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Tvadiyam Vastu Govinda — Offering (Samarpana) Mantra

Tvadiyam Vastu Govinda — Offering (Samarpana) Mantra in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 While offering naivedya or any article during puja; before meals·📜 Traditional Samarpana (offering) shloka used in puja

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

This is the classic Samarpana (offering) verse with which a devotee offers anything — food, flowers, or any object — to the Lord during puja. It expresses a profound truth: nothing truly belongs to us; everything is already God's, and so we simply offer His own back to Him with love. Recited especially while offering naivedya, it asks Govinda to accept the offering graciously and bestow His blessing.

Origin & Story

Traditional Samarpana (offering) shloka used in puja · Traditional · Classical

This verse is among the most widely used offering-mantras in Hindu worship. At the moment of presenting naivedya or any article to the deity, the devotee recites it, surrendering the offering to Govinda as something that was His all along. It captures the essence of bhakti and the teaching of the Gita — that one should offer all one does, eats and gives to the Lord. By giving back to God what is already His, the worshipper lets go of pride and possessiveness, and the offering is fulfilled in love.

✦ As told in scripture

It is said that when an offering is made with this verse — surrendering it as the Lord's own — even the humblest gift is accepted as if it were the greatest, for God looks not at the value of the thing but at the surrender in the heart that offers it.

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The Mantra

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Tvadiyam vastu govinda tubhyam eva samarpaye Grihana sumukho bhutva prasida parameshvara

Meaning:O Govinda, this thing which is already Yours, I offer back to You alone. Being gracious, please accept it, and bestow Your grace upon me, O Supreme Lord.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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tvadiyam🔊that which is yours, belonging to You

vastu🔊thing, object, substance (the offering)

govinda🔊O Govinda (Vishnu/Krishna)

tubhyam eva🔊to You alone

samarpaye🔊I offer, I dedicate / surrender

grihana🔊please accept, receive

sumukhah bhutva🔊becoming well-pleased / gracious-faced

prasida🔊be pleased, bestow your grace

parameshvara🔊O Supreme Lord

Benefits of Chanting Tvadiyam Vastu Govinda — Offering (Samarpana) Mantra

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The universal Samarpana mantra for offering food (naivedya), flowers, or any article to God during worship.

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Cultivates the highest attitude of surrender — recognising that all that we 'own' is in truth already the Lord's.

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Removes the sense of ego and possessiveness, turning every act of giving into devotion.

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Makes any offering acceptable and complete, sealing the puja with humility and love.

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Simple enough to use at every meal and every act of offering, throughout the day.

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Invokes Govinda's grace (prasada) and a 'gracious face' (sumukha) turned toward the devotee.

How to Chant Tvadiyam Vastu Govinda — Offering (Samarpana) Mantra

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Best TimeWhile offering naivedya or any article during puja; before meals

FaceFacing the deity / the offering

Place the offering (food, flowers, fruit or any item) before the deity, touch or gesture toward it with the right hand, and recite this verse, mentally surrendering it to the Lord as already His. After offering, the food may be taken as prasada. The verse can be used to conclude any act of giving in a spirit of dedication.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Tvadiyam Vastu Govinda — Offering (Samarpana) Mantra written in the English script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It means: 'O Govinda, this thing which is already Yours, I offer back to You alone; be gracious and accept it, and bless me, O Supreme Lord.' It is the verse used to offer anything to God, acknowledging that everything already belongs to Him.

It is recited while offering naivedya (food) and other articles to the deity during puja, and can be used before meals or whenever one wishes to dedicate something to God. It is the offering-verse that completes worship in a spirit of surrender.

The verse teaches the truth of non-possession: nothing is truly ours; all things come from and belong to the Divine. By offering 'His own back to Him,' the devotee gives up ego and ownership, and the simple act becomes pure devotion and surrender.