Kali Mandir Satsang

Morning worship of Ma Dakshineswari Kali and bhajans recorded on 28 May 2023

Scripture class by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on the Devi Gita of the Srimad Devi Bhagavatam, chapter 2, verses 5 & 6 given to students of the Ramakrishna Seminary at Kali Mandir via Zoom on 17 May 2023.

पावकस्योष्ण्यतेवेयमुष्णांशोरिव दीधितिः |

तस्यां कर्माणि जीवानां जीवाः कालश्च सञ्चरे |

Scripture class by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Devi Gita, chapter 2, verses 3 & 4 given to students of the Ramakrishna Seminary at Kali Mandir via Zoom on 10 May 2023.

अप्रतर्क्यमनिर्देश्यमनौपम्यमनामयम् |

तस्य काचित् स्वतः सिद्धा शक्तिर्मायेति विश्रुता || ३ ||

apratarkyam-anirdeśyam-anaupamyam-anāmayam |

tasya kācit svataḥ siddhā śaktirmāyeti viśrutā || 3 ||

3. "It is beyond reason, indescribable, incomparable, incorruptible. From out of itself evolves a certain power renowned as Maya."

न सती सा नाऽसती सा नोभयात्मा विरोधतः |

एतद्विलक्षणा काचिद्वस्तुभूतास्ति सर्वदा ||

na satī sā nā’satī sā nobhayātmā virodhataḥ | etadvilakṣaṇā kācid-vastu-bhūtāsti sarvadā || 4 ||

4. "Neither real nor unreal is this Maya, nor is it both, for that would be incongruous. Lacking such characteristics, this indefinite entity has always subsisted."

Scripture class by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Devi Gita, chapter 2, verses 1 & 2 given to students of the Ramakrishna Seminary at Kali Mandir via Zoom on 26 April 2023.

यस्य श्रवणमात्रेण मद्रूपत्वं प्रपद्यते || १ ||

śṛṇvantu nirjarāḥ sarve vyāharntyā vaco mama |

yasya śravaṇa-mātreṇa mad-rūpa-tvaṃ prapadyate || 1 ||

अहम्वेवास पूर्वं तु नान्यत् किञ्चिन्नगाधिप |

तदात्मरूपं चित्संवित् परब्रह्मैकनामकम् || २ ||

aham-evevāsa pūrvaṃ tu nānyat kiñcin-nagādhipa |

tadātma-rūpaṃ cit-saṃvit parabrahmaika-nāmakam || 2 ||

2. "I alone existed in the beginning; there was nothing else at all, O Mountain King.
 My true Self is known as pure consciousness, the highest intelligence, the one supreme Brahman.
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Scripture class by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Devi Gita, chapter 1, verses 71-74 given to students of the Ramakrishna Seminary at Kali Mandir via Zoom on 13 April 2023.

न जानेऽस्मत्पितॄणां किं स्थानं स्यान्निर्मितं परम् |

एतादृशानां वास्याय येषां वंशेऽस्ति मादृशः || ७१ ||

na jāne’smat-pitṝṇāṃ kiṃ sthānaṃ syānnirmitaṃ param |

etādṛśānāṃ vāsyāya yeṣāṃ vaṃśe’sti mādṛśaḥ || 71 ||

71. "I know not what heavenly realm has been prepared for my ancestors to rest in, so blessed are they to have one such as myself born in their family.

इदं यथा च दत्तं मे कृपया प्रेमपूर्णया |

सर्ववेदन्तान्तसिद्धं च त्वद्रूपं ब्रूहि मे तथा || ७२ ||

idaṃ yathā ca dattaṃ me kṛpayā prema-pūrṇayā |

sarva-vedantānta-siddhaṃ ca tvadrūpaṃ brūhi me tathā || 72 ||

72. "As you have already granted me one favor through Your loving compassion, would You also please describe for me Your true nature as explained in all the Upanishads."

