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This ceremony is called Pāṭotsava. The meaning of Pāṭotsava is "pāṭ," meaning to unfold or open, and "utsava," meaning ceremony or celebration—an opening ceremony. We have celebrated Pāṭotsava on this occasion. I would like to share a couple of words with you because the students are seated before us, and the teachers are also present before us. I want to tell you a small but important point: āhāra śuddhi, sattva śuddhi. Because Svāmījī Maheśwarānand Ji, while establishing the tradition of yoga in daily life, gave not only our country but the entire world a teaching—that along with yoga, there must be āhāra śuddhi and sattva śuddhi in the diet. To purify, He emphasized that we Indians also maintain āhāra śuddhi, and we should maintain āhāra śuddhi. Why should we maintain it? Because through āhāra, our mind becomes pure. Āhāra śuddhi leads to sattva śuddhi. Sattva śuddhi means that this body, the physical body, will be as the food we consume. Our body will be just like that; therefore, in Ayurveda, in Suśruta, great Ācāryas like Charaka have emphasized āhāra śuddhi, sattva śuddhi. If our body of sattva becomes completely good and pure, then our smṛti, which is called memory, will also be enhanced. This will happen absolutely spontaneously; whatever we remember, we will be able to recall it fully and immediately. I will give a small example of Swāmījī Vivekānanda: he used to start reading a book from the front and would not leave it without reading it till the end, and he would finish reading it completely. What it means to have complete knowledge of it—that is Swami Vivekananda. When the mind, intellect, and the entire environment become pure, then you all can say: yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata, abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānam sṛjāmy aham. Whenever there is a decline of dharma, I manifest myself. That Īśvara will manifest within you; you will create yourself, and thus it will certainly happen. If we can awaken the feeling of "Vasudhaiva Kuṭumbakam" throughout the entire world, then children, as Vivekananda Ji also said, arise, awake, and walk on your path. What is your path? Niranjan, the remover of all sorrows, the lamp of Niranjan—may all be fulfilled by this mantra: "Prabhu Deep Niranjan Sab Dukh Bhanjan." For now it is enough—thank you for listening, and countless salutations to all the āchāryas and gurus present. May you continue to participate repeatedly in such programs; may such programs continue to happen again and again. This is the primary purpose of this āśrama: the joy of the Vishwaguru Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Svāmī Maheśvarnanda ji Gurudev today. First and foremost, I bow at the feet of my revered Gurudev, Vishwaguru Mahāmandaleśvar Paramhāns Swāmī Mahishvaranandjī. And today, Swāmījī has given all of you children abundant blessings. I have just sent all your photos to Svāmījī, and he is very pleased. He has given you all his heartfelt blessings. On the stage, seated, are our Mahāmandaleśvara Svāmī Jñāneśvarpuri Ji, Mahāmandaleśvara Svāmī Phulpuri Ji, and our saintly souls who have come from Jodhpur—our Rajandar Purī ji, Chagan ji, Chandan ji, our Mādhav ji—and our foreign devotees who are watching this program live from here in their respective countries, and Suresh ji Garg from this school along with so many children who have come here—I extend my greetings and welcome to all of you on behalf of Svāmījī. I would especially like to tell all of you that, as you already know, today is the second anniversary of Om Āśram, which is the eighth wonder of the world. It means that on this day, two years ago, our Gurudev established it, and we take pride in this. We should feel that in our India and in our Rajasthan, there is a marvel that exists only with us in the entire world and the entire universe. Therefore, we must feel great pride, and all the fame and all the glory of it belong to our sādhu saints. Here, you will see, many people come from abroad as well. This is the first center where so many children of this age come and listen to the eternal Sanātan Dharma. Regarding Om Āśrama, this is a great power of our Sanātan Dharma. I will stop my speech here. Thank you. With this mantra, I would like to greet our Pūjya Gurudev Viśvaguru Mahāmaṇḍaleśwar Paramshans Swami Maheshwarananda Jī. Now I will speak a little in English. You all know English, because half and half of the English is spoken. So, I would like to welcome all of you to the second anniversary of the opening of Om Āśram. Today we have great guests. We can say our friends, our colleagues, our well-wishers. Mahāmaṇḍaleśvar Śrī Svarūpānandajī Mahārāj from Jodhpur—he is an excellent speaker on all Kathās or Rāmāyaṇa, Śīvapurān, Bhagavad Kathā. He speaks on Advaita Vedānta, on Upaniṣads, and in many places. He has his ashram in Jodhpur, Ahmedabad. He is traveling very often to many, many places. Beside him, you can see dear Swami, Mahāmaṇḍaleśwar