Adya Stotra - Hymn to Kali

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Om, namoh Adyayi<br>(Om, salutation to

Adya.)<br>Srinu batsya prabakshyami Adyastotram

mahaphalam<br>(Dear child, listen to the narration of this divine

hymn to Adya.)<br>Ja patheta satatam bhaktya sa eba

Bishnuballava.<br>(One who recites it regularly is a favourite of

Vishnu.)<br>Mrityu byadhi vayam tasya nashti kinchita

kalaujuge<br>(It destroys the fear of death and disease in this

present era.)<br>Aputra lavate putram tripaksham srabanam

jadi.<br>(The barren conceive after listening for three

fortnights.)<br>Dou masha bandhanamukti biprabaktata srutam

jadi<br>(One is freed, by hearing a brahmin recite for two

months.)<br>Mritabatsha jibatbatsha shanmasam srabanam jadi.<br>(Women

having stillbirths bear living children after six

months.)<br>Noukayam sankate judhhe pathana jaya

mapnuyat.<br>(Chanting protects one over water, during wars and in

difficult times.)<br>Likhitwa sthapayeta gehe

naAgniChouraVayam kachhita.<br>(Keeping a copy at home removes the

fear of fire and robbery,)<br>Rajasthane jayi nityam

prassanna savadevata.<br>(It brings success with royalty

and pleases all the gods.)<br>Om Hrim. Bramhani

Bramhaloke Cha Baikunthe sarvamangalla <br>(Om! Hrim! You

are Bramhani, consort of Bramha in Bramhaloka You are

Sarvamangalla in Baikuntha, the house of Vishnu,)<br>Indrani

amarabatyambika varunalaye<br>(Indrani, consort of Indra in

Amaravati, Ambika in the abode of Barun,)<br>Jamalaye

Kalarupa, Kuberabhavane Shuva<br>(You are Kala in the land

of Yama, Subha in that of Kuber)<br>Mahanandagnikone

cha Bayabam Mrigabahini<br>(Mahananda in the

SouthEast, Mrigabahini in the NorthWest)<br>Nairityang

Raktadanta cha Aishanyang Shuladharini.<br>(Raktadanta in

the SouthWest, Suladharini in the

NorthEast.)<br>Patale Vaishnabirupa, Singhale Devamohini<br>(You are

Vaishnabi in the netherlands, Devamohini in

Singhal,)<br>Surasha cha Manidwipe, Lankayam Bhadrakalika.<br>(Surasha

in Manidwip, Bhadrakalika in Lanka,)<br>Ramweshari

Setubandhe, Vimala Purushowtamme,<br>(Rameswari at the Cape ,

Vimala at Puri,)<br>Viraja Oudradeshe cha Kamakhya

Nilaparbate.<br>(Viraja in Orissa, Kamakhya in the blue mountains of

Assam )<br><br>...contd.