Kali Mandir Satsang

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

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    

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

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

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 Bhajanananda Sarawati

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 26 through 33 from verse 5.   kāntā kāma-svarūpā ca kāmākhyā kula-pālinī | kulīnā kula-vatyambā durgā durgārti-nāśinī || 5 ||   26. Kāntā – She who is effulgent 27. Kāma-svarūpā – She whose nature is desire 28. Kāmākhyā – She who is the seat of desire 29. Kula-pālinī – She who protect the Kulas 30. Kulīnā – She who is aristocratic 31. Kula-vatyambā – She who is the mother of noble families 32. Durgā – She who overcomes difficulties 33. Durgārti-nāśinī – She who destroys difficulties    

Informal satsang with Gitaprana, Nun of the Ramakrishna Mission, Head of the Vivekananda Retreat at Ridgley

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 19 through 25 from verse 4. ककारवर्णसर्वाण्गी कामिनी कामसुन्दरी। कामार्ता कामरूपा च कामधेनुः कलावती॥ ४॥ ka-kāra-varṇa-sarvāṇgī kāminī kāma-sundarī | kāmārtā kāma-rūpā ca kāma-dhenuḥ kalāvatī || 4 || Ka-kāra-varṇa-sarvāṇgī – She who is the “KA” group of letters Kāminī – She who is a desire-filled woman Kāma-sundarī –She who is the beauty of desire Kāmārtā – She who is the object of desire Kāma-rūpā – She who is the form of desire Kāma-dhenuḥ -She who is desire-fulfilling cow Kalāvatī – She who is expert at all arts  

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 13 through 18 from verse 2. कामदा कामिनी काम्या कमनीयस्वभाविनी। कस्तूरीरसलिप्ताण्गी कुञ्जरेश्वरगामिनी॥ ३॥   kāmadā kāminī kāmyā kama-nīya-svabhāvinī | kastūrī-rasa-liptāṇgī kuñjareśvara-gāminī || 3 || kāmadā – She who grants desires kāminī – She who is desire kāmyā – She who is desired kama-nīya-svabhāvinī – She whose nature is desirable kastūrī-rasa-liptāṇgī – She whose limbs are smeared with musk oil kuñjareśvara-gāminī – She who moves like the lord of elephants

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 8 through 12 कालिका कालरातिश्च महाकालनितम्बिनी। कालभैरवभारया च कुलवर्त्मप्रकाशिनी॥ २॥ kālikā kāla-rātiś-ca mahā-kāla-nitambinī | kāla-bhairava-bhārayā ca kula-vartma-prakāśinī || 2 || Kālikā – She who is the remover of darkness Kāla-rātiś – She who is the dark night Mahā-kāla-nitambinī – She who sits upon Mahakala Kāla-Bhairava-bhārayā – She who is the consort of Kala Bhairava Kula-vartma-prakāśinī – She who illuminates the Kula path  

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 1 through 7 from verse 1. śmaśāna-kālikā kālī bhadra-kālī kapālinī | guhya-kālī mahā-kālī kuru-kullā-virodhinī |1| Śmaśāna-Kālikā – She who is the Kali of the cremation ground 2. Kālī – She who is dark 3. Bhadra-Kālī – She who is the auspicious Kali 4. Kapālinī – She who holds a skull 5. Guhya-Kālī – She who is the hidden/secret Kali 6. Mahā-Kālī – She who is the great Kali 8. Kuru-kullā-virodhinī – She who confronts adversaries

by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati / Srimad Bhagavatam Sk. 10, Ch. 7, V. 18-37