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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said connected Friday (May 8, 2026) that each portion of Bharat is sacred, bound unneurotic by a consciousness of oneness that transcends geography, and successful a satellite often marked by divisions, this tone of unity is much applicable than ever.
Mr. Modi, successful a signed nonfiction marking 75 years since the restored Somnath Temple was reopened to devotees, said the struggles and sacrifices of those who laid down their lives to support the temple successful Gujarat and those who rebuilt it clip and again volition ne'er beryllium forgotten.
He said successful a satellite often marked by divisions, this tone of unity is much applicable than ever and Somnath volition proceed to basal gangly successful each its glory due to the fact that the consciousness of unity and shared civilisational consciousness lives connected successful the hearts of each Indian.
"Countless individuals from antithetic corners of India contributed to restoring its glory. They saw each portion of Bharat arsenic sacred, bound unneurotic by a consciousness of oneness that transcended geography. In a satellite often marked by divisions, this tone of unity is much applicable than ever," helium said.
He said arsenic a tribute to this, remembering the bonzer courageousness of a 1000 years, determination volition beryllium peculiar pujas astatine Somnath for the adjacent 1000 days. It is gladdening to spot respective radical donating for these pujas arsenic well, helium said.
"I impulse my chap Indians to question to Somnath successful this peculiar time. When you basal connected the shores of Somnath, fto its past echoes talk to you. You volition not lone beryllium overwhelmed by devotion but volition besides consciousness the beardown pulse of a civilisational tone that refuses to fade, that is unbroken and unyielding," helium said.
Mrc. Modi said the devotees volition acquisition Bharat's unconquerable tone and recognize why, contempt each effort, the Indian civilization remained undefeated and the radical volition person the accidental to behold the imaginativeness of eternal triumph, which volition surely beryllium unforgettable.
The Prime Minister said that astatine the commencement of 2026, helium had gone to Somnath for the Somnath Swabhiman Parv, marking a 1000 years since the archetypal onslaught connected the Somnath Temple.
Now, helium said, helium volition beryllium backmost successful Somnath connected May 11 to people 75 years since the inauguration of the restored temple by the past President of India, Rajendra Prasad.
He said that successful little than fractional a year, it is simply a privilege to beryllium attending 2 important milestones relating to Somnath and its travel from ruin to renewal oregon what everyone describes arsenic from Vidhvans to Srijan.
"Somnath gives america a civilisational message. The immense oversea earlier it evokes timelessness. The waves archer america that nary substance however fierce the storms are oregon however turbulent the tides are, 1 tin ever emergence again with dignity and strength.
"The waves instrumentality to the shore, arsenic though reminding each procreation that the tone of the radical tin ne'er beryllium subdued for long," helium said.
Mr. Modi said Indian past scriptures accidental that a 'pradakshina' of the divine Somnath is adjacent to a 'pradakshina' of the full earth. He said portion radical person travel present to pray, they person besides experienced the singular continuity of a civilisation whose occurrence could ne'er beryllium extinguished.
"Empires roseate and fell, tides changed, past moved done conquest and upheaval, yet Somnath continued to endure successful our consciousness. It is clip to retrieve the countless greats who stood steadfast successful the look of tyranny," helium said.
The Prime Minister said determination were Lakulisha and Soma Sarman, who transformed Prabhasa into a large centre of philosophy.
He said Chakravarti Maharaja Dharasena IV of Vallabhi built the Second Temple determination centuries agone and Bhima Deva, Jayapala and Anandapala volition ever beryllium remembered for defending civilisational honour against invasions.
Mr. Modi said it is said that Raja Bhoja, too, helped with the reconstruction and Karna Deva and Siddharaja Jayasimha played a captious relation successful restoring Gujarat's governmental and taste strength.
Bhava Brihaspati, Kumarapala Solanki and the Pashupata Acharyas rebuilt and sustained the shrine arsenic a large centre of worship and learning and Vishaladeva Vaghela and Tripurantaka protected its intelligence and spiritual traditions, helium said.
"Mahipaladeva and Ra Khangar were instrumental successful reviving worship aft destruction. Punyashlok Ahilyabai Holkar, whose 300th commencement centenary is being marked, ensured the continuity of devotion successful the astir hard of times," helium said.
The Prime Minister said determination were the Gaekwads of Baroda, who safeguarded the rights of pilgrims, and the country's ungraded is blessed to person nurtured brave personalities similar Veer Hamirji Gohil and Veer Vegdaji Bhil, whose sacrifice and courageousness person go a portion of Somnath's surviving memory.
In the 1940s, helium said, erstwhile the tone of state swept crossed India and the foundations of a caller republic were being laid nether the enactment of towering figures similar Sardar Patel, 1 happening continued to occupation him profoundly — the information of Somnath.
"On 13 November, 1947, during Diwali time, helium stood adjacent to the dilapidated ruins of the temple with sea-water successful his hands and said, 'On this auspicious time of the (Gujarati) New Year, we person decided that Somnath should beryllium reconstructed. You, radical of Saurashtra, should bash your best. This is simply a beatified task successful which each should participate," helium said.
Mr. Modi said pursuing the clarion telephone of Sardar Patel, it was not lone the radical of Gujarat but besides the radical of the full of India responded enthusiastically.
Unfortunately, helium said, destiny did not let Sardar Patel to witnesser the fulfilment of the imagination helium had truthful passionately championed arsenic earlier the restored Somnath Temple could unfastened its doors to devotees, helium had departed from this world.
Yet, his (Patel's) interaction continued to beryllium felt implicit the ineffable shores of Prabhas Patan, helium said.
"His imaginativeness was championed by Shri KM Munshi, ably supported by the Jamsaheb of Nawanagar. In 1951, erstwhile the temple was complete, it was decided to telephone the President of India, Dr Rajendra Prasad, for the ceremony. Overcoming beardown objections from the past Prime Minister Pandit Nehru, Dr Prasad graced the ceremony, frankincense making it adjacent much peculiar and historic," helium said.
Mr. Modi said his caput besides goes backmost to October 2001, erstwhile helium had conscionable taken implicit arsenic main curate of Gujarat and connected October 31, 2001, the Jayanti of Sardar Patel, the Gujarat authorities had the honour of organising a programme to people 50 years since the Somnath Temple opened its doors.
He said it besides coincided with the 125th commencement day celebrations of Sardar Patel and the past Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the past Home Minister L.K. Advani attended the programme.
Mr. Modi said during his code connected May 11, 1951, President Rajendra Prasad said that the Somnath Temple proclaims to the satellite that thing with unparalleled religion and emotion cannot beryllium destroyed. Prasad expressed anticipation that this temple volition unrecorded successful the hearts of people.
"He (Prasad) besides said that the restoration of the temple was a fulfilment of Sardar Patel's dream, but taking that tone forward, it is important that we reconstruct prosperity to the lives of people. These are important and inspiring messages helium gave," helium said.
"This is the way we person been walking for implicit a decade. I see it my bully luck that, inspired by the rule of 'Vikas Bhi, Virasat Bhi', from Somnath to Kashi, Kamakhya to Kedarnath, Ayodhya to Ujjain, Trimbakeshwar to Srisailam, our squad has had the accidental to equip our spiritual centres with the latest facilities portion astatine the aforesaid clip preserving their accepted character," Modi said.
This, helium said, on with efforts to amended connectivity, ensures much radical tin sojourn them and it boosts the section economy, secures livelihoods and deepens the tone of 'Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat'.
