1] Hindu Prayer ‘Twameva Mata, Cha Pita Twameva’
Twameva mata cha pita twameva
You alone are my mother and my father,
Twameva bandhushcha sakha twameva
You alone are my friend and my beloved companion,
Twameva vidya dravinam twameva
You alone are my knowledge and my wealth,
Twameva sarvam mama deva deva
O Supreme Lord, you alone are everything for me.
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Origin of mantra.
The mantra Twameva comes from the Pandava Gita, an anonymously compiled
collection of verses from several ancient sacred Hindu texts (Mahabharata,
Bhagavata, and Vishnu Purana). It is also called the song
of surrender, as the overarching theme of this sacred hymn is complete
surrender to the divine. Its verses are widely chanted by those seeking to
experience the wisdom said to be contained therein.The mantra Twameva is one of the most beloved Hindu mantras and comes from verses spoken by Queen Gandhari to Krishna.
The Pandava Gita, Verse 28, translated by Satya Chaitanya
http://www.thespiritualsun.com/practices/texts/hindu/twameva-a-mantra-from-the-pandava-gita
3] Translation of the The Pandava Gita
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Recitation of the Mantra as heard on Your Tube
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Popular Bollywood version
Sung by Lata Mangeshkar from the film Main Chup Rahungi
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Interesting
How to play - Twameva Mata on Harmonium/Keyboard (with
notes)
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Translating Sanskrit sacred hymns into the English language
can often be difficult, because not only do the words themselves have meanings,
but also the syllables, the letters, their arrangement, and context, as well as
the use of symbols can give the text multiple layers of meanings. The following
translation offers an “elucidation” of the verses for further context:
Tvameva Mata: You
are my Mother, the Supreme One Without a Second, Who
nourishes me with Divine Love and graces my life with Self-Respect (the
perception of my self as the Soul-Self, and not just as a body, mind,
intellect, or ego).
Cha Pita Tvameva: And you
are my Father, the Supreme Being Who protects me by raising my consciousness
and transforming my mind into a receptacle of the divine; Who
instills in me the sterling qualities of Divine Consciousness.
Tvameva Bandu cha Sakha Tvameva: You are my True Relative with Whom I am eternally
related as Atman (Soul-self) with Paramatman (the
Supreme Self), and You are my Best Friend, my Eternal Companion and Dearest
Confident Who will never leave me.
Tvameva Vidya: You are the Divine Wisdom, the Essence of everything
I know, everything I am learning, and everything I do not know but seek to
understand and realize (actualize).
Dravinam Tvameva: You are the Highest Wealth (Laxmi)
and the Bestower of all the best things in this life
and the next. You are the Source of everything good and the Bestower
of all Resources we require for our physical sustenance and spiritual
enlightenment. You are the Wealth of
Wisdom and the Gift of Liberation (Moksha).
Tvameva Sarvam Mama Deva Deva: You are
All-in-All; You are Everything to me, You are the core of my being, the Heart
of my heart, the Source of my Self, the Soul of my soul, the Ultimate Reality
devoid of duality and partiality; Indivisible, Immutable, Immaculate, the
Ultimate Knower and the Absolute Perfect Incomparable Supreme Being.
