Meaning

I bow to Kali, wielder of time itself, who cuts illusion with the sword of pure awareness.

Why chant this

For anyone at the edge of a great change — divorce, death, ego collapse. She burns what is not real so what is real may live.

Pronunciation

"Kreem" — a sharp, condensed bija; press the tongue to the palate. "Kaa-li-kaa-yai".