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\engtitle{.. Shri Matribhuminutyashtakam The Motherland – A Hymn of Homage ..}##
\itxtitle{.. shrI mAtR^ibhUminutyaShTakam ..}##\endtitles ##
shrIviShNurmamajIvanaikasharaNo brahmA suto me priyaH
pautro me shashibhUShaNaH puraharo mA bhaiShTa bho ! bhAratAH ! | (##*##)
yUyaM tAdR^ishavaMshajA mama sutA bhAvaikyabodhojjvalAH
ityAghoShaNashAlinIM bhagavatIM shrImAtR^ibhUmiM bhaje || 1||##
(1) I adore the Holy Motherland, which has been proclaiming as it were, through centuries and millenniums, as follows :- The Lord Visnu is the sole refuge of my life. His beloved son Brahmadeva, the creator is dear to me and there lives in the heights of the snowy mountain Himalaya, His grandson Sri Rudra, with the crescent moon adorning his head. Fear not O Bharateeyas! You are all my children, born in such an illustrious family, with your hearts beating in unison for the eternal glory of the Motherland. ##
(##*##)pautro me sa sadAshivaH puraharo mA bhaiShTa bho ! bhAratAH ! || iti pAThAntaram ||

shrIvedAH smR^itayashcha shAstranichayo mAmeva saMsevituM
rAjantyatra supUtadivyacharitAnudbodhayantaH sadA |
tasmAchChokamaraM vihAya nitarAM sevadhvamAryAH prajAH ! (##*##)
ityAghoShaNashAlinIM bhagavatIM shrImAtR^ibhUmiM bhaje || 2||##
(2) I adore the Holy Motherland, which has been proclaiming as it were, through centuries and millenniums, as follows :- The Holy Vedas, Smritis and the various Sastras bequeathed to you by the generations of yore are still flourishing here to teach and guide you in your onward march and place before you all the examples of great heroes, heroines and makers of your history and tradition, heroes and heroines who have led a life divine on earth. Arise my children, shedding once for all the sorrows of slavery and bondage to aliens and take your proud place on earth as free people in the comity of nations. ##
muktvA shokamalImasaM pratilavaM sevadhvamAryAH prajAH ! iti pAThAntaram || (##*##)

nAhaM kevalamR^ittikopalamayI bhUrasmi, no vai jaDA,
gA~NgaM vAri madIyameva jananIstanyAtmakaM nistulam | (##*##)
tasmAdeva narAH surAsuragaNA mAM mAtaraM manvate
ityAghoShaNashAlinIM bhagavatIM shrImAtR^ibhUmiM bhaje || 3||##
(3) I adore the Holy Motherland, which has been proclaiming as it were, through centuries and millenniums, as follows :- I am no inert, inanimate Earth, earthy, composed of mere mud, clay and stones. I am a living, pulsating spirit. The waters of the Ganga flowing through my expanse are the matchless milk of rejuvenation, providing nourishment for the body and the soul. Verily for that reason, the gods, men and others revere me as their Mother. ##
(##*##)gA~NgaM vAri madIyametra jananIdugdhAtmakaM nistulam || iti pAThAntaram ||

kashmIrAndhravidarbhakeralajanA vA~NgAshcha vA madragAH ! (##*##)
nAbhIdeShu jani~NgatAstu satataM jAnIta bho ! sattamAH ! |
sA.ahaM bhAratabhUmireva sharaNaM puNyAya mokShAya vaH
ityAghoShaNashAlinIM bhagavatIM shrImAtR^ibhUmiM bhaje || 4||##
(4) I adore the Holy Motherland, which has been proclaiming as it were, through centuries and millenniums, as follows :- Harken, ye good men and women fortunate to be born in the lap of BHARATAMĀTA, whether it be in Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Maharashtra, Kerala, Vanga or Madra. Understand this well-My children, that the land of the Bharata is the one refuge and source of merit and deliverance for all. ##
kashmIrAndhravidarbhakeralajanA vA~NgAshcha vA sindhugAH ! iti pAThAntaram || (##*##)

