Disappearance Day of Sri Svarupa Damodara Gosvami
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What is the Disappearance Day of Sri Svarupa Damodara Gosvami?
In Jagannatha Puri, no one was closer to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu than Svarupa Damodara. The disappearance day of Sri Svarupa Damodara Gosvami marks the day he left this world. In 2027 it falls on Monday, 5 July, when Ratha Yatra is also celebrated.
Significance
Before he accepted sannyasa he was Purusottama Acarya of Navadvipa. When the Lord took sannyasa, Purusottama went to Varanasi in a state close to madness and took up the renounced life without the formal dress. His guru, Caitanyananda Bharati, told him to study the Vedanta-sutra.
Svarupa Damodara then came to Puri, also called Nilacala, and served the Lord day and night. He read the Gita-govinda and the songs of Vidyapati and Candidasa to the Lord, and checked every poem and book before it was read to Him. At Ratha Yatra the Lord made him leader of the first kirtana party. The Caitanya-caritamrta says of him:
Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara was the personification of ecstatic love, fully cognizant of the transcendental mellows in relationship with Kṛṣṇa. He directly represented Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as His second expansion.
Caitanya-caritamrita, Madhya 10.111
How to observe it
Svarupa Damodara served the Lord through song, so let kirtana mark the day. Sing the Hare Krishna maha-mantra with a few devotees, or listen to devotional singing. Because he made sure only pure and correct books reached the Lord, read the tenth chapter of Madhya-lila in the Caitanya-caritamrta, where he is introduced. And on Ratha Yatra, remember that he led the singing.
Questions
When is the disappearance day of Svarupa Damodara Gosvami in 2027?
It is on Monday, 5 July 2027. Ratha Yatra and the disappearance day of Sri Sivananda Sena fall on the same date.
Who was Svarupa Damodara Gosvami?
He was a close associate of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in Jagannatha Puri, known earlier as Purusottama Acarya of Navadvipa. The Caitanya-caritamrta describes him as an ocean of transcendental mellows and a great scholar and singer.
Why is Svarupa Damodara called the Lord's second expansion?
He fully understood the Lord's moods and His conclusions on devotional service. For this reason the Caitanya-caritamrta says that he directly represented Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu as His second expansion.
What did Svarupa Damodara do at Ratha Yatra?
He was chosen to lead the first kirtana party, with five assistants who responded to his singing. When Svarupa Damodara sang loudly, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu danced in joy.
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Key facts
- Date
- Monday, 5 July 2027
- Also on this day
- Disappearance Day of Sri Sivananda Sena · Ratha Yatra
- Earlier name
- Purusottama Acarya
- Sannyasa guru
- Caitanyananda Bharati
- Role at Ratha Yatra
- Leader of the first kirtana party
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