Goddess Mahakali

śrī mahākālī stotraṃ

(Shri Mahakali Stotram in English (IAST))

Traditional

The Shri Mahakali Stotram is a powerful devotional hymn dedicated to Goddess Kali, the fierce manifestation of the Divine Mother representing time, destruction, and liberation. While rooted in Tantric traditions, this stotra is widely recited by devotees to invoke the protective energy of the Goddess. The verses vividly describe Her fearsome yet auspicious form, emphasizing Her role as the destroyer of ego and negativity. Chanting this stotra is believed to bestow courage, eliminate fear, dissolve karmic obstacles, and grant the devotee spiritual strength and inner transformation, ultimately leading to the realization of eternal truth.

dhyānam

śavārūḍhāṃ mahābhīmāṃ ghoradaṃṣṭrāṃ varapradāṃ
hāsyayuktāṃ triṇetrāñca kapāla kartrikā karām |
muktakeśīṃ lalajjihvāṃ pibantīṃ rudhiraṃ muhuḥ
caturbāhuyutāṃ devīṃ varābhayakarāṃ smaret ||
śavārūḍhāṃ mahābhīmāṃ ghoradaṃṣṭrāṃ hasanmukhīṃ
caturbhujāṃ khaḍgamuṇḍavarābhayakarāṃ śivām |
muṇḍamālādharāṃ devīṃ lalajjihvāṃ digambarāṃ
evaṃ sañcintayetkālīṃ śmaśanālayavāsinīm ||
stotram
viśveśvarīṃ jagaddhātrīṃ sthitisaṃhārakāriṇīm |
nidrāṃ bhagavatīṃ viṣṇoratulāṃ tejasaḥ prabhām || 1 ||
tvaṃ svāhā tvaṃ svadhā tvaṃ hi vaṣaṭkāraḥ svarātmikā |
sudhā tvamakṣare nitye tridhā mātrātmikā sthitā || 2 ||
arthamātrāsthitā nityā yānuccāryā viśeṣataḥ |
tvameva sandhyā sāvitrī tvaṃ devī jananī parā || 3 ||
tvayaitaddhāryate viśvaṃ tvayaitadsṛjyate jagat |
tvayaitatpālyate devi tvamatsyante ca sarvadā || 4 ||
visṛṣṭau sṛṣṭirūpā tvaṃ sthitirūpā ca pālane |
tathā saṃhṛtirūpānte jagato'sya jaganmaye || 5 ||
mahāvidyā mahāmāyā mahāmedhā mahāsmṛtiḥ |
mahāmohā ca bhavatī mahādevī maheśvarī || 6 ||
prakṛtistvaṃ ca sarvasya guṇatrayavibhāvinī |
kālarātrirmahārātrirmoharātriśca dāruṇā || 7 ||
tvaṃ śrīstvamīśvarī tvaṃ hrīstvaṃ buddhirbodhalakṣaṇā |
lajjā puṣṭistathā tuṣṭistvaṃ śāntiḥ kṣāntireva ca || 8 ||
khaḍginī śūlinī ghorā gadinī cakriṇī tathā |
śaṅkhinī cāpinī bāṇabhuśuṇḍīparighāyudhā || 9 ||
saumyā saumyatarāśeṣā saumyebhyastvatisundarī |
parāparāṇāṃ paramā tvameva parameśvarī || 10 ||
yacca kiñcit kvacidvastu sadasadvākhilātmike |
tasya sarvasya yā śaktiḥ sā tvaṃ kiṃ stūyase tadā || 11 ||
yayā tvayā jagatsraṣṭā jagatpātyatti yo jagat |
so'pi nidrāvaśaṃ nītaḥ kastvāṃ stotumiheśvaraḥ || 12 ||
viṣṇuḥ śarīragrahaṇamahamīśāna eva ca |
kāritāste yato'tastvāṃ kaḥ stotuṃ śaktimān bhavet || 13 ||
sā tvamitthaṃ prabhāvaiḥ svairudārairdevi saṃstutā |
mohayaitau durādharṣāvasurau madhukaiṭabhau || 14 ||
prabodhaṃ ca jagatsvāmī nīyatāmacyuto laghu |
bodhaśca kriyatāmasya hantumetau mahāsurau || 15 ||
iti śrī mahākālī stotram |

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