmabhēdyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmārtināśinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmabhūmikāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālanirṇāśinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāvyavanitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmarūpiṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāyasthākāmasandīptyai namaḥ । 740
meaning
Names 701–720: Names of Kali as the cosmic mother of liberation: Kshema (well-being), Kshemada (bestower of welfare), Kshemankari. Also more names of her tantric seed syllables and divine forms. Then names connecting to pilgrimage sites sacred to Kali.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कामरूपिणिKaama-Ruupinni[Fulfiller of] Wishes
verse 37
ॐ काव्यदायै नमः ।ॐ कालसुन्दर्यै नमः ।ॐ कामेश्यै नमः ।ॐ कारणवरायै नमः ।ॐ कामेशीपूजनोद्यतायै नमः ।ॐ काञ्चीनूपुरभूषाढ्यायै नमः ।ॐ कुङ्कुमाभरणान्वितायै नमः ।ॐ कालचक्रायै नमः ।ॐ कालगत्यै नमः ।ॐ कालचक्रमनोभवायै नमः ।ॐ कुन्दमध्यायै नमः ।ॐ कुन्दपुष्पायै नमः ।ॐ कुन्दपुष्पप्रियायै नमः ।ॐ कुजायै नमः ।ॐ कुजमात्रे नमः ।ॐ कुजाराध्यायै नमः ।ॐ कुठारवरधारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कुञ्जरस्थायै नमः ।ॐ कुशरतायै नमः ।ॐ कुशेशयविलोचनायै नमः । 760
ōṃ kāvyadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālasundaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmēśyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāraṇavarāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmēśīpūjanōdyatāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāñchīnūpurabhūṣāḍhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuṅkumābharaṇānvitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālachakrāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālagatyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālachakramanōbhavāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kundamadhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kundapuṣpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kundapuṣpapriyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kujāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kujamātrē namaḥ ।ōṃ kujārādhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuṭhāravaradhāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuñjarasthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuśaratāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuśēśayavilōchanāyai namaḥ । 760
meaning
Names 721–740: Names of Kali as the one who destroys obstacles and grants success: Kshobha-nashini (destroyer of agitation), Kshetra-palini (protector of the sacred field), and more. Also names connecting her to the south and to tantric rites.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कूजKuujaCooing
verse 38
ॐ कुनट्यै नमः ।ॐ कुरर्यै नमः ।ॐ कुद्रायै नमः ।ॐ कुरङ्ग्यै नमः ।ॐ कुटजाश्रयायै नमः ।ॐ कुम्भीनसविभूषायै नमः ।ॐ कुम्भीनसवधोद्यतायै नमः ।ॐ कुम्भकर्णमनोल्लासायै नमः ।ॐ कुलचूडामण्यै नमः ।ॐ कुलायै नमः ।ॐ कुलालगृहकन्यायै नमः ।ॐ कुलचूडामणिप्रियायै नमः ।ॐ कुलपूज्यायै नमः ।ॐ कुलाराध्यायै नमः ।ॐ कुलपूजापरायणायै नमः ।ॐ कुलभूषायै नमः ।ॐ कुक्ष्यै नमः ।ॐ कुररीगणसेवितायै नमः ।ॐ कुलपुष्पायै नमः ।ॐ कुलरतायै नमः । 780
ōṃ kunaṭyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuraryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kudrāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuraṅgyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuṭajāśrayāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kumbhīnasavibhūṣāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kumbhīnasavadhōdyatāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kumbhakarṇamanōllāsāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulachūḍāmaṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulālagṛhakanyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulachūḍāmaṇipriyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulapūjyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulārādhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulapūjāparāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulabhūṣāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kukṣyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kurarīgaṇasēvitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulapuṣpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kularatāyai namaḥ । 780
meaning
