Singrauli: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that Sant Shiromani Ravidas ji had envisioned a government where every person gets enough food and welfare of all is ensured. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has established such a system of governance in India, in which arrangements have been made for every person to have meals, a concrete house with basic amenities, education and health. CM Shivraj was inaugurating the Sant Ravidas Samarasata Yatra from Baidhan, Singrauli.
CM offered prayers to Sant Ravidas after lighting the lamp and
honoured Sant Bhaiyalal Bhagat, Ramashankar Das, Kanhaiya Lal, Sevadar
Ramakant Das, Ramsajeevan Das and Premdas ji with angavastra, shawl and
shriphal. The Chief Minister also performed pujan of the Jal Kalash and
Mrida Paatra.
Sant Ravidas memorial will have 4 galleries
Chief Minister Chouhan said that on August 12, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the memorial of Sant Ravidas in Sagar. This grand monument will be built in Nagar style, in which his couplets and teachings will be engraved. The memorial will have four galleries. Out of the four galleries, the life of Saint Ravidas will be in the first gallery, the Interpretation Center in the second, his philosophy and teachings of Ravidassia Panth in the third and his Poetry and Literature Library and Sangat Hall in the fourth. A Jalkund, accommodation for devotees and food hall will be built near the memorial.
‘Sant Ravidas ji was the pinnacle of Bharatiya Sant Parampara’
CM Chouhan said that Sant Ravidas ji was the pinnacle of the Bharatiya Sant Parampara who gave the mantra of social harmony, equanimity and equality. He strongly opposed caste discrimination, untouchability and evil practices. He was benevolent, kind and soft-spoken. He was a leather craftsman and used to distribute what he earned among the poor, that is why his father had asked him to leave the house, but he was born for devotion and charity. He was the harbinger of harmony. He protected Indian culture and life values.
CM said that on February 8, on the birth anniversary of Sant Ravidas ji, I had announced in Sagar that a grand temple and memorial of Sant Ravidas ji would be built there at a cost of Rs 102 crore, which would give the message of peace, harmony and equanimity to the society. With the aim of creating awareness about the message and values of life of Sant Ravidas in the society, Samarsata Yatras are being taken out across the state, which will reach Sagar on August 12.
Yatra will pass through 46 districts and 53000 villages
CM Chouhan said that Raths or chariots focused on the personality and work of Sant Ravidas will pass through 46 districts and 53 thousand villages of the state, in which soil from each village and water from 315 rivers will be taken to the foundation laying site. The Rath will have Swami Ravidas’s paduka, picture and kalash, which will be worshipped at different places. The message of social harmony is mentioned on the rath.
Sant Bhaiyalal Bhagat Singh, who came from Kashi, said that it is a matter of good fortune for us to use the holy water of Sant Shiromani Ravidas Ji's birth place in his memorial. He mentioned the messages of harmony and social welfare of Guru Ravidas ji. Member of Parliament Reeti Pathak said that today is a historic day, in which we have got an opportunity to honour saints who came from Kashi, the birthplace of Saint Ravidas. Today is the day of honouring public interest, victory and public spirit.
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