Disappearance day of Sri Narahari Sarkar Thakura -16-11-2006

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Sri Narahari Sarkar Thakura was born at Sri Khanda.

Sri Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami describes that the

residents of Sri Khanda formed a branch of the desire

tree of love of God. “Sri Khan­davasi (the residents

of Sri Khanda) Mukunda and his son Raghu­nandan were

the thirty ninth branch of the tree, Narahari was the

fortieth, Chiran Jiva the forty first and Sulocana the

forty second. They were all big branches of the all

merciful tree of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. They distributed

the fruits and flowers of love of Godhead anywhere and

everywhere. [Chaitanya Charitamrita Adi-lila 10:78-79]

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

Gaurasundora’s pastimes. Bhakti Ratnakara states: “Sri

Sarkar Thakura’s glories are most uncommon. In Braja

he is known as Madhumati, whose good qualities are

unlimited.” (thus proving he was not the author of it)

 

One day, Nityananda Prabhu arrived at Sri Khanda and

said to Narahari, “All right, we know who you are. So

where’s 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 nearby 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.

 

Narahari däsa Sarakära was a very famous devotee.

Locana däsa Thäkura, the celebrated author of Sri

Caitanya-mangala, was his disciple. In the

Caitanya-mangala it is stated that Sri Gadädhara däsa

and Narahari Sarakära were extremely dear to Sri

Caitanya Mahäprabhu, but there is no specific

statement regarding the inhabitants of the village of

Srikhanta. (A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

Chaitanya Charitamrita Adi-lila

10:78-79.purport)

 

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:

 

pura madhumati prana- shakhi vrindavane sthitaa adhuna

naraharya-akhyah saarakarah prabhoh priyah

 

“Srimati Radharani’s 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

Gaurasundara with a yak-tail (chaumara) fan.”

 

Sri Narahari Sarkar Thakura was a very expert singer

as well as poet. He has composed many songs about the

pastimes of Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda. He

composed a Sanskrit work entitled Sri Bhajanamrta.

Gaurviraha-gita pada kalpataru is also attributed to

him, although some scholar devotees doubt whether it

is really his own composition.

 

Most of Narahari Sarkar Thakura’s songs have gotten

mixed up with Narahari Chakravarti Thakura’s

compositions (Narahari Chakravarti Thakura is the

author of Bhakti-ratnakara). Therefore 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 Gaurasundara’s

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.

 

But alas there is little else known of him.

 

His disappearance is on the ekadasi tithi day, of the

dark fortnight, in the month of Agrahayon (Mrigasir –

Nov-Dec).

 

 

 

CHANT HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE

HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE AND BE HAPPY

Your humble servant

radhabhava gaur das

 

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