Names 741–760: Names of Kali's benevolent aspects as mother and protector of devotees: Kripa (grace), Kripamaya (full of grace), Kripavati (endowed with grace). Then names of her fierce and creative aspects combined.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कुलKulaMultitude
verse 39
ॐ कुलपुष्पपरायणायै नमः ।ॐ कुलवस्त्रायै नमः ।ॐ कुलाराध्यायै नमः ।ॐ कुलकुण्डसमप्रभायै नमः ।ॐ कुलकुण्डसमोल्लासायै नमः ।ॐ कुण्डपुष्पपरायणायै नमः ।ॐ कुण्डपुष्पप्रसन्नास्यायै नमः ।ॐ कुण्डगोलोद्भवात्मिकायै नमः ।ॐ कुण्डगोलोद्भवाधारायै नमः ।ॐ कुण्डगोलमय्यै नमः ।ॐ कुह्वै नमः ।ॐ कुण्डगोलप्रियप्राणायै नमः ।ॐ कुण्डगोलप्रपूजितायै नमः ।ॐ कुण्डगोलमनोल्लासायै नमः ।ॐ कुण्डगोलबलप्रदायै नमः ।ॐ कुण्डदेवरतायै नमः ।ॐ क्रुद्धायै नमः ।ॐ कुलसिद्धिकरायै परायै नमः ।ॐ कुलकुण्डसमाकारायै नमः ।ॐ कुलकुण्डसमानभुवे नमः । 800
ōṃ kulapuṣpaparāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulavastrāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulārādhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulakuṇḍasamaprabhāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulakuṇḍasamōllāsāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuṇḍapuṣpaparāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuṇḍapuṣpaprasannāsyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuṇḍagōlōdbhavātmikāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuṇḍagōlōdbhavādhārāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuṇḍagōlamayyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuhvai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuṇḍagōlapriyaprāṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuṇḍagōlaprapūjitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuṇḍagōlamanōllāsāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuṇḍagōlabalapradāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuṇḍadēvaratāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kruddhāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulasiddhikarāyai parāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulakuṇḍasamākārāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulakuṇḍasamānabhuvē namaḥ । 800
meaning
Names 761–780: Names relating to Kali as the power of time and dissolution: Kala-chakra (wheel of time), Kala-kuta (the poison called Kalakuta), and her role as the great night of dissolution. Also names of her tantric geometric forms.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
परParaFollowing, Succeeding, Highest, Supreme
verse 40
ॐ कुण्डसिद्ध्यै नमः ।ॐ कुण्डृद्ध्यै नमः ।ॐ कुमारीपूजनोद्यतायै नमः ।ॐ कुमारीपूजकप्राणायै नमः ।ॐ कुमारीपूजकालयायै नमः ।ॐ कुमारीकामसन्तुष्टायै नमः ।ॐ कुमारीपूजनोत्सुकायै नमः ।ॐ कुमारीव्रतसन्तुष्टायै नमः ।ॐ कुमारीरूपधारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कुमारीभोजनप्रीतायै नमः ।ॐ कुमार्यै नमः ।ॐ कुमारदायै नमः ।ॐ कुमारमात्रे नमः ।ॐ कुलदायै नमः ।ॐ कुलयोन्यै नमः ।ॐ कुलेश्वर्यै नमः ।ॐ कुललिङ्गायै नमः ।ॐ कुलानन्दायै नमः ।ॐ कुलरम्यायै नमः ।ॐ कुतर्कधृषे नमः । 820
ōṃ kuṇḍasiddhyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuṇḍṛddhyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kumārīpūjanōdyatāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kumārīpūjakaprāṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kumārīpūjakālayāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kumārīkāmasantuṣṭāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kumārīpūjanōtsukāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kumārīvratasantuṣṭāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kumārīrūpadhāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kumārībhōjanaprītāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kumāryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kumāradāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kumāramātrē namaḥ ।ōṃ kuladāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulayōnyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulēśvaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulaliṅgāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulānandāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kularamyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kutarkadhṛṣē namaḥ । 820
meaning
Names 781–800: Names of Kali's ornaments and sacred objects: Kapataha (the ritual drum), Kapata (the door/lid), Karpatа (a rough garment). Also names of her attributes as the yogini and her connection to the six tantric acts (shatkarma).
