आदि शक्ति, आदि शक्ति, आदि शक्ति, नमो नमो | सर्व शक्ति, सर्व शक्ति, सर्व शक्ति, नमो नमो | प्रथम भगवती, प्रथम भगवती, प्रथम भगवती, नमो नमो | कुण्डलिनी माता शक्ति, माता शक्ति, नमो नमो
Adi Shakti
Adi Shakti, Adi Shakti, Adi Shakti, Namo Namo / Sarab Shakti, Sarab Shakti, Sarab Shakti, Namo Namo / Pritham Bhagvati, Pritham Bhagvati, Pritham Bhagvati, Namo Namo / Kundalini Mata Shakti, Mata Shakti, Namo Namo
Listen & Chant Along
Listen & chant along — performed by Sada Sat Kaur
"A bowing to the Primal Power — the creative force of the Divine Mother"
Meaning & Translation
Sanskrit
आदि शक्ति, आदि शक्ति, आदि शक्ति, नमो नमो | सर्व शक्ति, सर्व शक्ति, सर्व शक्ति, नमो नमो | प्रथम भगवती, प्रथम भगवती, प्रथम भगवती, नमो नमो | कुण्डलिनी माता शक्ति, माता शक्ति, नमो नमो
Transliteration
Adi Shakti, Adi Shakti, Adi Shakti, Namo Namo / Sarab Shakti, Sarab Shakti, Sarab Shakti, Namo Namo / Pritham Bhagvati, Pritham Bhagvati, Pritham Bhagvati, Namo Namo / Kundalini Mata Shakti, Mata Shakti, Namo Namo
Pronunciation
Deity / Quality Invoked
The Divine Mother
Full Translation
Known as the Adi Shakti mantra. It bows again and again to the Primal Power (Adi Shakti), the All-Power (Sarab Shakti), the power through which the Divine becomes creation (Pritham Bhagvati), and the Mother power that awakens within (Kundalini Mata Shakti) — honoring the feminine, creative energy of the universe.
Spiritual Significance
Chanting it is held to balance and awaken the divine feminine energy within, dissolving fear and connecting the practitioner to the creative power that underlies all life. It is a mantra of reverence for the Mother as the very source of being.
For Leaders
Chords and structure for leading this chant on harmonium or guitar — transcribed from the linked recording. New to leading? Read our guide to leading kirtan →
Original key
Gm
Tempo & feel
Grounded mid-tempo sway (~80 bpm); builds power verse by verse
Chord Chart
Strumming & rhythm (4/4)
D = downstrum, U = upstrum, · = let it ring. grounded sway: strong 1, light off-beat ups; dig in a little more each verse.
Call & Response Structure
A pure two-chord Gm–C vamp (G dorian color) that never changes — every verse of the four-part invocation rides the same rocking pair. Call and response are identical; the energy builds by layering voices and intensity, never new chords.
Terms in the Glossary
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