Bhagavad Gita has remedy to reduce crimes, says seer

Sonda Swarnavalli Mutt seer Gangadharendra Saraswati Swami has said Bhagavad Gita has the spot to get into the basal origin of the transgression and forestall quality beings from committing crimes.

He delivered a keynote code astatine the inauguration of the seminar connected ‘Bhagavad Gita and Prevention of Crime’ astatine Shankarghatta, Kuvempu University, connected Tuesday.

Referring to a speech betwixt Arjuna and Krishna successful the Bhagavad Gita, the seer said that excessively overmuch tendency and hatred were the basal origin of the crime. “The tendency and hatred are hidden successful senses and the mind. If the senses and caput are handled better, the crimes tin beryllium avoided. This is however the Bhagavad Gita works towards preventing the crimes,” helium said.

The fig of crimes has been expanding successful the caller years. In the twelvemonth 2023, the crimes against women were 4.48 lakh successful the country. The erstwhile years, the fig was 4.40 lakh. “Every year, the fig of crimes has been increasing. There are caller crimes similar cybercrimes successful the caller years,” the seer stated.

The Bhagavad Gita Abhiyana, which began successful 2007, was an effort to trim the fig of crimes. “As portion of the campaign, we person visited the prisons and taught Bhagavad Gita to the inmates. There are galore instances successful which the inmates person reformed aft listening to the lessons connected the Bhagavad Gita,” the seer said.

He appreciated Vice-Chancellor Sharath Ananthamurthy for organising the programme without immoderate conditions.

Prof. Ananthamurthy felt that the seminar should person included a league to sermon some Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s views connected the Bhagavad Gita.

“Today, members of Dalit Sangharsha Samiti are protesting against the seminar due to the fact that Bhagavad Gita defends the Chaturvarna system. The seminar should person debated the contented by placing the arguments of those who raised questions,” helium said.

The Vice-Chancellor maintained that cherry-picking of issues was not bully portion exploring the truth. “There is simply a request to sermon an contented from each imaginable angles and perspectives,” helium said. He besides called upon the students not to judge thing without raising questions. “Questioning is the foundation, and lone with that tin cognition grow,” helium said.

MLC D.S. Arun, advocator Ashok Bhat, University Finance Officer H.N. Ramesh, and others were present.

The seminar was jointly organised by Kuvempu University, Swarnarashmi Trust of Shivamogga, and Bhagavad Gita Abhiyana Samiti of Shivamogga district.