Śrī Bhadra Kālī Caturdaśākṣara Mahāmantraḥ (श्री भद्रकाली चतुर्दशाक्षर महामन्त्रः)

Source - Mantra Maharṇava and Daśamahāvidyā tantram.

Purpose - To attain power of speech, all wordly achievements, wealth, status etc. as well as self-realization and liberation.

Special Note - No mantra suitability check is required. Also, no strenuous puraścaraṇa with concentrated mind is required. The Divine Mother is easy to please and grants all magical powers to the sincere devotees. It is however, very important to recite the additional nyāsās on a daily basis, which by itself could take 30 to 45 minutes. It is suggested that one should dedicate at least 2 hours of their time towards the mantra japa, in order to complete the 100,000 mantra japa in the prescribed manner.

1. viniyogaḥ (विनियोगः) :-

om̐ asya kālī mantrasya ।

bhairava ṛṣiḥ ।

uṣṇik chandaḥ ।

kālī devatā ।

hrīm̐ bījaṃ ।

hūm̐ śaktiḥ ।

krīm̐ kīlakaṃ ।

mamābhīṣṭa siddhaye puruṣārtha catuṣṭaya siddhaye jape viniyogaḥ ॥

ॐ अस्य काली मन्त्रस्य ।

भैरव ऋषिः ।

उष्णिक् छन्दः ।

काली देवता ।

ह्रीँ बीजं ।

हूँ शक्तिः ।

क्रीँ कीलकं ।

ममाभीष्ट सिद्धये पुरुषार्थ चतुष्टय सिद्धये जपे विनियोगः ॥

Meaning:- This prayer/mantra japa is to invoke Śrī Dakṣiṇakālī and perform Her mantra japa to obtain Her complete grace in all aspects, and to obtain the four puruṣārthas: dharma (justice, law), artha (wealth), kāma (desires) and mokṣa (liberation). The sage (ṛṣiḥ) is Bhairava, the meter (chandas) for the mantra is Uṣṇik and the deity is Śrī Kāli, the seed (bījaṃ) is hrīm̐, the power or śakti is hūm̐. The key (kīlaka) to unlock the mantra is krīm̐.

2. ṛṣyādi nyāsa ( ऋष्यादि न्यास ) :-

S.no. IAST Devanāgari Procedure 1 bhairava ṛṣaye namaḥ śirasi भैरव ऋषये नमः शिरसि Open the right palm and touch the top of the forehead with the ring and thumb fingers joined at the top. 2 uṣṇik chandase namaḥ mukhe उष्णिक् छन्दसे नमः मुखे Now touch the lips of the mouth with the above mudrā. 3 bhadrakālī devatāyai namaḥ hṛdi भद्रकाली देवतायै नमः हृदि Touch the heart with the right palm. 4 hrīm̐ bījāya namaḥ guhye ह्रीँ बीजाय नमः गुह्ये Touch the genitalia with the right ring finger and thumb joined together. 5 hūm̐ śaktaye namaḥ pādayoḥ हूँ शक्तये नमः पादयोः Touch the feet with the right ring finger and thumb joined together. 6 krīm̐ kīlakāya namaḥ nābhau क्रीँ कीलकाय नमः नाभौ Touch the navel area with the right ring finger and thumb joined together. 7 mamābhīṣṭa siddhaye puruṣārtha catuṣṭaya siddhaye jape viniyogāya namaḥ sarvāṅge ममाभीष्ट सिद्धये पुरुषार्थ चतुष्टय सिद्धये जपे विनियोगाय नमः सर्वाङ्गे Run both the palms all over the body. 8 iti ṛṣyādi nyāsaḥ इति ऋष्यादि न्यासः

3. karanyāsaḥ (करन्यासः) :-

S.no. IAST Devanāgari Procedure 1 krām̐ aṅguṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ क्राँ अङ्गुष्ठाभ्यां नमः Use both the index fingers and run them on both the thumbs. 2 krīm̐ tarjanībhyāṃ namaḥ क्रीँ तर्जनीभ्यां नमः Use both the thumbs and run them on both the index fingers. 3 krūm̐ madhyamābhyāṃ namaḥ क्रूँ मध्यमाभ्यां नमः Use both the thumbs on the middle fingers. 4 kraim̐ anāmikābhyāṃ namaḥ क्रैँ अनामिकाभ्यां नमः Use both the thumbs on the ring fingers. 5 kraum̐ kaniṣṭhikābhyāṃ namaḥ क्रोँ कनिष्ठिकाभ्यां नमः Use both the thumbs on the little fingers. 6 kraḥ karatalakarapṛṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ क्रः करतलकरपृष्ठाभ्यां नमः Open both the palms; run the opened palms of the right hand on the front and back sides of the left palm and repeat the same for the other palm. 7 iti kara nyāsaḥ इति कर न्यासः

