Kali Sahashranama (Talk 5): ”Mother of the Kulas” 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 26 through 33 from verse 5.

 

kāntā kāma-svarūpā ca kāmākhyā kula-pālinī |
kulīnā kula-vatyambā durgā durgārti-nāśinī || 5 ||

 

26. Kāntā – She who is effulgent

27. Kāma-svarūpā – She whose nature is desire

28. Kāmākhyā – She who is the seat of desire

29. Kula-pālinī – She who protect the Kulas
30. Kulīnā – She who is aristocratic

31. Kula-vatyambā – She who is the mother of noble families

32. Durgā – She who overcomes difficulties

33. Durgārti-nāśinī – She who destroys difficulties