Swami Nischalananda Saraswati.
Photo: Amar Ujala.
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Puri Peethadhishwar Shankaracharya Swami Nischalanand Saraswati has said that the Mahabharata expounds on the fact that the leadership of the army should be in the hands of the Kshatriyas, but people from the fighting community, Kol etc. should also join the army. Puri Shankaracharya said these things in response to the questions of the devotees on Tuesday, the last day of his five-day stay at Sivagangai Ashram. Puri Shankaracharya Swami Nischalanand will leave for Chhattisgarh on Wednesday with his disciples.
Puri Shankaracharya Swami Nischalanand Saraswati further said that when there was a war between Lord Ram and Ravana, Ram and Lakshman were the traditional Kshatriyas at that time also. God Hanuman etc had come, but all the rest were in the form of alternate Kshatriyas in the war. Said that in independent India, this incident has also happened that the fighters who did not belong to the tradition ran away from the border on the pretext of work.
Said that the infiltrators from China were given enough space in India. At that time, the condition of the country’s security in independent India was very weak. But at present the Prime Minister and the Defense Minister are very careful about all these things. Said that Vaishya should pick up weapons when needed. For this they also need to be trained. That’s why I have been saying for 30 years that every Hindu should be an army and every Hindu should be Sanatani.