Tuesday
Tuesday, 27 July 2027
Aṣṭamī, Kṛṣṇa (dark) pakṣa Śrāvaṇa (Śrīdhara) māsa Nakṣatra: Aśvinī
Disappearance day of Srila Lokanatha Gosvami
The Renunciant Guardian of Radha-Vinoda
- Departed
- Ashtami of Shravana or of Asharh (sources disagree); one tradition dates it to Shaka 1510 / 1588-89 CE
- Place
- Vraja-mandala; traditions differ between Khadiravana near Khoyra village, by Yugala-kunda, and the Radha-Gokulananda temple, Vrindavana
Lokanatha Gosvami lived to a great age, still absorbed in his solitary worship of Radha-Vinoda. The accounts of his final days do not agree with one another on several important points. The sources really do disagree on the month, the lunar fortnight, and even the specific place of his disappearance.
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.