Karnataka’s Sagar Based Youth Makes 28 Hour Long Audio DVD; Creates World Record

Team Udayavani, Jun 30, 2017, 10:15 AM IST

Sagar: An audio DVD named ‘Sri Gurusamhitaa’, by a young music director and singer, Chinmaya M Rao from Honagodu village near Sagar, has included to the United Kingdom’s ‘Record Holders Republic of World Records’. The audio was released on May 24 at Narayanaashrama in Harihara and this single DVD contains audio recording for a duration of 28 hours 8 minutes and 30 seconds, making it the longest duration audio DVD in the world.

Based on “SriGurusamhitaa” written by Sri Vaasudevaananda Saraswati, this holy scripture’s Anushtup Chandasshas 52 chapters containing overall 6,621 Sanskrit Shlokas for which ChinmayaM.Rao has himself sung, recorded, edited and mastered the whole DVD there by managing all aspects of audio recording alone at his own small home studio at his village. During the period between 2010 to 2013, Chinmaya has dedicated around 2,400 hours over the span of 3 years for this audio DVD.

Originally based in Marathi language, this holy book called SriGurucharitra by the poet Sri Gangaadhara Saraswati, is popular till date throughout the state of Maharashtra. SriGurucharitra takes the honor of being a sacred scripture after it has been the wonder and ecstasy of Sri Dattaatreya, ShreepadaShreevallabha and Shree Nrusimha Saraswathi. Having inspired by Datta, Sri VaasudevaanandaSaraswati has translated this masterpiece into Sanskrit.

Produced by S. Shreedhara Murthy, a renowned astrologer in Chitradurga, this audio DVD is been presented to the world by Swaramedha International Music Academy.