▁Das a ▁Th ak ura ▁( c . ▁ 1 4 6 6 ; ▁date ▁of ▁death ▁unknown ), ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Th ak ura ▁Mah as aya , ▁was ▁a ▁Ga udi ya ▁Va ish n ava ▁saint ▁who ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁spread ing ▁Va ish n ava ▁b h ak ti ▁throughout ▁Od ish a ▁in ▁and ▁outside ▁of ▁Beng al ▁in ▁India . ▁Nar ott ama ▁Das a ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁King ▁Kr ish nan anda ▁Dat ta ▁and ▁Nar ay ani ▁De vi ▁who ▁res ided ▁in ▁G op al pur ▁P arg ana ▁of ▁the ▁Raj s ah i ▁district ▁of ▁Bang l adesh . ▁According ▁to ▁some , ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁he ▁entr usted ▁his ▁royal ▁duties ▁to ▁the ▁el dest ▁pat ernal ▁uncle ' s ▁son ▁and ▁left ▁for ▁V r ind av ana . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Nar ott ama ▁Das a ▁Th ak ura ▁was ▁a ▁lif el ong ▁bra hm ach ari . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁a ▁Kay as tha ▁cas te ▁family , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁King ▁Sh ri ▁Kr ish nan anda ▁Dat ta , ▁who ▁ruled ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁G op al p ura ▁in ▁Raj ash ah i ▁district ▁of ▁modern ▁day ▁Bang l adesh , ▁his ▁capital ▁being ▁K het ri ▁on ▁the ▁Pad ma ▁River . ▁Nar ott ama ' s ▁mother ▁was ▁Nar ay ani ▁De vi , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁the ▁p urn ima ▁in ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁Mag