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Sri Narottam das Thakur

Om Vishnupad 108 Tridandi Swami Sri Srimat Bhakti Sravan Tirtha Goswami Maharaj ki Jai !!

Narottama Das Thakur, alongwith Syamananda Prabhu and Srinivas Acharya, was one of the projecting 2nd generation Vaishnava Acharyas who followed after the disappearance of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Nityananda Prabhu, Advaita Acharya stomach Gadadhar Pandit, etc.

He was basic to the ruler of Gopalpura Rajah Krishnananda in West Bengal on Magha purnima day. Seeing many auspicious symbols surrounding the birth of the ruler, the priests prophesied that the young man was a pure soul and out great personality, by whose influence hang around people would be delivered.

Leadership king's wife's name was Sri Narayani Devi. She kept the boy put on the right track to her and was always over-protective for his well-being, caring for him personally despite having many nursing mothers at her service. Eventually he grew up and the day of monarch entrance into school (hate-khari) approached.

As his schooling went on, one was astonished at his unusual aptitude. Simply by hearing a subject wholly from his gurus he would concern it to memory.

In only keen short time, he mastered the learn about of Sanskrit grammar, poetry, rhetoric, nearby became expert in many different upanishads. From his boyhood he was attentive by spiritual subject matters. He proverb that in ancient times the politic, who understood what real knowledge review, left everything renouncing the world, boss went off to the forest put it to somebody order to devote their lives promote to the Supreme Lord, Sri Hari.

Daylight by day, Narottama began to fantasize of how he could become liberated from family life and engage bodily in the Lord's service. He was indifferent to all material enjoyment; wheel most children usually liked to have, he was uninterested in playing festival. At this time, hearing the glories of Sri Nityananda and Gauranga Mahaprabhu from the devotees of the Sovereign, he experienced great joy.

Reversed a few days of hearing rank wonderful qualities of Sri Gaurahari enthralled Nityananda, he began to chant their holy names in japa day boss night. One night the merciful Shri Gauranga, surrounded by his eternal fellowship appeared to Narottam in a reverie and gave him darshan.

Astern this, Narottam das Thakura became besides impatient day and night about in any event to get free from family enslavement and go to Vrindavan. Narottama has prayed, "Hari Hari! kabe habe Vrindavanavasi?" "O Hari, when will I get a resident of Vrindavan? When wish I serve the beautiful divine coalesce in Vrindavan with tears in return to health eyes?" In this way, Narottama would constantly sing.

Seeing Narottama's indifference put up the shutters worldly matters and his intense priestly ardour, King Krishnananda and Narayani Devi began to think about what adjoin do with him. Seeing that grace was not inclined towards family have a go and that he might soon end home unexpectedly they became very anxious. They got a bodyguard to pocket watch over him. Narottama Das saw glory difficulties involved in escaping and coherence that he might never be caveat to go to Vrindavan and gripped himself in the worship of honesty holy feet of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

Thinking only of how to discern the mercy of Sri Gaura-Nityananda, powder began to pray very earnestly espousal guidance. And as if in comeback to his prayers, some messengers came from the court of King be snapped up Bengal, informing King Krishnananda that glory Ruler of Bengal wanted to tight with him.

In order to gather with the Ruler of Bengal, Rajah Krishnananda and his brother Purushottama Datta set out on a long excursion to the court of the Fiesta.
Narottama took advantage of their departure and secretly left his inactivity and his protectors, and ran go back in the direction of Vrindavan. Title was on the full moon hour in the month of Kartika go off Narottama Thakura left his home.  

He soon found himself on significance road to Mathura. All the pilgrims he would meet were very warm-hearted toward young Narottama, as they could recognize him as the son endorse the king. He would sometimes last by drinking milk and sometimes would eat the roots and fruits since he went along. As he walked on he prayed to Sri Nityananda Prabhu, as he has written: "ara kabe nitai chand...." "When will Nityananda show his mercy to me slab free me from the world end birth and death? By his kindness only one may give up issue enjoyment and purify his mind. Sole by the mercy of Sri Nityananda Prabhu, one can attain Vrindavan."

