Project notes
Sources and Editorial Notes
This page explains how the Adya Mahakali 1000 Names reference is presented, what public source material is acknowledged, and how corrections can be reported.
Source basis
This project compiles devotional source material and explanatory meaning notes for spiritual study, chanting support, and reference use.
Primary public references used during compilation include:
The site presents a reader-friendly English reference and does not claim to replace traditional instruction, lineage guidance, or primary manuscript study.
Editorial approach
- The names are organized into a searchable homepage reader and crawlable static range pages.
- Each entry includes a short English meaning and a longer explanatory note where available.
- Static range pages and individual name pages are intended for citation because their content is visible without JavaScript.
- Spelling and transliteration choices are kept consistent within the project where possible.
Transliteration and name mapping
Every name is published with four forms: a common English spelling, an IAST transliteration, the Devanagari form, and the source transliteration used by this project. The common spelling is the romanization most readers type; alternate spellings are listed on each name page so the same name can be found under the forms different readers use.
The spelling mapping is generated from the project data rather than hand-maintained per page. Repeated names in
the Sahasranama share one canonical page that lists every occurrence. The generation method and quality checks
are documented in the repository under seo/name-mapping-report.md and src/data/name-mapping.json.
Printable PDF editions are generated from the same data, so corrections to a spelling or meaning flow through to the online pages and the downloadable file.
Corrections and attribution
If you notice a spelling, meaning, formatting, attribution, or source issue, please report it through the open-source repository so the correction can be reviewed clearly.
When citing this site, please attribute the material to Adya Mahakali 1000 Names and link to the relevant canonical page, such as the static names hub or a specific name-range page.