Śrī Śivānanda Sena and Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī – Disappearance Day (2025)

Friday, 27 June 2025 [Mayapur, West Bengal, India Time]

Disappearance Day of Śrī Śivānanda Sena

Disappearance Day of Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī

Disappearance Day of Śrī Śivānanda Sena

Sivananda Sena, an associate of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, used all his possessions and wealth in the service of the Lord and His devotees. Every year he would lead a party of 200 devotees from Bengal to Jagannatha Puri to attend the annual Ratha-yatra festival. He would arrange for the devotees’ food, tolls, ferries, and lodging. Shivananda Sena’s family and servants were all dedicated to Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

Sivananda Sena is mentioned extensively in Chaitanya-charitamrita, especially in Adi-lila 10.54-55, and 10.60-64, as well as Antya-lila 1.16-32, 2.22-82, 10.142-151 and 12.15-53.

Disappearance Day of Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī

Svarupa Damodara Goswami was the personal secretary of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. He is said to have been like a “second Mahaprabhu” because he deeply understood the Lord’s conclusions on Krishna bhakti, devotional service to Krishna. He was a great scholar as well as an expert musician. In the company of Srila Swarupa Damodara Goswami at Jagannatha Puri, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu would taste the deepest emotions of devotional service.

Svarupa Damodara Goswami is also mentioned extensively in Chaitanya-charitamrita, especially in Adi-lila 4.105, and Madhya-lila 10.102-129, and Madhya-lila 13.163-167