Sahasranama position 731 of the 1,072 names

Sarva Sambhoga Bhavani

सर्व संभोग भवानी

Sarva Saṃbhoga Bhavānī

What Sarva Sambhoga Bhavani means

Sarva Sambhoga Bhavani is name 731 in the Adya Mahakali Sahasranama, the 1,072-name devotional text to Maa Kali. The Source of All Enjoyment and Prosperity.

Also spelled

  • SarvaSambhogaBhavani
  • Source transliteration: SARVA SAM-BHOGA BHAVANI

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 Source of All Enjoyment and Prosperity.

Elaboration

The name Sarva Sam-bhoga Bhavani means "She who is the source of all enjoyment (Sam-bhoga) and prosperity (Bhavani)." In this form, Mahakali appears as the giver of both worldly well-being and spiritual fulfillment.

The Meaning of "Sam-bhoga" "Sam-bhoga" in Sanskrit suggests complete enjoyment, fulfillment, and experience. It does not refer only to material pleasure. It includes the full experience of life in all its dimensions: sensory, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual. As the source of Sam-bhoga, Kali is the living force that allows beings to experience existence in its fullness. She is the current of bliss (Ananda) moving through creation.

"Bhavani" and the Gift of Flourishing The word "Bhavani" comes from "Bhava," meaning existence or becoming. Bhavani is therefore linked to the creative power of the Divine Mother, the one who brings forth, sustains, and nourishes life. Her prosperity is not confined to wealth alone. It includes health, harmony in relationships, peace of mind, stability, and spiritual growth. She gives whatever supports life in its rightful unfolding.

Fierceness in the Service of Abundance Though Kali is often seen primarily as the power of destruction and dissolution, Sarva Sam-bhoga Bhavani shows that her fierceness serves a higher good. She destroys the obstacles, impurities, and hostile forces that block enjoyment, well-being, and spiritual ripening. In that way, her ferocity is also grace. She does not only liberate through destruction; she also protects, sustains, and enriches life. This name reveals her as the complete Mother, the one who grants both the means to live in the world and the path that leads beyond it.

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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