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n The Fulfillment of a Centuries’ Old Resolve: The foundation must be strengthened for the next thousand
city of Ayodhya is witnessing another turning point in years. Remember, those who think only of the present
India's cultural consciousness. Centuries-old wounds do injustice to future generations. We must think about
are healing, centuries of pain are coming to an end, and the present as well as future generations. Because this
centuries of resolve are attaining fulfillment today. This nation existed before us and will continue even after us,
marks the culmination of a yajna whose fire remained and it will exist even when we are gone.
ignited for 500 years, a yajna that never wavered in faith, n Shri Ram's conduct must be imbibed: We are a
never broke in belief even for a moment. vibrant society, and we must work with foresight. We
n This temple is a monument of struggle: Today, the must keep the coming decades and centuries in mind.
infinite energy of Lord Shri Ram's sanctum sanctorum, For this, we must learn from Lord Ram. We must
the divine brilliance of the Shri Ram family, is enshrined understand his personality, imbibe his behavior, and
in this most divine and magnificent temple in the form remember that Ram means ideals, Ram means dignity,
of this Dharma Dhwaja. This Dhwaja is a resolution, Ram means the highest character of life.
this Dhwaja is a success. This Dhwaja is a saga of n Freedom from the mentality of slavery: Along
creation through struggle; this flag is the embodiment with pride in our heritage, another important point is
of dreams that have endured for centuries. This flag is complete freedom from the mentality of slavery. 190
the meaningful culmination of the spiritual practice of years ago, in 1835, an Englishman named Macaulay
saints and the participation of society. sowed the seeds of uprooting India from its roots.
n Where Ideals transform into ideal behaviour: Macaulay laid the foundation of mental slavery in India.
Ayodhya is the land where ideals transform into ideal Ten years later, in 2035, that unholy event will complete
behaviour. This is the city from where Shri Ram began 200 years. Just a few days ago, I had urged in a program
his life's journey. This Ayodhya showed the world how that for the next 10 years, we should move ahead with
a person becomes 'Purushomtam' through the power the goal of freeing India from the mentality of slavery.
of society and its values. When Shri Ram went into n The Dream of a Viksit Bharat: If we resolve to
exile from Ayodhya, he was Prince Ram, but when achieve complete freedom from mental slavery in the
he returned, he came as the most virtuous man. The next 10 years, then such a flame will be ignited, such
knowledge of Maharishi Vashistha, the initiation by confidence will grow that no one will be able to stop
Maharishi Vishwamitra, the guidance of Maharishi India from achieving the dream of a Viksit
Agastya, the friendship of Nishadraj, the love of Maa Bharat by 2047. India's foundation will be
Shabari, the dedication of devotee Hanuman, all these strong for the next thousand years only
and countless such people played an important role in when we reverse Macaulay's efforts of
his life to become the most virtuous man. enslaving the nation in the next 10 years.
n Linking nation's resolve with Lord Ram: On the Jai Siyaram!
historic occasion of Ram Lalla's Pran
Pratishtha, I discussed linking the nation's
resolve with Lord Ram. I said that India's

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