Kali Krama Stavam
Shree kaal'ee krama stavah'
Namaami kaal'ikaa deveem' kalikalmashanaashineem |
Namaami shambhupatneem' cha namaami bhavasundareem || 1 ||
Aadyaam' devee namaskri'tya namastrailokyamohineem |
Namaami satyasankalpaam' sarvaparvatavaasineem || 2 ||
Paarvateem' cha namaskri'tya namo nityam' nagaatmaje || 3 ||
Maatastvadeeya charanam' sharanam' suraanaam'
Dhyaanaaspadairdishati vaanchhitavaanchhaneeyam |
Yeshaam' hri'di sphurati tachcharanaaravindam'
Dhanyaasta eva niyatam' suralokapoojyaah' || 4 ||
Gandhaih' shubhaih' kunkuma pankalepai
Matistvadeeyam' charanam' hi bhaktaah' |
Smaranti shri'nvanti lut'hantidheeraa-
-steshaam' jaraanaiva bhavedbhavaani || 5 ||
Tavaanghri padmam' sharanam' suraanaam'
Paraaparaa tvam' paramaa prakri'sht'ih' |
Dine dine deva bhavet karasthah'
Kimanyamuchchaih' kathayanti santah' || 6 ||
Kaveendraanaam' darpam' karakamalashobhaa parichitam |
Vidhunvajjanghaa me sakalaganametadgirisute || 7 ||
Atastvatpaadaabjam' janani satatam' chetasi mama |
Hitam' naareebhootam' pranihitapadam' shaankaramapi || 8 ||
Ye te daridraah' satatam' hi maata-
-stvadeeyapaadam' manasaa namanti |
Devaasuraah' siddhavaraashcha sarve
Tava prasaadaat satatam' lut'hanti || 9 ||
Haristvatpaadaabjam' nikhilajagataam' bhootirabhavat |
Shivo dhyaatvaa dhyaatvaa kimapi paramam' tatparataram || 10 ||
Prajaanaam' naatho'yam' tadanu jagataam' sri'sht'ivihitam |
Kimanyatte maatastava charanayugmasya phalataa || 11 ||
Indrah' suraanaam' sharanam' sharanye
Prajaapatih' kaashyapa eva naanyah' |
Varah' patirvishnubhavah' pareshi
Tvadeeyapaadaabjaphalam' samastam || 12 ||
Tvadeeyanaabhee nava pallavevaa
Navaankurairlomavaraih' praphullam |
Sadaa varenye sharanam' vidhehi
Kim' vaaparam' chittavarairvibhaavyam || 13 ||
Tvadeeya paadaarchita vastu sambhavah'
Suraasuraih' poojyamavaaya shambhuh' |
Tvadeeya paadaarchana tatpare harih'
Sudarshanaadheeshvarataamupaalabhat || 14 ||
Dharitree gandharoopena rasena cha jalam' dhri'tam |
Tejo vahnisvaroopena pranave brahmaroopadhri'k || 15 ||
Mukham' chandraakaaram' tribhuvanapade yaamasahitam'
Trinetram' me maatah' pariharati yah' syaat sa tu pashuh' |
Na siddhistasya syaat suratasatatam' vishvamakhilam'
Kat'aakshaiste maatah' saphalapadapadmam' sa labhate || 16 ||
Ri'tustvam' haristvam' shivastvam' muraareh'
Puraa tvam' paraa tvam' sadasheermuraareh' |
Harastvam' haristvam' shivastvam' shivaanaam'
Gatistvam' gatistvam' gatistvam' bhavaani || 17 ||
Navaa'ham' navaa tvam' navaa vaa kriyaayaa
Varastvam' charustvam' sharanyam' sharaayaah' |
Nadastavam' nadeem' tvam' gatistvam' nidheenaam'
Sutastvam' sutaa tvam' pitaa tvam' gri'heenaam || 18 ||
Tvadeeya mund'aakhya bhavaani maalaam'
Vidhaaya chitte bhava padmajaapyah' |
Suraadhipatvam' labhate muneendrah'
Sharanyametat kimayeeha chaanyat || 19 ||
Narasya mund'am' cha tathaa hi khad'gam'
Bhujadvaye ye manasaa japanti |
Savyetare devi varaabhayam' cha
Bhavanti te siddhajanaa muneendraah' || 20 ||
Shiropari tvaam' hri'daye nidhaaya
Japanti vidyaam' hri'daye kadaachit |
Sadaa bhavetkaavyarasasya vettaa
Ante paradvandvamupaashrayeta || 21 ||
Digambaraa tvaam' manasaa vichintya
Japetparaakhyaam' jagataam' janeeti |
Japetparaakhyaam' jagataam' matishcha
Kim'vaa paraakhyaam' sharanam' bhavaamah' || 22 ||
Shivaaviraavaih' parivesht'itaam' tvaam'
Nidhaaya chitte satatam' japanti |
Bhaveya deveshi paraaparaadi
Nireeshataam' devi paraa vadanti || 23 ||
Tvadeeya shri'ngaararasam' nidhaaya
Japanti mantram' yadi vedamukhyaa |
Bhavanti te devi janaapavaadam'
Kavih' kaveenaamapi chaagrajanmaa || 24 ||
Vikeernaveshaam' manasaa nidhaaya
Japanti vidyaam' chakitam' kadaachit |
Sudhaadhipatyam' labhate narah' sa
Kimasti bhoomyaam' shri'nu kaalakaal'i || 25 ||
Tvadeeya beejatrayamaatareta-