Swami Chetaṅgirījī Mahārāj from Sojat. He has been connected with us for the last 40 years, so I am welcoming both of them to our ashram. Mahāmaṇḍaleśvar Swāmī Phūlpurījī doesn't need any introduction; he is part of our family. Ācārya Rājendra Purījī is also here, and we also have, on one side, Kapīljī Agarwal from Jaipur, a big businessman, and our Madhav Praśād Śarmā, who taught many of us Bhagavad Gītā and many other ślokas, so I welcome him also. We have here Chandanjī, Chaganjī, all the Nepal Rani, all our friends are now on the stage. So this is the opportunity to remember that Swāmījī did a miracle. He managed to create a big ashram, such an amazing structure that we can even call it the eighth wonder of the world. I was just now in Bikaner, and I saw that even the king took a lot of time to make some temple, but Swāmījī managed to overcome so many problems, so many things, and he managed to give to the world, to India, this amazing Om Āśram, 12 Jyotirliṅgas, and all of us together, united under one roof. But it has become complete. What you are hearing is a miracle. It is a miracle. Making a temple is a very difficult task. And making such a big temple is twice as big. So, I thank all of you for coming from the school. Our school, our guide, and all the teachers, I thank you. I thank you, and I wish you peace. I thank you all, and with these words, Jai Śrī Rām. Om pūrṇamadaḥ pūrṇamidam pūrṇāt pūrṇamudacyate pūrṇasya pūrṇamādāya pūrṇamevāvaśiṣyate. Om śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ. I bow repeatedly to Bhagavān, who is Śaṅkara, Saṅkarācārya, Keśava, Vādarāyaṇa, the author of the sūtras. Obeisance to the Lord, the Guru, the Self, the embodiment beyond form, the discerner of distinctions, the sky-like, all-pervading, the one who dwells in the body, the one who is facing south—salutations to one who is facing south, salutations to one who is facing south. Today, in the sacred courtyard of Om Gurukul, we are all immersed in the divine essence of Omkāra, suffused with the radiance of the Supreme Father, Paramēśvara. On the second annual celebration of Om Āśrama, illuminated by the divine light through the sādhanā of saints and ṛṣis, present on the stage are our revered Śrī Pañcāyatī Mahā Nirvānī Akhara's esteemed Śrī Śrī 1008 Śrī Śivasvarupanand Jī Mahārāja and Mahēśvranānd Jī's disciple Mahāmaṇḍaleśvar Jñāneshwar Purujī. And respected Gurudev Maheśhvāranand Jī's Mahāmaṇḍaleśvar Srī Phūl Purujī and his Rājandar Purujī, and here on the stage. Today is the second annual celebration of the prāṇa pratishṭhā of the āśrama's temple. All the children present, dear boys and girls, please pay attention. We have one mantra: you are students, and from this āśrama, as per your name and qualities, the qualities here correspond to the name. You are students, and among students, the greatest divinity within life is vidyā; if there is any greatest divinity among students, it is vidyā itself. And to vidyā, children, pay attention. Do not focus your attention on the jet; those who need to go outside may do so. The children's attention keeps wandering repeatedly. Children, for you, the greatest āśvarya vidyā is the knowledge you possess. Now, let me speak to you a little in our Marwari language. If we wish to request something from someone, wish to receive something, or wish to attain something, then by becoming a devoted son, becoming a disciple, and fully embodying humility, we can attain it; otherwise, no one. Inside, there is nothing greater than the guru principle, nor is there any element beyond the guru principle. The meaning of the word guruṣya, as explained by Gurudev Maheśwaranand Ji, is the one who, by spreading the light of knowledge throughout the entire universe, directs the attention of all beings in the world towards the land of Bhārat and the same. Within the land of Bhārat, in the state of Rājasthān, and within Rājasthān itself, in the Pālī district, specifically between Pālī and Sojat, there is this place called Jāḍan, where it was just mentioned that the inner essence of the world, in the form of Omkāra, is present here. The establishment of Om Āśrama, born out of divinity, is that knowledge which removes one from the darkness of ignorance and leads one towards the light of wisdom; those who advance themselves in this way are called Gurus. Today, at least here, there are approximately between 480 and 500 students. But those who are seated here in pursuit of knowledge are understanding the essence of their life. Yes, you may be learning a language—English, Sanskrit, or Hindi—but all these languages are merely a medium to comprehend the elements of life. There is nothing higher in this world than the guru; there is no one above the guru. There is no tattva greater than the guru within life; there is no entity greater than the guru. The guru is the highest tattva; nothing surpasses the guru. We have seen that at the time when this āśrama had nothing here, it was a forest. Wherever a saint is present, there is