Prime Minister extends greetings on the occasion of Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti

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PM shares a Sanskrit Subhashitam highlighting the compassion of Maharshi Valmiki and the foundation of the Ramayana

प्रविष्टि तिथि: 26 OCT 2026 8:05AM by PIB Delhi

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today extended his greetings to everyone on the occasion of Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti.

The Prime Minister stated that Maharishi Valmiki’s noble thoughts have remained the fundamental elements of Indian culture and heritage, which will continue to nurture and enrich the nation across every era. He added that his invaluable messages for humanity will forever serve as a guiding light for the citizens of the country.

Shri Modi shared a Sanskrit Subhashitam today, highlighting the profound compassion of Maharshi Valmiki that gave birth to the very first shloka and laid the foundation of the Ramayana.

In a series of posts on X, the Prime Minister shared:

“आप सभी को महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयंती की असीम शुभकामनाएं। उनके सद्विचार भारतीय संस्कृति और विरासत के मूल तत्व रहे हैं, जो हर युग में राष्ट्र को पुष्पित-पल्लवित करते रहेंगे। मानवता के लिए उनके अनमोल संदेश देशवासियों के लिए सदैव पथ-प्रदर्शक बने रहेंगे।”

“तामभ्यगच्छद्रुदितप्रवादात्कविः कुशेध्माहरणाय यातः।

निषादविद्धाण्डजदर्शनोत्थः श्लोकत्वमापद्यत यस्य शोकः॥”

When Maharishi Valmiki went to gather kusha grass and sacrificial twigs, he heard the plaintive call of the female krauncha bird. The compassion awakened in his pure heart found expression as a shloka. This very shloka became the foundation of the Ramayana, reflecting the compassion, equanimity, penance and wisdom of the all-knowing Maharishi Valmiki.

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