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
verse 41
ॐ कुन्त्यै नमः ।ॐ कुलकान्तायै नमः ।ॐ कुलमार्गपरायणायै नमः ।ॐ कुल्लायै नमः ।ॐ कुरुकुल्लायै नमः ।ॐ कुल्लुकायै नमः ।ॐ कुलकामदायै नमः ।ॐ कुलिशाङ्ग्यै नमः ।ॐ कुब्जिकायै नमः ।ॐ कुब्जिकानन्दवर्धिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कुलीनायै नमः ।ॐ कुञ्जरगत्यै नमः ।ॐ कुञ्जरेश्वरगामिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कुलपाल्यै नमः ।ॐ कुलवत्यै नमः ।ॐ कुलदीपिकायै नमः ।ॐ कुलयोगेश्वर्यै नमः ।ॐ कुण्डायै नमः ।ॐ कुङ्कुमारुणविग्रहायै नमः ।ॐ कुङ्कुमानन्दसन्तोषायै नमः । 840
ōṃ kuntyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulakāntāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulamārgaparāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kullāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kurukullāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kullukāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulakāmadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuliśāṅgyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kubjikāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kubjikānandavardhinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulīnāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuñjaragatyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuñjarēśvaragāminyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulapālyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulavatyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuladīpikāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulayōgēśvaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuṇḍāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuṅkumāruṇavigrahāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuṅkumānandasantōṣāyai namaḥ । 840
meaning
Names 801–820: Names celebrating Kali's sovereignty over all three worlds and all beings. Then names of her connection to the Kali bija mantra (Krim) and its powers: she is Krim-svarupini, Krim-shakti, Krim-prada.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कुलKulaMultitude
कुलीनKuliinaBrahmin of the highest class
verse 42
ॐ कुङ्कुमार्णववासिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कुङ्कुमायै नमः ।ॐ कुसुमप्रीतायै नमः ।ॐ कुलभुवे नमः ।ॐ कुलसुन्दर्यै नमः ।ॐ कुमुद्वत्यै नमः ।ॐ कुमुदिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कुशलायै नमः ।ॐ कुलटालयायै नमः ।ॐ कुलटालयमध्यस्थायै नमः ।ॐ कुलटासङ्गतोषितायै नमः ।ॐ कुलटाभवनोद्युक्तायै नमः ।ॐ कुशावर्तायै नमः ।ॐ कुलार्णवायै नमः ।ॐ कुलार्णवाचाररतायै नमः ।ॐ कुण्डल्यै नमः ।ॐ कुण्डलाकृत्यै नमः ।ॐ कुमत्यै नमः ।ॐ कुलश्रेष्ठायै नमः ।ॐ कुलचक्रपरायणायै नमः । 860
ōṃ kuṅkumārṇavavāsinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuṅkumāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kusumaprītāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulabhuvē namaḥ ।ōṃ kulasundaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kumudvatyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kumudinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuśalāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulaṭālayāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulaṭālayamadhyasthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulaṭāsaṅgatōṣitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulaṭābhavanōdyuktāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuśāvartāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulārṇavāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulārṇavāchāraratāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuṇḍalyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuṇḍalākṛtyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kumatyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulaśrēṣṭhāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulachakraparāyaṇāyai namaḥ । 860
meaning
Names 821–840: Names of Kali as the liberator: Kaivalya-pradayini (bestower of absolute liberation), Kshana (the moment), Kshana-pradа (bestower of the sacred moment). Also names of her connection to Kulaчara (the Kula path of practice).
