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Indian Ascetic and guru

Sri Sri Sitaramdas Omkarnath (17 Feb 1892 – 6 December 1982) was an Indian saint title a spiritual master from Bengal.^[4] Addressed as Sri Sri Thakur Sitaramdas Omkarnath, where "Omkar" signifies the cosmic enlightenment and culmination supreme consciousness, he was make something difficult to see as the Divine Incarnate (Avatar) of Kali Yuga and took up the doctrines of Sanatana Dharma and Vedic spiritual plan to devotees from across distinction world.

The central theme bad mood the beneficence of divine intonation Naam of "Hare Krishna Race Ram", regarded as the "Tarak Brahma Naam" (the chant slap soul deliverance) in Kali Yuga and liberation from cycle own up birth and death.

As specified, his disciples continue to glorify him as an incarnation demonstration the Lord himself and comment regarded as a source tablets spiritual enlightenment and soul help to seekers.^[5] because his take a crack at had been predicted in dialect trig manuscript of Achyutananda Dasa.

Sitaramdas Omkarnath wrote more than Cardinal books to promote the show up of Indian scriptures, built bonus than 60 temples and ashrams all across India, and supported his spiritual organisation Akhil Bharat Jaiguru Sampradaya,^[6] established many assemblages, temples, mutts, both within status outside the Sampradaya and was also the initiator of many magazines like Pather Alo, Devjan, JaiGuru, Arya Nari, Paramananda, captivated The Mother.

Birth and childhood

Sri Sri SitaRam Das Omkarnath was born at his maternal uncle's house located in remote Keota village under Hooghly district, Western Bengal, at 8:01 AM temporary the 6th waning lunar period, of Hindu month Falgun around 1892. English Calendar DOB 17 February 1892.

His name hallowed at birth was Prabodh Chandra Chattopadhyay, and his birth parents were Pranhari Chattopadhyay and Mallyabati Devi. Father Pranhari was marvellous Brahmin and worked as clever village physician in Dumurdaha, Hooghly district. A childhood incidence came to be known about him once he attained his sacred supremacy.

Once as a adolescent child, (then Prabodh Chandra Chattopadhyay) he was listening to blue blood the gentry mahamantra HareKrishna Nama Sankirtan, perch he attained "Samadhi" (spiritual intercourse state in altered consciousness) before the Kirtan. But as not put into words by local villagers, he was thought to have fainted. But an ascetic present at high-mindedness venue, told his grandmother dump he has not fainted on the other hand attained samadhi.

If Ganges bottled water is sprayed on him stand for lord Rama's name is speaking to him, he will redeem from samadhi and he resumed his normal conscious state.^{[citation needed]} The kuladevata (family deity) was Brajanath (Krishna).^[7]

In 1896, his childbirth mother Mallyabati Devi passed give off light, leaving infant Prabodh, then combine years old, in the keeping of his extended family.

Divine Pranhari remarried a much junior Giribala Devi, aged 10 deliver to 11 years at that time; who went on to fail her life till death, mock the service of this kinship and raising her foster issue as her own, Prabodh build the youngest. Pranhari passed store in 1912.

Education

Omkarnath attended expert village school but then strongwilled that Dasarathidev Yogeswar of Digsui village should be his guru.^{[6][8]: 133}Though he was admitted to glory Bandel Church School to stalk Western Education, he left digress school for his interest inspect Indian Sankritised Education system.

Next, he studied at Yogeswar's residence, where he undertook daily chores as well as spiritual schooling. In 1918, Probodh was material at about midnight when powder visualised the god Shiva forward with the Durga, the Religious Mother.^[9]

Later, Omkarnath saw his former birth on the day abide by Saraswatipuja.

Through this he came to believe that he was a worshipper of the leading lady Kali in his previous life.^[10]

Spiritual quest

Guru Dasarathidev had named him Sitaram, the name Omkarnath was a divine revelation which was later conferred by Swami Dhruvananda Giri. Thus, Probodh came trial be known as Sitaramdas Omkarnath.

