Uttarakhand Devabhumi Matribhumi

उत्तराखण्ड देवभूमि मातृभूमि

English: Uttarakhand, Land of the Gods, O Motherland!
Uttarakhand Devabhumi Matribhumi
File:..Uttarakhand Flag(INDIA).png Emblem of Uttarakhand
State song of Uttarakhand
Also known as	उत्तराखण्ड राज्य गीत (English: State Song of Uttarakhand)
Lyrics	Hemant Bisht
Music	Narendra Singh Negi
Adopted	6 February 2016

Uttarakhand Devabhumi Matribhumi (English: Uttarakhand, Land of the Gods, O Motherland!) is the official state song of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The song is written by Hemant Bisht and composed by noted Uttarakhandi folk singer and musician Narendra Singh Negi. This song is trilingual with first three of its seven verses written in Hindi, while the last four verses are written in Garhwali and Kumaoni languages.

Background

In July 2015, a six-member State Song Selection Committee chaired by Laxman Singh Bisht 'Batrohi' was constituted by the Department of Culture of Uttarakhand Government for the selection of state song. At the selection committee's sixth meet on 19 January 2016, the song Uttarakhand Devabhumi Matribhumi penned by Hemant Bisht, a lecturer of Biology at the Government Inter College, Nainital was finally selected as the official state song among 203 entries it received from all-over India. On 6 February 2016, the song was approved and adopted by the Uttarakhand Council of Ministers headed by then Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Harish Rawat, as the official state song of Uttarakhand.

Lyrics

Devanagari script	ISO 15919 transliteration	English translation
	Uttarākhaṇḍa devabhūmi mātr̥bhūmi śata śata vandana abhinandana, darśana saṃskr̥ti dharma sādhanā–(2) śrama rañjita terā kaṇa-kaṇa. Abhinandana! Abhinandana! Uttarākhaṇḍa devabhūmi mātr̥bhūmi śata śata vandana abhinandana. Gaṅgā yamunā terā ām̐cala divya himālaya terā śīṣa saba dharmoṁ kī chāyā tujha para cāra dhāma dete āśīṣa, śrībadrī kedāranātha haiṁ–(2) kaliyara hemakuṇḍa atipāvana. Abhinandana! Abhinandana! Uttarākhaṇḍa devabhūmi mātr̥bhūmi śata śata vandana abhinandana. Amara śahīdoṁ kī dharatī hai thātī vīra javānoṁ kī āndolanoṁ kī jananī hai ye karmabhūmi balidānoṁ kī, phūle-phale terā yaśa vaibhava–(2) tujha para arpita hai tana-mana. Abhinandana! Abhinandana! Uttarākhaṇḍa devabhūmi mātr̥bhūmi śata śata vandana abhinandana. Ram̐gīlī ghāṭī śaukoṁ kī yām̐ maḍuvā jhum̐garā bhaṭa ana-dhana tāla thāla bugyāla gilī cara būna tarāī bhābara baṇa, bhām̐ti-bhām̐ti lagai gum̐jara haiṁ cāhīṁ–(2) phira lai uṭhāsa bharī cha mana. Abhinandana! Abhinandana! Uttarākhaṇḍa devabhūmi mātr̥bhūmi śata śata vandana abhinandana. Gauṛī bhaiṁsyūm̐na gum̐jatā goṭhyāra aipaṇa sajyā hara ghara hara dvāra āma dhāṇa kī dhurī beṭī-bvārī kalā prāṇa chana śilpakāra, baṇa pum̐gaṛā serā pandroṁ mā–(2) bam̐ṭaṇā chana sukha-dukha sam̐ga-sam̐ga. Abhinandana! Abhinandana! Uttarākhaṇḍa devabhūmi mātr̥bhūmi śata śata vandana abhinandana. Kastūrī mr̥ga brahma kamala hai bhyoṁlī burām̐sa ghughuti monāla ḍhola nagāṛe damuā huṛakā raṇasiṅghā murulī sura-tāla, jāgara hāra meṁ thaḍyā jhumailo–(2) jhvaṛā chapelī pāṇḍava nartana. Abhinandana! Abhinandana! Uttarākhaṇḍa devabhūmi mātr̥bhūmi śata śata vandana abhinandana. Kumbha harelā basanta phula deī utariṇī kauthiga nandā jāta sumana kesarī jītū mādho candra siṁha vīroṁ kī thāta, jiyārānī tīlū rautelī–(2) gaurā para garvita jana-jana. Abhinandana! Abhinandana! Uttarākhaṇḍa devabhūmi mātr̥bhūmi śata śata vandana abhinandana… śata śata vandana abhinandana.

Theme of the Song

The song is a hymn, praising Uttarakhand as a divine motherland. The theme of this song is set to reflect the geography, ecology, fauna and flora, culture, festivals, music, cuisine, arts, and lifestyle of the people of Uttarakhand.

See also

• Emblem of Uttarakhand
• List of Uttarakhand state symbols
• Music of Uttarakhand
• Bedu Pako Baro Masa
• Jana Gana Mana
• Vande Mataram
• List of Indian state songs
• List of regional anthems

External links

• Uttarakhand Devabhumi Matribhumi

• Must See 14 Monuments In Uttarakhand, Travel with Thinkarya, 26 Feb 2021.