Crises can't destroy India as it has Sanatan Dharma: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat

Kotputli-Behror (Rajasthan): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that crises do not have the power to destroy India because the country follows Sanatan Dharma.

"Crises do not have the power to destroy India. India is not just a piece of land; India is Sanatan, India is with Sanatan Dharma, and India has Sanatan Dharma," Bhagwat said during a visit to Balnath Ashram on Tuesday.

Bhagwat participated in the Mahamrityunjay Mahayagya at the ashram and spoke about the importance of uplifting the vulnerable in society.

"We should make efforts to uplift our brothers who are poor and backward in society. We should help them by giving whatever we can," Bhagwat said.

Bhagwat received blessings from Guru Peeth Mahant Bastinath, the chief seer of the ashram. He offered Bastinath a dupatta, shawl, and coconut.

Bastinath expressed gratitude to Bhagwat for attending the Mahayagya. He said that the Yagya tradition is being continued to uphold Sanatan culture. "All Hindu society participates in the Yagya without any discrimination or untouchability," Bastinath said.

Earlier in the day, Mohan Bhagwat emphasized the need to eliminate untouchability completely from the country. Addressing an RSS gathering at the Indira Gandhi Sports Ground in Alwar, Bhagwat said, "This feeling (of untouchability) must be completely eradicated. This change must be brought about by transforming the mindset of society. Social harmony is the key to driving this transformation."

Bhagwat called on volunteers to embody five key areas in their lives: social harmony, environmental conservation, family awareness, a sense of self, and civic discipline. He added that when volunteers incorporate these values into their lives, society will follow.

He noted that next year marks 100 years of the RSS. He urged volunteers to fully understand the ideas behind their work and to always keep these principles in mind while performing their duties.

He emphasized the need to strengthen the nation. "Our nation must be made strong. In our prayers, we say that this is a Hindu nation because Hindu society is responsible for it. If something good happens in this country, the glory of Hindu society increases; if something goes wrong, Hindu society is held accountable as the steward of the nation," Bhagwat added.

The RSS chief further stated that making the nation prosperous and powerful requires hard work and collective effort. He explained that what we call Hinduism is, in fact, a universal human religion — a religion of humanity that seeks the welfare of all.

(ANI)