Omkarananda Saraswati Swami
Salutation
Brahmaleen Swami
Purvasharama name
Manoharan, Goshteswara Sharma
Place of residence
Theni 625531
Tamil Nadu
India
Email ID
swamiomkarananda@gmail.com
Phone Number
Website
http://www.vedaneri.org/
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/vedaneri/
- HH Sri Swami Omkarananda had taken up the sacred mission of rejuvenating the spiritual values and cultural traditions of India.
- Born in a family steeped in culture, he adopted the Vedic life style from an early age.
- He took his Sanyasa from Pujyasri Swami Chidbhavananda, founder of Sri Ramakrishna Tapovanam, Tirupparaithurai.
- He studied Vedanta under Pujyasri Swami Paramarthananda, one of the foremost disciples of Pujyasri Swami Dayananda Saraswathi.
- Through his eloquent discourses, he drives home the deep insights of the Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads, such that even an average person can comprehend them with ease.
- He expounds the essence of some of the sacred texts in Tamil, such as Tevaram, Tiruvachakam, Tirumandiram, Tayumanavar’s hymns, Bharatiyar’s songs and in particular Tirukural.
- He interacts freely with people of all strata without discrimination of caste, creed, age, economic status or education and attracts them by his compassionate words and friendly demeanour.
- It is no exaggeration to say that all those who have been attracted by his teaching are rooted in spirituality and lead a purposeful life of righteousness and love, and enjoy inner peace.
- He is actively engaged in many social activities, contributing to the well being of the society through the two Trusts he has set up – Vedanta Sasthra Prachara Trust and Sri Dakshinamurti Seva Samiti.
- Under the auspices of Vedanta Sasthra Prachara Trust, he has successfully developed a settlement called Vedapuri in Theni on the bank of the river Mullaiyaru and has established Sri Swami Chidbhavananda Ashramam there.
- Under the auspices of Sri Dakshinamurti Seva Samithi, he has constructed a magnificent edifice named Adiguru Sri Prajna Dakshinamurti Vidyapitham and conducts its affair in a grand manner.
- He succeeded Pujyasri Santananda Swamigal as the pontiff of Sri Bhuvaneshwari Avadhuta Vidyapitham at Pudukkottai, in the lineage of Sri Dattatreya.
- He has established Sadguru Santananda Satsangam Trust in Chennai to further enlarge his range of activities for the well being of people.
- Swami ji attained Mahasamadhi on 10th May 2021 at Madurai. His Samashi Sthal is in Sri Swami Chidbhavananda Ashramam, Theni.