The Vedic Constitution
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04 July, 2013
Nowhere in the Manu Smriti, the Vedic Constitution (not the modern-day Indian Constitution), is the freedom of speech guaranteed. It does not mean that in those days people did not have the freedom of speech. They never thought that even this can be bound; because even an ordinary washerman speaks about the King and the Queen, Rama and Sita! And just listening to that, Sita has to leave the kingdom. So you understand the amount of freedom of speech that Rama Rajya (Rama's kingdom) had!
Please understand, in India, our civilization was born out of complete, powerful moments, where our Rishis had enough food, the beautiful rivers Saraswathi, Sindhu and Ganga, and everything necessary is fulfilled. They were overflowing with joy, and in those powerful moments, the powerful people gathered together and created the Constitution. That is the Vedic Constitution, the Constitution of Bharat.
Because whatever we need is available and it is still showering. That was the actual inner image. And what was the outer image? ‘Annam Bahu Kurveeta’, means - ‘Let us share, let us produce and share’ and ‘Shrunvanthu Vishwe Amruthasya Puthraaha Vedhaaham Ekam Purushamahantam’, means - ‘I know the Truth; let me share that with you all.’ Our image about life and others is ‘Loka Samastha Sukhino Bhavantu’. Understand, the root patterns of the Bharat Constitution was born out of powerful moments. It arose out of completion, not out of incompletion.