Books published by Temple of the Divine Mother, Inc.

This book contains a beginners Shiva Puja, intermediate Shiva Puja, advanced Shiva Puja, the one thousand names of Shiva, and a complete system for a Vedic fire yagna, or sacrifice. By performing Shiva Puja and Yajna we sacrifice egoistic tendencies into the fire of Divine union and come to experience the bliss of Pure Consciousness.

This book enumerates methods by which we can attain spiritual liberation, or moksha. It contains three important Sanskrit texts for chanting and study: the Kasyap Sutras, Sri Guru Gita, and Lalita Trishati. This one book gives definition to the concept of enlightenment and provides methods for its attainment.

This book is filled with valuable information regarding differences in Sanskrit pronunciation, the origins of these differences, various methods of chanting, the history of Sanskrit literature, and the original of Roman transliteration. This book is both concise and informative. Highly recommended for students of Sanskrit.

Kali cuts down impurities and purifies the hearts of her devotees. This publication includes Her meditation, armor, adya stotram, one hundred eight names, one thousand names, and mantras for offering the articles of worship. Swamiji worships Kali with such sincere devotion, it is beautiful to behold.

The biography of Shree Maa describes the extraordinary experiences of an enlightened being. Knowing her divinity from childhood, Shree Maa left home at an early age to reside in the seclusion of the Himalayas and devote her life to spiritual practices.

Ganesha is the first son of Shiva and Parvati. He is the Lord of the Multitudes. He is the door-keeper; he holds the key to the inner sanctum of the heart, where the Divine Mother resides. He is the first to be worshipped so that the endeavors we embark upon are free of obstacles.

The Devi Gita comes from the last ten chapters of the seventh skanda of the Devi Bhagavatam and presents the magnificent dialogue between Himalaya and the Divine Mother, when She declared that She would take birth in his house as the Goddess Parvati. Himalaya asked, "How shall I act when I become the father of the Divine Mother? What will be my attitudes toward life? What will be my spiritual discipline? How can I remember Your divinity all the time?" This book presents a trove of information including a list of the places of pilgrimage in honor of the Goddess, directions for how to sit, how to breathe, and how to please the Divine Mother through acts of devotion. This book is presented with the original Sanskrit, the Roman phonetic transliteration and the exquisite English translation.