योगं च भक्तिसहितं ज्ञानं च श्रुतिसम्मतम् |

वदस्व परमेशानि त्वमेवाहं यतो भवेः || ७३ ||

yogaṃ ca bhakti-sahitaṃ jñānaṃ ca śruti-sammatam |

vadasva parameśāni tvamevāhaṃ yato bhaveḥ || 73 ||

73. "And further describe the paths of both yoga and knowledge combined with devotion, as approved by scripture.

इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा प्रसन्नमुखपण्कजा |

वक्तुमारभथाऽम्बा सा रहस्यं श्रुतिगूहितम् || ७४ ||

iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā prasanna-mukha-paṇkajā |

aktumārabhathā’mbā sā rahasyaṃ śruti-gūhitam || 74 ||

74. (Vyasa spoke): "Hearing these words of Himalaya, and with Her lotus face kindly disposed, the Mother undertook to reveal the mystic teachings hidden in scripture."

Scripture class by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Devi Gita, chapter 1, verses 66-70 given to students of the Ramakrishna Seminary at Kali Mandir via Zoom on 29 March 2023.

व्यास उवाच

vyāsa uvāca

Vyasa said:

हिमालयोऽपि तच्छ्रुत्वात्यनुग्रह-करम् वचः |

बाष्पैः संरुद्धकण्ठाक्षो महाराज्ञीं वचोऽब्रवीत् || ६६ ||

himālayo’pi tacchrutvātyanugraha-karam vacaḥ |

bāṣpaiḥ saṃ-ruddha-kaṇṭhākṣo mahā-rājñīṃ vaco’bravīt || 66 ||

66. "Hearing Her exceedingly kind words, Himalaya on his part replied to the Great Sovereign Queen, his eyes and throat congested with tears."

महत्तरं तं कुरुषे यस्यानुग्रहमिच्छसि |

नोचेत् क्वाऽहं जडः स्थाणुः क्व त्वं सच्चित्स्वरूपिणी || ६७ ||

mahattaraṃ taṃ kuruṣe yasyānugraham-icchasi |

nocet kvā’haṃ jaḍaḥ sthāṇuḥ kva tvaṃ sac-cit-svarūpiṇī || 67 ||

67. "You greatly ennoble whomever You wish to favor. For who am I, so dull and motionless, compared to You who embody infinite being and consciousness?"

असम्भाव्यं जन्मशतैस्त्वत्पितृत्वं ममानघे |

अश्वमेधादिपुण्यैर्वा पुण्यैर्वा तत्समाधिजैः || ६८ ||

asambhāvyaṃ janma-śataistvat-pitṛ-tvaṃ mamānaghe |

aśvamedhādi-puṇyairvā puṇyairvā tat-samādhijaiḥ || 68 ||

68. "That I should become Your father in the course of hundreds of births is astonishing, O Faultless One, even with all the merit gained by performing horse sacrifices and other religious penances."

अद्य प्रपञ्च कीर्तिः स्याज्जगन्माता सुताभवत् |

अहो हिमालयस्यास्य धन्योऽसौ भाग्यवानिति || ६९ ||

adya prapañca kīrtiḥ syāj-jagan-mātā sutā-bhavat |

aho himālayasyāsya dhanyo’sau bhāgyavān-iti || 69 ||

69. "Now I shall be renowned, for all the world will think: 'The World Mother has become the daughter of that Himalaya, wonder of wonders! How blessed and fortunate is he'."

यस्यास्तु जठरे सन्ति ब्रह्माण्डानां च कोटयः |

सैव यस्य सुता जाता को वा स्यात्तत्समो भुवि || ७० ||

yasyāstu jaṭhare santi brahmāṇḍānāṃ ca koṭayaḥ |

saiva yasya sutā jātā ko vā syāt-tat-samo bhuvi || 70 ||

70. "She whose womb contains tens of millions of worlds has been born as his daughter—who on earth is his equal?"

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Scripture class by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Devi Gita, chapter 1, verses 63-65 given to students of the Ramakrishna Seminary at Kali Mandir via Zoom on 15 March 2023.

