Disappearance Day of Sri Bhugarbha Gosvami
Disappearance Day of Sri Kasisvara Pandita
Disappearance Day
All day
What is the disappearance day of Sri Bhugarbha Gosvami?
It is the day Sri Bhugarbha Gosvami left this world and entered the Lord's eternal pastimes in Vrindavana. In 2026 Vaishnavas remember him on Monday, 23 November, together with Sri Kasisvara Pandita. Gaudiya sources place it on Chaturdashi, the fourteenth lunar day, in Kartika.
Significance
Sri Bhugarbha Gosvami was a disciple of Sri Gadadhara Pandita, a close associate of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. His name means the one in the earth: bhu is earth and garbha is a hidden place. It is told that he did his bhajana, quiet worship, underground to avoid distractions.
The Gaudiya tradition knows him in Krishna's Vraja pastimes as Prema-manjari. Srila Prabhupada's translation of the Caitanya-caritamrita records:
The eleventh branch of Gadādhara Gosvāmī was Bhūgarbha Gosāñi, and the twelfth was Bhāgavata dāsa. Both of them went to Vṛndāvana and resided there for life.
Caitanya-caritamrita, Adi 12.82
How to observe it
Devotees remember Sri Bhugarbha Gosvami by reading about the early Gosvamis of Vrindavana and by chanting the holy names. A short prayer or a few extra rounds is a fitting offering.
Questions
When is Bhugarbha Gosvami's disappearance day in 2026?
It is on Monday, 23 November 2026, the same day as the disappearance day of Sri Kasisvara Pandita.
Who was Sri Bhugarbha Gosvami?
He was a disciple of Sri Gadadhara Pandita who lived in Vrindavana for life. He was a close friend of Srila Lokanatha Gosvami.
Why is he called Bhugarbha?
Bhu means earth and garbha means a hidden place. It is told that he did his bhajana underground to avoid distractions.
Reviewed by ISKCON Kurukshetra · Updated
Key facts
- Date
- Monday, 23 November 2026
- Also on this day
- Disappearance Day of Sri Kasisvara Pandita
- Initiated by
- Sri Gadadhara Pandita
- Lived in
- Vrindavana
Seva for this day
Feed devotees and visitors on this holy day, or begin the Bhagavad-gita course with us.