Devi Mandir

Temple of Divine Mother

Maha Lakshmi Ashtakam

Download the pdf file  Mahalakshmi_Ashtakam from the Lakshmi Puja Book.  It contains the Original Devanagari, Sanskrit Transliteration and English Translation. You can also to the beautiful singing of the mantras […]

Om Hrim Chum Chamundayai Svaha

ॐ ह्रीं चूं चामुण्डायै स्वह oṃ hrīṃ cūṃ cāmuṇḍāyai svaha Oṃ                 Infinite Beyond Conception Hrīṃ               Maya, Stuff of Consciousness, Objects of Perception Cūṃ               She Who Moves in the Present Circumstance, […]

Saraswati Kavacham

Mantras from the Saraswati Kavacham: Full text and Roman transliteration of the Saraswati Kavacham from the Devi Bhagavatam is available for download in PDF format here: Saraswati Kavacham

The Qualities of an Ideal Human Being

One who is able to control the mind is called “manush,” a human being (Sanskrit: हलन्तष्, mānuṣ). Here is a list of qualities given by Lord Vishnu in the Shrimad Bhagavatam, which when […]

Shiva Kavach

A Kavach is an armor, or shield. When we chant the Shiva Kavach, we request Lord Shiva to protect us from all negativities and enemies. This presentation has both the […]

Siddha Kunjika Stotram

No one of the limbs of the Chaṇḍī Pāṭhaḥ is capable of conveying the entire secret of the Glory of the Goddess. But the Siddha Kuñjika Stotram is capable of […]

Swamiji in Chintapurni Mandir, India- May 2011

~~OM~~ On our way to Dharamshala, we passed through the Kangra Valley, and read the Chandi Path at Chintapurni Mandir, The Mother who Fulfills All Desires. We also visited Bagala […]

Travel

Over the years we have visited many pilgrimage places around the world. Most of these yatras were for the purpose of conducting special vows of worship, pujas, homas, recitation of […]

Sanskrit

The language of the Gods! This is a growing collection of Sanskrit terms, vocabulary and grammar. [post-list category=sanskrit numberposts=-1 orderby=”title” order=”asc”]