bhagwaan ne janam diya manav ko
aur shakti ka daan diya
shakti badha kar manav ne
khud me paida abhiman kiya
ek din aaya yaha nepoliyan
dhaak se jiska jagat tharra utha

ek din aaya sikndar garjta
gunjta gata gagan ko chirta
yaad hai ek ladka kya tufaan tha
jiske pahale ? ke dam kiya

jis abhiman karan nar ne
prbhu banne ka jatan kiya
bade bade tana shaho ka
is abhiman n epatan kiya

ye to hain wo desh ke
jinko shakti par abhiman
ab dekho bharat ke
jisko bhakti par hi man hain
bharat bhumi mahan, shnto ki hain khan

hinsa ke agyan andhero me thi
jab duniya soti
mahveer swami soti
le saty ahinsa ki jyoti
om namha ari hantanam
ahinsa parmo dharma
ahinsa parmo dharma

hinsak nar pashuo se jab tha
bhara huaa sansaar
daya murti bhagwan buddh ne
liya yai avtar
buddham sharan gachhami
bhum bhum gachhami
sangam sharan gachhami

das bani jab sabki atama
mita aatm samman
prkat huye bapu mahatma
gandhi ban bhagwaan
raghupati raghav raja ram
patitpavan sita ram
ishwar allah tero naam
sabko sanmat de bhagwan
raghupati raghav raja ram
patitpavan sita ram

ye jhanki to dekh chuke
ab kuchh yug pichhe laut chalo
sant sheromani tukaram ki
katha suno aur phulo phalo

The Divine birthed Man,
gifted him strength untold,
and in that might, Man bloomed,
a pride that grew bold.

Then came a Napoleon,
whose shadow shook the Earth,
and Alexander thundered,
a voice of conquering birth.
Do you recall the boy who raged,
before the question's breath?

It was this pride that drove Man,
to attempt a God's own grace,
this same pride that brought low,
tyrants in their place.

These are lands that boast,
of strength as their embrace,
now behold India,
where devotion finds its space,
India, the great, a haven for saints.

When darkness of violence reigned,
as the world lay asleep,
Mahavira arose,
with truth's gentle sweep,
*Om Namah Arihantanam*
*Ahimsa Paramo Dharma*
*Ahimsa Paramo Dharma*

When savage beasts of men,
filled the world with their roar,
Lord Buddha, Compassion's form,
took birth on this shore,
*Buddham Sharanam Gacchami*
*Dhammam Sharanam Gacchami*
*Sangham Sharanam Gacchami*

When souls became enslaved,
and self-respect waned,
then Bapu, Mahatma,
like God, was ordained,
*Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram*
*Patita Pavana Sita Ram*
*Ishwar Allah Tero Naam*
*Sabko Sanmati De Bhagwan*
*Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram*
*Patita Pavana Sita Ram*

You've witnessed this tableau,
now let us journey back,
to times of old, and listen,
to Tukaram's blessed track.