On May 12, 2026, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) issued a press release (Release ID: 2260198) regarding Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi sharing a Sanskrit Subhashitam on the social media platform X.
The shared verse, "यथा खा त्वा खनि त्रेण भूतले वा रि वि न्दति । तथा गुरुगतां वि द्यां शुश्रूषुरधि गच्छति ॥", emphasizes that knowledge is attained through devoted service to the Guru. The Subhashitam draws a comparison between the hard work and patience required to dig into the earth to find water and the faith, dedication, discipline, and sincerity needed to gain knowledge from a teacher.
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* **Source:** PIB Delhi, Prime Minister's Office.
* **Date and Time of Posting:** 12 MAY 2026, 2:21 PM.
* **Release ID:** 2260198.
* **Visitor Counter:** 417.
* **Reference Codes:** MJPS/SS/VJ.
* **Available Languages:** The release is provided in Urdu, Marathi, Hindi, Bengali, Bengali-TR, Assamese, Manipuri, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.
Key Entities Referenced
Narendra Modi: The Prime Minister of India who shared a Sanskrit Subhashitam to emphasize the importance of hard work and mentorship in gaining knowledge.
Prime Minister's Office: The primary administrative department responsible for issuing the communication and overseeing the Prime Minister's public engagements.
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: A government initiative to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of India's independence, often associated with the promotion of Indian culture and heritage.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister shares Sanskrit Subhashitam
emphasising that knowledge can be gained only
through devoted service to the Guru
Posted On: 12 MAY 2026 2:21PM by PIB Delhi
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, shared a Sanskrit Subhashitam emphasising that knowledge can
be gained only through devoted service to the Guru.
The Prime Minister shared a Sanskrit Subhashitam-
"यथा खाा खनेण भूतले वार वन्दत।
तथा गुरुगतां वां शुूषुरधगच्छत॥"
The Subhashitam conveys, that just as one must dig deep into the earth with hard work and patience to
obtain water, in the same way, knowledge can be gained only through devoted service to the Guru, with
faith, dedication, discipline, and sincerity.
The Prime Minister posted on X:
"यथा खाा खनेण भूतले वार वन्दत।
तथा गुरुगतां वां शुूषुरधगच्छत॥"
यथा खाा खनेण भूतल े वार वन्दत।
तथा गुरुगता ं वां शुूषुरधगच्छत॥ pic.twitter.com/MpGaStIgjZ
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 12, 2026
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