Goddess Kali

śrī kālī aṣṭottara śata nāmā stotraṃ

(Shri Kali Ashtottara Shatanama Stotram in English (IAST))

From Tantra Shastra

This sacred hymn is a compilation of one hundred and eight auspicious names of Goddess Kali, the fierce and compassionate destroyer of darkness. Originating from the ancient Tantric scriptures, the stotram serves as a profound meditative tool for devotees to invoke the divine energy of the Mother Goddess. By chanting these names with devotion, seekers are believed to attain eloquence, achieve victory in all endeavors, and overcome existential fears. It is revered as a powerful spiritual practice that grants the practitioner divine protection, mental clarity, and the grace of Goddess Kali to attain ultimate liberation.

bhairava uvāca

śatanāma pravakṣyāmi kālikāyā varānane |
yasya prapaṭhanādvāgmī sarvatra vijayī bhavet || 1 ||
kālī kapālinī kāntā kāmadā kāmasundarī |
kālarātriḥ kālikā ca kālabhairavapūjitā || 2 ||
kurukullā kāminī ca kamanīyasvabhāvinī |
kulīnā kulakartrī ca kulavartmaprakāśinī || 3 ||
kastūrīrasanīlā ca kāmyā kāmasvarūpiṇī |
kakāravarṇanilayā kāmadhenuḥ karālikā || 4 ||
kulakāntā karālāsyā kāmārtā ca kalāvatī |
kṛśodarī ca kāmākhyā kaumārī kulapālinī || 5 ||
kulajā kulakanyā ca kulahā kulapūjitā |
kāmeśvarī kāmakāntā kuñjareśvaragāminī || 6 ||
kāmadātrī kāmahartrī kṛṣṇā caiva kapardinī |
kumudā kṛṣṇadehā ca kālindī kulapūjitā || 7 ||
kāśyapī kṛṣṇamātā ca kuliśāṅgī kalā tathā |
krīṃ rūpā kulagamyā ca kamalā kṛṣṇapūjitā || 8 ||
kṛśāṅgī kinnarī kartrī kalakaṇṭhī ca kārtikī |
kambukaṇṭhī kaulinī ca kumudā kāmajīvinī || 9 ||
kulastrī kīrtikā kṛtyā kīrtiśca kulapālikā |
kāmadevakalā kalpalatā kāmāṅgavardhinī || 10 ||
kuntā ca kumudaprītā kadambakusumotsukā |
kādambinī kamalinī kṛṣṇānandapradāyinī || 11 ||
kumārīpūjanaratā kumārīgaṇaśobhitā |
kumārīrañjanaratā kumārīvratadhāriṇī || 12 ||
kaṅkālī kamanīyā ca kāmaśāstraviśāradā |
kapālakhaṭvāṅgadharā kālabhairavarūpiṇī || 13 ||
koṭarī koṭarākṣī ca kāśīkailāsavāsinī |
kātyāyanī kāryakarī kāvyaśāstrapramodinī || 14 ||
kāmākarṣaṇarūpā ca kāmapīṭhanivāsinī |
kaṅkinī kākinī krīḍā kutsitā kalahapriyā || 15 ||
kuṇḍagolodbhavaprāṇā kauśikī kīrtivardhinī |
kumbhastanī kaṭākṣā ca kāvyā kokanadapriyā || 16 ||
kāntāravāsinī kāntiḥ kaṭhinā kṛṣṇavallabhā |
iti te kathitaṃ devi guhyādguhyataraṃ param || 17 ||
prapaṭhedya idaṃ nityaṃ kālīnāmaśatāṣṭakam |
triṣu lokeṣu deveśi tasyā'sādhyaṃ na vidyate || 18 ||
prātaḥkāle ca madhyāhne sāyāhne ca sadā niśi |
yaḥ paṭhetparayā bhaktyā kālīnāmaśatāṣṭakam || 19 ||
kālikā tasya gehe ca saṃsthānaṃ kurute sadā |
śūnyāgāre śmaśāne vā prāntare jalamadhyataḥ || 20 ||
vahnimadhye ca saṅgrāme tathā prāṇasya saṃśaye |
śatāṣṭakaṃ japanmantrī labhate kṣemamuttamam || 21 ||
kālīṃ saṃsthāpya vidhivat stutvā nāmaśatāṣṭakaiḥ |
sādhakaḥ siddhimāpnoti kālikāyāḥ prasādataḥ || 22 ||
iti śrī kālī kakārāṣṭottaraśatanāma stotram |

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