Uttarakhand: CM Dhami inaugurated Veda Shastra research in Central Sanskrit University in Devprayag
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday inaugurated the Veda Shastra Research Center in the memory of Swami Karpatri Ji Maharaj at the Raghunath Kirti campus of the Central Sanskrit University, Devprayag through virtual medium from the secretariat. Addressing the program, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that it is a proud achievement for Devbhoomi that Raghunath Kirti Parisar has become a big name in the field of Sanskrit in a short span of time. This complex is a great gift of the Central Government to Uttarakhand. Such universities are important for the promotion and dissemination of Dev Vani Sanskrit. It is hoped that the students studying here will become as determined and renunciate as Swami Karpatri Ji Maharaj. The youth need to take inspiration from Swami Karpatri Ji Maharaj for sacrifice, determination and protection of religion.
Chief Minister Dhami said that we want that the spiritual land of Uttarakhand, famous in the field of ancient knowledge, should regain its glory and our culture and Sanskrit should be propagated. For this, this university is not only Uttarakhand but also an important heritage of the country. Earlier, the children of hilly areas of Uttarakhand had to go to cities like Varanasi, Jaipur, Kerala, Haridwar etc. to get higher education in Sanskrit, due to which their time and money was spent a lot. With the opening of this complex, this problem went away forever. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a special focus on this complex. The Prime Minister’s Office continuously monitors the construction and development works of this complex. This is the biggest example of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s love for Sanskrit and Uttarakhand.
The Chief Minister said that it is our endeavor to provide employment through Sanskrit. Uttarakhand is the land of Gods as well as the land of Vedas. India gave the knowledge of Vedas all over the world, that is why we are called Vishwaguru. Vedas are our identity. We will be able to maintain this identity only when Sanskrit is promoted and spread throughout India. We want to include Sanskrit in the education of Uttarakhand. Sanskrit can be protected and propagated only when it is linked to employment.
Chief Minister Dhami said that if we know Sanskrit then we will also know our culture and only a person who loves and adopts his culture can progress in life. The government will continue to work continuously for the promotion and dissemination of Devvani culture along with the culture of Uttarakhand with a “resolve without option”.
On this occasion, MLA Vinod Kandari, Swami Abhishek Brahmachari, National Coordinator of Yuva Chetna Rohit Kumar Singh, Vice Chancellor of Central Sanskrit University Prof. Srinivas Varakhedi, Director of the campus Dr. PVB Subrahmanyam and other dignitaries were present.
