ha ▁( J anu ary ) ▁ 1 5 2 0 ▁AD . ▁ ▁From ▁Nar ott ama ' s ▁early ▁child hood ▁he ▁was ▁always ▁attract ed ▁to ▁Sh ri ▁Ch ait anya . ▁When ▁Nar ott ama ▁was ▁born ▁the ▁ast ro log ers ▁came , ▁cast ▁a ▁chart , ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁either ▁this ▁boy ▁will ▁become ▁a ▁great ▁king ▁or ▁a ▁m end ic ant ▁pre acher . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁trained ▁in ▁S ansk rit ▁which ▁he ▁master ed ▁in ▁a ▁very ▁short ▁time , ▁and ▁for ▁this ▁was ▁very ▁much ▁ren owned ▁for ▁his ▁el o quence ▁in ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁S ansk rit ▁grammar , ▁poetry , ▁pros ody ▁etc . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁twelve ▁Nar ott ama ▁das a ▁Th ak ura ▁had ▁a ▁vision ▁of ▁Lord ▁N ity an anda ▁in ▁a ▁dream . ▁He ▁told ▁Nar ott ama ▁to ▁take ▁bath ▁in ▁the ▁Pad ma ▁River ▁where up on ▁he ▁would ▁receive ▁love ▁of ▁God head . ▁Following ▁the ▁instructions ▁of ▁Lord ▁N ity an anda , ▁Nar ott ama ▁b athed ▁in ▁the ▁Pad ma ▁regardless , ▁and ▁the ▁God dess ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁appeared ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁Lord ▁Ch ait anya , ▁gave ▁him ▁pure ▁love ▁of ▁God head . ▁ ▁Though ▁still ▁a ▁young ▁man , ▁Nar ott ama ▁das ▁would ▁only ▁maintain ▁himself ▁by ▁observ ance ▁of ▁the ▁v ow ▁of ▁mad h uk ari , ▁which ▁means ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁only ▁eat ▁what ▁he