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The Chandi Path

The Chandi Path is the most ancient and complete system of mantra worship for the Divine Mother Goddess in the Hindu tradition. The name Chandi comes from the root word “Chand,” which means “to tear apart, cut asunder.” The meaning of the name of the Goddess Chandi is “She Who Cuts Duality, Tears Apart Thought.” The recitation of the Chandi Path is designed to guide our awareness into the presence of the Divine Mother Goddess Chandi, so that all conflict is resolved and Consciousness becomes absorbed in the greatest Peace.

The Chandi Path comes from the Markandeya Purana, one of the greatest spiritual epics of Hindu spirituality. It tells the story of how a Businessman and a King performed sadhana to discover the Glory of the Goddess. It describes what sadhana they performed, and ultimately what they found from its practice.

About the Author

Swami Satyananda Saraswati is among the foremost scholars and translators of Sanskrit traditions in modern times. He is the author of nearly 60 books in nine different languages, representing a significant contribution to the understanding of Hinduism and Vedic religious practices.

Swamiji was initiated into the Saraswati group of the Dashnami lineage of Adi Shankaracharya in 1971. He is a scholar living a life of worship with both spiritual knowledge and its practical application. His sadhana includes the Chandi Path and sacred fire ceremony as his primary systems of spiritual discipline.

He practiced the recitation of the Chandi Path in the snows of the Himalayas and in the hot springs of Bakreswar. Through this rigorous penance, he moved beyond the influences of heat and cold, and practiced long asana sadhana, sitting in one posture reciting the texts for more than 16 hours at a time without moving. Through his experiences of walking the length and breadth of the Himalayas in India, Swamiji fell in love with Sanskrit and became proficient in numerous languages including Bengali and Hindi. He performed the Sahasra Chandi Yajna seven times, with 21 years of continuous worship without break. Wherever he went, he would learn the local systems of worship and inspire those around him to participate.

Swamiji’s expertise and experience span many different religious traditions, and his realizations and teachings make him a living example of Ramakrishna’s Gospel, “as many as there are individuals, so many are the paths to God.”

In 1979, Swamiji met Shree Maa when he was performing a vow of worship in a small temple in the interior of West Bengal. They toured India together, spreading their divine love and inspiration by performing pujas, homas, and sharing their realizations and teaching the methods of spiritual practice.

In 1984, they traveled to America and established the Devi Mandir in Napa, California, where he and Shree Maa performed three Sahasra Chandi Yajnas, over nine years of continuous chanting without break. Today they have ashrams in North America, Central America, South America, and India, and centers around the world. They lovingly share their knowledge and resources to give every individual an opportunity to access these spiritual teachings.

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1,384 pages
Publisher: Devi Mandir
ISBN-10: 1877795526
ISBN-13: 978-1877795527
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This collection explores various ways to chant the Chandi Path, with texts in Sanskrit and Roman, and translations in English. The capacity to publish in digital form has allowed this comprehensive 1,384-page collection of scriptural sadhanas related to Chandi in Sanskrit, Roman, and English.

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Phone Number: +17079660825
Email: swamiji@shreemaa.org
Address: 751 Marine Loop, Yuba City, CA 95991

Version History - Scroll Issue (for iPhone) 4.9 12/07/2024 - New Scroll pages
- Adding bookmarks from Table Of Content
- Contact Us Through Email 4.8 09/03/2024 This book contains:
• Chandi Path in Sanskrit Roman English
• Sanskrit Only Chandi Path
• Chandi Yajna Paddhoti in Sanskrit Roman English - How to Perform the Sacred Fire Ceremony
• Samasti Chandi Bijamantratmaka
• Sanskrit Tantra Durgā Saptashati
• Tantra Bijamantratmaka
• Tantra Durgā Roman Transliteration
• Tantra Durgā English Translation
• Bīja Mantras – by Chapter
• Bīja Mantras – Alphabetical Order
• śrīcaṇḍikā Navākṣarī Triśatī Stotram and Namavali Sanskrit Roman English
• śrīcaṇḍikā Navākṣarī Triśatī Stotram and Namavali Sanskrit Only

This collection explores various ways to chant the Chandi Path, with translations in English, and potentially other languages in the future. Our website already offers free downloads in Bengali, Devanagari, Dutch, Hindi, Portuguese, Roman, Spanish, Tamil, and Telugu at: https://www.shreemaa.org/books-in-other-languages-draffft/. This preface covers administrative updates and a brief history of our Chandi studies, illustrating how our sadhana evolved from brief daily worship to extended sessions of 16-18 hours a day. Now, I wish to delve into what these works achieve, how they function, and the transformative impact of making them the core of our lifestyle.

