Kali Mandir Satsang

by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati / Navaratri at Kali Mandir

by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati  / Iyengar Yoga Studio in Encinitas, CA

by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati

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 74 through 871 from verse 11. ghora-rūpā ghora-daṁṣṭrā ghorāghora-tarā śubhā | mahā-daṁṣṭrā mahā-māyā sudantī yuga-danturā |11| Ghora-rūpā– She who has a terrible form Ghora-daṁṣṭrā– She who has terrible teeth Ghorāghora-tarā– She who is beyond both wonderful and terrible Śubhā– She who is pure Mahā-daṁṣṭrā– She who has great teeth Mahā-māyā– She who is the great illusion Sudantī– She who as wonderful teeth Yuga-danturā– She whose teeth are the ages  

By Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati / Bhagavatam Skanda 10, Ch.10, V. 34-43

By Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati /

By Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati / Devi Gita Ch.1 / Verse 45

By Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati / Devi Gita Ch.1 / Verse 15-44

by Swami Chetanananda of St. Louis Vedanta Society

by Swami Chetanananda of St. Louis Vedanta Society

by Swami Chetanananda of St. Louis Vedanta Society

by Swami Chetanananda of St. Louis Vedanta Society

by Swami Chetanananda of St. Louis Vedanta Society

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 65 through 73 from verse 9 and 10. māheśvarī ca cāmuṇdā vārāhī nāra-siṁhikā | vajrāṅgī Vajra-kaṅkālī nṛmuṇda-sragviṇī śivā |9| Vajrāṅgī– She who has limbs of lightning/diamond Vajra-kaṅkālī– She who has bones of lightning/diamond Nṛmuṇda-sragviṇī– She who is adorned with a garland of human heads Śivā– She who is Shiva mālinī nara-muṇdālī galat-rudhira-bhūṣaṇā | rakta-canda-nasiktāṅgī sindūrāruṇa-mastakā |10| Mālinī – She who wears a garland Nara-muṇdālī– She who holds a human head Galat-rudhira-bhūṣaṇā– She whose neck is adorned with blood Rakta-canda-nasiktāṅgī– She whose limbs are smeared with red sandal paste Sindūrāruṇa-mastakā– She whose forehead is marked with vermillion  

by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati / Srimad Bhagavatam Sk. 10, Ch. 10, V. 23-29

by Swami Sarvadevananda of Vedanta Society of Hollywood

by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati / Discourse given during Kali Mandir's Annual Festival

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 61 through 64 from verse 9. māheśvarī ca cāmuṇdā vārāhī nārasiṁhikā | vajrāṅgī vajrakaṅkālī nṛmuṇdasragviṇī śivā |9| Māheśvarī – She who is Shiva, the great controller Cāmuṇdā– She who beheaded Chanda and Munda 63. Vārāhī – She who has the form of boar Nārasiṁhikā – She who has the form of a man-lion

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

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