spring. Here, Gurudev's gaze fell, and Guruji and Mādhavanand Ji's grace was also bestowed. Where there were once bushes of thorns, today people from all over the world come here as seekers. Where there is a saint, there is spring; spring means bliss, and bliss has no opposite word. Sorrow is the opposite of happiness, loss is the opposite of gain, defeat is the opposite of victory, but bliss has no opposite word. This is the tapasya of the Guru—that for twenty-five years. Sometimes, even in our minds, the question arose: how will the great form of Omkāra, which is uncreated, as described by Maheśvaranand Jī Mahārāj, be fulfilled? Because human life is momentary; no one knows what can happen at any given moment or the next. And today, meditation. Giving to children is the great tapas of Gurujī, which has been so since then. Two years ago, in the presence of all the great saints and mahāpurushas, the prāṇa pratishṭhā was done. There is no element greater than the guru, no austerity greater than the guru; no austerity can surpass the guru. There is no element greater than the guru, no austerity greater than the guru; beyond the knowledge of tattva, there is nothing supreme. Pay attention—this is from the Om Āśrama, which is in Bhārat. The earth that is the land of sages, it is the land of tapas, where the burden. The final part of our Vedas, which is the Upaniṣad, contains the knowledge of Brahmavidyā. This knowledge of Brahmavidyā is not found anywhere else in the world except in India. This universal knowledge of Brahman and Brahmavidyā is the king of all sciences. Gopnī Vidyā is the secret knowledge; it is imparted by ṛṣis and munis. It is neither the supreme element of the guru nor the supreme element of austerity. It is the essence of all perfected sciences, the source of knowledge, continuously flowing from this Om Āśrama. And Gurujī, who is the Vasundharā of the entire earth, has repeatedly fulfilled. Svasundarā and the essence of the entire Varman, which is also described in the inner parts of the Vedas, is Omkāra. By making that essence the sādhanā in their life, they established that sādhanatattva here, on this land of India, on this land of their roots, for the benefit of the world. The mountain roars, you chant Hari Om—this is the essence of life, the very principle of life. Today is a great auspicious moment. Children, within your life, there is a cold wind blowing. It is said in the Bhagavad Gītā that the person who experiences this coldness, who is devoted to their Gurujans—understand the meaning of Guru yourself. The one from whom we receive instruction and knowledge is indeed the Guru, but even within our family, within our lineage, those elders who are senior to us, they too are. Only when you completely dedicate your life will the knowledge of that tattva illuminate within you. Without śraddhā, knowledge cannot be attained, and what kind of śraddhā is that? Even śraddhā has its forms. For example, like a brother who, through hard work all his life, earns money and accumulates wealth. They deposit it and go to the bank to deposit it, and there the bank manager only signs once. Our trust is solely based on the bank manager's signature there. But if that same bank manager is ever approached to withdraw the money, and at the same time when someone is talking. If it does not happen, then we come repeatedly and call the same manager harsh names. That is merely rudeness, mere disrespect. There is no reverence. If we do not honor the knowledge from our gurus, from the elders in our family, from the tradition of our lineage, from the culture of our lineage, from our civilization. If you want to earn children, then within your family those elders. We often keep moving around, but when we sit with the elders of our family—our aged parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, and children—we come to understand a profound truth of life. Until we sit with them, the essence of our lineage remains unknown to us. Culture is civilization, it is saṃskāra. If that saṃskāra becomes established within the heart as ātmasthātmi, then we are seated here at Gurujī's feet. Today, the only prayer is: O Bhagavān, grant us that power, that strength, that capability so that within our life, the essence of life itself. Let us attain a life, a human life, in which there is meaning; may that meaning be granted to us. With this prayer at the feet of the Guru, I now give rest to my speech. Harī Om tat sat Harī Om tat sat. Murti bheda vivāva vyoma badvyāpta dehāya dacciḍā murti Om śānti śānti. India is the land where dharma prevails in the world, and within it, the most sacred and purest land of virtuous women and great sages. In the courtyard of the world-renowned Om Dīp Gurukul in Pāli Jāḍan, Marwād, Rajasthan, the most revered, venerable, worshipful, praiseworthy, devoted to dharma and karma, faithful to the sūtras, Brahmanishṭha, and supreme in spiritual flight, the Ācārya Swāmī Vivekānand Jī Mahārāj, after whom the greatest Brahman in the world, the Vishwaguru