Kali Sahashranama (Talk 5): "Mother of the Kulas" etc.
Discourse by Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Sahashranam (Thousand Names of Kali) given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram, with a discussion of names 26 through 33 from verse 5.
kāntā kāma-svarūpā ca kāmākhyā kula-pālinī | kulīnā kula-vatyambā durgā durgārti-nāśinī || 5 ||
26. Kāntā – She who is effulgent
27. Kāma-svarūpā – She whose nature is desire
28. Kāmākhyā – She who is the seat of desire
29. Kula-pālinī – She who protect the Kulas 30. Kulīnā – She who is aristocratic
31. Kula-vatyambā – She who is the mother of noble families
32. Durgā – She who overcomes difficulties
33. Durgārti-nāśinī – She who destroys difficulties
