By means of PTI
DEHU: High Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday stated Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar sang abhangs (devotional poetry in reward of Lord Vitthal) of Sant Tukaram whilst in prison all over India’s freedom combat.
“Whilst in prison, Veer Savarkar used his handcuffs just like the chipli (a musical software) of Sant Tukaram and sang his abhangs,” Modi stated.
He used to be addressing a meeting of warkaris (devotees enterprise the pilgrimage to Lord Vitthal temple at Pandharpur), after inaugurating a shila (rock) temple on the Sant Tukaram Maharaj Mandir devoted to the Seventeenth-century saint at Dehu close to Pune.
Modi additionally interacted with the warkaris all over his consult with, which comes forward of the yearly ‘wari’ pilgrimage which is able to start on June 20 from Dehu. The High Minister used to be additionally offered with a distinct headgear, the Tukaram pagdi, at the instance.
Lauding Sant Tukaram, a distinguished determine within the Bhakti motion, Modi stated he performed crucial function within the lifetime of a ‘Rashtra Nayak’ like Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Constructed with a distinct form of Rajasthani stone, the Shila temple is a temple devoted to a slab of stone on which Sant Tukaram had meditated for 13 days. Warkaris be offering prayers on the Shila temple ahead of beginning their pilgrimage to Pandharpur.
A brand new idol of Sant Tukaram has additionally been put in within the temple close to the ‘Shila Mandir’. Sant Tukaram used to be well-known for his devotional poetry referred to as abhang and religious songs referred to as kirtan. His works are central to the warkari sect in Maharashtra.
Dehu, at the banks of the Indrayani river, is the birthplace of the poet saint.
Modi stated the development of Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj and Sant Tukaram Maharaj palkhi marg will probably be finished in 5 levels and Rs 11,000 crore will probably be spent to build the 350-km (Alandi-Dehu-Pandharpur) freeway.
Modi stated Sant Tukaram had meditated for 13 days through sitting at the shila (rock) to deliver the Vedas again. “It’s not only a shila however is the root stone of bhakti (devotion) and dnyan (realisation),” he stated.
We’re proud that India is without doubt one of the oldest residing civilizations on the earth and the credit score is going to sants and sages, he stated.
“India is a land of sants and in each duration, some nice souls got here to provide instructions to the society. These days when the rustic goes forward in line with our cultural values, the ‘abhangs’ are appearing us the trail and galvanizing us,” he added.
The PM stated Sant Tukaram used to mention that discrimination amongst people is a huge sin.
“This message isn’t just essential for Bhagwat bhakti, but additionally Rastra bhakti (patriotism) and Samaj bhakti (carrier to society). With those messages, our ‘warkari’ brothers and sisters set at the adventure to Pandharpur once a year,” he stated regarding ‘Wari’.
With this message, the rustic is shifting ahead with the concept that of ‘sabka sath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwas and sabka prayas’.
The PM stated that alongside the traces of ‘warkaris’, the rustic may be progressing with the empowerment of ladies.
“The wari has been an emblem of equivalent alternatives as ladies warkaris additionally stroll facet through facet with their male opposite numbers with the similar zeal and zest. In a similar fashion, the federal government may be offering the advantages of welfare schemes to everybody with out discrimination,” he stated.
He added the welfare of Dalits, backwards, tribals, and the deficient is the concern of the rustic.
Modi stated a real saint’s id is that he strives for the welfare of the closing individual and that is the get to the bottom of of our ‘antyoday’ yojana.
The PM stated more than a few yatras within the nation are the resources of energy for the social and religious growth.
“With those yatras, we stay the concept that of ‘Ek Bharat Shresth Bharat’ alive. Those yatras attach the variety of our nation. To support the cohesion of our nation, we must stay our historical id alive,” he added.
The PM additionally stated generation and infrastructure are turning into synonymous with India’s growth, “we’re making sure that heritage and construction pass hand in hand”.
Regarding scriptures, he stated ‘satsang’ of sants is the rarest privilege in human existence. “If the grace of sants is felt, then the realisation of God mechanically takes position. Coming to this holy pilgrimage land of Dehu nowadays, I’m feeling the similar,” he stated.
He additionally stated a pledge must be taken to stay cleanliness in each sphere of existence. “Those nationwide pledges must change into a part of religious pledges,” the PM added at the same time as he demanded a push for herbal farming and the popularisation of Yoga and Yoga Day.