Bhajan Kutir of
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura
This is Hill in the area of
Tota Gopinatha
temple. It is a raised sand dune, and on top is now a
Gaudiya Math temple
and The
Bhajan
Kutir of
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta
Sarasvati Thakura. Srila
A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami
Prabhupad, The founder of
ISKCON, spent a few days here. At
present we can see raised heap of sands in front of
Tota Gopinatha
temple. Vaishnavas say this is
Chataka Parvata.
This Hill is not different from
Giri Govardhana in
Vrindavan as
describe in the pastime of Lord Caitanya in
Caitanya Caritamrta Antya
Lila 14.84-119.
Chatak
Parvat
Srila
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura was very attached to the
holy city of
Puri. He wanted a
big temple at
Chatak Parvat, in
Puri, which is non-different from
Govardhan Hill.
Temple at Bhajan
Kutir
Sri Sri Gaura
Gadadhara Vinode Madhava Jiu
In
October Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura went to
Jagannatha
Puri, and there he exhibited his pastime of illness for some
time. At the Chataka Parvata in
Jagannatha
Puri, which is considered to be non different than
Giri
Govardhana, Srila Bhaktisiddhant
Sarasvati Thakura observed Madhvacarya's Appearance Day
celebration and chanted verses specified for such occasions from
the writings of Srila Rupa and
Srila
Raghunatha dasa Gosvami's writings. He also held a similar
festival for his spiritual master, Srila Gaura Kisora dasa
Babaji Maharaja.While he was passing his days in
Puri,
he was often heard to utter phrases from the verses of Srila Rupa Gosvami
and Srila
Raghunatha dasa Gosvami:
pratyasam me tvam kuru
govardhana purnam
"Oh
Govardhana! Please fulfill my desire."
nijanikatanivasam dehi
govardhana tvam
"Oh
Govardhana! Please give me a dwelling place on the banks of
the pond nearby You."
Bed used by
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura
Vyasdev and
Madhwacharya in Bhajan Kutir
We
will find his bed in the bhajankutir and also a
murti
of Veda
Vyasa and
Madhvacarya.