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PM lays foundation stones and dedicates to the Nation various development projects in Kedarnath
PM inaugurates Shri Adi Shankaracharya Samadhi and unveils the statue of Shri Adi Shankaracharya
“Some
experiences are so supernatural, so infinite that they cannot be
expressed in words this is how I feel at Baba Kedarnath Dham”
“Adi Shankaracharya’s life was as extraordinary as it was devoted to the welfare of the common man”
“Indian philosophy talks about human welfare and looks at life in a holistic way. Adi Shankaracharya
did the work of making the society aware of this truth”
“Our cultural heritage centers of faith are being viewed with deserved and valid pride, as they should be”
“A grand temple of Lord Shri Ram is coming up in Ayodhya. Ayodhya is getting its glory back”
“Today,
India sets tough goals and deadlines for itself. Today, it is not
acceptable for India to be timid about deadlines and goals”
“Keeping
in mind the immense potential and full faith in the capabilities of
the people of Uttarakhand, the State government is involved in the
‘Mahayagya’ of Uttarakhand’s development”
Posted On:
05 NOV 2021 11:27AM by PIB Delhi
The
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi laid foundation stones and
dedicated to the Nation various development projects in Kedarnath. He
inaugurated Shri Adi Shankaracharya Samadhi and unveiled the statue of
Shri Adi Shankaracharya. He also reviewed and inspected the executed and
ongoing infrastructure works. The Prime Minister also offered prayers
at the Kedarnath Temple. Prayers were offered and celebrations held at
12 Jyotirlingas and 4 dhams and many places of faith all over the
country along with the event at Kedarnath Dham, all events were linked
to the main event at Kedarnath Dham.
Addressing
the gathering, the Prime Minister evoked the great spiritual rishi
tradition of India and expressed his indescribable joy on coming to
Kedarnath Dham. Recalling his interaction with soldiers at Nowshera
yesterday, he said yesterday, on Diwali, he took the feelings of 130
crore Indians to soldiers, today, on Govardhan Puja, he said that I was
on the land of soldiers and in the divine presence of Baba Kedar. The
Prime Minister quoted a verse from Ramcharitmanas- 'अबिगत अकथ अपार,
नेति-नेति नित निगम कह' meaning some experiences are so supernatural, so
infinite that they cannot be expressed in words. He said this is how he
feels under the shelter of Baba Kedarnath.
The
Prime Minister said that new facilities like shelters, facilitation
centres will ease the lives of priests and devotees and allow them to
fully immerse in the divine experience of the pilgrimage. Recalling the
Kedarnath floods in 2013, the Prime Minister noted that damage caused by
the floods years ago was unimaginable. He said “people who used to come
here used to think that will this our Kedar Dham stand up again? But my
inner voice was saying that it will stand with more pride than ever
before.” The Prime Minister said due to the grace of Lord Kedar and
inspiration of Adi Shankaracharya and his experience of managing the
aftermath of the Bhuj Earthquake, he could be of help in those difficult
times. He struck a personal note and said that it is a blessing that he
could serve the place which nurtured him earlier in his life. He
thanked all the workers, priests, Rawal families of the priests,
officials and the Chief Minister for relentlessly pursuing the
development works at the Dham. I said he kept monitoring the work
through drones and other technologies. He said that “this combination of
modernity with the eternal on this ancient land, these development
works are the result of the natural grace of Lord Shankar.”
Talking about Adi Shankaracharya, Shri Modi said that the meaning of Shankar in Sanskrit is - "शं करोति सः शंकरः".
That is, the one who does welfare is Shankar. This grammar was directly
proven by Acharya Shankar. His life was as extraordinary as it was
devoted to the welfare of the common man, he said. The Prime Minister
recalled there was a time when spirituality and religion started getting
linked with stereotypes and outdated practices. Whereas, Indian
philosophy talks about human welfare and looks at life in a holistic
way. Adi Shankaracharya did the work of making the society aware of this
truth, he said.
The
Prime Minister emphasized that today, our cultural heritage centers of
faith are being viewed with deserved and valid pride, as they should be
viewed. “A grand temple of Lord Shri Ram is coming up in Ayodhya.
Ayodhya is getting its glory back. Just two days ago, the whole world
saw the grand celebration of Deepotsav in Ayodhya. Today we can imagine
how the ancient cultural form of India must have been”, Shri Modi said.
The Prime Minister said that today’s India is confident about its
heritage. “Today, India sets tough goals and deadlines for itself.
Today, it is not acceptable for India to be timid about deadlines and
goals”, the Prime Minister said. Talking about the contribution of
heroes of the Freedom Struggle, the Prime Minister asked the countrymen
to visit the places related to the glorious freedom struggle of India
and pious places of pilgrimage and get acquainted with the spirit of
India.
The
Prime Minister said that the third decade of the 21st century belongs
to Uttarakhand. He informed that work is going on at a fast pace on the
Chardham road project, connecting with the Chardham highways. In future,
the work has started so that devotees can come here to Kedarnath ji
through cable car. There is also the holy Hemkund Sahib Ji nearby. Work
is going on to build a ropeway to make the darshan in Hemkund Sahib ji
easy. “Keeping in mind the immense potential and full faith in the
capabilities of the people of Uttarakhand, the State government is
involved in the ‘mahayagya’ of Uttarakhand’s development”, he said.
The
Prime Minister lauded the discipline shown by Uttarakhand in the fight
against Corona. Overcoming the geographical difficulties, today
Uttarakhand and its people have achieved the target of 100 % single dose
vaccination. This is the strength and power of Uttarakhand, he said.
“Uttarakhand is situated at a very high elevation. My Uttarakhand will
scale even greater heights than its own elevation”, The Prime Minister
concluded.
Shri
Adi Shankaracharya Samadhi has been reconstructed after the destruction
in the 2013 floods. The entire reconstruction work has been undertaken
under the guidance of the Prime Minister, who has constantly reviewed
and monitored the progress of the project. Today also, the Prime
Minister reviewed and inspected the executed and ongoing works along the
Saraswati Aasthapath. Key infrastructure projects which have been
completed, including Saraswati Retaining Wall Aasthapath and Ghats,
Mandakini Retaining Wall Aasthapath, Tirth Purohit Houses and Garud
Chatti bridge on river Mandakini. The projects have been completed at a
cost of over Rs. 130 crore. He also laid the foundation stone for
multiple projects worth over Rs 180 crore, including the Redevelopment
of Sangam Ghat, First Aid and Tourist Facilitation Centre, Admin Office
and Hospital, two Guest Houses, Police Station, Command & Control
Centre, Mandakini Aasthapath Queue Management and Rainshelter and
Saraswati Civic Amenity Building.
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