Hare Krishna Devotees. Today is disappearance day of Sri Narhari Sarkar Thakur. Sri Narahari Sarkar Thakura was born at Sri Khanda. Srila Jagannatha das Babaji Maharaj once stated -Navadwip is the abode of Goloka. Vrindavana is the abode of Gokula. And Sri Khanda is the abode of Vaikuntha. Sri Narahari Sarkar Thakura participated in all of Sri Gaurasundoras pastimes. Bhakti Ratnakara states: Sri Sarkar Thakuras glories are most uncommon. In Braja he is known as Madhumati, whose good qualities are unlimited. One day, Nityananda Prabhu arrived at Sri Khanda and said to Narahari, All right, we know who you are. So wheres the honey, Madhu ?In Krsna-lila, Narahari is the sakhi Madhumati, whose service is to supply honey for Sri Sri Radha-Govinda and Their associates. So he immediately went to a near by pond and filled a pot which immediately turned into honey of the most nectarean kind. Nityananda Prabhu and His associates drank from this pot to their full and unlimited satisfaction. Sri Locana dasa Thakura was the dear disciple of Sri Narahari Sarkar. In his book Caitanya mangala he introduces his guru in this way: My Thakur (spiritual master) is Sri Narahari das Thakura, who is very influential amongst the medical caste. He is continuously absorbed in Krsna-prema, and in fact his body knows nothing but Krsna. To his followers he speaks about nothing other than love of Krsna. He was previously known in Vrindavana-lila as Madhumati and was a storehouse of sweetness (honey), and very dear to Radharani. Now he is now present in Kali-yuga with Sri Gaurasundara as Sri Narahari. He is the keeper of the storehouse of love of Radha and Krsna.[Sri Caitanya Mangal, Sutrakhanda] This is supported in Gaura Ganod-desh dipika of Kavi-karnapura 177., wherein it is said: Srimati Radharanis dear friend, the Vraja-gopi named Madhumati-devi, appeared as Narahari Saarakaara, who was very dear to Lord Chaitanya. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, in his Gaura-arati kirtana, sings of some of that intimate service to that he performed for Lord Chaitanya: kiba narahari adikari chamara dhulaya Narahari is fanning Gaurasundarawith a yak-tail (chaumara) fan. Most of Narahari Sarkar Thakuras songs have gotten mixed up with Narahari Chakravarti Thakuras compositions (Narahari Chakravarti Thakura is the author of Bhakti-ratnakara). Therefore it is difficult to ascertain which are actually his. Before the appearance of Sri Gaurasundara he also composed many songs about the pastimes of Sri Sri Radha and Krsna. Narahari was the only devotee who had the adhikara (right) to do Gaura-kirtana in Gaurasundaras presence. Ordinarily, if anyone would praise Mahaprabhu in His presence, or chant His Holy Name, He would block His ears and call out Visnu! Visnu! Narahari, however, enjoyed the special privilege of being able to sing about Mahaprabhu in a very unique mood and with sweet descriptions of His transcendental beauty without objection from Mahaprabhu.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 10:46:36 +0000
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