Kali Sahasranama (Talk 2): ”The Dark Night” etc.

Discourse by Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Sahashranam (Thousand Names of Kali) given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram, with a discussion of names 8 through 12

कालिका कालरातिश्च महाकालनितम्बिनी।

कालभैरवभारया च कुलवर्त्मप्रकाशिनी॥ २॥

kālikā kāla-rātiś-ca mahā-kāla-nitambinī |

kāla-bhairava-bhārayā ca kula-vartma-prakāśinī || 2 ||

9. Kālikā – She who is the remover of darkness
10. Kāla-rātiś – She who is the dark night
11. Mahā-kāla-nitambinī – She who sits upon Mahakala
12. Kāla-Bhairava-bhārayā – She who is the consort of Kala Bhairava
13. Kula-vartma-prakāśinī – She who illuminates the Kula path