MAHAKALI CHALISA - HYMN TO THE GREAT REMOVER OF DARKNESS

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Hari Om,

 

JAYATI MAHAAKAALII JAYATI,

AADYA KAALII MAATA

JAI KARAALA VADANE JAYATI,

JAGATA MAATU VIKHYAATA

 

Victory to you, O Mahakali! Victory to you, O primordial source of

all beings! Victory to you, O formidable-looking goddess, who are

renowned as the mother of the world!

 

JAI JAI RUUPA PRACHANDIKAA,

MAHAAKAALIKAA DEVI

JAYATI JAYATI SHIVA-CHANDRIKAA,

SURA NARA MUNIJANA SEVI

 

Victory, all victory to you, O great goddess Mahakalika, of terrible

and frightening aspect! Victory to you, O Moon on the locks of Shiva

who are ever adored by gods, men, hermits and devotees.

 

JAYATI JAYATI RAKTAASANAA,

RAUDRAMUKHI RUDRAANII

ARI SHONITA KHAPPARA BHARANII,

KHADAGA DHAARINII SHUCHI PAANI

 

Victory, all victory to you. O consort of Rudra; you are fearsome to

look at and prefer a drink of hot blood; you are described as having

a sword in your hallowed hand and as one who fills her cranial bowl

with the blood of her victims.

 

JAI JAI JAI MAIYAA SHRII KAALII

JAYATI KHADAGA KARA KHAPPARA VAALII

JAYATI MAHAAMAAYAA VIKARAALAA

RUDRA-SHAKTI KAALAHUN KO KAALAA

 

Glory, glory to you, O Kali, the bearer of a cranial bowl and a sword

in your hands. Victory to you, O terrible Delusion, the might of

Rudra and the very death of Death.

 

MAAN MADHU KAITABHA KE VADHA HETU

PRAGATI SHRII HARI KE TANA SE TUU

SHYAAMALA GAATA MAATA TAVA SOHATA

RAVI SAMA CAVI LAKHI CHAVIPATI MOHATA

 

O Mother, it is for the slaughter of the demons Madhu and Kaitabha

that you appeared from the body of Hari. O Mother, your dark form

radiant as the sun looks so splendidly winsome that the god of beauty

himself cannot but succumb to its charm.

 

DASHA MUKHA TIISA NETRA MANA BHAAVANA

BHAALA BAALA SHASHI MUKUTA SUHAAVANA

KO CHAVI VARANI SAKAI MAAN TERII

SHYAAMA KESHA JANU GHATAA SUGHERII

 

You are ten-faced with thirty attractive eyes, the crescent moon and

a lovely coronet on your head. O Divine mother; who can describe your

comeliness and your dark hair like massed clouds?

 

URA ARI MUNDAMAALA CHAVI CHAAJATA

ASTRA SHASTRA DASHA HASTA VIRAAJATA

KHAPPARA KHADAGA TRISHUULA KUTHAARII

GADAA CHAKRA DHANU SHANKHA SUDHAARII

 

The beauty of the wreath made of your victims' skulls looks

splendid

as do the weapons and missiles in all your ten hands. You carry a

cranial bowl, a sword, a three-pronged trident, an axe, a club, a

disc, a bow and a conch, all in their proper places.

 

ARI KARA KATANA GHAANGARAA RAAJAI

ANGA-ANGA SHUCHI BHUUSANA SAAJAI

RANJITA RAKTA DASA CHARANA KARAALAA

JIHI VISHAALA RUUPA VIKARAALAA

 

The beautiful skirt made of he severed arms of your enemies looks so

becoming like the sacred ornaments adorning every part of your body.

Your ten dread feet are all smeared with blood and your long tongue

sticks out, rendering your appearance frightening.

 

JABAHIN ATTAHAASA MAA KARATII

KAAMPATA THARA-THARA THARA-THARA DHARATII

AADI SHAKTI DHANI JAGA DHAATRII

MAHAA PRALAYA KII ADHISHTHAATRII

 

When, O Mother, you laugh aloud, the earth shivers (like one

suffering from shaking chills). Blessed are you, O Primordial Energy

and foster-mother of the world, you are the presiding deity of Doom

(who causes universal destruction).

 

MAAN TAVA PRAGATA SHRII SHANKARA

RASANAA BAAHARA VADANA BHAYANKARA

DHANI DHANI KALAKATTE KII KAALII

SAHASABHUJI SHRII SHIVAPURA VAALII

 

O Mother Kali! It is your divine feet that made Shiva's

appearance

possible in the world; you have long protruding tongue and a

frightening look. Blessed, all blessed are you O Mother Kali of

Calcutta, who are thousand-armed and who have your abode in Shivapura.

