Friday, September 20, 2013

Sham no Varuna

The motto of Indian Navy "Sham No Varuna" i.e. "May Varuna be auspicious to us" is taken from the Taittriya Upanishads (तैत्तिरीयोपनिषद). 
The entire verse is as below.

ॐ शं नो मित्रः शं वरुणः ।
शं नो भवत्वर्यमा ।
शं न इन्द्रो ब्रिहस्पतिः ।
शं नो विष्णुरुरुक्रमः ।

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Motto of Indian Navy is Shano Varuna