Sri Kali Ekakshari Beeja Mantra (Chintamani)
Shree kaal'ee ekaaksharee (chintaamani)
Shreeganeshaaya namah' | shreegurubhyo namah' | harih' om |
Shuchih' –
Apavitrah' pavitrovaa sarvaavasthaam' gato'pi vaa |
Yah' smaret pund'areekaaksham' sa baahyaabhyantarah' shuchih' ||
Pund'areekaaksha pund'areekaaksha pund'areekaaksha ||
Aachamya –
Kreem' | kreem' | kreem' | (iti trivaaram' jalam' pibet)
Om kaal'yai namah' | (osht'au prakshaal'ya)
Om kapaalinyai namah' | (osht'au)
Om kullayai namah' | (hastaprakshaal'anam')
Om kurukullaayai namah' | (mukham')
Om virodhinyai namah' | (dakshina naasikaa)
Om viprachittaayai namah' | (vaama naasikaa)
Om ugraayai namah' | (dakshina netram')
Om ugraprabhaayai namah' | (vaama netram')
Om deeptaayai namah' | (dakshina karnam')
Om neelaayai namah' | (vaama karnam')
Om ghanaayai namah' | (naabhim')
Om balaakaayai namah' | (hri'dayam')
Om maatraayai namah' | (mastakam')
Om mudraayai namah' | (dakshina skandham')
Om mitaayai namah' | (vaama skandham')
|| praarthanaa ||
Guru praarthanaa –
Akhand'amand'alaakaaram' vyaaptam' yena charaacharam |
Tatpadam' darshitam' yena tasmai shreegurave namah' ||
Jnyaanashaktisamaarood'hah' tattvamaalaavibhooshitah' |
Bhuktimuktipradaataa cha tasmai shreegurave namah' ||
Gururbrahmaa gururvishnuh' gururdevo maheshvarah' |
Gurussaakshaat parabrahma tasmai shree gurave namah' ||
Shreeganesha praarthanaa –
Vighneshvaraaya varadaaya surapriyaaya
Lambodaraaya sakalaaya jagaddhitaaya |
Naagaananaaya shrutiyajnyavibhooshitaaya
Gaureesutaaya gananaatha namo namaste ||
Vakratund'a mahaakaaya sooryakot'isamaprabha |
Nirvighnam' kuru me deva sarvakaaryeshu sarvadaa ||
Shreedakshinaamoorti praarthanaa –
Bhasmam' vyaapaand'uraanga shashishakaladharo jnyaanamudraakshamaalaa
Veenaapusterviraajatkarakamaladharo lokapat't'aabhiraamah' |
Vyaakhyaapeet'henishannaa munivaranikaraih' sevyamaana prasannah'
Savyaalakri'ttivaasaah' satatamavatu no dakshinaamoortimeeshah' ||
Shreemahaakaalabhairava praarthanaa –
Mahaakaalam' yajjeddevyaa dakshine dhoomravarnakam'
Bibhratam' dand'akhat'vaangau dam'sht'raabheemamukham' shishum |
Trinetramoordhvakesham' cha mund'amaalaavibhooshitam'
Jat'aabhaaralasachchandrakhand'amugram' jvalannibham ||
|| sankalpam' ||
Om vishnurvishnurvishnuh' | om tatsat shreemadbhagavato mahaapurushasya vishnoraajnyayaa pravartamaanasya shreebrahmano'hni dviteeya paraardhe shreeshvetavaaraahakalpe vaivasvatamanvantare, asht'aavim'shatitame kaliyuge, kaliprathama charane jamboodveepe bharatakhand'e bhaaratavarshe punyabhoopradeshe ___ pradeshe ___ sam'vatsare ___ ayane ___ ri'tuh' ___ maase ___ pakshe ___ tithau, ___ vaasare ___ gotrotpanna ___ naamadheyaaham' shreekaal'ikaa devee preetyartham' kreemiti ekaaksharee mantrajapam' karishye |
|| praanaanaayamya ||
Kreem' (iti beejena trivaaram' praanaayaamam' kuryaat)
|| atha kaal'ee kavacham' ||
Shree dakshinakaal'ikaa kavacham' pat'hatu |
|| atha kaal'ee hri'dayam' ||
Shree dakshinakaal'ee hri'dayam' pat'hatu |
|| mantra viniyogah' ||
Asya shree kaal'ee ekaaksharee mantrasya bhairava ri'shih' ushnik chhandah' shree dakshinakaalikaa devataa kam' beejam' eem' shaktih' ram' keelakam' sarvaabheesht'asiddhyarthe jape viniyogah' |
Ri'shyaadi nyaasah' –
