Prime Minister addresses global ‘Vishwa Navakar Mahamantra Day’ event
from New Delhi; asks people to adopt 9 vows
Maharashtra Governor presides over
the Vishwa Navkar Maha Mantra Day in Mumbai
As part of the celebrations of Bhagwan Mahavir Jayanti, the ‘Vishwa Navkar Maha Mantra Day’ was organised globally by JITO and other Jain organisations on Wednesday (9 April).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the global ‘Vishwa Navakar Maha Mantra Day event from Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi, which was relayed all over the world.
In Mumbai, Maharashtra Governor C P Radhakrishnan and Minister of Skill Development Mangal Prabhat Lodha participated in the Vishwa Navkar Maha Mantra Day programme organised by Jain International Trade Organization (JITO) at NSCI Dome in Mumbai.
Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister Modi appealed to the people to adopt 9 vows for the welfare of humanity. He appealed to the people to save every drop of water, plant one sapling in the name of mother, observe Swachchhata Mission, be ‘Vocal for Local’, visit various places in the country, promote natural farming, adopt a healthy lifestyle, increase the use of millets in food, promote sports and yoga and help the poor and the needy.
Speaking on the occasion in Mumbai, Governor Radhakrishnan said the Navkar Maha Mantra is not merely a set of syllables, it is an invocation that honours the enlightened souls: the Arihantas, Siddhas, Acharyas, Upadhyayas and all Sadhus.
He appealed to the people to let Navkar Maha Mantra Day be a new dawn for humanity and asked people to choose reflection over reaction, unity over division, and peace over conflict.
Gachchadhipati Nityanand Suri, Acharya K C Maharaj, Acharya Naya Padmasagar Ji Maharaj, Muni Vinamra Sagar Ji, Acharya Dr Lokesh Muni, President of All India Bikkhu Sangh Bhadant Rahul Bodhi Mahathero were among those present.
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