08/08/2024
💠*SRILA RAGHUNANDANA THAKURA:* Disappearance Day
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👉 The third member of the catur-vyūha, Pradyumna, took part in Radha Madhava’s lila in Vraja as Krishna’s intimate friend or priya-narma-sakhā. *He has now appeared as Raghunandan, whose body is not different from that of Śrī Chaitanya.*�(Gaura gaṇoddeśa dīpikā 70)
👉 The three most important devotees from Srikhanda were Mukunda Das, Raghunandan and Narahari. Mahāprabhu asked Mukunda Das, “Are you Raghunandan’s father and he, your son? Or, is he your father and you his son? Tell me so that I can put my doubts to rest.” Mukunda answered, “Raghunandan is my father and I am his son, rest assured. Whatever devotion we have comes from him, therefore I see him as my father.” When he heard Mukunda Das’ answer, Mahāprabhu was thrilled and said, “He from whom we imbibe devotion should always be considered our senior.” �(Chaitanya Charitamrita 2.15.112-117)
👉 Being called away on medical business, Mukunda Dasa once asked his young son, Raghunandana, to offer the raja bhoga to the family Deity of Gopinatha. Raghunandana prepared everything timely, carefully, and with great devotion. When he made the offering he remembered his father's order, "make sure the Deity eats." Ringing the bell the simple boy told the Gopinatha Deity, "Eat, eat!" Raghunandana began crying when he saw the untouched food remaining on the Deity's plate. He feared his father's anger for his inability to "make the Deity eat." Gopinatha couldn't resist the child's intense devotion. So the Lord ate everything on the plate, leaving no remnants.
👉 Raghunandan slowly became hidden to mortal eyes while repeating the names of Śrī Krishna Chaitanya again and again. How glorious is that day of Shravan śuklā caturthī! Will anyone not sing the glories of Raghunandan Ṭhākura?�(Bhakti ratnākara 13.183-4)
👉*In Krishna lila, Raghunandana is Kandar-pa-manjari or Pradyumna (of the Catur-vyuha).* His samadhi is in the 64 Samadhis Area
🫶*Srila Raghunandana Thakura ki jai!!*
