Kali Mandir Satsang
Devi Gita
Episodes
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Devi Gita (class 18): ”The Crescent Moon” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
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 |रक्तारविन्दनयनामुन्नसां मधुराधराम् || ३६ ||
aṣtamī-candra-bimbābha-lalāṭā-māyata-bhruvam |raktāravinda-nayanām-unnasāṃ madhurādharām || 36 ||
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 |ratnā-sambhinna-mukuṭāṃ candra-rekhā-vataṃsinīm || 37 ||
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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Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Devi Gita (class 17): ”She Was Adorned” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Scripture class on Devi Gita, chapter 1, verse 33-35, given by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati to students of Ramakrishna Seminary via Zoom on 10 August 2022.
कनकाण्गदाकेयूरग्रैवेयकविभूषिताम् |
अनर्घ्यमणिसम्भिन्नगलबन्धविराजिताम् || ३३ ||
kanakāṇgadā-keyūra-graiveyaka-vibhūṣitām |
anarghya-maṇi-sambhinna-gala-bandha-virājitām || 33 ||
33. "She was adorned with a necklace, armlets, and bracelets of gold, Her throat resplendent with a chain of priceless gems."
तनुकेतकसंराजन्नीलभ्रमरकुन्तलाम् |
नितम्बबिम्बसुभगां रोमराजिविराजिताम् || ३४ ||
tanu-ketaka-saṃrājan-nīla-bhramara-kuntalām |
nitamba-bimba-subhagāṃ romarāji-virājitām || 34 ||
34. "The locks on Her cheeks shimmered like black bees swarming on delicate Ketka blooms. An exquisite line of down on Her midriff enhanced the charm of Her shapely hips."
कर्पूरशकलोन्मिश्रताम्बूलपूरिताननाम् |
कनत्कनकताटङ्कविटङ्कवदनाम्बुजाम् || ३५ ||
karpūra-śakalon-miśra-tāmbūla-pūritānanām |
kanat-kanaka-tāṭaṅka-viṭaṅka-vadanāmbujām || 35 ||
35. "She was chewing on Tambula mixed with bits of (mint) camphor. Pendent earrings of shining gold graced Her lotus face."
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Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Devi Gita (class 16): ”Swelling Buds of the Lotus” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Scripture class on Devi Gita, chapter 1, verse 32, given by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati to students of Ramakrishna Seminary via Zoom on 3 August 2022.
उद्यत्पीनकुचद्वन्द्वनिन्दिताम्भोजकुड्मलाम् |
रणत्किण्किणिकाजालसिञ्जन्मञ्जीरमेखलाम् || ३२ ||
udyat-pīna-kuca-dvandva-ninditām-bhoja-kuḍmalām |
raṇat-kiṇkiṇi-kājāla-siñjan-mañjīra-mekhalām || 32 ||
32. "Her full, upraised breasts put to shame the swelling buds of the lotus.Her girdle and anklets jingled with clusters of tinkling bells."
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Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Devi Gita (class 15): ”In the Form of a Woman” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Scripture class by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Devi Gita, chapter 1, verse 31 given to students of Ramakrishna Seminary via Zoom on 29 June 2022.
तावत्तदेव स्त्रीरूपेणाभाद्दिव्यं मनोहरम् |अतीव रमणीयाङ्गीं कुमारीं नवयौवनाम् || ३१ ||
tāvat-tadeva strī-rūpeṇābhād-divyaṃ mano-haram |atīva ramaṇīyāṅgīṃ kumārīṃ nava-yauvanām || 31 ||
"…that light appearing now in the form of a woman, charming and delightful. She was exceedingly beautiful of limb, a maiden in the freshness of youth."
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Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Devi Gita (class 14): ”Without Beginning or End” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Scripture class by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Devi Gita, chapter 1, verses 28 - 30 given to students of the Ramakrishna Seminary at Kali Mandir on 22 June 2022 on Zoom.
विद्युत्कोटिसमानाभमरुणं तत्परं महः |नैव चोर्ध्वं न तिर्यक्च न मध्ये परिजग्रभत् || २८ ||
vidyut-koṭi-samānā-bhamaruṇaṃ tat-paraṃ mahaḥ |naiva cordhvaṃ na tiryak-ca na madhye pari-jagrabhat || 28 ||
"Flashing like ten million streaks of lightning tinged with red, that supreme lustrous power shone forth encompassed above, across, and in the middle."
आद्यन्तरहितं तत्तु न हस्ताद्यङ्गसंयुतम् |न च स्त्रीरूपमथवा न पुंरूपमथोभयम् || २९ ||
ādyantara-hitaṃ tattu na hastādyaṅga-saṃyutam |na ca strī-rūpam-athavā na puṃ-rūpam-athobhayam || 29 ||
"Without beginning or end, it had no body, no hands, no other limbs, nor did it have a woman’s form, a man’s form, nor the two combined."
दीप्त्या पिधानं नेत्राणां तेषामासीन्महिपते |पुनश्च धैर्यामालम्ब्य यावत् ते ददृशुः सुराः || ३० ||
dīptyā pidhānaṃ netrāṇāṃ teṣāmāsīn-mahipate |punaśca dhairyām-ālambya yāvat te dadṛśuḥ surāḥ || 30 ||
"The dazzling brilliance blinded the eyes of the gods O King. When again their vision returned, the gods beheld..."
