Disappearance Day of Sri Bhugarbha Gosvami

What is the disappearance day of Sri Bhugarbha Gosvami?

Gaudiya sources place the disappearance of Sri Bhugarbha Gosvami on the fourteenth day of the waxing moon in Kartika, when he left this world and entered the Lord's eternal pastimes in Vrindavana. In 2026 Vaishnavas honour him on Monday, 23 November, and remember Sri Kasisvara Pandita on the same day.

Significance

Sri Bhugarbha Gosvami was a disciple of Sri Gadadhara Pandita, a close associate of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The name Bhugarbha tells its own story: bhu means earth, and garbha means a hidden place. It is said that he performed his quiet bhajana underground to avoid distractions.

In Krishna's pastimes in Vraja, the Gaudiya tradition knows him as Prema-manjari. The Caitanya-caritamrta, in Srila Prabhupada's translation, names him among the branches of Gadadhara Gosvami:

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

To remember Sri Bhugarbha Gosvami, devotees read about the early Gosvamis of Vrindavana and chant the holy names. A short prayer or a few extra rounds makes a fitting offering.

This holy day falls in Kartik, the month of Lord Damodara, when devotees offer Him a lamp each evening and sing Damodarashtakam. Read about Kartik (Damodara) Month, and offer your own lamp from wherever you are through our Kartik Deep Daan Seva.