Om bhairava ri'shaye namah' shirasi |
Ushnik chhandase namah' mukhe |
Dakshinakaal'ikaa devataayai namah' hri'di |
Kam' beejaaya namah' guhye |
Eem' shaktaye namah' paadayoh' |
Ram' keelakaaya namah' naabhau |
Viniyogaaya namah' sarvaange |
Karanyaasah' –
Om kraam' angusht'haabhyaam' namah' |
Om kreem' tarjaneebhyaam' namah' |
Om kroom' madhyamaabhyaam' namah' |
Om kraim' anaamikaabhyaam' namah' |
Om kraum' kanisht'hikaabhyaam' namah' |
Om krah' karatalakarapri'sht'haabhyaam' namah' |
Hri'dayaadinyaasah' –
Om kraam' hri'dayaaya namah' |
Om kreem' shirase svaahaa |
Om kroom' shikhaayai vashat' |
Om kraim' kavachaaya hum |
Om kraum' netratrayaaya vaushat' |
Om krah' astraaya phat' |
Om bhoorbhuvassuvah' iti digbandhah' |
Vyaapaka nyaasah'- kreem' (iti mantrena trivaaram' vyaapakam' kuryaat)
Dhyaanam |
Karaal'avadanaam' ghoraam' muktakesheem' chaturbhujaam |
Kaal'ikaam' dakshinaam' divyaam' mund'amaalaavibhooshitaam || 1 ||
Sadyashchhinnashirah' khad'gavaamaadhordhvakaraambujaam |
Abhayam' varadam' chaiva dakshinordhvaadhapaanikaam || 2 ||
Mahaameghaprabhaam' shyaamaam' tathaa chaiva digambareem |
Kant'haavasaktamund'aalee galadrudhiracharchitaam || 3 ||
Karnaavatam'sataaneeta shavayugmabhayaanakaam |
Ghoradam'sht'raam' karaal'aasyaam' peenonnatapayodhareem || 4 ||
Shavaanaam' karasanghaataih' kri'takaanchee hasanmukheem |
Sri'kkadvayagaladraktadhaaraa visphuritaananaam || 5 ||
Ghoraraavaam' mahaaraudreem' shmashaanaalayavaasineem |
Baalaarkamand'alaakaara lochanatritayaanvitaam || 6 ||
Danturaam' dakshinavyaapi muktaalambika chochchayaam |
Shavaroopamahaadevahri'dayoparisam'sthitaam || 7 ||
Shivaabhirghoraraavaabhishchaturdikshusamanvitaam |
Mahaakaalena cha samam' vipareeta rataaturaam || 8 ||
Sukhaprasannavadanaam' smeraananasaroruhaam |
Evam' sanchintayet kaal'eem' sarvakaamasamri'ddhidaam || 9 ||
Lamityaadi panchapoojaa –
Om kreem' kaal'ikaayai namah' lam' pri'thveetattvaatmakam' gandham' kaal'ikaa devee preetaye samarpayaami |
Om kreem' kaal'ikaayai namah' ham' aakaashatatvaatmakam' pushpam' kaal'ikaa devee preetaye samarpayaami |
Om kreem' kaal'ikaayai namah' yam' vaayutattvaatmakam' dhoopam' kaal'ikaa devee preetaye aaghraapayaami |
Om kreem' kaal'ikaayai namah' ram' vahnitatvaatmakam' deepam' kaal'ikaa devee preetaye darshayaami |
Om kreem' kaal'ikaayai namah' vam' jalatattvaatmakam' naivedyam' kaal'ikaa devee preetaye nivedayaami |
Om kreem' kaal'ikaayai namah' sam' sarvatattvaatmakam' sarvopachaaraani manasaa parikalpya kaal'ikaa devee preetaye samarpayaami |
Kullukaadi mantraah' –
1. Kullukaa – kreem' hoom' streem' hreem' phat' (shikhaa sthaane dvaadashavaaram' japet)
2. Setuh' – om (iti hri'daye sthaane dvaadashavaaram' japet)
3. Mahaasetuh' – kreem' (iti kant'hasthaane dvaadashavaaram' japet)
4. Mukhashodhana – kreem' kreem' kreem' om om om kreem' kreem' kreem'(iti saptavaaram' japet)
5. Nirvaana – om am' kreem' aim' | am' aam' im' eem' um' oom' ri'm' ree'm' lum'* loom'* em' aim' om aum' am' ah' kam' kham' gam' gham' ngam' cham' chham' jam' jham' nyam' t'am' t'ham' d'am' d'ham' nam' tam' tham' dam' dham' nam' pam' pham' bam' bham' mam' yam' ram' lam' vam' sham' sham' sam' ham' ksham' om (iti naabhim' spri'shet)
