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Twameva Mata Cha Pita Twameva

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त्वमेव माता च पिता त्वमेव त्वमेव बन्धुश्च सखा त्वमेव । त्वमेव विद्या द्रविणं त्वमेव त्वमेव सर्वं मम देवदेव ॥

Transliteration

Tvameva mātā ca pitā tvameva, tvameva bandhuśca sakhā tvameva, tvameva vidyā draviṇaṃ tvameva, tvameva sarvaṃ mama devadeva.

Translation

You alone are my mother and my father; you alone are my kinsman and my friend; you alone are my knowledge and my wealth; you are my everything, O God of gods.

Meaning

A verse of complete trust and surrender, offering the whole of one's life and relationships to the Divine. A source of comfort in loneliness or fear.

Benefits

Brings comfort and a sense of refuge; steadies the heart by placing trust in the Divine.

When to Recite

In times of fear, loneliness or difficulty; as a closing prayer of surrender.

Source

Pandava Gita — Pandava Gita tradition

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