Disappearance Day of Sri Jayananda Prabhu
Disappearance Day
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What is the disappearance day of Sri Jayananda Prabhu?
Devotees keep the disappearance day of Sri Jayananda Prabhu by the Vaishnava lunar calendar, so in 2027 it falls on Tuesday, 18 May. One of Srila Prabhupada's first disciples in the West, Jayananda left this world on 1 May 1977.
Significance
Four days after Jayananda left, Srila Prabhupada wrote that he felt the separation very intensely. He recalled how Jayananda joined him in San Francisco in 1967, drove the car for him while chanting Hare Krishna, and was the first man to give a contribution for printing the Bhagavad-gita: five thousand dollars.
In a letter to Ramesvara, Srila Prabhupada asked that, if possible, Jayananda's picture be hung in the ratha of Lord Jagannatha, and that every temple set aside a day for a festival in his honour, just as on the disappearance days of other great Vaisnavas. Jayananda, he wrote, had been transferred to Vaikuntha.
Everyone should follow the example of Jayananda. I am very proud that I had such a nice disciple.
Letter to Ramesvara, Delhi, 11 May 1977
How to observe it
Srila Prabhupada himself asked for a festival in Jayananda's honour, so gather with devotees to share prasadam and stories about him. Read the two letters Srila Prabhupada wrote about him, chant extra rounds of the Hare Krishna mantra, and take up some practical service in Srila Prabhupada's mission, as Jayananda did when he drove his spiritual master's car.
Questions
When is Jayananda Prabhu's disappearance day in 2027?
It falls on Tuesday, 18 May 2027 in the Vaishnava calendar for Kurukshetra. Jayananda left this world on 1 May 1977, but the day follows the lunar calendar, so its Gregorian date changes every year.
Who was Jayananda Prabhu?
Jayananda Prabhu was one of Srila Prabhupada's first disciples in the West. He joined Srila Prabhupada in San Francisco in 1967 and left this world on 1 May 1977.
Why does ISKCON observe Jayananda Prabhu's disappearance day?
Because Srila Prabhupada asked for it. In a 1977 letter he wrote that every temple should set aside a day for a festival in Jayananda's honour, just as on the disappearance days of other great Vaisnavas.
What did Srila Prabhupada say about Jayananda?
Srila Prabhupada wrote that Jayananda had left his body very wonderfully and been transferred to Vaikuntha. He said everyone should follow Jayananda's example, and that he was very proud to have had such a disciple.
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Key facts
- Date
- Tuesday, 18 May 2027
- Spiritual master
- Srila Prabhupada
- Joined Prabhupada in
- San Francisco, 1967
- Prabhupada asked that his picture be hung in
- The ratha of Lord Jagannatha
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