Category Archives: Dakshineswar

Gopal Ma used to live in this temple in Kamarhati established by Govinda Chandra Dutta of Pataldanga. She was regular in doing Japa (meditative repetition of a mantra or a divine name) and Dhyan (meditation) and taking bath in the Ganges.

Sri Sri Thakur came to his house in Belgharia on 18th February 1883.On that day, he joined the devotees in NamSamkirtan (community singing of hymns) and singing of Bhajan (devotional song) and had divine discourse with them.

Sri Sri Thakur came with Hriday to this garden house (No.6 BT Road) in Belgharia and met Keshab Sen for the first time. He was pleased to see his high spiritual bearing. From this time (15-3-1875) onwards, deep intimacy developed between the two.

বৈষ্ণবদের বিখ্যাত এই পাটবাড়িতে ঠাকুরের শুভাগমন হইয়াছিল। শ্রীম-দর্শন গ্রন্থের পঞ্চদশ ভাগে ইহার উল্লেখ আছে। যেহেতু ঠাকুর বরাহনগর অঞ্চলের অধিকাংশ দেবালয়েই যাতায়াত করিয়াছিলেন সেজন্য এই পবিত্র আশ্রমে তাঁহার আগমন স্বাভাবিক। শ্রীরঘুনাথ উপাধ্যায় একবার এই স্থানে মহাপ্রভু চৈতন্যদেবকে তাঁহার ভজন কুটিরে ভাগবত পাঠ ও ব্যাখ্যা শুনাইয়াছিলেন। মহাপ্রভু তাঁহার পাঠে মুগ্ধ হইয়া তাঁহাকে ‘ভাগবতাচার্য’ উপাধি দিয়াছিলেন।

It is mentioned in certain books that Thakur visited devotee Joy Mitra’s Kripamoyee Kali Mandir on the banks of the Ganges in Barahanagar.

Thakur had food at this garden house in Barahanagar. He used to come here at times.

Narayandas Bandyopadhyay, a devotee of Kuthighat Road, Barahanagar, was an expert in reading and exposition of mythological stories. He was popularly known to the people as Kathak-Thakur or Thakurdada.

Mastermasay’s brother-in-law Ishanchandra used to treat Thakur at Dakshineswar. Thakur paid a kind visit to his Barahnagar residence.(Sri-Ma-Darshan)