Establishment of Gayatri Tirtha in Shantikunj, Hardwar 4

While I was entrusted with the task of reviving the work of ancient Risis, I was in a dilemma, as taking up so stupendous a work in hand needed not only vast sums of money but also committed workers of high moral and spiritual caliber. All other institutions have paid employees. But those who are working in Shantikunj and Brahmavarchas Research Institute are persons who have come after voluntarily resigning their highly lucrative technical posts. Some ot them take meals in Shantikunj kitchen, some pay its cost from the interest of their bank deposits, while some are maintaining themselves on their pension. Several persons swayed by emotions come to join but only those who understand the fundamental objectives of the mission and the ideology of its founder are able to stick and stay here permanently. It is gratifying to note that more and more sincere and devoted persons are getting continuously linked with this mission.

One will hardly find another instance where so many persons would be working for a mission day and night as volunteers without taking a single paisa for their maintenance. Only Shantikunj is lucky in this respect, where highly qualified persons with undergraduate, post-graduate and doctorate degrees in humanities, science, medical science, Ayurved, Sanskrit etc, are working as volunteers. Hardly can one find such humility, service mindedness, industriousness and devotion elsewhere as is found in these dedicated, efficient and intelligent workers.

There has been no occasion to ask for donations from any one for undertaking all these works. The mantra given by Malviyaji about collecting handful of grain and ten paisa daily has worked this miracle. This work is bound to go on extending, a full-fledged high school and an intermediate college and a hospital are functioning at my birth place which I left long back. The work at Mathura has increased almost four times after I left it. Slowly and steadily other competent persons have started shouldering my responsibilities. I am confident that this work will go on increasing as time passes. It is the work of Risis which will go on spreading like Matsyavtar in this era of incarnation of Pragyavatar. I may or may not choose to remain in this physical frame for long but my invisible astral self will go on accomplishing all the work which Risis have entrusted to me.