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shree bhadrakaal'ee asht'ottarashatanaamaaval'ih'

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shree bhadrakaal'ee asht'ottarashatanaamaaval'ih'

1. om bhadrakaal'yai namah'
2. om kaamaroopaayai namah'
3. om mahaavidyaayai namah'
4. om yashasvinyai namah'
5. om mahaashrayaayai namah'
6. om mahaabhaagaayai namah'
7. om dakshayaagavibhedinyai namah'
8. om rudrakopasamudbhootaayai namah'
9. om bhadraayai namah'
10. om mudraayai namah'
11. om shivankaryai namah'
12. om chandrikaayai namah'
13. om chandravadanaayai namah'
14. om roshataamraakshashobhinyai namah'
15. om indraadidamanyai namah'
16. om shaantaayai namah'
17. om chandralekhaavibhooshitaayai namah'
18. om bhaktaartihaarinyai namah'
19. om muktaayai namah'
20. om chand'ikaanandadaayinyai namah'
21. om saudaaminyai namah'
22. om sudhaamoortyai namah'
23. om divyaalankaarabhooshitaayai namah'
24. om suvaasinyai namah'
25. om sunaasaayai namah'
26. om trikaalajnyaayai namah'
27. om dhurandharaayai namah'
28. om sarvajnyaayai namah'
29. om sarvalokeshyai namah'
30. om devayonaye namah'
31. om ayonijaayai namah'
32. om nirgunaayai namah'
33. om nirahankaaraayai namah'
34. om lokakal'yaanakaarinyai namah'
35. om sarvalokapriyaayai namah'
36. om gauryai namah'
37. om sarvagarvavimardinyai namah'
38. om tejovatyai namah'
39. om mahaamaatre namah'
40. om kot'isooryasamaprabhaayai namah'
41. om veerabhadrakri'taanandabhoginyai namah'
42. om veerasevitaayai namah'
43. om naaradaadimunistutyaayai namah'
44. om nityaayai namah'
45. om satyaayai namah'
46. om tapasvinyai namah'
47. om jnyaanaroopaayai namah'
48. om kal'aateetaayai namah'
49. om bhaktaabheesht'aphalapradaayai namah'
50. om kailaasanilayaayai namah'
51. om shubhraayai namah'
52. om kshamaayai namah'
53. om shriyai namah'
54. om sarvamangal'aayai namah'
55. om siddhavidyaayai namah'
56. om mahaashaktyai namah'
57. om kaaminyai namah'
58. om padmalochanaayai namah'
59. om devapriyaayai namah'
60. om daityahantryai namah'
61. om dakshagarvaapahaarinyai namah'
62. om shivashaasanakartryai namah'
63. om shaivaanandavidhaayinyai namah'
64. om bhavapaashanihantryai namah'
65. om savanaangasukaarinyai namah'
66. om lambodaryai namah'
67. om mahaakaal'yai namah'
68. om bheeshanaasyaayai namah'
69. om sureshvaryai namah'
70. om mahaanidraayai namah'
71. om yoganidraayai namah'
72. om prajnyaayai namah'
73. om vaartaayai namah'
74. om kriyaavatyai namah'
75. om putrapautrapradaayai namah'
76. om saadhvyai namah'
77. om senaayuddhasukaankshinyai namah'
78. om shambhave ichchhaayai namah'
79. om kri'paasindhave namah'
80. om chand'yai namah'
81. om chand'aparaakramaayai namah'
82. om shobhaayai namah'
83. om bhagavatyai namah'
84. om maayaayai namah'
85. om durgaayai namah'
86. om neelaayai namah'
87. om manogatyai namah'
88. om khecharyai namah'
89. om khad'ginyai namah'
90. om chakrahastaayai namah'
91. om shoolavidhaarinyai namah'
92. om subaanaayai namah'
93. om shaktihastaayai namah'
94. om paadasanchaarinyai namah'
95. om paraayai namah'
96. om tapah'siddhipradaayai namah'
97. om devyai namah'
98. om veerabhadrasahaayinyai namah'
99. om dhanadhaanyakaryai namah'
100. om vishvaayai namah'
101. om manomaalinyahaarinyai namah'
102. om sunakshatrodbhavakaryai namah'
103. om vam'shavri'ddhipradaayinyai namah'
104. om brahmaadisurasam'sevyaayai namah'
105. om shaankaryai namah'
106. om priyabhaashinyai namah'
107. om bhootapretapishaachaadihaarinyai namah'
108. om sumanasvinyai namah'
109. om punyakshetrakri'taavaasaayai namah'
110. om pratyakshaparameshvaryai namah'