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Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Devi Gita (class 13): ”Like Ten Million Suns” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Scripture class by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Devi Gita, chapter 1, verse 27 & 28 given to students of the Ramakrishna Seminary at Kali Mandir on 15 June 2022 on Zoom.
चतुर्दिक्षु चतुर्वेदैर्मूर्तिमद्भिरभिष्टुतम् |कोटिसूर्याप्रतीकाशं चन्द्रकोटिसुशीतलम् || २७ ||
catur-dikṣu catur-vedair-mūrtimadbhir-abhiṣṭutam |koṭi-sūryā-pratīkāśaṃ candra-koṭi-suśītalam || 27 ||
"Praised on all sides by the four Vedas incarnate, It blazed like ten million suns, yet soothed like ten million moons."
विद्युत्कोटिसमानाभमरुणं तत्परं महः |नैव चोर्ध्वं न तिर्यक्च न मध्ये परिजग्रभत् || २८ ||
vidyut-koṭi-samānā-bhamaruṇaṃ tat-paraṃ mahaḥ |naiva cordhvaṃ na tiryak-ca na madhye pari-jagrabhat || 28 ||
"Flashing like ten million streaks of lightning tinged with red, that supreme lustrous power, shone forth encompassed above, across, and in the middle."
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Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Devi Gita (class 12): ”Appeared before the Gods” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Scripture class by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Devi Gita, chapter 1, verse 26 given to students of the Ramakrishna Seminary at Kali Mandir on 8 June 2022 on Zoom.
अकस्माच्चैत्रमासीयनवम्यां च भृगोर्दिने |प्रादुर्बभूव पुरतस्तन्महः श्रुतिबोधितम् || २६ ||
akasmāc-caitra-māsīya-navamyāṃ ca bhṛgordine |prādurbabhūva purata-stan-mahaḥ śruti-bodhitam || 26 ||
"Suddenly, on the ninth lunar day in the month of Caitra, on a Friday, That lustrous power revealed in scripture appeared before the gods."_____________________
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Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
Devi Gita (class 11): ”The Hrillekha Mantra” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati
Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
Scripture class by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Devi Gita, chapter 1, verses 24 & 25 given to students of the Ramakrishna Seminary at Kali Mandir via Zoom on 1 June 2022.
मन्त्रपारायणपराः केचित् कृच्छ्रादिकारिणः |
अन्तर्यागपराः केचित् केचित् न्यासपरायणाः || २४ ||
mantra-pārāyaṇa-parāḥ kecit kṛcchrādi-kāriṇaḥ |
antaryāga-parāḥ kecit kecit nyāsa-parāyaṇāḥ || 24 ||
24. "Some were devoted to chanting mantras, or practicing severe austerities. Some were absorbed in mental sacrifices, and others implanted mystic powers in their bodies."
हृल्लेखया परा-शक्तेः पूजां चक्रुरतन्द्रिताः |
इत्येवं बहु-वर्षाणि कालो-गाज्-जनमेजय || २५ ||
hṛllekhayā parā-śakteḥ pūjāṃ cakrur-atandritāḥ |
ityevaṃ bahu-varṣāṇi kālogāj-janamejaya || 25 ||
25. "Unwearied, they worshiped the supreme Shakti with the mantra known as Hrillekha. Many year thus passed away, O Janamejaya."
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Wednesday May 25, 2022
Devi Gita (class 10): ”Practicing Austerities” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Scripture class by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Devi Gita, chapter 1, verse 24 given to students of the Ramakrishna Seminary at Kali Mandir via Zoom on 25 May 2022 on Zoom.
मन्त्रपारायणपराः केचित् कृच्छ्रादिकारिणः |अन्तर्यागपराः केचित् केचित् न्यासपरायणाः || २४ ||
mantra-pārāyaṇa-parāḥ kecit kṛcchrādi-kāriṇaḥ |antaryāga-parāḥ kecit kecit nyāsa-parāyaṇāḥ || 24 ||
"Some were devoted to chanting mantras, or practicing severe austerities.Some were absorbed in mental sacrifices, and others implanted mystic powers in their bodies."
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Wednesday May 18, 2022
Devi Gita (class 9): ”Focused on Her Name” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati
Wednesday May 18, 2022
Wednesday May 18, 2022
Scripture class by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Devi Gita, chapter 1, verse 23 given to students of the Ramakrishna Seminary at Kali Mandir on 18 May 2022 on Zoom.
केचित्समाधिनिष्नाताः केचिन्नामपरायणाः | केचित्सूक्तपराः केचिन्नामपारायणोत्सुकाः || २३ ||
kecit-samādhi-niṣnātāḥ kecin-nāma-parāyaṇāḥ | kecit-sūkta-parāḥ kecin-nāma-pārāyaṇot-sukāḥ || 23 ||
23. "Some gods were fully absorbed in meditation; others were focused on Her name. Some concentrated on Her hymn, while others were intent upon reciting Her names."
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