| Om Namah Sacchidaananda,
roopaaya paramaatmane | Jyotirmaya Swaroopaaya, Vishwa Maangalya Moortaye || 1 || |
Om. I bow to the supreme Lord who is the very embodiment of truth, Knowledge and Happiness, the one who is enlightened, and who is the very incarnate of universal good. |
| Prakritih Pancha Bhootaani,
Grahaa Lookaa Swaraastathaa | Dishah Kaalashcha Sarveshaam, Sadaa Kurvantu Mangalam || 2 || |
May all these cause perpetual good to us: Nature composed of three qualities i.e., Satva, Rajas andTamas Gunas; the five elements namely fire, water, air, earth and space; The seven notes of Music; The ten quarters and time - past, present and future. |
| Ratnaakaraadhau
Tapadhaam,
Himaalaya Kireetineem | BrahmaRaajarshi Ratnaadyaam, Vande Bhaarata Maataram || 3 || |
I worship Bharat Mata (the mother land) whose feet are being washed by the ocean waves, whose crown is the snowy himalayas, whose illustrious sons have distinguished themselves as Brahmarshis and as Rajarshis. |
| Mahendro
Malayah Sahyo
Devataatmaa Himaalayah | Dhyeyo Raivatako Vindhyo Girishchaaravalistathaa || 4 || |
These mountains of our country should always be remembered - Mahendra (In Orsissa), Malaya Giri (in Mysore), Sahyadri (Western Coast), Himalaya, the abode of gods, Raivatak (Girnar in Gujarat), Vindhyachal (Central India) and Aravali (in Rajasthan). |
| Gangaa Saraswatee
Sindhur
Brahma Putrashcha Gandakee | Kaaveree Yamunaa Revaa Krishnaa Godaa Mahaanadee || 5 || |
Seven important rivers of our motherland: Ganga, Saraswathi (invisible), Sindhu, Brahmaputra, Gandaki, Kaveri, Yamuna, Reva (Narmada), Krishna, Godavari and Mahanadi. |
| Ayodhyaa
Mathuraa Maayaa
Kaashee Kaanchee Avantika | Vaishaalee Dwaarikaadhyeya Puree Takshashilaa Gayaa || 6 || |
Important holy places - Ayodhya, Mathura, Maya (Haridwar), Kashi, Kanchi, Avanthika (Ujjain), Dwarika, Vaishali, Dwaariika, Puri, Takshashila, Gaya... |
| Prayaagah
Paataleeputram
Vijayaanagaram Mahat | Indraprastham Somanaathah Tathaa Amrutasara Priyam || 7 || |
...Prayaga, Pataliputra (Patna), Vijayanagara, IndraPrastha (Delhi), Somanath, the famous and Amritsar. |
| Chaturvedaah
Puraanaani
Sarvopanishadas Tathaa | Raamaayanam Bhaaratam Cha Geetaa Saddarshanaanicha || 8 || |
We must revere these great religious books from the core of our heart - the four vedas, eighteen puranas, all the Upanishads, the Ramayana, The Mahabharat, the Gita, the true Philosophies (Six Darshanas), ... |
| Jainaagamaas
Tripitakaa
Gurugranthah Sataam Girah | Eshah Jnaana Nidhih Shreshtah Shraddheyo Hridi Sarvadaa || 9 || |
... The Agam books of Jainism, the Tripitaka of Buddhism and the truthful verse (Vani) of Guru Granth Sahib. |
| Arundhatyanasooyaa
Cha
Saavitree Jaanakee Sati | Draupadee Kannagee Gaargee Meeraa Durgaavatee Tathaa || 10 || |
These great ladies must be worshipped as mother goddesses -Arundhati (Wife of Sage Vasista) anasuya (wife of sage Atri), Savitri, Sati(daughter of Daksha and consort of Lord Shiva), Draupadi, Kannagi (a chaste women of Tamil Nadu), Gargi (a learned woman of vedic period), Mira (a famous devotee of Lord Krishna), Durgavati (the brave Queen of Gadha mandala in Central India who fought against the Moghuls), ... |
| Lakshmeerahalyaa
Channamma
Rudramaambaa Suvikramaa | Niveditaa Saaradaa Cha Pranamyaa Matru Devataah || 11 || |
Lakshmibai (the famous Queen of Jhansi), Ahalya Bai Holkar, Channamma (the brave lady of Karnataka), Sister Nivedita (the disciple of Vivekananda) and Ma Sharada (the Dharma companion of Sri RamKrishna) |
| Shree Raamo
Bharatah Krishno
Bhishmo Dharmas Tathaarjunah | Maarkandeyo Harishchandrah Prahlaado Naarado Dhruvah || 12 || |
These are the great men of our country whose glory has been sung in the Puranic lore - Lord Rama, King Bharata, Lord Krishna, Bhishma Pitamah (the great celibate), Dharmaraj Yudhishthir, Arjun (the great Archer), Sage Markandeya, Truthful king Harishchandra, Prahlad, Narada, Dhruva, ... |
