Vane Rane Shatru-Jalagni-Madhye — Complete Lyrics
वने रणे शत्रुजलाग्निमध्ये
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
वने रणे शत्रुजलाग्निमध्ये
महार्णवे पर्वतमस्तके वा।
सुप्तं प्रमत्तं विषमस्थितं वा
रक्षन्ति पुण्यानि पुराकृतानि॥
vane raṇe śatru-jalāgni-madhye
mahārṇave parvata-mastake vā।
suptaṁ pramattaṁ viṣama-sthitaṁ vā
rakṣanti puṇyāni purā-kṛtāni॥
In a forest, in battle, amid enemies, water or fire, in the great ocean or on a mountain peak; whether asleep, heedless or caught in a perilous plight — the good deeds done in the past protect a person. The verse affirms that one's accumulated merit (punya) is the surest guardian, watching over us even where no other help can reach.
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