Om Krim Kalikayai Namah
Mantraॐ क्रीं कालिकायै नमः
Oṃ Krīṃ Kālikāyai Namaḥ
Meaning — I bow to Kalika, the dark mother who destroys fear and grants protection.
Recited for: Daily japa, protection from fear
Mantras & Slokas
All Kali chants →Kali Gayatri
Stotraॐ कालिकायै विद्महे श्मशानवासिन्यै धीमहि। तन्नो काली प्रचोदयात्॥
Oṃ Kālikāyai Vidmahe Śmaśānavāsinyai Dhīmahi, Tanno Kālī Pracodayāt
Meaning — May we know Kalika, may we meditate on the one who dwells in the cremation ground. May Kali illumine our minds.
Recited for: Gayatri japa, fearlessness
Sarvamangala Sloka
Slokaसर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके। शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तुते॥
Sarvamaṅgalamaṅgalye Śive Sarvārthasādhike, Śaraṇye Tryambake Gauri Nārāyaṇi Namo Stute
Meaning — O auspicious one, auspiciousness itself, accomplisher of every aim, refuge of all, three-eyed Gauri and Narayani, salutations to you.
Recited for: Devi dhyana and refuge
Kali Beeja Namah
Pooja Slokaॐ क्रीं क्रीं क्रीं ह्रीं ह्रीं ह्रीं कालिकायै नमः
Oṃ Krīṃ Krīṃ Krīṃ Hrīṃ Hrīṃ Hrīṃ Kālikāyai Namaḥ
Meaning — An intensified bija salutation to Kali for protection and the removal of obstacles.
Recited for: Archana during Kali Puja
Main Deity
Kali
काली
Kali is the fierce and loving mother who destroys ignorance and fear, standing upon Shiva as the ground of consciousness.
- Consort
- Shiva
- Vahana
- None (stands upon Shiva)
- Abode
- Shmashana (cremation ground)