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कुमतिKumatiVile sentiment, Bad tendencies
verse 43
ॐ कूटस्थायै नमः ।ॐ कूटदृष्ट्यै नमः ।ॐ कुन्तलायै नमः ।ॐ कुन्तलाकृत्यै नमः ।ॐ कुशलाकृतिरूपायै नमः ।ॐ कूर्चबीजधरायै नमः ।ॐ क्वै नमः ।ॐ कुं कुं कुं कुं शब्दरतायै नमः ।ॐ क्रुं क्रुं क्रुं क्रुं परायणायै नमः ।ॐ कुं कुं कुं शब्दनिलयायै नमः ।ॐ कुक्कुरालयवासिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कुक्कुरासङ्गसंयुक्तायै नमः ।ॐ कुक्कुरानन्तविग्रहायै नमः ।ॐ कूर्चारम्भायै नमः ।ॐ कूर्चबीजायै नमः ।ॐ कूर्चजापपरायणायै नमः ।ॐ कुलिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कुलसंस्थानायै नमः ।ॐ कूर्चकण्ठपरागत्यै नमः ।ॐ कूर्चवीणाभालदेशायै नमः । 880
ōṃ kūṭasthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kūṭadṛṣṭyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuntalāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuntalākṛtyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuśalākṛtirūpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kūrchabījadharāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kvai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuṃ kuṃ kuṃ kuṃ śabdaratāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kruṃ kruṃ kruṃ kruṃ parāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuṃ kuṃ kuṃ śabdanilayāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kukkurālayavāsinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kukkurāsaṅgasaṃyuktāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kukkurānantavigrahāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kūrchārambhāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kūrchabījāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kūrchajāpaparāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulasaṃsthānāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kūrchakaṇṭhaparāgatyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kūrchavīṇābhāladēśāyai namaḥ । 880
meaning
Names 841–860: Names of Kali as the primordial Shakti underlying all existence, including Kakara (the syllable Ka as the first principle), Kala (time), and Kali (the dark goddess) — all three identities converging in the Ka-kara series here.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
कुKuBad
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कुन्तलKuntalaHair, Lock of Hair
परायणParaayannaIntent upon
verse 44
ॐ कूर्चमस्तकभूषितायै नमः ।ॐ कुलवृक्षगतायै नमः ।ॐ कूर्मायै नमः ।ॐ कूर्माचलनिवासिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कुलबिन्दवे नमः ।ॐ कुलशिवायै नमः ।ॐ कुलशक्तिपरायणायै नमः ।ॐ कुलबिन्दुमणिप्रख्यायै नमः ।ॐ कुङ्कुमद्रुमवासिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कुचमर्दनसन्तुष्टायै नमः ।ॐ कुचजापपरायणायै नमः ।ॐ कुचस्पर्शनसन्तुष्टायै नमः ।ॐ कुचालिङ्गनहर्षदायै नमः ।ॐ कुमतिघ्न्यै नमः ।ॐ कुबेरार्च्यायै नमः ।ॐ कुचभुवे नमः ।ॐ कुलनायिकायै नमः ।ॐ कुगायनायै नमः ।ॐ कुचधरायै नमः ।ॐ कुमात्रे नमः । 900
ōṃ kūrchamastakabhūṣitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulavṛkṣagatāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kūrmāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kūrmāchalanivāsinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulabindavē namaḥ ।ōṃ kulaśivāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulaśaktiparāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulabindumaṇiprakhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuṅkumadrumavāsinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuchamardanasantuṣṭāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuchajāpaparāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuchasparśanasantuṣṭāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuchāliṅganaharṣadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kumatighnyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kubērārchyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuchabhuvē namaḥ ।ōṃ kulanāyikāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kugāyanāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuchadharāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kumātrē namaḥ । 900
meaning
Names 861–880: Names of Kali's benevolent and maternal aspects: Karunamayi (full of compassion), Kalyandayini (bestower of well-being), and names of her connection to devoted practitioners through the Kula path.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कूर्मKuurmaEarth considered as a Tortoise swimming on the Water
verse 45
ॐ कुन्ददन्तिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कुगेयायै नमः ।ॐ कुहराभासायै नमः ।ॐ कुगेयाकुघ्नदारिकायै नमः ।ॐ कीर्त्यै नमः ।ॐ किरातिन्यै नमः ।ॐ क्लिन्नायै नमः ।ॐ किन्नरायै नमः ।ॐ किन्नर्यै नमः ।ॐ क्रियायै नमः ।ॐ क्रीङ्कारायै नमः ।ॐ क्रीञ्जपासक्तायै नमः ।ॐ क्रीं हूं स्त्रीं मन्त्ररूपिण्यै नमः ।ॐ किर्मीरितदृशापाङ्ग्यै नमः ।ॐ किशोर्यै नमः ।ॐ किरीटिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कीटभाषायै नमः ।ॐ कीटयोन्यै नमः ।ॐ कीटमात्रे नमः ।ॐ कीटदायै नमः । 920
