Indian Ordnance Factories, 2002 - First Day Cover

The Indian Ordnance Factories celebrated 200 years of its existence on 18.03.2002 and on the occasion a commemorative stamp was issued in the denomination of 400P.

The postmark shows the logo of IOF. The logo contains their motto in Sanskrit. Very aptly coined words are incorporated into it. विनाशाय दुष्कृताम् -- "vināśāya duṣkṛtām" -- which means “for the destruction of the evil-doers”.

These words (deleting the word - च  - 'ca') are from the 4th adhyāya (chapter), 8th śloka (verse) of the Bhagavad-Gita. The full text is as shown below:

परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् ।
धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे ॥

paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṃ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām
dharmasaṃsthāpanārthāya saṃbhavāmi yuge yuge

To protect the pious - the followers of the virtuous path - and to annihilate the miscreants – of the sinful ones - as well as to re-establish the principles of Dharma, I manifest Myself, in every age.
  

Motto in Logo not clear - See right

Courtesy : Internet IOF