Kali Mandir Satsang

”Control of the Mind” from the letters of Swami Madhavananda, by Swami Chetanananda

Discourse by Rev. Swami Chetananandaji Maharaj, senior monk of the Ramakrishna Math and spiritual head of the Vedanta Society of St. Louise on his book "Stories of Vedanta Monks" given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on 23 July 2022.

Devi Gita (class 15): ”In the Form of a Woman” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati

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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Devi Gita (class 14): ”Without Beginning or End” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati

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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Devi Gita (class 13): ”Like Ten Million Suns” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati

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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Devi Gita (class 12): ”Appeared before the Gods” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati

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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Devi Gita (class 11): ”The Hrillekha Mantra” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati

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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Devi Gita (class 10): ”Practicing Austerities” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati

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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Devi Gita (class 9): ”Focused on Her Name” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati

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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Devī Gītā (class 8): ”The Mother’s Sacrifice” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati

Scripture class by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Devi Gita, chapter 1, verse 22 given to students of the Ramakrishna Seminary at Kali Mandir on Zoom on 4 May 2022.
अम्बायज्ञविधानज्ञा अम्बायज्ञं च चक्रिरे |तृतीयादिव्रतान्याशु चक्रुः सर्वे सुरा नृप || २२ ||
ambā-yajña-vidhānajñā ambā-yajñaṃ ca cakrire |tṛtīyādi-vratānyāśu cakruḥ sarve surā nṛpa || 22 ||
22. "They all performed the Mother’s sacrifice, knowing well Her ceremonial rites.All the gods hastened to perform Her ritual observances, including the third-day rites, O King."______________________
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Devi Gita (class 7): ”The Beginning of Sadhana” by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati

Scripture class by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Devi Gita, chapter 1, verses 20 & 21 giveento students of the Ramakrishna Seminary at Kali Mandir on 27 April 2022.
इत्यादिश्य सुरान्सर्वान्महाविष्णुः स्वजायया | संयुतो निर्जगामाऽशु देवैः सह सुराधिपः || २० ||
ityādiśya surān-sarvān-mahā-viṣṇuḥ svajāyayā | saṃyuto nirjagāmā'śu devaiḥ saha surādhipaḥ || 20 ||
20. "Thus enjoining all the gods and accompanied by his wife, the great Vishnu, as chief of the gods, set forth at once with his fellow lords."
आजगाम महाशैलं हिमवन्तं नगाधिपम् | अभवंश्च सुराः सर्वे पुरश्चरणकर्मिणः|| २१ ||
ājagāma mahā-śailaṃ himavantaṃ nagādhipam | abhavaṃśca surāḥ sarve puraścaraṇa-karmiṇaḥ || 21 ||
21. "He came to the great rocky crag, Himalaya, Lord of mountains, and all the gods commenced the preliminary acts of worship."
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