[AUDIO ONLY] Devi Gita (Class 26): ”The Goddess Speaks” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati

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."

[VIDEO] Devi Gita (Class 26): ”The Goddess Speaks” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati

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."

Devi Gita (Class 25): ”Tat Tvam Asi” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati

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 |अखण्डानन्दरूपां तां वेदतात्पर्यभूमिकाम् || ५१ ||numastat-padālakṣyārthāṃ cide-kara-sarūpiṇīm |akhaṇḍānanda-rūpāṃ tāṃ veda-tātparya-bhūmikām || 51 ||51. "We glorify Her whose essence is pure consciousness, represented by the world Tat, and whose nature is undiminished bliss. It is She to whom the Vedas refer as their goal."
पञ्चकोषातिरिक्तां तामवास्थात्रयसाक्षिणीम् |पुनस्त्वम्पदलक्ष्यार्थां प्रत्यगात्मस्वरूपिणीम् || ५२ ||pañca-koṣā-tiriktāṃ tāmavāsthā-traya-sākṣiṇīm |punas-tvam-pada-lakṣyārthāṃ pratyagātma-svarūpiṇīm || 52 ||52. "Transcending the five sheaths, witness of the three states of consciousness, She is also in essence the individual soul, represented by the word Tvam."
नमः प्रणवरूपायै नमो ह्रींकारमूर्तये |नानामन्त्रात्मिकायै ते करुणायै नमो नमः || ५३ ||namaḥ praṇava-rūpāyai namo hrīṃ-kāra-mūrtaye |nānā-mantrātmikāyai te karuṇāyai namo namaḥ || 53 ||53. "Hail to Her in the form of the syllable Om, hail to Her embodied in the syllable Hrīm. To Her composed of manifold mantras, that is to You the compassionate Goddess, hail! Hail!"

Devi Gita (class 23): ”The Goddess Who is Speech” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati

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.May the Goddess inspire that knowledge and meditation of ours."
 
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Devi Gita (class 22): ”The Color of Fire” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati

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 |दुर्गां देवीं शरणमहम् प्रपद्ये सुतरसि तरसे नमः || ४५ ||
tām-agni-varṇāṃ tapasā jvalantīṃvairovcanīṃ karmā-phaleṣu juṣṭām |durgāṃ devīṃ śaraṇamahamprapadye sutarasi tarase namaḥ || 45 ||
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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Devi Gita (class 21): ”We bow the Goddess” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati

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 |नमः प्रकृत्यै भद्रायै नियताः प्रणताः स्म ताम् || ४४ ||
namo devyai mahā-devyai śivāyai sattaṃ namaḥ |namaḥ prakṛtyai bhadrāyai niyatāḥ praṇatāḥ sma tām || 44 ||
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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Devi Gita (class 20): ”All Suited for Love” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati

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 |सर्वाशापूरिकां सर्वमातरं सर्वमोहिनीम् || ४० ||
sarva-śṛṅgāra-veṣāḍhyāṃ sarva-deva-namaskṛtām |sarvāśā-pūrikāṃ sarva-mātaraṃ sarva-mohinīm || 40 ||
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 |अव्याजकरुणामूर्तिं ददृशुः पुरतः सुराः || ४१ ||
prasāda-sumukhīm-ambāṃ manda-smrita-mukhāmbujām |avyāja-karuṇā-mūrtiṃ dadṛśuḥ purataḥ surāḥ || 41 ||
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 |वक्तुं नाशक्नुवन् किञ्चिद्वाष्पसंरुद्धनिःस्वनाः || ४२ ||
dṛṣṭvā tāṃ karuṇā-mūrtiṃ praṇemuḥ sādaraṃ suraḥ |vaktuṃ nāśaknuvan kiñcid-vāṣpa-saṃruddha-niḥsvanāḥ || 42 ||
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 |प्रेमाश्रुपूर्णनयनास्तुष्टुवुर्जगदम्बिकाम् || ४३ ||
kathañcit sthairyamālambya bhaktyā cānata-kandharāḥ |premāśru-pūrṇa-nayanā-stuṣṭuvur-jagad-ambikām || 43 ||
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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Devi Gita (class 19): ”Her Playful Mood” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati

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 |काश्मिऋरबिन्दुनिटिलां नेत्रत्रयविलासिनीम् || ३८ ||
mallikā-mālatī-mālā-keśapā-virājitām |kāśmiṛra-binduni-ṭilāṃ netra-traya-vilāsinīm || 38 ||
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 |रक्तावस्त्रापरीधानां दाडिमीकुसुमाप्रभाम् || ३९ ||
pāśāṇkuśa-varābhīti-catur-bāhuṃ trilocanām |raktā-vastrā-parīdhānāṃ dāḍimī-kusumā-prabhām || 39 ||
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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Devi Gita (class 18): ”The Crescent Moon” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati

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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Devi Gita (class 17): ”She Was Adorned” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati

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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