Meaning and elaboration
Meaning: The auspicious song of the cosmic phallus (Lingam) that brings well-being.
Elaboration
The name Lingga-Gitis-Sugitih Cha may not appear often in primary texts devoted solely to Kali, yet it points clearly to the deep union of Shaktism and Shaivism. It belongs naturally to the tradition in which Kali and Shiva are worshipped together as an inseparable reality.
The Cosmic Phallus (Lingam) "Lingga" refers to the Shiva Lingam, the aniconic representation of Lord Shiva. It symbolizes the formless, transcendent, and generative principle of the cosmos. It stands for the eternal, unmanifest reality that is the source of all existence. In this cosmic sense, it represents the foundational masculine principle, Purusha, or pure consciousness itself.
Auspicious Song (Gitis) "Gitis" means a song, a melody, or a chant. In a spiritual context it points to sacred sound, mantra, and praise that call forth divine presence and power. This "song" is not merely something sung aloud. It is a vibratory expression of truth and cosmic harmony.
Bringing Well-being (Sugitih) "Sugitih" joins "Su" (good, auspicious, beneficial) with "Giti" (song). It therefore means an auspicious song, a blessed melody, or more broadly that which brings well-being, prosperity, and spiritual growth.
The Unified Cosmic Dance Taken together in relation to Kali, the "auspicious song of the cosmic phallus" suggests that Kali, as Shakti, is the dynamic power that animates the still Lingam, Shiva. She is the living vibration, the "song," that issues from unmanifest Shiva and brings manifestation forth. Her movement through creation, preservation, and dissolution remains auspicious even in its fiercest forms, because it works for the ultimate well-being and liberation of beings. Through her active power, quiescent Shiva becomes expressive, and the universe unfolds. In this sense, Kali is the creative and protective sound-current, Nada, flowing from the very essence of Shiva and guiding existence toward auspiciousness.