Wednesday
Wednesday, 15 September 2027
Pūrṇimā, Gaura (bright) pakṣa Bhādra (Hṛṣīkeśa) māsa · Gaurābda 541 Nakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā
2 songs to sing todayŚrī Viśvarūpa Mahotsava
A festival in honour of Śrī Viśvarūpa, the elder brother of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who left home as a young man and accepted sannyāsa.
Bhādra Pūrṇimā
The Purāṇas praise giving the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in charity on this full moon. A good day to give the Bhāgavatam to someone.
Śrīla Prabhupāda accepts sannyāsa
In 1959, in Mathurā, Śrīla Prabhupāda accepted the renounced order of life.
Cāturmāsya
Third month begins
- No milk for one month
The four months of the rainy season are kept as a vow of simple living. In the first month devotees give up leafy vegetables, in the second yogurt, in the third milk and in the fourth urad dal.
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.