Kali Mandir Satsang

Scripture class by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Devi Gita, chapter 1, verses 51-53 given to students of the Ramakrishna Seminary at Kali Mandir via Zoom on 22 February 2023. 

नुमस्तत्पदालक्ष्यार्थां चिदेकरसरूपिणीम् |

पञ्चकोषातिरिक्तां तामवास्थात्रयसाक्षिणीम् |

नमः प्रणवरूपायै नमो ह्रींकारमूर्तये |

Scripture class on Devi Gita, chapter 1, verses 49 - 50, given by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati to students of Ramakrishna Seminary via Zoom on 15 February 2023.

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नमोविराट्स्वरूपिण्यै नमः सूत्रात्ममूर्तये |

नमोव्याकृतरूपिण्यै नमः श्रीब्रह्ममूर्तये || ४९ ||

namo-virāṭ-svarūpiṇyai  namaḥ sūtrātma-mūrtaye |

namo'vyākṛta-rūpiṇyai namaḥ śrī-brahma-mūrtaye || 49 ||

49. "Hail to Her in the form of the Cosmic Body; hail to Her in the form of the Cosmic Soul; Hail to Her in the Unmanifest State; hail to Her in the form of the glorious Brahman."

यदज्ञनाज्जगद्भाति रज्जुसर्पस्रगादिवत् |

यज्ज्ञानाल्लयमाप्नोति नुमस्तां भुनेश्वरीम् || ५० ||

yad-ajñanāj-jagad-bhāti rajju-sarpa-sragādivat |

yaj-jñānāl-layamāpnoti numastāṃ bhuneśvarīm || 50 ||

50. "Through Her power of ignorance, She shows Herself as the world, like a rope appearing as a serpent, wreath, and the like. Through Her power of knowledge, She dissolves the world back into Herself. We glorify Her, Ruler of the Universe."

Scripture class on Devi Gita, chapter 1, verse 46 - 48, given by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati to students of Ramakrishna Seminary via Zoom on 8 February 2023.

देवीं वाचमजनयन्त देवास्तां विश्वरूपाः पशवो वदन्ति |

सा नो मन्द्रेषमूर्जं दुहाना धेनुर्वागस्मानुप सुष्टुतैतु || ४६ ||

devīṃ vācam-ajanayanta devā-stāṃ viśva-rūpāḥ paśavo vadanti |

sā no mandreṣam-ūrjaṃ duhānā dhenur-vāg-asmān-upa suṣṭutaitu || 46 ||

46. "The gods created the Goddess Speech, whom animals of all sorts speak. This Speech is pleasing to us, this cow yielding food and strength. She is well praised; may She come to us."

कालरात्रीं ब्रह्मस्तुतां वैष्णवीं स्कन्दमातरम् |

सरस्वतीमदितैं दक्षदुहितरं नमामः पावनां शिवाम् || ४७ ||

kāla-rātrīṃ brahma-stutāṃ vaiṣṇavīṃ skanda-mātaram |

sarasvatīm-aditaiṃ dakṣa-duhitaraṃ namāmaḥ pāvanāṃ śivām || 47 ||

47. "To Kalaratri, praised by Brahma, to Vaishnavi, to the Mother of Skanda, to Saraswati, to Aditi, the Daughter of Daksha, we bow, to the pure Auspicious One."

महालक्ष्म्यै च विद्महे सर्वशक्त्यै च धीमहि |

तन्नो देवी प्रचोदयात् || ४८ ||

mahā-lakṣmyai ca vidmahe  sarva-śaktyai ca dhīmahi |

tanno devī pracodayāt || 48 ||

48. "We know You as Mahalakshmi, we meditate on You as the Shakti of all.

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Scripture class on Devi Gita, chapter 1, verse 45, given by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati to students of Ramakrishna Seminary via Zoom on 14 September 2022.

तामग्निवर्णां तपसा ज्वलन्तीं वैरोव्चनीं कर्माफलेषु जुष्टाम् |

tām-agni-varṇāṃ tapasā jvalantīṃ

45. "To Her, the color of fire, blazing like the sun with ascetic power, and who is worshiped for attaining the fruit of action, to Her, the Goddess Durga, I go for refuge. Hail to the raft of swift crossing."

