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The Divine (all forms) · Refuge in the Divine

त्वमेव माता च पिता त्वमेव

Twameva Maataa cha Pitaa Twameva

Meaning

You alone are my mother and father, you alone my kin and friend, you alone my knowledge and wealth — you are everything to me, my God of gods.

Why chant this

The prayer of ultimate refuge. Chant in grief, in loneliness, at the loss of a parent. It gives back what was taken.

Pronunciation

Slow, chanted through tears if needed.