Omkareshwara Kshetra (Omkareshwar) - Omkareshwara Jyotirlinga and Narmada Parikrama path

• Meditation:

सौराष्ट्रे सोमनाथं च श्रीशैले मल्लिकार्जुनम् ।
उज्जयिन्यां महाकालं_ॐकारममलेश्वरम् ॥
- Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotra - verse 1 (Omkareshwara has the Omkareshwara Jyotirlinga)

सबिन्दुसिन्धुसुस्खलत्तरङ्गभङ्गरञ्जितं द्विषत्सु पापजातजातकारिवारिसंयुतम् ।
कृतान्तदूतकालभूतभीतिहारिवर्मदे त्वदीयपादपङ्कजं नमामि देवि नर्मदे ॥
- Narmadashtakam - verse 1 (River Narmada flows through Omkareshwara)

• Omkareshwar (Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh) → (Jyotirlinga) [Omkareshwara Jyotirlinga]

• Greatness:

• Omkareshwara has a Jyotirlinga (Linga of Jyoti) [Somanatha, Mallikarjuna, Mahakaleshwara, Omkareshwara, Kedarnatha, Bhimashankara, Vishwanatha, Tryambakeshwara, Vaidyanatha, Nageshwara, Rameshwara, Grishneshwara] [Omkareshwara Jyotirlinga]

• Omkareshwara is primarily a Shiva Sthalam (Pilgrimage of Shiva):
- Lord Shiva abides in Omkareshwara as a Jyotirlinga (Linga of Jyoti) [Somanatha, Mallikarjuna, Mahakaleshwara, Omkareshwara, Kedarnatha, Bhimashankara, Vishwanatha, Tryambakeshwara, Vaidyanatha, Nageshwara, Rameshwara, Grishneshwara] [Omkareshwara Jyotirlinga].
- Lord Shiva granted boon to Vindhya mountain in Omkareshwara (who performed penance here) and abided as Omkareshwara Jyotirlinga.

• Omkareshwara is also a Narmada Sthalam (Pilgrimage of Narmada):
- Devi Narmada Aarti is performed in Omkareshwara which is an important center on the path of Narmada Parikrama. Some pilgrims start the Narmada Parikrama from Amarkantaka while others start from Omkareshwara.

• Omkareshwara is also a Sant Sthalam (Place of Saints):
- Sri Adi Shankaracharya (788 - 820 CE?) met his guru Sri Govindapada on the bank of river Narmada. (Shankaracharya Gufa)

• Sacred Geography:

☗ Vindhya Mountain
▬ River Narmada flows

• River Narmada Ghats:
- Kotitirtha Ghat (Narmada Aarti)

• Temples and Places:

• Temples and Places of Lord Shiva in Omkareshwara:

• Omkareshwara Jyotirlinga - Lord Shiva granting boon to Vindhya mountain
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 18)

► Omkareshwar - Omkareshwar Temple
(Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh)

Omkareshwar Temple is identified with the Omkareshwara Jyotirlinga mentioned in the Shiva Purana.

• Temples and Places of Saints in Omkareshwara:

► Omkareshwar - Shankaracharya Gufa
(Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh)

Sri Adi Shankaracharya (788 - 820 CE?) met his guru Sri Govindapada on the bank of river Narmada. The Shankaracharya Gufa is identified as the place where Sri Govindapada stayed and meditated. The Shankaracharya Gufa is very close to the Omkareshwar Shiva Temple.

• Temples (Summary):

• Shiva:
- Omkareshwar Temple

• Saints:
- Shankaracharya Gufa (Adi Shankaracharya) (788 - 820 CE?)

• Puranic Events:

1. Presence of Lord Shiva in Omkareshwara: (Shiva Purana)
• Omkareshwara Jyotirlinga: Omkareshwara Kshetra is identified with the Omkareshwara Jyotirlinga where Lord Shiva gave boon to Vindhya mountain endowing him with the ability to grow higher.

2. Presence of river Narmada in Omkareshwara:
• Narmada Parikrama path: Omkareshwara is an important center on the path of Narmada Parikrama. Some pilgrims start the Narmada Parikrama from Amarkantaka while others start from Omkareshwara.

• Puranic References:

• Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 18 (About Omkareshwara Jyotirlinga)

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