॥ Kali Shanti Strotram/ काली शान्तिस्तोत्रम् ॥
The recitation of the “Kali Shanti Stotram” is considered to provide profound spiritual and mental benefits. Goddess Kali is regarded as a symbol of power, protection, and the destruction of negative forces; therefore, chanting this hymn with devotion helps cultivate courage, self-confidence, and inner peace within the practitioner. Regular recitation stabilizes the mind, reduces fear and anxiety, and grants the strength to overcome obstacles in life. Its mantra-like vibrations purify the environment, generate positive energy, and guide the devotee toward spiritual growth. According to religious belief, this stotram offers protection during times of crisis and allows the devotee to experience the grace and protection of the Goddess, thereby enhancing balance, peace, and inner strength in life.
Kali Shanti Strotram
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Kālī Kālī Mahākāli Kālike Pāpahāriṇi ।
Dharmamokṣaprade Devi Guhyakāli Namo'stute ॥1॥
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Saṅgrāme Vijayaṃ Dehi Dhanaṃ Dehi Sadā Gṛhe ।
Dharmakāmārthasampattiṃ Dehi Kāli Namo'stute ॥2॥
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Ulkāmukhi Lalajjihve Ghorarāve Bhagapriye ।
Śmaśānavāsini Prete Śavamāṃsapriye'naghe ॥3॥
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Araṇyacāriṇi Śive Kuladravyamayīśvari ।
Prasannā Bhava Deveśi Bhaktasya Mama Kālīke ॥4॥
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Śubhāni Santu Kaulānāṃ Naśyantu Dveṣakārakāḥ ।
Nindākarāḥ Kṣayaṃ Yāntu Ye Ca Hāsya Prakurvate ॥5॥
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Ye Dviṣanti Jugupsante Ye Nindanti Hasanti Ye ।
Ye'sūyante Ca Śaṅkante Mithyeti Pravadanti Ye ॥6॥
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Te Ḍākinīmukhe Yāntu Sadārasutabāndhavāḥ ।
Pibatvaṃ Śoṇitaṃ Tasya Cāmuṇḍā Māṃsam Attu Ca ॥7॥
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Asthīni Carvayantv Asya Yoginī Bhairavīgaṇāḥ ।
Yā Nindāgamatantrādau Yā Śaktiṣu Kuleṣu Yā ॥8॥
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Kulamārgeṣu Yā Nindā Sā Nindā Tava Kālīke ।
Tvannindākāriṇāṃ Śāstrī Tvam Eva Parameśvari ॥9॥
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Na Vedaṃ Na Tapo Dānaṃ Nopavāsādikaṃ Vratam ।
Cāndrāyaṇādi Kṛcchraṃ Ca Na Kiñcin Māṇayāmy Aham ॥10॥
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Kintu Tvaccaraṇāmbhoja Sevāṃ Jāne Śivājñayā ।
Tvadarcā Kurvato Devi Nindāpi Saphalā Mama ॥11॥
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Rājyaṃ Tasya Pratiṣṭhā Ca Lakṣmīs Tasya Sadā Sthirā ।
Tasya Prabhutvaṃ Sāmarthyaṃ Yasya Tvaṃ Mastakopari ॥12॥
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Dhanyo'ham Kṛtakṛtyo'ham Saphalaṃ Jīvitaṃ Mama ।
Yasya Tvaccaraṇadvande Mano Niviśate Sadā ॥13॥
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Daityāḥ Vināśam Āyāntu Kṣayaṃ Yāntu Ca Dānavāḥ ।
Naśyantu Pretakūṣmāṇḍā Rākṣasā Asurās Tathā ॥14॥
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Piśāca Bhūta Vetālāḥ Kṣetrapālā Vināyakāḥ ।
Guhyakā Ghoṇakāś Caiva Vilīyantāṃ Sahasradhā ॥15॥
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Bhāruṇḍā Jambhakā Skāndāḥ Pramathāḥ Pitaras Tathā ।
Yoginyo Mātaraś Cāpi Ḍākinyaḥ Pūtanās Tathā ॥16॥
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Bhasmībhavantu Sapadi Tvatprasādāt Sureśvari ।
Divācarā Rātricarā Ye Ca Sandhyācarā Api ॥17॥
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Śākhācarā Vanacarāḥ Kandarāśailacāriṇaḥ ।
Dveṣṭāro Ye Jalacarā Guhābilacarā Api ॥18॥
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Smaraṇād Eva Te Sarve Khaṇḍakhaṇḍā Bhavantu Te ।
Sarpanāgā Yātudhānā Dasyumāyāvinas Tathā ॥19॥
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Hiṃsakā Vidviṣo Nindākarā Ye Kuladūṣakāḥ ।
Māraṇoccāṭanonmūla Dveṣamohana Kārakāḥ ॥20॥
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Kṛtyābhicārakartāraḥ Kaulaviśvāsaghātakāḥ ।
Tvatprasādāj Jagaddhātri Nidhanaṃ Yāntu Te'khilāḥ ॥21॥
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Navagrahāḥ Satithayo Nakṣatrāṇi Ca Rāśayaḥ ।
Saṅkrāntayo'bdā Māsāś Ca Ṛtavo Dve Tathāyane ॥22॥
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Kalākāṣṭhāmuhūrtāś Ca Pakṣāhorātrayas Tathā ।
Manvantarāṇi Kalpāś Ca Yugāni Yugasandhayaḥ ॥23॥
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Devalokā Lokapālāḥ Pitaro Vahnayas Tathā ।
Adhvarā Nidhayo Vedāḥ Purāṇāgama Saṃhitāḥ ॥24॥
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Ete Mayā Kīrtitā Ye Ye Cānye Nānukīrtitāḥ ।
Ājñayā Guhyakālyās Te Mama Kurvantu Maṅgalam ॥25॥
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Bhavantu Sarvadā Saumyāḥ Sarvakālaṃ Sukhāvahāḥ ।
Ārogyaṃ Sarvadā Me'stu Yuddhe Caivāparājayaḥ ॥26॥
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Duḥkhahāniḥ Sadaivāstāṃ Vighnanāśaḥ Pade Pade ।
Akālamṛtyu Dāridryaṃ Bandhanaṃ Nṛpater Bhayam ॥27॥
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Guhyakālyāḥ Prasādena Na Kadāpi Bhaven Mama ।
Santvindriyāṇi Susthāni Śāntiḥ Kuśalam Astu Me ॥28॥
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Vāñchāptir Manasaḥ Saukhyaṃ Kalyāṇaṃ Suprajās Tathā ।
Balaṃ Vittaṃ Yaśaḥ Kāntivṛddhir Vidyā Mahodayaḥ ॥29॥
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Dīrghāyur Apradhṛṣyatvaṃ Vīryaṃ Sāmarthyam Eva Ca ।
Vināśo Dveṣakartṝṇāṃ Kaulikānāṃ Mahonnatiḥ ।
Jāyatāṃ Śāntipāṭhena Kulavartma Dhṛtātmanām ॥30॥
Iti Kālyāḥ Śāntistotraṃ Sampūrṇam.
