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Thakur Sitaramdas Omkarnath
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Sri Sri Sitaramdas Omkarnathdev is a Saint from Bengal, India. He preached the glory of Nam Kirtan , promoted the dictums of Santanan Dharma, initiated numerous disciples all across India and even from abroad, and was revered by contemporary saints. Brief life history: Birth Place : Keota Village ( Maternal Uncle’s residence ), Hooghly district, West Bengal Birth Information: 6th Falgun, 1298 (English1892), Krishna Panchami Tithi, Wednesday, at 8:01 am Parents: Sri Pranhari Chatopadhyay (Father) & Smt.Mallabati Devi (Mother) Ancestral village : Dumurdaha Dham, Hooghly district, West Bengal. Guru : Sri Dasarathidev Yogeswar of Digsui Village. Marriage : With Siddheswari Devi ( renamed ‘Kamala - Ma’ ) Divine instruction & Nam-pracharleela : Vision of Lord Jagannath at Puri, and the Divine Command to spread the Holy Name. This incident was followed by wide-spread preaching of Naam-Sankirtan. As Guru : Omkarnathdev gave spiritual initiation to millions of devotees, founded more than 75 ashrams, wrote more than 200 spiritual books. completion of Divine Life: on 19thAgrahayan,1389 ( 6th December,Eng. 1982 ) at 1:20 am. Contribution to Spiritual world: He preached the path of truth and integrity , the importance of religion and the glory of Naam ( The Divine Name of God) : HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE..... Swami Chidananda, President, Divine Life Society, Rishikesh, declared him a “Naam Avatar” and said- “Beloved Babaji is verily Naam Avatara. His entire life and personality is a radiant example and expression of Naam Bhakti and Naam Shakti." Sitaramdas Omkarnath founded the religious group 'Akhil Bharat Jaiguru Sampraday', which identifies itself with the 'Shri Sampraday'. The headquarters of 'Jaiguru Sampraday' is Mahamilan Math at Kolkata, India. References • THE GURUS OF INDIA -By Sujan Singh Uban ... East-West PublicationsPg 115. • CLOUDBURST OF A THOUSAND SUNS -By Raj Supe ... Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd • PILGRIM OF THE SKY - By Raj Supe ... Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd; • NABO NABO RUPEY ESO -By Kinkar Bitthal Ramanuj -ShastraBhagwan Press • MADMAN’S JHOLI- Sri Sri Sitaramdas Omkarnath… Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd AND some weblinks- including wiki links like- https://en. .org/wiki/Yogi and some Wikimap links like- http://wikimapia.org/153748/Mahamilan-Math
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