Departments: Culture and Heritage
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत। अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम्॥
Yada yada hi dharmasya glanir bhavati Bharata; abhyutthanam adharmasya tadatmanam srijamy aham
Whenever dharma declines and unrighteousness rises, O Bharata, I manifest myself.
Bhagavad Gita 4.7 (Sri Krishna to Arjuna)जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी
Janani janmabhumishcha svargadapi gariyasi
Mother and motherland are greater than heaven itself.
Popularly attributed to Sri Rama in the Ramayanaप्रतिपच्चन्द्रलेखेव वर्धिष्णुर्विश्ववन्दिता। शाहसूनोः शिवस्यैषा मुद्रा भद्राय राजते॥
Pratipach-chandra-lekheva vardhishnur vishva-vandita; Shahasunoh Shivasyaisha mudra bhadraya rajate
Like the crescent moon of the first lunar day, this seal of Shivaji, son of Shahaji, grows and is revered by the world, and shines for the welfare of the people.
Royal seal of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj