sarvE janAh sukhino bhavantu
samasta sanmangalani bhavantu
om s’Antih, s’Antih, s’Antih.
svasti prajAbhyah paripAlayantAm
nyAyEna mArgENa, mahIm mahIs’Ah
gO, brAhmaNebhyah s’ubhamastu nityam
lOkAh samastAh sukhino bhavantu.
You recognise these words from Gandhiji’s Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram, Patita Pavana Sita ram. It means (as you know) that Ishwar and Allah are both Your names, please give everyone good sense. I love this Bhajan. But only yesterday, I understood something else about it. The words were of the last century, but the sentiment is as old as the Vedas. Tvam Eva Agni, Tavameva raja, tvameva Varuna, tavemeva Aryaman, tvameva Indra and so on. The Vedas te … Read More
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