1. By: Anupama DD

2. Who is Narottama? Born in Gopalpur Pargana (Now in Bangladesh) Born in very wealthy family Life long brahmacari

3. Childhood Born in a very rich family… lived in a mansion!

4. Childhood Annaprashan Past-time Very intelligent In no time he mastered Sanskrit grammar, poetry, rhetoric, and became expert in many different scriptures

5. 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

6. Lord Nityananda in Dream

7. Padma River Gives the Treasure back

8. 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

9. rädhä-krishna präna mora yugala-kisora jivane marane gati ära nähi mora kälindira kule keli-kadambera vana ratana-vedira upara basäba du’jana syäma-gauri ange diba candanera gandha cämara dhuläba kabe heriba mukha- candra gäthiyä mälatira mälä diba dõhära gale adhare tuliyä diba karpura tämbule lalitä visäkhä ädi jata sakhi-vrnda äjñäya kariba sevä caranäravinda Sri krishnaa-caitanya-prabhura däsera anudäsa sevä abhiläða kare narottama-däsa

10. Initiation by Lokanatha Maharaj

11. Samadhi Mandir of Lokanatha Maharaj

12. 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.

13. We Beg For His Mercy Vâñchâ-kalpatarubhyas' ca kripâ-sindhubhya eva ca patitânâm pâvanebhyo vaishnavebhyo namo namah I 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.

14. 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 Goswami Who came in his dream and told him to come to the Padma River? Lord Nityananda Prabhu What is the meaning of ‘kalpataru’ in the sloka vanca calpa tarubhyas’ca? Desire Tree.

15. Bibliography http://www.dharmakshetra.com/sages/Saints http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narottama_Dasa http://www.harekrsna.com http://kksongs.org/