Wednesday
Wednesday, 23 September 2026
Dvādaśī, Gaura (bright) pakṣa Bhādra (Hṛṣīkeśa) māsa · Gaurābda 540 Nakṣatra: Śravaṇa
7 songs to sing todayVāmana Dvādaśī
- The fast was kept yesterday; today is the feast
The appearance of Lord Vāmana, the dwarf brāhmaṇa who covered the universe in three steps.
Appearance day of Srila Jiva Goswami
Systematic Philosopher of the Six Goswamis of Vrindavana
- Appeared
- Traditionally c. 1513 (sources disagree; some place it as early as 1511 and others as late as the 1530s)
- Place
- Bengal, in the family of the courtier Kumaradeva (sources do not agree on the exact village)
Jiva Goswami was born into a family already marked for renunciation. His father, Anupama, also known as Vallabha, was the youngest of three brothers who served together in the Bengal court. Later all three were drawn to Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. The elder two, Rupa and Sanatana, would go on to lead the rediscovery of Vrindavana. Anupama himself never reached that mission's end.
Songs to sing
- 1 Aditi's PrayersKrsna Dvaipayana Vyasa
- Pralaya Payodhi JaleJayadeva Goswami
- 3 Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī PraṇāmaSrila Jiva Goswami
- Krsnotkirtana Gana NartanaSrinivasa Acarya · Srila Jiva Goswami
- Krsna Prema Mayi RadhaJiva Goswami · Srila Jiva Goswami
- 6 Giri Pujeyaṁ Vihita Kena Araci Śakra Padam Abhayaṁ YenaJiva Goswami · Srila Jiva Goswami
- 7 Gokula Pati Kula Tilaka Tvam AsīhaJiva Goswami · Srila Jiva Goswami
Dates and fasting times follow the ISKCON Vaiṣṇava calendar (GCal) for Vrindavan. Times in your town can differ by a few minutes.