Śrī Kākinī Stotram
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- Catalogue identifier
- kali-0130
- Alternate titles and import identifiers
- KALI-0130; Sanskrit Documents kAkinIstotram.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
The hymn invokes Kākinī in the heart lotus and connects praise with meditation, mantra placement and subtle-body practice. Its carefully arranged verses draw on syllabic and alphabetic structures, while requests for knowledge, protection and liberation give the text a devotional dimension. The surrounding instructions explain its ritual use. It supplies a complete primary witness for the Kākinī name beyond a bare list, without requiring readers to identify the yoginī automatically with every form of Kālī.
KALI-0130 — 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.
Hymn to Kākinī
Author / attribution: Anonymous; Bhairava–Bhairavī dialogue
Publication: Sanskrit Documents volunteer project · n.d. [online edition]
Volunteer digital transcription; source attribution: Complete Rudrayāmala Uttaratantra chapter 59, verses 1–26; Kākinī in a heart-lotus and yoginī ritual setting.. Digital text update: February 16, 2020.
Format / language: tantric hymn · Sanskrit
Composition / textual history: Not established by the linked edition; source attribution does not establish a historical date
Identifier: Sanskrit Documents kAkinIstotram.itx
Kali relevance: Substantive primary material on Kākinī, corresponding to website entry 94 and the Sanskrit name-list witness's Kākinyai.
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.
Source and alternate access links:
Read complete text: https://sanskritdocuments.org/doc_devii/kAkinIstotram.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; Bhairava–Bhairavī dialogue. Śrī Kākinī Stotram. Sanskrit Documents volunteer project · n.d. [online edition].
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