Thursday
Thursday, 16 July 2026
Dvitīyā, Gaura (bright) pakṣa Āṣāḍha (Vāmana) māsa · Gaurābda 540 Nakṣatra: Āśleṣā
4 songs to sing todayRatha-yātrā
Lord Jagannātha, Baladeva and Subhadrā ride their chariots, and Śrī Caitanya dances before them.
Disappearance day of Srila Svarupa Damodara Goswami
Mahaprabhu's Confidential Secretary at Jagannatha Puri
- Departed
- On a Ratha-yatra day in the month of Ashadha; year not recorded
- Place
- Jagannatha Puri
Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita famously does not describe Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's own disappearance directly. Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami says only that he "hints" at it before ending the book. The book holds back in the same way about Svarupa Damodara's own passing. So there is a real gap in our knowledge of exactly when he passed away in relation to the Lord.
Disappearance day of Srila Shivananda Sena
The householder who led Bengal's devotees to Jagannatha Puri every year
- Departed
- Not recorded
- Place
- Traditionally associated with Jagannatha Puri (later tradition places a samadhi there); not described in Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita itself
In the sources that survive, Shivananda Sena's story is no longer told in detail after the pilgrimage years. They do not describe his disappearance, a final scene or any last words. What remains instead is a small group of traces, some physical and some written. Each one is more solid than the one before.
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.