Devi Mandir

Temple of Divine Mother

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 […]

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 […]

Story of Shantanu and Matsyagandha

~~OM~~ Shantanu had a son Devavrat. And Devavrat was the son of Ganga, and he was the most knowledgable. He had Brihaspati as his Guru, Parashuram taught him how to […]

Importance of Karna, Arjuna’s Elder Brother

~~OM~~ Question: What is the importance of Arjuna’s elder brother Karna? Oh, Karna is extremely important. Of course he is the elder brother, he is the sixth of the Pandavas. […]

Story of Sita’s Vow

~~OM~~ Sita had a vow that she would not touch any other man. So Hanuman came to her and said, “I will take you out of here right now.” And […]

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 […]

MENU