Appearance Day of Sri Madhvacarya
Ramacandra Vijayotsava
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What is the Appearance Day of Sri Madhvacarya?
Sri Madhvacarya appeared at Pajaka-ksetra, near Udupi in South India. Vaishnavas celebrate his appearance in 2027 on Sunday, 10 October, which is also the day of Ramacandra Vijayotsava.
Significance
Srila Prabhupada gives a short account of the acarya's life in his commentary on the Caitanya-caritamrta. As a child Madhvacarya was called Vasudeva. At the age of twelve he accepted sannyasa from Acyuta Preksa and received the name Purnaprajna Tirtha. After travelling throughout India he went to Badarikasrama, where he met Vyasadeva and explained to him the commentary he had written on the Bhagavad-gita.
Near Udupi, the owners of a boat gave him a big lump of gopi-candana clay. When it broke apart, it revealed a large Deity of Krishna, and Madhvacarya carried the Deity to Udupi himself. Eight of his sannyasa disciples became the heads of his eight monasteries.
Madhvācārya had somehow or other acquired the Deity of Kṛṣṇa from a heap of gopī-candana that had been transported in a boat.
Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila 9.247
How to observe it
Devotees mark the day by reading the life of Madhvacarya and hearing the story of the Udupi Krishna. The worship he began continues at Udupi to this day.
Questions
When is Madhvacarya Jayanti in 2027?
Madhvacarya Jayanti, the appearance day of Sri Madhvacarya, falls on Sunday, 10 October 2027, the same day as Ramacandra Vijayotsava.
Where did Sri Madhvacarya appear?
Sri Madhvacarya appeared at Pajaka-ksetra, near Udupi in the South Kanara district of South India. Srila Prabhupada gives this in his purport in the Caitanya-caritamrta.
What is the story of the Udupi Krishna Deity?
A lump of gopi-candana given to Madhvacarya broke open to reveal a large Deity of Krishna. Madhvacarya brought the Deity to Udupi, where His worship continues through the eight monasteries the acarya established.
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Key facts
- Date
- Sunday, 10 October 2027
- Also on this day
- Ramacandra Vijayotsava
- Name at sannyasa
- Purnaprajna Tirtha
- Deity he established
- Udupi Krishna
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