Sri Kalika Argala Stotram
Shree kaal'ikaa argal'a stotram'
Asya shree kaal'ikaargal'a stotrasya bhairava ri'shiranusht'up chhandah' shreekaal'ikaa devataa mama sarvasiddhisaadhane viniyogah' |
Om namaste kaal'ike devi aadyabeejatraya priye |
Vashamaanaya me nityam' sarveshaam' praaninaam' sadaa || 1 ||
Koorchayugmam' lalaat'e cha sthaatu me shavavaahinaa |
Sarvasaubhaagyasiddhim' cha dehi dakshina kaal'ike || 2 ||
Bhuvaneshvari beejayugmam' bhrooyuge mund'amaalinee |
Kandarparoopam' me dehi mahaakaalasya gehini || 3 ||
Dakshine kaal'ike nitye pitri'kaananavaasini |
Netrayugmam' cha me dehi jyotiraalepanam' mahat || 4 ||
Shravane cha punarlajjaabeejayugmam' manoharam |
Mahaashrutidharatvam' cha me dehi mukta kuntale || 5 ||
Hreem' hreem' beejadvayam' devi paatu naasaaput'e mama |
Dehi naanaavidhi mahyam' sugandhim' tvam' digambare || 6 ||
Punastribeejaprathamam' dantosht'harasanaadikam |
Gadyapadyamayeem' vaajeem' kaavyashaastraadyalankri'taam || 7 ||
Asht'aadashapuraanaanaam' smri'teenaam' ghorachand'ike |
Kavitaa siddhilahareem' mama jihvaam' niveshaya || 8 ||
Vahnijaayaa mahaadevi ghant'ikaayaam' sthiraa bhava |
Dehi me parameshaani buddhisiddhirasaayakam || 9 ||
Turyaaksharee chitsvaroopaa kaal'ikaa mantrasiddhidaa |
Saa cha tisht'hatu hri'tpadme hri'dayaanandaroopinee || 10 ||
Shad'aksharee mahaakaal'ee chand'akaal'ee shuchismitaa |
Raktaasinee ghoradam'sht'raa bhujayugme sadaa'vatu || 11 ||
Saptaaksharee mahaakaal'ee mahaakaalaratodyataa |
Stanayugme sooryakarno naramund'asukuntalaa || 12 ||
Tisht'ha svajat'hare devi asht'aaksharee shubhapradaa |
Putrapautrakalatraadi suhri'nmitraani dehi me || 13 ||
Dashaaksharee mahaakaal'ee mahaakaalapriyaa sadaa |
Naabhau tisht'hatu kalyaanee shmashaanaalayavaasinee || 14 ||
Chaturdashaarnavaa yaa cha jayakaal'ee sulochanaa |
Lingamadhye cha tisht'hasva retasvinee mamaangake || 15 ||
Guhyamadhye guhyakaal'ee mama tisht'ha kulaangane |
Sarvaange bhadrakaal'ee cha tisht'ha me paramaatmike || 16 ||
Kaal'i paadayuge tisht'ha mama sarvamukhe shive |
Kapaalinee cha yaa shaktih' khad'gamund'adharaa shivaa || 17 ||
Paadadvayaangul'ishvange tisht'ha svapaapanaashini |
Kullaadevee muktakeshee romakoopeshu vai mama || 18 ||
Tisht'hatu uttamaange cha kurukullaa maheshvaree |
Virodhinee virodhe cha mama tisht'hatu shankaree || 19 ||
Viprachitte maheshaani mund'adhaarini tisht'ha maam |
Maarge durmaargagamane ugraa tisht'hatu sarvadaa || 20 ||
Prabhaadikshu vidikshu maam deeptaam' deeptam' karotu maam |
Neelaashaktishcha paataal'e ghanaa chaakaashamand'ale || 21 ||
Paatu shaktirbalaakaa me bhuvam' me bhuvaneshvaree |
Maatraa mama kule paatu mudraa tisht'hatu mandire || 22 ||
Mitaa me yoginee yaa cha tathaa mitrakulapradaa |
Saa me tisht'hatu deveshi pri'thivyaam' daityadaarinee || 23 ||
Braahmee brahmakule tisht'ha mama sarvaarthadaayinee |
Naaraayanee vishnumaayaa mokshadvaare cha tisht'ha me || 24 ||
Maaheshvaree vri'shaarood'haa kaashikaapuravaasinee |
Shivataam' dehi chaamund'e putrapautraadi chaanaghe || 25 ||
Kaumaaree cha kumaaraanaam' rakshaartham' tisht'ha me sadaa |
Aparaajitaa vishvaroopaa jaye tisht'ha svabhaavinee || 26 ||
Vaaraahee vedaroopaa cha saamavedaparaayanaa |
Naarasim'hee nri'sim'hasya vakshah'sthalanivaasinee || 27 ||
Saa me tisht'hatu deveshi pri'thivyaam' daityadaarinee |
Sarveshaam' sthaavaraadeenaam' jangamaanaam' sureshvaree || 28 ||
Svedajodbhijaand'ajaanaam' charaanaam' cha bhayaadikam |
Vinaashyaapyabhimatim' cha dehi dakshina kaal'ike || 29 ||
Ya idam' chaargal'am' devi yah' pat'hetkaal'ikaarchane |
Sarvasiddhimavaapnoti khecharo jaayate tu sah' || 30 ||
Iti shree kaal'ee argal'a stotram |
Meaning
The Sri Kali Argala Stotram is a protective hymn that systematically invokes forms and bija-mantras of Goddess Kali to guard the devotee’s body, lineage, and life-goals. Each verse allocates specific seed-syllables, Mahavidya aspects and mother-goddess functions to particular limbs, chakras or life-domains — forehead and brows, eyes and ears, speech and tongue, heart and navel, loins and feet — creating a full spiritual armor (argala) around the practitioner.
The stotram promises practical results: destruction of enemies, household prosperity, progeny, gains in learning and arts (poetic/speech powers), mantra-siddhi and overall success. It enumerates protective goddesses (Brahmi, Maheshvari, Kaumari, Chamunda, Varahi, Narasimhi etc.) stationed throughout the subtle and gross body so that even unguarded gaps are filled by Adya Kali herself. Regular devotional recitation establishes inner strength, fearlessness, social stability and spiritual empowerment.
This hymn sits between bhakti and tantra: devotional surrender plus precise bija placements yield both worldly blessings and transformative spiritual protection. Those who chant it with faith are assured of comprehensive safeguard, family uplift, courage, and siddhis.
Benefits
• Complete protective shield; enemy destruction
• Wealth, progeny, household harmony
• Mantra power, academic/poetic excellence, spiritual attainments
• Increased vitality, courage, long-term security
• Protection of lineage, social standing, and liberation-favorable conditions
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