There is no shelter like the mother. There is no refuge like the mother. There is no defence like the mother. There is no one dearer than the mother.
नास्ति मातृसमा छाया नास्ति मातृसमा गतिः। नास्ति मातृसमं त्राणं नास्ति मातृसमा प्रिया॥