Talking about the significance of proliferating Vedic knowledge, RSS Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat called for revitalizing the ancient scriptures in contemporary contexts to maintain the spiritual fabric of society.
At a function to honour Veda Sevaks at Balgandharva Rangmandir on September 4 Dr Bhagwat said, ‘To keep the faith alive in society today, up-to-date knowledge of the Vedas should be conveyed to the common people’. The event was jointly organized by the Shree Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Nyas and the Shree Sadguru Group, Pune, to celebrate the Veda Sevaks, who were felicitated for their rigorous 16-month Anushthan (ritual) in Ayodhya.
The chanting of all four Vedas, conducted between November 2022 and February 2024, involved 240 Purohits and volunteers from many parts of Maharashtra, completing 36 phases of continuous prayer and worship. He emphasized, ‘There is a need to carry forward this knowledge, in a up-to-date form, to the newer generation who can take it to the world with the message of global peace’.
Dr Bhagwat expressed concern over the increasing apathy and disharmony worldwide. He warned that ‘evil forces across the world have united to destabilise peace’, citing examples such as the cultural degradation in America, Poland and the Arab world, including the Arab Spring, and forewarned that similar disruptions could reach Bharat soon.
He said, ‘We have the ability to tackle these evil forces because we have knowledge in the form of our scriptures, such as the Vedas’. Dr Bhagwat also called for eliminating discrimination, particularly the practice of untouchability. He questioned, ‘When there is no place for untouchability in the scriptures, why should there be this unwholesome discrimination?’ he questioned.
The event also featured notable figures such as Champat Rai, Vice President of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and General Secretary of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust; Swami Govindadev Giri Ji Maharaj, Treasuer of the Trust; Dr. Hanumant Gaikwad of Barat Vikas Group, Pune; Abhijeet Pawar, Chairman of Sakal Media Group; and Yashwant Kulkarni, Founder Chairman of Sadguru Group.
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