Include visit to Shankarpal into the itinerary of G20 Leaders-GL Raina

SRINAGAR April 14: Cele Girdhari Lal Raina, Former MLC & JK UT spokesperson of BJP has appealed Dr. S. Jaishankar to include to Shankar Pal- the Heritage Site within Dachigam into the list of places to be visited by theG-20 leaders who will reach Srinagar on May 22 for the meeting on the Working Group of Tourism. As per schedule published by media these leaders will go for Sightseeing including Shikara ride in Dal lake, visit to Dachigam Wildlife Sanctuary and Gulmarg planned for May 24.

GL Raina has pleaded for inclusion of Shankar Pal in the itinerary as it is the holy place where Shiva Sutras were revealed to Shaivacharya Vasugupt by Lord Shiva himself. Vasugupta (850-900 A.D.), the great Shaivacharya based his philosophy on the Siva Sutras which he found engraved on the Shankar Pal. These Shiv sutras form the fundamental tenets of Shaiva Darshan, he added.

These sutras contain, Ex-MLC added, the essence of Shaivagamas, the authoritative scriptures of non-dual (advaita) Shaivism by Acharya Vasugupta in his famous work ‘Spandakarika’. Shiv Sutras and Spandkarika form the basis of Kashmir Shaivism or Trika Shaivism, a non-dualist tradition of Shaiva-Shakta Tantra. He further emphasised that Ishwar Swaroop Swami Laxman Joo Maharaj was a regular visitor to this place and lmost all spiritual Masters of India who visited Swami Laxman joo or Kashmir were also keen to pay a visit to this sacred site and receive spiritual Bliss.

Shankarpal is situated within Dachigam National Park on the banks of a stream of water called The Dagwan rivulet. The pristine environs of Upper Dachigam, rippling sounds of fresh water trickling down has its own calming effect for the spiritual seeker and visitors alike. This visit to Shankarpal will for sure be in perfect consonance of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam ” or “One Earth One Family One Future” emphatically taught by Kashmir Shaivism, Former MLC stressed.

Praising Dr. Jaishankar for taking Indian Diplomacy to newer heights, Raina wrote,”India is extremely proud of your handling of MEA and G20 meets in different cities across India reflect the confidence of aspiring India under the able leadership of Hon’ble. Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi ji”.

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