Sahasranama position 671 of the 1,072 names

Sampacha Shilati-Vikrama

संपच शिलति-विक्रम

Saṃpaca Śilati-Vikrama

What Sampacha Shilati-Vikrama means

Sampacha Shilati-Vikrama is name 671 in the Adya Mahakali Sahasranama, the 1,072-name devotional text to Maa Kali. One whose valor surpasses even the forces of cosmic dissolution.

Also spelled

  • Sampaca Silati-Vikrama
  • SampachaShilati-Vikrama
  • Source transliteration: SAM-PACH SHHIL'ATI-VIKRAMA

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: One whose valor surpasses even the forces of cosmic dissolution.

Elaboration

Sam-Pach Shhil'ati-vikrama names Mahakali as the power whose might remains supreme even at the time of Pralaya, when the universe itself is withdrawn. It points to a force before which even cosmic destruction is not final.

Ati-Vikrama: Supreme Valor The expression "ati-vikrama" means surpassing valor, extraordinary might, or supreme heroic power. It does not suggest ordinary strength, but a power that exceeds every known measure. In this name, Mahakali is revealed as possessing a force so absolute that nothing in creation, preservation, or destruction stands outside it.

Power Beyond Pralaya "Sam-pach shhil" refers to the destructive and dissolving forces active during Pralaya, the great cosmic dissolution in which the manifest universe returns to the unmanifest. Even in that most extreme moment, her power does not diminish. She governs that dissolution, contains it, and stands beyond it. What ends the worlds does not end her.

Source and Sovereign of Destruction This name shows that she is not merely present during cosmic destruction, nor only associated with it through Rudra or other fierce forms. She is its deeper source and sovereign principle. Pralaya unfolds through her will, and its completion rests in her power. Her valor here is the all-consuming authority by which creation is gathered back into its origin.

Beyond the Cosmic Cycle Because her might surpasses even the force of dissolution, this name places her beyond the cycles of creation, sustenance, and destruction. She is Para Shakti, the Supreme Power who governs these movements without being bound by them. She remains the unchanging reality behind all temporal process and cosmic change.

Fearlessness for the Devotee For the devotee, this name gives profound assurance. If Mahakali reigns even over Pralaya, then no earthly, subtle, or celestial obstacle can stand beyond her protection. She is the final refuge, able to carry her devotees through every trial and, ultimately, toward liberation.

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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