ōṃ kundadantinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kugēyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuharābhāsāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kugēyākughnadārikāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kīrtyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kirātinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ klinnāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kinnarāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kinnaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kriyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ krīṅkārāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ krīñjapāsaktāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ krīṃ hūṃ strīṃ mantrarūpiṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kirmīritadṛśāpāṅgyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kiśōryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kirīṭinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kīṭabhāṣāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kīṭayōnyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kīṭamātrē namaḥ ।ōṃ kīṭadāyai namaḥ । 920
meaning
Names 881–900: Names of Kali's connection to the sacred syllable Krim and its expansions in the Kali tantric tradition. Also names of her fierce aspects as destroyer of all obstacles and of the demonic forces opposing righteousness.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
स्त्रीStriiWoman
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कीर्तिKiirtiFame
किन्नरKinnaraKinnara, celestial musician
क्रियKriyaMake Active
क्रिKriTo do
किरीटिनिKiriittiniWho is Decorated with a Diadem
verse 46
ॐ किंशुकायै नमः ।ॐ कीरभाषायै नमः ।ॐ क्रियासारायै नमः ।ॐ क्रियावत्यै नमः ।ॐ कीङ्कींशब्दपरायै नमः ।ॐ क्लां क्लीं क्लूं क्लैं क्लौं मन्त्ररूपिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कां कीं कूं कैं स्वरूपायै नमः ।ॐ कः फट् मन्त्रस्वरूपिण्यै नमः ।ॐ केतकीभूषणानन्दायै नमः ।ॐ केतकीभरणान्वितायै नमः ।ॐ कैकदायै नमः ।ॐ केशिन्यै नमः ।ॐ केश्यै नमः ।ॐ केशिसूदनतत्परायै नमः ।ॐ केशरूपायै नमः ।ॐ केशमुक्तायै नमः ।ॐ कैकेय्यै नमः ।ॐ कौशिक्यै नमः ।ॐ कैरवायै नमः ।ॐ कैरवाह्लादायै नमः । 940
ōṃ kiṃśukāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kīrabhāṣāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kriyāsārāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kriyāvatyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kīṅkīṃśabdaparāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ klāṃ klīṃ klūṃ klaiṃ klauṃ mantrarūpiṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāṃ kīṃ kūṃ kaiṃ svarūpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaḥ phaṭ mantrasvarūpiṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kētakībhūṣaṇānandāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kētakībharaṇānvitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaikadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kēśinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kēśyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kēśisūdanatatparāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kēśarūpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kēśamuktāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaikēyyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kauśikyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kairavāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kairavāhlādāyai namaḥ । 940
meaning
Names 901–940: Names including Kimshuka (the flame-of-the-forest flower), Kira-bhasha (speech of the parrot), Kriya-sara (essence of action), Kriyavati (endowed with action), Kling-kim-shabda-para (devoted to the Kling-Kim sound). Then mantra-body names: she is the form of the mantras Klam-Klim-Klum-Klaim-Klaum; also Kam-Kim-Kum-Kaim in syllable-form. Then Ketaki (the fragrant screwpine flower) names: adorned with and pleased by Ketaki blossoms. Then Kesha (hair) names: Keshini, Keshi, Keshava-aradhya, Keshisudana-tatpara (devoted to the slayer of the demon Keshi — Vishnu). Also Kauravas-related names.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
क्लींKliimKlim Beeja Mantra
काKaaWhat? · What, How · (Apart from You), Who (else can be the Remover of Poverty, Sorrow and Fear?) · Who
कःKahWhat
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कंKamWhere
किम्KimWhat
स्वरूपSvaruupaOne's own Form, Essential Nature
verse 47
