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Sanskrit Quote on Mother's Day - मातृदेवो भव

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मातृदेवो भव |

माता को देवता समझो।

Your mother  is like a Devata* on earth.

 तैत्तिरीय उपनिषद् १.११| Taittiriya Upanishad 1.11

In Indian culture, the mother and father are worshipped and considered to be equivalent to Devatas or Devas who reside in the Devaloka above the earth. Mothers deserve our respect and love not only on Mother’s Day but every day.

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*Devatas are loosely translated as gods though we prefer the Sanskrit term Devas.

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