Help ameliorate sufferings of deprived people —Swami Satyamitranand Giri
"Service to deprived people is truly service to God. It is the
embodiment of yajna, charity and sacrifice. Every person should attain
punya by rendering service to the needy. The path of selfless service is
very difficult because one has to give up one’s own interests while
rendering service,” said noted saint and founder of Bharatmata Mandir
Haridwar Swami Satyamitranand Giri while speaking at the concluding
ceremony of three-day Sewa Sangam organised in Haridwar from October 1
to 3. About 900 delegates from 65 districts of Uttarakhand and Western
Uttar Pradesh presented details about their service activities at the
Sangam. A total of 72 service organisations represented at the Sewa
Sangam.
During the Sewa Sangam, several persons who are rendering
exemplary service in various fields were felicitated. Those who were
honoured included Dr Harpal from Chamoli, Shri Vachan Singh from Tehari
Garhwal, Smt Kalawati from Chamoli, Shri Bachan Singh Khatri from
Dasjulakandai, Shri Mahak Singh from Bulandshahar, Shri Vedprakash from
Muzaffarnagar, Shri Lokesh from Hathras and Shri Alok from Aligarh.
Shankaracharya
Swami Vasudevananda Saraswati, former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and
Rajya Sabha MP from Uttarakhand Shri Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, Kshetra
Sanghachalak Shri Darshan Lal Arora, senior Pracharak Shri Ashok Beri
and Kshetra Pracharak of RSS Shri Shivprakash were also present on the
occasion.
The Sewa Sangam is a unique experiment conducted by
Rashtriya Sewa Bharati to bring the like-minded service organisations on
one platform. It is because of such Sangams being organised in
different states of the country that more than 500 voluntary
organisations dedicated to service activities have already joined the
Rashtriya Sewa Bharati and have expressed the resolve to work together.
During
the three-day Sangam the volunteers shared their experiences and
problems they come across while working in the field. The exercise will
help the workers in preparing a plan for the betterment of the needy
people.
Swami Satyamitranand Giri called upon the people dedicated to
the cause of service to root out the sufferings and pain of the
deprived people of the society.
Shankaracharya Swami Vasudevanand
Saraswati said service and sacrifice are the born ideals of Bharat.
Service to the deprived section of the society has been an integral part
of our culture. We should carry on this task to make the whole Hindu
society literate, healthy, safe and prosper. He said the concept of
‘service to man service to God’ is being materialised successfully by
the Sewa Bharati all over the country. But at the same time he warned
that the Christian missionaries are conspiring against Hindusim through
selfish service and they are trying to weaken the integrity of the
nation. “They are trying to separate the weaker section of the Hindu
society from the mainstream of Hindusim. We need to be aware of their
conspiracy. We can safeguard the Hindu culture only through social
service,” he added.
Senior Sangh Pracharak Shri Madhubhai Kulkarni
said the whole atmosphere of Haridwar is full of the feelings of
selfless service and is an inspiration for sacrifice and selfless
service. “Devotion to God inspires men to serve the helpless and the
deprived people. Enlightenment is essential for selfless service and we
need to improve our manners and behaviour while serving people. Every
able Hindu must take care of very Hindu who is deprived of basic
amenities,” he said.
Akhil Bharatiya Sewa Pramukh Shri Sitaram
Kedilaya said our society is our idol, which we worship by conducting
social service. “Social service for us is a sacred vow. We have to take
Bharat to prosperity and pristine glory through social service. All of
us are off-springs of Bharat Mata. The chasms of differences and
discrimination are caused on account of ignorance, false notions and
sheer vested interests. It is our solemn duty to cement such gaps
through fulfillment of our sacred vow of social service. We owe to our
society the most precious and sacred treasure our sanskriti we inherit.
So too, we owe to our society the wealth, strength and knowledge we have
received from our society. Hence, it is our duty to repay all such
debts (with interest) by freely disbursing all that we have been
privileged to receive from our society. Let everyone get equal
opportunity. Social service to attain this must be conducted with
humility,” he said.
Earlier, inaugurating an exhibition organised at
the Sewa Sangam editor of Panchjanya Shri Baldevbhai Sharma said some
anti-national forces are active in the country and in the name of
service they are misguiding the deprived people of the Hindu society. He
hoped that the whole picture of the country would change due to the
activities of Sewa Bharati.
Swami Kailashanand Brahamchari, Dakshin
Kali Pithadhishwar, said there is no big dharma than the service. He
said the dedicated workers of Sewa Bharati are doing exemplary service.
Former national president of Rashtriya Sewa Bharati Shri Surya Prakash
Tonk, Shri Ashish Gautam of Divya Prem Sewa Mission and Kshetra Sewa
Pramukh Shri Gangaram also spoke on the occasion.