The Chandi Path tells the story of “She Who Tears Apart Thoughts.” The Great Ego, after performing a rigorous spiritual discipline, asked Brahma for immortality. At the completion of the seven hundred verses, the Goddess granted boons to the King, named Good Thoughts, and the Businessman, named Pure Intuitive Perception. The King wished for an eternal kingdom of Good Thoughts, free from negativity, and the Goddess granted this, urging him to think of Her in all actions. The Businessman, having attained the Goddess, desired nothing more, and was blessed to remain with Her, spreading the teachings of the Chandi.
This story illustrates our forgotten divinity and the path to remembrance through devoted action, chanting, and service to the Divine Mother. Performing the Chandi Yajna involves uniting the inner and outer lights, drawing yantras, and offering oblations to the Divine Mother with each verse of the Chandi Path. This sacred fire ceremony enhances the mantra's energy, merging the physical fire with the divine light of meditation.
The Tantra Durga Bijamantratmaka elucidates the vibrations conveyed by each verse of the Chandi, expressed through Bija Mantras. Reciting these mantras aligns us with the vibrations of divinity, reducing negativity and embodying divine qualities.
The Samasti Chandi Bijamantratmaka integrates these vibrations within the Chandi Path, empowering the mantras and making the Goddess a living reality.
The Srīcaṇḍikā Navākṣarī Triśatī Stotram and Namavali explore the nine-lettered Navarna Mantra, presenting three hundred names that reveal the esoteric meanings of the mantra. These names reflect the nine forms of Durga and other significant aspects, offering a comprehensive understanding of the mantra's power.
Combining these texts offers a profound exploration of Chandi and Her sadhana, revealing the transformative power of devotion and disciplined practice. The ancient Rishis expressed their love for the divine through poetry, capturing the ineffable experience of communion with the Goddess. This love affair with the Divine Mother transcends definition, growing in intensity and leading to a state of unspeakable, undefinable bliss.

Reciting the Chandi Path, I experienced a profound transcendence, seeing myself as part of the divine whole. This feeling of unity with all existence, where every vibration is an expression of divine love, lasted for months. Although I returned to duality, I felt compelled to share this experience, translating and teaching the Chandi Path, and establishing temples worldwide. 4.7 07/09/2024 Fix for un-responsive app-tour's 'done' button for iOS versions lower than 10 4.6 11/21/2016 Support for 12" iPad Pro 4.5 11/11/2016 - Bug fix
-Minor UI changes for search functionality in Videos section 4.4 11/03/2016 - New radio station broadcast in Live Broadcast page
- Bug fix in Music section where app crashes at end of song 4.3 10/29/2016 -Added 4th slider to home screen that will be updated automatically whenever a new slider is available
-New Quote is available whenever user opens the app
-Performance fixes 4.1 10/11/2016 Brand new version with complete revamping of the app.

- Sanskrit only + Roman Transliteration & Translation book
- Latest Social media updates right on Home screen
- Play/download Bhajans & Chantings playlists. You can also purchase full-albums
- Watch videos classes, bhajans, sadhu stories
- Watch us Live from our HD webcams
- View photo albums of Maa, Swamiji & Mandir
- Get a new inspirational Quote everyday
- Auto-syncing of new playlist, videos, panchang
- Panchang 4.0 10/05/2016 - New free Sanskrit only version of Chandi Path in Books section
- Fixed issue with watching Videos 3.3 02/26/2016 -Added support for iOS 9 multi-window
-Contains Complete Chandi Yajna Paddhoti in Appendix
-Red-dot indicators have been added back to chapter names belonging to Seedha Path sequence
-Minor fixes

We really appreciate if you can take a moment to review or rate this app so that other users can read them and make better choice before purchasing this app. 3.1 10/13/2015 Over 25 new features:

Book:- you can zoom-in/out with 2-finger pinch, scroll left/right for next page with 1-finger swipe, add bookmarks and jump to any random page-number.
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Help('?' icon on home screen):- Here you can connect with our Social media, Email us, Signup for our Newsletter, visit our Website or restart App tour. 3.0 09/14/2015 1. Completely revamped App from inside-out to now display Book, Videos and More Apps tabs.
2. Book tab:
i) Chapters list:- displays Chapters list on startup. On selecting a chapter, app highlights the selection and navigates to corresponding chapter in book.
ii) Book:- added agile zooming, panning and paging functionality. 2-finger pinch-in/pinch-out gesture to zoom-in/zoom-out on page. Once zoomed-out, user can use 1-finger dragging to move page to any direction. 1-finger swipe left/right to move to revious/next page after end of current page. Double tapping on page zooms-in on that specific section.
3. Videos tab: displays list of Videos to supplement the Book's contents.
4. More Apps tab: displays list of more Apps from DeviMandir that are available for purchase in App-store. On selection, user will be put onto App's page in App-store.
5. Displays loading screen on start-up.
6. Supports iOS 4.0 and later. 2.1 01/28/2012 Icon image has been changed to fix obtuseness.
Chapters list has been updated.
Front cover updated to reduce brightness and hue. 1.1 01/12/2011 1.0 12/17/2010