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!