 आंशी एक अंदद. डे आज ती न बीरोरी आजीी ते. ुआग ० ौटौछ । । । । ।। । । । । । । । । । । अब प्रबुपाद स्वामी जी स्वर्ट अग्रोस्ती वो दी बोदी में नहीं बगाद स्वामी लेक जी स्वर्घ गरुस्माचण क्यरिश्ना दीवोटी बगी बासे देशागा दोगाजादा यादादान तो पर पर पौट्दिए बागी दीश्प्रीदम द्रागल करने स् who refused to take his diploma from the Scottish Colleges to support the Non-cooperation Movement today it is a happy coincidence तो तो बवार्ट आन्वर्स्डीग of such a great patriot is taking place at a time when India is celebrating Amrit Mahotsav, the 75th anniversary of its independence. वो बाद स्वामी यूस तु औल विस से तु तु तु तु different countries of the world was because he wanted to share with the world India's invaluable treasure, the spirit of India's knowledge and science, our life culture and traditions, the spirit of these have always been, अत बुत दयाम प्रती, this means only for living beings, only for the welfare of all living beings, the last mantra of our ceremonial rituals is always इदम नमम, this means this is not mine, this is for the entire universe, this is for the benefit of all creation, therefore seeing in him the potential, the respected guru of swamiji, Shreel Bhakti Siddhaan Svaraswati instructed him to take India's thought process and philosophy to the world. Shreel Prabhupaji made his guru's instructions his mission and the results of his devotion and hard work can now be seen in every corner of the world during this event that represents the elixir of the energy of India's freedom, India too with its slogan, inclusive efforts for collective gain with everyone's trust has made such determined decisions a basis for its onward journey, at the heart of our resolve the very basis for our targets is the spirit of global welfare and all of you are aware how important collective efforts are for us to fulfill these goals of ours, if Prabhupaji alone was able to give so much to the world then when we all work together with his blessings imagine what we can achieve, we will definitely reach that peak of human consciousness which will enable us to play an even greater role in the world and spread the message of love to every human being friends yoga is an example that demonstrates how much India can give the world for the benefit of humanity we can see today that across the world our yoga traditions are becoming popular we are resolved to ensure that the entire world benefits from the sustainable lifestyle that we follow in India from sciences that we have like Ayurveda India has made the mantra of self sufficiency that Shreel Prabhupaji often used to discuss its mission the country is moving forward in that direction often when I talk about our goals to achieve a self sufficient India and to make in India I gave my officials and businessmen the example of the success of the ISKCON movement whenever we go to another country and when people greet us there with Hare Krishna then we feel such a great feeling of belonging, we feel such pride just imagine when people have the same feeling of affinity for made in India products how we will feel learning from ISKCON we can achieve these goals as well friends Lord Krishna had said to Arjun this means that nothing is as pure as knowledge after giving this supremacy this importance to knowledge he said one other thing this means that after acquiring knowledge and science we must dedicate our minds and intellect to Krishna we must dedicate them to devotion to him this belief, this strength too is a kind of yoga which has been described in the 12th chapter of the Gita as a bhakti-yoga and this bhakti-yoga is very powerful India's history too bears witness to this when India was stuck in the deep pit of slavery the India that was suffering from injustice, atrocities and exploitation was not able to focus on its knowledge and power then it was this devotion that kept India's consciousness alive and kept India's identity intact today scholars try to assess that if it wasn't for the social revolution during the era of bhakti we don't know where India would be today and in what form however in those difficult times great saints like Chaitanya Mahaprabhu brought our society together with the spirit of bhakti and gifted us with the mantra of vishwas and atma vishwas which means faith and self-confidence faith-based discrimination, social superiority and inferiority the privileged and the unprivileged bhakti removed all of these and established a direct relation between living beings and God friends if you study the history of India you will discover that in order to maintain this connection to bhakti all through the different eras and times many rishis and maharashis and sages came into the society at one time a sage like Swami Vivekananda came into our society who took our knowledge of the Vedic scriptures to the west similarly when it was time to gift the world with bhakti yog it was Srila Prabhupada and Iskand who took on the responsibility he worked towards bringing bhaktivedanta together with the consciousness of the world this was no ordinary work he started the Iskand mission at the age of around 70 at a time when most people start decreasing their scope of daily work and tasks this is an inspiration for our society and for each person oftentimes we see people say I'm too old now or I would have done a lot or now is not the right age for all this work but Prabhupada Swami always remained active towards His resolves from childhood right through His entire life Prabhupada Ji sailed on a ship to America and at that time with hardly a penny in His pocket and all He had was the Gita and the Shrimad Bhagavad as His wealth on the way He even had two heart attacks this is during His trip when He arrived in New York He had no means of getting a meal and no place to stay but in the next 11 years what the world witnessed is if I were to use the words of Honorable Atal Ji what Honorable Atal Ji said about Him was what He has done was nothing less than a miracle today there are hundreds of Iskand temples and several gurukuls in various countries across the world that keep the Indian culture alive Iskand has taught the world that in India faith astha means exaltation, enthusiasm and exhilaration and faith in humanity today often in countries across the world we can see people doing kirtan dressed in indian attire their clothes are simple they have musical instruments like dolak and manjira in their hand and they are singing songs of Lord Krishna and we can see that these devotees are filled with inner peace all the girls might think that maybe this is a festival or some kind of special function but here in our society this kirtan this function and singing devotional songs are an integral part of our lives this joyous form of faith has constantly been attracting people all over the world and this happiness is giving new hope to this stress ridden world friends in the Gita Lord Krishna says meaning that that who loves life form has a feeling of compassion and affection for them doesn't hold a grudge against anyone is God's beloved it is this very mantra that has been the basis of India's thinking for thousands of years and the base of this thinking has been done by our temples Iskand temples have emerged as the modern center of this very tradition I remember when there was an earthquake in the Kutch region how the people of Iskand came forward to serve the people whenever our country has faced any calamity whether it is the tragedy in Uttarakhand or the destruction caused by cyclones in Odisha and Bengal Iskand has supported the society even during the corona pandemic you have been always arranging for food and other essentials for patients, their family members and immigrants besides the pandemic also you have been relentlessly providing food and support to hundreds of thousands of poor I am regularly updated about how Iskand has made hospitals for COVID patients and now are also participating in vaccination programs I express my deep appreciation to Iskand and all the devotees in Iskand for your service and sacrifice Friends, today with the mantra of Satya Seva or Sadhana which means Truth, Service and Meditation not only are you serving Lord Krishna but are also playing the role of brand ambassadors of Indian ideals and culture to the whole world India's eternal culture or sacrament is This thinking has become the resolve of you and of hundreds of thousands of people through Iskand Love for the Lord and to see God in living beings is the only path for fulfillment of this resolve It is this path that the Lord has told us about in the Vibhuti Yoga Chapter We firmly believe that we will not only practice this mantra of Vasudeva Sarvam in our lives but will also make mankind aware of it With this spirit, I thank you all Hare Krishna