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භ්රුකුටීකුටිලාත්තස්යා (දේවී කී භෘකුටි සේ කාලී කා ප්රාදුර්භාව)

Bhrukuti-Kutilat Tasyah (Kali Springs Forth from the Goddess's Brow) in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 During Navaratri, Kali Puja, or on Amavasya and Tuesdays at night·📜 Durga Saptashati Chapter 7

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Origin & Story

Durga Saptashati Chapter 7 · Sage Markandeya (Markandeya Purana) · c. 400–600 CE (Markandeya Purana)

The demon-king Shumbha sent his generals Chanda and Munda with a fourfold army to seize the Goddess. As they advanced to capture her, Ambika's face grew dark with fury, and from the knit brow of her forehead the fierce Goddess Kali burst forth, sword and noose in hand. Kali devoured the demon hosts and beheaded Chanda and Munda, for which the Goddess named her Chamunda.

✦ As told in scripture

It is traditionally believed that the very recitation of Kali's emergence here can drive away malign forces and break spells, for the form that scattered Chanda and Munda's armies is said to manifest its protective power around the sincere devotee who calls upon her.

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Verse 1

භ්රුකුටීකුටිලාත්තස්යා ලලාටඵලකාද්ද්රුතම් . කාලී කරාලවදනා විනිෂ්ක්රාන්තාසිපාශිනී ..

bhrukuṭīkuṭilāttasyā lalāṭaphalakāddrutam kālī karālavadanā viniṣkrāntāsipāśinī

Meaning:From the knit brow of her forehead there suddenly sprang forth Kali, of terrible countenance, armed with sword and noose, bearing a strange skull-topped staff (khatvanga), adorned with a garland of human heads, clad in a tiger's skin, gruesome with her shrivelled flesh, her mouth gaping wide, terrifying with her lolling tongue, with deep-sunken reddened eyes, filling the quarters of the sky with her roar.

Verse 2

විචිත්රඛට්වාඞ්ගධරා නරමාලාවිභූෂණා . ද්වීපිචර්මපරීධානා ශුෂ්කමාංසාතිභෛරවා ..

vicitrakhaṭvāṅgadharā naramālāvibhūṣaṇā dvīpicarmaparīdhānā śuṣkamāṃsātibhairavā

Verse 3

අතිවිස්තාරවදනා ජිහ්වාලලනභීෂණා . නිමග්නාරක්තනයනා නාදාපූරිතදිඞ්මුඛා ..

ativistāravadanā jihvālalanabhīṣaṇā nimagnāraktanayanā nādāpūritadiṅmukhā

Word-by-Word Meaning

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භ්රුකුටීකුටිලාත්🔊bhrukuṭī-kuṭilātFrom the knit, frowning brow

තස්යාඃ ලලාටඵලකාත්🔊tasyāḥ lalāṭa-phalakātFrom the surface of her forehead

ද්රුතම්🔊drutamSuddenly, swiftly

කාලී කරාලවදනා🔊kālī karāla-vadanāKali, of terrible (fierce) countenance

විනිෂ්ක්රාන්තා අසිපාශිනී🔊viniṣkrāntā asi-pāśinīSprang forth, armed with sword and noose

විචිත්රඛට්වාඞ්ගධරා🔊vicitra-khaṭvāṅga-dharāBearing a strange skull-topped staff (khatvanga)

නරමාලාවිභූෂණා🔊nara-mālā-vibhūṣaṇāAdorned with a garland of human heads

ද්වීපිචර්මපරීධානා🔊dvīpi-carma-parīdhānāClad in a tiger's skin

ශුෂ්කමාංසාතිභෛරවා🔊śuṣka-māṃsāti-bhairavāGruesome with her shrivelled, emaciated flesh

අතිවිස්තාරවදනා🔊ati-vistāra-vadanāWith a mouth gaping exceedingly wide

ජිහ්වාලලනභීෂණා🔊jihvā-lalana-bhīṣaṇāTerrifying with her lolling tongue

නිමග්නාරක්තනයනා🔊nimagnā-rakta-nayanāWith deep-sunken, reddened eyes

නාදාපූරිතදිඞ්මුඛා🔊nādāpūrita-diṅmukhāFilling the quarters of the sky with her roar

Benefits of Chanting Bhrukuti-Kutilat Tasyah (Kali Springs Forth from the Goddess's Brow)

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Invokes Goddess Kali, the fiercest protective form of the Divine Mother

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Recited for fearlessness and the swift destruction of grave dangers and enemies

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Describes Kali's iconic form, ideal for dhyana (visualisation) during her worship

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Burns away deep-rooted fears, negativity and obstacles that ordinary means cannot remove

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Powerful during Navaratri, Kali Puja and on Amavasya nights

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Strengthens the devotee's resolve to face and conquer the 'demons' of the mind

How to Chant Bhrukuti-Kutilat Tasyah (Kali Springs Forth from the Goddess's Brow)

Repetitions11times

Best TimeDuring Navaratri, Kali Puja, or on Amavasya and Tuesdays at night

Begin with the Saptashati seed mantra 'Om Aim Hrim Klim Chamundayai Vichche'. Chant these dhyana verses slowly, building a vivid mental image of Kali emerging from the Goddess's brow with each line. Recited by devotees of Kali for protection and fearlessness, and as part of the seventh chapter path of the Durga Saptashati. Maintain reverence, as this is one of the most powerful descriptions of the fierce Mother.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

When the demons Chanda and Munda attacked, Ambika became fiercely angry and her face turned black as ink. From her furrowed, frowning brow Kali suddenly sprang forth, fierce of countenance, bearing sword, noose and skull-staff, to destroy the demon armies.

Kali's garland of heads, tiger-skin, lolling tongue and sunken red eyes embody the all-consuming power that annihilates evil and even devours time itself. Her fierce appearance is protective: it terrifies the wicked while sheltering the devotee.

These are verses 5 to 7 of the seventh chapter (Chanda-Munda-Vadha) of the Durga Saptashati, part of the Uttama Charita presided over by the Goddess Mahasaraswati.