Here are few lovely Sanskrit shloka on MOTHER to share with you on Mother's Day! This will help us realize how we treated or expected to be treated 'mother' and 'women' in our society during ancient days.
1. आयु: पुमान् यश: स्वर्ग कीर्ति पुण्यं बलं श्रियं ।
पशु सुखं धनं धान्यं प्राप्नुयान्मातृ वन्दनात् ।।
A man who serve mother truthfully will be blessed with long life, success, haven, fame, Laxmi, wealth, cattle, food grain, and everything.
2. जननि जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसि
After Ravana's defeat, lord Rama said to Laxman, "Own Mother and birthplace are beautiful and greater than haven."
When Laxman, younger brother of Rama asked Lord Rama to acquire the kingdom (Sri-Lanka) after they had defeated and killed Ravana in the war, Lord Rama advised him to hand over the kingdom to Bibhishan, Ravana's younger brother, a rightful king as it was his mother land and Bibhishan inherited it after his elder brother's death. We must respect others' land or wealth (or women) without thinking of acquiring it in anyway.
3. मातृपितृकृताभ्यासो गुणितामेति बालकः ।
न गर्भच्युतिमात्रेण पुत्रो भवति पण्डितः ।।
Indian mother and father insist on studies so that their child gain adequate knowledge and skill to lead a respectable life. There is a saying - a king is respected within his kingdom, but a knowledgeable person is respected everywhere.
4. मातृवत परदारेषु परद्रव्येषु लोष्टवत्। आत्मवत् सर्वभूतेषु यः पश्यति स पंडितः।।
A noble people treat and respect all the women (except his own wife) as mothers. They consider others' wealth as dust and have no intention of acquiring it in anyway. In addition, they also treat and love every living-being or creature and cause no harm to them in anyway.
5. माता मित्रं पिता चेति स्वभावात् त्रतयं हितम् |
6. आदौ माता गुरौ पत्नी ब्राह्मणी राजपत्निका
धेनुर्धात्री तथा प्रथ्वी सप्तैता मातरः स्मृतः
The ancient Indian tradition teaches us to respect our own mother first, then others in following order - teacher's wife (a brahmin lady), a queen, a cow, a foster mother and the mother earth. We consider them as MOTHER and respect them at par...
7. मातृदेवीम नमस्तुभ्यं मम जन्मदात्रिम त्वम् नमो नमः ।
बाल्यकाले मां पालन कृत्वा मातृकाभ्यो त्वम् नमाम्यहम ॥
I salute my mother who gave me birth; I also salute my other mothers (women) who added knowledge and wisdom to my actions and life to make me a good human being.
8. मातृ देवो भव् पितृ देवो भव्
आचार्य देवो भव्, अतिथि देवो भव्
Let you be one who worships mother, father, teachers and guests as 'God'.
When we study our ancient scripture, we realize that there is profound respect given to mother and women in general. So, read the original scripture to know yourself.
1. आयु: पुमान् यश: स्वर्ग कीर्ति पुण्यं बलं श्रियं ।
पशु सुखं धनं धान्यं प्राप्नुयान्मातृ वन्दनात् ।।
A man who serve mother truthfully will be blessed with long life, success, haven, fame, Laxmi, wealth, cattle, food grain, and everything.
2. जननि जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसि
After Ravana's defeat, lord Rama said to Laxman, "Own Mother and birthplace are beautiful and greater than haven."
When Laxman, younger brother of Rama asked Lord Rama to acquire the kingdom (Sri-Lanka) after they had defeated and killed Ravana in the war, Lord Rama advised him to hand over the kingdom to Bibhishan, Ravana's younger brother, a rightful king as it was his mother land and Bibhishan inherited it after his elder brother's death. We must respect others' land or wealth (or women) without thinking of acquiring it in anyway.
3. मातृपितृकृताभ्यासो गुणितामेति बालकः ।
न गर्भच्युतिमात्रेण पुत्रो भवति पण्डितः ।।
Indian mother and father insist on studies so that their child gain adequate knowledge and skill to lead a respectable life. There is a saying - a king is respected within his kingdom, but a knowledgeable person is respected everywhere.
4. मातृवत परदारेषु परद्रव्येषु लोष्टवत्। आत्मवत् सर्वभूतेषु यः पश्यति स पंडितः।।
A noble people treat and respect all the women (except his own wife) as mothers. They consider others' wealth as dust and have no intention of acquiring it in anyway. In addition, they also treat and love every living-being or creature and cause no harm to them in anyway.
5. माता मित्रं पिता चेति स्वभावात् त्रतयं हितम् |
कार्यकारणतश्चान्ये भवन्ति हितबुद्धय: ||
Mother, father and friends are the only people who are interested in your well-being in real way. Thinking of 'good' about you is part of their nature and they do it without any condition or expectation or personal gain. So, value them as others in your life may have business/professional relationship based on certain spoken or unspoken terms and condition/benefits.
6. आदौ माता गुरौ पत्नी ब्राह्मणी राजपत्निका
धेनुर्धात्री तथा प्रथ्वी सप्तैता मातरः स्मृतः
The ancient Indian tradition teaches us to respect our own mother first, then others in following order - teacher's wife (a brahmin lady), a queen, a cow, a foster mother and the mother earth. We consider them as MOTHER and respect them at par...
7. मातृदेवीम नमस्तुभ्यं मम जन्मदात्रिम त्वम् नमो नमः ।
बाल्यकाले मां पालन कृत्वा मातृकाभ्यो त्वम् नमाम्यहम ॥
I salute my mother who gave me birth; I also salute my other mothers (women) who added knowledge and wisdom to my actions and life to make me a good human being.
8. मातृ देवो भव् पितृ देवो भव्
आचार्य देवो भव्, अतिथि देवो भव्
Let you be one who worships mother, father, teachers and guests as 'God'.
When we study our ancient scripture, we realize that there is profound respect given to mother and women in general. So, read the original scripture to know yourself.
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