Disappearance Day of Sri Madhavendra Puri
Disappearance Day
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What is the disappearance day of Sri Madhavendra Puri?
The disappearance day of Sri Madhavendra Puri is on Friday, 19 March 2027. A sannyasi of the Madhva line, he left this world on this day, completely absorbed in separation from Krishna.
Significance
Srila Prabhupada explains that Madhavendra Puri belonged to the disciplic succession from Sri Madhvacarya and was the first in it to show the symptoms of love of Godhead. He brought the conjugal mood of the gopis of Vraja into that line, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is third in descent from him. In Madhavendra Puri's last days, his most beloved disciple, Isvara Puri, served him with his own hands.
At Govardhana he rediscovered the Deity Gopala. At Remuna, Sri Gopinatha stole a pot of sweet rice for him, and so that Deity became famous as Ksira-cora, the thief of sweet rice.
Caitanya-caritamrta describes his final moments:
Mādhavendra Purī recited this verse again and again at the end of his material existence. Thus uttering this verse, he attained the ultimate goal of life.
Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila 4.196
How to observe it
Read Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila, chapter 4, which tells the stories of Gopala and Ksira-cora Gopinatha. Meditate on the verse he repeated, ayi dina-dayardra natha (Madhya-lila 4.197), in which he asks when he will see the master of Mathura again. A simple way to honour him is to offer a little sweet rice to the Lord, remembering the pot Gopinatha stole for him.
Questions
When is the disappearance day of Madhavendra Puri in 2027?
Sri Madhavendra Puri's disappearance day falls on Friday, 19 March 2027 in the Vaishnava calendar for Kurukshetra.
Who was Sri Madhavendra Puri?
He was a sannyasi of the Madhva-sampradaya and the guru of Isvara Puri. Srila Prabhupada writes that he was the first in that line to show love of Godhead, and that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is third in descent from him.
Why is Gopinatha called Ksira-cora?
Lord Gopinatha at Remuna stole a pot of sweet rice for Madhavendra Puri, so He became known as Ksira-cora, the thief of sweet rice. Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila, chapter 4, tells the story.
What was Madhavendra Puri's last verse?
At the end he recited ayi dina-dayardra natha, a prayer asking the master of Mathura when he will see Him again. The verse is recorded in Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila 4.197.
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Key facts
- Date
- Friday, 19 March 2027
- Sampradaya
- Madhva, part of the Brahma-Madhva line
- Most beloved disciple
- Isvara Puri
- Deities of his pastimes
- Gopala at Govardhana and Ksira-cora Gopinatha at Remuna
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