Golokdham Mahotsav to mark Shri Krishna’s departure at Somnath

Shri Somnath is Harihar teerth. On one side there’s Shiv Jyotirlinga, and on the other side, just some distance away there’s a place from where Shri Krishna commenced his journey to Golokdham( a place of Shri Krishna’s disappearance, or a place from where Shri Krishna took departure).

Shri Krishna’s disappearance took place on the bank of river Hiran in Somnath on Chitra Sud Ekam day in 3102 B.C. at 2.27.30 pm, Friday.

Shri Krishna’s Mandir and Charan Paduka(foot print) is even today present at this place.

Shri Balramji also converted into Shesh Naag with Shri Krishna at thia place only. There’s Dauji ni gufa(cave) and symbol of Shesh Naag present at this place.

A day of Shri Krishn’a departer to Golok Dham journey will be marked on Chaitra Sud Ekam ( 4th March) this year.

The celebration is titled as ‘Shri Krushna Golokdham Mahotsva’.

According to detail available from Shri Somnath Trust, the Mahotsava will start with Vishnuyag at 8.30 am, Dhvaja pujan at 9.30 am, Charad Paduka pujan at 2.27.30 pm with Abhishek and Shankh and Flute event followed by Bhagawad Geeta path at 4.00 pm, Vishnuyag’s concusion at 6.30 pm, Maha Aaarti with one thousands oil lamps at 7.00 pm at Golokdham ghaat, Krishna Sankirtan at 9.00 pm with Shri Osmanbhai Mir and other artists.

Somnath Trust’s Chairman Shri Keshubhai Patel has invited all devotees to this event.

Disappearance of Sri Krishna according to ISKCON

Lord Krishna was disillusioned with the fraternal killing among the Yaduvanshis. He went to a forest near Somnath in Bhalka Tirth to meditate. Jara, a hunter mistook the lord’s feet to be a deer and accidentally shot him with the arrow. Lord Krishna’s spirit left for heaven. Bhagwan Krishna’s disappearance marks the beginning of the current debauched age, also known as Kaliyug.

The great sage Vyas then wrote the famous ‘Bhagawad Puran’ to save the heritage and miracles of Lord Krishna. The story of Lord Krishna has since been passed from generation to generation.