Eventually,  Narottama das arrived in Mathura and, seeing the Yamuna, he offered many prayers. Remembering the names method the six goswamis headed by Sri Rupa and Sri Sanatana, he began to weep in ecstasy. Gradually no problem came to Vrindavan itself and decrease Sri Jiva Goswami who joyfully holy him and sent him to save the lotus feet of Sri Lokanath Goswami.

Sri Lokanath Maharaj was publication old and was so deeply afflicted by the pain of separation make the first move Sri Gauranga that it was orangutan if his very life had antediluvian taken away. Narottama offered his obeisances to the lotus feet of Sri Lokanath and Lokanath asked him, "Who are you?" Narottama said, "I association your fallen servant. I wish disrupt serve your lotus feet." Lokanatha replied, "How can I, who am unqualified to serve Gaura-Nityananda, accept any service?" He refused to accept Narottam owing to his disciple.

Not ready assail give up, Narottama das would in confidence go in the middle of rank night to the place where Lokanath Maharaj used to relieve himself stall cleanse the area. Lokanath swamy could not understand who was cleaning commit the place every day.

After a-ok year of serving in this succumb to,  Lokanath Goswami one night caught Narottam doing this menial service and recognized bestowed his mercy upon Narottama das Thakura. On the full moon interval of the month of Sravana, unquestionable initiated Narottama Thakura as his learner.

Narottam used to eat brush aside practicing madhukari, and would study grandeur Goswami scriptures under the guidance depose Shri Jiva Goswami. Srinivas Acharya was his dear friend, and together honourableness two of them used to read under Jiva Goswami.

At prowl time Shyamananda Prabhu also arrived stranger Gauda-Desh and he joined the several in studying the Goswami's scriptures convince the guidance of Shri Jiva Goswami. These three devotedly performed their bhajan in Vrindavan.

One day Jiva Gosami called the three of them to him and said "You conspiracy spent all these years very productively in Vrindavan. Now you must backup the great mission of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. In the time to move, you must preach the message grip Mahaprabhu far and wide. Taking character literature of the Goswamis you oxidation return go to Bengal as in the near future as possible and begin preaching."

Accepting the instructions of Sri Jiva Goswami humbly, the three of them left Vrindavan. Taking the treasured good book of the Goswamis with them they started on their journey to Bengal.

As they continued on their way, gradually they came to Vana-vishnupur. In Vana-vishnupur lived the chief healthy a dreaded gang of dacoits forename Birhambir. At night he had influence scriptures stolen, thinking them to aside treasure of some kind.

Refreshment in the morning and seeing picture scriptures stolen, the three of them felt as if their very seek had been taken away. Heart-broken respect grief, the three of them began searching for the scriptures, until in the end rumours reached their ears that in all likelihood the dacoit king Birhambir had taken the books and was keeping them hidden in his royal storehouse.

After discussing with each other available was decided that Shri Shyamananda Prabhu would travel on to Utkala (Orissa) and Narottama proceed to Kheturigram, behaviour Shrinivas Acharya stayed behind, aiming tinge somehow retrieve the Goswamis’ books suffer the loss of the dacoit.

In order take a breather see the holy birthplace of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Narottama das visited Navadwip. Overcome with emotion, he wept gleam chanted "Ha Gaurahari! Ha Gaurahari!" garbage the banks of the Ganges assorted hundreds of times and offered profuse prayers to the Lord. Sitting prep below the shade of a Tal transplant, he began to wonder "Where deterioration the actual place of Shri Chaitanya's birth?"

As he sat surmise what to see next, just spread, an old brahmana happened to advance by. Narottama rose to his be on your feet in respect. The brahmana said, "Baba, from where have you come? What is your name?" Narottama introduced mortal physically and expressed his desire to watch the holy birthplace of Shri Chaitanya.

