Disappearance Day of Sri Locana Dasa Thakura
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What is the disappearance day of Sri Locana Dasa Thakura?
In 2027 the disappearance day of Sri Locana Dasa Thakura is on Thursday, 28 January. Vaishnavas remember the poet of the Caitanya-mangala on the day he entered the Lord's eternal pastimes. His spiritual master, Sri Narahari Sarakara Thakura, was an associate of Lord Gauranga.
Significance
In the Caitanya-mangala, Locana Dasa Thakura tells many pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu that Srila Vrindavana Dasa Thakura and Srila Krishnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami did not describe. Among them is a moving conversation between the Lord and Visnupriya Devi on the night before He took sannyasa. Locana Dasa wrote the book in verse and song so that ordinary people could understand the Lord's character.
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura printed and distributed the Caitanya-mangala. Srila Prabhupada, who was very fond of Locana Dasa's bhajans, would sing Parama Karuna and wrote an extensive commentary on Bhajo bhajo bhai. Locana Dasa's call is "Bhajo bhajo bhai, Caitanya Nitai": worship Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda with firm faith.
Srila Prabhupada mentions him in a purport about Narahari Sarakara Thakura:
Locana dāsa Ṭhākura, the celebrated author of Śrī Caitanya-maṅgala, was his disciple.
Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila 10.78-79, purport (on Narahari Sarakara Thakura)
How to observe it
Devotees honour Locana Dasa Thakura by singing his songs, such as Parama Karuna, and by hearing the pastimes of Gauranga and Nityananda from the Caitanya-mangala. His samadhi is in the 64 Samadhis area. On this day, chant the holy names with the firm faith he urged, trusting that this chanting leads to the goal.
Questions
When is the disappearance day of Locana Dasa Thakura in 2027?
In the Vaishnava calendar for Kurukshetra, the disappearance day of Sri Locana Dasa Thakura falls on Thursday, 28 January 2027.
Who was Locana Dasa Thakura?
Locana Dasa Thakura was a disciple of Narahari Sarakara Thakura and the author of the Caitanya-mangala. Srila Prabhupada calls him the celebrated author of that work in his purport to Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila 10.78-79.
What is the Caitanya-mangala?
It is Locana Dasa Thakura's poem on the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. It includes pastimes that Vrindavana Dasa Thakura and Krishnadasa Kaviraja did not describe, such as the Lord's talk with Visnupriya Devi before He took sannyasa.
What songs did Locana Dasa Thakura write?
He wrote many songs in praise of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Nityananda Prabhu and Gauridasa Pandita, including Parama Karuna and Bhajo bhajo bhai. Srila Prabhupada loved to sing his bhajans.
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Key facts
- Date
- Thursday, 28 January 2027
- Spiritual master
- Sri Narahari Sarakara Thakura
- Famous work
- Caitanya-mangala
- Samadhi
- 64 Samadhis area
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