By Adi Shankarachary
न तातो न माता न बन्धुर्न दाता, न पुत्रो न पुत्री न भृत्यो न भर्ता।
न जाया न विद्या न वृत्तिर्ममैव, गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि
meaning -
O Mother Divine!
Father, Mother, Husband, Wife, Children and Friends –
None of these are eternally mine.
Knowledge, intellect, mind and will power are also not eternal.
O Mother of the universe - You are my only saviour, my eternal refuge.
