lyrics, meaning of Kalika Stotram, please

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apsara
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Could anyone post the lyrics and the meaning of Kalika Stotra, please.

Rigapada
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Post by Rigapada »

Can you give how it starts or how many slokas are there? who is the author? or some such clue?

apsara
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Post by apsara »

I know only that it starts with "Hum Hum Kare"
here is a video with superb performance of Smt. Malabika Sen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or8nSOGs ... re=related
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apsara
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Help, please, I cannot find this beautiful song...

Lakshman
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Post by Lakshman »

Here it is apsara:

hum hum kArE sadA rUpE nIla nIraja lOcanE
shaila dvaita mukhE daivE kAlikAvayi namOstutE
rakhya nIrabharE gaurI ruNDamAlA dharmAmbikE
sarvE lambOdarE shivE kAlikAvayi namOstutE
nava yauvana sampannE gajakumbhOpa mastanE
bAgEsharI shivE yashAntE kAlikAvayi namOstutE
lOla bimbE harAlOkE daitra daya vibhUSitE
ghOra hashvat-dharE dEvi kAlikAvayi namOstutE
dAtra carmAmbaradharE svarga shaktidharE harE
kapAlEndrIvarE vAmE kAlikAvayi namOstutE
nIlOtpalAmbikA vANI sindhUrE indu sahOdarE
sura vastra shyAmakANE kAlikAvayi namOstutE
ghana yuvana dhumrAhE candrasUryA trIlOcanE
shailagAtrE shubhE mAtaha kAlikAvayi namOstutE
brahma shambhu nirantE sad samAdhya daityivE
dEvakOTi samArUpE kAlikAvayi namOstutE

PUNARVASU
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Post by PUNARVASU »

Apsara/ Shri Lakshman,
can you tell me who has composed this stotra?
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Lakshman
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Post by Lakshman »

No idea. I just wrote down the words by listening to the video clip.

PUNARVASU
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Post by PUNARVASU »

Shri P.KRajagopala Aiyar, the musicologist(a disciple of Tiger Varadachariar) has composed Kalika Stotram;was wondering if this was the one.
Thanks

apsara
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Thanks a lot!!!!

radhekrishna16
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Re: lyrics, meaning of Kalika Stotram, please

Post by radhekrishna16 »

hallo,

can you also, throw light on the meaning of this stotram...

I intend to dance (bharatanatyam) for this stotram, hence, I am requesting!

please

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