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kālī: The fierce aspect of the Goddess Durga, whose consort is Shiva. She is black like the night, and is the Goddess of time, death, and change.

durge: "to Durga." Durga is the Supreme Goddess, Devi, Divine Mother, Shakti... Durga's name means "the invincible."

namo/namah: Both mean the same, To honor or solute. "All glory to..."

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"An urgent plea to the Divine Mother in her fierce and protective forms. Please show me the energy of creation!"  ~ Michael H. Cohen


"Kali's iconography is steeped in symbols of death, but many of these have deeper meanings. Her garland of fifty skulls represents the fifty letters of the Sanskrit alphabet, which encompass everything that is within the material world, for everything created has a form described by language. The human arms forming her girdle are the organs of karma, indicating her intimate involvement with creation."  ~ Krishna Dharma


"O blissful Kali! Who is teaching other than You? As Shakti, You vividly project and suddenly dissolve the insubstantial images called the world. Tenderly You preserve and protect the lives of all Your precious creatures, who are sparks of Your own Divine Life, finally re-embracing them into You..."  ~ Ramakrishna

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