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Sri Ramanujacharya Disappearance

Sri Ramanujacharya — the founder-acharya of the Sri Vaishnava sampradaya, accepted in the Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya parampara

ISKCON / Gaudiya Vaishnava

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The disappearance day of Sri Ramanujacharya (1017–1137 CE) — the second of the four Vaishnava acharyas (Madhva, Ramanuja, Vishnuswami, Nimbarka) accepted in our parampara. Vaisakha Shukla Dasami. Observed at every ISKCON temple as a day of remembrance for the great Vaishnava theologian.

Dates 2026–2027

May 23, 2026May 12, 2027

Mantra

श्रीमते रामानुजाय नमः / Sri Ramanujaya Namah

Sri Ramanujaya Namah — the foundational pranama mantra to Yatiraja

Salutations to Sri Ramanuja — the king of all sannyasis (Yatiraja)

How to recite

Read from the Sri Bhashya or the Vedartha-sangraha. Recite the Yatiraja Vimsati. Offer flowers to a tulsi plant in honour of the acharya. Chant 16 rounds of Hare Krishna.

Benefits

Sri Ramanuja established Vishishtadvaita Vedanta and is one of the four Vaishnava acharyas accepted by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Srila Prabhupada referred to Sri Ramanuja repeatedly in his commentaries — particularly on the Bhagavad-gita verses on bhakti and surrender.

✦ Special Note

Per the Mayapur Vaishnava Calendar — date may shift by one day in non-Indian timezones. Although Sri Ramanuja established the Sri Vaishnava sampradaya (a separate lineage from ours), Srila Prabhupada and the Gaudiya Vaishnava acharyas honour him as one of the four authorised Vaishnava acharyas of Kali-yuga. His commentaries on the Brahma-sutras (Sri Bhashya) and Bhagavad-gita are foundational.

Foods Allowed

Vaishnava prasadam offered to Sri Ramanuja's archa-vigrahaFresh fruit, milk, dairyHoney, jaggery

Foods to Avoid

Onion and garlicMeat, fish, eggsTamasic foods

Meal Idea

Iyengar-style ven pongal, akkaravadisal, and tulsi-water — all offered to Sri Ramanuja's vigraha first

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