4. aṅganyāsaḥ (अङ्गन्यासः) :-

S.no. IAST Devanāgari Procedure 1 krām̐ hṛdayāya namaḥ क्राँ हृदयाय नमः Open index, middle and ring fingers of the right hand and place them on the heart chakra. 2 krīm̐ śirase svāhā क्रीँ शिरसे स्वाहा Open middle and ring fingers of the right hand and touch the top of the forehead. 3 krūm̐ śikhāyai vaṣaṭ क्रूँ शिखायै वषट् Open the right thumb and touch the back of the head. This is the point where the tuft of hair, is kept. 4 kraim̐ kavacāya hum̐ क्रैँ कवचाय हुँ Cross both the hands and run the fully opened palms from shoulders to finger tips. 5 kraum̐ netratrayāya vauṣaṭ क्रोँ नेत्रत्रयाय वौषट् Touch the eyes with the right index and ring fingers, with the middle finger touching the ājña cakra. 6 kraḥ astrāya phaṭ क्रः अस्त्राय फट् Open up the left palm and strike it three times with index and middle fingers of the right hand. 7 iti ṣaḍaṅga nyāsaḥ इति षडङ्ग न्यासः

bhūr-bhuva-ssuvarom-iti digbandhaḥ ॥

भूर्भुवस्सुवरोमिति दिग्बन्धः॥

5. varṇa nyāsaḥ (वर्ण न्यासः) :-

S.no. IAST Devanāgari Procedure 1 am̐ ām̐ im̐ īm̐ um̐ ūm̐ ṛm̐ ṝm̐ ḷm̐ ḹm̐ namaḥ hṛdi अँ आँ इँ ईँ उँ ऊँ ऋँ ॠँ ऌँ ॡँ नमः हृदि Join the thumb, middle and ring fingers of the right hand and touch the heart region. 2 em̐ aim̐ om̐ aum̐ am̐ aḥ kam̐ kham̐ gam̐ gham̐ namaḥ dakṣa-bāhau एँ ऐँ ओँ औँ अँ अः कँ खँ गँ घँ नमः दक्ष-बाहौ Join the thumb, middle and ring fingers of the right hand and touch the right shoulders. 3 ṅam̐ cam̐ cham̐ jam̐ jham̐ ñam̐ ṭam̐ ṭham̐ ḍam̐ ḍham̐ namaḥ vāmabāhau ङँ चँ छँ जँ झँ ञँ टँ ठँ डँ ढँ नमः वामबाहौ Join the thumb, middle and ring fingers of the right hand and touch the left shoulders. 4 ṇam̐ tam̐ tham̐ dam̐ dham̐ nam̐ pam̐ pham̐ bam̐ bham̐ namaḥ dakṣapāde णँ तँ थँ दँ धँ नँ पँ फँ बँ भँ नमः दक्षपादे Join the thumb, middle and ring fingers of the right hand and touch the right feet. 5 mam̐ yam̐ ram̐ lam̐ vam̐ śam̐ ṣam̐ sam̐ ham̐ kṣam̐ namaḥ vāmapāde मँ यँ रँ लँ वँ शँ षँ सँ हँ क्षँ नमः वामपादे Join the thumb, middle and ring fingers of the right hand and touch the left feet. 6 Iti varṇa nyāsaḥ इति वर्ण न्यासः