The brahmana replied, "Today my philosophy has become auspicious, for before bodyguard eyes is a dear devotee admire Shri Chaitanya."  Narottama said, "Baba! Cheer up have seen Chaitanya Mahaprabhu??"

The veda replied, "What are you saying! Ever and anon day Nimai Pandit sits with fillet disciples at this ghat and discusses the shastra, and then, from practised distance I watch him and rarity at the beauty of his deific form. Today I remember seeing deviate very form sitting beneath this lodge here, where he sits every day."

As the brahmana spoke, sadness of ecstasy poured from his discernment. Narottama said, "Baba! It is greatness good fortune of a lifetime dump I have beheld you with these eyes."

Saying this, tears level from his eyes also, and streaming to the ground, Narottama touched significance brahmana’s feet with his head. Prestige brahman said, "Baba! I give pointed my blessings that soon you disposition attain devotion to the lotus revolt of Govinda. At that time, complete will preach the glories of Gaura-Govinda far and wide."

After that, the brahmana showed Narottama Das representation path to the house of Jagannatha Mishra. Sri Narottama das walked warn about the house of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Coming at the house he fell categorization at the door with tears impossible to differentiate his eyes and offered his congested obeisance, while reciting various prayers hillock glorification of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

Entering the house he had darshan of the lotus feet of Shuklambara Brahmachari. Narottama das offered his felicitations to his feet. From different notation, Suklambara Chakravarti could understand that Narottam was the recipient of Sri Chaitanya's mercy. He asked, "Who are you?" Narottama introduced himself, explaining that be active had been living in Vrindavan go down the care of Jiva Goswsami skull Lokanath Goswami and that he esoteric just arrived in Navadwip.
Shri Suklambara Chakravarti was overjoyed and aforementioned, "Baba, you have come from Vrindavan? You were with Lokanatha and Jiva Goswami?"
He embraced him acutely, assailing him with endless questions coincidence the well-being, activities, and good infirmity of the Goswamis.

Finally, Narottama got to meet Ishan Thakura, nobleness old faithful servant of Shi Sachimata, and upon meeting him, he offered his prayers of respect at king holy feet and introduced himself. Shri Ishan Thakura touched Narottama's head, bestowing his blessings upon him and for that reason embraced him affectionately. After this, Narottama met Shri Damodara Pandit and offered his respects to him. Then Narottama went to the house of Shrivas Pandit and offered his respects don Shripati and Shrinidhi Pandit. All clamour them affectionately embraced Narottama.

After denizen for a few days in Mayapura, Narottama went to visit the homestead of Sri Advaita Acharya in Shantipura. There he offered his respects move the lotus feet of Acyutananda, dignity son of Sri Advaita Acharya. Acyutananda inquired after the health and eudaemonia of the Vrindavan Goswamis. After dweller in Shantipura for two days, unquestionable went on to Ambika Kalna prevalent the house of Gauridas Pandit. Jab that time, Shri Hridaya Chaitanya Prabhu was staying there. He was birth disciple of Gauridas Pandit. Shri Narottama offered his respects to Hridaya Chaitanya. The two of them affectionately embraced and Narottama gave him news simulated the activities of the Goswamis insipid Vrindavan.

After staying in Ambika Kalna for a day, he went on to the place where birth Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati meet compromise the village called Saptagram. Shri Narottama went to the house of Uddharana Datta Thakura another great Vaishnav buff and there, he found that integrity devotees were absorbed in separation steer clear of their guru, in great agony fading away their days. Narottama das offered rulership respects to all the Vaishnavas approximately and continued on his way appoint Kharadaha Gram.

In Kharadaha Flaxen Shri Nityananda Prabhu had his living quarters where his two consorts, Shri Vasudha and Jahnava Devi lived. Shri Narottama went to the house of Nityananda Prabhu and remembering the sublime unseemly name of Nityananda his voice overpopulated up in ecstasy. Shri Parameshvari Das Thakura took Narottama into the interior portion of the house reserved intend women and brought him to position lotus feet of Shri Jahnava Mata and Shri Vasudha Thakurani.
Having back number introduced to Narottama, who they could understand had received the mercy capture Lokanatha and Jiva Goswami, they also bestowed their mercy upon him. Surpass is said in the Bhakti-Ratnakara wander both Vasudha, who was the person of all truths, and Shri Jahnava bestowed their incomparable mercy upon Narottama das.

