Disappearance Day of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura
Disappearance Day
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What is the disappearance day of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura?
At the start of 1937 Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura left this world and entered the Lord's eternal pastimes, and devotees honour that day every year. In 2026 the Vaishnava calendar sets his disappearance day on Sunday, 27 December.
Significance
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura appeared at Jagannatha Puri in 1874. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura (his father) had prayed for a son who would help him preach. In time Srila Bhaktisiddhanta accepted initiation from the renounced saint Srila Gaurakishora dasa Babaji. He called the printing press a big mrdanga (brhat mrdanga). The sound of a kirtana drum reaches a block or two, but a printed book can take Lord Caitanya's message across the world.
In the Preface to Bhagavad-gita As It Is, Srila Prabhupada wrote of his spiritual master:
If I have any credit in this connection, it does not belong to me personally, but it is due to my eternal spiritual master
Bhagavad-gita As It Is, Preface
How to observe it
Remember him by reading Srila Prabhupada's books, which carry Srila Bhaktisiddhanta's mission into every language, and by chanting the holy names with humility.
Questions
When is the disappearance day of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura in 2026?
By the Vaishnava calendar for Kurukshetra, it falls on Sunday, 27 December 2026.
Who was Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura?
He was the spiritual master of Srila Prabhupada. Between 1918 and 1937 he founded sixty-four Gaudiya Mathas, and he used the printing press to spread Krishna consciousness.
What is a brhat mrdanga?
Brhat mrdanga means a big mrdanga. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura used the phrase for the printing press, because a book can carry Lord Caitanya's message far beyond the sound of a drum.
Who was the spiritual master of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura?
His spiritual master was Srila Gaurakishora dasa Babaji, a renounced saint who lived near the Ganga and gave him initiation at Godruma.
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Key facts
- Date
- Sunday, 27 December 2026
- Fasting
- Till noon
- Spiritual master of
- Srila Prabhupada
- Initiated by
- Srila Gaurakishora dasa Babaji
- Place of appearance
- Jagannatha Puri
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