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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.

Revered Swami Chetananandaji Maharaj of the St. Louis Vedanta Society discuses japa, the meditative repetition of mantra. Swamiji reads from an untranslated book by the saint Sri Anirvan.

Satsang by Swami Chetanananda of the St. Louis Vedanta Society

Satsang with Rev. Swami Sarvadevanandaji Maharaj on the life Latu Maharaj, H.H. Swami Adbhutananda Puri, a beloved disciple of Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.

Swami Ashokananda Interviews Mrs. Hansbrough

Swami Ashokananda Interviews Mrs. Hansbrough

by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati given at the San Diego Vedanta Monastery as part of Swami Vivekananda's birth celebration. 

Reading and discourse on Swami Vivekananda’s “The Necessity of Religion” by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati (Audio Only)

Pravachan (discourse) by Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on the Kali Sahashranam (Thousand Names of Kali). Swamiji discusses names 244-248 from verse 32: paramānandarūpā ca ciddānandasvarūpiṇī | sarvānandamayī nitya sarvānandasvarūpiṇī || 244. Paramānanda-Rūpā 245. Ciddānanda-Svarūpiṇī 246. Sarvānanda-Mayī 247. Nitya 248. Sarvānanda-Svarūpiṇī

Pravachan (discourse) by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Sahashranama.

Swamiji discuses the names "Bhagavati" and "Anuragini".

Pravachan (discourse) on the Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi by Revered Swami Sarvadevananda Puri Maharaj, senior monk of the Ramakrishna Math & Mission and Spiritual Head of the Vedanta Society of Southern California and its affiliated centers.

Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati. Swamiji continues his series on the Kali Sahashranam (Thousand Names of Goddess Kali) with a discussion of the cluster of names from verse 231: śuddhā taraṇginī medhā lākinī bahu-rūpiṇī | sthūlā sūkṣmā sūkṣma-tarā bhagavatyanurāgiṇī || 234. śuddhā 235. taraṇginī 236. medhā 237. lākinī 238. bahu-rūpiṇī 239. sthūlā 240. sūkṣmā 241. sūkṣma-tarā

Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Sahashranama (Thousand Names of Goddess Kali).

Swamiji discuses the names Vijaya, Jaya, Nadi Sindhu, Tara, and Shunya Nivasini.

Satsang with Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda on the Kali Sahashrana, discussing Saraswati and Matangi.

Pravachan (discourse) on Kali Sahashranam by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati.

The divine names under discussion: 213. Nītiḥ 214. Sunītiḥ 215. Suruciḥ 216. Tuṣṭiḥ 217. Puṣṭiḥ 218. Dhṛtiḥ 219. Kṣamā 220. Vāṇī 221. Buddhiḥ 222. Mahā-lakṣmīḥ 223. Lakṣmīḥ

Pravacan (discourse) by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati.

Swamiji continue his series on the "Kali Sahashranam" (Thousand Names of Goddess Kali) with discussion on names 209. Śacī, 210. Sītā, 211. Satī, & 212. Satya-parāyaṇā from verse 28.

Pravachan (discourse) by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Sahashranam. Name 208: Kaśi

Pravachan (discourse) on Devi Mahatmyam by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati

Pravachan (discourse) by Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on the Thousand Names of Goddess Kali. Swamiji discuses name 207 “Ganga”.

Pravachan (discourse) by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on the Kali Sahashranam (Thousand Names of Kali). 203. Niścalā – She who is immovable (om niścalāyai namah) 204. Lolā – She who has lolling tongue (om lolāyai namah) 205. Sarva-vidyā – She who is all knowledge (om sarva-vidyāyai namah) 206. Tapasvinī – She who performs austerities (om tapasvinyai namah)

Satsang with Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on the Thousand Names of Kali

 

Verses 98-202

Satsanga with Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Sahasranama (the Thousand Names of Goddess Kāli). In this discourse Swamiji discusses names 195 through 198 from verse 27 (given below). śrutiḥ smṛtir-mahā-vidyā guhya-vidyā purātanī | cintyācintyā svadhā svāhā nidrā tandrā ca pārvatī |27| 190. Śrutiḥ– She who is what is heard (Vedas) 191. Smṛtiḥ - She who is what is remembered 192. Mahā-vidyā– She who is the great knowledge 193. Guhya-vidyā– She who is hidden knowledge 194. Purātanī– She who is ancient 195. Cintyā – She who is thinkable 196. Acintyā– She who is unthinkable 197. Svadhā– She who is the mantra “svadhā” 198. Svāhā– She who is the mantra “svāhā” 199. Nidrā– She who is sleep 200. Tandrā – She who is half awake 201. Pārvatī– She who is the daughter of the mountain

Satsang by Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on the Kali Sahashranam (Thousand Names of Goddess Kali).  In this class Swamiji discusses names 185 through 194 from verses 26 and 27 (given below). vidyā-dharī vasumatī yakṣiṇī yogini jarā | rākṣaśī dakini veda -mayī veda-vibhūṣaṇā |26| 181. Vidyā-dharī– She who holds knowledge 182. Vasumatī– She who is wealth 183. Yakṣiṇī– She who is a Yakshi/ who guards wealth 184. Yogini– She who is in union 185. Jarā– She who is elderly 186. Rākṣaśī– She who is a demon 187. Dakini– She who is a Dakini 188. Veda-mayī – She who is the Vedas 189. Veda-vibhūṣaṇā – She who is decorated by the Vedas śrutiḥ smṛtir-mahā-vidyā guhya-vidyā purātanī | cintyā-cintyā svadhā svāhā nidrā tandrā ca pārvatī |27| 190. Śrutiḥ– She who is what is heard (Vedas) 191. Smṛtiḥ - She who is what is remembered 192. Mahā-vidyā– She who is the great knowledge 193. Guhya-vidyā– She who is hidden knowledge 194. Purātanī– She who is ancient 195. Cintyā – She who is thinkable 196. Acintyā– She who is unthinkable 197. Svadhā– She who is the the mantra “svadhā” 198. Svāhā– She who is the mantra “svāhā” 199. Nidrā– She who is sleep 200. Tandrā – She who is half awake 201. Pārvatī– She who is the daughter of the mountain

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|

Pravachan (discourse) by Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on the Thousand Names of Goddess Kali. Swamiji discuses names 173-176. Verse 25

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

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

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|

by Swami Sarvadevananda, Minister of Vedanta Society of Southern California

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|

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.

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

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

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

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

Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on the Manasa Puja

Satsang by Rev. Swami Chetananadaji Maharaj, Head of St. Louis Vedanta Society

Satsang by Rev. Swami Chetananadaji Maharaj, Head of St. Louis Vedanta Society

Satsang by Rev. Swami Chetananadaji Maharaj, Head of St. Louis Vedanta Society

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”.

Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on the Kali Dhyanam

Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on the birthday of Swami Saradananda, Disciple of Sri Ramakrishna

Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on the Dakshina Kali Dhyan Mantra.

Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on the Dakshina Kali Dhyan Mantra.

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.

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.

Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Antar Pitha-Nyasa, Dehamarjana, Rsyadi-Nyasa, Kara-Nyasa, Anga-Nyasa, Mantra-Samputita, and Vyapaka-Nyasa.

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".

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.

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.