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 jar...
Aug 04, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 127
Pravachan (discourse) by Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on the Thousand Names of Goddess Kali. Swamiji discuses names 173-176. Verse 25
Jun 30, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 134
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...
Jun 23, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 133
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
Jun 16, 2019•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 126
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|
Jun 09, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 125
by Swami Sarvadevananda, Minister of Vedanta Society of Southern California
May 26, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 123
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|
May 19, 2019•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 124
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.
Apr 28, 2019•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 122
Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Puja
Apr 21, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 121
Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Puja
Apr 07, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 120
Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Puja
Mar 30, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 119
Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Puja
Mar 23, 2019•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 118
Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on the Manasa Puja
Mar 10, 2019•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 114
Satsang by Rev. Swami Chetananadaji Maharaj, Head of St. Louis Vedanta Society
Mar 02, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 117
Satsang by Rev. Swami Chetananadaji Maharaj, Head of St. Louis Vedanta Society
Feb 23, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 116
Satsang by Rev. Swami Chetananadaji Maharaj, Head of St. Louis Vedanta Society
Feb 17, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 115
Rev. Swami Chetananadaji Maharaj, Head of St. Louis Vedanta Society, speaks on the life of Srimat Swami Shradanananda, a direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna, attendant of Holy Mother, and author of the “Ramakrishna Lilaprasana”.
Feb 10, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 114
Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on the Kali Dhyanam
Jan 20, 2019•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 114
Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on the birthday of Swami Saradananda, Disciple of Sri Ramakrishna
Jan 13, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 114
Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on the Dakshina Kali Dhyan Mantra.
Dec 29, 2018•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 112
Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on the Dakshina Kali Dhyan Mantra.
Dec 22, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 112
By Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati / Topics include the meaning of Kali's four arms based upon the second verse (of 9) of the Dakshina Kali Dhyana Mantra.
Dec 15, 2018•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 111
Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on the theory and practice of Kali Puja, the ritual worship of the Goddess, given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on Saturday, 8 December 2018. Topics include the history and form of Dakshina Kali and the first verse (of 9) of the Dakshina Kali Dhyana Mantra.
Dec 08, 2018•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 113
Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Antar Pitha-Nyasa, Dehamarjana, Rsyadi-Nyasa, Kara-Nyasa, Anga-Nyasa, Mantra-Samputita, and Vyapaka-Nyasa.
Dec 02, 2018•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 110
Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on the theory and practice of Kali Puja, the ritual worship of the Goddess, given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on Saturday, 24 November 2018. Topics include "Worship of Holy Mother" and "Worship of Vivekananda".
Nov 25, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 110
Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on the significance of Navratri; stories of Goddess Durga; the Killing of Madhu and Kaitabha and bramah-stuti (Brahma's hymn to the Goddess) from chapter 1 of the Devi Mahatmyam, given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on 13 October 2018.
Oct 14, 2018•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 106
Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on bāneśvara-pūjā (worship of Baneswar Shiva) and rāmakrishna-pūjā (worship of Sri Ramakrishna) part 1, given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on 6 October 2018. This is part of a series on the theory and practice of Kali Puja, the ritual worship of the Divine Mother Kali.
Oct 07, 2018•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 105
Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on mandira-devara-pūjā (worship of the deities of the temple", given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on 29 September 2018. This is part of a series on the theory and practice of Kali Puja, the ritual worship of the Divine Mother Kali.
Sep 30, 2018•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 108
Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on devatā-pūjā (worship of the Divinities), given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on 22 September 2018. This is part of a series of class-talks on the theory and practice of Kali Puja , the ritualistic worship of the Divine Mother Kali.
Sep 23, 2018•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 107
Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on śiva-pūjā (worship of Shiva) part 2 and jaya-durgā-pūjā (worship of the Victorious Durga), given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on 15 September 2018. This is part of a series of class-talks on the theory and practice of Kali Puja , the ritualistic worship of the Divine Mother Kali.
Sep 16, 2018•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 104