chAturvarNyayutA jinendrapathagAH sikkhA munIndrAnugAH !
kR^ishchInAryamuhammadIyamatA bho ! pArasIkAdayaH ! |
sarve matpriyabAndhavAH sukR^itino dharmAdhvanInAdhvagAH
ityAghoShaNashAlinIM bhagavatIM shrImAtR^ibhUmiM bhaje || 5||##
(5) I adore the Holy Motherland, which has been proclaiming as it were, through centuries and millenniums, as follows:- The adherents of the social system of Chaturvarnya (Sanatanis), the followers of Mahavira Jina, of Guru Nanak, the followers of the Lord Buddha, of the Lord Jesus Christ, the followers of the religion of AL-ISLAM, of Arya Samaj, the followers of Zarathustra, of Baha-ullah etc; living for centuries on this holy land in Peace and Contentment are all my CHILDREN, without doubt, wedded to the ideals of DHARMA conducive to the peaceful co-existence of all. Inspite of external differences, bear it in mind and forget not that all of you, wishing well for your Motherland are indeed ‘Bhārateeyas’ to the core fortunate in having found birth on My soil and therefore mutual Kith and Kin and blessed ones on that account. ##


bhAsvachChubhrahimAlayojjvalamaNiprodyachChirobhUShaNAM
pArAvAravihAravIchivilasanma~njIrajha~NkAriNIm | (##*##)
devIM bhAratamAtaraM muhuraho ! rakShantu mAM puNyadAm
ityAghoShaNashAlinIM bhagavatIM shrImAtR^ibhUmiM bhaje || 6|| ##
(6) I adore the Holy Motherland, which has been proclaiming as it were, through centuries and millenniums, as follows :- I am the Meritorious Goddess Motherland whose head-dress is the lofty immaculate snowclad Himalayas. The music of the waves of the Indian Ocean (where three seas mingle) sound as the jingling of my anklets. I call upon you my children, to remain ever alert in my service and defence. ##
(##*##)pArAvAravihAravIchivilasanma~njIrashi~njAkhanAm || iti pAThAntaram ||

lokAH santu nirAmayAH, pratigR^ihaM sphUrjantu dharmANyatho,
astu svastimatI nirItirakhilA sampannasasyA.avaniH |
shreyaHshreNijuSho bhavantu dharaNIpAlAH prajAH santatam
ityAghoShaNashAlinIM bhagavatIM shrImAtR^ibhUmiM bhaje || 7|| ##
(7) I adore the Holy Motherland, which has been proclaiming as it were, through centuries and millenniums, as follows :- May all the peoples of the world be free from trouble and turmoil. May charity, goodwill and compassion flow towards all beings. May righteousness prevail everywhere in each hearth and home. May the world of ours be free from insecurity, internal and external. May the rulers and the ruled strive for and achieve the highest goals of prosperity all-round. The world is one. This is a fact. Let us become conscious of it and live up to this unity. A spiritual religion of humanity is the hope of the future. -Sri Aurobindo ##


sa~njAto hi ! yudhiShThiraH punarasau bhImAgrajaH pANDavo
rAShTro.ayaM prabalo bhavediti sa yo nAjIgaNa~njIvanam |
tachChrIpUjyamahAtmagAndhipathagA bhUyAsta bho ! suprajAH ! (##*##)
ityAghoShaNashAlinIM bhagavatIM shrImAtR^ibhUmiM bhaje || 8|| ##
(8) I adore the Holy Motherland, which has been proclaiming as it were, through centuries and millenniums, as follows :- O My children! be advised to tread the path shown by the illustrious MAHATMA GANDHI, (Sri Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi) the most venerable father of the nation, who strove all his life for the consolidation of the nation. That inspiring leader was indeed the great YUDHISTHIRA-AJATASHATRU DHARMA- RĀJA of the Epic reborn, strong and steady in the cause of (Satya, Ahimsa) righteousness and he braved all odds and strove to the end of his life to make this your country, strong, free and united as of yore. ##
(##*##)tachChrImohanadAsagAndhipathagA bhUyAta bho ! suprajAH ! iti pAThAntaram ||

shrImAtR^ibhUmeretad vai puNyaM divyAnushAsanam |
shrutvAvadhArya bhUyAsta dhanyA bhAratabhUsutAH ! || ##
Thus reverberates the irrepressible voice of Mother Bharath, through time and space, across the hills and dales, oceans and mountains. Let the Message pass through and Echo from your hearts and voices too and inspire your lives. And let the splendours of Bharat's past be reborn in the realisation of her imminent future with the help and blessings of her living soul. Overgrow your small egoistic personalities and become worthy children of our Mother Bharath, fulfil your duties with honesty and rectitude, and always keep cheerful and confident with a steady trust in the Divine's Grace. ##


mAtR^ibhUminutiM nityaM yaH paThed bhaktipUrvakam |
so.avashyaM mAtR^ibhUsevArato bhUtvA sukhaM vrajet || ##
Anyone who recites this Hymn of Homage to Bharata Bhumi with devotion shall be a dedicated son of the soil and live at peace with himself. ##


vande bhAratamAtaram |##

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