Lucknow, Sep 4 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his deputies Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak on Friday extended greetings to people on Janmashtami, highlighting Lord Krishna’s teachings on righteousness, duty, truth, compassion and humanity.
Adityanath, in a post on X, wrote, “Krishnam vande Jagadgurum” (I bow to Krishna, the teacher of the world), and greeted the people of the state on the festival marking the birth of Lord Krishna.
He said, “I pray that, by the boundless grace of Lord Krishna, who is deeply affectionate towards his devotees, the ideals of love, compassion, righteousness and selfless action may be established in everyone’s life, and happiness, peace, prosperity and welfare may spread throughout the living world.” “Jai Shri Krishna!” the chief minister said.
Maurya said Lord Krishna’s “divine teachings” continue to guide people towards the right path.
“The life of Lord Shri Krishna inspires us to remain steadfast on the path of righteousness, regard duty as supreme and always struggle for truth. His divine teachings in the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita continue to guide human life towards the right path even today,” he said on X.
Maurya added, “May, by the grace of Lord Shri Krishna, happiness, peace, love and prosperity fill everyone’s life, and may our society continue to move forward with the values of righteousness, good conduct and humanity. This is my prayer and best wish.” Pathak, in his X post, highlighted what he described as the contrasting qualities embodied by Lord Krishna.
He wrote, “Even after having the power to behead someone after the first insult, if there is the strength to tolerate 99 more insults, that is Krishna. If one possesses a weapon like the Sudarshan Chakra but always has the flute in hand, that is Krishna,” he said.
“Even after possessing the grandeur of Dwarka, if one has a friend like Sudama, that is Krishna. Even while standing on the hood of death, if there is dance, that is Krishna. And despite possessing supreme power, if one becomes a charioteer, that is Krishna,” Pathak added.
Janmashtami is celebrated to mark the birth of Lord Krishna, revered in Hinduism as an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
According to Hindu tradition, Krishna was born in Mathura at midnight on the eighth day (Ashtami) of the Krishna Paksha in the month of Bhadrapada. The festival celebrates his birth and his role in upholding dharma (righteousness) and defeating evil. PTI KIS RHL
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