Sahasranama position 773 of the 1,072 names

Chakreshvari

चक्रेश्वरी

Cakreśvarī

What Chakreshvari means

Chakreshvari is name 773 in the Adya Mahakali Sahasranama, the 1,072-name devotional text to Maa Kali. The Empress of the divine wheel, governing the cosmic cycles of creation, preservation, and dissolution.

Also spelled

  • Cakresvari
  • Chakreshwari
  • Source transliteration: CHAKR'ESHHWARI

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 Empress of the divine wheel, governing the cosmic cycles of creation, preservation, and dissolution.

Elaboration

Chakr'eshwari means the Empress (Ishwari) of the Chakra, the sovereign mistress of the cosmic wheel. The name reveals Kali as the supreme power behind the revolving order of existence and the hidden intelligence within its every movement.

The Cosmic Chakra Here, Chakra does not refer only to the subtle centers within the body. It also points to the great cycles of creation (Shrishti), preservation (Sthiti), and dissolution (Pralaya) through which the cosmos continuously unfolds. As Chakr'eshwari, Kali presides over these vast recurring processes and governs the flow of cosmic time, energy, and transformation.

Divine Mechanism of Existence She is both the intelligence and the Shakti that sets these wheels in motion and sustains their operation. From the smallest atom to the largest galaxy, from the turning of seasons to the cycles of birth and death, all movement remains under her command. Nothing in existence operates outside her power.

Symbol of Supreme Sovereignty As Empress, Chakr'eshwari expresses absolute sovereignty over both the manifested and unmanifested realms. Her rule is not arbitrary or chaotic. It is the expression of supreme Dharma and cosmic order, through which all cycles unfold according to divine will.

Liberation Through Understanding For the seeker, to know Kali as Chakr'eshwari is to see that life is not random, even when it appears so from within the human view. All events move within a deeper divine order governed by her. By aligning with that cosmic movement and surrendering to her sovereignty, one may pass beyond the binding wheel of samsara and move toward moksha.

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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