Hymn to Kali: Karpuradi-Stotra

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Hymns to Kali (Karpuradi-Stotra)

This mantra gives the fullest and the truest symbol of the Svarupa of Her. This mantra is contained in the first five Slokas. See the quotation which begins with. After the full Vidya-rajni has been given in the first five Slokas, the 6th Sloka gives the various other Mantras of less importance and significance—ranging from one syllabled to nine-syllabled, syllabled, syllabled and so forth.

This Mantroddhara has been made following the authority of Kalika-sruti, Niruttara-Tantra and other Tantras. Many commentators, however, have apparently in the view of Vimalananda failed to consult the above authorities, and have thus fallen into errors and have given a different Mantroddhara. Some take the 1st Sloka to give a one-syllabled mantra, the 2nd sloka as also the 3rd, two two-syllabled mantras, the 5th a nine-syllabled one and so on: From the above consideration, it is clear that at the very beginning in the first 5 Slokas the syllabled Mantra is given and then the others.

All-good and all-powerful Paramesvara is without beginning or end. Though Himself formless He creates, preserves and withdraws the world of extended matter Prapance by means of the A varana and Viksepa-Sakits of His own Maya which can make that possible which seems impossible.

Hymn to Kali: Karpuradi Stotra by John George Woodroffe

The Svetasvatara-Upanisad says that by meditation was seen the Sva-sakti of the Deva, who is the abode of all cause, associated with Kalatattva. Though himself without beginning, middle or end, He creates and is the material Cause of the world which has a beginning, middle, and end. He is named Paramasiva Mahakala when creating, preserving and withdrawing the millions of worlds.

Visnu-Purana says that Bhagavan Kala is without beginning or end. From him appears the limited in creation. Atharvaveda says that Kala created beings Praja He is Prajapati.

From Kala was self-born Kasyapa and Tapas. Mahakala in omniscient since He is all-pervading, dependent on none, and the Atma of all.

by Arthur Avalon

Kurma-Purana also says that he is the Superme, imperishable, without beginning or end, all-pervading, independent, the Atma of all who fascinates Manohara all minds by His greatness. Kalamadhava cites Visnu-dharmottara as saying that He is called Kala because of his dissolving Kalanat all beings, and He is Paramesvara because He is Himself without beginning or end. Mahakala is Himself Nirguna and Niskriya, but his Sakti makes the Sun and other heavenly lights rise, stay and set. It is by the Power of the Sakti of Kala that men and other Jivas are conceived in the womb, are born, attain childhood, boyhood, middle and old age and leave the world on death.

In the Santiparva of Mahabharata, Vedavyasa says that it is through Kala that women bear, that birth and death occur, winter, summer and rains come, and the seed germinates. None can escape Its operation. Visnu-Samhita says that even those Devas who create and withdraw the world are themselves withdrawn by Kala, Kala or time is certainly then the stronger. Mahakala is called Mahakali because He is one and the same and not different from His eternal Sakti. As Adinatha Mahakala is the first creator of the world so the Sakti of Mahakala, the merciful Mahakali is the Adiguru of the world.

Yogini Tantra says that Mahakali is the Mother of the world, and one with Mahakala, as is shown in the Ardhnarisvara Murti. It was this Brahmavidya who Yogini-Tantra, 10th Patala at the beginning of this Kalpa was heard as a bodyless voice from the sky by Brahma, Visnu, and Mahesvara, who were then told to perform Tapasya for the acquisition of creative and other Saktis.

It was this Aniruddha-sarasvati who in the Satyayuga appeared in the Heavens before Indra and other proud Devatas in the form of a brilliant Yaksa, and crushing the pride of the Devas Agni and Vayu, in the from of all-beautiful Uma, taught Brahmatattva to Indra, the king of the Devas See Kenopanisad 11, This Kali again who is Paramestiguru and grants Kaivalya, compassionating the sensuous short-lived Jivas of the terrible Kaliyuga revealed the Sambhavi-Vidya. This, which was taught in the form of conversations between Devi and Isvara, had been during the three preceding ages kept as concealed as a lady of high family from public gaze.

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It contained three sets of sixty-four Agamas each, which revealed the path of Liberation for these Jivas. Though She is Herself eternal and Saccidanandarupini, She at times out of compassion for Sadhakas assumes forms fitted for their Sadhana, Similarly the Veda, Agama and the rest though everlasting portions of the Sabdabrahmarupini are only revealed to Sadhakas at different times in the several Yugas.

At that time by the command of Mahadevi the Deva Rudra saw in the Susumna millions of universes Brahmanda and millions of Brahmas, Visnus and Mahesvaras in them. He saw that of that Murti, Agama was the Paramatma, the four Vedas with their Angas were the Jivatma, the six systems of philosophy Darsana were the senses, the Mahapuranas and Upapuranas were the gross body, the Smrtis were the hands and other limbs, and all other Sastras were the hairs of that great Body. Within the pericarp of the Lotus of the Viradrupini He saw the Agamas, brilliant as millions of suns and moons, replete with all Dharma and Brahmajnana, powerful to destrory all Maya, full of all Siddhis and Brahmanirvana.

In this way Brahmavidya was promulgated to the world.

This therefore is authority to show, that just as Brahman is everlasting, so are the Agamas and Nigamas which tell of Brahman. Just as in the Satya and other Yugas, only the three twice-born castes, wearing the sacred thread, but not the Sudra and other low castes were entitled to worship according to the Veda, so in those three Yugas only Devarsis, Brahmarsis and Rajarsis, who had conquered their passions and knew Advaita doctrine and Brahman, were entitled to the Agama Sastra which destroys all sense of difference caused by ignorance and grants knowledge of Advaitatattva.

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Return to Book Page. Karpuradi Stotra by John George Woodroffe. Karpuradi Stotra really liked it 4. Although sometimes presented as dark and violent, her earliest incarnation as a figure of annihilation still has some influence, while more complex Tantric beliefs sometimes extend her role so far as to be the Ultimate Reality Brahman and Source of Being. She is also known and revered as Bhavatarini m "Kali is a Hindu goddess with a long and complex history in Hinduism.

She is also known and revered as Bhavatarini meaning: Finally, the comparatively recent devotional movement largely conceives of Kali as a straightforwardly benevolent mother-goddess.

Hymn to Kali: Karpuradi Stotra

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