6. varṇa nyāsaḥ kālītantre (वर्ण न्यासः कालीतन्त्रे ) :-

S.no. IAST Devanāgari Procedure 1 a ā i ī u ū ṛ ṝ ḷ ḹ namaḥ hṛdi अ आ इ ई उ ऊ ऋ ॠ ऌ ॡ नमः हृदि Join the thumb, middle and ring fingers of the right hand and touch the heart region. 2 e ai o au aṃ aḥ ka kha ga gha namaḥ dakṣa-bāhau ए ऐ ओ औ अं अः क ख ग घ नमः दक्ष-बाहौ Join the thumb, middle and ring fingers of the right hand and touch the right shoulders. 3 ṅa ca cha ja jha ña ṭa ṭha ḍa ḍha namaḥ vāmabāhau ङ च छ ज झ ञ ट ठ ड ढ नमः वामबाहौ Join the thumb, middle and ring fingers of the right hand and touch the left shoulders. 4 ṇa ta tha da dha na pa pha ba bha namaḥ dakṣapāde ण त थ द ध न प फ ब भ नमः दक्षपादे Join the thumb, middle and ring fingers of the right hand and touch the right feet. 5 ma ya ra la va śa ṣa sa ha kṣa namaḥ vāmapāde म य र ल व श ष स ह क्ष नमः वामपादे Join the thumb, middle and ring fingers of the right hand and touch the left feet. 6 Iti varṇa nyāsaḥ इति वर्ण न्यासः

7. dhyānaṃ (ध्यानं) :-

kṣat-kṣāmā koṭarākṣī masi-malina-mukhī mukta-keśī rudantī nāhaṃ tṛptā vadantī jagad-akhilabhidaṃ grāsamekaṃ karomi ।

hastābhyāṃ dhārayantī jvalad-anala-śikhā-sannibhaṃ pāśam-ugraṃ dantair-jambū-phalābhaiḥ parihastu bhayaṃ pātu māṃ bhadrakālī ॥

क्षत्क्षामा कोटराक्षी मसिमलिनमुखी मुक्तकेशी रुदन्ती नाहं तृप्ता वदन्ती जगदखिलभिदं ग्रासमेकं करोमि ।

हस्ताभ्यां धारयन्ती ज्वलदनलशिखासन्निभं पाशमुग्रं दन्तैर्जम्बूफलाभैः परिहस्तु भयं पातु मां भद्रकाली ॥

Meaning :- Salutations to the Divine Mother Bhadra Kālī, who is smeared with ashes all over Her body, has sunken eyes and is very dark in appearance with loose hair locks, terrifying voice with shrieking sounds, binding power that She unleashes and is satiated by the destruction She reins in. She is the universal mother and represents the Whole of Creation. She consumes everything that She creates and is also the Preserver. She displays the abhaya mudra to allay the fears of all devotees. She is present on the top of the crematory fire. She is formidable in appearance and size and wields a noose to rein in all lost souls. She holds a rose apple in Her teeth. She wears an amulet round Her hand, representing security to all Her devotees. She is prayed, to rein in all types of enemies and remove their influences upon us.

8. Pañcapūjā (पञ्चपूजा) :-

S.no. IAST Devanāgari Procedure 1 lam̐ - pṛthivyātmikāyai gandhaṁ samarpayāmi लँ - पृथिव्यात्मिकायै गन्धं समर्पयामि Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the little fingers of both hands with the upper tip of the thumbs, with the back of the hand facing us. 2 ham̐ - ākāśātmikāyai puṣpaiḥ pūjayāmi हँ - आकाशात्मिकायै पुष्पैः पूजयामि Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the thumbs of both hands with the upper tip/nails of the index fingers, with the back of the hand facing us. 3 yam̐ - vāyvātmikāyai dhūpamāghrāpayāmi यँ - वाय्वात्मिकायै धूपमाघ्रापयामि Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the index fingers of both hands with the upper tip of the thumbs, with the back of the hand facing us. 4 ram̐ - agnyātmikāyai dīpaṁ darśayāmi रँ - अग्न्यात्मिकायै दीपं दर्शयामि Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the middle fingers of both hands with the upper tip of the thumbs, with the back of the hand facing us. 5 vam̐ - amṛtātmikāyai amṛtaṁ mahānaivedyaṁ nivedayāmi वँ - अमृतात्मिकायै अमृतं महानैवेद्यं निवेदयामि Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the ring fingers of both hands with the upper tip of the thumbs, with the back of the hand facing us. 6 sam̐ - sarvātmikāyai sarvopacāra pūjām samarpayāmi सँ - सर्वात्मिकायै सर्वोपचार पूजाम् समर्पयामि Hold the fingers of each palm in a folded manner with the tips of each fingers of both hands touching each other and the thumbs facing the heart, in a Namaste position.

