Meaning and elaboration
Meaning: The Sovereign Empress of the Great Chakra, and therefore of the whole cosmic order.
Elaboration
Maha-Chakr'eshwari Tatha joins Maha (great), Chakra (wheel, cycle, or cosmic order), Ishwari (sovereign feminine ruler), and Tatha (thus, verily, or indeed). The name declares Kali to be the supreme power governing all cosmic cycles and systems.
Sovereign of the Cosmic Wheel (Maha-Chakra) The Maha-Chakra is the great wheel of existence: time itself (Kalachakra), creation, preservation, and dissolution (Shrishti, Sthiti, Samhara). It also includes the subtle chakras within the human body, showing the link between macrocosm and microcosm. As Maha-Chakr'eshwari, Kali is the ruling intelligence within this whole order, from universal cycles to the movement of life energies in the individual.
Tatha: Affirmation of Absolute Sovereignty Tatha strengthens the declaration. It affirms that her sovereignty is not symbolic or partial, but an abiding truth. She rules the Great Chakra because all existence unfolds through her will, her rhythm, and her power.
The Weaver of Destiny This name portrays her as the one who orders the patterns of becoming: birth and death, rise and decline, motion and return. No cycle in time, no current of energy, and no event in the cosmos or the individual lies outside her jurisdiction.
Implications for Sadhana For the devotee, to know Kali as Maha-Chakr'eshwari Tatha is to surrender more deeply to her cosmic will. It teaches that personal experience, fortune, and adversity alike belong to a larger divine rhythm governed by her. That surrender loosens the illusion of individual control and draws the seeker into alignment with the Mother's vast and sovereign movement.