Mahāmaṇḍaleśvar Swāmī Maheshvāranad Purī Jī, emerged. Offering salutations at the feet of Mahārāj. Bowing at the feet of Devādidēva Mahādeva, who resides in the form of the twelve Jyotirlingeshwara, the presiding Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara of this institution, the most venerable, revered, śrotriya, brahmanishṭha, supreme Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Svāmī Phūl Puriji. The great Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Swāmi Cetan Giriji Maharāj, the knower of the Vedas, and Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Viśvaguruji Maharāj of the same institution, by whose grace the Padāre Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Swāmi Jñāneśvara Purī Jī Maharāj from Jaipur and the institution play an important role in its operation. Our most revered and venerable Avatāra Pūrī Jī Mahārāj, along with everyone, shoulder to shoulder, assisting in the smooth and orderly arrangement; our most revered and venerable Rājendrapurī Jī Mahārāj, presiding on the stage, all the saints and our teacher community too. All our teachers shape the future of the children of the country, and the future of the country lies in our dear little children. Today, we have received a very beautiful opportunity. Om Dīp Gurukul, which is world-renowned and listed in the Guinness World Book, has its second. Whether we call it Pāṭotsava or opening ceremony, it is being celebrated, and today the children of this very school are sitting before us. I remember when Swāmī Vivekanandjī Mārāj went abroad, he also studied at the Education College as well as in the Śāstra. Swāmī Maheśhwaranandjī Mahārāj also took guidance in schooling, and along with that. The thirst for spirituality and scriptures is also mentioned in the scriptures as sā vidyā or vimukte vidyā. We do not need the knowledge that only provides us education, that fosters atheism, that, upon going abroad, erases the values of our parents and the culture of our country. We need the knowledge that—whether they live in the country or abroad—they should be the culture of the nation. They support bombs, they recruit people, they set fires, create disturbances everywhere, commit genocide, and by supporting bombs in schools, they massacre children. Do you know how educated they are? They are all highly educated, all of them highly. They are educated with MBA, MCA, MTEC, BTECH, IIT, IIM degrees, which we rarely get, but what do they do? They plant bombs, kill people, destroy culture, create treason in the country, and by planting bombs, harm everyone. To devastate culture is to devastate sanskāras; everything contributes to this. And remember, one of us, Narendra Modi ji, is also educated; yogīs are also educated, and these saintly beings who sit here are all educated. We too have come after studying; I was first a civil engineer. After that, I studied Vedānta, the four darśanas, and then I did PhD on Vedas. Educated people will also study this; education is very important. Without education, one has to live like an animal, just like an animal. Any kind of education is necessary. I always say, wherever you go, parents—work hard enough, even if it means eating two rotis less, but definitely educate your children. Wear torn clothes instead of good ones, but definitely educate your children. When the time comes, even mortgage the house to educate your children. And if I get a chance, I request the mothers—gold and silver. Whatever possessions one has, even if pledged, and children are educated, it is not education if life is absent. But that education must not be like that of terrorists. We have children study in IIT, IIA, MBA, MCA, MTech, BTech, but if they become terrorists, then they harm the public, kill children, destroy culture and values, and bombard the country with letters. And if that culture and values are connected with culture, then they will do M.Tech, B.Tech, IAT, IAIM, MBA, MCA—but it will be with those values. It is those very leaders like Narendra Modi and Yogi Ji who, by traveling across the country, will take the name of the nation, your name, and the name of Marvār to every corner of the world. There are millions of people educated in Marvār, but the work that Svāmījī Maheśvarānandpūrī Ji has demonstrated is known throughout the world. In different countries, he spread the eternal culture by establishing Brahmanas. He could have opened factories if he wished, he could have opened hotels if he wished, he could have opened anything else, but what has he opened? Om Gurukul Vidyalaya has been opened, medical colleges have been opened. The gaushālā has been established for whom? For all of you, for the country, for the culture, for the sanskāras of this sanātan. The name of sanātan will spread throughout the world. When saints and wealth come, it is for sanātan. The name in the world is Om Dīv Gurukul. Tomorrow, when you go abroad, you will say, "We belong to that Om Dīp. We have studied at the gurukul school established by Svāmījī