Srila Bhaktivonda Thakur’s House
House: It is on the left side of the property. Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s room is the first room at the top of the stairs. It has some of his personal belongings. This is where he wrote many of his newsletters and books. The verandah outside this room is where Bhaktivinoda Thakura saw the visions of Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda in kirtana and the golden city of Mahaprabhu. Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvatl Thakura’s room is next to his father’s.
Bhaktivinoda Thakura lived here. It was here that he wrote Navadvipa-dhama-mahatmya, which describes the glories of Navadvipa-dhama. His Samadhi, along with Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji’s bhajan kutir can be seen here.
As Srila Jiva Goswami organized the preachers after the departure of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, so Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura personally himself and through others organized the spreading of Krishna consciousness to all parts of the world. It was he who in 1896 sent a small book about the Teachings of Lord Chaitanya to McGill University in Canada. And of course in that very same year was the appearance of His Divine Grace Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.
In every way Bhaktivinoda Thakura established the mission of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
By his erudite scholarship and research throughout Vedic literatures in order to substantiate Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s position and established the true birthplace of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura worshipped the deities of Gaura Gadadhara.
Right-side of the main altar is the place where Gaura-kisora dasa Babajl had a bhajana kutira. He spent many hours chanting Holy Names “HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE | HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE” here while visiting Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
Directions to reach Svananda Sukhada Kunj:
To get to this place one can take boat across Jalangi river from Hoolar Ghat. Hoolar ghat is near where you get the boat to Navadvipa town. After getting across the river at Swarupa Ganj one can either have a pleasant walk for 20mins or one can take a rickshaw.
