Kākinī Kavacam (closing attribution Śākinī)

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Catalogue identifier: kali-0127
Alternate titles and import identifiers: KALI-0127; Sanskrit Documents kAkinIkavacham.itx
Author or attribution: Anonymous; Bhairava–Bhairavī 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 fifty-verse protective text belongs to the Rudrayāmala's yoginī and subtle-body ritual material. It invokes divine names and mantra syllables to protect the body and describes benefits of recitation. The transmitted heading identifies Kākinī, but the conclusion names Śākinī, an inconsistency that should remain visible to readers. It is useful as a comparative witness for the Kākinī name in the website's list, with its yoginī context carefully distinguished from direct Kālī praise.

KALI-0127 — 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 Armour of Kākinī; Witness with a Śākinī Colophon
Author / attribution: Anonymous; Bhairava–Bhairavī dialogue
Publication: Sanskrit Documents volunteer project · n.d. [online edition]
Volunteer digital transcription; source attribution: Rudrayāmala Uttaratantra 76.1–50. Opening title names Kākinī, while closing attribution and some later verses name Śākinī; the inconsistency is retained.. Digital text update: February 16, 2020.
Format / language: kavaca · Sanskrit
Composition / textual history: Not established by the linked edition; source attribution does not establish a historical date
Identifier: Sanskrit Documents kAkinIkavacham.itx
Kali relevance: Related to the website's Kākinī/Kākīnī entry at number 94. A named yoginī relation is established; equivalence of this whole ritual figure with Kālī is not assumed.
Subjects: Hymns, Prayers, and Devotional Poetry; Tantras and Esoteric Literature
Evidence / reliability: Useful volunteer transcription with source attribution and proofreading; not a critical edition. Historical authorship and dates remain unverified unless stated. Textual discrepancies are disclosed in context.
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.

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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–Bhairavī dialogue. Kākinī Kavacam (closing attribution Śākinī). Sanskrit Documents volunteer project · n.d. [online edition].

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