India, Dec. 3 -- A teenage Vedic scholar's feat of reciting 2,000 verses of the Shukla Yajurveda without any interruption in 50 days, as part of the Dandakrama Parayanam, has won plaudits from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Vedamurti Devavrat Mahesh Rekhe (19) achieved the feat of completing the Dandakrama Parayanam, considered the crown of Vedic recitation due to its intricate phonetic permutations, at a gathering in Kashi.
Rekhe's feat is also considered rare as it was accomplished in its classical purity after almost 200 years, the Sringeri Math, which supported the Maharashtra-based scholar, said in a social media post. It said the recitation of the Dandakrama Parayanam has been performed only thrice in known history. "What 19-year-old...