Bharôt Bhaggô Bidhata

"**Thou Dispenser of India's Destiny**" is a five-verse Bengali Brahmo hymn written by Rabindranath Tagore in 1911, and "Jana Gana Mana" is derived from the first verse of this song.

## Lyrics

### Bengali original

জনগণমন-অধিনায়ক জয় হে ভারতভাগ্যবিধাতা!
পাঞ্জাব সিন্ধু গুজরাট মরাঠা দ্রাবিড় উৎকল বঙ্গ
বিন্ধ্য হিমাচল যমুনা গঙ্গা উচ্ছলজলধিতরঙ্গ
তব শুভ নামে জাগে, তব শুভ আশিষমাগে,
গাহে তব জয়গাথা।
জনগণমঙ্গলদায়ক জয় হে ভারতভাগ্যবিধাতা!
জয় হে, জয় হে, জয় হে, জয় জয় জয় জয় হে॥

অহরহ তব আহ্বান প্রচারিত, শুনি তব উদার বাণী
হিন্দু বৌদ্ধ শিখ জৈন পারসিক মুসলমান খৃস্টানী
পূরব পশ্চিম আসে তব সিংহাসন-পাশে
প্রেমহার হয় গাঁথা।
জনগণ-ঐক্য-বিধায়ক জয় হে ভারতভাগ্যবিধাতা!
জয় হে, জয় হে, জয় হে, জয় জয় জয় জয় হে॥

পতন-অভ্যুদয়-বন্ধুর পন্থা, যুগ যুগ ধাবিত যাত্রী।
হে চিরসারথি, তব রথচক্রে মুখরিত পথ দিনরাত্রি।
দারুণ বিপ্লব-মাঝে তব শঙ্খধ্বনি বাজে
সঙ্কটদুঃখত্রাতা।
জনগণপথপরিচায়ক জয় হে ভারতভাগ্যবিধাতা!
জয় হে, জয় হে, জয় হে, জয় জয় জয় জয় হে॥

ঘোরতিমিরঘন নিবিড় নিশীথে পীড়িত মূর্ছিত দেশে
জাগ্রত ছিল তব অবিচল মঙ্গল নতনয়নে অনিমেষে।
দুঃস্বপ্নে আতঙ্কে রক্ষা করিলে অঙ্কে
স্নেহময়ী তুমি মাতা।
জনগণদুঃখত্রায়ক জয় হে ভারতভাগ্যবিধাতা!
জয় হে, জয় হে, জয় হে, জয় জয় জয় জয় হে॥

রাত্রি প্রভাতিল, উদিল রবিচ্ছবি পূর্ব-উদয়গিরিভালে –
গাহে বিহঙ্গম, পূণ্য সমীরণ নবজীবনরস ঢালে।
তব করুণারুণরাগে নিদ্রিত ভারত জাগে
তব চরণে নত মাথা।
জয় জয় জয় হে জয় রাজেশ্বর ভারতভাগ্যবিধাতা!
জয় হে, জয় হে, জয় হে, জয় জয় জয় জয় হে॥

Jôn gôṇ môn ôdhinayôk jôy he Bharôt bhaggô bidhata!
Panjab Shindhu Gujôraṭ Môraṭha Drabiṛ Utkôl Bôngô
Bindhô Himacôl Yômuna Gônga Ucchôl jôlôdhitôrôngô
Tôb shubh name jage, tôb shubh ashish mage,
Gahe tôb jôy gatha!
Jôn gôṇ môngôlôdayôk jôy he Bharôt bhaggô bidhata!
Jôy he, jôy he, jôy he, jôy jôy jôy jôy he.

Ôhôrôhô tôb aubhan prôcarit, shuni tôb udar bani;
Hindu Bauddhô Shikh Jôin Parôshik Musôlman Khrishṭani
Purôb pôshcim ôshe, tôb shinghashôn pashe,
Premôhar hôy gãth.
Jôn gôṇ ôikkô-bidhayôk jôy he Bharôt bhaggô bidhata!
Jôy he, jôy he, jôy he, jôy jôy jôy jôy he.

