‘Vatsalya Peeth’: Abode of spirituality and peace

 Lalit Garg

(The writer can be reached at lalitgarg11@gmail.com)

The essence of faith in the hope of liberation and salvation from spiritual practice flows here. Amidst the hustle and bustle of the capital, Delhi, this is the same corner where Sadhvi Pramukha Kanakprabha, a prodigious and loving figure, got a sound sleep. Her memorial land is now taking shape in the form of Vatsalya Peeth, the foundation stone of which is going to be laid by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on August 27, 2023. A hope resounds between insensitivity and narrow-mindedness; this is the hope of love, compassion, and sensibilities. In this hope lies the real music of life, the real meaning of life. Because of who we are, we exist, and in this lies the happiness of salvation and liberation. Where one can enlighten the soul, one can become meditative. This is the same soil whose fragrance will be replete with the countless affection stories of Sadhvi Pramukha Kanakaprabha.

For almost seven decades, the centre of spiritual practice, reverberates in every pore of the centre of worship, prayers, and the voice of spirituality. Now a new dimension is being added to it in the form of Vatsalya Peeth. The twenty-first century is considered to be the century of women’s supremacy. She has written poems of creation in different directions, and has created a new history. She has proven herself with her ability and capability. In the field of spirituality, too, Sadhvi Pramukha Kanakaprabha took a leap and created ideal definitions of life. Committed to the highest traditions, rites, and values of spirituality, this great Vibhuti, Chaitanya Rashmi, Spiritual Guru, Vatsalya Urja, at the age of 19 in Jainism’s main Terapanth sect, got initiated into the great work of national saint Anuvrata Anushasta Acharya Shri Tulsi; gained popularity as Meera fell in love with Krishna, in the same way Sadhvi Pramukha Kanakaprabha gave the message of devotion and creation in Tulsi-devotion, led 750 Sadhvis by becoming Vatsatya Pratimurti, and became a strong voice of female consciousness.

Taking care of a family of seven hundred Sadhvis is a great wonder of the world, this wonder becomes even greater when there is love and affection in it. That is why the memorial place of Sadhvipramukha Kanakaprabha is being made a unique spiritual power centre in the form of Vatsalya Peeth, which will be the reality of a dream, an imagination, where multidimensional and supernatural spiritual shades will be proving the meaning of its name.

Under the direction of the Acharyas of Terapanth Dharmasangh, Acharya Mahashraman addressed the Sangha General Director and Mahashramani, who led the huge Sadhvi Sangh of Terapanth, with the great addresses of the ruling mother and extraordinary SadhviPramukh. The place of his memory was named ‘Vatsalya Peeth’, which is now going to become a unique, wonderful, and unique spiritual place. The responsibility of giving shape to this unique spiritual place has been given to Shri Jain Shwetambar Terapanthi Sabha, Delhi, whose president, Shri Sukhraj Sethia, and other officials are engaged in this work.

‘Vatsalya Peeth’ will be a lighthouse. ‘Tamso Ma Jyotirgamaya’ is a unique spiritual centre of light that takes us from darkness to light. By reaching here, every person will be able to see the fulfilment of her or his desire. This is because the journey of light is the eternal aspiration of man. The purpose of this journey is to find the light. Light is found by those who seek it. Some personalities are sources of light. She is self-illuminated and continuously distributes light to others as well. Sadhvipramukha Kanakaprabha was one such lighthouse that had skylights all around. This Vatsalya Peeth has also been given a similar form, which has skylights and open ventilation. Sadhvi Pramukha Kanakaprabha’s intense self-restraint, devotion to the Lord, and self-worship are reflected in her entire life. Her conscience, lit by self-light, was capable of enlightening many. Her thinking, speech, conduct, creation, address, and service—all these were such open atmospheres, from which the light was continuously emanating and was benefiting the whole of mankind.

‘Vatsalya Peeth’ will be a nest of pleasant peace, life will get a new direction and a new destination in the end, full of joy and compassion. This is because in this, the trio of knowledge, philosophy, and character of Sadhvipramukha Kanakaprabha’s life will flow. This would be possible because, as attractive and magnetic as her outer personality was, her inner personality was a thousand times more pure. She was the embodiment of compassion. She was a personality maker; India’s spiritual and cultural consciousness was reflected in her thinking. She was a traveller to salvation with a smile. Her ideological sublimity, profundity of knowledge, purity of soul, creativity, incorruptibility, and humility set her in a special category.

Her truthfulness, character loyalty, principle loyalty, and spiritual loyalty were wonderful. With discipline and management skills, she had unveiled new dimensions in Terapanth. She had given the dimension of creation to saintliness and spiritual practice, her saintliness was a resolution to make human life beautiful, for the betterment of people, and to build him. This does not break the relationship with the world, but through self-meditation connected with God, life becomes completely synonymous with human uplift, social welfare, service, kindness, and the deeds of the right path. In this way, she became the beacon of thought-revolution from person-revolution; the energy of this beacon will give life to this place.

‘Vatsalya Peeth’ will draw indelible lines of advanced life and spirituality. Because Sadhvi Pramukha Kanakprabha has drawn indelible lines through her work throughout her life, she will be written in golden letters in history. We can call her the creator of literature as well as the founder of religious and social revolutions. To compare her great personality with any simile would be to limit her personality. All that can be said about her is that she was unique, wonderful, and inexplicable. One aspect of his many abilities and great personality is the presence of a creator in him. She was an excellent and sensitive writer. You were the first Sadhvi Pramukha of Terapanth Dharmasangh in the field of literature creation and editing, you had a unique art of literature writing and editing. It is the result of your alertness and untiring hard work that there is a wide list of literature written and edited by you that surprises even the great intellectuals and learned scholars.

You instinctively surrendered yourself to the path of spiritual practice and knowledge, meditation, study, the creation of literature, and silence became the basic deeds of this spiritual practice, as if there was no personal expectation anywhere in life. Tulsi’s literature of one hundred texts and the publication of 20 parts of ‘Mera Jeevan Mera Darshan’ in the form of Acharya Shree Tulsi’s autobiography in this episode, express her literary form. She has earned fame in the literary world as a successful writer, speaker, and poetess. Such achievements and records will be preserved in ‘Vatsalya Peeth’.

Sadhvipramukha Kanakaprabha had a storehouse of knowledge on various subjects; there was power in her speech and writing. Has administrative ability, leadership ability been a strong power? She was synonymous with industriousness, and her receptivity was also amazing. Wherever I saw something new, I immediately adopted it. The quality that brightens up the colourful picture of her personality and work is her vibrant talent. With this talent of hers, she had established innumerable island pillars on the path of development.

They are such an extraordinary achievement of Jain rule that it is not possible for everyone to reach them. She was an example of gentleness, compassion, generosity, purity, tolerance, creativity, devotion, dedication, inspiration, and positive thinking. Some used to see the form of a Buddhist nun in her, and some of Mother Teresa. Some considered her to be an incarnation of Saraswati, while others saw in her the resemblance between Sri Maa of Arvind Ashram and Sharda Maa of Bailur Math. Some used to find the specialty of Mahadevi Verma in her. The main three steps of his development journey were determination, talent, and effort.

Sadhvipramukha Kanakaprabha’s life journey became the journey of a saint, a sage with spiritual vision, and a social builder. In this way, when we consider her personality, it comes out in the form of a flowing stream. Her aim was always development-oriented. The ‘Vatsalya Peeth’ being built in the memory of Sadhvi Pramukha Kanakprabha, the motivator of such a wonderful life and wonderful works, will certainly give a new light and direction to humanity.