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The third of the Chandi Hymns, saluting the Devi again and again, present within all beings in different aspects. From the fifth chapter. देवगणकृतापराजितास्तुतिःनमो देव्यै महादेव्यै शिवायै सततं …
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This beautiful hymn to the Divine Mother was composed in Sanskrit by Swami Vivekananda. The translation is by Swami Ashokananda. ॥ अम्बास्तोत्रम्॥का त्वं शुभे शिवकरे सुखदुःखहस्तेआघूर्णितं भवजलं …
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This is the hymn to Sri Sarada Devi, the Holy Mother, written by Swami Abhedananda. It sung at many centers of the Ramakrishna Order, as the fourth hymn of the evening prayer. प्रकृतिं परमामभयां …
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Three verses from the Narayani Stuti of the Chandi comprise the third Arati hymn. ॐ सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके।शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते॥सृष्टिस्थितिविनाशानां शक्तिभूते …
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This is the enthralling Aratrika hymn composed by Swami Vivekananda to Sri Ramakrishna, usually sung during the evening prayer, the “waving of lights”. Originally composed in Bengali, we …
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This is a Sanskrit hymn to Sri Ramakrishna, composed by Swami Vivekananda. ॐ ह्रीं ऋतं त्वमचलो गुणजिद्गुणेड्योनक्तं दिवं सकरुणं तव पादपद्मम्।मोहङ्कषं बहुकृतं न भजे यतोऽहंतस्मात्त्वमेव शरणं मम …
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