Devi Mandir

Temple of Divine Mother

Story of How Ganesha was Born

~~OM~~ Shiva said to Nandi, “Go tell Parvati that I need to see her immediately.” And Nandi came into Parvati’s room and said, “Shiva is calling you.” And Parvati said, […]

Story of Disciple Seeking Darshan

~~OM~~ The disciple went to the Guru and said, “Guruji, How can I see God?” And the Guru said, “Take a bath.” So the Guru and the disciple went down […]

Story of Shankaracharya and Trotakananda

~~OM~~ This whole Guru Gita is the king of mantras, because without devotion to the Guru you will never learn any other mantra. This is primary education. We want to […]

Story of Vedavyasa’s Conception

~~OM~~ Now the son of Parasara Rishi, who is Vedavyasa. You know, Parasara came to the river where he met Matsyagandha. She was Dasaraj’s daughter. Dasaraj was the king of […]

Story of Arjuna and Concentration

~~OM~~ You all know the story of the Gurukul at Dronacharya’s ashram. Dronacharya was teaching all the disciples how to shoot the weapon, the bow and arrow. And he called […]

Story of Keshab Sen and Ramakrishna

~~OM~~ Keshab Sen went to Ramakrishna and he said, “Thakur, Why don’t you build hospitals and schools, and be a benefactor to society?” And Ramakrishna got mad and He said, […]

Story of Vashishta

~~OM~~ Vashishta completed the education of Ram and Lakshman, Bharat and Shatrughna in the Gurukul. On the day of graduation (it was called the Samavartan – the returning home after […]

Story of Bhishma’s Death

~~OM~~ Bhishma got the boon of “ichcha mrityu” which means you can choose the time of your death. So when Bhishma was shot by arrows from Arjuna, the sun had […]