“Pana” means promise. Sri Advaita Acharya’s mother, Nabha Devé, desired to take bath in the Ganges but was lamenting her old age and the distance of the Ganges from her village. To fulfil his mother’s desire, Advaita Äcärya promised His mother, “I will call Gaìgä Devé and the other térthas and ask them to flow nearby our village.”
Sri Advaita Acharya appeared on the seventh day of the waxing moon in the month of Magha, 1355 Saka (1433 AD) at Navagrama in Sunamganj. His father’s name was Kuvera Paëòita. Sri Advaita Acharya is a disciple of Mädhavendra Puré, and is one of the Païca-tattva. He is the combined incarnation of Mahäviñëu Sadäçiva.
When Advaita Äcärya reached the age of seven, His mother expressed her desire to take a dip in the holy places along the bank of River Ganges and other holy rivers. In order to fulfil his mother’s desire, Advaita Äcärya called all the holy térthas to flow nearby his house. He then asked his mother to take bath in the river he had summoned. Now the name of the river is Jadukata. “Jadu” means magic, and as soon as the Madhu Kåñëa trayodasi tithi starts, like magic the water in the river flows with ecstasy and swells like a tidal wave.
Every year on the same day millions of pilgrims come to take a dip. This day is called Madhu Krishna Trayodashi, and is the next trayodasi after Gaura-pürëimä. People take bath on that tithi with full faith.
To serve pilgrims better, ISKCON has opened a center there. Jagannätha, Baladeva, and Subhadra Devé, along with Çré Çré Rädhä-Mädana-mohan and Advaita Äcärya, are being worshipped on the temple altar. To please Çréla Prabhupäda, ISKCON devotees serve the crowds of pilgrims by distributing kicaré prasädam, distributing books, and holding ecstatic harinäma saìkértana.
How to Go There
Buses are available from Sylhet to Sunamganj. From Sunamganj bus terminal, take an auto-rickshaw which will directly go to Badaghat. The ISKCON temple is on the opposite side of the river.
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