Sri Haridasa Thakura Disappearance
Sri Haridasa Thakura — the Namacharya (the acharya of the holy name)
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The disappearance day of Sri Haridasa Thakura — Bhadra Krishna Pancami — the Namacharya. Born a Muslim, he became Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's most beloved associate and the supreme exemplar of nama-bhajan (chanting of the holy name). His disappearance pastime — Sri Caitanya holding his body and dancing — is one of the most ecstatic and tearful chapters of the Sri Caitanya-caritamrita.
Dates 2026–2027
Mantra
हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे / Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Maha-mantra — chanted by Sri Haridasa Thakura 300,000 times daily
O Hare! O Krishna! O Rama!
How to recite
On this day chant extra rounds of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra in honour of Sri Haridasa Thakura — the Namacharya. Read the Sri Caitanya-caritamrita Antya-lila chapters 11-12 describing his disappearance pastime in Sri Caitanya's lap at Puri. Visit (or visualise) his samadhi at Puri. Chant 16 rounds plus as many extra rounds as you can offer in his name.
Benefits
Sri Haridasa Thakura is the Namacharya — the supreme exemplar of the chanting of the holy name. He chanted 300,000 names of Krishna daily (192 rounds!) without fail. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally bathed his body and danced with him in His arms at the moment of disappearance — declaring 'Today I have lost a great wealth.' His samadhi is at Puri, near the Tota-Gopinath temple.
✦ Special Note
Per the Mayapur Vaishnava Calendar. ISKCON devotees often increase their daily round count today as an offering to the Namacharya. Read Sri Caitanya-caritamrita Antya-lila 11 — Srila Prabhupada's favourite chapter on Sri Haridasa's disappearance.
Foods Allowed
Foods to Avoid
Meal Idea
Simple Vaishnava prasadam — rice, dal, one vegetable, taken in remembrance of Sri Haridasa's renounced life
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