Shrimad Bhagavat katha in Kolkata
Shri Purvanchal Seva Samiti hosted a Shrimad Bhagavat Katha in the Kakugachhi area of Kolkata city on 30th December 2007. Shri Purvanchal Seva Samiti has been serving the society through various activities in the field of medicine and providing education. In the field of medicine, it has been providing hospital assistance with ENT conditions, orthopaedic conditions, eye treatments including distribution of free spectacles, heart conditions, skin diseases, women health, children’s’ illnesses, physiotherapy, sonography, pathology, dental problems and allopathic and homeopathic medicines.
The Samiti is running various schools providing education in Hindi, Bengali and English. It has set up many modern laboratories to enable experiments to be conducted in subjects like Physics, Chemistry and Biology. In addition, it has established libraries and institutes imparting training in dance, music and arts.
After serving in the fields of medicine and education, Shri Purvanchal Seva Samiti decided to direct its attention to the field of spirituality. Hence the Shrimad Bhagavat katha was organised in order to fulfil the wishes of the society.
After the grand shobha yatra, Pujya Bhaishri began narrating the katha by describing the mahatmya (importance) of the Shrimad Bhagavat. Explaining the true meaning of dharma, Pujya Bhaishri said that dharma is that which facilitates deliverance and emancipation of the individual. The purpose of dharma is moksha (liberation) and not material progress; the purpose of artha (economic progress) is seva and not kama (pleasure); and the purpose of kama is vanshavriddhi (continuation of heredity) and not vishaya vilas (pleasure). That which supports us is dharma.
Shri Krishna janmotsav, Shri Govardhan puja and Shri Rukmini vivah were celebrated with zeal and enthusiasm during the katha. The Rishikumars of Sandipani Vidyaniketan enhanced the pious vibrations by reciting the Shrimad Bhagavat during the katha. Shri Vishnu yagya was also performed during the katha. The divine people of Kolkata city greatly benefited from this katha.
Pujya Bhaishri also went for darshan to the famous Kali maa’s Mandir in Kolkata.
