Chhatrabhog (Bengali: ছত্রভোগ) is a village in Mathurapur I Block, South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal in India. The village population is 684. Chhatrabhog is situated in Mathurapur police station area of Diamond Harbour Sub-Division. This was on the west bank of Adi Ganga river that was actually Bhagirathi flow passed through Hatiagar Paragana and at last met with Ganga Sagar Confluence. Being an important river port (not now) before Sunderban Forest, it has a remarkable Historical value. Myhologicaly Chhatrabhog('Satrabhug' another pronounciation found) was a place of Lord Shiva that is familiar in the name of ancient (Barashi) Ambulinga.
Map of Chhatrabhog, West Bengal 743354
In Manasamangal, a Bengali Hindu religious text, (composed in 1495 A.D.) Chhatrabhog was one of the locations on the trade route taken by Chand Sadagar, a powerful merchant from the Kamrup region.Though according to Bengali author of Mansamagal (Bipradas Piplai) Chand Sadagar belongs to Burdwan District in West Bengal. However it may be from earlier time, Chhatrabhog was familiar as a pilgrimage centre for ancient Ambulinga Shiv and Tripura Sundari Devi and Neel Madhab(Lord Vishnu). Experts think that Ambulinga and Tripura sundari Devi were set up by old Tripura Kings who were the descendants of mythological king Yayati referred in Mahabharat, one of the Epic of Hinduism . Here, Chand Sadagar completed his ritual of Tirtha and took drinking water from a tank (named Badrikunda next of Chhatrabhog) to his merchant boat for his next journey towards the sea. Presently, the river is completely dried. There are only paddy fields, and some channel and low land is visible. Nowadays, Chhatrabhog is a small village, but earlier it was extended a large area between river Adiganga and past branch river Chhutorbhog(Bengali: ছুতোরভোগ) . According to researcher Kalidas Datta, the portion of land (about 5 km) from Jalghata under Lalpur to Kashinagar was the main part of Chhatrabhog. East side of this Chhatrabhog used to flow Adiganga and there is another river named Chhatrabhog/Chhutorbhog (Bengali: ছুতোরভোগ) that used to flow towards the west side of this area. The mouth of this river, which meets with the Moni River, still exists south of Roydighi B.Ed. College at Kumarpara.
In [Raimangal], another Bengali religious text composed in 1686 A.D., a geographical description of a sea route is presented. Here, the merchant Pushpaketu Dutta reached Chhatrabhog and Ambulinga. Dutta was coming from Kakdwip, and reached Chhatrabhog and then Ambulinga.
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu visited Chhatrabhog in the 16th century during his journey from Shantipur to Puri. Mahaprabhu showed high respect to submerged in water of Lord Shiva Ambulinga(অম্বুলিঙ্গ) at Chhatrabhog. Here he performed tremendous Kirtan and danced with all the devotees present and also took a bath in nearby Ambulinga-ghata. At that time( 1510A.D.) He witnessed the hundred mouth (Bengali শতমুখী ধারা) of the river Ganges from Chhatrabhog that was referred in legendary tales of Ganges in Hindu relegious text related to Mythological King Bhagirath. Shree Chaitanyadev stayed one night at Chhatrabhog in request of Local Administrator Ramchandra Khan. Ramchandra Khan helped Mahaprabhu Sri Chaitanyadev to reach by boat to Proyag Ghat (new name Pathuria Ghata) which is now in Midnapur district under Potashpur police Station.
Another Description of this place is found in another Hindu religious text named Chandimangal of Mukunda-ram Chakraborti. This book is familiar in the name of ‘ Kabikankan Chandi’ (completed in 1595 A.D.). Here another merchant Dhanapati Sadagar of Ujani Nagar at the time of his trade journey to Sinhal (Shree Lanka) reached at this place at afternoon, then he worshipped Goddess Tripura and then Ambulinga ( Lord Shiva) and at last Neelmadhav. This Ambulinga and Goddess Maa Tripura Sundari (Mentioned hereTripura) are still now remained here.
Another relegious teacher and founder of Satsang Sree Sree Thakur Anukulchandra visited Chakratirtha (situated in greater Chhatrabhog) following Shree Shree Chaitanyadev with tremendous Kirtan from Jaynagar Majilpur on foot on 28 th December in 1917 and went into a trance (Bengali: ভাবসমাধি). To commemorate of and keep it memorable of this incident a great temple (named Chakratirtha-Satsang-Vihar-WB) has been erected here that are opened in 2011. Every Year this day is celebrated gorgeously with great respect by His followers.
A lot of archaeological evidence have been found in this extended area of Chhatrabhog region. Some are now preserved and many are sold outside by smugglers. A lot of mythological, historical and religion oriented faith & evidence have been revealed from different books and rumours about Chhatrabhog and surrounding areas.