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Tvameva Mata
Tvameva Mata
त्वमेव माता च पिता त्वमेव त्वमेव बन्धुश्च सखा त्वमेव त्वमेव विद्या द्रविणं त्वमेव त्वमेव सर्वं मम दैव दैवम्
tvameva mātā ca pitā tvameva tvameva bandhuś ca sakhā tvameva tvameva vidyā draviṇaṁ tvameva tvameva sarvaṁ mama daiva daivam
Meaning
You alone are my mother and my father. You alone are my kinsman and my friend. You alone are my knowledge and my wealth. You alone are everything to me, O God of gods. A prayer of complete surrender, sung at night.
Why recite it
Comforts the heart at day end and dissolves loneliness into belonging.
Source
Traditional evening prayer (Sanatan Dharma)