 

TUUHII KAALII SIYA DASHAMUKHA NAASHYO

SHRII RAGHUPATI PADA VIJAYA VILAASO

JAGA SUKHA SHAANTI HETU KALYAANAA

KARIIN RUUPA DHAARANA VIDHI NAANAA

 

O Kali, as Sita you were instrumental in bringing about Ravana's

destruction and Raghupati's victory which, appearing became

amorous

of the Lord's feet. You assumed manifold forms for the well being

peace and happiness of the world.

 

TUU HII SHRII KRISHNA RUUPA KII KAALII

CHANDRAHAASA MURALII KARA VAALII

CHATURBHUJII TAU ASTABHUJII DHAARII

KAHUN DASHABHUJA ASHTAADASHAKARII

 

You manifested yourself in the form of Krishna and let your sword be

mysteriously transformed into a flute in his hand. Sometimes you take

on the form of Vishnu with his four arms, at other times of one

(Durga, for example) having eight arms, at still other one having ten

or eighteen arms.

 

KAHUN BATIISA CHAUSATHA BHUJA DHAARATA

KAHUN SAHASRA BHUJA KARI ARI MAARATA

TUU HARI SHAKTI ARDHA VAALII

TIIKSHANADANTA RASANAA RISI VAALII

 

You sometimes appear with thirty-two arms, at other times with just

the double this number, and at still others you multiply your arms

into a thousand in order to slay your enemies. You are the very power

of Hari invoked with prayer at midnight; you have long sharp fangs

and a protruding tongue showing your blood-thirsty and fearsome

nature.

 

RAKTACHANDIKAA KHADAGA DHAARINII

RUDRA CHANDRIKAA KHALA SANHAARINII

SHRII SATASHRINGII AADYA KAALII

KAALII KHOHA NIVAASINI VAALII

 

You are furious combatant with a sword in your hand (you are usually

shown on the battlefield or in a cremation ground where you sit on a

corpse surrounded by jackals and goblins); you are at once soothing

like the moon and fearsome like Rudra and the slayer of the wicked.

You are a sublime as a hundred-peaked mountain and a primordial deity

of black or dark complexion. You dwell amongst dark, untrodden

caverns.

 

AADI MAATU TUUHII NARA SHIRAMAALII

TUMHIIN KANSA HANANII VAITAALII

TUMHIIN BHADRAKAALII KAILAASHII

SADAA KHALANA KE RAKTA MKII PYAASII

 

You are the original mother (of all beings) and at the dame time a

dread deity with human heads for your garland; you are the very

slayer of Kansa and subduer of ghosts and goblins; you are yourself

Bhadrakali, a dweller on Kailasha and one who thirsts for the blood

of the wicked.

 

KHACHA-KHACHA-KHACHA SHIRA KATI SHATRU KARA

BHARA-BHARA-BHARA SHONITA KHAPPARA BHARA

DALA-DALA-DALA DAANAVA BHAKSHANA KARA

CHALA-CHALA CHALA-CHALA RAKTA KHALANA KARA

 

Again and again you strike off the heads of your enemies (with your

lashing sword) and fill your cranial bowl with blood (oozing from

corpses). You gorge yourself on the demon host one after another and

rushing on and on shed their wicked blood.

 

GANI-GANI-GANI ARI KARAHU NIPAATAA

DHANI-DHANI-DHANI SHRII KAALII MAATAA

YAHI ARADAASA DAASA KAHAN MAAII

PUURAHU AASA TU HOU SAHAAII

 

Blessed, blessed, blessed are you, O Mother Kali, who cause your

enemies to lick the dust one after another. I entreat you, O mother,

to fulfil your votary's expectations and grant him your favour.

 

PARYO GAADHA SANKATA ABA BHAARII

KEHI KAA MAIYAA AAJA PUKAARII

CHARI CHORA LAAGYO MAGA MOHII

KARANA CHAHATA RAGHUPATI KO DROHII

 

I am in a perilous predicament O Mother, and know not whom to call

for help. I am being pursued on the rough roads of life by four

robbers who are bent upon turning me against the Lord of the house of

Raghu Rama.

