Last week, on Tritiya, the third day of the nine nights of the Autumn Goddess festival (Navarātri), we got together to chant some Devī Māhātmyam! Having already chanted the preliminary verses when we got together in the morning (you can follow along with that here.
We now take up the Chandi proper and dive right into the first chapter (prathamo'dhyāyah) where we hear all about the slaying of the demons Madhu and Kaiṭabha.

Besides chanting together, we do a running commentary of the deeper meaning of this story within a story within a story!

Here is the chanting document for our daily Navarātri sādhana.
(it's still a work in progress!)

You'll find all our content on Navarātri and the Chandi in this collection.

For more detailed Kali puja instructions, watch this playlist:
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Lectures happen live every Monday at 7pm PST and again at Friday 11am PST
Use this link and I will see you there:
https://www.zoom.us/j/7028380815

For more videos, guided meditations and instruction and for access to our lecture library, visit me at:
https://www.patreon.com/yogawithnish

To get in on the discussion and access various spiritual materials, join our Discord here: https://discord.gg/U8zKP8yMrM

The Slaying of Madhu and Kaiṭabha | Devī Māhātmyam, Chapter I