Hindi → English transcript

We do not thank you. We do not, because by thanking you, you become like

इसलिए नहीं देते, धन्यवाद देने में पराया हो जाते हैं आप।

One does not thank one’s own people. We claim our right instead.

हम अधिकार जमाते हैं।

You and we belong to each other.

Our core motto in Art of Living is“ I belong to you.” We are yours, I am yours.

हम तेरे हैं, मैं तेरा हूँ।

That is exactly what we feel, that is our sentiment. So you have come to

इसलिए आप अपने ही स्थान पर आए हैं।

आपका नौ आग्रह हम स्वीकार करेंगे।

accept your nine requests.

But you will have to accept one request of ours. That one request is this,

वो एक आग्रह ये होगी,

Please keep leading the country in this way and taking it further ahead.

And may you live a long life. This is our request to you. May we keep

ये आपसे हमारा आग्रह है।

receiving your leadership,

and may future generations receive it too. Gurudev has just said so many things.

अभी गुरुदेव ने बहुत कुछ बताया।

You must have felt that he was praising me.

But I felt that he was assigning work to me. You rightly said that I cannot

आपने सही कहा कि मेरा धन्यवाद नहीं हो सकता।

I belong to you alone, I have come among you alone. And I have come for you alone.

और आप ही के लिए आया हूँ।

And wherever I am, I am there because of you alone.