-jjapanti siddhaastu vimuktihetoh' |
Tadeva maatastavapaadapadmaa
Bhavanti siddhishcha dinatraye'pi || 26 ||
Tvadeeya koorchadvayajaapakatvaa-
-tsuraasurebhyo'pi bhavechcha varnah' |
Dhanitva paand'ityamayanti sarve
Kim' vaa paraan devi paraaparaakhyaa || 27 ||
Tvadeeya lajjaadvaya jaapakatvaa-
-dbhavenmaheshaani chaturthasiddhih' |
Tvadeeya satsiddhi varaprasaadaa-
-ttavaadhipatyam' labhate nareshah' || 28 ||
Tatah' svanaamnah' shri'nu maatareta-
-tphalam' chaturvarga vadanti santah' |
Beejatrayam' vai punarapyupaasya
Suraadhipatyam' labhate muneendrah' || 29 ||
Punastathaa koorchayugam' japanti
Namanti siddhaa narasim'haroopaa |
Tato'pi lajjaadvayajaapakatvaa
Labhanti siddhim' manaso janaaste || 30 ||
Tripanchaare chakre janani satatam' siddhi sahitaam |
Vichinvan sanchinvan paramamamri'tam' dakshina padam || 31 ||
Sadaakaal'ee dhyaatvaa vidhi vihita poojaaparikaraa |
Na teshaam' sam'saare vibhavaparibhangapramathane || 32 ||
Tvam' shreestvameeshvaree kaal'ee tvam' hreestvam' cha karaal'ikaa |
Lajjaa lakshmeeh' satee gauree nityaachintyaa chitih' kriyaa || 33 ||
Akulyaadyaishchitte prachayapadapadyaih' padayutaih'
Sadaa japtvaa stutvaa japati hri'di mantram' manuvidaa |
Na teshaam' sam'saare vibhavaparibhangapramathane
Kshanam' chittam' devi prabhavati viruddhe parikaram || 34 ||
Trayastrim'shaih' shlokairyadi japati mantram' stavati cha
Namachchaitaanetaan paramamri'takalpam' sukhakaram |
Bhavet siddhi shuddhau jagati shirasaa tvatpadayugam
Pranamyam' prakaamyam' varasurajanaih' poojyavitatim || 35 ||
Iti shree kaal'ee krama stavah' |
Meaning
The Sri Kali Krama Stava is a profound and rare hymn revealing the sequential (krama) worship of Goddess Kali—her cosmic nature, her supremacy among deities, and the transformative power of surrendering to her lotus feet. The opening verses praise her as the destroyer of impurity, the consort of Shiva, the enchantress of the three worlds, and the eternal primal energy.
Her feet are described as the ultimate refuge for devas and yogis. Those who meditate upon her lotus feet gain all that is desirable in this world and beyond. The mere remembrance of her feet frees one from decay, fear, and worldly suffering.
Throughout the hymn, her feet are shown to be the source from which Brahma obtained creative power, Vishnu gained rulership over the universe, and Shiva attained supreme absorption. The entire cosmic order functions through the grace flowing from Kali’s feet.
The stava glorifies her beauty, power, and profound mystery: her navel like a fresh lotus sprout, her form worshiped by all beings, her presence surpassing the limitations of time and space, and her triple-eyed radiance which destroys ignorance and animal-like tendencies.
Verses describe the fruits of worship—sovereignty, eloquence, strength, wisdom, and dissolution of karmic bondage. The hymn emphasizes that even sages, gods, and divine rulers worship Kali to gain mastery and liberation.
Profound tantric elements appear throughout: worship of her skull-garland, sword, and severed head symbolize cutting away ego, delusion, and karmic burden. Chanting her bija mantras grants siddhi, divine authority, purity, and release from duality.
The hymn culminates in declaring that reciting these 33 verses gives immense spiritual nectar, purity, prosperity, and the supreme blessing of bowing at the lotus feet of Kali—the highest goal of all spiritual paths.
Benefits
• Dissolves ignorance, fear, karma, and obstacles
• Grants eloquence, wisdom, poetic insight, and authority
• Strength, prosperity, protection from enemies
• Siddhi through bija-mantra recitation
• Deep spiritual transformation and liberation
• Devotee becomes honored by gods and sages
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