iti shree bhadrakaal'ee asht'ottarashatanaamaaval'ih' |

Meaning

This Bhadrakali namavali opens om bhadrakalyai namah, om kamarupayai namah, om mahavidyayai namah and closes on om pratyaksha-parameshvaryai namah. Count the entries and you find 110 numbered names, not the 108 the title promises. That is worth saying plainly, because a reader who counts will notice, and the difference is a real feature of this recension rather than a printing error to be quietly fixed.

Significance

Namavalis drift. Copyists and temple priests add an epithet the local goddess is known by, a later editor keeps both the old name and the new one, and the list ends up at 106 or 110 while the title stays ashtottara-shata. This one carries two extra. The names themselves place her firmly: Bhadrakali is the form born of Shiva's wrath when Sati is insulted at Daksha's yajna, and she goes out with Virabhadra. Bhadra means auspicious, good, and the word sitting in front of Kali is the whole point - fierce to what threatens, bhadra to her own. The third name, Mahavidya, and the second, Kamarupa, bring in Shakta-peetha vocabulary, and the closing name, Pratyaksha-Parameshvari, says she is Parameshvari made visible, present in front of you. In Kerala she is simply Bhagavati, the goddess of the village shrine, and Kodungallur is her most famous seat; along coastal Karnataka she is found in the Bhagavati and Kali temples of the Tulu country.

How and when to chant

Tuesday and Friday are her weekdays, and the nine nights of Navaratri are when the archana is most often done. In Kerala practice, the Bharani star in the month is kept for her. At home the method is the plain one: a ghee lamp, a sankalpa, then the names read one by one with kumkuma offered at each namah, red flowers if you have them, and a simple naivedya at the end. One round takes about ten minutes. No initiation is needed for the names. Where a family has a Bhagavati or Bhadrakali kuladevata, the temple's own kramam should be followed over anything read online.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does this namavali have 110 names and not 108?
Because the list as it has come down carries two extra entries. Ashtottara-shata in the title describes the form, and copyists over the centuries added epithets a particular shrine used without removing older ones. Several Devi namavalis show the same drift. The 110 here is genuine and countable, not a mistake in transcription.
Who is Bhadrakali?
The fierce goddess who arises from Shiva's wrath when Sati is insulted at Daksha's sacrifice; she goes out with Virabhadra to break up the yajna. Bhadra means auspicious, so the name holds both sides at once - terrible to what threatens, benign to those who take refuge in her.
Is Bhadrakali the same as Kali?
They are closely related and the traditions often overlap, but they are not simply interchangeable. Kali of the Devi Mahatmya emerges from Ambika's brow in battle. Bhadrakali belongs to the Daksha-yajna story and, in Kerala and coastal Karnataka, is worshipped as the Bhagavati of the local shrine.
What does the last name, Pratyaksha-Parameshvari, mean?
Pratyaksha is what stands directly before the eyes. The name says she is Parameshvari present and visible, not distant or abstract. Closing a list of 110 names on that note is deliberate; it sends the reciter back to the image in front of them rather than to an idea.
Which day should the archana be done?
Tuesday and Friday through the year, and all nine nights of Navaratri. Kerala practice also keeps the Bharani star of the month for her. If your family has a Bhagavati kuladevata, that temple's calendar governs; a printed list of days should never override the tradition of your own shrine.
Can I recite it at home without a priest?
Yes. Light a lamp, make a simple sankalpa, and read the names with kumkuma offered at each one. A namavali carries no restriction and needs no initiation. A priest is required only for homa or for temple rituals, not for the household archana.
What does Kamarupa mean in the second name?
Kamarupa is the Shakta peetha in Assam, and the epithet ties Bhadrakali to that circle of goddess worship. The word also means one who takes any form at will. Both readings are current, and the namavali does not settle which is intended.
Is Bhadrakali worshipped in Karnataka?
Yes, chiefly along the coast, in the Bhagavati and Kali shrines of the Tulu-speaking districts, where the Kerala connection runs deep. Inland she is met more often within Navaratri worship of the Devi than as a deity with temples of her own.

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