The Bhoomi-Pooja (worshipping of
five elements of nature and a ritual devoted to earth) before beginning the
Shree Ram temple construction, to remove the negativities and impurities at the
hands of P.M. Modi, is not a coincidence but looks like an act of god, because
Mr. Modi had declared himself in 2014 itself that he is a Pradhan Sevak and not
a Pradhan Mantri.
The legend goes that When Lord
Shree Ram immersed himself in Sharayu river in Ayodhya to return to his abode,
Lord Hanuman his (Bhakt) chief servant also wanted to go with him but Lord Shree
Ram told him that he will have to remain on earth till the kalyug(era of
downfall of spiritualism) and perform his duties to fight for truth against evil
and wrongdoings.
Ramayan the epic is a
gripping story of victory of good over evil, love, compassion, relationships
and social behavior of all stakeholders, the conversations at crucial junctures
of decision making are value based, philosophical and keeping in tune with
Dharma( natural laws of right behavior and social order).The temple symbolically
represents and reminds us of those virtues & our great civilization.
Lord Shree Ram “The Maryada Purushottam”(a perfect man-symbol of
many virtues) who always stood for Dharma and truth, established his kingdom, “Ram
Rajya”, a society based on Righteous principles of morality, justice and
equality as an ideal form of good governance in the interest and wellbeing of
his Praia(people) the central character.
In fact Mahatma Gandhi’s
dream at the time of the independence was also to have “Ram Rajya” in India,
even our constitution is framed based on those ideals, but the ideals were lost
during the course of misrule and time
has come for the people of this
country to unite and fight, and once again free our country from the clutches
of corruption, illiteracy, poverty, injustice, and other evils—the anti-people
creations of our own fellow countrymen.
Service is simply an action of
doing something to help someone, In Christianity it is an act of doing
work for showing GOD's love to others with a willing heart, In Islam it means
giving preference to others over yourself and considering their happiness and
welfare before your own, In Sikhism, apart from other services(Karseva)as we
all know, it means serving the wisdom (Gyan) ,i.e. to cultivate the service as
a state of mind and then act unconditionally.
Seva in Sanskrit means a selfless
service which is an outcome of seva-Bhav i.e. an inner feeling (Bhav) born out
of love and the act borne out of this feeling is Seva, it is considered the
most important part of spiritual practice to serve others with no expectation
of outcome. Mr. Modi being honest with no materialistic attachments has been
serving selflessly & relentlessly since 2014, working 16 hours a day, 365
days to serve the nation and all the people of India.
We may differ on his policies,
politics and gaps in walk and talk but must give due credit to his Sevabhav and
the ideals which do reflect in most of his policies to reach the last man in
line(Antyodaya), unite all with “sabka
saath-sabka vikas-sabka vishwas”, remove corruption towards making a New India
which is spiritual and the belief in oneness of the world at large (Vasudhaiv
Kutumbakam)
Thus, a person who achieved wisdom
through spiritualism and experience, who is selflessly serving the nation with
total dedication(Tan-Man-Dhan), who believes in the Ideals of Lord Shree Ram and
has vowed to usher in Ram Rajya(an ideal form of governance and society) deserves
to be our Pradhan Sevak to perform this ritual and usher in the “Ram Rajya”. Guess,
the right man for the right job at the right time for this temple (Symbol of
all virtues and our rich heritage)
Satish Shitut
Jai Bharat
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