PM Modi to observe fast for 11 days ahead of Pran Pratishtha of Ayodhya Ram Mandir
With the Prana Prathishtha of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya just 11 days away, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday declared that he would be undertaking a set of special rituals before that day and as a representative of the people of India at the ceremony. “only 11 days are left for the consecration of Ramlala in Ayodhya. I am fortunate that I will also be a witness to this auspicious occasion. The Lord has made me an instrument to represent all the people of India during the consecration.
“Keeping this in mind, I am starting a special ritual of 11 days from today. I am seeking blessings from all the people. At this moment, it is very difficult to express my feelings in words, but I have tried from my side,” said Modi releasing a 10-minute audio message on microblogging site X. Prime Minister Modi said that he had “no words” to describe his joy at the consecration of the Ram Mandir.
With only 11 days remaining until the Pran-Pratishtha of Bhagwan Shri Ram in Ayodhya, PM @narendramodi embarks on a special 11-day Anushthan beginning today.
He has requested for your blessings and support.
Click here to give your blessings and support: https://t.co/iUxu16YO1Q
— narendramodi_in (@narendramodi_in) January 12, 2024
Prime Minister referred to the rituals as “Yama Niyama” which are described as ethical guidelines, mentioned in the Gita and in Patanjali’s first two limbs among the eight limbs of Yoga. Yama, the first limb is about five ethical principles like ahimsa (non-violence), truthfulness, asteya (not stealing), brahmacharya (abstinence), and aparigraha (non accumulation) while Niyama, includes soucha or cleanliness inside and outside, santosha (contentment) tapas (penance), swadhyaya (self study and ishvarapranidhana (surrender to the divine, higher power).
Modi said that part of the Yama Niyama would be a visit to Panchavati dham in Nashik in Maharashtra, where he is to visit on Friday, a place where Shri Ram, Mata Sita and Laxman spent much of their exile. “It is said that to participate in a ceremony like the consecration, one must try to feel a part of the divine force within oneself,” he said in his 10-minute long message.
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