Goddess Kali

śrī ādya kālī stotraṃ

(Shri Aadya Kali Stotram in English (IAST))

From Tantra Shastra

The Shri Aadya Kali Stotram is a powerful devotional hymn dedicated to Goddess Kali, the primordial manifestation of divine energy. Found within the Tantra Shastra, this stotra celebrates the Mother Goddess as the origin of the universe and the ultimate protector. Traditionally believed to be recited by Lord Shiva, the hymn serves as a spiritual shield against death, disease, and the hardships of the Kali Yuga. Practitioners believe that dedicated recitation grants immense merit, removes obstacles, bestows progeny upon the childless, and ultimately leads the devotee toward liberation and divine favor.

brahmovāca

śṛṇu vatsa pravakṣyāmi ādyāstotraṃ mahāphalam |
yaḥ paṭhet satataṃ bhaktyā sa eva viṣṇuvallabhaḥ || 1 ||
mṛtyurvyādhibhayaṃ tasya nāsti kiñcit kalau yuge |
aputrā labhate putraṃ tripakṣaṃ śravaṇaṃ yadi || 2 ||
dvau māsau bandhanānmukti vipravaktrāt śrutaṃ yadi |
mṛtavatsā jīvavatsā ṣaṇmāsaṃ śravaṇaṃ yadi || 3 ||
naukāyāṃ saṅkaṭe yuddhe paṭhanājjayamāpnuyāt |
likhitvā sthāpayedgehe nāgnicaurabhayaṃ kvacit || 4 ||
rājasthāne jayī nityaṃ prasannāḥ sarvadevatā |
oṃ hrīm |
brahmāṇī brahmaloke ca vaikuṇṭhe sarvamaṅgalā || 5 ||
indrāṇī amarāvatyāmambikā varuṇālaye |
yamālaye kālarūpā kuberabhavane śubhā || 6 ||
mahānandāgnikoṇe ca vāyavyāṃ mṛgavāhinī |
nairṛtyāṃ raktadantā ca aiśānyāṃ śūladhāriṇī || 7 ||
pātāle vaiṣṇavīrūpā siṃhale devamohinī |
surasā ca maṇidvipe laṅkāyāṃ bhadrakālikā || 8 ||
rāmeśvarī setubandhe vimalā puruṣottame |
virajā auḍradeśe ca kāmākṣyā nīlaparvate || 9 ||
kālikā vaṅgadeśe ca ayodhyāyāṃ maheśvarī |
vārāṇasyāmannapūrṇā gayākṣetre gayeśvarī || 10 ||
kurukṣetre bhadrakālī vraje kātyāyanī parā |
dvārakāyāṃ mahāmāyā mathurāyāṃ maheśvarī || 11 ||
kṣudhā tvaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ velā tvaṃ sāgarasya ca |
navamī śuklapakṣasya kṛṣṇasyaikādaśī parā || 12 ||
dakṣasā duhitā devī dakṣayajñavināśinī |
rāmasya jānakī tvaṃ hi rāvaṇadhvaṃsakāriṇī || 13 ||
caṇḍamuṇḍavadhe devī raktabījavināśinī |
niśumbhaśumbhamathinī madhukaiṭabhaghātinī || 14 ||
viṣṇubhaktipradā durgā sukhadā mokṣadā sadā |
ādyāstavamimaṃ puṇyaṃ yaḥ paṭhet satataṃ naraḥ || 15 ||
sarvajvarabhayaṃ na syāt sarvavyādhivināśanam |
koṭitīrthaphalaṃ tasya labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 16 ||
jayā me cāgrataḥ pātu vijayā pātu pṛṣṭhataḥ |
nārāyaṇī śīrṣadeśe sarvāṅge siṃhavāhinī || 17 ||
śivadūtī ugracaṇḍā pratyaṅge parameśvarī |
viśālākṣī mahāmāyā kaumārī śaṅkhinī śivā || 18 ||
cakriṇī jayadātrī ca raṇamattā raṇapriyā |
durgā jayantī kālī ca bhadrakālī mahodarī || 19 ||
nārasiṃhī ca vārāhī siddhidātrī sukhapradā |
bhayaṅkarī mahāraudrī mahābhayavināśinī || 20 ||
iti śrībrahmayāmale brahmanāradasaṃvāde śrī ādyā stotram ||

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