| Hanumaan
Janako Vyaaso
Vasishtashcha Shuko Balih | Dadheechi Vishwa Karmaanau Pruthu Vaalmeeki Bhaargavaah || 13 || |
Hanuman, King Janak, Vyasa (the great editor of the Vedic Literature) age Vashishtha, Sukhdeva Muni, King Bali, Dadhichi (the great donor of his bones), Vishwakarma (the great architect), King Prithu (after whom our earth become known as Prithvi), Sage Valmiki (the author of Ramayana), Parshuram (the son of Bhrigu), |
| Bhageerathash
chaikalavyo
Manur Dhanvantaristathaa | Shibishcha Rantidevashcha Puraanod Geeta Keertayah || 14 || |
King Bhagiratha, Eklavaya (a devoted disciple of Guru Dronacharya), Manu (the great Hindu law giver), Dhanvantri (the great Indian Physician), and King Rantideva (who himself starved to feed the hungry). |
| Buddhaa
Jinendraa Gorakshah
Paaninishcha Patanjalih | Shankaro Madhva Nimbaarkau Shree Raamanuja Vallabhau || 15 || |
May these noble souls distinguished in their chosen field of activity generously bless us with their divine virtues: Lord Buddha, Lord Mahavir, the great Yogi Gorakhnath, Panini (the great grammarian), Patanjali (the author of Mahabhasya), Adi Shankaracharya (the great Hindu crusader), philosophers and saints like Madhvacharya, Nimbarkacharya, ... |
| Jhoolelaalotha
Chaitanyah
Tiruvalluvarastathaa | Naayanmaaraalavaarashcha Kambashcha Basaveshvarah || 16 || |
... Jhuleylal (the great saviour of Sindhi Hindus), Mahaprabhu Chaitanya, Tiruvallur, Nayamars, Alawars, Kamban (the Ramayana bard of Tamil), Basaweshwar, |
| Devalo Ravidaasashcha
Kabeero Guru Naanakah | Narasis Tulaseedaaso Dashamesho Drudavratah || 17 || |
... Maharishi Deval, Sant Ravidas, Kabir, Guru Nanak, Bhakta Narshi Mehta, Tulsidas, Guru Gobind Singh, |
| Shreemat
Shankara Devashcha
Bandhoo Saayana Maadhavau | Jnaaneshwaras Tukaaraamo Raamadaasah Purandarah || 18 || |
Shankerdev (the vaishnava saint of Assam), the brothers Sayanacharya and Madhavacharya, Sant Gyaneshwar, Tukaram, Samartha Guru Ramdas, Purenderdas, ... |
| Birasaa
Sahajaanando
Raamaanandas Tathaa Mahaan | Vitarantu Sadaivete Daiveem Sadguna Sampadam || 19 || |
Birsa Munda of Bihar, Swami Sahajananda and Swami Ramananda (the great saviour of Hinudism in the medieval period), |
| Bharatarshih
Kaalidaasah
Shree Bhojo Jakanastathaa | Sooradaasas Tyaagaraajo Rasakhaanashcha Satkavih || 20 || |
Poet Kalidas, Sri Bhojraj, Jakana, Hindi poet Bhakt Surdas, Bhakta Tyagraj, and poet Rasakhan, |
| Ravivarmaa
Bhaatakhande
Bhaagya Chandrah Sabhoopatih | Kalaavantashcha Vikhyaataah Smaraneeyaah Nirantaram || 21 || |
Ravi Verma (the famous painter), Bhat Khanda (the great Musician), and Bhagya Chandra (a King of Manipur). |
| Agastyah
Kambu Kaundinyau
Raajendrashchola Vamshajah | Ashokah Pushyamitrashcha Khaaravelah Suneetimaan || 22 || |
These are the great warriors and conquerors of our country in the past: Agastya, Kambu, Kaundinya, King Rajendra of Chola Dynasty, Ashoka the Great, Pushyamitra ( the founder of Shung Dynasty), Kharvela (king of Kalinga), |
| Chaanakya
Chandraguptau Cha
Vikramah Shaalivaahanah | Samudraguptah Shreeharshah Shailendro Bapparaavalah || 23 || |
Chanakya and Chandraguptathe Precept of disciple pair), Shaliwahan of mighty prowess, Samudragupta, Harshwardhan, King Shailendra, Bappa Raval, |
| Laachid
Bhaaskara Varmaacha
Yashodharmaa Cha Hoonajit | Shree Krishnadevaraayashcha Lalitaaditya Udbalah || 24 || |
Lachit Barfukan, Bhaskarverma, Yashodharma (the vanquisher of the Hun hordes), Sri Krishnadevorai (the great king of Vijayanagar Empire), Lalitaditya (a great warrior), |
| Musunoori
Naayakau Tau
Prataapah Shiva Bhoopatih | Ranajit Simha Ityete Veeraa Vikhyaata Vikramaah || 25 || |
Prolaya Nayak,
Kappa Nayak, Maharana Pratap, Chhattarpati Shivaji, and Maharaja Ranjit
Singh.
