Sri Krsna Vasanta Rasa
Appearance Day of Sri Syamananda Prabhu · Appearance Day of Sri Vamsivadana Thakura · Appearance of Radha Kunda and Snana Dana · Sri Balarama Rasayatra
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What is Sri Krsna Vasanta Rasa?
Vasanta means spring, and rasa is the dance of divine love. Sri Krsna Vasanta Rasa is the spring festival of that dance, in which Lord Krishna dances with the gopis of Vrindavan. In 2027 it is held on the full moon night of Tuesday, 20 April. It shares the date with Sri Balarama Rasayatra and with the appearance days of Sri Vamsivadana Thakura and Sri Syamananda Prabhu.
Significance
The Vaishnava year celebrates the rasa dance in two seasons, autumn and spring. The spring festival follows the pattern of the autumn Rasa Yatra, and Krishna Himself speaks of spring in the Bhagavad-gita:
Of months I am Mārgaśīrṣa [November-December], and of seasons I am flower-bearing spring.
Bhagavad-gita 10.35
Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.33.36 gives the purpose of such pastimes. When the Lord assumes a humanlike body to show mercy to His devotees, He engages in pastimes that attract those who hear about them to become dedicated to Him.
How to observe it
Devotees dress in yellow, the colour of spring. Radha and Krishna are worshipped with many flowers and seated in a decorated rasa mandapa, with the gopis all around Them. On the full moon night devotees usually leave out pots of sweet rice for the Lord to enjoy during His rasa dance, and they hear the rasa-lila chapters of the Srimad-Bhagavatam.
Questions
When is Krishna Vasanta Rasa in 2027?
Sri Krishna Vasanta Rasa falls on Tuesday, 20 April 2027, and is celebrated on the full moon night.
What does Vasanta Rasa mean?
Vasanta means spring, and rasa is Lord Krishna's dance of divine love with the gopis of Vrindavan. The name refers to that dance as it is celebrated in spring.
What do devotees wear on Vasanta Rasa?
They wear yellow, the colour of spring. They also worship Radha and Krishna with many flowers and, on the full moon night, usually leave out pots of sweet rice for the Lord.
How is Vasanta Rasa different from the autumn Rasa Yatra?
It celebrates the same rasa dance, but in spring rather than autumn, and on this day everyone dresses in yellow.
Reviewed by ISKCON Kurukshetra · Updated
Key facts
- Date
- Tuesday, 20 April 2027
- Also on this day
- Appearance Day of Sri Syamananda Prabhu · Appearance Day of Sri Vamsivadana Thakura · Appearance of Radha Kunda and Snana Dana · Sri Balarama Rasayatra
- Season
- Spring (Vasanta)
- Colour of dress
- Yellow
- Offering left out
- Pots of sweet rice (payasam)
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