Sahasranama position 602 of the 1,072 names

Vashitva Cha

वशित्व च

Vaśitva Ca

What Vashitva Cha means

Vashitva Cha is name 602 in the Adya Mahakali Sahasranama, the 1,072-name devotional text to Maa Kali. She whose power of dominion and mastery extends through all.

Also spelled

  • Vasitva Ca
  • VashitvaCha
  • Source transliteration: VASHHITVA CHA

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: She whose power of dominion and mastery extends through all.

Elaboration

Vashhitva Cha means she who possesses the power of Vashitva: supreme control, dominion, and mastery over all things. The suffix "Cha" adds emphasis and breadth, suggesting that this quality is not partial or limited, but complete and all-encompassing.

The Power of Vashitva Vashitva is counted among the eight classical Yogic Siddhis and signifies mastery over the elements and the movements of the manifested world. In Mahakali, this power is not limited or occasional. It exists in its fullest and boundless form.

Cosmic Dominion Vashhitva Cha expresses Kali's complete sovereignty over the whole cosmic manifestation. She is not a distant overseer. She is the all-pervasive power that orders, sustains, and finally dissolves creation itself. Her dominion is not worldly coercion, but the natural authority of the one who is the ultimate reality, Brahman.

Control over Energies and Entities This name points to her unchallengeable authority over all energies, Shaktis, deities, cosmic laws, and sentient beings. Nothing moves outside her scope or beyond her sanction. She is the governing power behind the three Gunas, Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas, directing their interplay and every transformation within the phenomenal world.

Spiritual Mastery and Liberation For the devotee, to understand Vashhitva Cha is to accept that Kali governs destiny, karma, and the spiritual journey itself. Surrender to this all-pervading dominion becomes a way toward liberation. By recognizing her supreme mastery, the devotee lets go of the narrow sense of personal control and allows the divine will to lead, moving beyond the illusion of separate agency toward spiritual freedom.

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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