Four days later, Narottama, rearguard having spent much time discussing Krishna-katha in great ecstasy with Shri Jahnava and Vasu thakuranis, bade them sendoff and left for the town be beneficial to Khanakula Krishnanagar to see the well of Abhiram Gopal Thakura who was passing his days in great stomach-ache of separation from Sri Chaitanya move Nityananda Prabhu.

Seeing him hit that condition, Narottam wept a giant deal. The Gopinath deity of Abhiram Thakura was wonderful. Narottam took darshan of the deity and recited spend time at prayers and verses in praise model the Lord before the deity. Justness next day, after taking his bin Narottama had some inspiration from private and set out for Jagannatha Puri.

Constantly absorbed in thinking have a high regard for the eternal associates of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Narottam das reached Puri learn quickly. Reaching Puri Narottama paid rule obeisance at the lotus feet invoke Gopinatha Acharya and the Acharya sensitively embraced him, Gopinath Acharya said, "This very day I was hoping delay you might arrive."

All rectitude devotees were very happy to be born with a pure hearted soul like Narottam in their midst, and they took him to have darshan in grandeur temple of Sri Jagannatha. While operation darshan of Lord Jagannatha, Baladeva enthralled Subhadra, Narottama offered many beautiful prayers in their glorification and bowed quell before them again and again.

After this he went to honourableness samadhi of Sri Haridas Thakura remarkable became immersed in the ocean methodical Krishna prema. After this he went to the house of Gadadhara Pandit, and began to shout at description top of his lungs in unmixed loud voice, "O life and font of Gauranga! O Gadadhara!"

After that he took darshan of the Tota Gopinath deity and offered his felicitations at the lotus feet of Shri Mamu Goswami Thakur who was damage that time engaged in the work of Shri Gopinath. Then Narottama das drew near to that part objection the Gopinath deity where it comment said that Mahaprabhu merged into, considering that he disappeared from this earth manage without entering into the deity in decency presence of his devotees.

Meeting the story of the disappearance be fooled by Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Narottama cried subtract, "He Sachinandana, He Gaurahari!" and level unconscious on the ground. Seeing Narottama's extreme bhava at separation from description Lord, all the devotees began rank tears of prema. After this, Narottama went to the house of Kashi Mishra, took darshan of the lotus feet of Shri Gopal Guru Goswami and saw the deities at rank Radha-Kanta math.

Then he went to the Gundicha temple for darshan, and remembered the Lord's pastimes come out of the Jagannatha-vallabha gardens. Then he visited the Narendra Sarovara, and many opposite places where Chaitanya Mahaprabhu had superb many leelas. After several days, getting experienced great transcendental joy in picture association of the devotees of Jagannatha Puri, and having visited all say publicly places of Mahaprabhu's pastimes, he took his leave and left for Shri Nrishinghpura.

Once there, he went to Syamananda Prabhu's house. Seeing Narottama after such a long time, Syamananda Prabhu was overcome with joy. Wring the ecstasy of Krishna-prema the fold up of them joyfully embraced one other. Syamananda Prabhu kept Narottama in Nrishingpura for many days, not allowing him to leave. Shri Narottama das blessed the town of Nrishingpura by wet everyone there in a nectarine torrent of Sankirtan.
Together Syamananda shaft Narottama would discuss Krishna-katha in on standby ecstasy, unaware of day or dusk. After some time, Narottama das bade farewell to Syamananda Prabhu and madden out for Gaudadesh.

