Scripture class by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Devi Gita, chapter 1, verses 24 & 25 given to students of the Ramakrishna Seminary at Kali Mandir via Zoom on 1 June 2022. मन्त्रपारायणपराः केचित् कृच्छ्रादिकारिणः | अन्तर्यागपराः केचित् केचित् न्यासपरायणाः || २४ || mantra-pārāyaṇa-parāḥ kecit kṛcchrādi-kāriṇaḥ | antaryāga-parāḥ kecit kecit nyāsa-parāyaṇāḥ || 24 || 24. "Some were devoted to chanting mantras, or practicing severe austerities. Some were absorbed in mental sacrifices, and others implanted mystic powers in their bodies."   हृल्लेखया परा-शक्तेः पूजां चक्रुरतन्द्रिताः | इत्येवं बहु-वर्षाणि कालो-गाज्-जनमेजय || २५ || hṛllekhayā parā-śakteḥ pūjāṃ cakrur-atandritāḥ | ityevaṃ bahu-varṣāṇi kālogāj-janamejaya || 25 || 25. "Unwearied, they worshiped the supreme Shakti with the mantra known as Hrillekha. Many year thus passed away, O Janamejaya." ____________________ https://kalimandir.org/ https://www.ramakrishnaseminary.org/ Support the work of Kali Mandir>>