Devi Mandir

Temple of Divine Mother

Learn About the Jyotirlingams

~~OM~~ The twelve Jyotirlingams are: Somanatham Mallikarjunam Mahakalam Omkareswaram Kedaranatham Bhimasankaram Visveswaram Tryambakam Baidyanatham Nageswaram Ramesvaram Ghusmesvaram Please click here for a presentation of the Jyotirlingam mantras. Somanatham The Divine […]

Questions About Diwali

Diwali Question: I would like to know what pujas are done prior week to Diwali and on the main day.  Swamiji Says: We perform the entire Cosmic Puja every day, […]

About Ganesh

Meaning of Gam Question: What is the meaning of the syllable in “Gam”? Swamiji Says: There is a sanskrit shloka that explains the syllables: The letter “ga” is the form […]

Guru Gita Questions & Answers

~~OM~~ Message of the Guru Gita The repetitive message in the Bhagavad Gita is “Serve God, Serve God, Serve God!” In the Chandi Path the repetitive message is “Take one […]

Rudrashtadhyayi

Uvach in Rudri Question: Some of the scriptures progress/teach through a conversation between a God/Goddess and a devotee or Rishi. Why is there no particular conversation in the Rudrastadhyayi? Swamiji […]

Saints and Lineage

~~OM~~ Lineage of Sanyasis What are the different lineages established by Shankaracharya and why were they formed?Shankaracharya divided the Sannyasins into ten tribes called Dasnami: Bharati full of light Giri […]

Becoming Mad for God

In this age of darkness, fear of death has taken over the minds of us all. Ramakrishna and one of his disciples are engaged in a deep conversation regarding death. […]

Respecting All Our Actions

Shree Maa has said how she has learned everything from her guru, Sri Ramakrishna. “When I was a young child, even from the age of l five years old, I […]

Chart of Nyasas

The Chart shows the various positions of the several Nyasas and is suitable to be blown up to poster size. It describes the mudras and indicates the locations for the various mantras of …read more
 

Navaratri Kumari Puja

Saptamī, the seventh day of Navaratri, is the day of Kumāri Pūjā. Kumāri literally means a young girl, and this pūjā, or worship, teaches us to see Divine Mother in […]

Guru Mantra and Special Purpose Mantras

I understand that there is a need to be faithful to the Guru Mantra and that it should repeated it ceaselessly. How does one treat Special Purpose Mantras? Does one […]

Oh Beautiful Mother!

Oh Beautiful Mother! Oh Beautiful Mother! You always give refuge To your children in need, Oh Glorious Mother! You provide a shelter, Universal Haven To the Children of Faith. Oh […]

Samasti Chandi Tantra Bijamantratmaka

The Samasti Chandi Tantra Bijamantratmaka series of books contain all of the mantras of the Chandi Pathah and the Tantra Bijamantratmaka Guhyabija Namavali. It is our privilege to make these […]

Swami Nighantu

This is a glossary of the Sanskrit alphabet for the purpose of introducing the meanings of each letter. This glossary is based on Swamiji’s understanding of the Bija Nighantu, from […]