सूक्तिमुक्तावली - ईश माता

मारारिति परेशं संबोधयितुं जनः सुखं मनुते ।
योग्यं तन्नह्यन्यन्मातुः परदैवतं तथा सुखदम् ॥

- सूक्तिमुक्तावली

mAtAH iti paresham sambodhayitum janaH sukham manute।
yogyam tam nahi anyan mAtuH paradaivatam tathA sukhadam ॥

- sUktimuktAvalii

No wonder people find it pleasing to address God as 'Mother'. They do so, because God does everything that a mother does - protect, provide and love. There is nobody better deserved than God to be called as 'Mother'

- Suktimuktavali