This part of the Sanskrit Chandi Path Recitation is Swami chanting the fourth chapter of the Chandi Path. Swami chants at a slow place in order to help devotees learn the proper pronunciation. In this chapter all the Gods led by Indra sing a hymn of praise to the Mother Goddess for freeing them from the rule of the Great Ego.

This part of the Sanskrit Chandi Path Recitation is Swami chanting the fifth chapter of the Chandi Path. Swami chants at a slow place in order to help devotees learn the proper pronunciation. In this chapter all the Gods are oppressed by the two great thoughts Shumbha and Nishumbha, Self-Conceit and Self-Deprecation, and remember the Divine Mother Goddess and pray to relieve their distress.

This part of the Sanskrit Chandi Path Recitation is Swami chanting the sixth chapter of the Chandi Path. Swami chants at a slow place in order to help devotees learn the proper pronunciation. In this chapter Sinful Eyes comes to battle the Goddess. She turns him to ashes with a single utterance of the mantra “Hum” and her Lion, who represents Dharma, quickly destroys his army.

This part of the Sanskrit Chandi Path Recitation is Swami chanting the seventh chapter of the Chandi Path. Swami chants at a slow place in order to help devotees learn the proper pronunciation. In this chapter Self-Conceit sends Passion and Anger to do battle with the Divine Mother, and from her frowning forehead Kali, the Remover of Darkness becomes manifest.

This part of the Sanskrit Chandi Path Recitation is Swami chanting the eighth chapter of the Chandi Path. Swami chants at a slow place in order to help devotees learn the proper pronunciation. In this chapter we witness the various manifestations of the Divine Mother coming forth as well as the slaying of Raktabija, The Seed of Desire.

This part of the Sanskrit Chandi Path Recitation is Swami chanting the ninth chapter of the Chandi Path. Swami chants at a slow place in order to help devotees learn the proper pronunciation. In this chapter the Goddess slays Nishumbha, Self-Deprecation, and her various manifestation continue to destroy the army of Self-Conceit.

This part of the Sanskrit Chandi Path Recitation is Swami chanting the tenth chapter of the Chandi Path. Swami chants at a slow place in order to help devotees learn the proper pronunciation. In this chapter the Goddess withdraws all of her manifestations into herself reminding us that she is the One Goddess who exists in many forms.

This part of the Sanskrit Chandi Path Recitation is Swami chanting the eleventh chapter of the Chandi Path. Swami chants at a slow place in order to help devotees learn the proper pronunciation. In this chapter all the Gods sing a hymn of praise to the Divine Mother out of their delight of being freed from the oppression of Shumbha, Self-Conceit.

This part of the Sanskrit Chandi Path Recitation is Swami chanting the twelfth chapter of the Chandi Path. Swami chants at a slow place in order to help devotees learn the proper pronunciation. This chapter is called the “Phalshruti” because it enumerates the fruits of reciting the Chandi Path.

This part of the Sanskrit Chandi Path Recitation is Swami chanting the thirteenth chapter of the Chandi Path. Swami chants at a slow place in order to help devotees learn the proper pronunciation. In this chapter the Rishi tells Surath the King and Samadhi the businessman to take refuge in the Goddess if they want to overcome their delusion.

This part of the Sanskrit Chandi Path Recitation is Shree Maa chanting Navarna Vidhih, the System of Worship with the Nine Lettered Mantra. Navarna Vidhih is chanted at the beginning and end of the Chandi Path establishes the syllables of the Navarna mantra in the body and the 10 directions.

This part of the Sanskrit Chandi Path Recitation is Shree Maa chanting the Rigvedoktam Devi Suktam, the Vedic Praise of the Goddess. This Suktam sings the praise of the Goddess of Unity, the ultimate goal that we arrive at by perform the discipline of reciting the Chandi Path.

This part of the Sanskrit Chandi Path Recitation is Shree Maa chanting the Tantroktam Devi Suktam, the Tantric Praise of the Goddess. In this Suktam we bow to the Supreme Goddess and remember her as residing in all existence.

This part of the Sanskrit Chandi Path Recitation is Swami chanting the Pradhanikam Rahasyam, the Most Preeminent Secret. The Pradhanikam Rahasyam describes how Maha Lakshmi produced the qualities of nature and their male counterparts.

This part of the Sanskrit Chandi Path Recitation is the Vaikrtikam Rahasyam, the Modified Secret. The Modified Secret describes the placement of the Deities on the Cosmic Altar, and gives proscriptions for the recitation of the Chandi Path, as well as injunctions designed to please the Goddess.