Sahasranama position 38 of the 1,072 names

Krishangi

कृशांगी

Kṛśāṃgī

What Krishangi means

Krishangi is name 38 in the Adya Mahakali Sahasranama, the 1,072-name devotional text to Maa Kali. The dark-limbed Mother whose every limb reveals the depth of the primordial void.

Also spelled

  • Krsamgi
  • Source transliteration: KRIISHH'ANGGI

Sanskrit names travel into English in several romanizations. This page keeps the common spelling, the IAST form, and the source transliteration together so the same name is discoverable under each spelling readers use.

Meaning and elaboration

Meaning: The dark-limbed Mother whose every limb reveals the depth of the primordial void.

Elaboration

The name Kriishh'anggi means "She whose limbs (aṅgī) are dark (kṛṣṇa)." It emphasizes that every part of Kali's form, from head to toe, is suffused with the profound blackness that defines her essential nature.

The Pervasive Darkness This name extends Kali's darkness beyond her general complexion to every limb of her divine body. It points to a complete identity with the primordial void (Shūnya) and the unmanifest state of reality. Her darkness is not superficial. It belongs to her very essence, showing that she is beyond form, color, and every dualistic way of seeing.

Symbol of Infinity Each dark and immeasurable limb points to her infinite nature. This darkness evokes the boundless expanse before creation and the final state of dissolution, where all forms merge back into the indivisible Absolute. She is the field upon which creation appears and the power that draws it back into pristine emptiness.

The All-Encompassing Mother As the dark-limbed Mother, she shows that even the smallest aspect of her form carries the power of cosmic absorption and ultimate reality. Her darkness encompasses all, nourishes all through its boundless potential, and finally receives all back into itself. For the devotee, this darkness is not frightening but protective, the final refuge from the illusions of the manifest world.

Text and sources

The name list follows the Adya Mahakali Sahasranama as compiled for this project. The English meaning and elaboration are interpretive notes for devotional study, not a translation of a single critical edition.

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