{"id":44361,"date":"2020-11-17T16:16:06","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T15:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dandavats.tumblr.com\/post\/158806961006"},"modified":"2020-11-17T16:18:45","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T15:18:45","slug":"sri-govinda-ghosh-disappearance-sri-govinda-ghosh-an","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=44361","title":{"rendered":"Sri Govinda Ghosh \u2013 Disappearance"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sri Govinda Ghosh \u2013 Disappearance.
\n Sri Govinda Ghosh, an intimate associate of Lord Caitanya, was known for his sweet kirtans at the annual Jagannatha Puri Ratha- yatra festival. Lord Caitanya would at once begin to dance whenever Govinda Ghosh would sing. Govinda Ghosh and his brothers Vasudeva and Madhava are eternal associates of Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda Prabhu.
\nHe made his home in Agradvipa, Vasudeva in Tamluk, and Madhava Ghosh in Dain Hat. Govinda Ghosh Thakur\u2019s house is not far from Agradvipa in Kashipura Vishnutala. Some are of the opinion that Vaishnavatala was his birthplace. Govinda Ghosh participated in Mahaprabhu\u2019s lilas in Srivasa Angan, in the nagara-sankirtan to the Kazi\u2019s house, and in the house of Raghava Pandit. During the Rathayatra festival, he was the lead singer in the fourth kirtan group, accompanied by his two brothers, Chota Hari Das, Vishnu Das and Raghava Pandit. Vakresvara Pandit joined this group as the principal dancer.<\/p>\n

On Mahaprabhu\u2019s direction, Govinda revealed the Gopinath deity from a black stone in Agradvipa. Mahaprabhu also instructed him to get married. The story goes that Govinda Ghosh\u2019s wife and son both died untimely. As he grew older, Govinda began to wonder who would perform the last rites for him, as it is considered important for one to have a son who can do the shraddha ceremony on his behalf. He had a dream in which Gopinath appeared to him and said, \u201cDon\u2019t worry about this. I will perform the shraddha ceremony for you myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Govinda Ghosh finally passed away, Gopinath offered the pinda on his behalf. Gopinath continues to perform this ceremony every year on the anniversary of Govinda Ghosh\u2019s departure from this world. This takes place on the krishna trayodashi of the month of Chaitra. Vasudeva Ghosh\u2019s disappearance day is on the second day of the waxing moon in the month of Kartik.<\/p>\n

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\n Sri Govinda Ghosh, an intimate associate of Lord Caitanya, was known for his sweet kirtans at the annual Jagannatha Puri Ratha- yatra festival. Lord Caitanya would at once begin to dance whenever Govinda Ghosh would sing. Govinda Ghosh and his brothers Vasudeva and Madhava are eternal associates of Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda Prabhu.<\/p>\n

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