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170 sukAtAl


              A suitABle plACe for kértAnA           Sundaränanda  Vidyävinoda  wrote

           The name Sukatal refers to a raised       in his article that Bhaktisiddhänta
           area where Çukadeva Gosvämé spoke         Sarasvaté  Öhäkura  came  here
           the Bhägavatam. Tal means hill. A         because  Sukatal  lacked  a  proper
           banyan tree marks the spot. A large       speaker  like  Çukadeva.  He  also
           festival  takes  place  here  during      wanted to research the appearance
           the month of Kärtika. When Çréla          of  Sukatal  and  perform  kértana  as
           Bhaktisiddhänta Sarasvaté Öhäkura         recommended by Çukadeva Gosvämé
           came here, there was hardly anything      in the last verse of Bhägavatam. m
           here because of repeated flooding of
           the Ganges. People had left the area.













































           The author leads a kértana before speaking on the Bhägavatam.
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