Kali Mandir Satsang

Kali Mandir Satsang

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Kali Mandir Satsang episodes

  • Kali Sahashranam: She Who Is Immovable

    Pravachan (discourse) by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on the Kali Sahashranam (Thousand Names of Kali).


    203. Niścalā – She who is immovable
    (om niścalāyai namah)

    204. Lolā – She who has lolling tongue
    (om lolāyai namah)

    205. Sarva-vidyā – She who is all knowledge
    (om sarva-vidyāyai namah)

    206. Tapasvinī – She who performs austerities
    (om tapasvinyai namah)

    1 hr 29 min
  • Kali Sahashranam: She Who is What is Heard (Vedas)

    Satsanga with Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Sahasranama (the Thousand Names of Goddess Kāli). In this discourse Swamiji discusses names 195 through 198 from verse 27 (given below).


    śrutiḥ smṛtir-mahā-vidyā
    guhya-vidyā purātanī |
    cintyācintyā svadhā svāhā
    nidrā tandrā ca pārvatī |27|

    190. Śrutiḥ– She who is what is heard (Vedas)
    191. Smṛtiḥ - She who is what is remembered
    192. Mahā-vidyā– She who is the great knowledge
    193. Guhya-vidyā– She who is hidden knowledge
    194. Purātanī– She who is ancient
    195. Cintyā – She who is thinkable
    196. Acintyā– She who is unthinkable
    197. Svadhā– She who is the mantra “svadhā”
    198. Svāhā– She who is the mantra “svāhā”
    199. Nidrā– She who is sleep
    200. Tandrā – She who is half awake
    201. Pārvatī– She who is the daughter of the mountain

    1 hr 30 min
  • Kali Sahashranam: She Who Knows Knowledge
    Satsang by Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on the Kali Sahashranam (Thousand Names of Goddess Kali). 

    In this class Swamiji discusses names 185 through 194 from verses 26 and 27 (given below).

    vidyā-dharī vasumatī
    yakṣiṇī yogini jarā |
    rākṣaśī dakini veda
    -mayī veda-vibhūṣaṇā |26|

    181. Vidyā-dharī– She who holds knowledge
    182. Vasumatī– She who is wealth
    183. Yakṣiṇī– She who is a Yakshi/ who guards wealth
    184. Yogini– She who is in union
    185. Jarā– She who is elderly
    186. Rākṣaśī– She who is a demon
    187. Dakini– She who is a Dakini
    188. Veda-mayī – She who is the Vedas
    189. Veda-vibhūṣaṇā – She who is decorated by the Vedas

    śrutiḥ smṛtir-mahā-vidyā
    guhya-vidyā purātanī |
    cintyā-cintyā svadhā svāhā
    nidrā tandrā ca pārvatī |27|

    190. Śrutiḥ– She who is what is heard (Vedas)
    191. Smṛtiḥ - She who is what is remembered
    192. Mahā-vidyā– She who is the great knowledge
    193. Guhya-vidyā– She who is hidden knowledge
    194. Purātanī– She who is ancient
    195. Cintyā – She who is thinkable
    196. Acintyā– She who is unthinkable
    197. Svadhā– She who is the the mantra “svadhā”
    198. Svāhā– She who is the mantra “svāhā”
    199. Nidrā– She who is sleep
    200. Tandrā – She who is half awake
    201. Pārvatī– She who is the daughter of the mountain
    1 hr 32 min
  • Kali Sahashranam: She Whose Light Destroys Darkness

    Discourse on “Kali Sahashranam” by Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati. Swamiji discusses names 177 through 185 from verses 25 & 26.


    nāga-kanyā deva-kanyā
    gandharvī kinnareśvarī |
    moha-rātrir-mahā-rātrir
    -dāruṇā bhāsvarāsurī |25|

    177. Moha-rātriḥ– She whothe night of ignorance

    178. Mahā-rātriḥ - She who is the great night

    179. Dāruṇā – She who is severe/ferocious

    180. Bhāsvarāsurī– She whose light destroys darkness (who is both light and darkness)

    vidyā-dharī vasumatī
    yakṣiṇī yogini jarā |
    rākṣaśī dakini veda
    -mayī veda-vibhūṣaṇā |26|

    1 hr 18 min

About Kali Mandir Satsang

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Spiritual discourses given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram, a traditional Hindu temple, ashram, and seminary dedicated to the worship of the Divine Mother in Laguna Beach, California.