Disappearance Day of Sri Srivasa Pandita
Disappearance Day
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What is the disappearance day of Sri Srivasa Pandita?
Night after night, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu led kirtana with His devotees in the courtyard of Srivasa's house in Navadvipa, a place known as Srivasa Angana. The disappearance day of Sri Srivasa Pandita, also called Srivasa Thakura, marks the day he left this world and entered the Lord's eternal pastimes. In 2027 it falls on Tuesday, 29 June.
Significance
Srila Prabhupada teaches that Srivasa is the fifth member of the Panca-tattva, with Sri Caitanya, Sri Nityananda, Sri Advaita and Sri Gadadhara, and that he represents the pure devotee. The Caitanya-caritamrta describes him as an incarnation of Narada Muni, and his wife Sri Malini Devi as Ambika, who nursed Krishna in Vraja.
Srivasa and his brothers Sri Rama Pandita, Srinidhi and Sripati served only Lord Caitanya and knew no other god or goddess. After the Lord accepted sannyasa, Srivasa left Navadvipa and settled at Kumarahatta, perhaps out of feelings of separation. Of his home in Navadvipa the Caitanya-caritamrta says:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu held congregational chanting daily at the house of Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita.
Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila 10.10
How to observe it
Srivasa Thakura opened his home to kirtana, so devotees remember him by chanting together rather than alone. Read the accounts of the Lord's kirtanas at his house, chant the holy names, and show respect to any devotee who welcomes sankirtana into his or her home.
Questions
When is the disappearance day of Srivasa Pandita in 2027?
Sri Srivasa Pandita's disappearance day is on Tuesday, 29 June 2027, according to the Vaishnava calendar for Kurukshetra.
Who was Srivasa Pandita?
Srivasa Pandita, also called Srivasa Thakura, was a devotee of Navadvipa in whose house Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu held congregational chanting every day. Srila Prabhupada counts him as the fifth member of the Panca-tattva.
What is Srivasa Angana?
Srivasa Angana is the courtyard of Srivasa Pandita's house in Navadvipa Mayapur. A Gaudiya biography says that Lord Caitanya held nightly kirtana there and revealed His divine form to His devotees.
Who was Srivasa Pandita in earlier pastimes?
Srivasa Pandita is described as an incarnation of Narada Muni. Srila Prabhupada writes that this description comes from Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika 90, which also describes his younger brother Sri Rama Pandita as an incarnation of Parvata Muni.
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Key facts
- Date
- Tuesday, 29 June 2027
- Incarnation of
- Narada Muni
- Place of kirtana
- Srivasa Angana, Navadvipa
- Role in the Panca-tattva
- The pure devotee
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