navy: Rajnath Singh cites ‘puranas’ to underline Navy’s role in India’s security

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday cited ‘puranas’ to underscore the essential position the Indian Navy performs within the nation’s maritime safety. Singh talked about about puranas (sacred writings on Hindu mythology) in his speech after stealth guided missile destroyer Mormugao was commissioned into the Navy in Mumbai.

“Even when our puranas are mere (figment of) creativeness, there’s fact behind them,” he stated. “They’re essential for us,” he added. “I’m stating all this earlier than you as our puranas point out the significance of the ocean. There’s hardly a narrative which does not point out the ocean.

“At some locations (within the puranas), there’s a description of Lord Vishnu’s kshir sagar (ocean of milk), in some locations the earth is looking for shelter within the sea as a consequence of atrocities by demons, ” Singh stated.

The defence minister stated all are very properly acquainted with the position of the ocean within the epic Ramayana. “The ocean is current in all of the tales. However right here, I wish to point out the story about samudra manthan (story from Hindu mythology, the place Lord Vishnu takes the incarnation of an enormous tortoise and helps the gods and demons churn the ocean) by which 14 ratnas (gems) emerge from the ocean. “Goddess Laxmi is among the 14 ratnas. She is named the goddess of wealth. That’s the reason the ocean is the fountainhead of wealth and prosperity. You (Navy personnel) guard our seas, so you might be additionally guarding our wealth and prosperity,” Singh stated.