Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has demanded the name of Old Delhi railway station to be named Maharaja Agrasen railway station.
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta has written a letter to Railway Minister Ashwin Vaishnav, demanding the name of Old Delhi railway station to be named Maharaja Agrasen railway station. As soon as his letter came among the public, it went viral. Where the opposition declared the change of name as a political weapon, the ruling party has appreciated it. Now this decision is in the hands of the central government whether it should keep the name of Old Delhi railway station according to the demand or not.
It is believed that CM has taken this step with the intention of attracting traders to the party. Old Delhi is also a very old center of business. In every street, traders and business lives. In such a situation, if the Railway Minister considers the demand of Delhi CM, then it will prove to be a profitable deal for his party.
In the name of Maharaja Agrasen, schools and colleges, Dharamshalas are built across the country, then his statue is also often found on the crossroads in the cities. The business community, especially the people of Agrawal community celebrate their birth anniversary with gaiety all over the country. On the pretext of this demand of CM Rekha Gupta, let us know who was Maharaja Agrasen? Where were they king? How was his rule? What was his contribution in the progress of society. What was his thinking towards the subjects? What was his way to rule?
Who was Maharaja Agrasen?
Maharaja Agrasen is considered a great, ideal and popular ruler in Indian history and cultural tradition. He is considered to be the beginning men of Agrawal society, whose name is still taken with reverence for the spirit of business, religion, social harmony and public welfare. However, he was born in the Kshatriya clan.
It is believed that he was a descendant of Lord Rama. He was born more than five thousand years ago. He was the king of today’s Delhi, Vallabhgarh and Agra. His father was Vallabh Sen and mother Bhagwati Devi. He sat on the throne only after his father.
Old Delhi Railway Station.
Suryavanshi king
Maharaja Agrasen was Suryavanshi. At present, Agroha used to be his capital near Hisar district of Haryana state. He established the city of Agroha, which later emerged as a symbol of business, peace, equality, and social justice. Shortly after, Agroha emerged as a major center of prosperity and business and came to the whole country.
He was advocated by the justice system, he took forward non -violence and cooperation based regime. It is an eye -opening fact in itself that no king is a supporter of war. Be a priest of non -violence. You look at everyone in the same way. Under the rule of Maharaja Agrasen, nothing was decided on the basis of caste, religion.
A new person has a brick, one rupee from every family in the city
He created a new definition of socialism and equality. When a new person in Agroha or the state comes with the intention that he would stop here and trade, the king was standing in his help, the people of the city would also be helping. A brick and one rupee would be given to every house, which would prove to be very helpful in installing any man in that time.
Maharaja Agrasen believed that with this help, any person would be able to collect his home and business nor will the state be burdened nor the public. Everyone used to have a sense of help of each other. Everyone’s goodness was hidden in this. It was a kind of ancient social security and model of equal opportunity, which increased the popularity of the Maharaja.
Business and economy promoted
Maharaja Agrasen inspired the society towards hard work, morality and entrepreneurship. Therefore, Agrawal society is still considered a leader in the field of business and worships them like a deity. Because despite being the Suryavanshi king, his humility, entrepreneurship, business policy separates him from other contemporary kings. That is why many kings have been reduced to the pages of history, so Maharaja Agrasen is still on the tongue of the people after thousands of years. Their merits of governance have made him popular till date.
Religious tolerance and religious reconstruction
Maharaja Agrasen used to walk on the Shaiva route earlier, but later he adopted Vaishnavism with the inspiration of Maharishi Garg. He followed non -violence. Promoted him. He also opposed the sacrifice traditions in Yajna-puja. This is such a reason that Agrawal and Agraseni society consider them to be revered men. There is still his grand temple in Agroha Dham in Haryana. Agrasen’s Baoli in Delhi is named after him, which is recognized as a historical site. He believed the principle of Survey Bhavantu Sukhin:. The key to the enterprise is also the key to success. The path of success with hard work and honesty makes life easier in his eyes.
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