Bhakti-Kuti is the name that Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura gave to his bhajana kutrir, which was located beside the sea just opposite Haridasa Thakura’s Samadhi. This the place where illustrious Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura spent his last 4 years on earth (1910-14) before entering Samadhi. In 1908, Thakura left household life and entered renounced order by accepting babaji-vesa from Srila Gaura-kisora Dasa Babaji Maharaj. In 1910, Thakura stayed inside the Bhakti-kuti performing solitary bhajana. He absorbed himself in uninterrupted meditation upon asta-kaliya lila and rendering mental service to the Divine Couple Sri Sri Radha-Madhava. Millions of years ago, the Sapta-rsis performed Hari-bhajana in this area.
When the Government declared that any Vaishnava Society can undertake it’s responsibility, ISKCON took its responsibility and built a temple for the presiding deities Sri Sri Radha Giridhari & Caitanya Mahaprabhu. On the outside wall is a marble plaque with the following verse written in Bengali by Bhaktivinoda Thakur himself:
gaura-prabhoh prema-vilasa-bhumau
niskincano bhakti-vinoda-nama
ko’pi sthito bhakti-kutira-kosthe
smrtvanizam nama-gunam murareh
“In this land, Lord Gaura enjoyed His prema-filled pastimes. One desire less sadhu named Bhaktivinoda stays in a small room in his Bhakti-kuti, constantly remembering the name and qualities of His Lord Murari throughout the night.”
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