On February 12, 2026, at 10:15 AM, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a Sanskrit Subhashitam, emphasizing the timeless wisdom of the Vedas. The Subhashitam conveys that the world is like an eternal peepal tree with roots above and branches below, its leaves being the Vedas. He who understands this tree of worldly existence is a knower of the Vedas. Shri Modi stated that the lamp of knowledge dispels the darkness of ignorance and illuminates the world, with Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Ji as a living example. The Prime Minister shared the message via X (formerly Twitter) on February 12, 2026, linking to pic.twitter.com/GdH2fKj1xf. The release ID is 2226761, and the visitor counter is 352. The release is available in Urdu, Marathi, Hindi, Manipuri, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. The information was released by PIB Delhi.
Key Entities Referenced
Vedas: Refers to the ancient Hindu scriptures, which are the subject of the Sanskrit Subhashitam shared.
Narendra Modi: The Prime Minister who shared the Sanskrit Subhashitam.
Prime Minister's Office: The office from which the statement was released.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister shares Sanskrit Subhashitam
highlighting the timeless wisdom of Vedas
Posted On: 12 FEB 2026 10:15AM by PIB Delhi
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, shared a Sanskrit Subhashitam highlighting the timeless wisdom
of Vedas:
"ऊमूलमधःशाखमश्वं ाहुरव्ययम्।
छांस यस्य पणान यस्त ंवेद स वेदवत्।।"
The Subhashitam conveys, "The wise say that this world is like an eternal peepal tree, with roots above
and branches below. Its leaves are the Vedas. One who understands this tree of worldly existence is said to
be a knower of the Vedas."
Shri Modi stated that the lamp of knowledge not only dispels the darkness of ignorance, but also
illuminates the entire world and Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Ji is a living example of this.
The Prime Minister wrote on X;
“ान का दीपक ना केवल अानता के अंधकार को मटाता ह,ै ब समस्त जगत को आलोकत भी करता ह।ै महष दयानंद
सरस्वती जी का दव्य व्यत्व इसका साात उदाहरण ह।ै
ऊमूलमधःशाखमश्वं ाहुरव्ययम्।
छांस यस्य पणान यस्त ंवेद स वेदवत्।।"
ान का दीपक ना के वल अानता के अंधकार को मटाता ह, ब समस्त जगत को आलोकत भी
करता ह। महष दयानंद सरस्वती जी का दव्य व्यत्व इसका साात उदाहरण ह।
ऊमूलमधःशाखमश्व ं ाहुरव्ययम्।
छांस यस्य पणान यस्त ं वेद स वेदवत्।। pic.twitter.com/GdH2fKj1xf
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 12, 2026
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