* ଶକ୍ତିସ୍ବରୂପା ଶ୍ରୀରାଧା ଓ ଉତ୍କଳବ୍ୟାସ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ଦାସ *
(Shakti-Svarupa ShriRadha O UtkalaVyasa Jagannath Das)
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A Literary Program on "Shakti-Svarupa ShriRadha and UtkalaVyasa Jagannath Das" was organised by Baikunthanath Smruti Sansad, Japakud, Salepur, Cuttack, Odisha on the sacred occasion of ShriRadhashtami and Atibadi Jagannath Das Jayanti on 31 August 2025 Sunday at 7.30 pm through Google Meet App. Online.
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Invited as Chief Speaker, Dr. Harekrishna Meher delivered speech on ShriRadhaTattva, Birth Story of ShriRadha, the Spiritual Consort and Supreme Power Hladini Shakti of Lord Srikrishna, Embodiment of Divine Love and Devotion to Shrikrishna, therein contextually reciting several verses from SriChaitanyaCharitamrita, Bhagavata-Purana of Vyasadeva, Srimad-BhagavadGita, ShriRadhopanishad, SriRadhika-SahasraNama, GitaGovinda Kavya etc. Continued speech on spiritual importance, cultural significance, social values of divinity of SriRadha-Krishna depicted in several scriptures. During discussion also referred to GargaSamhita, Brahmavaivartta-Purana regarding divine love of SriRadha and Srikrishna.
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Dr. Meher further recited some verses related to ShriRadha from Odia kavyas such as Kotibrahmanda-sundari of KaviSamrat Upendra Bhanja, Bidagdha-Chintamani of Poet Abhimanyu Samantasimhara, Gopalakrishna Padyavali, Banamali Padyavali and related works. Also offered devotional tribute to the great poet Atibadi Jagannath Das with recitation of some verses from Odia Bhagavata Purana.
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Honorable Chief Guest Prof. Dr. Raghunath Panda, Retired Sanskrit Prof. of Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, presented his elaborate discussions on various aspects of Atibadi Jagannath Das, the writer of Odia Bhagavata Purana, who is known as Utkala-Vyasa. Several matters such as Birth of Poet Jagannath Das on the day of ShriRadhashtami, his immortal work Transcreation of Vyasadeva's Sanskrit Bhagavata Mahapurana into Odia Navakshari Padya, Impact of Odia Bhagavata on the people, Social and spiritual values of the writings of the poet and related things were discussed.
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Hearty thanks and gratitude to esteemed Convenor Sri Ananta Gopal Panda, Prof. Dr. Prakash Chandra Panigrahi and the Sansad for inviting to this beautiful, inspiring and delightful program.
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Some Photosnaps of the program are posted on Facebook.
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