ॐ केशरायै नमः ।ॐ केतुरूपिण्यै नमः ।ॐ केशवाराध्यहृदयायै नमः ।ॐ केशवासक्तमानसायै नमः ।ॐ क्लैब्यविनाशिन्यै नमः ।ॐ क्लैं नमः ।ॐ क्लैं बीजजपतोषितायै नमः ।ॐ कौशल्यायै नमः ।ॐ कोशलाक्ष्यै नमः ।ॐ कोशायै नमः ।ॐ कोमलायै नमः ।ॐ कोलापुरनिवासायै नमः ।ॐ कोलासुरविनाशिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कोटिरूपायै नमः ।ॐ कोटिरतायै नमः ।ॐ क्रोधिन्यै नमः ।ॐ क्रोधरूपिण्यै नमः ।ॐ केकायै नमः ।ॐ कोकिलायै नमः ।ॐ कोट्यै नमः । 960
ōṃ kēśarāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kēturūpiṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kēśavārādhyahṛdayāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kēśavāsaktamānasāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ klaibyavināśinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ klaiṃ namaḥ ।ōṃ klaiṃ bījajapatōṣitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kauśalyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kōśalākṣyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kōśāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kōmalāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kōlāpuranivāsāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kōlāsuravināśinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kōṭirūpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kōṭiratāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ krōdhinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ krōdharūpiṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kēkāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kōkilāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kōṭyai namaḥ । 960
meaning
Names 941–960: Keshara (the lion/saffron), Ketu-rupini (of the form of the planet Ketu), Keshava-aradhya-hridaya (whose heart worships Keshava/Vishnu). Then liberation names: Klaibyа-vinashini (destroyer of impotence), and the seed syllable Klaim. Then Kaushаlya names, Kosha (treasury/sheath) names. Then Kola-pura (Kolhapur — a sacred Shakti seat) names: she dwells there and destroyed the demon Kola there. Then Koti (crore/ten million) names. Then Krodha (anger) names: she is anger personified and its destroyer.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कौसल्याKausalyaaKaushalya, the Mother of Sri Ramachandra
कोमलKomalaTender, Soft
कोकिलKokilaCuckoo
कोटिKottiCrore, Ten Million
verse 48
ॐ कोटिमन्त्रपरायणायै नमः ।ॐ कोट्यनन्तमन्त्रयुक्तायै नमः ।ॐ कैरूपायै नमः ।ॐ केरलाश्रयायै नमः ।ॐ केरलाचारनिपुणायै नमः ।ॐ केरलेन्द्रगृहस्थितायै नमः ।ॐ केदाराश्रमसंस्थायै नमः ।ॐ केदारेश्वरपूजितायै नमः ।ॐ क्रोधरूपायै नमः ।ॐ क्रोधपदायै नमः ।ॐ क्रोधमात्रे नमः ।ॐ कौशिक्यै नमः ।ॐ कोदण्डधारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ क्रौञ्चायै नमः ।ॐ कौशल्यायै नमः ।ॐ कौलमार्गगायै नमः ।ॐ कौलिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कौलिकाराध्यायै नमः ।ॐ कौलिकागारवासिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कौतुक्यै नमः । 980
ōṃ kōṭimantraparāyaṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kōṭyanantamantrayuktāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kairūpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kēralāśrayāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kēralāchāranipuṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kēralēndragṛhasthitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kēdārāśramasaṃsthāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kēdārēśvarapūjitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ krōdharūpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ krōdhapadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ krōdhamātrē namaḥ ।ōṃ kauśikyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kōdaṇḍadhāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ krauñchāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kauśalyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaulamārgagāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaulinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaulikārādhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaulikāgāravāsinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kautukyai namaḥ । 980
meaning
Names 961–980: Koti-mantra-parayana (devoted to crores of mantras), Kotyananta-mantra-yukta (possessing infinite crores of mantras). Then Kerala names: Kai-rupa, Keralashraуa (her abode is Kerala), Keralachara-nipuna (skilled in Kerala customs), Keralendra-grihasthita (dwelling in the royal palace of Kerala). Then Kedara names (Kedarnath shrine). Then more Krodha names: she is anger's form, anger's stage, and the essence of anger. Then archery: Kodandadharini (bow-bearer). Then Kraunchа (the Krauncha mountain). More Kausha-lya and Kaula-marga names.
