Expressing displeasure, Puri Shankaracharya not attending Prana Prathishta of Ayodhya Ram Mandir

The Puri Shankaracharya emphasized that he has no qualms about missing the event, but questioned his role as a prominent spiritual figure if he were to attend

The Puri Shankaracharya emphasized that he has no qualms about missing the event, but questioned his role as a prominent spiritual figure if he were to attend
The Puri Shankaracharya emphasized that he has no qualms about missing the event, but questioned his role as a prominent spiritual figure if he were to attend

Can’t see Modi touching Ram idol, won’t attend consecration:’ Puri Shankaracharya

Swami Nischalananda Saraswati – the Shankaracharya of Govardhana Peeth in Puri – one of the prominent Hindu seers in the country has announced that he will not go for the January 22 Prana Prathishta (installation) of Lord Ram’s idol at Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. Talking to the media on the sidelines of a religious event of the Sanatan Dharma Sabha in Ratlam city of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, the Shankaracharya (who heads one of the four Mutts established by Adi Shankaracharya) made it clear that he’s not going to Ayodhya for the January 22 event. He expressed displeasure with the methods of conduct of the function.

“Our Mutt has received the invite for the January 22 event in Ayodhya, which says that if I want to come there, I can come there maximum with one person. Even if I was allowed to be there with 100 people, I wouldn’t have gone there that day.”

“I’ve been going to Ayodhya in the past and will visit the same religious city in the future also to get darshan of Lord Ram, particularly as the work which remained blocked for centuries is finally happening. However, the installation of Ramlala’s idol in the temple should be done according to Shastriya Vidhi (principles of our Shastras). The jurisdiction of Govardhan Peeth/ Mutt spans up to Prayag, but neither our advice nor our guidance was sought for the entire January 22 religious exercise,” he added.

“I’m not at all upset, but happy just like any other Sanatani Hindu, particularly as the current Prime Minister Narendra Modi doesn’t believe in portraying himself as secular. He is brave and takes pride in Hindutva and the concept of idol worship. He’s not a coward who portrays himself as secular. But what will I do there as the Shankaracharya, when Modiji (PM Modi) will touch the idol and install it there, will I clap and hail him,” said Puri Shankaracharya, expressing displeasure on the conduct of the function, distancing from normal Hindu scriptures.

While the Shankaracharya praised PM Modi for his commitment towards Hindutva, he also added, “The pilgrimages are now being turned into centers of tourism in the name of development which means that Teerth Sthals are being turned into Bhog Sthals, perhaps this what is being lapped up by the people also in the name of development.”

“Can’t see Modi touching Ram idol, won’t attend consecration,” Puri Shankaracharya reiterated. Puri Shankaracharya said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should not touch the Ram idol during the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha and it should be done by a seer like him.

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