Sri Gangamata Goswamini Appearance Day: June 8

May 1, 1995 | Calendar Close-up, Volume-29 Number-03

Gangamata Gosvamini, the daughter of a king, lived two or three generations after Lord Caitanya. Her childhood name was Saci. At an early age Saci showed signs of being a great devotee of Lord Krsna. She began her education by studying the usual academic subjects but... read more

Srila Madhavendra Puri Appearance Day: May 14

May 1, 1995 | Calendar Close-up, Volume-29 Number-03

Srila Madhavendra Puri was the spiritual master of Advaita Acarya and Isvara Puri, Lord Caitanya's spiritual master. Madhavendra Puri took initiation from Sri Laksmipati Tirtha, in the Madhva Sampradaya, the disciplic line from the great spiritual teacher... read more

Srila Jayananda Prabhu Disappearance Day: May 11

May 1, 1995 | Calendar Close-up, Volume-29 Number-03

Srila Jayananda Prabhu joined Srila Prabhupada and the fledgling Hare Krsna movement in San Francisco in 1967. Jayananda Prabhu had been driving a cab, and, encouraged by Srila Prabhupada, he kept that job to help support the storefront Hare Krsna temple. He also gave... read more

Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana Appearance Day: June 8

May 1, 1995 | Calendar Close-up, Volume-29 Number-03

Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana appeared in Orissa at the end of the seventeenth century or the beginning of the eighteenth. At an early age he learned Sanskrit grammar, poetry, rhetoric, and logic and then traveled to holy places throughout India. While traveling, he met... read more

Srimati Rukmini Devi Appearance Day: May 12

May 1, 1995 | Calendar Close-up, Volume-29 Number-03

Srimati Rukmini Devi is the eternal consort of Lord Krsna in Dvaraka. When Rukmini and Krsna descend to this world, they enact many pastimes, including their marriage. Rukmini Devi was the daughter of a king, and her elder brother arranged for her marriage with... read more