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Discourse by Revered Swami Chetananandaji Maharaj, senior monk of the Ramakrishna Math and Minister of the Vedanta Society of St. Louis, given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on 10 September 2022. Swamiji gives the gist of  one of his untranslated Bengali articles.

Scripture class on Devi Gita, chapter 1, verse 44, given by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati to students of Ramakrishna Seminary via Zoom on 7 September 2022.

नमो देव्यै महादेव्यै शिवायै सत्तं नमः |

namo devyai mahā-devyai śivāyai sattaṃ namaḥ |

44. "Hail to the Goddess, to the Great Goddess; to the Auspicious One always hail! Hail to Nature, to the Propitious One; we humble ourselves attentively before Her."

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Scripture class on Devi Gita, chapter 1, verse 38-39, given by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati to students of Ramakrishna Seminary via Zoom on 31 August 2022.

सर्वशृङ्गारवेषाढ्यां सर्वदेवनमस्कृताम् |

sarva-śṛṅgāra-veṣāḍhyāṃ sarva-deva-namaskṛtām |

40. "Richly adorned in garments all suited for love, She was worshiped by all the gods. Satisfying all desires, She is the Mother of all, the Deluder of all."

प्रसादसुमुखीमम्बां मन्दस्म्रितमुखाम्बुजाम् |

prasāda-sumukhīm-ambāṃ manda-smrita-mukhāmbujām |

41. "The Mother’s kindly face, so gracious, displayed a tender smile on the lotus mouth. This embodiment of unfeigned compassion the gods beheld in their presence."

दृष्ट्वा तां करुणामूर्तिं प्रणेमुः सादरं सुरः |

dṛṣṭvā tāṃ karuṇā-mūrtiṃ praṇemuḥ sādaraṃ suraḥ |

42. "Seeing Her, the embodiment of compassion, the entire host of gods bowed low, unable to speak, choking on tears in silence."

कथञ्चित् स्थैर्यमालम्ब्य भक्त्या चानतकन्धराः |

kathañcit sthairyamālambya bhaktyā cānata-kandharāḥ |

43. "Struggling to regain their composure, their necks bending in devotion, their eyes brimming with tears of living joy, they glorified the World-Mother with hymns.

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Discourse by Revered Swami Chetananandaji Maharaj, senior monk of the Ramakrishna Math and Minister of the Vedanta Society of St. Louis, given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on 27 August 2022. Swamiji reads from his new book "Stories of Vedanta Monks) as he remembers Gopesh Maharaj, Swami Saradeshananda, the great ascetic disciple of Holy Mother.

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Scripture class on Devi Gita, chapter 1, verse 38-39, given by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati to students of Ramakrishna Seminary via Zoom on 24 August 2022.

मल्लिकामालतीमालाकेशपाविराजिताम् |

mallikā-mālatī-mālā-keśapā-virājitām |

38. "A garland of jasmine flowers brightened Her luxuriant hair. Her forehead sported a saffron dot, while Her three eyes reflected Her playful mood."

पाशाण्कुशवराभीतिचतुर्बाहुं त्रिलोचनाम् |

pāśāṇkuśa-varābhīti-catur-bāhuṃ trilocanām |

39. "Three-eyed and four-armed, She held a noose and goad while gesturing Her beneficence and assurance of safety. She was dressed in red and appeared lustrous like blooms of the pomegranate."

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Scripture class on Devi Gita, chapter 1, verse 36-37, given by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati to students of Ramakrishna Seminary via Zoom on 17 August 2022.

अष्तमीचन्द्रबिम्बाभललाटामायतभ्रुवम् |

aṣtamī-candra-bimbābha-lalāṭā-māyata-bhruvam |

36. "Above long eyebrows Her forehead shone with an image of the crescent moon. Her eyes were red lotus petals, Her nose dignified, Her lips like nectar."

कुन्दकुड्मलदन्ताग्रां मुक्ताहारविराजिताम् |रत्नासम्भिन्नमुकुटां चन्द्ररेखावतंसिनीम् || ३७ ||

kunda-kuḍ-mala-dantāgrāṃ muktā-hāra-virājitām |

37. "Her teeth resembled buds of white jasmine; a string of pearls adorned Her neck. Her crescent-shaped crown sparkled with jewels; She was bedecked with ornaments shining like new moons."

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