We sing Jana Gana Mana, our national anthem in the glory of
our motherland. How many of us know the exact meaning of the song? Let’s see,
what it means. (Source- Wikipedia)
Oh! the ruler of the minds of people, Victory be to You,
Dispenser of the destiny of India!
Punjab, Sindh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Dravid (South India),
Orissa, and Bengal,
The Vindhya, the Himalayas, the Yamuna, the Ganges,
and the oceans with foaming waves all around.
Wake up listening to Your auspicious name, Ask for Your
auspicious blessings,
And sing to Your glorious victory.
Oh! You who impart well being to the people!
Victory be to You, dispenser of the destiny of India!
Victory to You!
I wonder, who is the “Dispenser of the destiny of India” or
the Bhagya bidhata of Bharata? There has been a controversy as to in whose
praise the song was written? Some sources claim that, the song was first sung
during the session of the Indian National Congress held on 27 December 1911
which welcomed the King George V and the Queen of England upon their arrival
to India. The sources say that, the “Dispenser of the destiny of India” is
non-other than the King himself. However, Tagore proclaimed that the song was
not in the praise of the king. Rather it was a prayer written for the religious
movement called Bramhoism. Jana gana mana is the first stanza of the Bramho
hymn. Which one is correct? I wish that, the first one should definitely not be
correct.
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