Dakṣiṇakālikā Kavacam 1 (Śyāmārahasya)
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- Catalogue identifier
- kali-0027
- Alternate titles and import identifiers
- KALI-0027; Sanskrit Documents dakShiNakAlikAkavacham1.itx
- Author or attribution
- Anonymous; Bhairava–Kālī dialogue
- 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; Tantras and Esoteric Literature
Description and curator notes
This forty-verse protective hymn begins with the guru visualised in the thousand-petalled lotus and invokes a succession of teachers and divine protectors. It then places Dakṣiṇakālikā’s powers around the practitioner’s body and surroundings. Names associated with tantric lineages make it useful for studying how Kālī devotion joins guru worship to protection. The host provides the complete core hymn, while explicitly locating additional application methods in the larger source.
KALI-0027 — 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.
Protective Hymn of Dakṣiṇakālikā: First Śyāmārahasya Version
Author / attribution: Anonymous; Bhairava–Kālī dialogue
Publication: Sanskrit Documents volunteer project · n.d. [online edition]
Volunteer digital transcription; source attribution: Śyāmārahasya chapter 4, quoting Uttara Tantra. Digital text update: March 19, 2025.
Format / language: protective hymn · Sanskrit
Composition / textual history: Not established by the linked edition; traditional attribution does not establish historical date
Identifier: Sanskrit Documents dakShiNakAlikAkavacham1.itx
Kali relevance: Kālī is the explicit subject; this complete work records a distinct name, meditation, or protective-hymn tradition.
Subjects: Hymns, Prayers, and Devotional Poetry; Tantras and Esoteric Literature
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/dakShiNakAlikAkavacham1.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
Anonymous; Bhairava–Kālī dialogue. Dakṣiṇakālikā Kavacam 1 (Śyāmārahasya). Sanskrit Documents volunteer project · n.d. [online edition].
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