Kali Mandir Satsang

Kali Sahashranam: Aparna

Satsang with Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on the Thousand Names of Kali
 
Verses 98-202

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

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

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|

Kali Sahashranam: She Who is the Supreme Ruler of Heavenly Beings

Pravachan (discourse) by Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on the Thousand Names of Goddess Kali. Swamiji discuses names 173-176. Verse 25

Kali Sahashranam: She Who Descends from the Himalayas

Satsang: Discourse by Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Saharanama (Thousand Names of Kali). jagaj-jīva-mayī haimavatī māyā mahā-mahī | nāga-yajño-pavītāṅgī nāginī nāga-śāyinī |24| 166. Jagaj-jīva-mayī - She who is Herself the world and living beings 167. Haimavatī – She who descends from the Himalayas 168. Māyā – She who is the illusion 169. Mahā-mahī – She who is great and wonderful 170. Nāga-yajño-pavītāṅgī – She who wears a serpent as the sacred thread on Her body. 171. Nāginī – She Who is a serpant 172. Nāga-śāyinī – She who Rests upon serpents

Kali Sahashranama: She Who Is the Daughter of Katyanana Rishi

Satsang: Discourse by Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on the Kali Sahashranam (Thousand Names of Kali). kātyāyanī jagan-mātā jagatāṁ parameśvarī | jagad-bandhur-jagad-dhātri jagadānanda-kāriṇī |23| 160. Kātyāyanī - She who is the daughter of Katyanana Rishi

Kali Sahashranama: She Who Loves Music

Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Sahashranam (Thousand Names of Kali) with a discussion of names 154-159:
gīta-priyā vādya-ratā preta-nṛtya-parāyaṇā |catur-bhujā daśa-bhujā aṣṭā-daśa-bhujā tathā |22|

Attaining the Goal of Life

by Swami Sarvadevananda, Minister of Vedanta Society of Southern California

Kali Sahashranam: She Who is Intoxicated

Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Sahashranam (Thousand Names of Kali) with a discussion of names 147-153:
mattā pramattā pramadā sudhāsindhunivāsinī |atimattā mahāmattā sarvākarṣṇakāriṇī |21|