 

HAI YEHII SHATRUNA KAA BHUUPAA

KAAMA KRODHA MOHA LOBHA SARUUPAA

INHIIN DEHUN YADI ANTA PACHAARII

TABAHIN MILAHIN BHAGAVANTA MURARII

 

These are my prime enemies, the sovereign lords of all the deadly

evils; lust, anger, infatuation and avarice. If you overthrow them

(and abandon me not to my troubles), I would be blessed with devotion

to the enemy of Mura, namely, Lord Krishna.

 

DUUJO EKA ARJA YAHA MAATAA

TODAHU SAPADI KHALANA KE TAANTAA

JETE DUSHTA MAHAA APARAADHII

BADAKARMII PAAMARA BAKA VYAADHII

 

I also urge you, Mother, to put an end to the unending string of the

wicked (bent on vexing me) immediately. All those wicked souls, who

are confirmed sinners, evil-doers, mean and suffer from idle

volubility and vain chattering:

 

JO NITA BINU APARAADHA SATAAVATA

DHARMA KARMA SHUBHA HO NA PAAVATA

TINHIN MAATU TUU CHAKI JAA HAALII

BACHANA PUTRA KII HOYA NA KHAALII

 

Those who cause vexation without being provoked and who render all

religious observances and propitious activities fruitless, you pick

up, O Mother and slaughter them without delay; let not this prayer of

your son go in vain.

 

PUNI BANI AINDRII AAVAHU MAATAA

ADBHUTA SHAKTI DIKHAAVAHU MAATAA

JHATAPATA LEHU KHALAHIN SANHAARI

MORI MAATU JANI KARAHU ABAARII

 

I entreat you, O Mother, to reveal yourself as the power of Indra (or

as Indrani or as Durga) and display your wondrous might. Slay the

villains promptly without further delay.

 

BHARAHU SHANTI SUKHA DHANA JANA DHAAMAA

ATI ANANDA HOII YAHA GRAAMAA

PUNI PUNI VINAVAHI SUNDARADAASAA

MAIYAA PUURA KARAHU ABHILAASHAA

 

Fill the homes of your devotees with peace, happiness and prosperity

so that this countryside becomes a seat of growing exultation and

felicity. Sundardasa bows to you again and again, O Mother, and

supplicates you to fulfill his expectations.

 

 

DOHAA

 

MAHAAKAALIIKAA CHARITA YAHA, IKA PRAKAARA KAA MANTRA

SARVA KAAMANAA PRATI, MANAHU YANRA ARU TANRA

KAALII CHAALIISAA PADHAI, LAALII CHAHAI JU KOII

KAALII ARI KAA NAASHA HO, KHAALII VACHANA NA HOII

KAALII HARI KAA TEJA HAIN, ARI KO NAASHANA HAARA

HARI KI PUURANA SHAKTI HAIN KARATA HETU SANHAARA

 

This hymn to the acts of the formidable Kali is like a sacred formula

capable of fulfilling every wish as if it were a magic talisman and a

charm. He who wishes to attain brilliance should read this hymn to

Kali; for it will ensure the destruction of all those who are hostile

to Kali-promise which would never go in vain. Kali incarnates the

very vital force and power of Hari with which she destroys her

enemies for the well being of the world.

 

 

SORATHA

 

JEHI SUMIRATA SABA AASA, LAHATA PUURANA JAGA NAARINARA

GAAVATA SUNDARADAASA, PAAVATA ATI SHUBHA SAHAJA PHALA

 

Every man and woman who seeks refuge in Mother's protective grace

and

abandoning all other support, meditates on her, reaps all the

auspicious rewards without any effort, so sings Sundardasa.

 

 

 

Jai Maa!!

[Guest guest]

Namaste ji,

 

Thank you very much ji for the hyme. If you do not mind ji, where is

the hyme taken form ji i.e. which text. Can we recite it in our daily

puuja.

 

Thank you.

 

Children of Kali.

[Guest guest]

Namaste Nurcarnation,Thank you very much ji for the hyme.

All salutation to Divine Ma Kali……………..

If you do not mind ji, where is the hyme taken form ji i.e. which text.

Of course I don’t mind my dear. It was taken from Urday website. Just type

chalisa and all type of chalisa’s would be available on the net . Mahakali

Chalisa was written by poet Sundardasa but I do not have the source of his

writing but it is not scriptural text if that is what you want to know …………

Can we recite it in our daily puuja.

Yes you could recite this on your daily prayer and if you want to find how it is

sung there is audio available at Urday website for RS500

Jai Maa!!!!

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