Shloka of the day

Shloka of the day Monday, 24 August 2026

One Sanskrit verse a day from the Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, the Vedas, subhashitas and well-known stotras, with transliteration and meaning. 132 verses in rotation.

Traditional prayer

त्वमेव माता च पिता त्वमेव त्वमेव बन्धुश्च सखा त्वमेव ।tvameva mātā ca pitā tvameva tvameva bandhuśca sakhā tvameva |

त्वमेव विद्या द्रविणं त्वमेव त्वमेव सर्वं मम देवदेव ॥tvameva vidyā draviṇaṃ tvameva tvameva sarvaṃ mama devadeva ||

Meaning

You alone are my mother and my father, my kin and my friend, my learning and my wealth; You are my everything, O God of gods.

तुम ही मेरी माता हो और तुम ही पिता, तुम ही बन्धु और सखा हो, तुम ही विद्या और धन हो; हे देवों के देव, तुम ही मेरे सब कुछ हो।

The meaning is our own short paraphrase, not a word-for-word translation.

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Earlier verses

The verse of each of the previous days.

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Traditional prayer

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Meaning

Earlier verses