Sunday
Sunday, 12 September 2027
Dvādaśī, Gaura (bright) pakṣa Bhādra (Hṛṣīkeśa) māsa · Gaurābda 541 Nakṣatra: Śravaṇa
10 songs to sing todayVāmana Dvādaśī
- Fasting till noon, with feast tomorrow
The appearance of Lord Vāmana, the dwarf brāhmaṇa who covered the universe in three steps.
Pārśva Ekādaśī
- Fast today from grains and beans
The resting Lord turns onto His side (pārśva). The day is linked with Lord Vāmanadeva and King Bali, and worship of Vāmana is recommended. Vāmana Dvādaśī follows.
Mahā-dvādaśī. This year the Ekādaśī is not fit for fasting by the rules of the scripture, so the fast is kept today, on the Dvādaśī. Such a day is called a Mahā-dvādaśī.
How to keep Ekādaśī
Ekādaśī, the eleventh day of each fortnight of the moon, is very dear to Lord Hari. Devotees fast from grains and beans, chant more rounds, read and hear about Kṛṣṇa, and break the fast the next morning within the given time.
Appearance day of Srila Jiva Goswami
Systematic Philosopher of the Six Goswamis of Vrindavana
- Fast till noon for Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, with feast tomorrow
- 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
- Sri Hari Vasare Hari Kirtana VidhanaVrndavana Dasa Thakura
- Suddha Bhakata Carana RenuBhaktivinoda Thakura
- Hari Haraye Namah Krsna YadavayaNarottama Dasa Thakura
Dates and fasting times follow the ISKCON Vaiṣṇava calendar (GCal) for Vrindavan. Times in your town can differ by a few minutes.