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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Atmarpan Divas of Veer Savarkar falls on 26 February. Savarkar voluntarily embraced death by prayopaveshan (giving up of food and water) in keeping with the highest tradition of Yoga. The day was Phalgun shuddha shashthi, Shalivahan Shaka 1888 or 26 February 1966. Two days earlier, he had a premonition of his end. He greeted his personal secretary Balarao Savarkar with folded hands and said, "Aamhi jaato aamuchya gaavaa? Amuchaa ramram ghyaavaa" ( We are departing for our abode, Accept our greetings).

In his youth, Savarkar had defied death on a number of occasions. On 08 July 1910, Savarkar squeezed himself naked through the port-hole of S.S. Morea when it was docked in Marseilles and fled along the quay. His British guards gave Savarkar the chase but Savarkar out-distanced them and reached the French shore. Savarkar could have easily lost his life. When Savarkar was handed two sentences of Transportation for Life to be carried out consecutively, few would have given a chance to come out alive. In 1919, Savarkar composed the poem ‘Marnonmukh shayyevar’ (On the death-bed) in the hell-hole of the Andamans. He wrote:
"Maranaachi ves jayaamaaji ughadate
Tyaa adrishta nagaraatil ati suramya te
Raakhuni theviyale asati bangale
Aadhichyaa aamhaastav bharuniyaa amhi
Karmaachyaa dharmaachyaa niyat visaaraa"

(Where the borders of death open
In that unseen township, the most beautiful
Mansions hath been reserved
For us; for we have
Paid the advance through our actions and dharma)

And further:

"Ye mryutyo, ye tu ye, yaavayaaprati
Nighaalaach asashil jari, ye tari sukhe"

(Come O death! Come, you come; to come
If you have left, come by all means!)

But death itself did not dare to approach Savarkar. Savarkar conquered death itself and became Mryutunjay.

In the evening of his life, with the full satisfaction of having done his duty towards his country and people, Savarkar decided to give up his mortal coil. In December 1964, his article ‘Atmarpan’ appeared in the Marathi monthly Sahyadri. Therein, Savarkar had cited examples of men like Kumaril Bhat, Adi Sankaracharya, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Dnyaneshwar, Ramdas, Eknath and Tukaram who embraced death voluntarily after completing their earthly mission. Savarkar concluded the article with the following stanza from the Avdhoot Upanishad:

"Dhanyo S ham ? Dhanyo S ham kartavyam me na vidyate kinchit ?
Dhanyo S ham ? Dhanyo S ham praaptavyam sarvamadya sampannam ??"

Savarkar started his prayopaveshan on 01 February, at first giving up solid food and subsequently water as well. The end came at around 11 am on 26 February. Though Savarkar is not present physically with us, he continues to live in the hearts and minds of millions of people. For, it was Savarkar who said,

"Anaadi mee, anant mee, avadhya mee bhalaa
Maaril ripu jagati asaa kavan janmalaa"

(Without beginning nor end I am , inviolable I am
Who can destroy me in this Universe, such a foe is yet to be born)

Our Salutations to the Yogi,
The Savarkar.org Team <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

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