Kali Sahashranama: She Who Is the Daughter of Katyanana Rishi

Satsang: Discourse by Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on the Kali Sahashranam (Thousand Names of Kali). kātyāyanī jagan-mātā jagatāṁ parameśvarī | jagad-bandhur-jagad-dhātri jagadānanda-kāriṇī |23| 160. Kātyāyanī - She who is the daughter of Katyanana Rishi

Kali Sahashranama: She Who Loves Music

Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Sahashranam (Thousand Names of Kali) with a discussion of names 154-159:
gīta-priyā vādya-ratā preta-nṛtya-parāyaṇā |catur-bhujā daśa-bhujā aṣṭā-daśa-bhujā tathā |22|

Kali Sahashranama (Talk 11): "With Terrible Form"

Discourse by Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Sahashranam (Thousand Names of Kali) given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram, with a discussion of names 74 through 871 from verse 11.
ghora-rūpā ghora-daṁṣṭrā ghorāghora-tarā śubhā | mahā-daṁṣṭrā mahā-māyā sudantī yuga-danturā |11|
Ghora-rūpā– She who has a terrible form
Ghora-daṁṣṭrā– She who has terrible teeth
Ghorāghora-tarā– She who is beyond both wonderful and terrible
Śubhā– She who is pure
Mahā-daṁṣṭrā– She who has great teeth
Mahā-māyā– She who is the great illusion
Sudantī– She who as wonderful teeth
Yuga-danturā– She whose teeth are the ages
 

Kali Sahashranama (talk 10) "Galand of Heads" etc.

Discourse by Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Sahashranam (Thousand Names of Kali) given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram, with a discussion of names 65 through 73 from verse 9 and 10.
māheśvarī ca cāmuṇdā vārāhī nāra-siṁhikā | vajrāṅgī Vajra-kaṅkālī nṛmuṇda-sragviṇī śivā |9|
Vajrāṅgī– She who has limbs of lightning/diamond
Vajra-kaṅkālī– She who has bones of lightning/diamond
Nṛmuṇda-sragviṇī– She who is adorned with a garland of human heads
Śivā– She who is Shiva
mālinī nara-muṇdālī galat-rudhira-bhūṣaṇā | rakta-canda-nasiktāṅgī sindūrāruṇa-mastakā |10|
Mālinī – She who wears a garland
Nara-muṇdālī– She who holds a human head
Galat-rudhira-bhūṣaṇā– She whose neck is adorned with blood
Rakta-canda-nasiktāṅgī– She whose limbs are smeared with red sandal paste
Sindūrāruṇa-mastakā– She whose forehead is marked with vermillion
 

Kali Sahashranama (Talk 9): "The Man-lion" etc.

Discourse by Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Sahashranam (Thousand Names of Kali) given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram, with a discussion of names 61 through 64 from verse 9.
māheśvarī ca cāmuṇdā vārāhī nārasiṁhikā | vajrāṅgī vajrakaṅkālī nṛmuṇdasragviṇī śivā |9|
Māheśvarī – She who is Shiva, the great controller
Cāmuṇdā– She who beheaded Chanda and Munda
63. Vārāhī – She who has the form of boar
Nārasiṁhikā – She who has the form of a man-lion

Kali Sahasranama (Talk 8): "Lover of Devotees" etc.

Discourse by Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Sahashranam (Thousand Names of Kali) given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram, with a discussion of names 52 through 59 from verse 8.
nīlā-ghanā valākā ca mātrā mudrāmitāsitā | brāhmī nārāyaṇī bhadrā subhadrā bhakta-vatsalā |8|
Nīlā-ghanā– She who is blue like a rain cloud
Valākā – She who is swan-like
Mudrāmitā-sitā – She who shows elegant gestures
Brāhmī – She who is Brahma
Nārāyaṇī – She who is Narayana
Bhadrā – She who is good
 Subhadrā– She who is excellent
Bhakta-vatsalā– She who loves devotees

Kali Sahashranama (Talk 6): "The Dark One" etc.

Discourse by Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Sahashranam (Thousand Names of Kali) given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram, with a discussion of names 34 through 43 from verse 6.
kumārī kulajā kṛṣṇā kṛṣṇa-dehā kṛśo-dārā | kṛśāṁgī kuliśāṁgī ca krīṁ-kārī kamala kalā || 6 ||
Kumārī – She who is a young girl
Kulajā – She who is well born
Kṛṣṇā– She who is dark
Kṛṣṇa-dehā – She who has a dark body
Kṛśo-dārā – She who has a thin waist (holds all action)
Kṛśāṁgī – She who has a thin body
Kuliśāṁgī – She whose body is like a lightning bolt
Krīṁ-kārī – She is the sound “Kring”
Kamala– She who is a lotus (Lakshmi)
Kalā – She who is art
 
 

Kali Sahasranama (Talk 7): "Who Swallows All" etc.

Discourse by Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Sahashranam (Thousand Names of Kali) given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram, with a discussion of names 44 through 51 from verse 7.
karālāsyā karālī ca kulakāntāparājitā |
ugrā ugra-prabhā dīptā vipra-cittā mahānanā || 7 ||
Karālāsyā– She who has a gaping mouth
Karālī – She who swallows everything
Kula-kāntāparājitā – She whose beauty is undefeated
Ugrā – She who is angry
Ugra-prabhā – She whose effulgence is terrible
Dīptā– She who is light
Vipra-cittā – She who is the mind of sages
51. Mahānanā – She who has a great face

Kali Sahashranama (Talk 5): "Mother of the Kulas" etc.

Discourse by Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Sahashranam (Thousand Names of Kali) given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram, with a discussion of names 26 through 33 from verse 5.
 
kāntā kāma-svarūpā ca kāmākhyā kula-pālinī | kulīnā kula-vatyambā durgā durgārti-nāśinī || 5 ||
 
26. Kāntā – She who is effulgent
27. Kāma-svarūpā – She whose nature is desire
28. Kāmākhyā – She who is the seat of desire
29. Kula-pālinī – She who protect the Kulas 30. Kulīnā – She who is aristocratic
31. Kula-vatyambā – She who is the mother of noble families
32. Durgā – She who overcomes difficulties
33. Durgārti-nāśinī – She who destroys difficulties
 
 

Kali Sahasranama (Talk 4) "The Beauty of Desire" etc.

Discourse by Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Sahashranam (Thousand Names of Kali) given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram, with a discussion of names 19 through 25 from verse 4.
ककारवर्णसर्वाण्गी कामिनी कामसुन्दरी।
कामार्ता कामरूपा च कामधेनुः कलावती॥ ४॥
ka-kāra-varṇa-sarvāṇgī kāminī kāma-sundarī |
kāmārtā kāma-rūpā ca kāma-dhenuḥ kalāvatī || 4 ||
Ka-kāra-varṇa-sarvāṇgī – She who is the “KA” group of letters
Kāminī – She who is a desire-filled woman
Kāma-sundarī –She who is the beauty of desire
Kāmārtā – She who is the object of desire
Kāma-rūpā – She who is the form of desire
Kāma-dhenuḥ -She who is desire-fulfilling cow
Kalāvatī – She who is expert at all arts