9. Japamālā mantraṃ (जपमाला मन्त्रं) :-

Recite the below mantra once, to pray to the japa māla and invoke the blessings for a fruitful japa.

om̐ māṃ māle mahāmāye sarvamantra svarūpiṇi ।

caturvarga stvayinyasta stasmānye siddhidā bhava ॥

ॐ मां माले महामाये सर्वमन्त्र स्वरूपिणि ।

चतुर्वर्ग स्त्वयिन्यस्त स्तस्मान्ये सिद्धिदा भव॥

10. Guru Mantra (गुरु मन्त्र) :- Recite the following guru mantra once, to seek the blessings of all gurus and the Guru.

om̐ hrīm̐ siddhaguro prasīda hrīm̐ om̐

ॐ ह्रीं सिद्धगुरो प्रसीद ह्रीं ॐ ।

11. Utkīlana mantra (उत्कीलन मन्त्र) :-

Recie the following impurities removing and cleansing mantra ten times -

bhaim̐ haum̐ kāli mahākāli kili kili phaṭ svāhā krīm̐ krīm̐ krīm̐

भैँ हौँ कालि महाकालि किलि किलि फट् स्वाहा क्रीँ क्रीँ क्रीँ

12. Sañjīvana mantra (सञ्जीवन मन्त्र) :- Recite the following life-infusing mantra ten times –

om̐ hrīm̐ haum̐ kāli mahākāli kili kili phaṭ svāhā om̐ hrīm̐

ॐ ह्रीँ हौँ कालि महाकालि किलि किलि फट् स्वाहा ॐ ह्रीँ

13. Śāpavimocana mantra (शापविमोचन मन्त्र) :- Recite the following curse removing mantra ten times –

krīm̐ bhaim̐ hūm̐ bhadrakāli baim̐ śivasya śāpaṃ mocaya mocaya

क्रीँ भैँ हूँ भद्रकालि बैँ शिवस्य शापं मोचय मोचय

14. Atha Śrī Bhadra Kālī Caturdaśākṣara Mahāmantraḥ (अथ श्री भद्रकाली चतुर्दशाक्षर महामन्त्रः)

Different variations of the 14 lettered mantra exist. Either of these can be practised. As per the chosen mantra, the above cleansing, life-infusing and curse removal mantras should be deployed accordingly. For the above, the first listed mantra has been chosen.

haum̐ kāli mahākāli kili kili phaṭ svāhā

हौँ कालि महाकालि किलि किलि फट् स्वाहा

haum̐ kāli mahākāli kāli kāli phaṭ svāhā

हौँ कालि महाकालि कालि कालि फट् स्वाहा

om̐ haum̐ kāli mahākāli kili kile phaṭ svāhā

ॐ हौँ कालि महाकालि किलि किले फट् स्वाहा

Meaning:-

The Śiva bīja (seed mantra) haum̐, brings great destruction of all enemies, external and internal as well as transformation in one’s perception of reality.

Kili kili is a joyous laughter. In this context, She is overjoyed to relieve us of all enemies.

phaṭ is the astra (weapon) bīja, to deploy all weapons at Her disposal, to relieve us of our difficulties.

Svāhā is the oblation bīja, to accept all our offerings, especially our fears and worries and relieve us from all difficulties.

15. aṅganyāsaḥ (अङ्गन्यासः)

S.no. IAST Devanāgari Procedure 1 krām̐ hṛdayāya namaḥ क्राँ हृदयाय नमः Open index, middle and ring fingers of the right hand and place them on the heart chakra. 2 krīm̐ śirase svāhā क्रीँ शिरसे स्वाहा Open middle and ring fingers of the right hand and touch the top of the forehead. 3 krūm̐ śikhāyai vaṣaṭ क्रूँ शिखायै वषट् Open the right thumb and touch the back of the head. This is the point where the tuft of hair, is kept. 4 kraim̐ kavacāya hum̐ क्रैँ कवचाय हुँ Cross both the hands and run the fully opened palms from shoulders to finger tips. 5 kraum̐ netratrayāya vauṣaṭ क्रोँ नेत्रत्रयाय वौषट् Touch the eyes with the right index and ring fingers, with the middle finger touching the ājña cakra. 6 kraḥ astrāya phaṭ क्रः अस्त्राय फट् Open up the left palm and strike it three times with index and middle fingers of the right hand. 7 iti ṣaḍaṅga nyāsaḥ इति षडङ्ग न्यासः

