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Rakesh Das — 2024
Article · English · Open access
Explains Kali iconography, Sanskrit-scriptural references, the relation of Kali worship to Advaita, and Buddhist/Hindu tantric philosophies, with cited stanzas and translations.
Source: Journal of Indian Intellectual Traditions, vol. XVI, no. 1
Original source or repositoryDhilip Kumar Agilan; Vaisnavi Varatharajan — 2021
Article · Tamil · Open access
Tamil-language research on Sentul Kaaliamman worship in Kuala Lumpur; records regional temple devotional practice.
Source: mjsshonline.com
Original source or repositorySwami Dayatmananda — 2015–2017
Article · English · Open access
A connected study of Mother worship and Tantric puja in Ramakrishna’s tradition. Part 3 directly explains Kali’s terrible and benign aspects and Ramakrishna’s realization; later parts work through the ritual framework of his Kali worship, purification, mantra, invocation, offerings, arati and homa.
Source: Vedanta, Ramakrishna Vedanta Centre UK, issues 386–398
Original source or repositoryvan Kooij, Karel R. — 1972 CE
Book · Not specified · Metadata only
From Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography, Sources for Chapters 1–18. Section: Scholarly Works.
Source: Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography
Original source or repositoryElizabeth Usha Harding — 2022 web edition (written 1992 according to source)
Article · English · Open access
A sustained first-person discussion of Kali, surrender, fearlessness, contemporary American devotees and the experience of worship at Dakshineswar.
Source: Tattva-Sangarba; authorized republication by Kali Mandir
Original source or repositoryThurston, Edgar; Rangachari, K. — 1909
Reference · English · Open access
Entry on a Tamil priestly caste, noting its Kali worship.
Source: Wikisource (public domain)
Original source or repositoryNatalia R. Lidova (Наталья Ростиславовна Лидова) — 2022-09-29
Article · Russian · Open access
Documents Kerala’s Muṭiyēṯṯu ritual theatre through field research in March 2013. The study describes the Kali–Darika narrative, preparation of the goddess’s powder image, performance sequence, sacred crowns and concluding distribution of blessed powder. It examines the social and ritual setting of this Bhadrakali tradition and considers preservation and transformation following UNESCO recognition
Source: Orientalistica; PDF hosted by the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences
Original source or repositoryMargarita F. Albedil (М. Ф. Альбедиль) — 2017
Article · Russian · Open access
Albedil examines Kali’s protruding tongue as a multivalent iconographic sign. She compares Bengali explanations of shame with interpretations involving transgression, sexuality, sacrificial blood and spiritual transformation, drawing on Sanskrit narratives, South Indian temple descriptions and Tantric scholarship. The conclusion stresses that one visual feature can communicate destruction, protect
Source: State Institute for Art Studies and Moscow Museum of Modern Art
Original source or repositoryVyasa (attrib.) — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
War-magic chapter naming Bhadrakali among the shaktis.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryVyasa (attrib.) — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Chapter of mantras to Chamunda and the sky-Mothers.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryVyasa (attrib.) — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Navami worship naming Kali and Bhadrakali.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryUnknown — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Agni Purana chapter on goddess images, including Chamunda.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryUnknown — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Devi Mahatmya ancillary hymn opening with praise of Jayanti, Mangala and Kali.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryShankaracharya (attrib.) — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Hymn listing the eighteen Shakti Pithas, with Mahakali at Ujjain.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositorySharma, Mehta Lajjaram — 1914
Book · Hindi · Open access
Pilgrims weigh the sights of a great city against darshan of Kali Mai.
Source: Hindi Wikisource
Original source or repositoryAuthor unrecorded — Date not established
Poetry · Hindi · Open access
Alha folk-epic canto whose invocation begins 'I meditate on Kali of Calcutta, Sharada of Maihar'.
