Disappearance Day of Srila Haridasa Thakura
Ananta Caturdasi Vrata
Disappearance Day
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What is the Disappearance Day of Srila Haridasa Thakura?
Srila Haridasa Thakura entered the Lord's eternal pastimes at Jagannatha Puri, chanting the name of Sri Krishna Caitanya before Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself. Devotees remember that day every year. At Kurukshetra it falls on Tuesday, 14 September 2027, together with Ananta Caturdasi Vrata.
Significance
Srila Haridasa Thakura appeared in a Muslim family and became a dear associate of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The Lord made him Namacarya because his own life showed how to chant, and every day he chanted 300,000 names. When a local ruler had him beaten in twenty-two marketplaces for chanting, Haridasa prayed for the welfare of those who struck him.
When Haridasa left this world, Mahaprabhu Himself lifted his body and danced with it. He bathed it in the sea and covered it with sand with His own hands. Of Haridasa Thakura's chanting, Srila Prabhupada wrote:
From his personal example we can understand that chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra and becoming highly elevated in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is very simple.
Caitanya-caritamrita, Antya-lila 3.100, purport
How to observe it
Read the eleventh chapter of the Antya-lila of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, which describes his last day, and chant a few extra rounds on your beads. Srila Prabhupada asked us to follow Haridasa Thakura's example by chanting sixteen rounds daily and offering respect to the tulasi plant. After Haridasa left, Mahaprabhu begged prasadam from the shopkeepers of Puri for a festival in his honour, so share prasadam with others too.
Questions
When is the disappearance day of Haridasa Thakura in 2027?
It falls on Tuesday, 14 September 2027, the same day as Ananta Caturdasi Vrata.
Who was Srila Haridasa Thakura?
He was an associate of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu who appeared in a Muslim family and became known as Namacarya. He chanted 300,000 names daily and left this world at Jagannatha Puri in Mahaprabhu's presence.
Why is Haridasa Thakura called Namacarya?
The title means teacher of the holy name, and Haridasa Thakura received it because his own life showed how to chant. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu gave him that role, and Srila Prabhupada called him the acarya of chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
How did Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu honour Haridasa Thakura when he left this world?
Mahaprabhu danced with Haridasa's body in His arms, led the procession to the sea, bathed the body and covered it with sand. Then He begged prasadam from the shopkeepers for a festival in Haridasa's honour.
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Key facts
- Date
- Tuesday, 14 September 2027
- Also on this day
- Ananta Caturdasi Vrata
- Known as
- Namacarya (teacher of the holy name)
- Daily chanting
- 300,000 holy names
- Left this world at
- Jagannatha Puri
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