इति तेषां वचः श्रुत्वा प्रोवाच परमेश्वरी |

शिवाय सा प्रदेया स्यात् सा वः कार्यं विधास्यति |

हिमालयो हि मनसा मामुपास्तेतिभक्तितः |

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Scripture class by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Devi Gita, chapter 1, verses 58-62 given to students of the Ramakrishna Seminary at Kali Mandir via Zoom on 8 March 2023.

ना’ज्ञातं किञ्चिदप्यत्र भवत्या’स्ति जगत्त्रये || ५८ ||

nā’jñātaṃ kiñcidapyatra bhavatyā’sti jagat-traye || 58 ||

58. (The Gods said): “Nothing here in the three worlds is unknown to You

सर्वज्णया सर्वसाक्षिरूपिण्या परमेश्वरि |

तारकेणासुरेन्द्रेण पीडिताः स्मो दिवानिशम् || ५९ ||

sarva-jṇayā sarva-sākṣi-rūpiṇyā parameśvari |

tārakeṇāsurendreṇa pīḍitāḥ smo divāniśam || 59 ||

59. Who are omniscient, the incarnate witness of all, O Supreme Ruler. The demon chief Taraka torments us day and night.

शिवाङ्गजाद्वधस्तस्य निर्मित्तो ब्रह्मणा शिवे |

शिवाण्गना तु नैवास्ति जानासि त्वं महेश्वरि || ६० ||

śivāṅgajādvad-hastasya nirmitto brahmaṇā śive |

śivāṇganā tu naivāsti jānāsi tvaṃ maheśvari || 60 ||

60. His death shall come only at the hands of Shiva’s son—so has Brahma arranged, O Auspicious One. But as You know, Great Ruler, Shiva has no wife.

सर्वज्ञपुरतः किं वा वक्तव्यं पामरैर्जनैः |

एतदुद्देशतः प्रोक्तमपरं तर्कया’म्बिके || ६१ ||

sarva-jña-purataḥ kiṃ vā vaktavyaṃ pāmarairjanaiḥ |

etaduddeśataḥ proktama-paraṃ tarkayā’mbike || 61 ||

61. What can ignorant beings reveal to one who is omniscient? Such is our situation in brief; You can infer the rest, O Mother.

सर्वदा चरणाम्भोजे  भक्तिः स्यात् तव निश्चला |

प्रार्थनीयमिदं मुख्यमपरं देहहेतवे || ६२ || ||

sarvadā caraṇāmbhoje  bhaktiḥ syāt tava niścalā |

prārthanīyamidaṃ mukhyamaparaṃ dehahetave || 62 ||

62. May we always show unswerving devotion to Your lotus feet; This is our foremost wish. We also pray that You will assume a body."

Scripture class by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Devi Gita, chapter 1, verses 54- 57 given to students of the Ramakrishna Seminary at Kali Mandir via Zoom on 1 March 2023.

इति स्तुता तदा देवैर्मणिद्वीपाधिवासिनी |

प्राह वाचा मधुरया मत्तकोकिलनिःस्वना || ५४ ||

iti stutā tadā devair-maṇi-dvīpādhi-vāsinī |

prāha vācā madhurayā matta-kokila-niḥsvanā || 54 ||

54. "Thus praised by the gods, She who dwells in the Jeweled Island then answered in the sweet, joyous tones of the cuckoo."

श्रीदेव्युवाच वदन्तु विबुधाः कार्यं यदर्थमिहिअ सङ्गताः |

वरदा हं सदा भक्तकामकल्पद्रुमा स्मि च || ५५ ||

śrī-devyuvāca vadantu vibudhāḥ kāryaṃ yadarthamihia saṅgatāḥ |

varadā haṃ sadā bhakta-kāma-kalpa-drumā smi ca || 55 ||

55. The blessed Goddess said: “O wise gods, explain the reason that brings you together here. I am ever the bestower of boons, a wish-yeiliding tree to devotees.”

