What is the appearance day of Sri Jagadisa Pandita?
Sri Jagadisa Pandita was one of the close associates of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He and his brother Mahesh lived near the house of Jagannatha Misra in Sridhama Mayapur. In 2027 devotees remember him on his appearance day, Wednesday, 20 January.
Significance
The Caitanya-caritamrta counts Jagadisa Pandita as the thirty-first branch of the Caitanya tree. In his purport Srila Prabhupada adds that Jagadisa was once Candrahasa, a great dancer in Lord Krishna's pastimes.
A Gaudiya biography tells how, one Ekadashi, baby Nimai cried and would not be consoled until He had eaten maha-prasadam rice in Jagadisa's home. Jagadisa then saw the child reveal a form the colour of a monsoon cloud, with a peacock feather, and was overcome with ecstasy. Later, with Lord Jagannatha's permission, Jagadisa brought a Deity of Jagannatha back to Nadia and worshipped Him in his village of Yashora.
The thirty-first branch was Jagadīśa Paṇḍita, and the thirty-second was Hiraṇya Mahāśaya, unto whom Lord Caitanya in His childhood showed His causeless mercy.
Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila 10.70
How to observe it
Spend the day hearing his story and chanting the holy names of Lord Gauranga and Lord Krishna. Read Adi-lila 10.70 with its purport. Then offer some simple food with devotion, remembering how the child Nimai was drawn to a plain offering of rice in Jagadisa's home.
Questions
When is the appearance day of Jagadisa Pandita in 2027?
It is on Wednesday, 20 January 2027, by the Vaishnava calendar for Kurukshetra.
Who was Jagadisa Pandita?
Jagadisa Pandita was an associate of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu who lived near Jagannatha Misra in Mayapur. The Caitanya-caritamrta counts him as the thirty-first branch of the Caitanya tree, and the Lord showed him mercy in His childhood.
What is the Ekadashi story of Jagadisa Pandita and baby Nimai?
One Ekadashi, baby Nimai cried without stopping until He was given maha-prasadam rice in Jagadisa Pandita's home. Once He had eaten, Jagadisa saw the child show a blue form with a peacock feather, and he swooned in ecstasy.
Who was Jagadisa Pandita in Krishna's pastimes?
In Krishna's pastimes Jagadisa Pandita was Candrahasa, a great dancer. Srila Prabhupada says so in his purport to Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila 10.70.
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Key facts
- Date
- Wednesday, 20 January 2027
- Branch of the Caitanya tree
- Thirty-first (Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila 10.70)
- In Krishna's pastimes
- Candrahasa, a great dancer
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