Song for Kali

O Mother! Thou has great dissolution in Thy hand;
Siva lies at Thy feet, absorbed in bliss.
Thou laughest aloud (striking terror); streams of blood flow from Thy limbs.
O Tara, doer of good, the good of all, grantor or safety, O Mother, grant me safety.
O Mother Kali! Take me in Thy arms; O Mother Kali! Take me in Thy arms.
O Mother! Come now as Tara with a smiling face and clad in white;
As dawn descends on dense darkness of the night.
O Mother! Terrific Kali! I have worshiped Thee alone so long.
My worship is finished; now, O Mother, bring down Thy sword.