Prayers · Sanskrit
त्वमेव माता च पिता त्वमेव
Twameva Mata Cha Pita Twameva
The timeless prayer of complete surrender and universal relation to God as parent, friend, wisdom, and supreme reality.
Read & reflect
त्वमेव माता च पिता त्वमेव । त्वमेव बन्धुश्च सखा त्वमेव । त्वमेव विद्या द्रविणं त्वमेव । त्वमेव सर्वं मम देव देव ॥
कायेन वाचा मनसेन्द्रियैर्वा । बुद्ध्यात्मना वा प्रकृतिस्वभावात् । करोमि यद्यत् सकलं परस्मै । नारायणायेति समर्पयामि ॥
Roman reading aid
Twameva Mata Cha Pita Twameva | Twameva Bandhush-cha Sakha Twameva | Twameva Vidya Dravinam Twameva | Twameva Sarvam Mama Deva Deva || Kayena Vacha Manasendriyairva | Buddhyatmana Va Prakriteh Svabhavat | Karomi Yadyat Sakalam Parasmai | Narayanayeti Samarpayami ||
English meaning
English Translation: You alone are my Mother, and You alone are my Father; You alone are my Relative, and You alone are my dearest Friend; You alone are my Knowledge, and You alone are my true Wealth; You alone are my everything, O God of all gods! Whatever I perform with my body, speech, mind, senses, Or through intellect, soul, or inherent natural disposition — All of it without exception I surrender and dedicate Unto the supreme Lord Narayana! Devotional Significance: Found in the Pandava Gita and Bhagavata tradition, this prayer is recited by millions of Hindus daily at the conclusion of worship, surrendering all actions and seeking God as the only true relation.