|
| Vaijnaanikaashcha
Kapilah
Kanaadah Sushrutastathaa | Charako Bhaaskaraachaaryo Varaaha Mihirah Sudheeh || 26 || |
These are the
great Indian Scientists whom we must not forget : Kannada Rishi, Susrut
( the
great Indian Surgeon), Charak, Bhaskaracharya, Varahmihir, ... |
| Naagaarjuno
Bharadwaajo
Aaryabhatto Basurbudhah | Dhyeyo Venkataraamashcha Vijnaa Raamaanujaadayah || 27 || |
Nagarjun, Bharadwaj,
Arya Bhatt, Jagdish Chandra Basu, C.V. Raman and Ramanuja. |
| Raamakrishno
Dayaanando
Ravindro Raama Mohanah | Raamateerthoravindashcha Vivekaananda Udyashaah || 28 || |
And these are the some social religious leaders who brought about a great revival of the age old Hindu Society and infused new blood into its viens: Sri Rama Krishna Pramhansa, Swami Dayananda, Rabindra Nath Tagore, Raja Ram Mohan Rai, Swami RamTirtha, Maharishi Aurobindo, Swami Vivekananda, |
| Daadaabhaai
Gopabandhuh
Tilako Gaandhiraadrutaah | Ramano Maalaveeyashcha Shree Subrahmanya Bhaaratee || 29 || |
DadaBhai Nauroji, Gop Bhandhu Das, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Mahatma Gandhi, Maharishi Ramana, Mahamana Madan, Mohan Malviya, Tamil poet Subramaniya Bharti, |
| Subaashah
Pranavaanandah
Kraantiveero Vinaayakah | Takkaro Bheema Raavashcha Phule Naaraayano Guruh || 30 || |
Netaji Subhash
Chandra Bose, Swami Pravananda, the
great revolutionary Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Thakkar Bappa
BhimRao Ambedkar, Mahatma Jyoti rao Phule, Narayana Guru |
| Sangha Shaktih
Pranetaarau
Keshavo Maadhavstathaa | Smaraneeyaah Sadaivete Nava Chaitanya Daayakaah || 31 || |
and the founder of RSS Dr. Hedgewar and his successor Sri Guruji Golwalkar. |
| Anuktaa
Ye Bhaktaah
Prabhu Charana Samsakta Hridayaah Avignaata Veera Adhisamaramudhwasta Ripavah | Samaajoddharthaarah Suhitakara Vijnaana Nipunaah Namastebhyo Bhooyaat Sakala Sujanebhyah Pratidinam || 32 || |
There are many more devotees of Bharat Mata, whose name could not be recalled in the limited space here. Their hearts are in constant communion with God. Again there are numerous warriors who made the enemies of Bharat Mata Bite the dust but today ubfortunately we do not know their names. Still there might have been left out some important names of great social reformers and adept scientists through oversight. May our deep reverence and regards reach out to them daily. |
| Idamekaatmataa
Stotram
Shraddhayaa Yah Sadaa Patet | Sa Raashtra Dharma Nishtaavaan Akhandam Bhaaratam Smaret || 33 || |
This is the Unity Hymn. He who recites it daily with reverence and devotion will be firmly established in the Dharma of Nationalism. And in him the memory of Akhand Bharat would never fade. |
| ||Vishwa Dharma Ki Jay || | Victory to the Universal Truth |