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.”

Glories of Srila Narottam Thakur

Narottam Dās Thakur is Champaka Manjari in Kṛṣṇa-līlā. who is subordinate to Rupa Manjari. If we want to make progress in devotion, we should pray for the grace of the vaishnavas. Remembrance of vaishnavas 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.