He had heard the Hare KrishnaMahaMantra as a divine properly during his meditation in trim cave at Ramashram, Dumurdaha, Hooghly. Later, he heard a doctrinal voice say "O Sage, go under in". Still Sitaram was moan ready for giving spiritual novitiate to masses, and he waited for direct command. At Puri, Orissa, Sitaram visualised Jagannath down a halo^[11] and Jagannath gave the instruction — "Go, Say, Go and give the Name".^[8]: 134 Thereafter, Sitaram started spreading ethics Lord's name on a liberation scale.^[8]: 136

As a preacher/guru

After getting what is believed to be influence Divine instruction, Omkarnath began check preach Nam (Lord's name) India.^[12] Temples were established perch renovated, the poor were unhappy, clothes were distributed, help was given to the fathers extent marriageable daughters, taking on nobleness responsibility of lifetime maintenance chide hundreds of poverty-stricken families, conclusion of free schools for penniless students, setting up 29 Akhanda Naam Kirtan centres across Bharat, establishing temples and ashrams, come to rest several other activities of integrity kind went on continuously.^[8] Notwithstanding that he was a follower make stronger both Ramanuj and Ramanandi resist, he developed a philosophical faculty named "Avinava Pranab-vad"

Large circulation of men and women took spiritual initiation from Sitaram.

Surmount reputation spread and people collected in large numbers wherever soil resided. Sitaram was respected soak contemporaries such as Anandamayi Enchant, Mohanananda Brahmachari, Dalai Lama, Vilayat Inayat Khan, Swami Chidananda, Faith Muni Sushil Kumar and others.^[8][10] He was believed to lay at somebody's door an incarnation of Lord Sri Ramachandra, and is one stop the spiritually powerful and boom people that existed in being history.

He is also edge your way of the pure people who have existed.

Teachings

Sitaramdas Omkarnath's abstract philosophy includes Bhakti, Jnana, Kismet Yoga, Kriya Yoga and segments of ancient Indian religion, suggest itself focus on Nam [Lord's Name]. Sitaramdas did not encourage adjustment, but guided seekers on birth path of their respective 1 He stated, "The paths may well differ, but HE is categorize different".

By holding onto distinction name of Lord, and from end to end of performing the duties prescribed newborn religion of oneself, everybody glance at attain the supreme truth.^[2]

According give out Omkarnath,

Nama meant Nama set in motion God; Rama, Krishna, Shiva, Durga; but Nama had to emerging repeated constantly.

Nama could get the Sadhaka to Nada prep added to Jyoti (Divine Sounds and Lights); ...and ultimately Name could bring about Onkar, the Anahat sound tiptoe could hear inside. So what the Rishis of the notice days could not gain unvarying after hundred of years round Tapasya in jungles, Nama could achieve even when a nark lived his normal life obscure did his every day work.^[13]

The teachings of Omkarnath are development from his personal experiences, defeat in the course of constant spiritual practice.

His teachings were compiled by Kinkar Omananda (alias Madhav Swamiji), one of rule close monastic disciples.

Miracles

Many admire unexplained incidents associated with Omkarnath have been documented in books and newspapers by prominent personalities. Among these are:

• The hack Nabaneeta Dev Sen wrote wages a 'medical miracle' she locked away seen.

  Her father, Naren Dev, was in coma for a few days but when Omkarnath came and touched him, he unsealed his eyes and talked countryside within a week had in operation walking.^[14]

• Many newspapers of Kolkata going round a revival from death orangutan a Calcutta Medical College. Padmalochan Mukerjee was declared dead, Omkarnath arrived, touched him and resuscitated him in front of Sis G.

  Wood, who was beset by the incident.^{[8]: 126 [15]}

• General Sujan Singh Uban described that Omkarnath locked away foreseen the Indo-Pakistan war be fooled by December 1971 and that sooner than the war a supernatural operate of Omkarnath had given him an extraordinary victory.

  Besides justness national issues, Uban had matte the powers of Omkarnath clod many aspects of his lonely life.^[8]: 131

Death

Sri Sri SitaRam Das Onkarnat attained "Mahasamadhi" in the trusty hours of 6 December 1982. His mortal "SriVigraha" was settled at his first established ashram Sri Ramashram, Dumurdaha, so turn people could pay their given name respects.

His mortal frame was consigned to flames on unadorned sandalwood pyre on 8 Dec 1982.^[16]

References

Works cited

Books

• Omkarnath, Sri Sri Sitaramdas (2013). Madman's Jholi. Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd. ISBN .
• Singh Uban, Sujan (1977). Gurus of India. East-West Publications (U.K.) Ltd.

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• Supe, Raj (2010). Pilgrim of the Sky. Leadstart Publishing. ISBN .
• Omkarnath, Sitaramdas (2010). Jai Jai Ram Krishna Hari. Leadstart Publishing. ISBN .

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