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Saturday, 25 April 2026
Navamī, Gaura (bright) pakṣa Vaiśākha (Madhusūdana) māsa · Gaurābda 540 Nakṣatra: Āśleṣā
7 songs to sing todaySītā Devī's appearance
The appearance of Śrīmatī Sītā Devī, the eternal consort of Lord Rāmacandra, who appeared from the earth in the field of King Janaka.
Appearance day of Srila Jahnava Mata
Consort of Nityananda Prabhu Who Led Gaudiya Vaishnavism After 1534
- Appeared
- Early 16th century (the exact year is not recorded in the original sources; one later source gives 1509)
- Place
- Shaligrama, near Navadwip, Bengal (the family home; one secondary source states Ambika Kalna)
Jahnava was born into a Vaishnava family that was close to the movement even before Chaitanya Mahaprabhu had appeared. Her father, Suryadasa Sarakhela, lived at Shaligrama, a village a few miles from Navadwip. He worked as an accountant, or secretary, in the Muslim government of Gauda. The title Sarakhela means roughly "commander," and it shows the rank of that office. This post made him a wealthy man. By every account, he was also a devoted one.
Disappearance day of Sri Madhu Pandit Goswami
Priest of Sri Gopinatha at Vamshivata
- Departed
- Not precisely dated; belonged to the generation of Rupa Goswami and Sanatana Goswami's companions in 16th-century Vrindavana
- Place
- Vrindavana; his samadhi stands within the Sri Radha-Gopinatha temple compound
A disciple in Gadadhara Pandit's line who discovered and served Sri Gopinatha at Vamshivata, Vrindavana, for decades, and blessed Shrinivasa Acharya before the journey that carried the Goswamis' books to Bengal.
Songs to sing
Dates and fasting times follow the ISKCON Vaiṣṇava calendar (GCal) for Vrindavan. Times in your town can differ by a few minutes.