About Smita
Smita Venkatesh is a Kali sadhaka and a teacher of Sattvic Tantra from the Shri Brahma Vidya Sampradaya, rooted in the Siddhashram lineage that holds the traditions of Guru Dattatreya, the Naada Sampradaya and Adi Shankaracharya. She teaches Kali not as a distant or frightening deity, but as Mother, truth, transformation and Shakti, bringing together scripture, mantra, bhava, self-inquiry and grounded daily practice. Her wider teaching spans the Dasha Mahavidyas, Sri Vidya, Vrindavan Rasopasana and the path of Prembhakti.
She was introduced to the Kali mantra at 14 by her father and first guru, Swami Divya Chetnananda, and later received a twenty-two-syllable Kali mantra through her guru tradition. Alongside more than three decades of sadhana, she holds a Bachelor's in Electronics and Telecom Engineering and a Master's in Management from Mumbai University, and a Diploma in Sanskrit from Kavi Kulguru Kalidas Sanskrit University, where she was a gold medallist. She teaches texts including the Lalita Sahasranama, Lalita Trishati, Rudram Chamakam and Bhagavad Gita, and is the author of Demystifying Sri Vidya and KALI: As I Have Known Her.
Areas Smita works with
- Kali sadhana Relating to Kali as Mother, truth and transformation through sustained practice.
- Sattvic Tantra A tantric path of purity, devotion and inner discipline held within lineage.
- Mantra & bija practice Foundational seed-mantra work practised under lineage guidance.
- Dasha Mahavidya The ten wisdom goddesses of the Shakta tradition.
- Sri Vidya The tantric worship of Devi as Lalita Tripura Sundari.
- Prembhakti The path of love and devotion, including Vrindavan Rasopasana.
- Scriptural study Texts such as the Lalita Sahasranama, Lalita Trishati, Rudram Chamakam and Bhagavad Gita.
- Writing Author of Demystifying Sri Vidya and KALI: As I Have Known Her.
