Sri Jiva Goswami Disappearance
Sri Jiva Goswami — the youngest of the Six Goswamis, systematic philosopher of Gaudiya Vaishnavism
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The disappearance day of Sri Jiva Goswami — Pausha Krishna Tritiya — youngest and most prolific of the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan, author of the Sat-sandarbhas (the philosophical foundation of Gaudiya Vaishnavism). Established Sri Sri Radha-Damodara mandir at Vrindavan — where Srila Prabhupada later wrote much of his Bhagavatam translation in his bhajan-kutir.
Dates 2026–2027
Mantra
श्री जीव गोस्वामी की जय / Sri Jiva Goswami Ki Jai
Sri Jiva Goswami Ki Jai
All glories to Sri Jiva Goswami
How to recite
Read from the Sat-sandarbhas (Sri Jiva Goswami's six philosophical treatises) — Tattva, Bhagavata, Paramatma, Krishna, Bhakti, Priti Sandarbha. Visit (or visualise) Sri Sri Radha-Damodara mandir in Vrindavan where Srila Prabhupada later resided in his bhajan-kutir. Chant 16 rounds.
Benefits
Sri Jiva Goswami (1513–1598) was the youngest and most prolific of the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan. Author of the Sat-sandarbhas — the philosophical foundation of Gaudiya Vaishnavism — Sri Krishna-sandarbha, the Gopala-campu, the Hari-namamrita-vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar through Krishna's names), and dozens of other works. He was the systematic philosopher who organised the entire Caitanya theology.
✦ Special Note
Per the Mayapur Vaishnava Calendar. Srila Prabhupada lived at Sri Sri Radha-Damodara mandir for 7 years (1959–1965) before sailing to America — his bhajan-kutir there is the spiritual birthplace of ISKCON. Visit if possible.
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Meal Idea
Sri Sri Radha-Damodara prasadam — Vrindavan-style kachori, sabji, sweet rice — read from Krishna-sandarbha while taking prasadam
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