भारतीय इतिहास के ६ स्वर्णिम पृष्ठ (वीर सावरकर - विदेशी आक्रान्ताओं पर विजय गाथा)

But the Hindu nation is the only one that has accepted the ideal of perfect Abhyudaya as based on the foundation of complete Nihshreyas (Spiritual bliss). Hindu philosophers maintain that worldly Abhyudaya is imperatively necessary for mankind in order that by acquiring a happy and easy-going worldly life it may ultimately lead to the highest Nihshreyas (bliss). They know that the culmination of worldly Abhyudaya cannot be any other than Nihshreyas itself. It is Abhyudaya that makes human Nihshreyas possible, and it is Nihshreyas that purifies and controls the highest goal of Abhyudaya. It is because the Hindu race maintained this eternal ideal of harmony of worldly and spiritual aspirations that the Hindu Nation, in spite of successive waves of calamities, which overtook it, came out triumphantly again-and-again and is still a living race holding its ground. Hindu social lawgivers laid down the foundation of social organisation on the non-competition principle of division of functions and mutual aid in order to realise glorious Abhyudaya on way to Nihshreyas. To enable the smooth development of it, the Hindu society from the Sudra to the Brahmin have been allotted their respective duties. But for the proper fulfilment of all these duties and for the protection of the social life, there is necessity of Kshatra Tej (power). Its symbol is the Kripana (sword). In the absence of this Kshatra power as protector, the modus operandi of the Brahmin, the Vaishya and the sundra, which are conducive to the welfare of society, are almost impossible. The community that does not possess such Kshatra Power is bound to die. If education, agriculture, cattle-production, commerce and all arts and crafts are divorced from society, the community may still continue its lingering existence, but the want of Kshatra Power is likely to endanger the very existence of society. The Kshatra Power, in fact, guides, protects and harmonises the national commonwealth. All these considerations ought to be borne in mind when we set ourselves to the task of determining the flag of the Hindu Nation. The earth that feeds society, the law that gives nourishment, the book that imparts wisdom, the spinning wheel that symbolises arts and crafts—all these and many others can become symbols and much can be said in respect of each of them. But the crowning representative of all these symbols—the only correct symbol of Abhyudaya—is Kripana (sword). In this one, all other symbols are represented. The main symbol for the Hindu National Flag, therefore, should be the Kripana.