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By: Anupama DD. Who is Narottama?. Born in Gopalpur Pargana (Now in Bangladesh) Born in very wealthy family Life long brahmacari. Childhood. Born in a very rich family… lived in a mansion!. Childhood. Annaprashan Past-time Very intelligent
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Who is Narottama? • Born in Gopalpur Pargana (Now in Bangladesh) • Born in very wealthy family • Life long brahmacari
Childhood Born 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
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-krishnapränamorayugala-kisora jivanemaranegatiäranähimora kälindira kule keli-kadambera vana ratana-vedira upara basäba du’jana syäma-gauriangedibacandaneragandha cämaradhuläbakabeheribamukha-candra gäthiyämälatiramälädibadõhära gale adharetuliyädibakarpuratämbule lalitävisäkhäädijatasakhi-vrnda äjñäyakaribaseväcaranäravinda Sri krishnaa-caitanya-prabhuradäseraanudäsa seväabhiläðakarenarottama-däsa
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-sindhubhyaeva ca patitânâmpâvanebhyovaishnavebhyonamonamahI offer praṇāmas unto the Vaiṣṇavas who are just like wish fulfilling desire trees, who are an ocean of mercy, and who deliver the fallen, conditioned souls.
Quiz! Where was NarottamDasaThakur 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 LokanathGoswami Who came in his dream and told him to come to the Padma River? Lord NityanandaPrabhu What is the meaning of ‘kalpataru’ in the slokavancacalpatarubhyas’ca? Desire Tree.
Bibliography • http://www.dharmakshetra.com/sages/Saints • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narottama_Dasa • http://www.harekrsna.com • http://kksongs.org/