For being the youngest to recite the entire 700 shlokas of Bhagavad Gita in 55 minutes and 51 seconds at the age of 11 years and 07 months

Mathura : World Book of Records has announced that Master Krishna Digambar Shinde S/o Mr. Digambar Balkrishna Shinde, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India has been included by the World Book of Records for being the youngest to recite the entire 700 shlokas of Bhagavad Gita in 55 minutes and 51 seconds on 01 December 2023 at the age of 11 years and 07 months. The digital certificate was handed over to Master Krishna Digambar Shinde by the World Book of Records. Significantly, the Bhagavad Gita often referred to as the Gita, is a 700-verse Hindu scripture, which is part of the epic Mahabharata. It forms chapters 23–40 of book 6 of the Mahabharata called the Bhishma Parva. The work is dated to the second half of the first millennium BCE. The Bhagavad Gita is set in a narrative framework of dialogue between the Pandava prince Arjuna and his charioteer guide Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu. At the start of the Kurukshetra War between the Pandavas and the Kauravas, Arjuna despairs thinking about the violence and death the war will cause in the battle against his kin and becomes emotionally preoccupied with a dilemma. On being recognized by the World Book of Records, Master Krishna Digambar Shinde was congratulated by the Central Working Committee of the World Book of Records and other dignitaries from international scenario.