Devi Mahatmyam Parayanam - April 11 and 12

Sri Gurubhyo Namaha

With Guru and Goddess' blessings, the Parayanam sessions for Sahasra Chandi Maha Yagna are in full swing. This weekend, we will be chanting Devi Mahatmyam on both days at 10am. 

We will be livestreaming the Parayanam on Google Hangouts. Please register on the Google Hangouts event page in order to receive event/livestream updates via email.

April 11: Google Hangouts Event | Youtube Recording

April 12: Google Hangouts Event | Youtube Recording 

If you have any questions or feedback, please contact us here. 

गुरुं स्तुवीतेति सर्वं शुभं |

Inaugural Devi Mahatmyam Parayanam for Sahasra Chandi 2015 on March 28

Sri Gurubhyo Namaha

With the Goddess and Guru's blessings, we will have our first parayanam on March 28, 2015. The program for this day starting at 9AM EST will be as follows:

Mahasankalpam, Guru Paduka Puja, Sri Rudraabhishekam, Devi Mahatmyam Parayanam (Durga Saptashati /Chandi Paath), Sri Chakra Navavarna Puja, Mangala Aarathi. 

We will be livestreaming this event on Google Hangouts if you would like to join us online: https://plus.google.com/events/cvjnnsl89qfnblrn531osd7m67g

Please contact us directly if you have any questions. 

Regards,

Sahasra Chandi Volunteers

Devi Mahatmyam - Devi Suktham and Kshama Prarthana - Lesson by Smt. Akhila Ranganathan

Sri Gurubhyo Namah

Please see below for the video of the final lesson in this Devi Mahatmyam series. This week, we covered Devi Suktham and Kshama Prarthana. As always, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us through the contact page. 

Quick links: Devi Mahatmyam Text (Sanskrit) | Archive of previous lessons (Chapter 1 - 13)


Devi Mahatmyam - Chapter 12 & 13 - Lesson by Smt. Akhila Ranganathan

Sri Gurubhyo Namaha

In this week's class, we covered Chapter 12 and Chapter 13 of Devi Mahatmyam. Chapter 12 is Bhagavathi Vakyam and Chapter 13 is Suratha-Vaishya Vara Pradanam. 

In next week's class, we will revisit Chapter 13 and cover Devi Suktham and Kshama Prarthana. 

Quick links: Devi Mahatmyam Sanskrit Text | Archive of previous lessons Chapter 1 - 11 

Regards,

Akhila


Devi Mahatmyam - Chapter 11 - Lesson by Smt. Akhila Ranganathan

Sri Gurubhyo Namaha

Please see the video recording of this week's class below. As always, if you have any questions or feedback, please contact us through this page. 

Quick Links: Devi Mahatmyam Text (Sanskrit) | Archive of previous classes (Chapters 1 - 10)


Devi Mahatmyam - Chapter 10 - Lesson by Smt. Akhila Ranganathan

Sri Gurubhyo Namah

In this week's class, we covered all of Chapter 10 (Shumbha Vadha) and the first 15 verses of Chapter 11. Please see video below. 

If you want to clarify anything taught in class or have any feedback, you can reach me directly by email here. 

Quick links: Devi Mahatmyam Text (Sanskrit) // Archive of prior lessons (Chapter 1 - 9) 

Akhila


Devi Mahatmyam - Chapter 9 - Lesson by Smt. Akhila Ranganathan

Sri Gurubhyo Namah

The video recording of this week's class is below. We covered Chapter 9 of Devi Mahatmyam in this lesson.

Quick links: Devi Mahatmyam Text (Sanskrit) & Archive of prior lessons (Chapter 1 - 8)

Akhila


Devi Mahatmyam - Chapter 8 - Lesson by Smt. Akhila Ranganathan

Sri Gurubhyo Namah

Please see the recording of this week's class below. This lesson covers Chapter 8. 

Quick reminders - you can find an archive of all previous lessons at this page, and our Ashram publication of the full sanskrit text of Devi Mahatmyam here. 

Akhila


Prana Prathistha and Varshabhishekam

In preparation for Sahasra Chandi Maha Yagna in July 2015, we performed Prana Prathistha for 500 Navakshari Yantrams at our Ashram in Chennai. The Navakshari Yantram has utmost divinity and spiritual power, and now to multiply that by 500! We are all truly blessed to be in the midst of such divinity.

This auspicious event was conducted along with the annual Varshabhishekam for Maha Shodashi. We are happy to share a few photos from this function - all photo credits to Sri K.S. Lakshmanan. 

Sri Gurubhyo Namah


Devi Mahatmyam - Chapter 7 - Lesson by Smt. Akhila Ranganathan

Sri Gurubhyo Namah

Here is the video recording of this week's class. Last week, we received requests for an online copy of the Devi Mahatmyam text - please see the Publications page for a link to the PDF file.

If you have any questions or feedback, please reach out to us through the contact page. 

Akhila

Rajarajeshwari Temple in Hanuman Ghat, Kashi

Sri K.S. Lakshmanan, a senior member of our Ashram, shared these photos from his trip to Kashi. He visited a temple in Hanuman Ghat that houses the deity Rajarajeshwari. This deity was installed by our Parapara Guru Sri Ramananda Nathendra Saraswathi. The temple has a garden that has Vilva, Nandeervriksha and Parijatha trees. What a blessing to be able to see photos of the temple where our Parapara Guru did prana prathistha and Sri Chakra pooja! 

Many thanks to Sri K.S. Lakshmanan for allowing us to share these photos with the Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram community!

Sri Gurubhyo Namah
 

 

Devi Mahatmyam - Chapter 5 and 6 - Lesson by Smt. Akhila Ranganathan

Sri Gurubhyo Namah

In this week's class, we covered the second part of Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 in its entirety. Please note that due to a technical glitch, the video stops at 1:29:48 but resumes at 1:31:20.

Akhila

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Devi Mahatmyam - Chapter 5 - Lesson by Smt. Akhila Ranganathan

Sri Gurubhyo Namaha

In this week's class, we started Chapter 5 of Devi Mahatmyam. This lesson covers the first part of this chapter which contains the magnificent Devi Stuti that starts with "Namo Devyai Maha Devyai Shivaayai Sathatham Namaha"

- Akhila


Devi Mahatmyam - Chapter 4 - Lesson by Smt. Akhila Ranganathan

Sri Gurubhyo Namah

We covered Chapter 4 of Devi Mahatmyam (Durga Sapthasathi) in this week's class. This video also includes recitation of Chapter 3 as a refresher from last week's lesson. 

Hope you are finding these videos helpful. Your feedback is welcome - please leave a comment below or contact us via email. 

- Akhila


Devi Mahatmyam - Chapter 2 and 3 - Lesson by Smt Akhila Ranganathan

Sri Gurubhyo Namah

We had our weekly Devi Mahatmyam lesson yesterday. We finished the last portion of Chapter 2 and also covered Chapter 3 in this week's class. 

If you want to join us for the live lesson, please contact us for details on how to join the Google Hangout. 

Regards,

Akhila

Devi Mahatmyam - Chapter 3 Lesson 1