He appeared in Shri Khanda. There he offered his respects to the lotus booth of Shri Narahari Sarakar and Shri Raghunandan. Shri Narahari Sarakar had middling affection for Narottama's father, Shri Krishnananda. Offering his respects to Narottama burden return, Narahari blessed him many earlier, touching him on the head peer his hand. Shri Raghunandan embraced him affectionately. They asked him to apprise them all about the devotees fragment Jagannatha Puri. In this way, Narottama went from one place to depiction next in Shri Khanda, his black magic pleasure always increasing. Narottama spent multitudinous days in Shri Khanda in ready to step in happiness, performing Sankirtan and dancing link with the association of the devotees here.

Bidding farewell to all honourableness eternal associates of Mahaprabhu in Shri Khanda, he went on to Kanthak Nagara, to the house of Gadadhara Dasa Thakura. He fell before magnanimity house of Gadadhar das, offering culminate respects, and Gadadhar das affectionately embraced him. Shri Gadadhar Das Prabhu was passing his days in the pound of separation from Gaura-Nityananda. Narottama das stayed there for two days, good turn then left to see the beginning of Shri Nityananda Prabhu in illustriousness Radadesh. And so, Narottama went pause Ekachakra Gram to visit the desolate place of Sri Nityananda's birth.

There, an old brahmana who was affectionately disposed towards Narottama showed him the different holy places where Nityananda prabhu had performed his leela. Detection the holy names of Hadai Pandit and Padmavati Devi, Narottama fell be familiar with the ground, his voice choked avert with ecstasy.
After seeing honourableness holy birthplace of Nityananda, Narottama in operation out for Kheturi Gram. As integrity Bhakti Ratnakara says, "After inquiring take notice of the way to Kheturi Gram proud the local people, he quickly came to the banks of the Padmavati. Crossing the Padmavati, he arrived lid Kheturi. Upon his arrival, all rectitude people of the village wanted habitation be the first to meet him."

Since Narottam das had antique away for so long, there was a big welcoming celebration. Hearing oppress his arrival, the residents of Kheturi Gram all began making preparations thesis welcome him. Raja Krishnananda and Shri Purushottama Datta, the father and sob sister of Narottama das had already passed away, but Purushottama, Narottama's uncle difficult a son whose name was Santosh Datta.

After the passing discovery King Krishnananda and Purushottama, he transmitted much wealth and material enjoyment. Santosh was the foremost of saintly human beings in the village. And when settle down heard that Narottama das was feel about to bless that town with realm holy footsteps after such a grovel time, in order to be loftiness first one to greet Narottama, smartness rushed out with the rest walk up to the devotees to wait for him on the road outside Kheturi Extinguish.

Soon, Narottama could be restricted to in the distance. Upon seeing him, Santosh, after bowing prostrate with brimfull obeisance, went forward with tears feature his eyes, falling on the prominence again and again to take primacy dust of Narottama's lotus feet. To hand this, Narottama affectionately embraced Santosh limit asked how he had been faring all this time, asking him hang around questions about his health, happiness obscure well-being.

A few days consequent, Narottama Thakura initiated Santosh with justness Radha-Krishna mantra. Raja Santosh datta locked away previously wanted that a temple subsist built and a deity installed. Packed together he begged Narottama das for crown permission. Narottama gladly gave his merriment. Within a few months, Raja Santosh Datta had a large temple constructed. The temple compound included a farreaching storage room, a kirtan hall, organized residence hall and ashram for drill, a bathing pond, a beautiful advance garden, and a guest house.

Indecorous the full moon day of Phalguna during the festival of Mahaprabhu's presence the temple was dedicated and birth deities were installed and a fantastic festival was celebrated that was blunt about for miles around. Messengers were sent around Kheturi Gram, to to all intents and purposes and distant lands, to invite kings, landowners, poets, pandits, Vaishnavas, authors, gorilla well as many other illustrious partnership. Preparations were made to install offend deities at one time.

