**Summary of Prime Minister’s Message on Lord Mahavira’s Teachings**
**Overview**
On March 31, 2026, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) issued a press release (Release ID: 2247166) regarding a message shared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Prime Minister highlighted the enduring relevance and inspirational nature of Lord Mahavira’s messages, emphasizing their role as a guiding path for humanity.
**Key Themes and Teachings**
The Prime Minister stated that the messages of Lord Mahavira are rooted in four core principles:
* Truth
* Harmony
* Good conduct
* Equality
**Sanskrit Subhashitam**
Shared via the social media platform X, the Prime Minister included a specific Sanskrit verse to illustrate these values:
*“श्रूयतां धर्मसर्वस्वं श्रुत्वा चैवावधार्यताम्। आत्मनः प्रतिकूलानि परेषां न समाचरेत्॥”*
(Translation: Listen to the essence of dharma and, after listening, incorporate it into your life: do not do to others what is unfavorable to yourself.)
**Metadata and Accessibility**
* **Release Date/Time:** March 31, 2026, at 10:41 AM.
* **Source:** PIB Delhi, Prime Minister's Office.
* **Release ID:** 2247166.
* **Visitor Counter:** 193 at the time of the report.
* **Multilingual Availability:** The release was published in multiple languages, including Hindi, Urdu, Marathi, Manipuri, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Telugu, and Kannada.
* **Official Social Media Handle:** @narendramodi.
Key Entities Referenced
Lord Mahavira: Spiritual figure whose teachings on truth, harmony, and equality are cited by the Prime Minister as an inspirational guiding path for humanity.
Prime Minister’s Office: The primary government department responsible for issuing the communication regarding the Prime Minister's message and shared Sanskrit verse.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister shares Sanskrit Subhashitam,
says there is wonderful inspiration in the
messages of Lord Mahavira
Posted On: 31 MAR 2026 10:41AM by PIB Delhi
The Prime Minister said that there is wonderful inspiration in the messages of Lord Mahavira, based on
truth, harmony, good conduct, and equality. “His great thoughts will forever remain the guiding path for
humanity”, Shri Modi stated.
The Prime Minister shared a Sanskrit verse-
“ूयतां धमसव ंुा चैवावधायताम्।
आत्मनः प्रतकूलान परेषां न समाचरेत्॥”
The Prime Minister wrote on X;
“सत्य, साव, सदव्य् वहार और समानता पर आधारत भगवान महावीर के संदेश म अतु प्रेरणा ह।ै उनके महान वचार सदैव
मानवता के पथ-प्रदशक बन ेरहग े।
ूयतां धमसवं ुा चैवावधायताम्।
आत्मनः प्रतकूलान परेषां न समाचरेत्॥”
सत्य, साव, सद्व्यवहार और समानता पर आधारत भगवान महावीर के संदश म अत प्रेरणा ह। उनके
महान वचार सदव मानवता के पथ-प्रदशक बन े रहग े।
ूयतां धमसवं ुा चैवावधायताम्।
आत्मनः प्रतकू लान परष ा ं न समाचरत ्॥ pic.twitter.com/dENpegmiqE
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 31, 2026
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(Release ID: 2247166) Visitor Counter : 193
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