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

भ्रुकुटीकुटिलात्तस्या (देवी की भृकुटि से काली का प्रादुर्भाव) in English · English

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

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

These celebrated verses from the seventh chapter of the Durga Saptashati describe the birth of Goddess Kali. When the demons Chanda and Munda attacked, Ambika's face darkened with wrath, and from her furrowed brow sprang forth Kali — fierce, sword and noose in hand, bearing a khatvanga staff, garlanded with skulls, clad in tiger-skin, her tongue lolling and her roar filling the skies. This is the scriptural source of Kali's iconic, terrifying form.

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

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

vicitrakhaṭvāṅgadharā naramālāvibhūṣaṇā dvīpicarmaparīdhānā śuṣkamāṃsātibhairavā

Verse 3

ativistāravadanā jihvālalanabhīṣaṇā nimagnāraktanayanā nādāpūritadiṅmukhā

Word-by-Word Meaning

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bhrukuṭī-kuṭilāt🔊From the knit, frowning brow

tasyāḥ lalāṭa-phalakāt🔊From the surface of her forehead

drutam🔊Suddenly, swiftly

kālī karāla-vadanā🔊Kali, of terrible (fierce) countenance

viniṣkrāntā asi-pāśinī🔊Sprang forth, armed with sword and noose

vicitra-khaṭvāṅga-dharā🔊Bearing a strange skull-topped staff (khatvanga)

nara-mālā-vibhūṣaṇā🔊Adorned with a garland of human heads

dvīpi-carma-parīdhānā🔊Clad in a tiger's skin

śuṣka-māṃsāti-bhairavā🔊Gruesome with her shrivelled, emaciated flesh

ati-vistāra-vadanā🔊With a mouth gaping exceedingly wide

jihvā-lalana-bhīṣaṇā🔊Terrifying with her lolling tongue

nimagnā-rakta-nayanā🔊With deep-sunken, reddened eyes

nādāpūrita-diṅmukhā🔊Filling the quarters of the sky with her roar

Benefits of Chanting भ्रुकुटीकुटिलात्तस्या (देवी की भृकुटि से काली का प्रादुर्भाव)

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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 भ्रुकुटीकुटिलात्तस्या (देवी की भृकुटि से काली का प्रादुर्भाव)

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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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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.