Adya Kalikadevya Stotram

Adya Kalikadevya Stotram -Song of Kali-The Foremost (Accroding to Daksineswar Ramkrishna
Sangha Adyapeath)


Om, namoh Adyayi
* Om, salutation to Adya.

Srinu batsya prabakshyami Adyastotram mahaphalam
* Dear child, listen to the narration of this divine hymn to Adya.

Ja patheta satatam bhaktya sa eba Bishnuballava.
*One who recites it regularly is a favourite of Vishnu.

Mrityu byadhi vayam tasya nashti kinchita kalaujuge
* It destroys the fear of death and disease in this present era.

Aputra lavate putram tripaksham srabanam jadi.
*The barren conceive after listening for three fortnights.

Dou masha bandhanamukti biprabaktata srutam jadi
*One is freed, by hearing a brahmin recite for two months.

Mritabatsha jibatbatsha shanmasam srabanam jadi.
*Women having stillbirths bear living children after six months.

Noukayam sankate judhhe pathana jaya mapnuyat.
*Chanting protects one over water, during wars and in difficult
times.

Likhitwa sthapayeta gehe naAgniChouraVayam kachhita.
*Keeping a copy at home removes the fear of fire and robbery,

Rajasthane jayi nityam prassanna savadevata.
*It brings success with royalty and pleases all the gods.

Om Hrim. Bramhani Bramhaloke Cha Baikunthe sarvamangalla
*Om! Hrim! You are Bramhani, consort of Bramha in Bramhaloke
You are Sarvamangalla in Baikuntha, the house of Bishnu,

Indrani amarabatyambika varunalaye
*Indrani, consort of Indra in Amaravati,
Ambika in the abode of Barun,

Jamalaye Kalarupa, Kuberabhavane Shuva
*You are Kala in the land of Yama, Subha in that of Kuber

Mahanandagnikone cha Bayabam Mrigabahini
*Mahananda in the SouthEast, Mrigabahini in the NorthWest

Nairityang Raktadanta cha Aishanyang Shuladharini.
*Raktadanta in the SouthWest, Suladharini in the NorthEast.

Patale Vaishnabirupa, Singhale Devamohini
*You are Vaishnabi in the netherlands, Devamohini in Singhal,

Surasha cha Manidwipe, Lankayam Bhadrakalika.
*Surasha in Manidwip, Bhadrakalika in Lanka,

Ramweshari Setubandhe, Vimala Purushowtamme,
*Rameswari at the Cape , Vimala at Puri,

Viraja Oudradeshe cha Kamakhya Nilaparbate.
*Viraja in Orissa, Kamakhya in the blue mountains of Assam

Kalika Bangadeshe cha Ayodhyaam Maheswari,
*You are Kalika in Bengal, Maheswari in Ayodhya,

Varanasyam Annapurnam Gayakhshetre Gayeswari.
* Annapurna in Benaras, Gayeswari in Gaya.

Kurukshetre Bhadrakali, Braje Katyaani Para
*Bhadrakali at Kurrukshetra, Katayani in Braja,
the land of Krishna.

Dwarakayam Mahamaya Mathurayam Maheswari
*Mahamaya in Dwaraka, Maheswari in Mathura.

Khuddha tang Sarva-bhutanam, Bela tang sagarasya cha
*You are hunger in all living beings, you are the shore of the oceans,

Nabami Suklapakhsasya Krisnasaikadasi para.
*You are the ninth lunar day of the waxing moon,
and the eleventh of the dark fortnight.

Dakshasya Duhita Devi DakshaJagnaVinasini
*You are Daksha's daughter Parvati, Destroyer of
Daksha's sacrificial rites.

Ramasya Janaki tam hi Ravana DhwamshaKarini
*You are Janaki, the consort of Rama, You are
the one who destroys Ravana

ChandaMundaBadhe Devi RaktwaBijaBinashini
You demolish Chanda and Munda, And kill the demon Raktabija

NishumbhaSumbhaMathani MadhuKaitavaGhatini.
*You suppress Sumbha and Nishumbha, You are the
killer of Madhukaitava.

Bishnubhakti prada Durga Sukhada Mokshada sada
*You are Durga, infusing devotion to Vishnu,
You are the dispenser of pleasure and salvation.

AdyaStabamMimam Punnam Ja pathet satatam Nara
*One who regularly recites this sacred hymn to Adya

SarvyaJaravayam na syat sarvyabyadhi binashanam
*Is free of fear of all fever and illness

Kotitirtha Phalalam tasya lavate natra samshaya.
*He reaps the fruits of visiting millions of sacred shrines.

Jaya me chagrata patu Bijya patu prishtthata
*May Jaya protect me from the front, Vijaya protect me from behind,

Narayani sirshadeshe Sarvangey Singhabahini
*Narayani in the region of the head, and Singhabahini
over the rest of the body,

Sivadyuti Ugrachanda Pratange Parameswari Sivadyuti, Ugrachanda,
*Parameswari protect my limbs.

Bishalakhee Mahamaya Kaumari Sankhini Siba
*Lotus eyed Mahamaya, Kaumari, Sankhini, Shiba,


Chakrini Jayadatri Cha Ranamattwa Ranapriya
*Chakrini, Jayadatri embroiled in battle,

Durga Jayanti Kali cha Bhadrakali Mahodari
*Durga, Jayanti, Kali, who is Bhadrakali, Mahodori

Narasinghi cha baarahi Sidhidatri Sukhaprada
*Narasinghi, Varahi, Donor of powers and happiness,

Bhyankari Maharoudri Mahabhyabinashini
*Bhayankari, Maharoudri, Dispeller of the greatest fears.

Iti Brahmajyamale BrahmaNaradaSambade, Adyastotram Samaptam.
*Here ends this dialouge between Bramha and Narada
as described in the BramhaYamala.

So ends this hymn to Adya.

Copyright 1999, Daksineswar Ramkrishna
Sangha Adyapeath.