PM inaugurates Centenary Celebrations of Gaudiya Mission and Math

Published By : Admin | February 21, 2016 | 19:50 IST
PM Modi visits Gaudiya Math in Kolkata, offer prayers
PM Modi attends a function to mark the Centenary Celebration of Gaudiya Mission and Math
India's spiritual consciousness is the reason for its long-standing civilizational ethos: PM

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today inaugurated the Centenary Celebrations of the Gaudiya Mission and Math in Kolkata.

Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said India's spiritual consciousness is the reason for its long-standing civilizational ethos. He said this spiritual consciousness had remained intact through the ages. 

The Prime Minister said this consciousness transcended even language. The bhajan“Vaishnav Jan To Tene Re Kahiye Re” is a prime example of this, he said.

He added the words “Vaishnav Jan” could easily be replaced with “Jan Pratinidhi” (Public Representatives) in the modern context.

The Prime Minister said that reform in the Indian society always came from within, and Raja Rammohan Roy, and Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar were prime examples of this.

 

The Prime Minister later offered prayers at the Gaudiya Math.

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Prime Minister Expresses Gratitude to President of Sri Lanka for Inaugurating the Exposition of the Holy Devnimori Relics
February 05, 2026

The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi conveyed his gratitude to President of Sri Lanka, H.E. Mr. Anura Kumara Dissanayake for inaugurating the Exposition of the Holy Devnimori Relics at the sacred Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo.

The Prime Minister recalled that during his visit to Sri Lanka in April 2025, it was decided that these revered relics would be brought to Sri Lanka, thereby offering the people an opportunity to pay their respects.

Shri Modi highlighted that India and Sri Lanka are bound by deep civilisational and spiritual ties, nurtured over centuries of shared heritage and cultural exchange. He emphasized that the arrival of the Holy Devnimori Relics in Sri Lanka is a testament to the enduring spiritual bond between the two nations.

The Prime Minister expressed hope that Lord Buddha’s timeless message of compassion, peace, and harmony will continue to guide humanity, fostering unity and understanding across borders.

In separate posts on X, Shri Modi stated:

“Gratitude to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake for inaugurating the Exposition of the Holy Devnimori Relics at the sacred Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo.

During my visit in April 2025, it was decided these relics will come to Sri Lanka, thus giving the opportunity for the people to pay their respects. Our nations are connected by deep civilisational and spiritual bonds. May Lord Buddha’s timeless message of compassion, peace and harmony continue to guide humanity.

@anuradisanayake

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2222243&reg=3&lang=1”

“කොළඹ, ගංගාරාම විහාරස්ථානයේ දී පූජනීය දෙව්නිමෝරි ධාතු ප්‍රදර්ශනය විවෘත කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් ජනාධිපති අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක මැතිතුමාට කෘතඥතාවය පළ කරමි.

මාගේ 2025 අප්‍රේල් සංචාරය අතරතුරදී මෙම ධාතුන් වහන්සේලා ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට වැඩම කරවන බවට තීරණය කරන ලද අතර ඒ අනුව ජනතාවට ධාතුන් වහන්සේලා වන්දනා කිරීමේ අවස්ථාව හිමි වී තිබේ. අප දෙරට ගැඹුරු ශිෂ්ටාචාරමය සහ ආධ්‍යාත්මික සබඳතාවන්ගෙන් බැඳී පවතී. දයානුකම්පාව, සාමය සහ සමඟිය පිළිබඳ බුදුන් වහන්සේගේ අකාලික පණිවිඩය තවදුරටත් මනුෂ්‍ය වර්ගයාට මඟ පෙන්වනු ලැබේවා!

@anuradisanayake

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2222243&reg=3&lang=1”

“கொழும்பிலுள்ள புனித கங்காராமை விகாரையில் புனித தேவ்னிமோரி சின்னங்களின் தரிசனத்தை ஆரம்பித்துவைத்தமைக்காக ஜனாதிபதி அநுர குமார திசாநாயக்க அவர்களுக்கு நன்றி.

2025 ஏப்ரலில் எனது விஜயத்தின்போது இச்சின்னங்களை இலங்கைக்கு அனுப்புவது குறித்து தீர்மானிக்கப்பட்டதுடன் அதன் அடிப்படையில் மக்கள் வழிபாட்டினை மேற்கொள்வதற்கான வாய்ப்பு கிடைக்கப்பெற்றுள்ளது. நமது நாடுகள் ஆழமான நாகரீக மற்றும் ஆன்மீக பிணைப்புகளினால் இணைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன. புத்த பெருமானின் கருணை, அமைதி மற்றும் நல்லிணக்கம் குறித்த காலத்தால் அழியாத செய்தியானது தொடர்ந்து மனித குலத்துக்கு வழிகாட்டட்டும்.

@anuradisanayake

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2222243&reg=3&lang=1”