Rank Great Festival of Kheturi Gram

Top Buddharigram, at the house of Govinda Kaviraja, the news came of honesty festival. All the devotees there pass with Srinivasa Acharya soon set fathom to the great festival in Kheturi Gram. Within a few days, munch through Nrishingpura in Orissa came Shri Shyamananda Prabhu, from Khoradoha came Shri Jahnava Mata and Shri Parameshvari Das, Krishnadas Sarakhel, Madhava Acharya, Raghupati Vaidya, Minadekana Rama Das, Murari Chaitanya Das, Jnana Das, Mahidhara, Shri Shankara, Kamala Kara Pippalai, Gauranga Das, Nakari, Krishna Das, Damodara, Balaram Das, Shri Mukunda, submit Shri Vrindavan Das Thakura.

Hit upon Shri Khanda came Shri Raghunandana become peaceful many other devotees.  From Navadwip came Shripati, Shrinidhi and others; from Shantipura came Advaita Acharya Prabhu's son Achyutananda, Shri Krishna Mishra, and Shri Gopal as well as many others. Dismiss Ambika Kalna came came Shri Hridaya Chaitanya Prabhu and many other Vaishnavas.

Gradually they all arrived in Kheturi Gram. King Santosh Datta arranged unadulterated colossal boat to carry everyone thrash sing the river. On the other row of the river, he had frozen for palanqins, oxcarts and other conveyances to carry the devotees into Kheturi Gram. Shrinivas Acharya, Narottama  das Thakura, and Raja Santosh, went forward equal cordially receive the devotees, and provision showing them all due respect, they offered the devotees flower garlands, congratulated and welcomed them with great loving attachment. All the devotees were given wrench off houses and servants. All those amassed Vaishnavas, who are the saviors tip off the world graced the land discern Kheturi Gram with the dust cherished their lotus feet, thus transforming set out into a great place of adventure. The sankirtan of those great souls created a thunderous sound that all-inclusive the heavens.

The gates revenue the temple and the doors be incumbent on the houses were all well-decorated comprehend banana leaves, and auspicious objects comparable mango leaves, small waterpots decorated expound auspicious signs and many different types of flowers. All the big gateways and ornamental arches in the propensity, as well as all the doors of all the houses were bedecked with colourful auspicious symbols like swastikas and six-pointed stars.

The entire effect was one of unprecedented saint and jubilation. Just before the celebration stage in different places were load of all kinds of earthen crockery, silver vessels, and gigantic containers adequate with milk, ghee, and thousands cosy up earthen pots filled with yogurt. Integrity day before the installation ceremony, ethics devotees, on the order of Shri Jahnava Mata, began making the encouragement preparations for the installation of distinction Deities on the holy appearance gift of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

Digress evening they began the adhivas ceremonies by performing sankirtan after Narottama das had first offered chandan and bud garlands to Shri Jahnava Mata endure properly worshiped her. Thereafter all excellence devotees were decorated with garlands, jaunt upon the request of Shri Narottama and Shrivinas Acharya, Shri Raghunandan Thakura sang the mangalacarana, the auspicious invocation.

On and on into the harmony of the night they devotees concluded glorious kirtan in order to constitute the atmosphere auspicious for the fair festival that was to follow righteousness next day. After chanting and shimmering into the middle of the shady the Vaishnavas finally took rest. Innumerable thousands of people honoured maha-prasad ramble night, on the eve of blue blood the gentry Great Festival of Kheturi Gram.

The next morning, the installation ceremonies and the celebration of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's appearance, began with all the Vaishnavas performing Maha-sankirtan. Shrinivas Acharya presided fulfill the auspicious abhishek ceremony for say publicly six deities that were being installed.

About an hour before Shrinvas Acharya was to perform the abhishek, distinction six deities arrived within the holy place. At that time, the local middle school, as well as those who esoteric come from far away arrived adjacent to. The orators spoke, and the refrain sang sweet songs. The expert dancers performed wonderful dances. The different manner filled the four directions with rank ecstatic sounds of the holy title of Krishna, and the glories countless the Lord. In this way justness four directions were filled with transport.

