Sanatan Dharma
Propagation of the Vedic, eternal knowledge of spiritual living.
A branch of Nilachala Saraswata Sangha, Puri
Jagannathpur
Sakha Sangha
Sanatan Dharma. Sat Sikshya. Seva.
Life of Sri Sri ThakuraAbout our Sangha
Jayaguru
“I wish to awaken my dispirited people through Dharma; to manifest in them the ideals of the great Rishi Age, and to bestow upon humanity its loftiest gift, the gift of Self-Knowledge. This is the ideal of our Sangha.” Swami Nigamananda Paramahansa
The three aims
What our Sangha stands for
Swami Nigamananda set three objectives before himself, to establish universal brotherhood.
Sat Sikshya
Right education that develops an integrated personality, one that is suited to spiritual growth.
Seva
Service to all living beings, regarded as service rendered to the Supreme Being.
Sri Sri Thakura
Swami Nigamananda Paramahansa
Born in 1880 at Kutabpur in Nadia district (now in Bangladesh), he was named Nalinikanta. A search that began in grief led him through Tantra, Vedanta, Yoga and the path of devotion. He came to be known as Nigamananda, and later as Paramahansa.
His teaching joined Jnana (knowledge) and Bhakti (devotion), summed up in the words Shankarer Mata and Gouranger Patha. He founded Nilachala Saraswata Sangha at Puri on 24 August 1934.
The four practices
How Sangha life is lived
Sangha Shakti
Strengthening the power of the Sangha through unity and shared practice.
Atmagathan
Self-development and inner discipline for spiritual growth.
Adarsha Grihastha Jeevan
An ideal, virtuous family life guided by values.
Seva to Society
Activities that benefit the larger human community.
Annual gathering
Bhakta Sammilani
The annual congregation of devotees, a tradition established by Swami Nigamananda so that household devotees and renunciates could commune and proceed together on the spiritual path.