Kali comes from the Sanskrit root word Kal which means time. Kali Mata is the goddess of time, doomsday, and death, also known as the black goddess. Kali’s origins can be traced to the deities of the village, tribal, and mountain cultures of South Asia who were gradually appropriated and transformed, if never quite tamed, by the Sanskritic traditions. Goddess Kali makes her first major appearance in Sanskrit culture in the Devi Mahatmya (“The Glorifications of the Goddess,” c. 6th-century CE).

The love between the Divine Mother and her human children is a unique relationship. Kali, the Dark Mother is one such deity with whom devotees have a very loving and intimate bond, in spite of her fearful appearance. In this relationship, the worshipper becomes a child and Kali assumes the form of the ever-caring mother.

Kali Mantras
Thus, here are 12 Kali Mantras to pray and worship in her name.


1. Baisa Akshari Shree Dakshina Kali Mantra (22 Syllables Mantra)
ॐ क्रीं क्रीं क्रीं हूँ हूँ ह्रीं ह्रीं दक्षिणे कालिके क्रीं क्रीं क्रीं हूँ हूँ ह्रीं ह्रीं स्वाहा॥
Om Kreem Kreem Kreem Hum Hum Hreem Hreem Dakshine Kalike
Kreem Kreem Kreem Hum Hum Hreem Hreem Svaha॥

2. Ekakshari Kali Mantra (1 Syllable Mantra)
ॐ क्रीं
Om Kreem

3. Tin Akshari Kali Mantra (3 Syllables Mantra)
ॐ क्रीं ह्रुं ह्रीं॥
Om Kreem Hrum Hreem॥

4. Panchakshari Kali Mantra (5 Syllables Mantra)
ॐ क्रीं ह्रुं ह्रीं हूँ फट्॥
Om Kreem Hrum Hreem Hum Phat॥

5. Shadakshar Kali Mantra (6 Syllables Mantra)
ॐ क्रीं कालिके स्वाहा॥
Om Kreem Kalike Svaha॥

6. Saptakshari Kali Mantra (7 Syllables Mantra)
ॐ हूँ ह्रीं हूँ फट् स्वाहा॥
Om Hum Hreem Hum Phat Svaha॥

7. Shree Dakshina Kali Mantra
ॐ ह्रीं ह्रीं ह्रुं ह्रुं क्रीं क्रीं क्रीं दक्षिणकालिके क्रीं क्रीं क्रीं ह्रुं ह्रुं ह्रीं ह्रीं॥
Om Hreem Hreem Hrum Hrum Kreem Kreem Kreem
Dakshina Kalike Kreem Kreem Kreem Hrum Hrum Hreem Hreem॥

8. Shree Dakshina Kali Mantra
क्रीं ह्रुं ह्रीं दक्षिणेकालिके क्रीं ह्रुं ह्रीं स्वाहा॥
Kreem Hrum Hreem Dakshine Kalike Kreem Hrum Hreem Svaha॥

9. Shree Dakshina Kali Mantra
ॐ ह्रुं ह्रुं क्रीं क्रीं क्रीं ह्रीं ह्रीं दक्षिणकालिके ह्रुं ह्रुं क्रीं क्रीं क्रीं ह्रीं ह्रीं स्वाहा॥
Om Hrum Hrum Kreem Kreem Kreem Hreem Hreem
Dakshina Kalike Hrum Hrum Kreem Kreem Kreem Hreem Hreem Svaha॥

10. Shree Dakshina Kali Mantra
ॐ क्रीं क्रीं क्रीं ह्रुं ह्रुं ह्रीं ह्रीं दक्षिणकालिके स्वाहा॥
Om Kreem Kreem Kreem Hrum Hrum Hreem Hreem Dakshina Kalike Svaha॥

11. Bhadrakali Mantra
ॐ ह्रौं काली महाकाली किलिकिले फट् स्वाहा॥
Om Hraum Kali Mahakali Kilikile Phat Svaha॥

12. Shree Shmashan Kali Mantra
ऐं ह्रीं श्रीं क्लीं कालिके क्लीं श्रीं ह्रीं ऐं॥
Aim Hreem Shreem Kleem Kalike Kleem Shreem Hreem Aim॥