New Delhi, February 26: Bhagawat Gita is the manual of human life. It doesn't matter from which country or language we belong to. Said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing a programme at Delhi’s ISKCON temple. "largest principle sacred text ever printed," according to ISCKON.
Prime Minister unveils world’s largest Gita weighs 800 kgs. Governing body commissioner elaborated about the book. He said words of this sacred book typed on 2.84 by 2 meters of a page. At least one acre of printed material is embossed in this book. A material used for satellites is used for its cover page where laser in grade is being used. Running into 670 pages and weighing 800 kg, at the temple, located near Kailash Colony metro station.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday boarded a metro train from Khan Market station on way to attend an event at ISKCON temple in south Delhi's East of Kailash, officials said.
Prime Minister said Gita is life science. Whenever we get stuck in a situation where our decision-making capacities stop working. Gita shows us a path towards a better world. The Gita teaches us harmony and brotherhood.
Modi appreciated the efforts made by everyone for the creation of this largest book. He said this will be a symbolic mark for long years. Prime Minister remembered teachings of Bhagawat Gita saying that it is valuable for cognition to science.
PM blew confidence and said, we are fighting against the enemies of humanity. The best inside us is yet to come out. He urged all devotees, try and merge every youngster into the research sector which will help for the development of the country.
"With an artistic touch of 18 exquisite paintings and an innovative elegant layout, the book has been printed in Milan, Italy, on YUPO synthetic paper so as to make it untearable and waterproof," the ISKCON said.