There is a fourth Omkareshwar in the Jyotirlinga of Lord Shiva. Omkar was pronounced with the mouth of Sarvapratham Srashtikarta Brahma. Veda recitation does not even begin without ॐ. The same Omkar Swarup Jyotirlinga is Sri Omkareshwar, meaning that Lord Shiva has appeared in Omkar Swarup here. Jyotirlinga is said to be the place where Lord Shiva himself appeared and is established in the form of Jyoti.
In the Puranas, the glory of Omkareshwar region is mentioned in Skanda Purana, Shiv Purana and Vayu Purana. Omkareshwar has a total of 6 pilgrimages. There are 33 deities sitting here. There are 108 impressive Shivling here in divine form. माँ The mother of Narmada, who is expanding the plan, is a giant form of Shri Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga, 4 km away from Indore, the main city of Madhya Pradesh. And this is the only Jyotirlinga which is situated on the north bank of Narmada. Lord Shiva comes here every day and visits and rests here. Therefore, special sleeping arrangements and aarti of Lord Shiva are done here every day and sleeping visions are done.
Kaverika Narmadio: Sajjan Taranay in Holy Communion |
Mandhatatrapure Vasantham, Omkaramisham Shivayekamidae ||
Meaning : - For the salvation of gentlemen at the holy confluence of river Kaveri and Narmada, Shri Omkareshwar, who is always seated in the city of Mandhata, is a Jyotirlinga.
Designed by Adi Shankara
Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga of Lord Shiva is situated on the banks of Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh, 4 km away from Indore and 13 km away from Mortakka. Here the Narmada river divides into two, forming an island called Mandhata or Shivpuri. This island or island is about 6 km long and 2 km wide. The shape of this island is similar to the scene model of Om or Omkar.
According to the Puranas, the Vindhya mountain worshiped and meditated on Lord Shiva in the form of earthly lord and Lord Shiva appeared and blessed him and incarnated in the form of Pranava linga. Divided into one part and called Omkareshwar and the other part Mamleshwar. It is said that the Jyoti Linga is located in Omkareshwar and the earthly lingam is located in Amareshwar / Mamleshwar. According to other stories, King Mandhata of Ikshvaku dynasty did severe penance here, then Lord Shiva blessed him and appeared here, since then Lord Shiva is seated in Omkareshwar.
Temple architecture
The main temple of Omkareshwar is made of North Indian architecture with high peaks. This temple is the main attraction of the visitors. There is no authentic information about the construction of the temple. Who built it and when it is unknown. The sanctum sanctorum of the temple looks like a small temple originally built in the old construction style, its dome has been built by depositing layers of stone. Since this small temple is built on the south side very close to the straight deep bank of the river at a height and the large part of the north side is made in the new construction style, probably because of this, neither the sanctum sanctorum nor the main deity is directly in front of the main gate. Nor is it located just below the crest of the new construction.
The temple has a huge sabha mandapa which is about 14 feet high and is based on 40 huge pillars. The temple is in total with 5 buildings and all have different deities installed. Which are Shree Omkareshwar, Shree Mahakaleshwar, Shree Siddhanath, Shree Gupteshwar, and Dhwajdhari Shikhar Devta respectively from bottom to top.
Pujan and Palan
The temple regularly performs 3 pujas daily in the morning by the Puja Trust, the afternoon puja is performed by the priest of Scindia Gharana and the evening worship is done by the priest of Holkar State. There is always a crowd of devotees in the temple who bathe in the Narmada and worship God with Narmada water filled containers, flowers, coconut and other materials. Many devotees also do special worship and anointing of the Lord with the priest. There is a huge crowd during festivals and fairs.
Every Monday, the golden-faced statue of Lord Omkareshwar is carved in a beautiful palanquin and is taken out in procession by the priests and devotees along with drum drums, which is called dola or palanquin. Tours are done in different parts of the city, this procession is known as Monday ride. It is celebrated on a large scale in the holy month of Shravan and a large number of devotees celebrate Om Shambhu Bhole Nath while dancing and blowing gulal, it is a beautiful sight.
