2024-06-02 02:15:24
KANYAKUMARI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday wrapped up his 45-hour meditation and visit to Vivekananda Rock Memorial by paying floral tributes to the statue of Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar.
After completing his meditation on Saturday afternoon at the Dhyana Mandapam where Swami Vivekananda is believed to have meditated, Modi took a ferry to the 133-foot statue of Thiruvalluvar located near the rock memorial.Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman shared a message on ‘X’, written by the PM at Vivekananda Rock Memorial, which read: “Visiting the ‘Vivekananda Rock Memorial’ at Kanyakumari, the southernmost tip of India, I feel a divine energy. It is on this rock that Mother Parvati and Swami Vivekananda had meditated. Later, Eknath Ranade transformed this rock into a ‘Shila Smarak’ that brought Swami Vivekananda’s thoughts to life.”
The PM further noted that Swami Vivekananda “has been my ideal, my energy, and the source of my spirituality”. “Years ago, after travelling across the country, when Swami Vivekananda meditated here, it was here that he envisioned a new direction for India’s revival. It is my fortune that today, after so many years, as India embodies the values and ideals of Swami Vivekananda, I too have had the opportunity to meditate at this sacred place,” he observed.
“My meditation at this ‘Shila Smarak’ is one of the unforgettable moments of my life. Sitting at the feet of ‘Ma Bharati’, I once again reaffirm my resolve that every moment of my life and every particle of my body will always be dedicated to the service of the nation. With wishes for the progress of the nation and the welfare of its citizens, I offer my utmost reverence to ‘Ma Bharati’,” added the PM.
At the statue of Thiruvalluvar, the PM, dressed in white, placed a floral garland. Kanyakumari SP E Sundaravathanam said that with heavy security deployed across the district and all important junctions, there were no untoward incidents and the PM’s stay went smoothly.