Bhajan Kutira of
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
Near the
Swarga Dwar, next
to the
Satasana Math
(Temple that honor the seven sitting place that the Sapta Rishi
established) is
Bhakti Kuti.
Bhajan Kutir
Sri Sri Radha Giridhari and
Mahaprabhu in Bhajan Kutir
This is the place where
Srila Bhaktivinoda
Thakura, after retiring from government service lived off
and on from 1900-1910.
Bhaktivinoda
Thakura had stated in his will that this land should be
given to the west Bengal Government. When the Government declared
that any
Vaishnava Society
can undertake it’s responsibility,
ISKCON took its responsibility and
built a temple for the presiding deities
Sri Sri Radha
Giridhari &
Caitanya
Mahaprabhu.
Verse by
Bhaktivinoda Thakura on the outside wall
On the outside wall is a marble plaque with the following verse
written in Bengali by
Bhaktivinoda Thakur
himself:
gaura-prabhoh
prema-vilasa-bhumau
niskincano
bhakti-vinoda-nama
ko’pi sthito
bhakti-kutira-kosthe
smrtvanizam nama-gunam
murareh