Pôtôn ôbbhudhôy bôndhur pôntha, jug jug dhabit jatri.
He cirôshôrôthi, tôb rôthôcôkre mukhôrith pôth dinôratri.
Darun biplôn majhe, tôb shônkhôdhôni baje
Shônkôṭ dukkhô trata.
Jôn gôṇ pôthôpôricayôk jôy he
Bharôt bhaggô bidhata!
Jôy he, jôy he, jôy he, jôy jôy jôy jôy he.

Ghôr timir ghôn nibiṛ nishithe piṛit murchit deshe
Jagrôt chil tôb ôbicôl môngôl nôtônôyône ônimeshe.
Dusshôpône atônke rôkkha kôrile ônke
Snehômôi tumi mata.
Jôn gôṇ dukkhô trayôk jôy he Bharôt bhaggô bidhata!
Jôy he, jôy he, jôy he, jôy jôy jôy jôy he.

Ratri prôbhatil, udil rôbicchôbi purbô udôy giri bhale
Gahe bihôngôm, puṇyô shômirôṇ nôb jibônôrôsh ḍhale.
Tôb kôruṇaruṇ rage nidrit Bharôt jage
Tôb côrôṇe nôt matha.
Jôy jôy jôy he jôy rajeshbôr Bharôt bhaggô bidhata!
Jôy he, jôy he, jôy he, jôy jôy jôy jôy he.

### English translation

Oh! the ruler of the minds of people, victory be to You, dispenser of the destiny of India!

Punjab, Sindh, Gujarat, Maratha (Marathi heartland), Dravida (South India), Orissa and Bengal,

The Vindhyas, the Himalayas, the Jumna(Yamuna) and the Ganges, and the oceans with foaming waves all around.

Wake up listening to Your auspicious name, ask for Your auspicious blessings,

And sing to Your glorious victory.

Oh! You who impart well being to the people, victory be to You, dispenser of the destiny of India!

Victory, victory, victory to You!

Your call is announced continuously, we heed Your gracious call

The Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Muslims and Christians,

The East and the West come together, to the side of Your throne

And weave the garland of love.

Oh! You who bring in the unity of the people! Victory be to You, dispenser of the destiny of India!

Victory, victory, victory to You!

The way of life is somber as it moves through ups and downs, but we, the pilgrims, have followed it through ages.

Oh! Eternal Charioteer, the wheels of your chariot echo day and night in the path

In the midst of fierce revolution, your conch shell sounds.

You save us from fear and misery.

Oh! You who guide the people through torturous path, victory be to You, dispenser of the destiny of India!

Victory, victory, victory to You!

During the bleakest of nights, when the whole country was sick and in swoon

Wakeful remained Your incessant blessings, through Your lowered but wink-less eyes

Through nightmares and fears, you protected us on Your lap,

Oh Loving Mother

Oh! You who have removed the misery of the people, victory be to You, dispenser of the destiny of India!

Victory, victory, victory to You!

The night is over, and the Sun has risen over the hills of the eastern horizon.

The birds are singing, and a gentle auspicious breeze is pouring the elixir of new life.

By the halo of Your compassion, India that was asleep is now waking

On your feet we now lay our heads

Oh! Victory, victory, victory to you, the Supreme King, victory be to You, dispenser of the destiny of India!

Victory, victory, victory to You!

## References

1. ↑ Bharat Bhagyo Bidhata' from 'Rajkahini' is a Tagore song and not an extended version of the national anthem (2015). Sen, Shomini. *News18.com*.
2. ↑ Rabindranath Tagore: an interpretation (2011). Bhattacharya, Sabyasachi New Delhi: Viking, Penguin Books India. p. 206. ISBN 978-0670084555.
3. ↑ Jana Mana Gana & Tagore. *SatyaShodh.com*.
4. ↑ National Anthem – National Symbols – Know India. Nation Portal of Government of India
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jano Gano Mano