'PoK As Dakshina': Swami Rambhadracharya's Demand To Army Chief During His Visit (Photo on X@cocunut_chutney)
Padma Vibhushan awardee Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya on Thursday said that the Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi visited him to receive initiation into the Ram Mantra, which he said Hanuman received from Sita and achieved victory over Lanka. Swami Rambhadracharya, who was conferred with the country’s second-highest civilian award in 2015 given his contribution to literature, education, and spirituality, further said when it came to ‘Dakshina,’ he asked what no teacher had ever asked for before.
“I said, ‘I want PoK (Pakistan-occupied Kashmir).’ He accepted my request,” Swami Rambhadracharya was heard saying in a video shared by news agency PTI.
VIDEO | Padma Vibhushan Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya says, “The Indian Army Chief came to me. He received initiation from me in the Ram Mantra – the same mantra that Hanuman ji received from Sita ji and achieved victory over Lanka. Afterwards, when the matter of ‘Dakshina’… pic.twitter.com/xd7WeXM7Mm
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Swami Rambhadracharya further said the army chief responded, “Guruji will give you your Dakshina. We are ready to give Pakistan an appropriate response,” Swami Rambhadracharya added.
The remark by the revered Swami comes amid the ongoing ‘Operation Sindoor’, initiated by the Indian army against Pakistan-based terrorists following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 tourists in Jammu and Kashmir. In the ensuing conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours, India hit several Pakistani terror operatives and also the Pakistan’s air bases. Several Indians also lost their lives in the Pakistan cross-border shelling, especially in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch.
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The government conferred the 58th Jnanpith Award to Swami Rambhadracharya in New Delhi, making him the first saint to receive the honour. Swami Rambhadracharya said the award recognises his decades-long contribution to Sanskrit literature, while also attributing his achievement to his commitment to Sanatan Dharma. He also stated that the idea of a Hindu nation is rooted in Indian tradition, Economic Times reported.
