The books arrived today and I have to congratulate you on such a WONDERFUL packing job! I have never, ever, received such beautifully and carefully packed items from India in all my years of ordering. Each and every book arrived in perfect shape-thanks to the extreme care you all took in double-boxing them and using very strong boxes. (Oh how I wished that other businesses in India would learn to do the same! You won't believe what some items have looked like when they've arrived!) Again, thank you very much. And rest assured that I will soon order more books.
Bhandasura, the Devi Mahatmyam describes the victory of the Goddess over the asuras Madhu-Kaitabha, Mahishasura and Shumbha-Nishumbha. ‘Devi Mahatmyam’ literally means ‘Glory of the Goddess’. Simply put the word ‘Devi’ means ‘Goddess’.
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GRD Iyers (who have made 'To live lives fully as Hindus - spiritually and culturally - and uphold the values of our glorious Sanatana Dharma' as their moto, are conducting Devi Mahtmyam class for all and everyone that are interested in learning, on every Sunday from 9 to 12 PM. The classes are conducted at Sri Rajarajeswari Peetham, Rush, NY and at GRD Iyer's residence in Mississag, ON, Canada. The classes are also broadcast online for the benefits all the devotees all around the world. The sessions are very interactive and engaging with emphasis on accurate chanting using rules deviced by none other than GRD Iyers.
Class Schedule: Every Sunday from 9 to 12 PM. For latest information please subscribe to DM group. USTREAM Event Page. Please note that we have tried to compile all the information as accurately as possible. If you find that the link are incorrect please send a note to DM group. Topic Youtube Link Audio Link Link to Text Notes/Other Info Rules of Chanting www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl4rPpNUf6c ( Siddha Kunjika Stotram Devi Kavacham Argala Stotram Keelakam Raatri Sooktam Navakshari Nyasam Saptashati Nyasam 1st Chapter 2 Chapter (first few minutes) 3 Chapter (also includes Ch 2 61 - 66) l 4th Chapter l 5th Chapter l Chapter 6 l Chapter 7 l Chapter 8 l Chapter 9 l Chapter 10 l Chapter 11 l Chapter 12 l Chapter 13 l Rahasyam l Gosham Important Links - Class File Location. All the documents related to the Devi Mahatmyam class are in the following Google Drive folders.
If you are unable to access and need access, please send a note to education @srividya.org Devi Mahatmyam Class Files: DM Folder (this includes all languages): Links Full texts: English Full: Sanskrit Full: Tamil Full: Telugu Full: Kannada Full: For your practice and listening pleasure - Various Renderings. The stories of Devi Mahatmya are as told by Sage Markandeya to Sage Baguri. He tells him that one king called Suradha, who was driven out of his kingdom by his own people met one Vysya2 called Samadhi who was also driven out of his home by his family. They discover that both of them worry about the welfare of those that had driven them out of their respective homes. It appears to them that this is unnatural. So they approach Sage Sumedhas who was also living in the forest.
The sage tells them that all this is the illusion created by the great Goddess called Vishnu Maya. They became curious and want to know about this great mother Goddess. He then relates to them the story of Devi Mahatmya, which consists of three stories in all of which the mother Goddess kills the enemies of Gods. It is believed that just possession of this book has helped many great people to fight evil spirits as well as getting the blessings of the Goddess herself. Several such folk stories abound all over India. One of those famous one in Kerala was how one great Manthrika called Kalluru Namboodhiri was asked by a king called Shakthan Thamburan, to enter the Kodungaloor Bhagawathi temple at night after the festival and bring back his ring from the closed sanctum sanctorum. He did this easily by taking with him a copy of Devi Mahatmya.