Kali Mantra

Kali is one of the most worshipped Goddesses of Hindu Religion. She is also one of the most misunderstood goddesses of all. Her name is derived from the Sanskrit root word Kal which means time. Kali is the personification of time and death. Maha Kali is the fiercest form of Maa Durga representing the destroyer of evil. But Kali is also a compassionate mother who loves her devotees and is easy to please. Maha Kali is usually worshipped by tantriks to achieve special siddhis. Goddess Kali is the goddess of liberation. In Bengal, Diwali is celebrated as Kali Puja. Kali is worshipped in her destructive mode. She is terrifying to look at, black and furious, with four hands, dripping blood and dressed in skulls. She is shown with one foot on Lord Shiva and with her tongue sticking out. She is also the first of the ten Mahavidyas . They are Tara, Shodashi, Bhuvaneshwari, Bhairavi, Chinnamasta and Dhumavati, Matangi, Kamala and Bagla Mukhi.The Kali Beejakshari Mantra is

"KRING KRING KRING HING HRING DAKSHINE KALIKE
KRING KRING KRING HRING HRING HUNG HUNG SWAHA"

Other Mantras of this goddess are

"Om aim hrim klim camundayai vicche svaha"

"Atha Kalimantraye Sadyovaksiddhiprapyivan
Aravitairyah Sarvestam Prapnuvanti Jana Bhuvih"

"Savaruhaammahabhimaghoradanshtram Hasanmukhim
Chaturbhujamkhadagmundavarabhayakaram Shivam
Mundamaladharamdevi Lolajihvandigambaram
Evam Sanchintayetkalim Shamasanalayavsinim"

Om aim hrim klim camundayai vicche svaha

This is the most used mantra of the goddess in which Om represents the sound corresponding to the absolute reality in its entirety. Aim is the syllable of knowledge (Saraswati). Hrim is the syllable of purification (Parvathy). Klim is a syllable corresponding to transformation (Kali). Camundayai is another name of Kali. Vicche means cut (cutting ones ego) and svaha is the ending of the mantra.