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Adopt The Message Of Mr. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu And Recharge Society: President
The President, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee addressing at the 500th Year Celebration of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s advent, in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh on November 18, 2015.
‘We Must Retransform Ourselves With The Message Of Love’
Vrindavan, Uttarparadesh (PIB-GR-TYP-BIN): The President of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee attended the celebrations of the 500th year of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s advent in Vrindavan on November 18, organised by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Brij Vrindavan Arrival 500th Anniversary Mahotsav, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh.
The President said Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was one of the greatest saints of the Bhakti movement. He was responsible for the popularity of Vaishnavism in Bengal through his Kirtans, which were unparalleled in lyricism and beauty.
Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu preached and spread loving devotional service and congregational chanting through personal demonstration. He propagated the cult of devotion by personally practicing it.
The President said living with diversity and finding unity in diversity has been practised in India over centuries. Many people wonder how it is possible for India to accommodate so much diversity within one system of administration, one Constitution and one legal jurisprudence. The President said the answer lies in our civilisational values. India’s unity has been possible because of our cultural and civilisational values. We have inherited these over centuries and have nurtured it. It is now a part of our life.
The President said Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu preached love, equality, humanity and harmony. We must adopt this message of the great saint and recharge our society. We must retransform ourselves with the message of love. Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s teachings continue to have great relevance in the contemporary world.
(Source: PIB/GR/TYP/BIN/USPA/WN/IAIJ)
