New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted people on the occasion of Valmiki Jayanti.
PM Modi tweeted, “Best wishes to all of you on Valmiki Jayanti. His ideas and thoughts based on social harmony, equality and justice will always inspire the countrymen.”
वाल्मीकि जयंती पर आप सभी को बहुत-बहुत शुभकामनाएं। सामाजिक सद्भाव, समानता और न्याय पर आधारित उनके आदर्श विचार देशवासियों को सदैव प्रेरित करते रहेंगे। pic.twitter.com/KDmIYMswMQ
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 31, 2020
In his 17th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat 2.0’ on October 25 had said, “Maharishi Valmiki emphasized positive thinking-for him, he spirit of service and human dignity were of utmost importance. Maharishi Valmiki’s conduct, thoughts and ideals are the inspiration and guiding force for our resolve for a New India. We will always be grateful to Maharishi Valmiki for composing an epic like Ramayana to guide the future generations.”
Union Home Minister Amit Shah also greeted the citizens on the occasion of Valmiki Jayanti.
“Maharishi Valmiki Ji described the life of Lord Sri Rama as the holy Ramayana. For ages, ‘Ramayana’ has inspired the whole world to walk on the path of truth and Dharma by showing the life, devotion, tenacity and struggle of Lord Rama,” Shah tweeted in Hindi.
महर्षि वाल्मीकि जी ने पवित्र रामायण के रूप में प्रभु श्री राम के जीवन को वर्णित किया। युगों-युगों से ‘रामायण’ संपूर्ण विश्व को प्रभु श्री राम के जीवन, धर्मनिष्ठा, तप और संघर्ष का दर्शन करा कर सत्य व धर्म के मार्ग पर चलने के लिए प्रेरित कर रहा है।
वाल्मीकि जयंती की शुभकामनाएँ। pic.twitter.com/Ts0gPouLFj
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) October 31, 2020
The Ramayana, originally written by Valmiki, consists of 24,000 shlokas and seven cantos (kaṇḍas). The Ramayana is composed of about 480,002 words, being a quarter of the length of the full text of the Mahabharata or about four times the length of the Iliad.
