Who is Vedamurti Devavrat Mahesh Rekhe, the 19-year-old Vedic scholar who completed the Dandakrama Parayanam in 50 days?

19 year old Vedamurti Devavrat Mahesh Rekhe has achieved a remarkable feat that is hard to imagine in young adults of his age. The teenager from Kashi has completed the Dandakrama Parayanam in 50 days.

"What 19 year old Vedamurti Devavrat Mahesh Rekhe has done will be remembered by the coming generations!

Every person passionate about Indian culture is proud of him for completing the Dandakrama Parayanam, consisting of 2000 mantras of the Shukla Yajurveda’s Madhyandini branch, in 50 days without any interruption. This includes several Vedic verses and sacred words recited flawlessly. He embodies the finest of our Guru Parampara.

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As the MP from Kashi, I am elated that this extraordinary feat took place in this sacred city. My Pranams to his family, the several saints, seers, scholars and organisations from all over India that have supported him," PM Modi tweeted.



As per a post shared by Sringeri Math, Vedamurti Devavrat Rekhe is completed the Dandakrama Parayanam of nearly 2000 mantras of the Shukla Yajurveda’s Madhyandini branch in 50 uninterrupted days - a feat accomplished in its classical purity after almost 200 years. The Parayanam, conducted at Vallabharam Shaligram Sangved Vidyalaya from 2 October to 30 November. He was honoured with a golden bracelet (worth ₹5 lakhs) and ₹1,11,116, blessed by Jagadguru Shankaracharyas of Dakshinamnaya Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetham.

He is the son of Vedabrahmasri Mahesh Chandrakant Rekhe, the chief examiner of the Shukla Yajurveda Madhyandina Shakha exams conducted by the Veda Poshaka Sabha of the Peetham.

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