Hindi Meanings :
काली शान्तिस्तोत्रम् – श्लोकों का हिन्दी अर्थ
- (1) O Kali, Mahakali, Kalika, O Goddess who destroys sins! O Guhyakali, who grants righteousness and liberation! Salutations to You.
- (2) O Kali! Grant victory in battle and constant wealth in the home. Bestow the prosperity of dharma (righteousness), kama (desire), and artha (wealth).
- (3) O Goddess with a face like fire, with a red tongue, who makes a terrifying sound! Dweller of the cremation ground, fond of spirits and funeral flesh, O sinless One!
- (4) O You who wander in the forest, auspicious Shiva, sovereign who is the very wealth of the lineage! O Kalike, be gracious toward me.
- (5) May all auspiciousness be for the Kaula practitioners. May those who harbor hatred and slander be destroyed. May those who mock become weakened.
- (6) Those who hate, despise, slander, mock, envy, or doubt, and who call this false—
- (7) May they, along with their families, go into the mouth of a Dakini. May Chamunda drink their blood and devour their flesh.
- (8) May the hosts of Yoginis and Bhairavis chew their bones—those who slander the Tantra, Agamas, Shakti, and the Kaula path.
- (9) To slander the Kaula path is to slander You Yourself, O Kalike. You alone are the Supreme Goddess who punishes such slanderers.
- (10) I do not rely upon the Vedas, austerities, charity, fasting, or difficult vows.
- (11) I know only the service of Your lotus feet. Even slander becomes fruitful for one who worships You.
- (12) One upon whose head You reside obtains sovereignty, honor, steady fortune, authority, and power.
- (13) I am blessed and fulfilled; my life is successful because my mind always rests at Your feet.
- (14) May demons, titans, spirits, Kushmandas, Rakshasas, and Asuras be destroyed.
- (15) May Pishachas, ghosts, Vetalas, Kshetrapalas, Vinayakas, Guhyakas, and others dissolve into thousands of fragments.
- (16) May Bharundas, Jambhakas, Skandas, Pramathas, Pitrs (ancestors), Yoginis, Mothers, Dakinis, and Putanas also perish.
- (17) O Queen of the gods! By Your grace, may the wicked who roam by day, night, and twilight be reduced to ashes.
- (18) Those hostile beings dwelling in trees, forests, mountains, caves, or waters—may they also be destroyed.
- (19) By the mere remembrance of You, may serpents, Nagas, Yatudhanas, bandits, and illusionists be shattered into pieces.
- (20) May the violent, hateful, slanderers, corrupters of the lineage, and those who perform destructive rites (marana, ucchatana, mohana) be destroyed.
- (21) Those who perform black magic and harmful rituals, and betrayers of the Kaula faith—O Sustainer of the world! May they be destroyed by Your grace.
- (22–25) May the nine planets, lunar days, constellations, zodiac signs, transitions, years, months, seasons, solstices, divisions of time, Manvantaras, Kalpas, Yugas, deities, guardians of the directions, the Vedas, Puranas, and Agamas—all be auspicious for me.
- (26) May they always be gentle and bring happiness. May I obtain health and never suffer defeat in battle.
- (27) May sorrow and obstacles be destroyed. May there be no untimely death, poverty, bondage, or fear from rulers for me.
- (28) By the grace of Guhyakali, may my senses remain healthy, and may I attain peace and well-being.
- (29) May my desires be fulfilled; may I gain happiness, welfare, noble offspring, strength, wealth, fame, radiance, knowledge, and progress.
- (30) May I obtain long life, invincibility, vigor, and power. May enemies be destroyed and the Kaulas prosper. May those established in the Kaula path abide in peace and welfare.
Conclusion
The regular and devoted recitation of the “Kali Shanti Stotram” paves the way for peace, courage, protection, and spiritual upliftment in a person’s life. It is not merely a hymn of praise, but a means of awakening inner spiritual power.

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