The Congress is attempting to lift a recent controversy over the January 22 consecration occasion of Ram Janmasthan temple in Ayodhya, which will probably be attended by almost 6,000 folks together with the nation’s Who’s Who celebrities. Congress leaders have alleged, BJP is attempting divide Hindus between Ramanandi sect and Shaiva sect by protecting the 4 prime Shankaracharyas away from the ‘Pran Pratistha’(consecration) rites to be carried out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi together with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. Congress leaders have alleged that BJP has “hijacked” Ram Lalla and has made the consecration occasion a political one. Senior Congress chief Digvijaya Singh questioned the locus standi of BJP and Vishwa Hindu Parishad in deciding whom to ask for the inauguration of Ram temple. Describing the Shankaracharyas as the primary propagators of Sanatan custom, Singh stated, BJP and VHP are “insulting” the Shankaracharyas, who’ve refused to attend the ceremony. On Thursday, two prime Shankaracharyas, the Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath Swami Avimukteshwarananda Saraswati and the Shankaracharya of Puri Govardhan Peeth, Swami Nischalananda Saraswati stated, they won’t attend the January 22 occasion. Both cited totally different causes.
Swami Avimukteshwarnanda stated, the Ayodhya occasion is a political one and the Prime Minister is putting in the Ram Lalla idol in a rush for political positive aspects. He argued that the development of the temple is but to be accomplished, and he wouldn’t attend any operate except the temple development is full. Swami Avimukteshwarananda (born as Umashankar Pandey) is a identified detractor of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He had opposed the creation of Kashi Vishwanath hall and had sat on quick for a number of days. Both Avimukteshwarananda’s and Digvijay Singh’s guru are the identical: the Late Swami Swaroopananda Saraswati, who handed away final yr. He had appointed Avimukteshwarananda in his will. Avimukteshwarananda turned a disciple of Swaroopananda Saraswati in 2000 in Varanasi. His appointment as Shankaracharya was opposed by Niranjani Akhada and Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad (the apex physique of sadhus). The second Shankaracharya Nischalananda Saraswati (born as Nilambar Jha) of Puri Govardhan Peeth is the 145th Shankaracharya within the lengthy checklist of predecessors. The octogenarian Shankarachya was a disciple of Swami Karpatri Maharaj. Nischalananda’s father was the Raj Purohit of the ruler of Darbhanga state in Bihar. Swami Nischalananda has been claiming since lengthy that Shankaracharyas have the fitting to train dominance over rulers. He has no challenge with the inaguaration of Ayodhya temple. He is barely questioning why Prime Minister Modi is performing the consecration rites contained in the sanctum sanctorum? He believes that the consecration rites ought to be carried out solely by a Shankaracharya (learn himself). He has advised media that if the Prime Minister will carry out the consecration rites, what’s using attending such a ceremony. ‘Should we sit and clap our hands?’, he requested. Clearly, this Shankaracharya has ego points, and he’s unwilling to simply accept {that a} Shankaracharya ought to sit as a mere spectator. According to VHP leaders, all of the Shankaracharyas had been formally invited and requested to attend the occasion with one attendant in tow. This received the goat of Swami Nischalananda. He refused to go to Ayodhya with solely an attendant in tow. After he declined, Congress leaders got here into the image and unfold the phrase that the Shankaracharyas have declined to attend a “political event”.
The remaining two Shankaracharyas have given their blessings for the occasion. On January 8, the workplace of Shankaracharya of Sringeri Sharda Peetham, Shri Bharati Teerth, issued an announcement saying “it is a matter of joy for all Astikas (believers) that after a struggle of five centuries, the Pran Pratistha is to take place in the beautiful temple constructed for Bhagwan Sri Rama in the Sri Rama Janmabhoomi Kshetra of sacred Ayodhya on Pushya Shukla Dvadashi (22-1-2024). It has been noted that certain ill-wishers… have posted on social media a photo of Shankaracharya which conveys that he has expressed displeasure over the Pran Pratistha. However, the Sringeri Shankaracharya has not given any such message. This is merely a false propaganda by ill-wishers of our Dharma. …Shankaracharya has conveyed blessings that every Aastika must suitably take part in this most sacred and rare Prana-Pratistha and be a recipient of the unbounded grace of Bhagwan Sri Rama.” The Shankaracharya of Dwarka Peeth Swami Sadananda Saraswati, in an announcement, stated, the sacred event of Pran-Pratistha has come after many years of efforts and he hoped all of the rites of Pran Pratishtha will probably be carried out in accordance with Shastras. Vishwa Hindu Parishad working president Alok Kumar stated, not one of the Shankaracharyas have opposed the inauguration of Ram temple, and an pointless controversy is being created. He stated the Ram Janmasthan Teerth Kshetra Trust normal secretary Champat Rai ought to lodge defamation criticism if Digvijaya Singh failed to come back ahead with proof of land rip-off in Ayodhya.
One can perceive the Congress celebration deciding to boycott the grand occasion, however it’s unhappy and unlucky that Shankaracharyas, who occupy the very best seats of Sanatan Dharma, ought to query the Pran-Pratistha ceremony. Adi Shankaracharya had created the 4 Maths in 4 corners of the nation on the age of 32 years, with a view to bind folks of 1 tradition and Dharma in a single thread. He gave the accountability of managing these Maths to prime saints who had been anticipated to indicate the righteous path to society. This is a virtually 2,000-year-old custom. Hindus throughout India and overseas have full respect for Shankaracharyas, who’re anticipated to maintain themselves above private enmities, envy, phantasm (moha) and vanity (ahankaar). They are anticipated to indicate devotees the trail of salvation (moksha). They are thought-about the pall-bearers of Sanatan custom. If shankaracharyas query why Modi is consecrating the Rama idol within the temple, it doesn’t behove their exalted place, grace or dignity. A Shankaracharya has nothing to do with election dates nor has he something to do with which celebration has its authorities or whether or not the mahurat of the temple inauguration was chosen in accordance with election dates. When shankaracharyas make such remarks, questions come up in regards to the dignity and respect of total Sant Samaj. As far as Congress is worried, their leaders are solely pandering to the egos of Shankaracharyas and are giving a political color to their remarks. Congress has made two Shankaracharyas as pawns within the sport of political chess strikes. With prime Congress leaders refusing to attend the ceremony, BJP has made it an enormous challenge. Congress leaders at the moment are attempting to wriggle out, but it surely won’t be simple. Several leaders from Congress, together with Gujarat Congress chief Arjun Modhvadia, have stated that the Congress excessive command ought to have prevented taking a political resolution on a problem that pertains to the religion of hundreds of thousands of Hindus in Ram. BJP leaders have stated, Congress is ‘Sanatan-virodhi’ (anti-Sanatan).
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