Bhadrakālī Aṣṭakam 2
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- Catalogue identifier
- kali-0018
- Alternate titles and import identifiers
- KALI-0018; Sanskrit Documents bhadrakAlyaShTakam2.itx
- Author or attribution
- Nārāyaṇa Guru (explicit colophon attribution)
- Record type
- Scripture
- Language
- Sanskrit
- Date / edition
- n.d. [online edition]
- Source / repository
- Sanskrit Documents volunteer project
- Access
- Open access
- Subjects
- Kali Library Research Catalogue; Hymns, Prayers, and Devotional Poetry
Description and curator notes
Nārāyaṇa Guru’s eight-verse hymn presents Bhadrakālī through compassionate maternal qualities alongside fierce power. Praise evokes her beauty, protection of devotees, and defeat of Dārika, a narrative especially important in southern Bhadrakālī traditions. The work provides a named modern author within an otherwise largely anonymous Sanskrit collection and helps trace the continued composition of Sanskrit Kālī devotion beyond the medieval tantric corpus.
KALI-0018 — Kali Library Research Catalogue.
Access and reliability assessments below are supplied by the curator's 4–5 November 2026 research release, not a new independent verification.
Nārāyaṇa Guru’s Eight Verses to Bhadrakālī
Author / attribution: Nārāyaṇa Guru (explicit colophon attribution)
Publication: Sanskrit Documents volunteer project · n.d. [online edition]
Volunteer digital transcription; source attribution: Sanskrit hymn attributed to Nārāyaṇa Guru. Digital text update: December 11, 2020.
Format / language: devotional hymn · Sanskrit
Composition / textual history: Modern composition attributed to Nārāyaṇa Guru; exact year not stated in the edition
Identifier: Sanskrit Documents bhadrakAlyaShTakam2.itx
Kali relevance: Bhadrakālī is the named subject; the work supplies direct devotional, ritual, or theological evidence.
Subjects: Hymns, Prayers, and Devotional Poetry
Evidence / reliability: Useful volunteer transcription with source attribution/proofreading where listed; not a critical edition. Historical dates and authorship remain unverified unless explicitly stated.
Access / rights: Complete text checked 2026-11-04. Free to read for study; the host restricts reposting of its digital editions. Link to the source.
Source and alternate access links:
Read complete text: https://sanskritdocuments.org/doc_devii/bhadrakAlyaShTakam2.html
Source access
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Rights and reading conditions
Complete text checked 2026-11-04. Free to read for study; the host restricts reposting of its digital editions. Link to the source. This library links to the source and does not reproduce its full text.
Citation
Nārāyaṇa Guru (explicit colophon attribution). Bhadrakālī Aṣṭakam 2. Sanskrit Documents volunteer project · n.d. [online edition].
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