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  • verse 1
    ॐ काल्यै नमः ।ॐ कपालिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कान्तायै नमः ।ॐ कामदायै नमः ।ॐ कामसुन्दर्यै नमः ।ॐ कालरात्र्यै नमः ।ॐ कालिकायै नमः ।ॐ कालभैरवपूजितायै नमः ।ॐ कुरुकुल्लायै नमः ।ॐ कामिन्यै नमः । 10 ।
    ōṃ kāḻyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapālinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāntāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmadāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmasundaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāḻarātryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāḻikāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālabhairavapūjitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kurukuḻḻāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāminyai namaḥ । 10 ।
    meaning

    108 salutations to Kali (names beginning with 'Ka'): to Kali the dark; to the skull-bearer; to the beloved; to the giver of desires; to the beauty of desire; to the night of time; to Kalika; to her worshipped by Kala-Bhairava; to Kurukulla; to the lover.

    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
    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
    कपालिनीKapaaliniiWho wear a Garland of Skulls
    कान्तKaantaDesired, Loved, Dear
    कामदाKaama-DaaYou grant the Wishes [of many Hamsas who dwell on Your River Bank]
    कालरात्रिKaalaraatriNight of Destruction
    कालिकाKaalikaaDevi Kalika
  • verse 2
    ॐ कमनीयस्वभाविन्यै नमः ।ॐ कुलीनायै नमः ।ॐ कुलकर्त्र्यै नमः ।ॐ कुलवर्त्मप्रकाशिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कस्तूरीरसनीलायै नमः ।ॐ काम्यायै नमः ।ॐ कामस्वरूपिण्यै नमः ।ॐ ककारवर्णनिलयायै नमः ।ॐ कामधेनवे नमः ।ॐ करालिकायै नमः । 20 ।
    ōṃ kamanīyasvabhāvinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulīnāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulakartryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulavartmaprakāśinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kastūrīrasanīlāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmasvarūpiṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kakāravarṇanilayāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmadhēnavē namaḥ ।ōṃ karāḻikāyai namaḥ । 20 ।
    meaning

    To her of lovely nature; to the highborn; to the maker of the family; to the illuminator of the family's path; to her of musk-blue hue; to the desirable; to the form of desire; to her whose seat is the syllable 'Ka'; to the wish-fulfilling cow; to the fierce-faced.

    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
    कुलीनKuliinaBrahmin of the highest class
    काम्यKaamyaDesired
  • verse 3
    ॐ कुलकान्तायै नमः ।ॐ करालास्यायै नमः ।ॐ कामार्तायै नमः ।ॐ कलावत्यै नमः ।ॐ कृशोदर्यै नमः ।ॐ कामाख्यायै नमः ।ॐ कौमार्यै नमः ।ॐ कुलपालिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कुलजायै नमः ।ॐ कुलकन्यायै नमः । 30 ।
    ōṃ kulakāntāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ karāḻāsyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmārtāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaḻāvatyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kṛśōdaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmākhyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaumāryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulapālinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulajāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulakanyāyai namaḥ । 30 ।
    meaning

    To the beloved of the clan; to the terrible-mouthed; to the love-tormented; to the artist; to the slender-waisted; to her called Kamakhya; to the virgin; to the protectress of the clan; to the clan-born; to the clan-maiden.

    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
    कौमारीKaumaariiWho is known as Kaumari · Devi Kaumari [Who is mounted on Her carrier Peacock] · Devi Kaumari · Kaumari
  • verse 4
    ॐ कुलहायै नमः ।ॐ कुलपूजितायै नमः ।ॐ कामेश्वर्यै नमः ।ॐ कामकान्तायै नमः ।ॐ कुञ्जरेश्वरगामिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कामदात्र्यै नमः ।ॐ कामहर्त्र्यै नमः ।ॐ कृष्णायै नमः ।ॐ कपर्दिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कुमुदायै नमः । 40 ।
    ōṃ kulahāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulapūjitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmēśvaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmakāntāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuñjarēśvaragāminyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmadātryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmahartryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kṛṣṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapardinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kumudāyai namaḥ । 40 ।
    meaning

    To the slayer of her clan's enemies; to her worshipped by her clan; to the Lady of Desire; to the beloved of Kama; to her riding the elephant-lord; to the giver of desire; to the taker-away of desire; to Krishna (dark); to the matted-haired; to the white water-lily.

