Glories of Narottam Ṭhākura

Narottam Dās Ṭhākura is Campaka-mañjarī in Kṛṣṇa-līlā. who is subordinate to Rūpa-mañjarī. If we want to make progress in Bhakti we should pray for the grace of the Vaishnavas. Remembrance of Vaishnavs will remove all our ulterior desires and will bestow on us the highest objective which is attaining Kṛṣṇa-prema. We cannot pray for their grace by our material minds. We do not know how to pray for their grace. We are even scared to pray for their grace. While praying grace we desire from them worldly benefits.

Śrīla Narottama Dāsa Ṭhākura

When Mahāprabhu passed through Kanair Natshala, as He was dancing ecstatically in kīrtana, He began to call out Narottama’s name. When Nityānanda Prabhu asked Him why He was calling out this name, Mahāprabhu answered, “My Lord, You do not know Your own glories. On Your way to Jagannātha Purī, You shed tears out of divine love, day after day. I managed to capture Your divine love and save it. Now I wish to place it here by the Padmāvatī River in safe keeping for Narottama Dāsa.”

Gajendra's Prayers - 9

It is advised by our Guruvargas to hear Srimad Bhagavatam daily in association of exalted Vaisnavas, if possible. Preference should be given in favour of hearing the scriptures from Sadhus. During Damodar month, it is most beneficial to recite and read Gajendra Moksha Lila-stava from 8th canto of Srimad Bhagavatam, which teaches complete surrender to the Supreme Lord.

Day 9: First Yam

3:22am to 5:46am. Chanting of the Holy Name Śrī Kṛṣṇa, completely, loudly in the company of devotees and without tenfold offences, which can bestow seven attainments—viz. cleansing of the mind-mirror, extinguishing of the forest fire of birth, death and threefold afflictions, bestowing eternal soothing benefit like moonlight, life of spiritual learning i.e. awakening of the real self, increasing of the ocean of bliss, bestowing at every step sweet taste of complete transcendental ambrosia, holy immersion of body-mind-real self—be supremely glorified.

Day 9: Second Yaam

5:46am to 8:10am. O Supreme Lord! Your Holy Name bestows all kinds of eternal welfare to the conditioned souls. For that reason, your Holy Names have no direct or indirect connection with the non-eternal material world. These Holy Names have descended in this world. Supreme Lord has bestowed all powers to His Names and no restriction is imposed to utter the Holy Names. No restriction of time, space— rules and regulations, for utterance and remembrance of the Holy Names. O Lord! You are so merciful, out of compassion you have made easy for the conditioned souls to remember and chant Holy Names, but due to my tenfold offences and my greatest misfortune I have got no liking for Holy Name which has been made so easily obtainable.

Day 9 : Fourth Yaam

10:34am to 3:22pm. O Supreme Lord! I have got no desire for wealth, manpower or erudition (desire for deceitful Trivarga— worldly piety, money and lust or even to merge myself with the Impersonal Formless Brahma, i.e. ‘Mukti’— salvation, which is more deceitful). My only prayer is to get causeless one-pointed devotion to You.