16-Jan-2024 09:52 PM
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Lucknow, Jan 16 (Reporter) Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that curfew would no longer be imposed in the new Ayodhya, rather there would be Sankirtan (rendition of devotional songs) in the name of Lord Shri Ram.
On the occasion of handing over of the special clothes prepared for Lord Ram by 12 lakh craftsmen of the country to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust under an innovative effort of the Heritage Handweaving Revival Charitable Trust, the Chief Minister said, "Bullets will never be fired here now, instead Ram devotees will get laddoos. Now no one will dare to stop Panchkosi, 14 Kosi and 84 Kosi parikrama in Ayodhya."
He said that no work is done in India without uttering the name of Lord Ram. "If there is a birth, Akhand Ramayana is recited, if there is any other auspicious event then Ramnam Sankirtan is performed. The name of Ram is chanted while sleeping, waking up, eating, in joy, sorrow and even in the last journey of life," he said.
On the consecration ceremony of the new idol of Ram Lalla in the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple on January 22, Yogi said that though Ram is the Supreme God who is omnipresent with his essence in every particle, the consecration of his idol in the new temple symbolizes re-establishment of public faith and trust.
He said, "The issue of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi has always been alive over the past 500 years, sometimes because of revered saints, sometimes kings and princes and sometimes religious warriors. People in different periods of time kept this subject alive and the struggle continued. “Without stopping, without getting tired, without wavering, without bowing down, we kept fighting with a mission. Such an example is not seen anywhere else for any other case."
Discussing the glory of Lord Ram’s name, the Yogi said whoever took the name of Ram got blessed like Hanuman while those who ran away from him got killed like Marich. He said that Lord Ram is the medium to achieve all four efforts, including Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha.
He said, "There is no name like Ram. This is the only name which is also a means of livelihood. Thousands of Katha Vyas keep lakhs of people connected by reciting Ramkatha. This is both their means of livelihood and also a means to enhance the lives of Ram devotees."
Discussing the ongoing development works in Ayodhya, Yogi said that today Ayodhya is receiving respect as per its legacy. "There is better connectivity from Gorakhpur, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Varanasi, everywhere. We are going to start helicopter service from Lucknow soon. Today cruises are running in Saryu and the international Airport is operational in Ayodhya Dham. All this was unimaginable till some time back but with the grace of Ram, all this is coming true today," he said.
Praising the efforts of 12 lakh artisans to prepare clothes for Ramlala by the Heritage Handweaving Revival Charitable Trust, he said that the clothes are weaved by craftsmen in the fabric of devotion. He thanked them for this and handed over the clothes to Swami Govind Dev Giri Ji, Treasurer of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra...////...