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The three stanzas with meaning
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1. Salutation
नमस्ते सदा वत्सले मातृभूमे,
त्वया हिन्दुभूमे सुखं वर्धितोऽहम्।
महामङ्गले पुण्यभूमे त्वदर्थे,
पतत्वेष कायो नमस्ते नमस्ते॥
Salutations, ever-affectionate Motherland. Nurtured in your lap, O land of dharma, I have grown in joy. Auspicious one, sacred one — may this body fall in your service. Salutations, salutations.
2. Pledge of Service
प्रभो शक्तिमन् हिन्दुराष्ट्राङ्गभूता,
इमे सादरं त्वां नमामो वयम्।
त्वदीयाय कार्याय बद्धा कटीयम्,
शुभामाशिषं देहि तत्पूर्तये॥
अजय्यां च विश्वस्य देहीश शक्तिं,
सुशीलं जगद्येन नम्रं भवेत्।
श्रुतं चैव यत् कण्टकाकीर्णमार्गं,
स्वयं स्वीकृतं नः सुगं कारयेत्॥
Mighty Lord, we — limbs of this ancient civilisation — bow to you in reverence. We have girded ourselves for your work; grant your blessing that it may be fulfilled. Grant us invincible strength that the world may bow before virtue; and make smooth for us the thorny road we have chosen for ourselves.
3. Resolve
समुत्कर्षनिःश्रेयसस्यैकमुग्रं,
परं साधनं नाम वीरव्रतम्।
तदन्तः स्फुरत्वक्षया ध्येयनिष्ठा,
हृदन्तः प्रजागर्तु तीव्रानिशम्॥
विजेत्री च नः संहता कार्यशक्तिर्,
विधायास्य धर्मस्य संरक्षणम्।
परं वैभवं नेतुमेतत् स्वराष्ट्रम्,
समर्था भवत्वाशिषा ते भृशम्॥
॥ भारत माता की जय ॥
The vow of the brave is the one supreme means to worldly flourishing and liberation alike. May that unshakeable loyalty to the ideal burn within us; may it keep our heart awake day and night. May our united, victorious strength protect this dharma, and may your blessing make us capable of leading our nation to its highest glory.
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