Source: Hindi Wikisource
Original source or repositoryKavyakantha Ganapati Muni — Date not established
Poetry · Sanskrit · Open access
Stanza-cluster of Ganapati Muni's Uma Sahasram praising Mahakali, companion of Mahakala.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryVyasa, Ambikadatta — Date not established
Book · Sanskrit · Open access
19th-century Sanskrit tales in which Mahakali appears to slay a villain.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryTulsidas — Date not established
Poetry · Hindi · Open access
Tulsidas's verses on the battlefield where Kalika and the yoginis are sated.
Source: Hindi Wikisource
Original source or repositoryChatursen, Acharya — Date not established
Book · Hindi · Open access
Hindi story of Rani Rasmani and finding a priest for Kali at Dakshineswar.
Source: Hindi Wikisource
Original source or repositoryAuthor unrecorded — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Short tantra containing Guhyakali mantras.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryTryambaka Bhattaraka — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Kaula ritual text with the eight Mothers, ending in Chamunda and Chandika.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryVyasa (attrib.) — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Thousand names of the goddess, including Bhadrakali, mother of the world.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryVyasa (attrib.) — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Bhadrakali created from Uma's wrath at Daksha's sacrifice.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryAuthor unrecorded — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Kaula text on what pleases Kalika.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryAuthor unrecorded — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Tantra invoking Dakshina Kalika for protection.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryVyasa (attrib.) — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Durga worship naming Chamunda, Chandika, Jayanti, Mangala and Kali.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryVyasa (attrib.) — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Bhadrakali gives a heavy mace for the Ashvamedha war.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryVyasa (attrib.) — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Mahakali on a lion with dakinis, drinking blood from a skull.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryVyasa (attrib.) — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Lion-riding Bhadrakali with a hundred dakinis drinks the foes' blood.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryVyasa (attrib.) — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Lion-riding Bhadrakali, destroyer of Chanda and Munda.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryVyasa (attrib.) — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Bhadrakali gives Pradyumna a spear.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryVyasa (attrib.) — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Bhadrakali devours the enemy host.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryVyasa (attrib.) — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Lion-riding Bhadrakali surrounded by a hundred dakinis.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryVyasa (attrib.) — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Bhadrakali strikes the demon with her mace.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryUnknown — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Protective armour-hymn recited before the Devi Mahatmya, invoking Chamunda and other forms.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryAuthor unrecorded — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Tantra identifying the three-syllable vidya with Chamunda-Kalika.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryNavamichandra (attrib.) — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Tantric digest on Shyama Dakshina Kalika as source of the universe.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryAuthor unrecorded — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Second part of the Tantrachintamani, with extensive Kali mantra and ritual material.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryAuthor unrecorded — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Tantra on Tara framed as words from Kali's mouth to Sadashiva.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryकुलचन्द्र कोइराला (Kulchandra Koirala) — 1990
Article · Nepali · Open access
Koirala presents a sustained Nepali-language study of Dakshina Kalika at Pharping. Beginning with the geography and religious setting of the settlement, the article turns to the goddess, the development of the shrine and accounts of its patronage. Later sections discuss its festivals and ritual observances, the management and support of worship, and historical documents connected with the institut
Source: Department of Archaeology, Kathmandu; archived by Digital Himalaya
Original source or repositoryAuthor unrecorded — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Ritual text giving Dakshina Kalika mantras.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryGwal (Gwal Kavi) — Date not established
Poetry · Hindi · Open access
Riti-era Hindi hymn to the ten Mahavidyas, opening with Kali.
Source: Hindi Wikisource
Original source or repositoryJivanatha Sharma — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Tantric initiation manual listing Kali first among the ten Mahavidyas.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositorySahib Kaul — Date not established
Poetry · Sanskrit · Open access
Kashmiri Sanskrit poem on the goddess's names, with a Mahakali section.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryVyasa (attrib.) — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Mahakali praised by Brahma, the lady of all yogas.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryVyasa (attrib.) — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
The thousand names of Gayatri, including Kalajihva, Karalasya, Kalika and Kalarupini.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repositoryVyasa (attrib.) — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Hymn placing Chamunda at the crossroads.
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource
Original source or repository