At the outset, I am grateful to Shri Pralhad Joshi ji, he took all the initiative and enlightened me about this establishment and said this is a program that will benefit me in performing my duties as Vice-President. I am grateful to Pralhad Joshi ji for making this great opportunity available to me. Me and my wife Dr Sudesh Dhankhar, today feel blessed of having got aashirvachan of Gurudev Kuntusagarmaharaj ji and aashirvachan of Gunadharanandi maharaj. I stand surcharged, motivated inspired by these Aashirvachans and these will help me perform my duty fearlessly and consciously.

Distinguished audience, when wisdom transcends time transformation becomes eternal. Jai Jinendra. The three ethical tenets of Jainism: right faith, right knowledge and right conduct, bear contemporaneous relevance as never before. These have become need of our times. We gather today at this divine confluence, Mahamastakabhisheka of Bhagwan Parshvnath and inauguration of Sumeru Parvat Jain temple complex where परमात्मा and मानवता converge in sublimity. The tallest monument reaches skyward but the deepest truths reach in words. The 61 feet murti of Bhagwan Parshvnath stands as our bridge between धरती and मोक्ष. In India, we don’t celebrate diversity, we sanctify it, we live with it, we disseminate it.

The sacred gathering exemplifies how our Panchshastravarshiya Sabhyata has not just survived, but thrived through its embrace of plurality and inclusivity. In a world torn by conflicts the sacred Sumeru Parvat symbolises how dharma and Vikas can co-exist, offering humanity a path to global peace through timeless wisdom. Time is not measured by clocks, but by moments of transformation. The Mahamastakabhisheka performed every 12 years is our bridge between प्राचीन ज्ञान and आधुनिक चुनौतियां।

In an era of environmental crisis, a crisis that has become an existential challenge for the entire humanity, Jain principles of Ahinsa towards all living beings and mindful resource utilisation offer solutions for sustainable development towards Viksit Bharat at 2047. We are taught by this Dharma to be optimal,frugal in utilisation of natural resources. We cannot be reckless or over consumptive about them only because we can afford. Distinguished audience, our Math, our Mandir are not just places of worship, they are much beyond. They are living institutions of सामाजिक परिवर्तन social change, adapting ancient wisdom to address contemporary challenges. And we have seen it when the nation along with the world faced Covid challenge.

The three jewels अहिंसा, अपरिग्रह and अनेकांतवाद these are not just words. They define our life pattern. They define sublimity of civilisation. These are the planks and premise for existence on the planet. These three taken together offer profound solutions to global challenges, to violence, over consumption and ideological polarisation. Truth like diamond has many facets. अनेकांतवाद our ancient doctrine of multiple view points provides a framework for global diplomacy in today’s complex world. अनेकांतवाद encapsulates a sense of expression and dialogue. Much of the problem of the humanity emanates because expression is compromised and dialogue is negated. You can have meaning in your right of expression only when you believe in dialogue. Dialogue gives you the other perspective, the other point of view. We should not be arrogant to subscribe to a viewpoint. We alone are right, this can never happen. We must lend our ears to the wiser council around by engaging in dialogue, and that is what is indicated by अनेकांतवाद।

Distinguished audience, our civilisation at a depth of 5000 years, our ethos, our wealth of knowledge and wisdom carries wisdom of ages. From ancient temples to modern technological hubs, we have balanced भौतिक उन्नति with अध्यात्मिक विकास। Both are essential to lead a life of satisfaction, peace, solace.

In an era of global tensions and the tensions at the moment, distinguished audience, are open ended. We have seen conflagrations the world that has taken us very close to a scenario of World War II. India’s tradition of सर्व धर्म सम भाव demonstrates how diverse beliefs enrich rather than divide humanity. This is a message from this land, the spiritual centre of the world to the global fraternity to find resolution of these transgressions. Whatever be the scenario, at end of the road the light is available in the tunnel only through dialogue. Under Acharya Gundharanandi Margdarshan, this complex exemplifies, how spiritual institutions can drive सामाजिक नवाचार। our sacred spaces are dynamic centres beyond religiosity. These are vibrant centres of शिक्षा चिकित्सा and सेवा in the process continuing India’s tradition of holistic development through service to all with equality, without discrimination.

The integration of Ayurvedic and modern healthcare here reflects our approach to Viksit Bharat embracing progress while preserving परंपरा। The principles of अपरिग्रह an ethical conduct provide a framework for sustaining economic growth, guiding India’s path to 2047 as a developed nation. Ethics is non-compromising, ethical standards are embedded in our culture. Any dilution, any deviation, will arouse your soul, will deprive you of peace. We must scrupulously, meticulously, maintain highest ethical standards. No temptation, no allurement, irrespective of the size can be a premise, a justifiable ground to deviate from ethical path. It is such centres that teaches how to practice ethics. It is such centres that imbibe us with this spirit.

Each one is … to make aware our young minds, our children about importance of ethics and society. Distinguished audience, our temples form a network of आध्यात्मिक शक्ति it is much beyond nuclear Shakti. आध्यात्मिक शक्ति has a transformative power to bring about positive change of dimensions that have unthinkable proportions. We have preserved our आध्यात्मिक शक्ति we have nurtured it. In spite of assaults, foreign invasion, it is intact, it is blossoming. It is transmitted through India’s sanatan mulya across thousands of years. This complex, friends, symbolises India’s response to global challenges, reflecting and showing how प्राचीन ज्ञान can address modern problems. Our सेवा embodies Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam offering world, a vision of Shanti rooted to our spiritual wisdom. Our Bharat, as I said, is a global spiritual centre, attracting people in search of peace, solace from all over the world.

Distinguished audience, as we anoint with Panchamrit let us remember the true Vikas must balance material progress with spiritual growth, A message India carries as Vishwaguru. Those who are engaged in reckless pursuit of materialism, realise too late, the importance of spiritual aspect. Spirituality is quintessential to human satisfaction. We need to have it in all situations. I must express a concern before such senior sages. Our rich culture, our sublimity, our essence of civilisations is coming under challenge. The challenge is emanating out of evil design. The challenge is orchestrated through invidious narratives by forces that are inimical to our country, Bharat. It is our bounded duty to do all. We can to preserve the sanctity of our culture to preserve our wealth. We are a gold mine of knowledge. We cannot allow these misguided souls to set a float narratives that are anti-national and to destroy harmony and fabric of our constitutional institutions.

From the sacred platform, I appeal everyone, we must enlighten these misguided souls. We must try to make them wiser. But if they still persist with their evil designs, invidious strategy, we must take all steps to neutralise them. Our Dharm teaches this. I conclude where eternal wisdom illuminates the path, humanity finds peace. This is one place where eternal wisdom is illuminated. Bharat is a land where eternal wisdom is illuminated, and it is here that path of humanity finds peace. I am grateful to the opportunity that I have availed. I shall ever cherish such kind of a moment that makes me believe in our ancient civilisation ethos that will fast track my mind and working to serve this great nation with full dedication and commitment.

Thank you so much!

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