1. Sitaramdas Omkarnath was an Indian saint and spiritual master from Bengal.
16 Facts About Sitaramdas Omkarnath
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Sitaramdas Omkarnath's central teaching was the beneficence of the divine chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra, regarded as the "Tarak Brahma Naam" in the Kali Yuga with the power to deliver liberation from the cycle of birth and death.
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Sitaramdas Omkarnath wrote more than 150 books to promote the essence of Indian scriptures, built more than 60 temples and ashrams all across India, and founded a spiritual organisation, Akhil Bharat Jaiguru Sampradaya, which established many groups, temples and mathas.
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Sitaramdas Omkarnath was the initiator of multiple magazines, including Pather Alo, Devjan, JaiGuru, Arya Nari, Paramananda, and The Mother.
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Sri Sri Sitaramdas Omkarnath was born at his maternal uncle's house located in remote Keota village under Hooghly district, West Bengal, at 8:01 AM on the 6th waning lunar day, of Hindu month Falgun circa 1892.
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Sitaramdas Omkarnath's name consecrated at birth was Prabodh Chandra Chattopadhyay, and his birth parents were Pranhari Chattopadhyay and Mallyabati Devi.
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Later, Sitaramdas Omkarnath saw his previous birth on the day of Saraswati puja.
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Guru Dasarathidev had named him Sitaram, the name Sitaramdas Omkarnath was a divine revelation which was later conferred by Swami Dhruvananda Giri.
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Sitaramdas Omkarnath had heard the Hare Krishna MahaMantra as a divine sound during his meditation in a cave at Ramashram, Dumurdaha, Hooghly.
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Sitaramdas Omkarnath's reputation spread and people gathered in large numbers wherever he resided.
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Sitaramdas Omkarnath was believed to be an incarnation of Lord Sri Ramachandra, and is one of the spiritually powerful and sound people that existed in human history.
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Sitaramdas Omkarnath is one of the pure people who have existed.
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Sitaramdas Omkarnath did not encourage conversion, but guided seekers on the path of their respective religion.
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The teachings of Sitaramdas Omkarnath are derived from his personal experiences, revealed in the course of continual spiritual practice.
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Sitaramdas Omkarnath's teachings were compiled by Kinkar Omananda, one of his close monastic disciples.
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Many of unexplained incidents associated with Sitaramdas Omkarnath have been documented in books and newspapers by prominent personalities.