    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
    नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation
    कुमुदKumudaKumudavana
  • verse 5
    ॐ कृष्णदेहायै नमः ।ॐ कालिन्द्यै नमः ।ॐ कुलपूजितायै नमः ।ॐ काश्यप्यै नमः ।ॐ कृष्णमात्रे नमः ।ॐ कुलिशाङ्ग्यै नमः ।ॐ कलायै नमः ।ॐ क्रीं रूपायै नमः ।ॐ कुलगम्यायै नमः ।ॐ कमलायै नमः । 50 ।
    ōṃ kṛṣṇadēhāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāḻindyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulapūjitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāśyapyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kṛṣṇamātrē namaḥ ।ōṃ kuliśāṅgyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaḻāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ krīṃ rūpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulagamyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamalāyai namaḥ । 50 ।
    meaning

    To her of dark body; to the Yamuna; to her worshipped by her clan; to the daughter of Kashyapa; to the mother of Krishna; to her with thunderbolt-limbs; to Kala the arts; to her of the form of 'Krim'; to her accessible to the clan; to Kamala the lotus-goddess.

    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
    कालिन्दीKaalindiiRiver Yamuna
    कलाKalaaA small part of anything, part of Moon, a division of Time, Art
    क्रिKriTo do
    रूपRuupaForm, Appearance
    कमलKamalaLotus
  • verse 6
    ॐ कृष्णपूजितायै नमः ।ॐ कृशाङ्ग्यै नमः ।ॐ किन्नर्यै नमः ।ॐ कर्त्र्यै नमः ।ॐ कलकण्ठ्यै नमः ।ॐ कार्तिक्यै नमः ।ॐ कम्बुकण्ठ्यै नमः ।ॐ कौलिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कुमुदायै नमः ।ॐ कामजीविन्यै नमः । 60 ।
    ōṃ kṛṣṇapūjitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kṛśāṅgyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kinnaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kartryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalakaṇṭhyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kārtikyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kambukaṇṭhyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kauḻinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kumudāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmajīvinyai namaḥ । 60 ।
    meaning

    To her worshipped by Krishna; to the slender-bodied; to the Kinnari; to the doer; to the sweet-voiced; to Kartiki; to the conch-necked; to the Kaulini; to the lily; to her who lives on desire.

    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
    कर्त्रीKartriiMistress, signifying Power
    कुमुदKumudaKumudavana
  • verse 7
    ॐ कुलस्त्रियै नमः ।ॐ कीर्तिकायै नमः ।ॐ कृत्यायै नमः ।ॐ कीर्त्यै नमः ।ॐ कुलपालिकायै नमः ।ॐ कामदेवकलायै नमः ।ॐ कल्पलतायै नमः ।ॐ कामाङ्गवर्धिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कुन्तायै नमः ।ॐ कुमुदप्रीतायै नमः । 70 ।
    ōṃ kulastriyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kīrtikāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kṛtyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kīrtyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kulapālikāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmadēvakaḻāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalpalatāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmāṅgavardhinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuntāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kumudaprītāyai namaḥ । 70 ।
    meaning

    To the woman of the clan; to the famous; to the deed; to Fame itself; to the clan-protectress; to a portion of Kamadeva; to the wish-yielding creeper; to the augmenter of Kama's body; to Kunti; to her fond of the water-lily.

