Index

abharana 137

achamana 98, 135, 137

adoration 90

Adyapith Kali 5

Adyashakti Mahamaya 228

Aegean universal mother 66

Agamavagisha 217

Agni xix, 120

Aindri xxx

air 80

akshara 54

amavasya 117, 120, 121

Ambika xxii, 215

anga-nyasa 79

animal sacrifice 61, 140

Annapurna 158

arati 58, 93, 114, 116, 132

aratrikam 93

arghya 101, 114, 137

asana 57, 135, 137

Asarh 121

aspiration xxix

Aswin 121, 123

Atman 71

avahana 100

Aztec goddess 65

Babu, Mathur see Biswas, Mathur Nath

Bagala xxix, xxx

Bakultala 188

bali 117

Bamakhepa 274

Banalinga 101

Baneswar 57

Basanti Puja 122

Bauls 82

Beltala 195

Belur Math 124

Bengali New Year 116

Bhadra121

Bhagavati 231

bhairavas 110

Bhairavi xxix

Bhairavi Brahmani 71, 195, 259

Bhajanananda, Swami 90, 98, 241

bhajans 93, 133

bhakti 262

Bhattacharya, Kenaram 235

Bhattacharya, Maheshwar 234

Bhavani 215

Bhavatarini Kali xxxii, 25, 44

bhog arati 106, 107

bhuta shuddhi 99, 136

Bhuvanesvari xxix

bija-mantra 79

bindu 79, 81

Biswas, Mathur Mohan see Biswas, Mathur Nath

Biswas, Mathur Nath 166, 168, 251, 257

black step 63

bliss 84, 158

Brahma xix, 154

Brahmacharini xxx

Brahmani 196, 204

Brahmi xxxi

Brahmo Samaj 269

Broken-Image Krishna 149

buddhi tattva 8

burning camphor 104, 131

Caillech 67

Campbell, Joseph, 271

Chaitra 122

chalkumra 121

chamar 58, 116, 132

Chamunda xxii, xxx

chandi xxiii, xxx, 57, 98, 111

Chandogya Upanishad 185, 187

Chandra xix

Chandradevi 244

Chandraghanta xxx

chant 93

charanamrita 94

Chatterjee, Sarvananda 275

Chattopadhyaya, Khudiran 244

Chinnamasta xxix, xxx

chosen deity 91

Coatlicue 65

concert tower 183

conch shell 93

conclusion of the worship 104

cosmic womb 102

cremation ground 37, 38

cult 91

daily worship 92

Daksha xxvii

dakshina 58

Dakshina Kali 38

Dakshineswar Kali 5

Dakshineswar Kali Puja 125

Dakshineswar Kali Temple xxxii, 3, 145, 147

darkest night of the moon 117, 125

darshan 57, 117

Das, Lakshmi Narayana 217

Das, Rajchandra 159

death 154

deepa 137

destroyer 154

destroyer aspect 67

Devi xix, xxii, 158

Devi worship 92

Devi-kavacha xxx

Dhumavati xxix, xxx

dhupa 137

Digambari 51

Divine Child Jesus 205

Divine Father 49

divine form 92

Divine Mother xxvii, xxx, 5, 18, 24, 49, 74, 113, 124, 183, 262

Divine Mother Kali 28

divine wisdom 54

divinization of the worshipper 99

divya 74

Diwali 231

Durga xxii, xxx, 5, 123, 158

Durga Puja xxiii, 121, 122, 123

earth, 80

ego-sense 81

elephant god 57, 98, 113, 123

elephant-headed god 123

embodiment of illusion xxx

enters Kali's temple 62

eternal life 119

ether 80

excessive energy 74

eye of knowledge 123

faithful milkmaid 95

Falgun 122

fatherhood 155

fearful 37

Festival of Lights 133, 231

fire 80

fire god xix, 120

five organs of action 81

five organs of knowledge 81

five vital airs 81

gandha 137

gandha taila 137

Ganesh 101

Ganesha xxxi, 5, 57, 98, 113, 123

Ganges water 14

Garland of Letters 54

garland of skulls 56

garland-maker 96

Gayatri Mantra 92

Gazipukur 203

Gazitala 203

ghat 57, 188

God of death 157

god of lust xxx

God of success 57, 101

God, the Father 154

God-intoxicated mystics 211

Goddess of fortune 57, 98