तिष्ठन्त्यां मयि का चिन्ता युष्माकं भक्तिशालिनाम् |

समुद्धरामि मद्भक्तान् दुःखसंसारसागरात् || ५६ ||

tiṣṭhantyāṃ mayi kā cintā yuṣmākaṃ bhakti-śālinām |

samud-dharāmi madbhaktān duḥkha-saṃsāra-sāgarāt || 56 ||

56. "You shine with devotion, so why are you anxious when I stand nearby? I rescue my devotees from the troubled ocean of samsara."

इति प्रतिज्ञां मे सत्यां जानीथ विबुधोत्तमाः |

इति प्रेमाकुलां वाणीं श्रुत्वा सन्तुष्टमानसाः || ५७

iti pratijñāṃ me satyāṃ jānītha vibudhottamāḥ |

iti premākulāṃ vāṇīṃ śrutvā santuṣṭamānasāḥ || 56.

56. "Know this promise of Mine to be sincere, O best of the gods." (Vyāsa continued): "Hearing these words infused with loving joy, the gods were satisfied in their hearts."

निर्भया निर्जरा राजन्नूचुर्दुःखं स्वकीयकम् | ५८ |

nirbhayā nirjarā rājannūcurduḥkhaṃ svakīyakam | 58 |

58. "Freed from fear, the immortals described their own ordeals, O King."

Scripture class by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Devi Gita, chapter 1, verses 54- 57 given to students of the Ramakrishna Seminary at Kali Mandir via Zoom on 1 March 2023.

इति स्तुता तदा देवैर्मणिद्वीपाधिवासिनी |

प्राह वाचा मधुरया मत्तकोकिलनिःस्वना || ५४ ||

iti stutā tadā devair-maṇi-dvīpādhi-vāsinī |

prāha vācā madhurayā matta-kokila-niḥsvanā || 54 ||

54. "Thus praised by the gods, She who dwells in the Jeweled Island then answered in the sweet, joyous tones of the cuckoo."

श्रीदेव्युवाच वदन्तु विबुधाः कार्यं यदर्थमिहिअ सङ्गताः |

वरदा हं सदा भक्तकामकल्पद्रुमा स्मि च || ५५ ||

śrī-devyuvāca vadantu vibudhāḥ kāryaṃ yadarthamihia saṅgatāḥ |

varadā haṃ sadā bhakta-kāma-kalpa-drumā smi ca || 55 ||

55. The blessed Goddess said: “O wise gods, explain the reason that brings you together here. I am ever the bestower of boons, a wish-yeiliding tree to devotees.”

तिष्ठन्त्यां मयि का चिन्ता युष्माकं भक्तिशालिनाम् |

समुद्धरामि मद्भक्तान् दुःखसंसारसागरात् || ५६ ||

tiṣṭhantyāṃ mayi kā cintā yuṣmākaṃ bhakti-śālinām |

samud-dharāmi madbhaktān duḥkha-saṃsāra-sāgarāt || 56 ||

56. "You shine with devotion, so why are you anxious when I stand nearby? I rescue my devotees from the troubled ocean of samsara."

इति प्रतिज्ञां मे सत्यां जानीथ विबुधोत्तमाः |

इति प्रेमाकुलां वाणीं श्रुत्वा सन्तुष्टमानसाः || ५७

iti pratijñāṃ me satyāṃ jānītha vibudhottamāḥ |

iti premākulāṃ vāṇīṃ śrutvā santuṣṭamānasāḥ || 56.

56. "Know this promise of Mine to be sincere, O best of the gods." (Vyāsa continued): "Hearing these words infused with loving joy, the gods were satisfied in their hearts."

निर्भया निर्जरा राजन्नूचुर्दुःखं स्वकीयकम् | ५८ |

nirbhayā nirjarā rājannūcurduḥkhaṃ svakīyakam | 58 |

58. "Freed from fear, the immortals described their own ordeals, O King."