Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the blessings of Goddess Kaali are always with India and “everything is pervaded by the consciousness of the mother.” He was addressing the centenary celebrations of Swami Atmasthananda, who was the 15th president of the Ramakrishna Math. The PM chose to speak about Goddess Kaali amid a raging controversy over TMC MP Mahua Moitra’s controversial comments about the Goddess.
Remembering Ramakrishna Paramhans and Bengal’s Kaali Puja, Modi said, “Swami Ramkrishna Paramhans was a saint who experienced Ma Kaali in front of his eyes. This whole world, this variable and constant, everything is pervaded by the consciousness of the mother. This consciousness is seen in the Kaali Puja of Bengal.” Modi underlined that a beam of this consciousness and power was illuminated by Swami Ramakrishna Paramahansa in the form of Yugpurushas like Swami Vivekananda.
“The spiritual vision that Swami Vivekananda saw of Ma Kaali, had infused extraordinary energy and power within him”, the Prime Minister said.
Modi also referred to Swami Vivekananda. “Swami Vivekananda had such stature but he used to become like a child in his devotion for Goddess Kaali. Such unwavering faith was also there in Swami Atmasthananda,” Modi said.
“Maa Kaali’s blessings are always with India,” he said. The Prime Minister paid his tributes to Swami Atmasthananda by reminiscing the time he spent with the Swami.
