Devi Mandir

Temple of Divine Mother

Devi Mandir Diary – Holi 2007

February 26 – March 11 Holi 2007 In early spring each year, the festival of Holi is celebrated in many parts of India. It is a called the festival of colors and people greet each other by smearing different color powders on each other and also pouring water and bursting balloons. It is a day […]

Das Mahavidyas Presentation

Here you will find the bija and gayatri mantras for each of the Das Mahavidyas, the ten forms of Mother Kali.The mantras are given in Devanagari, Roman transliteration, and English translation. To find out more about the Das Mahavidyas – their stories and their worship – visit our Ways to Worship Das Mahavidyas page. To […]

Story of Ekalavya

~~OM~~ >Double Click the Video to Play< I’d like to tell you story about Ekalavya. And Ekalavya was a tribal boy. And he wanted to learn archery from Dronacharya. Dronacharya was the Guru for both the Pandavas and the Kauravas. He was the primary instructor of the king’s children. How could a tribal boy learn […]

Story of the Happy Guru

~~OM~~ I want to tell you a story. There was a guru, and he was always happy. He was so filled with joy, that everyday nothing could shift him from his center. And he passed his entire life that way. When he grew old and he was lying on his deathbed, all the disciples gathered […]

Story of Sukadeva

  ~~OM~~ Sukadeva was born from the Divine Fire when Veda Vyasa was making Yagya. Sukadeva came out, he bowed down to his father and said, “Father! What shall I do?” And the father said, “Go learn the Vedas, study with Brihaspati.” Sukadeva studied with Brihaspati for many years and he became expert at Veda […]

Chandi Class Transcripts and Notes

The following transcripts and notes from Swamiji’s Chandi Path classes contain extremely valuable information. Just a fore note, their Sanskrit vocabulary and general content will be best suited for advanced practitioners who are familiar with the story and the practice of the Chandi Path. Transcripts of Swamiji’s classes on Chandi Path Introduction and Table of […]

Story of Vindhya

  ~~OM~~ Vindhya is the name of a mountain range which indicates knowledge, which begets humility. Because remember, Vindhya, he had a very interesting story, he did tremendous tapasya. He said to Shiva, “I want to be taller than Mount Meru.” And Shiva said, “What would you want that for?” And he said, “Well I’m […]