Today's Beautiful Gem: 'The Universe is My Home': Concluding
stanzas from 'annapUrnashhTakam' by shrI aadi shankaraachaarya

"annapUrne sadaapUrNe
shankarapriya vallabhe |
j~naana vairagya siddhyartham
bhikshhaam dehIcha paarvatIm.h ||

"Thou art always full, Annapoorna,
the dear consort of Lord Shankara!
O Goddess Paarvati, I beg thee
to grant me knowledge and detachment.

"maataa devIcha paarvatIH
pitaa devo mahesvaraH |
baandhavaaH shivabhaktashcha
svadesho bhuvanatrayam.h ||

"Goddess Paarvati is my Mother,
Lord Maheshvara is my Father,
The Lord's worshippers are my relatives,
And the Universe is my Home."

If everyone considers the whole world as his/her home, most of
our political problems will vanish overnight!

Om shantiH Peace! - J. K. Mohana Rao

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