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Omk¡Ra-M¡Ndh¡T¡-Mukti-Dh¡Ma Omk¡ra-M¡ndh¡t¡-Mukti-dh¡ma A Paradise for Pilgrims Om Holy Book # 5 ð Research Operation By Murarilal Nagar Technical Operation By Sarladevi Nagar Photo-Documentation By Linda Canestraight OM Shanti Mandiram Columbia, MO 2004 Om: One God Universal OM: One God Universal Garland of Offerings OM: One God Universal 1st Garland of Offerings. OM: One God Universal 2nd Viveka Leads to Ananda OM: One God Universal 3rd Om at Home in America (Sv¡m• R¡mat•rtha). OM: One God Universal 4th Read and Realize—A Bibliography. OM: One God Universal 5th Omk¡ra M¡ndh¡t¡. ISBN for No. 5 0-943-913-35-7 OM, the sacred monosyllabic symbol of Parabrahma Param¡tman, is the pious and holy name of the Supreme Lord. It is cryptic, majestic, mighty, mystic, mysterious, sacred, sacrosanct, secret and transcendental by nature. It possesses enormous, extra-ordinary, inexplicable, immanent, spiritual power. There is no other word in the whole world, in any of the many literatures of the entire universe, which is so infinitesimal in character, and yet is full of such infinite meanings as this universal OM. It is most intensive in form and still extremely extensive in content. It is infinitely minute in appearance, nonetheless immensely colossal in its all-pervasiveness. It is honored and worshipped by so many cultures and traditions, ancient as well as modern around the globe. Published by The International Library Center For Om Shanti Mandiram Of Columbia, Missouri. ii Omkara Mandhata Dhama Search for Truth Dedicated to S¡dhanika Anayasiµhadeva A Benign, Benevolent, Benefactor of Omk¡ra M¡ndh¡t¡ Mukti Dh¡ma With regard, respect, and reverence. Tasm¡d Anayasiµho'bh¶d Kal¡v¡n iva v¡ridhe˙. Ya eka˙ kalpavƒkß¡di-madhye ga∆anay¡nvita˙. //61// Pr¡k¡re∆a pratoly¡ ßa∂adhikada≈abhir mandirai˙ svar∆akumbhair uttu©gair bh¶rikakßair gurusurasadanen¡mbuku∆∂ena yukt¡m. Yo durge Ma∆∂ap¡khye vyatarad iha pur•m Br¡hma∆ebhyo nƒp¡jñ¡m labdhv¡ M¡ndh¡tƒdurge'pyanupamaracan¡m tadvad eva vyadhatta. //66// [p. 144 here] [Param¡ra Jayasiµha-Jayavarman II Ruling.] A Paradise for Pilgrims iii Om: One God Universal N¡gara Grantha S¡gara A Sanskrit librarian comes to America. Anuvargas¶c•kalpa. Asa Don Dickinson: First American librarian in British India. Bilha∆a’s Vikram¡©kadevacarita and its neo-expounders. First American library pioneer in India. Foundation of library movement in India. Grantha adhyayan¡rtha hain. Granth¡laya Prakriy¡. Indian library scene as seen at the dawn of Independence. Indo-American library cooperation. Kalpalat¡viveka. Laukikany¡y¡ñjali by George Jacob. Laukikany¡yaratn¡kara by Raghun¡tha Varm¡. Laukikany¡yasa©graha by Raghun¡tha Varm¡. Maharaja Sayajirao Gaikwad of Baroda. OM: One God universal#1: First Garland of Offerings. OM: One God universal#2: Viveka Leads to Ananda OM: One God Universal#3: Om at Home in America (Sv¡m• R¡mat•rtha). OM: One God Universal#4: Read and Realize—A Bibliography. OM: One God Universal#5: Omk¡ra