“India is a nation where treatment is a service, wellness is charity, where health and spirituality are related to each other,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi after inaugurating the state-of-the-art Amrita Hospital at Faridabad on Wednesday.
Speaking a few lines in Malayalam, PM Modi called Mata Amritanandamayi an example of love, compassion, service and sacrifice.
“She is the vehicle of spiritual traditions of India and the message of her life is what the Maha Upanishad speaks about,’’ said the PM.
Calling the newly inaugurated hospital a blend of modernity and spirituality which will become a medium for accessible and affordable treatment for needy patients, the PM said that true development is the one that reaches everyone.
He further said services such as education and medicine offered by religious and social institutions are a sort of “public-private partnership but I also see it as Paraspar Prayas”. “When we give up the mindset of slavery, the direction of our actions also changes,” he reiterated.
He also said that India did not face the kind of COVID-vaccine hesitancy seen in other countries because of the message from spiritual leaders.
Also present at the inauguration of the super-specialty hospital, which will be equipped with 2,600 beds, were Governor of Haryana Bandaru Dattatreya, Chief Minister Manohar Lal and Mata Amritanandamayi and other dignitaries. The hospital has been constructed at an estimated cost of around ₹6,000 crore.
Speaking at the inauguration, Mata Amritanandamayi called upon medical staff to serve and treat patients using modern technology and also with a deep, firm faith in the divine.
“Today is a day of dedication and I pray for good health for all. May we all live with a sense of service and love for humanity,’’ she said.
Meanwhile, the PM in his speech said that the country is now entering the Amrit Kaal [the 25-year lead-up to India@100] and collective aspirations and resolutions are taking shape.
Dwelling on the great tradition of service and medicine of India, the Prime Minister said that in India, health and spirituality are related to each other.
“We have medical science as a Veda. We have also given the name of Ayurveda to our medical science. India never allowed its spiritual and service legacy to go into oblivion even during the difficult period of slavery for centuries,’’ said the PM.
In his speech he also spoke about the made-in-India COVID vaccine and the propaganda that was unleashed by some people. “As a result, many kinds of rumours started spreading in the society. But when the religious leaders and the spiritual teachers of the society came together and asked the people not to pay heed to the rumours, the effect was immediate. India did not face the kind of vaccine hesitancy as seen in other countries.’’
Recalling his address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort, the Prime Minister said that he has placed a vision of the five vows of Amrit Kaal in front of the country and one of these five vows (Pran) is the complete renunciation of the mentality of slavery. He remarked that it is also being discussed a lot in the country at this time.
This change, he continued, is visible in the healthcare system of the country as there is growing faith in the traditional knowledge of the country. Yoga has global acceptance today and the world will celebrate International Millet Year next year, he said.
