By: Anupama DD
Who is Narottama?
• Born in Gopalpur Pargana (Now in Bangladesh)
• Born in very wealthy family • Life long brahmacari
ChildhoodBorn in a very rich family… lived in a mansion!
Childhood
• Annaprashan Past-time • Very intelligent• In no time he mastered Sanskrit grammar,
poetry, rhetoric, and became expert in many different scriptures
Treasure from Lord Chaitanya
• Once, Lord Chaitnaya was crying and calling "Narottama, Narottama" at the banks of Padma river
• Deposited all the love he had for Narottma Dasa
Lord Nityananda in Dream
Padma River Gives the Treasure back
Journey to Vrindavan
• Krishna came in dream • Eager to go to Vrindavan• Singing and keep thinking – when I will go to
Vrindavan • Escaped from house to go to vrindavan
rädhä-krishna präna mora yugala-kisorajivane marane gati ära nähi mora
kälindira kule keli-kadambera vanaratana-vedira upara basäba du’jana
syäma-gauri ange diba candanera gandhacämara dhuläba kabe heriba mukha-
candra
gäthiyä mälatira mälä diba dõhära galeadhare tuliyä diba karpura tämbule
lalitä visäkhä ädi jata sakhi-vrndaäjñäya kariba sevä caranäravinda
Sri krishnaa-caitanya-prabhura däsera anudäsa
sevä abhiläða kare narottama-däsa
Initiation by Lokanatha Maharaj
Samadhi Mandir of Lokanatha Maharaj
Entering eternal lila of Shri Radha
• Went into deep separation after Sri Ramachandra Kaviraja entered into eternal lila of Sri Radha Krishna
• Entered into holy water of Ganaga river • His disappearance day is celebrated on the
Krishna Panchami day of the month of Karttika.
We Beg For His Mercy
Vâñchâ-kalpatarubhyas' ca kripâ-sindhubhya eva ca
patitânâm pâvanebhyo vaishnavebhyo namo namah I offer pranāmas unto the Vaisnavas who are just like wish fulfilling desire trees, who are an ocean of mercy, and who deliver the fallen, conditioned souls.
Quiz!Where was Narottam Dasa Thakur born?Gopalpur (Bangladesh) What river did he go to attain Mahaprabhu’s mercy?Padma River Why did he keep spitting the rice out of his mouth during the Annaprashan Pastime? Because it wasn’t offered to the Lord! Who was his initiation guru?Sri Lokanath GoswamiWho came in his dream and told him to come to the Padma River? Lord Nityananda PrabhuWhat is the meaning of ‘kalpataru’ in the sloka vanca calpa tarubhyas’ca?Desire Tree.
Bibliography
• http://www.dharmakshetra.com/sages/Saints• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narottama_Dasa• http://www.harekrsna.com• http://kksongs.org/
Hare Krishna!