Kali Mandir Satsang

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|

"Pranam Mantras, Asking Forgiveness, Arati & Homa" Introduction to Kali Puja (Part 30)

Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on pranāma (salutation mantras), aparadha-sodhana (begging forgiveness for mistakes), ārati (waving of lights) and homa (fire ceremony), given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on  27 April 2019. This is part of a series on the theory and practice of Kali Puja, the ritual worship of the Divine Mother Kali.

"The Worship of Mahakala, Food & Japa Offering" Introduction to Kali Puja (Part 29)

Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Puja

"External Offerings to the Goddess" Introduction to Kali Puja (Part 28)

Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Puja