Kundalini Yoga / Shakta

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

"A bowing to the Primal Power — the creative force of the Divine Mother"

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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

Deity / Quality Invoked

The Divine Mother

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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.

Cultural Context & History

A central mantra of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan, where it honors the primal creative power of the cosmos. It is a signature chant of Snatam Kaur, and Sada Sat Kaur's recording has been a sadhana staple for decades.

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