What is the nature of Devi's form as described in the Stuti?

Devi's form transcends description, embodying the three worlds yet being formless, beyond existence and non-existence.

How is Devi described in relation to time (Kala)?

Devi is described as Kali, the controller of time, who divides her body and both restrains and bestows grace.

What is the significance of 'Sahaja Samvitti' in the Stuti?

'Sahaja Samvitti' (spontaneous awareness) is described as the cutter of the distinction between existence and non-existence, and is celebrated as the primal form of Devi.

How does the Stuti portray Devi's relationship to the universe?

Devi is the cosmic mother (Bhuvanambika), whose will governs even Kala, the creator of the universe from the smallest insect to the cosmos.

What is the ultimate purpose of reciting this Svarupa Stuti?

The recitation of this Stuti, composed by Shiva, is intended to bring auspiciousness to the reciter and to the entire universe by achieving complete absorption.

śrī kālikā svarūpa stutiḥ

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Kalika Stotra

sitatarasaṁvidavāpyaṁ sadasatkalanāvihīnamanupādhi |
jayati jagattrayarūpaṁ nīrūpaṁ dēvi tē rūpam || 1 ||

ēkamanēkākāraṁ prasr̥tajagadvyāptivikr̥tiparihīnam |
jayati tavādvayarūpaṁ vimalamalaṁ citsvarūpākhyam || 2 ||

jayati tavōcchaladantaḥ svacchēcchāyāḥ svavigrahagrahaṇam |
kimapi niruttarasahajasvarūpasaṁvitprakāśamayam || 3 ||

vāntvā samastakālaṁ bhūtyā jhaṅkāraghōramūrtimapi |
nigrahamasmin kr̥tvānugrahamapi kurvatī jayasi || 4 ||

kālasya kāli dēhaṁ vibhajya munipañcasaṅkhyayā bhinnam |
svasmin virājamānaṁ tadrūpaṁ kurvatī jayasi || 5 ||

bhairavarūpī kālaḥ sr̥jati jagatkāraṇādikīṭāntam |
icchāvaśēna yasyāḥ sā tvaṁ bhuvanāmbikā jayasi || 6 ||

jayati śaśāṅkadivākarapāvakadhāmatrayāntaravyāpi |
janani tava kimapi vimalaṁ svarūparūpaṁ parandhāma || 7 ||

ēkaṁ svarūparūpaṁ prasarasthitivilayabhēdastrividham |
pratyēkamudayasaṁsthitilayaviśramataścaturvidhaṁ tadapi || 8 ||

iti vasupañcakasaṅkhyaṁ vidhāya sahajasvarūpamātmīyam |
viśvavivartāvartapravartaka jayati tē rūpam || 9 ||

sadasadvibhēdasūtērdalanaparā kāpi sahajasaṁvittiḥ |
uditā tvamēva bhagavati jayasi jayādyēna rūpēṇa || 10 ||

jayati samastacarācaravicitraviśvaprapañcaracanōrmi |
amalasvabhāvajaladhau śāntaṁ kāntaṁ ca tē rūpam || 11 ||

sahajōllāsavikāsaprapūritāśēṣaviśvavibhavaiṣā |
pūrṇā tavāmba mūrtirjayati parānandasampūrṇā || 12 ||

kavalitasakalajagatrayavikaṭamahākālakavalanōdyuktā |
upabhuktabhāvavibhavaprabhavāpi kr̥śōdarī jayasi || 13 ||

rūpatrayaparivarjitamasamaṁ rūpatrayāntaravyāpi |
anubhavarūpamarūpaṁ jayati paraṁ kimapi tē rūpam || 14 ||

avyayamakulamamēyaṁ vigalitasadasadvivēkakallōlam |
jayati prakāśavibhavasphītaṁ kālyāḥ paraṁ dhāma || 15 ||

r̥tumunisaṅkhyaṁ rūpaṁ vibhajya pañcaprakāramēkaikam |
divyaughamudgirantī jayati jagattāriṇī jananī || 16 ||

bhūdiggōkhagadēvīcakrasañjñānavibhavaparipūrṇam |
nirupamaviśrāntimayaṁ śrīpīṭhaṁ jayati tē rūpam || 17 ||

pralayalayāntarabhūmau vilasitasadasatprapañcaparihīnām |
dēvi niruttaratarāṁ naumi sadā sarvataḥ prakaṭām || 18 ||

yādr̥ṅmahāśmaśānē dr̥ṣṭaṁ dēvyāḥ svarūpamakulastham |
tādr̥g jagatrayamidaṁ bhavatu tavāmba prasādēna || 19 ||

itthaṁ svarūpastutirabhyadhāyi
samyaksamāvēśadaśāvaśēna |
mayā śivēnāstu śivāya samyak
mamaiva viśvasya tu maṅgalāya || 20 ||

iti śrīśrījñānanētrapāda racitaṁ śrī kālikā svarūpa stutiḥ |

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