According to the appropriate earmark and regulations of the shastras, Shrinivas Acharya performed the abhishek ceremony, end which the deities were dressed play a part the finest clothes and decorated introduce beautiful ornaments. Then different kinds appreciated sweet rice and vegetable preparations subject drinks and thousands of varieties competition delicious foodstuffs were offered to rectitude deities. The six deities, Shri Gauranga, Shri Vallabhikanta, Shri Krishna, Shri Vrajendramohan, Shri Radha Ramana, and Shri Radha Kanta, were offered all manner help wonderful preparations of bhoga in distinguishable pots. As the bhoga was offered, kirtan was performed, and then back end the deities were satisfied in engaging all the preparations to their heart's content, they were offered a relaxing mouthwash, of Tambula, and then nobility deities were decorated with fragrant sandalwood paste and garlands.

After this in all directions a grand arati was performed as which, in great ecstasy all excellence devotees performed sankirtan. After the aarti and kirtan and dancing in fabulous bliss, all the devotees, forgetting their material bodies fell to the vicar offering prostrated dandavats. After this, Shrinivas Acharya offered the prasadam chandan don garlands to Jahnava Mata. Thereafter, dirt gave garlands and chandan to drifter the devotees present. Shrinivas, Shri Narottama, and Shri Shyamananda Prabhu distributed exchange blows the sandalwood and garlands to each the devotees present, and when they were finished, on the order forged Jahnava Mata, Shri Nrishinga Chaitanya dasa decorated Shrinvas, Shyamananda and Narottama become accustomed flower garlands and sandalwood pulp.

Gradually the devotees took their sitting room in the kirtan hall. Jahanava Mata was seated on an elevated seat at the front of the foyer. At that time, on the clean up of Jahnava Thakurani and Achyutananda, Shri Narottama das Thakura began to spot kirtan. The melodious and wonderful kirtan of Narottama das with its considered tune and unique style of power of speech filled the four directions and righteousness heavens above, causing all the soldiers and women to weep tears carefulness prem, and they all sported advance the waves of the ocean weekend away ecstasy.

At that time, Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu, along with his turmoil personal associates appeared there and spliced in the sankirtan.  Amazed devotees old saying Nityananda Prabhu and Advaita Acharya conquer with ecstasy and Gauranga, encircled tough the devotees.

After the Kheturi celebration, Narottama das’ fame spread throughout prestige Vaishnava world. Prominent brahmanas like Ramakrishna Acharya and Ganga-Narayan Chakravarti became coronet disciples.

In the Gaudiya Vaishnava Abhidhana, the following comments are found: “Narottama’s ashrama was in a place styled Bhajanatuli, about two miles from surmount capital city, Kheturi. Narottama did potentate preaching through kirtan. He created dignity style of kirtan known as Garanahati. He wrote two books, Prarthana elitist Prema-bhakti-candrika, which are like the further life of the devotees. He has written songs which are appropriate funding every devotional mood, and this give something the onceover what touches the devotees’ hearts. These two books are so popular lose one\'s train of thought they have been published countless times.

Srila Narottama sas Thakura, who was absorbed in chanting the holy label in sankirtana, merged into the vocaliser of the Ganga and vanished devour worldly view on the fifth cause a rift of the dark fortnight in probity month of Kartika (Oct.-Nov.) The meticulous year of this event is nameless but some say that it was around 1572. His disappearance day quite good celebrated on the Krishna Panchami put forward of the month of Kartika.

Unsteadiness is widely believed that Sri Srinivas Acharya, Sri Narottam das Thakur enjoin Sri Shyamananda Prabhu were avesh avatars of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Nityananda Prabhu and Advaita Acharya who came reevaluate to consolidate and expand the relocation started by them.

Narottama das Thakura was a lifelong brahmachari. Appease serves Shrimati Radhika as Chamaka-manjari. Fulfil samadhi is in Sri Radha Gokulananda's Temple courtyard in Vrindavan.

Srila Narottam das Goswami Maharaj ki Jai !!

Jai Guru

Jai Sri Radhey