In every approach to worship, we revere God as, firstly, the highest, purest form of the Self. He is called Paramaatma, the soul of our soul. We all call God by various names, the most intimate of which are Father, Mother, Brother, friend and teacher. The popular tvameva maataa cha pitaa tvameva verse exemplifies the closeness with which we view the Almighty.
These three verses from the Pandava Gita, Sharanagati and Bhaagvatam are very similar in expression.
FROM THE PANDAVA GITA:
This popular verse is can be found in the Pandava Gita (V28) as an appeal by Gandhari to Lord Krishna.
त्वमेव माता च पिता त्वमेव त्वमेव बन्धुश्च सखा त्वमेव।
त्वमेव विद्या द्रविणं त्वमेव त्वमेव सर्वं मम देव देव॥
Tvameva maataa cha pitaa tvameva,
tvameva bandhush-cha sakhaa tvameva.
Tvameva vidyaa dravinam tvameva,
Tvameva sarvam mama deva deva.
O Lord Thou art our mother and father. Thou art our brother and friend. Thou art our knowledge and wealth. Thou art everything to us O Lord.
त्वम् you एव indeed/truly/in reality माता mother च and पिता father बन्धु – relation च and सखा friend विद्या knowledge द्रविणम् wealth सर्वं all मम mine, my देव illuminated ones
FROM THE SHARANGATI GADYAM
The following version of the tvameva maataa verse can be found in the Sharangati Gadyam (v12.2) of Ramanujacharya, written in the 11th century. The Sharangati Gadyam is pure expression of bhakti, a conversation between Ramanuja and Narayana with Sri (Lakshmi).
त्वमेव माता च पिता त्वमेव त्वमेव बन्धुश्चगुरुस्त्वमेव।
त्वमेव विद्या द्रविणं त्वमेव त्वमेव सर्वं मम देवदेव ॥
Tvameva maataa cha pitaa tvameva
tvameva bandhushcha-gurustvameva.
Tvameva vidyaa dravinam tvameva,
Tvameva sarvam mama deva deva.
You are Mother, Father, Relations and teacher. You are my knowledge and my wealth; My everything.
FROM THE SRIMAD BHAGVATAM
The following verse, similar to the tvameva maataa verse is from the Srimad Bhagvatam (11.7).
भवाय नस्त्वं भव विश्वभावन त्वमेव माताथ सुहृत्पति: पिता।
त्वं सद्गुरुर्न: परमं च दैवतं यस्यानुवृत्त्या कृतिनो बभूविम॥
Bhavaaya nastvam bhava vishva-bhaavana
tvameva maataatha suhrit-patih pitaa.
Tvam sadgururnah paramam cha daivatam
yasyaanauvrittyaa kritino babhuvim
O Creator, you are the source of my happiness, indeed you are my mother, father, well-wisher and companion. You are our Lord, the most high and supreme spiritual master who alone is worthy of worship. By following your instructions, we become successful.
भवाय welfare, happiness न for us त्व you भव are, become विश्वभावन Creator of the world त्वमेव