Goddess of learning 123

Goddess of Tantra 70

Goddess of wealth 123

Gopala 118

Gopis 19

gosap 56, 101

Goswami, Chandra Shekhar, 234

Great Mother Goddess xix, 53, 64, 89, 102, 113, 133, 142

gunas, 8, 55

Hamsa 81

Hindu Trinity 154

Holy Mother 183, 281

holy shalagram 57

homa fire 120

homa fire ceremony 140

Hriday 251

I-Thou relationship 90

Indra xix

inertia 74

inner shrine 45, 62, 111

intellect 81

Invocation in the image 100

ishta devata 91, 169

Ishwari xxxi

jackal 56

Jagaddhatri Puja 121

Jagadiswar 153

Jagadiswari 224

Jaistha 121

Jalandhara xxviii

Jaleswar 153

japam 111

Jatadhari 204, 205

Jatileswar 153

Jatneswar 153

Jhautala 195

kala 60

Kalaratri xxx

Kali xxii, xxix, xxxi, 3, 21, 39, 44, 51, 64, 70, 98, 158

altar 101

blackness 48

boon 84

charanamrita 58

inner courtyard 22

kitchen 97, 203

Puja 57, 121, 125, 130, 132, 137, 138, 231

shrine 117

symbols 41, 79

temple 23

tongue 55

within the human body 81

worship 37

yantra 80

Kalighat xxviii

Kalyani 125

Kama xxx

Kamakhya Temple xxviii

Kamala xxix, xxx

Kamalakanta 234

Kamarpukur, 244

Kartik 121, 123, 125

Katyayani xxx, 215

Kaumari xxxi

King Ritadhwaja 6

kirtan party 133

kitchens 202

KRĪM 79

Krishna 147, 149, 190

Krishnananda

Agamavagisha 217

Krittivasa 215

Kumari 53

Kumari Puja 124

kundalini 15, 50, 70, 74, 81

Kushmanda xxx

Kuthi 17, 182

Lakshmi xxx, 5, 13, 57, 98, 123, 158

lion 123

love body 76

Ma Tara 62

Madhavacharya 216

Madonna and child 205

Mahadeva xxix

Mahagauri xxx

Mahalaya 123

Mahanirvana Tantra 47

Maharaja Krishna Chandra 220, 229

Maharaja Tej Chandra 236, 237

mahat tattva 8

mahayuga 60

Maheshwari xxxi

Mahishasura xix, xxi, 123

Mahishasura-mardini 123

Maidan 19

mala 96, 137

male and female principle 7

mangal-ghata 57, 101, 102

Manikarnikaghat xxviii

mantras 31

Matangi xxix

Maya xxxi, 8

Mayadevi 234

mind 80

mistress of time 59

Mitra, Durga Charan 218

moon god xix

Mother Durga 122, 125

Mother Goddess see Great Mother Goddess

Mother Kalika xxviii

Mother of the Shakta Tantra 98

mother worship xxvi

motherhood 155

Mount Kailas xxvii, 157

mover on the waters 98

mukhopadhyaya, Ram Chandra 258

Muladhara chakra 70, 81

Muladhara lotus see Muladhara chakra

Mundaka Upanishad 64

murti 101

mystical indweller 81

Nageswar 153

Nahabat 182, 188, 209

naivedya 137

Nakeswar 153

Nakuleswar 153

name and form 55

Nandi xxvii, 56, 157

Nandiswar 153

Narada xxvii

Narasimhi xxxi

Narayana 98, 101

Narendra 290

Nares war 153

Natmandir 110, 111, 113, 117, 133, 137

Nature of Worship 89

Navadurga xxx

Nawab Sirajuddaula 220

new moon 117

new moon night 121

Nidhiram 215

night of cosmic slumber xxx

Nimai 280

Nirjareswar 153

Nitya Kali 40

nyasa 100

offering of cooked food 105

Om krīm Kali 79

padya137

panca-makara 73

panchadip 131

panchapradip 107

panchavati 189

pani sankha 94

paniya 137

papa purusa 99

Paramesvari 228

Parvati xxx, 5, 158

pasu 74

Phalaharini Kali 40

Phalaharini Kali Puja 121

prakriti 8, 80

prana pratistha 100

pranayama 99, 135

prasad 31, 58, 96, 107, 108, 109, 142, 203

priests' quarters 206

puja vessels 102

punarachamaniyam 137

Puranas 64

