Vande Mataram: The Battle Cry of the Freedom Struggle and Swadeshi Spirit; A Nightmare for the British

The song portrays the motherland as a divine 'Mother'—superior even to gods and goddesses. Its vivid imagery of a land "filled with golden treasures, adorned with beautiful rivers, and covered in lush green fields" ignited feelings of Swadeshi (self-reliance) and Swaraj (self-rule) among the people.