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OMKARESWAR
- OMKARESWAR JYOTIRLINGA |
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it is here, Mandhata belonging to Ikshvaku race performed great
penance; it is here the holy river Narmada offers jalabhishek to the
Lord of Mount Kailas; it is here Govind Bhagavatpada lived in a
cavern and initiated a Kerala brahmin lad called Sakara, who
acquired the much honorific name of Adi Sankara and founded the
Advaita school of philosophy; it is here the Sivalinga splitting up
into two is going by the names of Omkareswar and Amareswar or
Amaleswar at the earnest request of gods and maharshis; it is here
the Vindhya Hills, propitiating, Lord Siva obtained the boon of
growing to out beat the Mount Meru in height; it is here stands a
hill called Brigupattana on which the highly orthodox devotees
committed religious suicide to get instant moksha; it is to these
temples, the Peshwas spent huge sums of money for renovation, and
finally it is here the river Cauvery joins Narmada. This Nadi sangam
makes the temple and town very famous and sacred.
Thus
famous in legends and history, this mokshapuri is luring thousands
of devotees since a eons of ages, and lakhs of people assemble on
the Karthika Pournami day when a great festival is held on a grand
scale.
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