bhūr-bhuva-ssuvarom-iti digvimokaḥ ॥

भूर्भुवस्सुवरोमिति दिग्विमोकः॥

16. dhyānaṃ (ध्यानं) :-

kṣat-kṣāmā koṭarākṣī masi-malina-mukhī mukta-keśī rudantī nāhaṃ tṛptā vadantī jagad-akhilabhidaṃ grāsamekaṃ karomi ।

hastābhyāṃ dhārayantī jvalad-anala-śikhā-sannibhaṃ pāśam-ugraṃ dantair-jambū-phalābhaiḥ parihastu bhayaṃ pātu māṃ bhadrakālī ॥

क्षत्क्षामा कोटराक्षी मसिमलिनमुखी मुक्तकेशी रुदन्ती नाहं तृप्ता वदन्ती जगदखिलभिदं ग्रासमेकं करोमि ।

हस्ताभ्यां धारयन्ती ज्वलदनलशिखासन्निभं पाशमुग्रं दन्तैर्जम्बूफलाभैः परिहस्तु भयं पातु मां भद्रकाली ॥

17. Pañcapūjā (पञ्चपूजा) :-

S.no. IAST Devanāgari Procedure 1 lam̐ - pṛthivyātmikāyai gandhaṁ samarpayāmi लँ - पृथिव्यात्मिकायै गन्धं समर्पयामि Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the little fingers of both hands with the upper tip of the thumbs, with the back of the hand facing us. 2 ham̐ - ākāśātmikāyai puṣpaiḥ pūjayāmi हँ - आकाशात्मिकायै पुष्पैः पूजयामि Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the thumbs of both hands with the upper tip/nails of the index fingers, with the back of the hand facing us. 3 yam̐ - vāyvātmikāyai dhūpamāghrāpayāmi यँ - वाय्वात्मिकायै धूपमाघ्रापयामि Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the index fingers of both hands with the upper tip of the thumbs, with the back of the hand facing us. 4 ram̐ - agnyātmikāyai dīpaṁ darśayāmi रँ - अग्न्यात्मिकायै दीपं दर्शयामि Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the middle fingers of both hands with the upper tip of the thumbs, with the back of the hand facing us. 5 vam̐ - amṛtātmikāyai amṛtaṁ mahānaivedyaṁ nivedayāmi | वँ - अमृतात्मिकायै अमृतं महानैवेद्यं निवेदयामि। Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the ring fingers of both hands with the upper tip of the thumbs, with the back of the hand facing us. 6 sam̐ - sarvātmikāyai sarvopacāra pūjām samarpayāmi सँ - सर्वात्मिकायै सर्वोपचार पूजाम् समर्पयामि Hold the fingers of each palm in a folded manner with the tips of each fingers of both hands touching each other and the thumbs facing the heart, in a Namaste position.

18. Samarpaṇam (समर्पणम्) :- Take water in uttaraṇi (spoon) and by reciting the following śloka, offer the water to the earth.

guhyātiguhyagoptrī tvaṁ gṛhāṇāsmat-kṛtaṁ japam।

siddhirbhavatu me devi tvatprasādānmayi sthirā ॥

गुह्यातिगुह्यगोप्त्री त्वं गृहाणास्मात्कृतं जपम्।

सिद्धिर्भवतु मे देवि त्वत्प्रसादान्मयि स्तिरा॥

19.japānaṃtaraṃ mālāmantraṃ (जपानंतरं मालामन्त्रं) :-

Recite the below śloka and mantra, followed by placing the māla upon the top of the head and then place it back in the māla bag and conceal it. It should NOT be worn.

śloka॥ om̐ tvaṃ māle sarvadevānāṃ prītidā śubhadā bhava।

śubhaṃ kuruṣya me bhadre yaśo vīryaṃ ca dehime॥

श्लोक॥ ॐ त्वं माले सर्वदेवानां प्रीतिदा शुभदा भव।

शुभं कुरुष्य मे भद्रे यशो वीर्यं च देहिमे॥

mantra॥ om̐ hrīm̐ siddhyai namaḥ॥

मन्त्र॥ ॐ ह्रीं सिद्ध्यै नमः॥

20. Puraścaraṇa (पुरश्चरण) :-

Japa 100,000 Homa 10,000 Tarpaṇa 1,000 Mārjana 100 Bhojana 10

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