Temple of Divine Mother
The Sundar Kanda is so much fun to chant – it is filled with the nectar of Pure Love and Devotion. This “Beautiful Chapter” from the Ramayan describes Hanuman’s (Pure Devotion’s) flight across the ocean of worldliness to to find Sita (Divine Nature) who is held hostage by Ravana (the Ego) in Lanka (the Kingdom of the Ego).
There are thirteen videos in this class by Swami Satyananda Saraswati and Shree Maa.
Shree Maa chants the Vishnu Sahasranam from the Mahabharata and Om Namah Shivaya. Together, Vishnu and Shiva they sustain and transform the universe.
Maa’s chanting is soothing balm for the soul.
The Sundar Kand is the Beautiful Chapter from the Ramayan. It describes how Hanuman (Pure Devotion), on behalf of Rama (Consciousness), jumps across the ocean of worldliness to find Sita (Pure Nature), who is being held hostage by the demon king Ravana (the Ego). Presented with original Sanskrit, Roman transliteration, and English translation.
The Sundar Kanda is so much fun to chant and is filled with the nectar of Pure Love and Devotion.
(Sanskrit: राम, rāma)
Rāma is the manifestation of perfection in the subtle body of Consciousness. Rāma shows us what it means to live a Divine life – to perform all actions with grace, truth, and gentility without selfishness for the benefit of all creation. The life of Rama depicts the perfect role-models for every relationship.
~~OM~~ Ravana and Kumbhakarna, and Vibhishana, the three, when they were young men, they went off to do tapasya. And Brahma came and said, “I’m satisfied with your tapasya, what […]
~~OM~~ Sagara was a great king of Ayodhya, and he was performing the Ashwamedha Yagya in order to become the emperor of the total known world. And while he was […]
~~OM~~ When Bharat went to Chitrakut he said, “Ram, I want you to take the Kingdom, I’ll stay in the forest.” And Ram said, “No, that wasn’t father’s order. Father […]
~~OM~~ One time Indra’s son Jayant assumed the form of a crow. And he was playing with Ram and Sita, and then he pecked Sita’s foot. And Ram got mad, […]
~~OM~~ Let me tell you a story, if you don’t mind. Lomash Muni was a great devotee of Shiva. And he had one disciple who was so disrespectful, never did […]
~~OM~~ So remember the story of Ahalya – Indra looked down from heaven and saw, Ahalya, who was the wife of Gautam Muni, who’s the most beautiful of all the […]
~~OM~~ So remember when Ravana wanted to steal away Sita – He had Marich assume the form of a golden deer and walked the deer to the ashram. Sita said, […]
This is the dialogue that took place amongst the great Rishis of India, when they were invited to a conference at Rama’s court in Ayodhya for the occassion of blessing the pregnancy of Sita. …read more
