Shanti Ashram
 | This article uses secondary sources that critically analyze them. (June 2016) ) |
| Shanti Ashram | |
|---|---|
শান্তি আশ্রম | |
Nigamananda | |
| Completed | 1912 |
| Temple(s) | Three |
| Website | |
| absmath.org | |
Shanti Ashram (
The main objective of "Shanti Ashram" (शांति आश्रम) to fulfill his three missions, to propagate Sanatana Dharma (spreading eternal religion), spreading true education and serve everybody as god incarnate.History
Shanti Ashram was founded for the first time by
Gendaria in Dhaka in 1318 B.S. Sri Gouranga Anath Niketan was founded there on the 26th Agrahayana
1318 B.S. The purpose behind it is to serve the distressed, the grieved, the sick and the poor.
There was a disciple of named "Saruram Kalita" purchased a plot of 80 Akshay Tritiya
on 7th Baisakh 1319 B.S. and named it Shanti Ashram.
Seven self-denying swami disciples (Chidananda, Premananda, Swarupananda, Yogananda, Suddhananda, Bodhananda and Saradananda) were initiated in asceticism by Nigamananda. He named this ashram as "Saraswat Math".Sringeri Math Nigamananda gives the name to his Math as "Saraswata Matha".[citation needed
]
Location
Shanti Ashram or Saraswat Math was sheltered in the lap of a formidable, meadow situated within six miles of
Naga hills on the South.[4]
Glory
It is believed that the divine forces of Guru which turned the Ashram a center of spiritual activities and counted as a pilgrimage place of India now.Baishakh, 2011 (1418 BS), i.e. on 6 May 2011.[7]
Nigamananda said, this matha is very dear to my heart, I can sacrifice my life hundred times for the sake of this matha.[8]
Works of
Nigamananda's ashram at Halisahar,[9][10][11] Saraswata Matha (previously Shanti Ashram) in Jorhat and Sundarbans are places of pilgrimage.[5][6][12]
See also
External links
- Shanti Ashram or Assam Bangia Saraswata Matha
- 26°49′50″N 94°10′44″E / 26.830650°N 94.178800°E
References
- ^ Library of Congress Office, New Delhi (1981). Accessions List, South Asia. Assam Bangiya Saraswata Matha. E.G. Smith for the U.S. Library of Congress Office, New Delhi. p. 674. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ Sadguru Swami Nigamananda. Shanti Ashram or Saraswawta Matha. Puri, Bhubaneswar: Nilachal Saraswat Sangha. 2001. p. 173. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ Moni Bagchee (1987). Sadguru Nigamananda: A Spiritual Biography. First seven disciples of Swami Nigamananda. Assam Bangiya Saraswat Math. p. 185. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ Shree Shree Thakur Nigamananda-Oriya Jeevani, See Chapter-"SARASWATA MATHA" Writer: Durgacharan Mohanty, Banmali Das, Nilanchala Saraswata Sangha, Puri
- ^ ISBN 978-0-87481-053-0.
- ^ ISBN 978-81-7169-503-4. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ 100 Year celebration of ABS Math (Assam Bangiya Saraswata Math) Archived 2012-09-09 at archive.today
- ^ Swami Nigamananda's Quote on his "Saraswata Matha"
- ^ Assam Bangiya Saraswat Math Archived 2011-11-13 at the Wayback Machine and Cemetery of Swami Nigamananda
- ^ "Next weekend you can be at ... Halisahar". Metro. The Telegraph. Calcutta: Telegraphindia.com. 29 June 2008. Archived from the original on 2 July 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ Banik, Nandadulal (2012). "Paramahansha, Nigamananda". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
laid to rest at Halishahar Dakshin Bangla Saraswata Ashram. The ashram has now turned into a place of pilgrimage.
- ^ "HALISAHAR- A Place of pilgrimage". Metro. The Telegraph. Calcutta: Telegraphindia.com. 29 June 2008. Archived from the original on 2 July 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2013.