Celebrating Vicharan Day: Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar
<p>In an assembly of tens of thousands at Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar on 27 December, national leaders and dignitaries joined His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj to pay tribute to Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s incessant travels over 45 years to ignite spirituality in people’s lives around the world. Pramukh Swami personified the ancient scriptural message, ‘A sadhu is someone who travels for the benefit of society.’Pramukh Swami Maharaj travelled tirelessly to 51 countries and 17,000 villages, towns and cities, visited 250,000 homes, and personally counselled over 800,000 people. Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s travels were beyond comprehension. For example, in 1975, he visited 645 villages; in 1976, he visited 728 villages; in 1977, he visited 663 villages!Also read: Day 3 : Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar.Talking about the evening assembly, the celebration day of Vicharan was started at 4:45pm, Adarshjivandas Swami, the biographer of Pramukh Swami Maharaj, narrated episodes from the life of Pr</p>
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In an assembly of tens of thousands at Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar on 27 December, national leaders and dignitaries joined His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj to pay tribute to Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s incessant travels over 45 years to ignite spirituality in people’s lives around the world. Pramukh Swami personified the ancient scriptural message, ‘A sadhu is someone who travels for the benefit of society.’
Pramukh Swami Maharaj travelled tirelessly to 51 countries and 17,000 villages, towns and cities, visited 250,000 homes, and personally counselled over 800,000 people. Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s travels were beyond comprehension. For example, in 1975, he visited 645 villages; in 1976, he visited 728 villages; in 1977, he visited 663 villages!
Also read: Day 3 : Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar.
Talking about the evening assembly, the celebration day of Vicharan was started at 4:45pm, Adarshjivandas Swami, the biographer of Pramukh Swami Maharaj, narrated episodes from the life of Pramukh Swami Maharaj and said, “Even in the face of immense difficulties, Pramukh Swami Maharaj never lost faith. His
constant thought that, ‘Whatever God does is for our benefit,’ nullified any negativity arising from the difficulties he faced. Pramukh Swami Maharaj said, ‘Achieving success during difficult times is true greatness.’ Through the most difficult of times, his unwavering
faith in God and gurus ensured that all his projects saw success. For example, securing the land for the Akshardham mandir in New Delhi took 32 years of constant efforts by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, but his faith in the words of his guru never wavered. “All who came in touch with Pramukh Swami Maharaj were taught the importance of cultivating unflinching faith in God and this was his lifelong goal towards uplifting society. Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s mere proximity inspired faith in God in others. In those who fostered hatred for sadhus and religion, Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s life and work inspired faith and goodwill.”
Meenesh Shah, Chairman of the National Dairy Development Board, said, “BAPS, Amul and the National Dairy Development Board work for the social and financial upliftment of ordinary people, villagers and farmers. We have sustained the friendship that Dr Kurien and Pramukh Swami Maharaj had. Today, we were part of a workshop in Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar in which 300 scientists and 700 farmers came together to apply modern technology in agriculture to benefit all the farmers of the nation.”
Praful Patel, Former Union Minister of India, said, “Pramukh Swami Maharaj was not a mere Hindu swami; he was a form of God manifest on Earth for all. He nurtured Hinduism not only in India but throughout the world through BAPS mandirs. Today, when I see this extraordinary campus with 80,000 volunteers serving selflessly, I am convinced that the
divinity of Pramukh Swami Maharaj is at work. Pramukh Swami Maharaj has made this organization such that it will continue to prosper until the end of time.”
Talking about the event planned for the next day, 29th of December will be celebrated as Seva Day: Celebrating Selfless Service starting from 5.00pm to 7.30pm, Narayan Sabhagruh.
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