M¡ndh¡t¡. Pra∆avakalpa (Skanda Pur¡∆a). Project TULIP. Public library movement in Baroda. TEST: The eternal saga of Tulip. TULASI: The union-listing for accessing serials internationally. TULIP: The ultimate outcome. TULIP: The Universal / Union list of Indian periodicals. $1M enterprise. ULLAS: Union List of Learned American Serials in India. Vikram¡©k¡bhyudaya of Someshvaradeva. Vikram¡©kadevacarita of Mah¡kavi Bilha∆a. What they say. Wheat loan messenger. William Alanson Borden: An apostle of International librarianship. Most of these are available at the University of Missouri Columbia Library. Further details may by obtained from the WorldCat or the Online Catalog of the Library of Congress. Please visit our Omshanti Website at http://www.missouri.edu/~omshanti/ iv Omkara Mandhata Dhama Search for Truth Contents Author Title Page No. List of our publica- tions related to OM ii Dedication iii N¡gara-Grantha-S¡gara iv Content Analysis v-xi Introduction xii-xv M. L. Nagar OMk¡ra-M¡ndh¡t¡ 001 Ma©gal¡cara∆a A hymn of ˛a©kara on Omk¡re≈vara 002 Narmad¡ River Glory 003 ØìÐ ÊáÐÞà -- authentic citation and glorification 003 UµKÆ ÊáÐÞà ³¢µÞÐç]ÐÎÞÙÞHPÏÕÃ|ÈÎí 004 Skanda Pur¡∆a Dv¡da≈a Jyotirli©g¡ni Stotram, etc. 008 Dv¡da≈a Jyotirli©g¡ni Romanized 010 ˛iva Pur¡∆a Some related comments 012 Skanda Pur¡∆a Dv¡da≈a Jyotirli©gas A Paradise for Pilgrims v Om: One God Universal Discussion from different Sources 014 Encyclopedia Bhƒgupatana, Self-im- Britannica molation 016 ßÖÕÎÙÞÊáÐÞà Omk¡re≈vara Jyotirli©ga M¡h¡tmya var∆anam 017 ßÕKJÏ µà ÄÊUÏÞ, ³¢µÞÐ ÎçÚ ßÒc Ê}ÞÆáÍÞ|Õ ´Ð ©Øµà ÎßÙÎÞ µÞ ÕÃ|È 020 Omk¡ra M¡ndh¡t¡ R¡jarßi Mah¡n M¡ndh¡t¡ 022 Vettam Mani M¡ndh¡t¡, The Great Emperor 023 James Forsyth, An early authentic account Deputy Commissioner based on direct perception 026 Viß∆ur¡ma ˛r• Omk¡re≈vara-M¡ndh¡t¡ San¡vady¡ 043 ENG. p.12 K¡ver• 047 Skanda Pur¡∆a K¡ver• Sa©gama M¡h¡tmya Var∆anam 048 ENG, p. 12 M¡ndh¡t¡ (22 14’ N. 76 17’ E.) 052 Archaeological List of Antiquarian remains Survey of India 060 Balfour Encyclopedia Asiatica 065 Amarnath Khanna Omk¡re≈vara M¡ndh¡t¡ 067 vi Omkara Mandhata Dhama Search for Truth Sir John Malcolm Mundatt¡ 071 Ram Nath Pasricha Omk¡re≈vara M¡ndh¡t¡ 073 H. D. Sankalia Report on Excavations at Mahe≈vara 074 Pilgrims Spots in the Heartland of M. P. Anonymous 1. M¡ndh¡t¡ and the ˛iva Temple 081 2. Other Spots in Ruins M.T. Mahajan Omk¡re≈vara M¡ndh¡t¡ 083 Puranic History and Legend of Land History of the Place Omk¡re≈vara Temple Govinde≈vara Guph¡ and Temple M. G. K. Menon ⁄di ˛a©kara at Omk¡re≈vara 087 Various Authors The greatness, grandeur and glory of ˛a©kar¡c¡rya 090 N. Krishnamoorthy Advaita-Param¡c¡rya- Parampar¡ at Omk¡ra M¡ndh¡t¡ 093 Tourist Trade con- Excite Travel Tributions 099 Indian Heritage Mystic India Spiritual Journey A Paradise for Pilgrims vii Om: One God Universal Templenet One more contribution M.P. State Tourism Omk¡re≈vara Development Corp. 104 Temples, Deities and Outstanding Landmarks 105 Amare≈vara Temple at M¡ndh¡t¡ 106 Sanskrit Stotras