Disappearance Day of Sri Madhvacarya
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What is the Disappearance Day of Sri Madhvacarya?
On the disappearance day of Sri Madhvacarya, devotees remember the acarya who founded the Madhva sampradaya. In 2027 it falls on Monday, 15 February. Srila Prabhupada writes in a purport that Madhvacarya left this world at the age of eighty, while writing a commentary on the Aitareya Upanisad.
Significance
Our own line, the Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya sampradaya, comes down from Lord Brahma through Madhvacarya to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Madhvacarya appeared near Udupi in Karnataka and took sannyasa as a boy, receiving the name Purnaprajna Tirtha. He taught that Krishna alone is the Supreme Truth, that souls are the Lord's servants and that pure devotional service is the path to liberation.
At Udupi he installed a Deity of Krishna that had appeared inside a lump of sacred gopi-candana clay, and he established eight monasteries for His service. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu later came to Udupi, and the Caitanya-caritamrta describes His visit:
Caitanya Mahāprabhu next arrived at Uḍupī, the place of Madhvācārya, where the philosophers known as Tattvavādīs resided. There He saw the Deity of Lord Kṛṣṇa and became mad with ecstasy.
Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila 9.245
How to observe it
Read the purport to Madhya-lila 9.245, where Srila Prabhupada tells Madhvacarya's story and lists his line of successors. Remember the Udupi Deity, still worshipped as Madhvacarya arranged, and offer your own worship to Krishna with the same care.
Questions
When is Madhvacarya's disappearance day in 2027?
Sri Madhvacarya's disappearance day falls on Monday, 15 February 2027.
Who was Sri Madhvacarya?
He was the great acarya of the Madhva sampradaya, who appeared near Udupi in South India. Our Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya line passes through him, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited his seat at Udupi.
What is the Udupi Krishna Deity?
It is a Deity of Lord Krishna holding a stick, which Madhvacarya received inside a lump of gopi-candana and installed at Udupi. The eight monasteries he established carry on His worship.
How is Madhvacarya connected to Gaudiya Vaishnavas?
The Gaudiya sampradaya descends from the Madhvas. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His followers studied Madhvacarya's works, and Srila Prabhupada's purport lists the disciplic line from Lord Brahma through Madhvacarya.
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Key facts
- Date
- Monday, 15 February 2027
- Childhood name
- Vasudeva
- Met Vyasadeva at
- Badarikasrama
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