Prayers and Pledge

Remembering School Days..

Vande Mataram
Author: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

vande mātaram
sujalāṃ suphalāṃ
malayajaśītalām
śasya śyāmalāṃ
mātaram
vande mātaram

śubhra jyotsnā
pulakita yāminīm
phulla kusumita
drumadalaśobhinīm
suhāsinīṃ
sumadhura bhāṣiṇīm
sukhadāṃ varadāṃ
mātaram
vande mātaram

I bow to thee, Mother,
richly-watered, richly-fruited,
cool with the winds of the south,
dark with the crops of the harvests,
the Mother!

Her nights rejoicing
in the glory of the moonlight,
her lands clothed beautifully
with her trees in flowering bloom,
sweet of laughter,
sweet of speech,
The Mother,
giver of boons, giver of bliss!

-Translation by Sri Aurobindo

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vande_Mataram)

Anand MATH (song):


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Pledge:
(The pledge was written by Swami Vivekananda!!)

MOTHER
India is my country and all Indians are my brothers and sisters.
I love my country and I am proud of its rich and varied heritage.
I shall always strive to be worthy of it.
I shall give respect to my parents, teachers and all elders and treat everyone with courtesy.
To my country and my people, I pledge my devotion.
In their well being and prosperity alone,lies my happiness .

* In HINDi:

bhaarat mera desh hai | sabhi bhaarateey mere bhai bahan hai | mujhe apne desh sai prem hai aur uski sampann aur vividh parampara par garv hai |
uske yogy hone ke liye mera prayathn zaari rahega | mata-pita, guru tatha agraj mere aadaraneey honge aur unse mera vyavahaar sammaanpoorn hoga |
meri prathijna hai ki apne desh aur janata ke prati meri sradha atal rahegi | unki unnati aur samrudhi par hi mera sukh nirbhar hai |
Jai Hind|

भारत मेरा देश है | सभी भारतीय मेरे भाई बहन है | मुझे अपने देश से प्रेम है और उसकी संपन्न और विविध परंपरा पर गर्व है |
उसके योग्य होने के लिए मेरा प्रयत्न ज़ारी रहेगा | माता-पिता, गुरु तथा अग्रज मेरे आदरणीय होंगे और उनसे मेरा व्यवहार सम्मानपूर्ण होगा |
मेरी प्रतिञा है कि अपने देश और जनता के प्रति मेरी श्रधा अटल रहेगी | उनकी उन्नति और समृद्धि पर ही मेरा सुख निर्भर है |
जय हिंद |

In Telugu:

భారతదేశము నా మాతృభూమి.
భారతీయులందరూ నా సహోదరులు.
నేను నా దేశమును ప్రేమించుచున్నాను.
సుసంపన్నమైన బహువిధమైన నా దేశ వారసత్వ సంపద నాకు గర్వకారణము.
దానికి అర్హుడనగుటకై కృషి చేయుదునని,
నేను నా తల్లితండ్రులనూ, ఉపాధ్యాయులనూ, పెద్దలందరినీ గౌరవింతునని,
నా దేశము పట్ల, దాని ప్రజల పట్ల భక్తి శ్రద్ధలు కలిగి ఉందునని ప్రతిజ్ఞ చేయుచున్నాను.
వారి శ్రేయోభివృద్ధులే నా ఆనందమునకు మూలము.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_National_Pledge
http://www.indianmirror.com/geography/geo7.html#pledge

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Jana gaṇa mana adhināyaka jaya he
Bhārata bhāgya bidhātā
Pañjāba Sindhu Gujarāṭa Marāṭhā
Drāviḍa Utkala Baṅga
Bindhya Himācala Yamunā Gaṅgā
Ucchala jaladhi taraṅga
Taba śubha nāme jāge
Taba śubha āśiṣa māge
Gāhe taba jaya gāthā
Jana gaṇa maṅgala dāyaka jaya he
Bhārata bhāgya bidhāta
Jaya he jaya he jaya he
Jaya jaya jaya jaya he!

Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people,
Dispenser of India's destiny.
Thy name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sind,
Gujarat and Maratha,
Of the Dravida and Orissa and Bengal;
It echoes in the hills of the Vindhyas and Himalayas,
mingles in the music of Jamuna and Ganges and is
chanted by the waves of the Indian Sea.
They pray for thy blessings and sing thy praise.
The saving of all people waits in thy hand,
Thou dispenser of India's destiny.
Victory, victory, victory to thee.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jana_Gana_Mana)



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(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanti_Mantra)

ॐ स॒ह ना॑ववतु । स॒ह नौ॑ भुनक्तु ।

स॒ह वी॒र्यं॑ करवावहै ।

ते॒ज॒स्वि ना॒वधी॑तमस्तु॒ मा वि॑द्विषा॒वहै॑ ॥

ॐ शान्ति॒ः शान्ति॒ः शान्ति॑ः ॥

om saha nāvavatu

saha nau bhunaktu

saha vīryaṃ karavāvahai

tejasvināvadhītamastu mā vidviṣāvahai

oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ

Om ! May He protect us both together; may He nourish us both together;

May we work conjointly with great energy,

May our study be vigorous and effective;

May we not mutually dispute (or may we not hate any).

Om ! Let there be Peace in me !

Let there be Peace in my environment !

Let there be Peace in the forces that act on me !

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Jai HIND

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