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Hindu mantras to start

the day of Delaware Senate

Hindu invocation is scheduled to be read in Delaware State Senate on May 9, containing

verses from world’s oldest extant scripture

OUR BUREAU real, Lead us from darkness to light,
and Lead us from death to immortal-
Delaware, CO
ity.” Reciting from Bhagavad-Gita,
indu statesman Rajan Zed he proposes to urge Senators and
will deliver the invocation others present to keep the welfare of
Hfrom ancient Sanskrit scrip- others always in mind.
tures. After Sanskrit delivery, he then Zed, a global Hindu and inter-
will read the English interpretation of faith leader, has been bestowed with
the prayers. World Interfaith Leader Award. Zed
is Senior Fellow and Religious Advi-
Sanskrit is considered a sacred sor to Foundation for Religious Di-
plomacy, on the Advisory Board of
language in Hinduism and the The Interfaith Peace Project, etc. He

root language of Indo-Europe- has been panelist for “On Faith”, a
prestigious interactive conversation
an languages. on religion produced by The Wash-
ington Post; and produces a weekly
Zed, who is the President of Uni- multi-faith panel “Faith Forum” in
versal Society of Hinduism, will re- a Gannett publication for over 12
cite from Rig-Veda, the oldest scrip- years.
ture of the world still in common use; Delaware State Senate in Do-
besides lines from Upanishads and Rajan Zed ver is composed of 21 Senators and
Bhagavad-Gita (Song of the Lord), Lieutenant Governor Dr. Bethany
both ancient Hindu scriptures. He is used to introduce and conclude re- “Asato ma sad gamaya, Tamaso ma Hall-Long is its President. “The First
plans to start and end the prayer with ligious work. jyotir gamaya, Mrtyor mamrtam ga- State” Delaware often describes it-
“Om”, the mystical syllable contain- Reciting from Brahadaranya- maya”; which he will then interpret self as “The Nation’s Summer Cap-
ing the universe, which in Hinduism kopanishad, Rajan Zed plans to say as “Lead us from the unreal to the ital”. John Carney is the Governor.

Towards Better Living

Wisdom from the life and talks of HH Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Throughout 2022, BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha
presents a bi-monthly article series to help us
navigate our existence towards better living.

When: Every second & fourth
Friday of the month
This series is dedicated to Pramukh Swami Maharaj,
whose centennial in 2022 gives an occasion to celebrate
the life of a person who will inspire generations towards
goodness, happiness and harmony.

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