रत्नाकरधौतपदां हिमालयकिरीटिनीम् ।

ब्रह्मराजर्षिररत्नाढ्यां वन्दे भारतमातरम् ॥



To her whose feet are washed by the ocean, who wears the Himalayas as her crown, and is adorned with the gems of rishis and kings, to Mother India, do I bow down in respect.



--viShNu purANam