From Dev to Desh, Ram to Rashtra, we’ve to expand our consciousness: PM Modi

New Delhi, Jan 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday asked the countrymen to expand their consciousness from Dev to Desh and Ram to Rashtra.

Participating in the Pran Pratishtha (consecration) ceremony of lord Ram in the newly-built Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, the PM said,

“This is a temple of national consciousness in the form of Ram. Lord Ram is India’s faith, foundation, idea, law, consciousness, thinking, prestige, and glory. Ram is flow, Ram is effect. Ram is Neeti. Ram is eternal. Ram is a continuity. Ram is Vibhu. Ram is all-pervading, the world, the universal soul.”

He also interacted with the Shramjeevi who contributed to the construction of Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir.

Addressing the gathering, PM Modi while congratulating the people on the occasion said, “Our Ram has finally arrived after centuries. After centuries of patience, uncountable sacrifices, renunciation and penance, our Lord Ram is here.”

He said that experienc- ing the divine consciousness inside the ‘Garbh Grih’ (inner sanctum) cannot be put into words and his body is pulsating with energy and the mind is devoted to the moment of Pran Pratishtha. “Our Ram Lalla will not reside in the tent anymore.This divine temple will be his home now,” the PM said, expressing confidence and reverence that the events of today could be experienced by Ram Bhakts all around the country and the world.