    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
    कृत्यैKrtyaiTo Her Who is the Creator
    कीर्तिKiirtiFame
    कल्पलताKalpalataaA fabulous Creeper granting all desires
    कुन्तKuntaSpear, Lance
  • verse 8
    ॐ कदम्बकुसुमोत्सुकायै नमः ।ॐ कादम्बिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कमलिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कृष्णानन्दप्रदायिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कुमारीपूजनरतायै नमः ।ॐ कुमारीगणशोभितायै नमः ।ॐ कुमारीरञ्जनरतायै नमः ।ॐ कुमारीव्रतधारिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कङ्काल्यै नमः ।ॐ कमनीयायै नमः । 80 ।
    ōṃ kadambakusumōtsukāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kādambinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamalinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kṛṣṇānandapradāyinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kumārīpūjanaratāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kumārīgaṇaśōbhitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kumārīrañjanaratāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kumārīvratadhāriṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaṅkāḻyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kamanīyāyai namaḥ । 80 ।
    meaning

    To her eager for kadamba flowers; to Kadambini the line of clouds; to the lotus-lady; to the granter of Krishna's bliss; to her devoted to the worship of young girls; to her adorned with hosts of young girls; to her fond of delighting young girls; to the observer of the vow of virgin-worship; to the skeletal one; to the lovely.

    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 9
    ॐ कामशास्त्रविशारदायै नमः ।ॐ कपालखट्वाङ्गधरायै नमः ।ॐ कालभैरवरूपिण्यै नमः ।ॐ कोटर्यै नमः ।ॐ कोटराक्ष्यै नमः ।ॐ काशीवासिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कैलासवासिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कात्यायन्यै नमः ।ॐ कार्यकर्यै नमः ।ॐ काव्यशास्त्रप्रमोदिन्यै नमः । 90 ।
    ōṃ kāmaśāstraviśāradāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kapālakhaṭvāṅgadharāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kālabhairavarūpiṇyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kōṭaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kōṭarākṣyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāśīvāsinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kailāsavāsinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kātyāyanyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāryakaryai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāvyaśāstrapramōdinyai namaḥ । 90 ।
    meaning

    To the expert in the science of love; to the bearer of skull and khatvanga; to the form of Kala Bhairava; to the hollow-dweller; to the hollow-eyed; to the dweller in Kashi; to the dweller on Kailasa; to Katyayani; to the doer of tasks; to the delighter in poetry.

    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
    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
  • verse 10
    ॐ कामाकर्षणरूपायै नमः ।ॐ कामपीठनिवासिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कङ्किन्यै नमः ।ॐ काकिन्यै नमः ।ॐ क्रीडायै नमः ।ॐ कुत्सितायै नमः ।ॐ कलहप्रियायै नमः ।ॐ कुण्डगोलोद्भवप्राणायै नमः ।ॐ कौशिक्यै नमः ।ॐ कीर्तिवर्धिन्यै नमः । 100 ।
    ōṃ kāmākarṣaṇarūpāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāmapīṭhanivāsinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaṅkinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kākinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ krīḍāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kutsitāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kalahapriyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kuṇḍagōlōdbhavaprāṇāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kauśikyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kīrtivardhinyai namaḥ । 100 ।
    meaning

    To the form of Love's attraction; to the dweller in Kamapitha; to her with bracelets; to Kakini; to Play; to the reviled; to the lover of quarrel; to her whose life is born in the pit-womb; to Kaushiki; to the augmenter of fame.

    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 11
    ॐ कुम्भस्तन्यै नमः ।ॐ कटाक्षायै नमः ।ॐ काव्यायै नमः ।ॐ कोकनदप्रियायै नमः ।ॐ कान्तारवासिन्यै नमः ।ॐ कान्त्यै नमः ।ॐ कठिनायै नमः ।ॐ कृष्णवल्लभायै नमः । 108
    ōṃ kumbhastanyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaṭākṣāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāvyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kōkanadapriyāyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāntāravāsinyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kāntyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kaṭhināyai namaḥ ।ōṃ kṛṣṇavallabhāyai namaḥ । 108
    meaning

    To the pot-breasted; to the side-glance; to Poetry; to the lover of red-lotuses; to the forest-dweller; to Splendor; to the hard; to the beloved of Krishna. (108)

    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
    कटाक्षKattaakssaA Glance or Side Look
    काव्यKaavyaThe planet Sukra or Venus
    कान्तिKaantiLoveliness, Beauty, Splendour
  • verse 12
    इति ककारादि श्री काली अष्टोत्तरशतनामावलिः ।
    iti kakārādi śrī kāḻī aṣṭōttaraśatanāmāvaḻiḥ ।
    meaning

    Colophon: Thus ends the Ka-beginning series of 108 names of Shri Kali.

    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