Mathura witnessed a stirring speech by UP CM Yogi Adityanath, urging Sanatanis to forge unbreakable unity in the presence of holy saints. He painted a vivid before-and-after of Ayodhya: pre-2017, power for mere three hours, ‘Jai Shri Ram’ met with lathis instead of laddu, cramped alleys, crumbling structures, scant connectivity.
Now, it mirrors Treta Yuga’s splendor. Saints’ collective voice dissolved 500 years of dishonor, birthing the grand Ram Mandir. ‘Harness this unity, and no foe – neither heretic nor their anti-Hindu lackeys – can dent India,’ proclaimed Yogi.
The occasion was the grand Shri Sitaram Nikunj Ashtayam Leela Mahotsav marking the 452nd jayanti of Jagadguru Shrimalkudas Ji Maharaj. At Vrindavan’s Shrimalkupeeth, Yogi offered prayers, darshan, go-puja, and nourished cows with gud.
‘Press on unwearyingly – Charaiveti,’ he urged, insisting personal ambitions yield to national and Dharmic imperatives. When saints transcended individual, ashram, or sectarian ties for Sanatan welfare, miracles unfolded: awakening, divine glow.
Our fortunate generation saw Ram Mandir Andolan, Janmabhoomi liberation, construction, Pran Pratishtha – denied to ancestors. Babur’s general Mir Baqi razed it in 1528; we rebuilt in under 500 years. Saints’ grace plus decisive governance – double engine – delivers.
In Sambhal, 1526 saw Harihar Temple’s destruction by Babur’s kin, wiping 67 tirthas, 19 koop. 1976-78 riots slaughtered Hindus; 1995-96 SP regime quashed cases. Yogi shared a family’s ordeal: plundered home, Delhi refuge. ‘Papers in hand, property returned,’ he vowed.
Government backed 84 Kosi circuit with funds for roads, sarais, dharmshalas; evicted illegal occupations from sites.
Yogi invoked Malukdas’s era under Mughal tyrants, yet saints upheld ideals. Their legacy underpins modern India.
Tulsidas spurned Akbar’s courtly temptations: ‘Only Ram is my king.’ Ramleela echoes this – no alien ruler over Bharat. Dismissing ‘poor Brahmin’ jibes, Yogi hailed his unmatched wealth in rejecting empire.
These Puranic kathas are eternal, drawing massive crowds unlike fleeting cinema, weaving ancient wisdom into today’s fabric for life guidance.
Village Ramleelas thrive community-driven, caste-free, a Tulsidas legacy from medieval shadows.
Ramanand’s inclusive discipleship – Raidas, Kabir – continued in Malukdas, 22nd lineage, focusing on Bharat and Dharma over divisions, liberating the land.
Malukdas embodied compassion: humanity’s solace, gau raksha, feeding needy. His Prayagraj light 451 years back lit India; Braj amplified Vaishnav glory. His manifestation and samadhi coincide on Vaishakh Krishna Panchami.
