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The Guru in
the Hindu tradition is looked upon as an embodiment of God himself.
For, it is through his grace and guidance that one reaches the
highest state of wisdom and bliss. "My salutations to the Guru
who is Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswara. The Guru is Parabrahma
incarnate"
Various have been
the great sages and saints who have been the spiritual and religious
preceptors to countless individuals down the centuries. But is there
any one who can be looked upon as the preceptor for the entire Hindu
people - for all their past, present and future generations?
Obviously, no individual can play that role. A human being is after
all mortal and, however great, has his own limitations. He cannot be
a permanent guide for the entire nation for all time to come. The
preceptor for a whole society should be able to act as a perennial
source of inspiration to the people, embodying the highest and the
noblest national values and ethos. To the Hindu people, such a Guru
can be no other than the sacred Bhagava Dhwaj.
No one knows when
and how this flag came into being. It is an ancient as the Hindu
people themselves. It has flown over the hermitages of the seers and
sanyaasins and also over the celestial palaces of emperors.
It ha flown triumphantly over the battlefields of freedom struggle
and has symbolized the immortal spirit of freedom in the Hindu mind.
It is the one supreme symbol held in universal reverence by all
sects and castes, and all creeds and faiths of the Hindu people. It
is in fact the greatest unifying symbol of the entire Hindu world.
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