Kālī Dhyānam
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- Catalogue identifier
- kali-0032
- Alternate titles and import identifiers
- KALI-0032; Sanskrit Documents kAlIdhyAnam.itx
- Author or attribution
- Anonymous
- 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
Thirteen verses describe Kālī for devotional contemplation: loose hair, a severed head and sword, gestures of protection and generosity, and a garland of heads. Cremation-ground imagery and her relationship to Mahākāla frame the visualisation. The text balances fierce iconography with the Goddess’s assurance to devotees. It provides a compact primary source for an image or iconography section of the library, with the complete meditation rather than an isolated descriptive verse.
KALI-0032 — 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.
Meditation on Kālī
Author / attribution: Anonymous
Publication: Sanskrit Documents volunteer project · n.d. [online edition]
Volunteer digital transcription; source attribution: Stotramanjari collection; edition acknowledges Mahaperiyava Trust. Digital text update: July 2, 2017.
Format / language: meditation hymn · Sanskrit
Composition / textual history: Not established by the linked edition; traditional attribution does not establish historical date
Identifier: Sanskrit Documents kAlIdhyAnam.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
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/kAlIdhyAnam.html
Source access
Read or locate the original source at Sanskrit Documents volunteer project
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. Kālī Dhyānam. Sanskrit Documents volunteer project · n.d. [online edition].
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