The Adya Strotram is a beautiful verse written by Annada Thakur, who was an ayurvedic practitioner and a sage in Bengal. ‘Adya’ literally means something which is the most ancient. Adya Kali is Adya Shakti Mahamaya.
The Adya Stab tells that if you recite the strotra, you will become dear to Vishnu, there will not be any fear of death, diseases will disappear, wars will be won and success will kiss your feet. Now, you have to understand the implications of this strotra. It is not like only recitation of this strotram will give you the entitlement of being a ‘punyabaan’ or ‘punyabati’. Reciting this strotram won’t give you a job or cure your diabetes. If this was the case, there would not have been a life insurance or hospital industry; everyone could recite strotra and fix issues. Furthermore, if Adya Strotra was the answer, then Sri Krishna would have recited the hymns to Arjun instead of giving the Karmayog lectures in the Geeta. Because Adya has been since the start. So, Adya Strotra does not talk about such Bhoutik or materialistic gains. When it talks about winning or curing, it talks about Adhyatmik aspects. Bhoutik aspects relate to maya and it severes one from outer world. Adhyatmik means Adhik+Atmik, which means it tells one to see outside oneself, only then one can gain Chetana (Awareness). If you recite such strotra and still feel fear of failure or death, you are still living inside maya. Such self-evaluation is necessary so that you can take proper action (do Karma) and choose the right adhyatmik path for spiritual development. The famous temple of Adya Kali is Adya Peeth in Kolkata.
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