President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended greetings to the people on Guru Nanak Jayanti.
“Greetings on the Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. May his noble teachings continue to guide us in our endeavour of building a just and compassionate society,” the Prime Minister said in a tweet.
Earlier on Monday, the Prime Minister participated in the 553rd birth anniversary celebration of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji in the national capital.
President Murmu also extended greetings on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti to the citizens in the country and settled abroad. “On the sacred occasion of the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, I extend my heartiest greetings to all fellow citizens and Indians settled abroad, especially the brothers and sisters of the Sikh community,” the President said in her message.
She further added that everyone should adopt eternal values like truth, sacrifice and moral conduct from the teachings of ‘Japji Sahib’. “Guru Nanak Dev Ji spread the message of ‘Ek Omkar’ which means that God is one and is present everywhere. He inspired us to practise love, unity and brotherhood. We should adopt eternal values like truth, sacrifice and moral conduct from the teachings of ‘Japji Sahib’. The messages of ‘Kirat Karo’ and ‘Vade Chhako’ inspire us to live with honesty and share the available resources with others. Guru Nanak Dev Ji also gave the message of humility and service of mankind,” she said.
Guru Nanak Jayanti is a sacred festival that marks the birth of first Guru of Sikhism Guru Nanak Dev Ji. The festivals , also known as Gurpurab is also celebrated as Prakash Utsav. The auspicious occasion is observed on the full moon date of Kartik month or Kartik Purnima every year.