This Devi Gita Class introduces the origins of the conversations and stories in the Devi Gita, starting with the appearance of Tarakasura, “the Illuminator of Duality” who had the boon that he could be slain only by Shiva’s son.

This part of the Devi Gita Class is the English reading and discussion of the first chapter of the Devi Gita. In Chapter 1, Shiva and Vishnu are without their shaktis and Brahma has to perform all the functions of creation, preservation and destruction. Brahma sends his sons to go and practice tapasya or spiritual austerities in order to get the Divine Mother to take birth in the world.

This part of the Devi Gita Class is the English reading and discussion of the second chapter of the Devi Gita. In Chapter 2 the Divine Mother Goddess appears in response to the tapasya performed by Daksha and the other Gods and She agrees to take birth in the home of Daksha.

This part of the Devi Gita Class is the English reading and discussion of the second chapter of the Devi Gita. This discussion continues Chapter 2 from verse 52 with the explanation of the 108 Siddha Pithas.

This part of the Devi Gita Class is the English reading and discussion of the third chapter of the Devi Gita. In the 3rd chapter Lord Vishnu and the Gods perform meditation and spiritual austerities with the objective of pleasing the Divine Mother to get her to take birth and become the wife of Shiva.

This part of the Devi Gita Class is the English reading and discussion of the fourth chapter of the Devi Gita. In the 4th chapter, Devi responds to Himalayas questions and tells him about Yoga and Wisdom.

This part of the Devi Gita Class is the English reading and discussion of the fifth chapter of the Devi Gita. The 5th chapter explains the nature of Supreme Divinity and the Divine Mother Goddess reveals her universal form to Vishnu and the Gods. Upon seeing this cosmic form all the Gods join in prayer and ask her to again show her beautiful form as the Divine Mother.

This part of the Devi Gita Class is the English reading and discussion of the sixth chapter of the Devi Gita. This chapter explains that the goal of humanity should be to destroy ignorance. It is in Yoga with the Universal Soul that ignorance is destroyed.

This part of the Devi Gita Class is the English reading and discussion of the seventh chapter of the Devi Gita. In this chapter the Goddess begins her discourse of the various limbs of yoga sadhana and names them as Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi.