Sri Siddha-Bakula is located near Gambhira Temple on Bali Sahi road in Sri Jagannatha PuriDhama.Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally arranged for Srila Haridasa Thakura to reside atthis place. This is the place where he performed his daily bhajana of chanting 192 rounds (3,00,000 names) of Hare Krishna maha-mantra:
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare |
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare ||
Since Haridasa could not enter the Jagannatha Temple, being of a Muslim family,Sri Caitanyarequested Haridasa, "Remain here and chant the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. I shall personally come here to meet you daily. Remain here peacefully, and look at the cakra on top of Lord Jagannatha's temple and offer obeisances. As far as your Prasadam, I shall arrange to have that sent here." In order to provide shade for Thakura Haridasa, Sri Caitanya planted aused tooth stick of Lord Jagannatha. All of a sudden it grew up and appeared as a great shade tree.
When Srila Rupa Goswami visited Jagannatha Puri, Mahaprabhu allocated him a residencehere with Thakura Haridasa. Rupa Gosvami recited Lalitha Madhava and Vidagdha Madhava under this tree before Sri Gauranga and his followers. During his stay Sanatana Gosvami alsolived here. Haridasa Thakura left his body here.
There is a small temple featuring a murti of namacarya Srila Haridasa Thakura in a sittingpose chanting japa. The site has extraordinary
bakula tree winding and climbing around the courtyard. Tree looks like it exploded or it appears like petrified wood; completely dead. Yet it is wonderfully flourishing with lush green leaves and fragrant flowers. In another temple altar is Sadbhuja Gauranga (six-armed Gauranga) in the middle and Sri Nityananda Prabhu and Advaita Acarya. There is also a Deity of Lord Nrsimhadeva.
Holy site of Siddha-Bakula is extraordinary in its potency; not only did the tree sprout from the maha-prasadam toothbrush of Sri Jagannatha Deva, planted by the lotus hand of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, but it was the residence of Namacarya Srila Haridasa Thakura. Here, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu discussed with Srila Haridasa Thakura the yuga-dharma, thus establishing the true importance of the location, Siddha-Bakula.
SRILA HARIDASA THAKURA
Sri Haridasa Thakura is an eternally liberated associate of the Lord. The associates of the Lordare worshippable wherever they make their appearance. Just as Garuda appeared as a bird, and Hanuman as a monkey, Haridasa Thakura appeared in a family of Yavanas(Mohammedans). From his very birth he was very deeply devoted to the Holy Names of Sri Krishna. Lord Caitanya appointed him the teacher of the holy name, Namacarya. Every daybefore taking his one and only mealhe finished chanting 192 rounds (3,00,000 names) ofHare Krishna maha-mantra:
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare |
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare ||
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