1000 Names of 10 Mahavidyas

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Hope the following will clarify the matter once and for all:

 

Sahasranamas of 10 Mahavidyas are present in Mantra-maharnava (Shakti-

khanda) and Shakta-pramoda. These two are detailed sourses of ritual

worship of 10 Mahavidyas.

 

Then, certain tantric sahasranamas of Devi are present in Brahmanda-

purana (there we find most common sahasranama of Lalita), Rudra-

yamala, Mahakala-samhita, Mahabhagavata-purana (if i remember

correctly) and several Tantras (Kalikula-sarvasva has Shmashanakali-

sahasranama as i mentioned; i think Brihannila-tantra has some Kali-

sahasranama also; etc).

 

100 Names of Kali is found in Mundamala-tantra (as i remember; but for

sure it is present in the two sourses mentioned above as well as in

Shyama-rahasya), Mahanirvana-tantra, Brihannila-tantra, Kalivilasa-

tantra and some others.

 

For Kali there are minimum 4 different sahasranamas and 4 different

shatanamas. For Lalita there are minimum 2 sahasranamas, one trishati

and minimum 3 shatanamas (one in Shritattva-chintamani, one in Shakta-

pramoda/Mantra-maharnava and one commonly known in south India in

namavali form - don`t know exact scriptural sourse). For Tara at least

2 of both are there.

 

Sanskrit versions of sahasranamas can be found in numerous books about

shaktopasana printed in India. There are so many of them. I may

recommend "Kali[ka]stava-manjari" which has indeed wide variety of

hymns related to Kali including rare ones.

 

In english i have seen only Lalita-sahasranama (the one from

Brahmanda-purana) and Shmashanakali-sahasranama - last one is in "Kali

Puja" of Satyananda Swami. Beware of the translation, it is VERY BAD.

 

A.

 

 

, karthik p <karthik19562002

> wrote:

>

> is there any book available on 1000 names of Bhuvaneswari , bcoz i

am searching and i havent got.i am searching for bhuvaneswari

sahasranama.

> pl help[ me

>

> karthikayan