Nilachala Saraswata Sangha

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Nilachala Saraswata Sangha
नीलाचल सारस्वत संघ
Formation1934
PurposeSpirituality
HeadquartersSatsikhya Mandira, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Websitehttps://www.nsspuri.org/

Nilachala Saraswata Sangha (NSS),[

Hindi: नीलाचल सारस्वत संघ) is a religious organization that was founded by Swami Nigamananda Paramahansa Dev exclusively for his household devotees in Odisha on 24 August 1934 at Nilachala Kutir, Puri, India.[1]

NSS is one of the spiritual foundations of Swami Nigamananda after

Saraswata Matha, established at Kokilamukh, Jorhat, in 1912. The "Sangha" focus only on spirituality (धर्म नित्ति, dharma nitti) with three core objectives: formation of ideal family, combined of Sangha Power, and exchange of spiritual thoughts.[citation needed
]

Banamali Dash was the first president of this Sangha,[2] subsequently Durga Charan Mohanty became its Secretary and Parichalaka or Administer.[3]

History

Swami Nigamananda was on a short retirement from his busy work. He left

Assam Bangiya Saraswata Matha, Jorhat, (Assam) and came to Puri in 1923. He bought Nilachala Kutir near the Puri seashore, and it was there, that he spent the last 12 years of his life.[4] While living at Nilachala Kutir, the majority of people who met him on the quest of truth and knowledge could immediately discern the divine quality in him.[citation needed
]

Swami Nigamananda
, in the year 1934.

Nigamananda Ashram in Odisha. He wrote and published volumes of books, called "Sangha Sevaka"(संघ सेवक). As a "Sevak"(member) of Nilachala Saraswata Sangha, what kind of principles need to be followed are mentioned carefully in this series.[5]

Swami Nigamananda at Nilachala Kutir Puri

The year 1934 was very memorable. Banamali Dash,

Swami Nigamananda
advised them to form a divine circle among themselves. As per His wishes, they started an association for religious talk, and thus Nilachala Saraswata Sangha(NSS) came into existence through the gradual growth of group discussion and prayer. The underlying principles of the Sangha were fulfilling the triple objectives viz:

  • 1. to lead and ideal family life (आदर्श गृहस्थ गठन)
  • 2. to establish more and more such associations or Sangha and (संघ शक्ति प्रतिष्ठा)
  • 3. to exchange each other's thoughts and idea's among the disciples (भाव बिनिमय)

Swami Nigamananda deliberated with his disciples about Nilachala Saraswata Sangha principles especially the "formation of an ideal household life". According to

Swami Nigamananda
, He(self) should be worshipped. He taught them how His portrait should be placed on a royal chair giving utmost reverence generally paid to the Guru (spiritual master). He should be made the head of the family and ideal household life should be regulated under His direction.

He had said:

My dear children! I wish all of you to become ideal family men. You should get united and exchange your thoughts among your brother disciples. These principles will afford you heavenly pleasure amidst the hum-drum life that surrounds you -SWAMI NIGAMANANDA[6][7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Indian Anthropological Society (2001). Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society. Nilachala Saraswata Sangha Puri: The Society. p. 156. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  2. ISBN 978-81-7141-076-7
    . Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  3. ^ Durga Charan Mohanty as Secretary and Parichalaka or Administer of Nilachala Saraswata Sangha, Puri
  4. Swami Nigamananda retired from his work and resided in Nilachala Kutir, Puri
  5. ^ "Durga Charan Mohanty's Sangha Sevak". Press in India. Office of the Registrar of Newspapers. 1968. pp. 583 (Sr.90). Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  6. ^ Nigamānanda (1997). The divine universal gospels of Sri Nigamananda: translation, a lucid word to word rendering to English. Amitabh Giri. p. 159. Retrieved 14 July 2011. My main aim is to establish ideal family life
  7. ^ Three principles laid by Swami Nigamananda, ABS Math Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine (1) Formation of ideal household life (Adarsha Grihastha Jiban Gathan) (2) To consolidate the power of corporations (Sangha Saktir Prathistha) and (3) Interchange of spiritual experiences (Bhaba Binimaya)
  8. ^ Moni Bagchee (1987). "Adarasha Grihastha Jeevan Gathan Sri Sri Thakur (Nigamananda)". Sadguru Nigamananda: a spiritual biography. Assam Bangiya Saraswat Math. p. 133. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
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