Kali Durge Namo Namah
Shakta / Bhakti Yoga काली दुर्गे नमो नमः Kali Durge Namo Namah Ka-li Dur-ge Na-mo Na-mah "Again and again I bow to Kali and Durga, the fierce Divine Mother" Chords — Key of Db · Starts at a gentle half-time sway (~52 bpm pulse) and doubles into a driving clip as rounds build Call DbKali Durge, Namo NaAbmah BbmKali Durge, AbNamo NaDbmah Response DbKali Durge, Namo NaAbmah BbmKali Durge, AbNamo NaDbmah Word by Word Kali the dark goddess of time and transformation, who devours illusion and fear Durge O Durga — the invincible protectress, "she who is difficult to conquer" Namo Namah I bow again and again — repeated salutation and surrender Full Translation This chant is a salutation to the Divine Mother in her two fierce forms: Kali, the dark goddess of time who liberates by dissolving everything false and binding, and Durga, the invincible protectress who rides the lion and overcomes what no one else can. Namo namah — "I bow again and again" — makes the chant an act of repeated, deepening surrender to the Mother's fierce grace. Pronunciation Tips KAH-lee DOOR-gay NAH-moh NAH-mah Traditional, public-domain text prepared by Kirtans.com — free to print for personal and group practice. kirtans.com/mantras/kali-durge-namo-namah

Shakta / Bhakti Yoga

काली दुर्गे नमो नमः

Kali Durge Namo Namah

Ka-li Dur-ge Na-mo Na-mah

"Again and again I bow to Kali and Durga, the fierce Divine Mother"

Chords — Key of Db · Starts at a gentle half-time sway (~52 bpm pulse) and doubles into a driving clip as rounds build

Call

DbKali Durge, Namo NaAbmah

BbmKali Durge, AbNamo NaDbmah

Response

DbKali Durge, Namo NaAbmah

BbmKali Durge, AbNamo NaDbmah

Word by Word

Kali: the dark goddess of time and transformation, who devours illusion and fear
Durge: O Durga — the invincible protectress, "she who is difficult to conquer"
Namo Namah: I bow again and again — repeated salutation and surrender

Full Translation

This chant is a salutation to the Divine Mother in her two fierce forms: Kali, the dark goddess of time who liberates by dissolving everything false and binding, and Durga, the invincible protectress who rides the lion and overcomes what no one else can. Namo namah — "I bow again and again" — makes the chant an act of repeated, deepening surrender to the Mother's fierce grace.

Pronunciation Tips

KAH-lee DOOR-gay NAH-moh NAH-mah

Traditional, public-domain text prepared by Kirtans.com — free to print for personal and group practice.

kirtans.com/mantras/kali-durge-namo-namah