Meaning and elaboration
Meaning: Whose womb generates the universe spontaneously.
Elaboration
This name is a profound and esoteric description of Mahakali rooted in Shakta Tantrism and Kālikula, the lineage of Kali. It may be understood as "She whose womb, Kusum'otsangga, brings forth the universe of its own accord." The image joins spontaneous manifestation with the sacred womb of the Goddess and presents creation itself as arising from her innate power.
The Cosmic Womb (Yoni) Kusum'otsangga does not refer merely to a biological organ. In Tantric understanding, it points to the creative matrix of Adi Shakti herself. The Yoni is revered as the sacred source from which creation, sustenance, and dissolution proceed. It is the gateway through which manifested reality emerges and into which it finally returns. The word "Kusuma," meaning flower, softens and deepens the image, suggesting that creation blossoms forth from this source with beauty as well as power.
Spontaneous Generation (Swayam-bhū) Swayam-bhū means "self-existent," "self-born," or "self-manifested." It makes clear that Mahakali's creative power is inherent and uncaused. She does not receive the impulse to create from anything outside herself. Creation issues from her own nature, from her own Ichchha Shakti, as a spontaneous emanation. The name therefore establishes her as the uncreated source of all that exists.
The Universe as Her Emanation This name presents the entire cosmos, with all its forms, energies, and cycles, as a direct emanation from her divine womb. All existence unfolds within her and yet never exhausts her reality. The universe is part of her divine Līlā, arising from her boundless and self-generating essence. In this way she is Brahmanda-janani, the mother of the universe, whose own being is both the source and the substance of all phenomena.