6. Praanayoga – hreem' kreem' hreem' (iti hri'daye saptavaaram' japet)
7. Deepanee – om kreem' om (iti hri'daye saptavaaram' japet)
8. Nidraabhangah' – eem' kreem' eem' (iti hri'daye sthaane dashavaaram' japet)
9. Ashauchabhangah' – om kreem' om (iti hri'daye saptavaaram' japet)
10. Gaayatree – om kaal'ikaayai cha vidmahe shmashaanavaasinyai dheemahi tanno'ghoraa prachodayaat | (iti hri'daye trivaaram' japet)
Ekaaksharee mantrah' – kreem' |
Uttaranyaasah' –
Om kraam' hri'dayaaya namah' |
Om kreem' shirase svaahaa |
Om kroom' shikhaayai vashat' |
Om kraim' kavachaaya hum |
Om kraum' netratrayaaya vaushat' |
Om krah' astraaya phat' |
Bhoorbhuvassuvaromiti digvimokah' |
Japasamarpanam' –
Guhyaatiguhyagoptree tvam' gri'haanaasmatkri'tam' japam |
Siddhirbhavatu me devi tvatprasaadaanmaheshvari ||
Sarvam' shreemahaakaal'yarpanamastu |
Kshamaayaachanaa –
Aparaadhasahasraani kriyante'harnisham' mayaa |
Daaso'yamiti maam' matvaa kshamasva parameshvari || 1 ||
Aavaahanam' na jaanaami na jaanaami visarjanam |
Poojaam' chaiva na jaanaami kshamyataam' parameshvari || 2 ||
Mantraheenam' kriyaaheenam' bhaktiheenam' sureshvari |
Yatpoojitam' mayaa devi paripoornam' tadastu me || 3 ||
Bali mantrah' – kreem' kaal'eem' naarikel'a/jambeera balim' samarpayaami namah' |
Homa mantrah' – kreem' svaahaa |
Tarpana mantrah' – kreem' namah' kaal'ikaam' tarpayaami svaahaa |
Maarjana mantrah' – kreem' kaal'ikaa deveem' abhishinchaami namah' |
Meaning
Sri Kali Ekakshari (Chintamani) is a compact but complete tantric–bhakti protocol centered on the one-syllable bija “Kreem.” The text assembles preparatory purification (outer/inner), invocation of guru, Ganapati and Daksinamurti, full nyasa sets (karanyasa, hridayadi, uttara-nyasa), bija and mahavidya usages, dhyana (visualization of the fierce Dakshina Kali), fivefold worship rites, and specialised supporting mantras (kulluka series, pranayoga, marjan, tarpan, homa formulas).
Practically, it is a system to consecrate the body-mind as Kali’s temple: through ritual washing, bija-induced pranayama, precise placement of bija syllables on limbs and chakras, and sustained japa/meditation, the practitioner internalizes the Goddess’s protective and transformative energy. The practice balances fierce (ugra) imagery with remedial prescriptions (cleansing mantras, restorative rites) so the aspirant gains both protection and inner refinement.
The manual provides graduated practices (weekly mantras, duration guidelines) and cautions about secrecy and purity: efficacy arises only with discipline, shastra-compliance, and guru-blessing. When practiced faithfully the method promises increased mantra potency, eloquence (vak siddhi), creative inspiration, removal of obstacles, protection from harm, material and familial blessings (wealth, offspring), and accelerated spiritual progress.
Benefits
• Rapid amplification of mantra power and inner protection
• Removal of obstacles, enemy neutralization, fearlessness
• Speech-power, creativity, scholarly/poetic gains
• Material and family blessings (wealth, progeny)
• Physical and mental purification, stability in sadhana
• Pathway to siddhis and deeper devotional realization
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