Meaning and elaboration
Meaning: The All-pervasive One, immanent in all existence.
Elaboration
Sarva-mayi means "She who pervades all" or "She who is made of all." The name reveals Kali as the indwelling cosmic power present in every layer of creation, not distant from the world but alive within it.
The Principle of Immanence Sarva means "all" or "everything," while Mayi suggests "consisting of" or "pervading." Sarva-mayi therefore points to the Goddess as the essence, substance, and living force within all forms, beings, and events. She is not a creator standing apart from creation. She is creation itself, in its multiplicity and in its underlying unity.
The One in the Many This name expresses the Advaitic (non-dual) understanding that ultimate reality is one, and that whatever appears separate is only a manifestation of that one reality. Kali, as Sarva-mayi, is the ground of existence, the single divine consciousness present in every atom, every being, and every movement of the cosmos. She is the consciousness through which all things are and through which they are known.
Divine Presence in Every Aspect To contemplate Kali as Sarva-mayi is to recognize her sacred presence in beauty and terror, in birth and death, in light and darkness. She is the force within the stars, the life within living beings, the ground beneath one's feet, and the thought moving through the mind. This realization deepens reverence for all existence, for it teaches the devotee to behold the divine Mother in everything and everyone. It also helps dissolve dualistic perception and reveals the seamless unity of the cosmos as an expression of her infinite being.