Sri Devananda Gaudiya Math

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Sri Devananda Gaudiya Math
श्री देवानंद गौडीय मठ শ্রী দেবানন্দ গৌড়ীয় মঠ
The Spire or Dome of Devananda Gaudiya Math.jpg
The Spire of Sri Devananda Gaudiya Math, Nabadwip, West Bengal
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictNadia
DeitySri Gauranga, , , , , ,
FestivalsDolyatra, Ratha Yatra, ,
Location
LocationTeghori Pada
StateWest Bengal
CountryIndia
Geographic coordinates23°23′52″N 88°21′47″E / 23.3976678°N 88.3629921°E / 23.3976678; 88.3629921Coordinates: 23°23′52″N 88°21′47″E / 23.3976678°N 88.3629921°E / 23.3976678; 88.3629921
Architecture
TypeHindu temple architecture
CreatorSrila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja
Completed1940
Website
www.facebook.com/SrilaGurudeva

Sri Devananda Gaudiya Math[1] (Matha, Mutt) is situated at Teghori Pada in Sri Nabadwip dham of district Nadia in the West Bengal state of India, and is a prominent holy place of the Gaudiya Vaisnavas. It is located in the middle of the place earlier known as Koladvipa. The Math has been continuing as a famous religious spot thronged by thousands of devotees every year.

History[]

In 1940,[2] after jagad-guru Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada entered aprakata-lila, one of his intimate associates, Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja, established (GVS)[3] in a rented building. He later purchased an extensive piece of land on which he established a matha with a beautiful temple.

Inside the Temple[]

The following deities preside in the five chambers of the temple and samadhi mandir respectively:

Temple

  • Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada,
  • Sri Gauranga and Sri Radha-Vinoda-bihari, and
  • Sri Koladeva, or Varahadeva, the presiding deity of Sri Koladvipa.

Samadhi

  • Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja
  • Srila Bhaktivedanta Vamana Gosvami Maharaja

Nava-vidha Bhakti[]

The Brahma Madhya Gaudiya Tilaka, a mark usually worn by the Gaudiya Vaishnavas on forehead.

The temple's nine towers each represent one limb of nava-vidha-bhakti, the nine types of devotional service.

  • Hearing,
  • Chanting,
  • Remembering,
  • Serving the Lord's lotus feet,
  • Worshipping,
  • Offering prayers,
  • Engaging as a servant,
  • Serving as a friend, and
  • Completely surrendering oneself.

Nava-vidha Khandas[]

The deities of the Mandir – Gauranga and Sri Radha-Vinoda-bihari, Nabadwip, West Bengal

The matha is divided into the following nine parts (khandas):

  • Paramartha-khanda – the printing press where devotional literature and magazines are produced.
  • Kirtana-khanda – the place where sankirtana, lectures on Bhagavatam and other scriptures take place.
  • Upasya-khanda – the temple where the deities of Srila Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada, Sri Gauranga, Sri Radha-Vinona-bihari and Sri Koladeva are worshipped.
  • Sevaka-khanda – the place where the residents of the matha live.
  • Bhoga-khanda – the storehouse and kitchen.
  • Govardhana-khanda – the cow shed.
  • Vaisnnava-granthagara-khanda – the library.
  • Udayana-Khanda – the garden.
  • Jnana-khanda – the bathrooms and latrines.

These sections are divided on the basis of activities favourable to bhakti, which are to be accepted and those unfavourable which are to be avoided. Jnana and karma which are devoid of bhakti are always to be rejected just as one rejects stools. For this reason the bathrooms and latrines of the matha are called Jnana-khanda.

It was Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami's long-held desire that a deity of Sri Koladeva be established on the Ganga's western bank in the old Kuliya-nagara. To fulfill this desire, Srila Bhakti Prajnana kesava Gosvami Maharaja has manifested the service of Sri Koladeva at the place.

The Past and the Present[]

  • Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja – Founder Acharya.

(Pre-ISKCON and sannyasa guru of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.[4])

  • Srila Bhakti Vedanta Bamana Goswami Maharaja – next Acharya.
  • Srila Bhakti Vedanta Paryataka Maharaja – present Acharya.
  • Srila Bhakti Vedanta Acharya Maharaja – present Secretary.

Gallery[]

  • Samadhi Mandir of Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja and Srila Bhakti Vedanta Bamana Goswami Maharaja.

  • Samadhi of Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja.

  • Samadhi of Srila Bhakti Vedanta Bamana Goswami Maharaja.

  • Sri Koladeva, or Varahadeva, the presiding deity of Sri Koladvipa.

  • The entrance of Sri Devananda Gaudiya Math.

  • The dome of Sri Devananda Gaudiya Math.

  • Sri Devananda Gaudiya Math of Nabadwip 10.jpg

See also[]

  • Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Goswami

Notes[]

  1. ^ Maharaja, Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana (2005). Sri Navadvipa-dhama and Prominent Holy Places of the Gaudiya Vaisnavas in Sri Gauda-mandala. . pp. 143–145. ISBN 81-86737-56-1.
  2. ^ Bryant&Ekstrand, 2004. p. 118-122
  3. ^ Bryant&Ekstrand, 2004.p 76-80
  4. ^ Måns Broo, As Good as God. The Guru in Gaudiya Vaisnavism. ISBN 83-85527-56-7, [1](Åbo: Åbo Akademis Förlag 2003).

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