Devi Mandir

Temple of Divine Mother

Sri Guru Gita Sankalpa

Shree Maa regularly gives Sankalpas (spiritual resolves) to Her children and She has just blessed us to perform a new Sankalpa! Shree Maa chooses these mantras in order to create a specific benefit in each of our lives. The collective effort in chanting the Sankalpa at the same time as hundreds of other devotees also […]

Satya Narayana Vrat Puja

In this extraordinary video, Swami Satyanada Saraswati conveys the meaning of the Satya Nārāyaṇa Vrat Puja, which will be performed by devotees around the world on the Full Moon day, January 26th. The word “Satya” means truth and “Nārāyaṇa” is the Manifestation of the All Pervading Consciousness, represented as Lord Vishnu. Maha Vishnu (Maha means […]

Trailinga Swami and Tapasya

Trailinga Swami was a great embodiment of tapasya. His main teaching was the example of his life – the example of what it is to perform tapasya. Tapasya is any spiritual discipline we perform to move closer to God, to make ourselves more pure and divine. There is a verse from the Rig Veda. It says […]

Special Stories: Trailinga Swami

The following stories represent a treasure chest of spiritual wisdom and inspiration from this great Saint that will be valuable to spiritual seekers from all paths and walks of life.

These stories were told by Shree Maa in Bengali and then translated into English by Swami Satyananda Saraswati. We hope you enjoy them.

Trailinga Swami’s Maha Samadhi

On January 22nd we will celebrate the Maha Samadhi of Trailinga Swami, a great yogi and an important figure in the Devi Mandir tradition. To honor the birth of such a great soul into the world, we will be publishing a series of Trailinga Swami stories, told by Shree Maa in Bengali and translated into […]

Stormy Night Arati

For spiritual aspirants, stormy days and nights are sure to occur, and Mother Nature makes no exceptions for devotees at the Devi Mandir. One of these storms had just enough strength and persistence to knock out the power to the whole complex. In a display of devotion and steadfastness, Shree Maa made her way to […]

The Key to Giving Up Attachment

Often on our spiritual journey, we hear the instructions, “Just give up all of your desires; give up all of your attachments.” If you have ever attempted to do this, you have quickly realized this is easier said than done. Yes, it looks good on paper, but how do we actually do this? Renunciation requires […]

Universal Love, Mitra, and the Essence of Christmas

In this joyful video, Swamiji discusses Christmas as a celebration of Christ – the embodiment of Universal Love. Like Jesus, every being has the capacity to experience and manifest Universal Love, and there are so many methods of worship that are designed to open our hearts to the reality of Christ Consciousness. The great 19th […]

Christmas Sankalpa

As we prepare for Christmas, and the arrival of Jesus, our beloved Shree Maa has given a special sankalpa: to recite the mantra, “I am in the Father and the Father is in me.” This mantra was derived from proclamations found in the Bible, which essentially express the realization that “I am one with God!” […]