in Amare≈vara Temple 108 More on Amare≈vara from Stone Inscriptions 110 Amare≈vara—how and why it became so popular 111 Amaraka∆ aparvata m¡h¡tmyam 113 M. T. Mah¡jana Govinde≈vara Guph¡ and Temple 118 Gaur• Soman¡tha Temple Siddhan¡tha Temple Anonymous M¡ndh¡t¡ and ˛iva Temple 119 M¡ndh¡t¡ Vaiß∆ava Temples 121 M. T. Mahajan Omk¡re≈vara Temple 123 Anonymous Siddhan¡tha Temple 124 viii Omkara Mandhata Dhama Search for Truth Other Spots in Ruins Lord Curzon Siddhe≈vara Temple 126 ENG Siddhavarak¶ a Temples 129 Lingr¡jadeva Omk¡re≈vara Temple at Coorg 130 Inscriptions Chance discovery of rare ancient records 132 ENG. Copper plates found at different places Chart # 1 Jayasiµhadeva (1055 - 1060 A.D.) 135 Chart # 2 Devap¡ladeva (1130 A. D.) 139 Chart # 3 Jayavarman (1260 A. D.) 141 Chart # 4 Jayasiµhadeva S¡dhanika Anaysiµhadeva Jayavarman II (Commander in Chief ) (1274 A. D.) 142 Chart # 5 Arjunadeva Varman 146 A Paradise for Pilgrims ix Om: One God Universal Coins Coins honoring ˛r• Omk¡ra, ˛r• Somaldev•, Queen of ˛¡kambhar• King ˛r• Om or Omk¡ra M¡ndh¡t¡ Coins of silver and copper of Ajayar¡ja 150 Nagpur University Indo-Sassanian coins with Librarian legend of ˛r• Omk¡ra G¡dhia coins of Gujarat and M¡lw¡ Appendixes Dar≈anik¡ (English) Omk¡re≈vara 153 (Hindi) 172 Captain James Mah¡deva ˛iva shines Forsyth In a deep cave shrine An extract from Atop Mah¡deo Hills Highlands of Central India, pp.172ff 185 The Imperial Gazetteer Offerings of horses to of India Omk¡re≈vara 194 We observe Omk¡ra M¡ndh¡t¡, a great Center of learning 194 Some significant facts to know x Omkara Mandhata Dhama Search for Truth ⁄di ˛a©kara at M¡ndh¡t¡ 195 Image of K¡l•, Ch¡mun∂¡ or R¡va∆a ? 199 Gurla M¡ndh¡t¡ 201 Some valuable references 203 Hellish havoc hurled at Holy Homes of Hindu Gods and Goddesses by Heartless Mohammedan Iconoclasts 207 Pasricha makes some sensible statements 207 Mandhata, Muchukunda and Ambarisha in Rajputana 210 Remains to be preserved and served 211 Some Notable Notes 216 Omk¡ra M¡ndh¡t¡ k¡ Shilpa Vaibhava 225 Omk¡reshvara kala aura ¡ja 228 A Paradise for Pilgrims xi Om: One God Universal ð Om Shanti Mandiram (A Non-Profit Charitable Institution) 1405 St. Christopher, Columbia, MO 65203 USA Om is Brahman These eight sermons constitute the Meditate upon Him total sense and essence of all the See him in everyone Upanishads, the epitomes of all the He is everywhere Vedas and Vedanta. They begin at Atman is parm°tman the base and rise up to the very Name-form is illusion summit, the Summum Bonum. This That art thou is an upajñ¡--¡dyajñ¡na—a kind of I am the Brahman divine revelation. This is a blessed blessing from OM: One God Universal. It is not a copying from any book—ancient, mediaeval, or modern. We wanted to assign a meaning for each letter and we got what is presented here for the first time in the History of human civilization. This is a camatk¡ra of OM! OM: This syllable OM is indeed Brahman. This syllable is the highest.
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