Disappearance Day of Sri Paramesvari Dasa Thakura

What is the disappearance day of Sri Paramesvari Dasa Thakura?

Sri Paramesvari Dasa Thakura, whose name is also written Paramesvara Dasa, was an intimate associate of Lord Nityananda Prabhu. He entered the Lord's eternal pastimes on the full moon of Vaisakha, which in 2027 falls on Thursday, 20 May.

Significance

Quoting Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura in a purport to the Caitanya-caritamrta, Srila Prabhupada writes that the Caitanya-bhagavata calls Paramesvara Dasa the life and soul of Nityananda Prabhu. In Krishna's pastimes he was Arjuna, a cowherd friend of Krishna and Balarama and one of the twelve gopalas. He went with Srimati Jahnava-devi to the festival at Khetari, and on her order installed Sri Sri Radha-Gopinatha at Atapur in Hooghly district. The Caitanya-caritamrta says of him:

Parameśvara dāsa, said to be the fifth gopāla of kṛṣṇa-līlā, completely surrendered to the lotus feet of Nityānanda. Anyone who remembers his name, Parameśvara dāsa, will get love of Kṛṣṇa very easily.

Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila 11.29

How to observe it

The simplest way to observe the day is to speak of him and chant. At Atapur his samadhi shrine stands between two bakula trees, and on this day the khunti is placed beside it. The khunti is the emblem he carried on a staff at the head of the sankirtan party.

At home you can hold a kirtana full of his joy as a cowherd boy and hear about the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu. Phula Dola and the appearance of Radha-Ramana Devaji are also celebrated on this day.