Devī’s victory procession Later, Lalitā Devī, making the noise emanating from the four oceans as the drums and accompanied with several other instruments proceeded for the battle against Bhaṇḍāsura. F...

Manifestation of Lalitā Devī At the end of the homa, Lalitā Devī came out of the cidagni homa kuṇḍa, seated on a special chariot called "Cakrarāja-rathā". Therefore, we find the descriptions such as C...

Birth of Bhaṇḍāsura At this point of time, Citrakarma, the commander of one of the Rudragaṇas (gaṇa means an attendant) one day started toying with the ash of the burnt Manmatha and prepared a doll ou...

Agastya heard the story and said, “Hayagrīva! Kindly, let me know in detail which form of Parāśakti (The Divine Mother, the Supreme Power) will bestow both food and salvation to the devotees in the Ka...

Long long ago, there was a thief by name Vajra in Kāñcīpuram. He used to steal small things and gradually amassed large quantum of money. As the wealth accumulated considerably, he wanted to hide it s...

Introduction The anecdotes of the divine play of Parāśakti (The Ultimate Power i.e. the Divine Mother) are described in the various texts of mythology in several ways. Devī Bhāgavatapurāṇa, Durgā Sapt...

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Guide Contents: Mantras that can be used for during Navarātri Śrī Rāja Śyāmālā Dhyanam Mataṅgī (Daśa Mahāvidyā) The Utterance of the Divine Word Śrī Śyāmalā Ṣōḍaśanāma Stōtram Śrī Mātaṅgī Kavacam Śrī ...

Aiya and Āgama Is Navarātri an Auspicious Time for Sādhanā? The concepts of pure/impure, auspicious/inauspicious, and a number of other foundational beliefs, and their accompanying prescriptions/restr...

Contents: About Vārāhī Devī and Navarātri Recommendations Vārāhī Mantras Śrī Vārāhī Kavacam Śrī Vārāhī Dvādaśa Nāma Stotram (12 Names of Śrī Vārāhī) 108 Names of Vārāhī 1,000 Names of Vārāhī Abhiṣekam...

Hi Friends, Who all are coming to devipuram for dusshera celebrations , what are the plans , any common meeting place for all the forum members etc , please let know your thoughts. Much love to all of...

Contents: Sadhana Recommendations Guruji on Śrī Mahāgaṇapati Śrī Mahāgaṇapati Mantras Guruji on Gaṇapati's Vedic Mantra Śrī Mahāgaṇapati Dhyana Śloka Śrī Mahāgaṇapati Meditation Śrī Mahāgaṇapati Pañco...

Contents: Recommendations Śiva Mantras Pañcabrahma Mantras Simple Śiva Abhiśekam Simple Śiva Pūjā Śiva Mānasa Pūjā Śiva Saṅkalpa Sūkta Śiva Kavacaṃ Śiva Cālīsā Mahādevādyekādaśarudrāḥ (11 Names) Śiva ...

Contents: Sadhana Recommendations Guruji on Śrī Lalitā Tripurasundarī Śrī Lalitā Mantras Śrī Lalitā Dhyana Ślokas Śrī Lalitā Pañcopacāra Pūjā Śrī Sūkta Vidhānena Ṣoḍaśopacāra Pūjā Śrī Lalitā Tripurasu...