Maheśvaranānd Jī Mahārāj, which is recorded in the Guinness Book." You must feel a sense of pride; we have studied there. We also say that we have studied at that school, taking the name of Svāmi Vivēkaraṇd Jī, who. It was said that the country whose culture is strong will prosper, and the country whose culture weakens will not take long to perish. Today, we have to spread the culture and values of our country to every corner of the world. When will that happen? When our—along with education, there will be saṃskāra and saṃskṛti. Observe in the life of Svāmī Maheshwarananda Purījī Mahārāj how he has propagated saṃskāra and saṃskṛti by going to various countries, mentioning the name of Jadan across the corners of the world, and now the same. The responsibility lies with our Phool Puri Ji Maharaj, Rajendra Puri Ji Maharaj, Jñāneshwar Puri Ji Maharaj. Reaching the great heights is one, but staying at that height is the most difficult. Today, the world has become so vast; tomorrow, you too will have the honor. If you come to Jayotpura, we will say that he is the boy studying at Swāmī Maheshwaranandpurī Jī Māharāj's Vidyālaya, whose name is known. This name must be preserved and spread to every corner of the world. We do not need much culture like that of America. I completed my Bed education and was working in America when my mother passed away. Then my uncle said, "Uncle will do a video call to see your mother's last rites." We do not want such a culture or such education; we want the culture that is connected to the parents. Those who taught children by wearing torn clothes, who taught hungry children of laborers, who taught children by taking loans, and then went to America and said that we cannot come by spending lakhs of rupees, you may perform the last rites, uncle—we do not want that culture; what we want is that which comes from sitting at the feet of the mother, the mother's. Touch the feet, sit at the feet of the father, touch the feet of the father, and say, Father, you are blessed, we are blessed. Offering heartfelt salutations to all of you and bowing at the feet of Mahārāj Śrī, he has sown that seed which, for millions of years to come, will ensure that new gurukuls, new vidyālās, and new medical colleges will continue to be established in the world. Therefore, Mahārāja. Many, many salutations to all of you children at the feet of Gurudev. May you go forth like Vivekānanda Ji and spread the eternal flag of Sanātan in every corner of the country. Feel deeply that Svāmījī Maheśvaranand Ji Mahārāj has united the country's many regions. You have reached saints from over two hundred countries, around 180 to 200, approximately 202 or 203 countries at present. Go to all of them and spread the name of Om Dip Gurukul there. Congratulations to you, thank you very much, and best wishes. And auspicious wishes to the universal deities, Maheshvara, and the Guru Himself. Salutations to the feet of Gurudev, the revered, worshipful, and ever-remembered Prāta of the entire universe, Shri Dīpa Nārayaṇa Bhagavān. Bowing at the feet of Gurudev, with the blessings of Vishvaguru Mahāmataliśva Paramhāns Svāmī Maheśvarānanda Puriji Maharāj, Om Shri Vishva Dīp Gurukula Svāmī Maheshvarānand Āśrama is the educational organization Shodh Sansthān at the global level. Svarupanand Jī Mahārāj, Chetan Gir Jī Mahārāj, my beloved Ātma Swāmī Gyaneśwar Pūri Jī Mahārāj, Swāmī Avatār Pūri Jī Mahārāj, Swāmī Rājendar Pūri Jī Mahārāj, all the thoughtful devotees and devotees of the Manśāsin Virājit Sansthā, Gurujan, children—you have heard what previous Gurus or scholars who have given you various lectures, blessings, and addresses, my humble request is that you internalize this, make it your own, and advance your life accordingly. I extend heartfelt and sincere congratulations to all of you, with special thanks to all the well-wishers of our beloved Āśrama. I would like to inform all the devotees of Svāmījī Mahārāj that all the well-wishers of Swāmī Pūjya Gurudev and our tradition are involved, and I received information about the organizers only last night. Everyone was busy, all were occupied, and they insisted that the program should be conducted promptly without any delay. So, by taking the role at night, we quickly gathered all of you, taking out precious time, and for that, we offer our heartfelt gratitude and salutations to Mahāprabhujī. Now, the matter of concern is that Visho Gurujī is not present with us in the midst of this program; his health is not very well, this is what I feel. I cannot say for certain whether their communication will be possible through Durbhās or not, but I do try to ensure that the blessings reach you, whether through Durbhās or mobile. In two minutes, I will again offer you my heartfelt greetings and Gurudev's blessings, and Hari's divine grace. The Hindu Dharma Samrat Mādhvānanda Puruji, the universal guru of the great kingdom, Mamateśa, the supreme timeless Maheshvarānand Puruji, Gurudev, the upholder of the eternal and true Sanātana Dharma.