Narmada Maiya Ki Jai

Visited Omkareshwar on Tuesday 14^th Aug. So it goes in this way…

I was preparing a paper for International Confrence in Lucknow at Passi Mam’s house. I got a call from my cousin, since I was talking to Passi mam, so I didn’t received the call at that time, he called me twice, but I has no choice. As he seemed eager to talk to me I called him as soon as I came out. He told me about the plan and to bring cam if I came there (Hidden agenda).

I said Ok, Ill confirm you when Ill reach home. I talked to Mom about the same, she agreed, I also agreed as I thought, It does not look good to say No.

Next Morning, I got up early and went to school to teach my students. When the car arrived at my place, my mom called me, I hurried back to home thereby taking half day from school. Masaji told the driver to take exit via Navlakha, but the driver said, will take from Bhavarkuan only, so we had to take few zig zag routes to come out from Bhavarkuan.

We stopped at roadside store to buy Corn, my cousin sister really took half hour just to buy 8 corns. She was having bhav-taav with the seller. Next our car stopped at Shani Navgrah mandir. After some time we crossed Mortakka Bridge. When we were there, water level was 10-15 ft below bridge, but just before 10 days water level was 10 ft above the bridge. Local people say that, it broke the record of last 13 years. After looking at the bridge you can’t imagine ki paani is bridge ke 10 ft upar tak gaya hoga!!.

We reached Mamleshwar opposite bank of Omkareshwar. Since the river had sppedy flow, so people started taking bath at Mamleshwar side only. Masaji, 3 cousins took bath, while me, mom, masi and jiyag did not. As they were going to have bath, one of my cousin told me to have a watch on masaji’s trouser, as it has money. Just a minute later a man came towards me and said that there are some notes dropped from our clothes. I asked cousin to get them. She handed them to me, saying they do not belong to her. Few minutes later same man again came to me and said two more coins are there. At this time I thought he is trying to make me fool, he might have heard my sister’s sentence regarding “to have a look on masaji’s trouser’. I told him I don’t want this money. It appeared to me as he was constantly looking at me for another 5-10 minutes. God knows he was telling lies or not.

When I was sitting there I saw the loss of property caused due to 20ft high water waves. Lot of shops at the bank collapsed. Shopkeepers were making new ones.

After bath, we had Darshan of Omkareshwar. And went upstairs in the temple, I never had been there, It was completely a secret place and so is the name of God there “Gupteshvar”. Now we went to see big murtis of Lord Krishna and Lord Hanuman.

 Then we came to our car, and went to nagar nigam bagicha of Omkareshwar to have lunch. I also gave some to the driver. One incident to add here is that, when I asked our Driver, what is his name twice he did not replied, by look he seemed a Muslim, I just don’t understand, when I knew this, still I gave him parsad, but he didn’t told us his name.

In last we saw Dadaji’s ashram just after crossing Mortakka Bridge in Barwaha. 

We also requested our driver to take us to tincha fall, for which he has to take extra 20km round, for which he said Ill charge you extra 800rs, we refused the deal, and came back Indore, I had to met one of my friend, so they dropped me at navlakha Bridge. After meeting my friend I came back to my  Home Sweet Home.