24/02/2024
ЁЯМ╕ Apperance Day of ┼Ъr─лla Narottam Das Thakur ЁЯМ╕
ЁЯМЯ Narottama Dasa Thakura also known as Thakura Mahasaya, is a Gaudiya Vaishnava saint who was responsible for spreading Vaishnava bhakti throughout Odisha in and outside of Bengal in India.
ЁЯМЯ Narottama Dasa Thakura was a lifelong brahmachari. He was born in a Kayastha caste family, the son of King Shri Krishnananda Datta, who ruled the area of Gopalpura in Rajashahi district of modern day Bangladesh, his capital being Khetri on the Padma River. Narottama's mother was Narayani Devi, and he was born on the purnima in the month of Magha (January) 1520 AD.
ЁЯМЯ Narottama had many thousands of disciples, mostly in the areas of modern day Bangladesh. He departed under the tamarind tree at Prema Ghat by the side of the Ganges (Padma River) at Kheturi, where Lord Chaitanya had sat, and where the goddess of the river presented to Narottama pure love of Godhead, after composing the beautiful song, "Saparsada bhagavad viraha janita vilapa," which begins "je anilo prema dhana koruna pracur heno prabhu kotha gela acharya thakura.
ЁЯМЯ Narottama Dasa is best known for his devotional poetry wherein he describes emotionally intense feelings towards Radha and Krishna. His prayers Shri Rupa Manjari Pada and Shri Guru Carana Padma are still sung within both Gaudiya Math and ISKCON temples on a regular basis.
ЁЯТХ Let us all Pray to ┼Ъr─лla Narottam Das Thakur that we all may also Develop the Deep Attachment in Lord & his Devotees.ЁЯЩП