India scripted a golden episode.
Five centuries of long wait had ended. In a befitting ode to the supreme
sacrifices and sankalpa siddhi of thousands of sanatanis, Prime
Minister of India, Narendra Modi laid the first brick for the construction of a
Bhavya Ram Mandir at Ayodhya, the birth place of Bhagwan Shri Ram. Shri Ram is
an embodiment of exemplar virtues. His quest for dharma and righteousness has
been the guiding force for Bharathvarsha. Reckoned for his filial obedience,
Shri Ram in whom both spiritual and political converged, is venerated as a
righteous ruler. By setting the precedents of righteous conduct for eons to
emulate, Shri Ram is inextricably linked with the identity of this land. The
story of Rama is dated back to 5th century BC. Since then his legacy
has been preserved and revered by all sections of the society.
Series of Ramaite cults, revival
movements through new mantras, chants and dhyana has kept the flame of the
bhakti alive in generations of India despite the numerous attacks of their
temples. Together the worship of Shri Ram as incarnation and construction of
temples by Kings during Muslim invasions has enormously intensified people’s
faith. This unquenchable faith and peerless devotion eventually culminated in
igniting the collective conscience of people towards the Ram Janbhoomi. Ram
belonged to everyone and people assimilated the tradition of Ramayana.
Invoking Ramayana Sri Aurobindo
said, “The work of Valmiki has been an agent of almost incalculable power in
the moulding of the cultural mind of India: it has presented to it to be loved
and imitated figures like Rama and Sita, made so divinely and with such a
revelation of reality as to become objects of enduring cult and worship, or
like Hanuman, Lakshmana, Bharata the living human image of its ethical ideals;
it has fashioned much of what is best and sweetest in the national character,
and it has evoked and fixed in it those finer and exquisite yet firm soul-tones
and that more delicate humanity of temperament which are more valuable thing
than the formal outsides of virtue and conduct”.
While Leftists continued to
undermine the intensity of Hindu attachment towards Ayodhya and ruthlessly
peddled Shri Ram legacy is of recent origin, reposing faith in democracy,
Hindus continued their legal battle to rightfully claim ownership over the Ram
Janmabhoomi. Even after winning the longstanding battle, to avoid sparking any
communal unrest, Hindus voluntarily toned down their celebrations and moments
of ecstasy. This entire Rama Janbhoomi movement thus symbolised the
perseverance of Hindus, their tolerance, faith in legal process and above all
their unshakeable devotion in Bhagwan Shri Ram.
Today’s Bhoomi Puja at 12:44:08
by Prime Minister Modi marked the fruition of sacrifices of millions of Hindus.
While independence marked the end of decades of slavery and freedom from
colonial rule, today’s glorious occasion is second independence for Hindus who
relentlessly fought to reclaim the Bhagwan Ram’s Janmasthan. Expressing his
overwhelming gratitude to the Sri Ramjanmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust, Modi
thanked them for providing him an opportunity to witness this historic moment.
Raising a clarion call of “Jai Shri Ram”, Modi stated that, “From
Kanyakumari to Kshirbhavani, from Koteswar to Kamakhya, from Jagannath to
Kedarnath, Somnath to Kashi Vishwanath, Bodhgaya to Saranath, Andaman to Ajmer,
Lakshwadweep to Leh entire country is immersed in Ram.”
He added-India is emotional today, the wait of
centuries has come to an end. Crores of Indians are still unable to believe the
unfoldment of this momentous occasion in their live time. Prayers answered,
struggle ended. The way Dalits, OBCs, tribals and every section of the society
supported Gandhiji during the freedom struggle, this pious work of building Ram
temple has started with the cooperation of people all over the country. The way
boatman and tribals helped Bhagwan Ram, the way helped Bhagwan Krishna lift
Govardhan mountain, similarly, the temple’s construction will be completed with
everyone’s efforts”.
Structures were destroyed to exterminate
the identity of Ram’s existence but he continued to live in the hearts of
people. The cycle of vandalization of temples has failed to diminish the faith
of the people. Ram Janmabhoomi breaks this cycle of breaking and re-building a
process going on for centuries. The process of building a grand temple besides
bringing people together will connect past with the future, the present
generation to the culture of the land and ourselves with the sacraments.
Modi reiterated, “Ram sab ke
hai, Ram sab mein hai” and that he has been an inspiration to Indians. His
legacy is inseparable from the culture of the land. Paying rich tributes to the
sacrifices of the thousands of Ram Bhakts, Modi reminded the future generation to
assimilate and disseminate the virtues of Shri Ram.
Construction of Ram Mandir aside
paving way for resurgence of the Hinduism will revive the spirits of Hindus
whose civilisational ethos and enviable legacy has been recklessly derided by
secular fraudsters. This momentous occasion is doubly important for Hindus
since for the first time, an Indian Prime Minister as the Yajman,
ritualistically adhering to the precincts of santanadharma has openly
taken pride in his Hindu roots. Thus far, in the history of independent India,
leadership has always shied away from celebrating Hinduism. With his humble
prostrations, unapologetic assertion of his identity and by wearing his faith
on the sleeves, Modi infused new enthusiasm in Hindus. Ram Janmabhoomi will
forever be reckoned in history for its message of “truth, non-violence, faith
and sacrifice”.
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