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कौसल्याKausalyaaKaushalya, the Mother of Sri Ramachandra
verse 49
ॐ कौमुद्यै नमः ।ॐ कौलायै नमः ।ॐ कौमार्यै नमः ।ॐ कौरवार्चितायै नमः ।ॐ कौण्डिन्यायै नमः ।ॐ कौशिक्यै नमः ।ॐ क्रोधज्वालाभासुररूपिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कोटिकालानलज्वालायै नमः ।ॐ कोटिमार्तण्डविग्रहायै नमः ।ॐ कृत्तिकायै नमः ।ॐ कृष्णवर्णायै नमः ।ॐ कृष्णायै नमः ।ॐ कृत्यायै नमः ।ॐ क्रियातुरायै नमः ।ॐ कृशाङ्ग्यै नमः ।ॐ कृतकृत्यायै नमः ।ॐ क्रः फट् स्वाहा स्वरूपिण्यै नमः ।ॐ क्रौं क्रौं हूं फट् मन्त्रवर्णायै नमः ।ॐ क्रीं ह्रीं हूं फट् नमः स्वधायै नमः ।ॐ क्रीं क्रीं ह्रीं ह्रीं ह्रूं ह्रूं फट् स्वाहा मन्त्ररूपिण्यै नमः । 1000
ōṃ kaumudyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaulāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaumāryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kauravārchitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kauṇḍinyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kauśikyai namaḥ ।ōṃ krōdhajvālābhāsurarūpiṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kōṭikālānalajvālāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kōṭimārtaṇḍavigrahāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kṛttikāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kṛṣṇavarṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kṛṣṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kṛtyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kriyāturāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kṛśāṅgyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kṛtakṛtyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kraḥ phaṭ svāhā svarūpiṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ krauṃ krauṃ hūṃ phaṭ mantravarṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ krīṃ hrīṃ hūṃ phaṭ namaḥ svadhāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ krīṃ krīṃ hrīṃ hrīṃ hrūṃ hrūṃ phaṭ svāhā mantrarūpiṇyai namaḥ । 1000
meaning
Names 981–1000: Final Ka-kara names: Kaumudi (the moonlight/the full-moon day offering), Kaula (the Kaula adept), Kaumari (the virgin goddess), Kaurava-archita (worshipped by the Kauravas), Koundinyа (of the Koundinyа lineage), Kаushiki (another name for Durga, born of Parvati's sheath). Then fierce forms: Krodha-jvala-bhasura-rupini (the form blazing with flames of wrath), Koti-kаlanala-jvala (the flame of countless fires of dissolution), Koti-Martanda-vigraha (the form of crores of suns). Then Kritika (the Pleiades star cluster — Skanda's mothers), Krishnavarna (dark-complexioned), Krishna (the dark one), Krtya (ritual effigy/action), Kriyatura (eager for action), Krishangi (slender-limbed), Kritakritya (she who has accomplished all that is to be done). Final mantra syllable names: Kr...
word by word
ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
नमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutations
कृष्णायैKrssnnaayaiTo Her Who is Dark
स्वाहाSvaahaaWho is the final receiver of the Sacrificial Oblations to Gods · Sacrificial Oblation to Gods · Swaha, mantra uttered in the sacrifice for the gods · Swaha, Sacrificial oblations to the gods
ह्रींHriimHrim [a Bija Mantra]
नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
कौमारीKaumaariiWho is known as Kaumari · Devi Kaumari [Who is mounted on Her carrier Peacock] · Devi Kaumari · Kaumari
कृत्यैKrtyaiTo Her Who is the Creator
क्रिKriTo do
स्वधाSvadhaaWho is the final receiver of the Sacrificial Oblations to Manes · Sacrificial Oblation to Manes · Sacrificial Offering due to each God · (You indeed are also that) Swadha · Swadha, mantra uttered in the sacrifice for the manes · Swadha, Sacrificial oblations to the manes
verse 50
इति श्रीसर्वसाम्राज्यमेधानाम ककारादि श्री काली सहस्रनामावलिः ।
iti śrīsarvasāmrājyamēdhānāma kakārādi śrī kāḻī sahasranāmāvaḻiḥ ।
meaning
Colophon: 'Thus ends the Kakaradi Shri Kali Sahasranamavali, named the Shri Sarvasamrajya-medhana, the thousand names of Shri Kali beginning with the syllable Ka.'
word by word
इतिItiRefers to something that precedes
श्रीShriiBeauty, Splendour, Lustre
कालीKaaliiWho is beyond Kala [Time] · Devi Kali · Kali · Black, Night

Primary text from vignanam.org