Bageshwar government starts Dhirendra Shastri’s padyatra
Pandit Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, the Peethadhishwar of Bageshwar Dham, has started the Sanatan Hindu Ekta Padyatra for the second time from Delhi on Friday. His journey has started from Katyayani Mata Temple of Chhatarpur and today the first stop will be at Jirkhod Temple. Thousands of sages and saints from across the country are participating in this journey from Delhi to Vrindavan. The purpose of the yatra is to establish Hindu Rashtra, eliminate casteism and establish unity in Hindu society.
Special arrangements have been made for the visit of Bageshwar Dham government. The waving of saffron flags at various places, the chanting of slogans and the increasing crowd of devotees indicate the seriousness and wide reach of this event. Security forces are deployed on the roadside and the administration has also made special arrangements for traffic on the route. The local administration has made special arrangements for traffic management, emergency medical camp and crowd control on the route. The route map and information about major stops have already been made public so that devotees can easily participate. Baba Bageshwar’s journey will run 15 kilometers daily for 10 days. It will pass through Delhi, Haryana and UP.
What did Bageshwar government Dhirendra Shastri say about the yatra?
Regarding the yatra, Dhirendra Shastri said, ‘This Pad Yatra is for 80 crore people and is for the interests of 150 crore people. Every person living in the country is Sanatani. This march is an effort to bring unity and awareness among Hindus and not a part of any political protest or demand. He is worried that no one may create a disturbance by disguising himself as a pedestrian. The journey will pass through three states Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. This is the journey of union of Balaji and Banke Bihari. Today Hinduism is getting divided into casteism and regionalism, due to which the dominance of other religions may increase in future. Our only concern is that Hindus remain united.
He said, ‘This is a ground fight. The partition of the country took place in 1947 on the basis of recognition of people of a particular religion. We are only worried that Hindus should not get trapped in any division again, like if there is a division based on casteism or regionalism, then Hindus will be completely reduced. People of other culture and religion will establish their dominance over this country in the coming future. We want Hindus to be united and there should be unity among Hindus. For this expectation we have an ideological fight, an ideological journey, an ideological revolution. No expectation from the government, no say, no demand, no protest – we will beg alms from Hindus only for the unity of Hindus.
Baba Bageshwar said, ‘The march is not against Muslims, but in support of Hindus. Nationalism is needed in the country, not casteism. Our Hindu children and your children should be safe, the country should not be Islamised. We are doing this padyatra so that there are no riots in the country and the Ganga spreads. We are fighting for Hindus. There may be castes, but there should not be casteism. The country belongs to everyone. This is a padyatra of every party in which there are Hindus, so we have invited everyone. If the caste war ends in the country, Hindus will become united.
Who will be the special guests attending the padyatra?
Many sages and saints are going to participate in Baba’s journey. These include Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Maharaj, Jaya Kishori, Indresh Upadhyay, Devki Nandan Thakur, Yogeshwar Balak Das Maharaj, Rajendra Das Maharaj, Mahant Raju Das and Chinmayanand Bapu. Apart from this, if we talk about VIP, Sanjay Dutt, The Great Khali, Akshara Singh, Manoj Tiwari, Vijay Ishwarlal Pawar, Rajpal Yadav and Sunil Grover will be included.
On which day and where will the journey go?
7 November: Chhatarpur Temple, Delhi to Jirkhod Temple, Delhi
8 November: From Biotech College, Faridabad to Dussehra Maidan NIT, Faridabad.
9 November: Dr. H.N. of Sikri from Ballabhgarh Mandi. Aggarwal Dharamshala + Dhruva Garden
10 November: Baghonla Adani Petrol Pump of Prithla to Government High School of Palwal.
11 November: Meetha village (Pradhan ji’s land) from the sugar mill of Palwal.
12 November: Hodal Mandi to Vanchari (JBM)
13 November: Kosi Mandi from Coat-1 Border (Sales Tax)
14 November: Gupta Tent and Umbrella Bilouthi in front of Wakemate India Company
15 November: Yadav Haryana Dhaba to Jait’s Radha Govind Ji Temple
16 November: Shri Banke Bihari Ji Temple of Vrindavan from Char Dham of Chhathikara.
What is the purpose of Baba Bageshwar’s padyatra?
Bageshwar government has listed 7 objectives or resolutions of its padyatra. These include that harmony should be established in the society, India should become a glorious Hindu nation, Mother Yamuna should flow clean and beautiful, Brajdham area should be completely free from meat and liquor, Mother Cow should be honored as the mother of the nation and cow sanctuary should be established, ancient Vrindavan should be re-established – the temples and kingdoms there should remain safe, a grand and divine temple should be built on the birthplace of Shri Krishna.