pure mind 77

purification 99, 135, 136

purusha 8

pushpa137

pushpanjali 105

Queen Madalasa 6

quest for bliss 213

Radha 147, 149

Radha and Krishna 5, 147

Radha-Krishna shrine 152

Raghuvir 248

raja guna 55

Raja Ramkrishna 237

rajas 8

Rajkumari 275

Raktabija xx

Ramayat sect 204

Ramdulal 228

Ramgiri xxviii

Ramkumar 165

Ramlala 56, 205

Rammohan 228

Ramprasad 49, 214, 215, 228

Rani Bhavani 238

Rani Rasmani 17, 44, 150, 159, 199, 203

Ratanti Puja, 121

Rati xxx

renunciation 158

resurrection 154

Rhea 66

Roy, Harihar of Atgram 237

rudraksha beads 135

sacred shalagrams 101

sacredness 90

sacrifice 61, 90, 117

sacrificial place 139

sacrificial pole 113, 117

sacrificial rite 113

sacrificing animals 119

sadhana 21, 70, 73

Sahasrara chakra 81

samanya arghya 99

samkalpa 98

Sandhya 92

sannyas193

Sara-Kali 68

Sarada 258, 267

Saradananda, Swami 178, 196, 205

Saraswati xxx, 5, 123

Sarvani 216, 228

Sat-Chid-Ananda 7

Sati xxvii, 158

sattva guna 8, 55

Satyam shivam sundaram 86

savior of the world 44

seed mantra 79

Self 89

Sen, Keshab Chandra 269

Sen, Ramram 216

service to the deity 100

sevaks 97

Shailaputri xxx

Shakta Tantras xxiii, 74

Shaktas xxxi

shakti 18, 37, 77, 113, 158

Shakti pithas xxviii, xxix, xxxi

Shakti worshippers xxxi, 25, 31, 125

Shalagrama 101, 244

shastanga pranam 140

She who is Naked 52

Shiva xix, xxvii, xxx, 5, 8, 41, 48, 51, 71, 91, 98, 154, 157, 158

and Shakti 7, 8

linga 5, 57, 101, 156, 157

puja 140

Ratri 132

yantra 80

Shiva's trident 56, 101

Shivaduti xxxi

Shravan 121

Siddha Kali 40

Siddheswari 215

Siddhidatri xxx

side entrance 63

sindur 58

Skandamata xxx

sleeping serpent 81

Smashan Kali 5, 38, 62

snana-yatra 121

snaniya 137

Sodasi xxix

soul's surrender 93

sound 55

special worship 116

spiritual current 15

Sri Chaitanya 62

Sri Chandramani Devi 183

Sri Raghuvir 260

Sri Rama 244

Sri Ramakrishna xxxii, 9, 44, 53, 56, 110, 150, 168, 241

picture 101

room 172

tantric sadhana 195

Sri Sarada Devi 56, 183, 281

picture 101

Sri Sarada Ma 57

Sri Sri Jagadiswari Mahakali 44

Srimad Devi Bhagavatam 92, 124

staff rooms 202

storage rooms 202

Sufi Govinda 265

sun god xix

supreme female principle 80

supreme male principle 80

supreme reality 154

Surya xix

sushumna 15, 70, 81

swords 61

“taking the holy dust” 28

tama guna 55

tamas 8

tantra 39, 74

Tara xxix, 158, 274

Tej Chandra see Maharaja Tej Chandra

temple office 207

terrible mother 37

three eyes 54, 123

three gunas 8

time, 60

Totapuri 192, 199

Trimurti Puja 124

Tripuramalini xxviii

trustees of the Dakshineswar Temple 97

tulsi leaf 101

Uma xxviii, xxx, 158

universal mother 125

Vaisakh 116

Vaishnav sadhana 204, 262

Vaishnavas 147

Vaishnavi on Garuda xxxi

Varahi xxx

Varanasi 157

Varanasi sari 123

Varuna xix

vastra 137

Vedanta philosophy 7

Vedas 64

vedi 94

vilvapatra 137

vira 74

Vishnu xix, 19, 98, 101, 154

Vishnu kitchen 203

Vishnu Temple 149

Viswanath 215

Vivekananda, Swami xxv, 156, 241, 287

Vrindaban 190

warrior god 123

water 80

white sattva guna 55

wisdom 74

worship 91

Yajneswar 153

Yama xix

yantra 141

yin and yang 8, 49

Yogeswar 153

yugas 60