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Last updated: Mar 31, 2021

The Mother's symbol in multiple languages

The Mother on Her Symbol

 

1954, November 10th: During Her Class, Mother answers two questions on Her symbol:

Collected Works of the Mother, Volume VI, Questions & Answers, p. 395.

 

Q.: Mother, in your symbol the twelve petals signify the twelve inner planes, don’t they?

It signifies anything one wants, you see. Twelve: that’s the number of Aditi, of Mahashakti. So it applies to everything; all Her action has twelve Aspects. There are also Her twelve Virtues, Her twelve Powers, Her twelve Aspects, and then Her twelve Planes of manifestation and many other things that are twelve; and the symbol, the number twelve is in itself a symbol. It is the symbol of manifestation, double perfection, in essence and in manifestation, in the creation.

 

Q.: What are the twelve aspects, Sweet Mother?

Ah, my child, I have described this somewhere, but I don’t remember now. For it is always a choice, you see; according to what one wants to say, one can choose these twelve Aspects or twelve others, or give them different names. The same Aspect can be named in different ways. This does not have the fixity of a mental theory. (Silence)

According to the angle from which one sees the creation, one day I may describe twelve Aspects to you; and then another day, because I have shifted my centre of observation, I may describe twelve others, and they will he equally true.


Mother’s symbol has been translated into 38 languages, including the four languages of Auroville, i.e. Tamil, French, Sanskrit and English, as well as indigenous languages and those used across the world, including Amharic, Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, German, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Macedonian, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Niugini Pisin, Odia, Persian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Telugu, Tibetan, Ukrainian, Urdu.


Please see PDF files of the 38 symbols, as well as translations of Mother's symbol and Her Powers (with quotes for each Power) ready for download.



Have it in your language?

If your language is not on the list above, would you like to have it translated into your mother tongue and/or other language(s) of proficiency by volunteering yourself or recommending someone else? 

Please write to Anandi Zhang at symbol-in-translation@auroville.org.in.


Mother’s symbol exhibition

Exhibition of Mother’s symbol in a growing number of languages is ongoing at Indian Space, Sri Aurobindo Auditorium, Bharat Nivas.


Celebrating our Unity in Diversity.

Gratitude to Her Grace and to all who inspire, help and participate. 


Mother's symbol and Her Powers (with quotes for each Power) in multiple languages for download: 

Download Mother's Symbol Amharic (pdf - 2.0 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Arabic (pdf - 1.9 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Bahasa Indonesia (pdf - 1.5 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Chinese (pdf - 2.0 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Croatian (pdf - 1.9 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Czech (pdf - 1.5 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Danish (pdf - 1.9 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Dutch (pdf - 1.9 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol English (pdf - 1.9 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Esperanto (pdf - 1.9 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol French (pdf - 1.9 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol German (pdf - 1.9 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Gujarati (pdf - 1.5 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Hebrew (pdf - 1.9 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Hindi (pdf - 2.0 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Hungarian (pdf - 1.9 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Italian (pdf - 1.9 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Japanese (pdf - 1.9 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Kannada (pdf - 1.9 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Korean (pdf - 2.0 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Macedonian (pdf - 1.9 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Malayalam (pdf - 1.5 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Marathi (pdf - 2.1 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Nepali (pdf - 2.0 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Niugini (pdf - 1.9 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Odia (pdf - 2.1 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Persian (pdf - 207.6 KB)
Download Mother's Symbol Portuguese (pdf - 1.9 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Punjabi (pdf - 1.5 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Russian (pdf - 1.9 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Sanskrit (pdf - 5.2 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Spanish (pdf - 1.9 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Swedish (pdf - 1.9 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Tamil (pdf - 6.5 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Telugu (pdf - 2.8 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Tibetan (pdf - 5.7 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Ukrainian (pdf - 1.9 MB)
Download Mother's Symbol Urdu (pdf - 1.5 MB)

Mother's symbol in multiple languages for download:

Download The Mother’s Symbol And Her Powers Chinese (pdf - 1.3 MB)
Download The Mother’s Symbol And Her Powers English (pdf - 907.9 KB)
Download El Simbolo De La Madre Y Sus Poderes Español (pdf - 834.6 KB)
Download Il Simbolo Della Madre E I Suoi Poteri Italian (pdf - 981.3 KB)
Download The Mother’s Symbol And Her Powers Nepali (pdf - 1.2 MB)
Download The Mother’s Symbol And Her Powers Tamil (pdf - 1.1 MB)

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