Gaudiya Magazine Editors

A short article reporting the opening of the Yogapitha temple in 1935, with additional background information.

An excerpt from a Bengali article found in The Gaudiya magazine written in 1935, explaining the prediction of Sri Nityananada Prabhu and it's fulfillment by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and Srila Prabhupada Sarasvati Thakura.

Report on the Adbhuta-mandira & Bhaktivinoda's predictio

The identification of many of the sites has been rendered comparatively easy by the survival of the old place names. This is as was to be expected in the case of a place which is only four centuries old. In the Bhakti-ratnakara we find the corroboration, from on old source of the truth of the relative positions of these locally recognizable sites.

An extract from an article entitled "The Full Moon of the Advent of Lord Gauranga" from The Harmonist, Vol. 15 1935. Thakura Vrndavana Dasa, writer of 'Sri Caitanya-Bhagavata', has predicted that sages, who transcend the plane of three dimensions, will on a future date make Navadvipa-dhama known to the world.

On the appearance day of Sri Gaura, the new temple was opened and the service of Sri Guru-Gauranga Gandharvika-Giridhari was established. During that time there was a great festival held. Srila Thakura Bhaktivinoda's prediction was that at Sri Yogapitha one wonderful temple would manifest.

The main desire of Bhaktivinoda was that there should be a great sky-scraping temple built for Mahaprabhu at His birth place. By the mercy of Sri Guru-pada-padma (Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura) and with the help of Srestharya Sriyukta Sakhi-carana Bhaktivijaya, Bhaktivinoda's instructions and desire have been fulfilled.