Vande Mataram Shloka

Vande - I bow to, I worship
Mataram - the Mother
Sujalam - abundant in water
Suphalam - rich in fruits
Malyaja Sheetalam - cooled by the southern winds from the Malaya mountains
Shasyashyamalaam - dark green with crops
Mataram - Mother

I bow to the Mother who is abundant in waters, rich in fruits, cooled by southern breezes, and whose land is verdant with crops. This is a prayer to the divine mother as the motherland, recognizing the sacred nature of the earth that sustains us.