Kali Mandir Satsang

Krishna Tied to the Mortar / Narada's Curse of Kubera's Sons

by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati / Srimad Bhagavatam Sk. 10, Ch. 9, V. 1-22

Kali Sahasranama (Talk 8): "Lover of Devotees" etc.

Discourse by Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Sahashranam (Thousand Names of Kali) given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram, with a discussion of names 52 through 59 from verse 8.
nīlā-ghanā valākā ca mātrā mudrāmitāsitā | brāhmī nārāyaṇī bhadrā subhadrā bhakta-vatsalā |8|
Nīlā-ghanā– She who is blue like a rain cloud
Valākā – She who is swan-like
Mudrāmitā-sitā – She who shows elegant gestures
Brāhmī – She who is Brahma
Nārāyaṇī – She who is Narayana
Bhadrā – She who is good
 Subhadrā– She who is excellent
Bhakta-vatsalā– She who loves devotees

Mother Yashoda Sees the Universe in Sri Krishna's Mouth

by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati / Srimad Bhagavatam Sk. 10, Ch. 8, V. 21-52

Kali Sahashranama (Talk 6): "The Dark One" etc.

Discourse by Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Sahashranam (Thousand Names of Kali) given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram, with a discussion of names 34 through 43 from verse 6.
kumārī kulajā kṛṣṇā kṛṣṇa-dehā kṛśo-dārā | kṛśāṁgī kuliśāṁgī ca krīṁ-kārī kamala kalā || 6 ||
Kumārī – She who is a young girl
Kulajā – She who is well born
Kṛṣṇā– She who is dark
Kṛṣṇa-dehā – She who has a dark body
Kṛśo-dārā – She who has a thin waist (holds all action)
Kṛśāṁgī – She who has a thin body
Kuliśāṁgī – She whose body is like a lightning bolt
Krīṁ-kārī – She is the sound “Kring”
Kamala– She who is a lotus (Lakshmi)
Kalā – She who is art
 
 

Name Giving Ceremony of Krishna and Balaram by Garga Muni

by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati / Srimad Bhagavatam Sk. 10, Ch. 8, V. 1-20

Kali Sahasranama (Talk 7): "Who Swallows All" etc.

Discourse by Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Sahashranam (Thousand Names of Kali) given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram, with a discussion of names 44 through 51 from verse 7.
karālāsyā karālī ca kulakāntāparājitā |
ugrā ugra-prabhā dīptā vipra-cittā mahānanā || 7 ||
Karālāsyā– She who has a gaping mouth
Karālī – She who swallows everything
Kula-kāntāparājitā – She whose beauty is undefeated
Ugrā – She who is angry
Ugra-prabhā – She whose effulgence is terrible
Dīptā– She who is light
Vipra-cittā – She who is the mind of sages
51. Mahānanā – She who has a great face

Gems from the Garden of Saints: Vishuddhananda Part 11

by Swami Chetanananda of St. Louis Vedanta Society

Gems from the Garden of Saints: Vishuddhananda Part 10

by Swami Chetanananda of St. Louis Vedanta Society

Gems from the Garden of Saints: Vishuddhananda Part 9

by Swami Chetanananda of St. Louis Vedanta Society

Vivekananda's Talk on Hinduism at the Parliament of Religions

by Swami Bhajanananda Sarawati