GURU STOTRAM

(Prayerful glorification of the Spiritual Teacher) _____________________________________________________

Akhand unfragmented; Mandalakaram one infinite whole; vyaptam pervades; yena by which; characharam movable & immovable; Tadpadam That state; darshitam has shown; yena by whom; tasmai to that; Shri glorious; Guruve guru, teacher; Namah my salutations.

My Salutations to that Guru who revealed to me that Truth, which is unfragmented, infinite, timeless divinity, and which pervades the entire universe movable or unmovable. 2. Agyan timir-andhasya Gyananjan Shalakaya. Chakshur-oonmeelitam yena tasmai Shri Gurave Namah.

Agyan - Ignorance; timir cataract; andhasya blinded; Gyananjan medicinal collyrium; Shalakaya collyrium stick; Chakshur my eyes; oonmilitam opened; yena by whom; tasmai to that; Shri glorious; Guruve Guru; Namah my salutations.

My Salutations to that reverential teacher, who opened my eyes, by applying the divine collyrium of self-knowledge in my eyes, which had got blinded by the cataract of ignorance. 3. Gurur-Brahma Gurur-Vishnu Gurur-Devo Maheshwarah. Guru-sakshat Para-Brahma tasmai Shri Gurave Namah.

Gurur - Guru; Brahma Creator; Gurur - Guru; Vishnu Sustainer; Gurur - Guru; Devo the divine; Maheshwarah the Destroyer; Guru Sakshat the Guru is verily; Para-Brahma the transcendental divinity (which is the very basis of all the three); tasmai to that; Shri glorious; Guruve Guru; Namah my salutations.

Guru himself is the creator, sustainer and the destroyer. He is verily the very transcendental divinity, (the timeless life-principle, which is the very essence of the creator etc.) My reverential salutations to that glorious teacher. 4. Sthavaram jangamam vyaptam yat kinchit sacharacharam. Tatpadam darshitam yena tasmai Shri Gurave Namah.

Sthavaram - animate; Jangamam inanimate; Vyaptam - pervades; yat that which; kinchit every vee-bit; sacharacharam; inclusive of everything movable or immovable; Tadpadam That state; darshitam has shown; yena by whom; tasmai to that; Shri glorious; Guruve guru, teacher; Namah my salutations.

My Salutations to that reverential teacher, who revealed to me that which pervades everything in this world, whether animate-inanimate, or movable-immovable. 5. Chinmayam Vyapi yat-sarvam trailokyam sacharacharam. Tatpadam darshitam yena tasmai Shri Gurave Namah.

Chinmayam The self-effulgent diviity; Vyapi pervades ; yat that which; sarvam everything; trailokyam the three worlds; sacharacharam inclisive of everything which is movable or immovable; Tadpadam That state; darshitam has shown; yena by whom; tasmai to that; Shri glorious; Guruve guru, teacher; Namah my salutations.

My salutations to that glorious Guru, who revealed to me that selfeffulgent divinity (the pure unconditioned consciousness) which pervades all the three worlds, with all its movable and immovable objects. 6. Sarva-Shruti shiro-ratna virajit-padambujah. Vedantambuja Suryo yah tasmai Shri Gurave Namah.

Sarva-Shruti Of all Vedas; Shiro-ratna crown jewel; virajit-padambujah abide at his lotus feet; Vedantambuja the lotus of vedanta; Suryo - sun; yah he who; tasmai to that; Shri glorious; Guruve Guru; Namah my salutations.

My Salutations to that reverential teacher, who is like a sun for the blossoming up of the lotus like mantras of upanishads; and at whose lotus feet lie the beautiful flowers, symbolizing the best of jewels of vedas. 7. Chaitanya Shashwatah shanto vyomatito niranjanah. Bindunaad kalatitah tasmai shri Gurave Namah.

Chaitanya Consciousness; Shashwatah - eternal; Shanto of the very nature of peace; vyomatito transcending space (& time); niranjanah taintless; Bindu the concept of zero; Naad the primordial sound; kala parts; atitah transcending; tasmai to that; Shri glorious; Guruve Guru; Namah my salutations.

My Salutations to that reverential teacher, who is verily the eternal consciousness, which is of the nature of peace. He transcends space (& time), the concept of zero, the primordial sound and all parts. 8. Gyanshakti-samaroodhah tattwamala vibhooshitah. Bhukti-mukti -pradata cha tasmai Shri Gurave Namah.

Gurur - Guru; Brahma Creator; Gurur - Guru; Vishnu Sustainer; Gurur - Guru; Devo the divine; Maheshwarah the Destroyer; Guru Sakshat the Guru is verily; Para-Brahma the transcendental divinity (which is the very basis of all the three); tasmai to that; Shri glorious; Guruve Guru; Namah my salutations.

My Salutations to that glorious Gurudev, who is established in Knowledge and Power, who is adorned with the garland-of -Knowledge and who grants both worldly prosperity and spiritual liberation. 9. Aneka-janma-sampraptah-karma-bandha-vidahine. Atma-gyan-pradanen tasmai Shri Gurave Namah.

Aneka Of many; Janma births; sampraptah - accumulated; karma-bandha the bondage of action; vidahine burns down; Atma-Gyana - The Self-Knowledge; pradanena by imparting; tasmai to that; Shri glorious; Guruve Guru; Namah my salutations.

My Salutations to that reverential teacher who by imparting the SelfKnowledge, has burnt away the very bondage of actions in a whiff, which had even though taken infinite lives to accumulate. 10. Shoshanam bhavsindhoshcha gyapanam saarsampadah. Guroh-padodakam samyak tasmai Shri Gurave Namah.

Shoshanam drying up; Bhava-sindhosh-cha the endless sea of seeking; Gyapanam by enlightening me about the; saarsampadah the true wealth; Guroh of the guru; padodakam the water left behind after washing the feet; samyak fully; tasmai to that; Shri glorious; Guruve Guru; Namah my salutations.

Even by the very sipping of the charanamruta (the water with which the feet of guru are washed), we get blessed by the eternal wealth (of liberating knowledge), and which dries up the endless ocean of seeking & the subsequent sorrows. My Salutations to the lotus-feet of that glorious Gurudev. 11. Na Guror-adhikam tattvam na Guror-adhikam tapah. Tattva-gyanat-param nasti tasmai Shri Gurave Namah.

Na There is no; Guror than Guru; adhikam higher; tattvam truth; na there is no; Guror than Guru; adhikam higher; tapah penance; Tattva-gyanat-param higher than the knowledge of truth imparted by the guru; nasti does not exist; tasmai to that; Shri glorious; Guruve Guru; Namah my salutations.

There is no higher truth than the Guru, no higher penance than (service to) the Guru, and there is nothing higher than Realisation of the Knowledge of the truth imparted by the Guru. My salutations to such a Gurudev, who is himself that very timeless truth (and who has taken up a form to bless his disciples like us with real knowledge).

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Man-naathah Shri Jagan-nathah Mat-guru-shri jagad-guruhu. Mad-atma sarva-bhutatma tasmai Shri Gurave Namah.

Man-naathah My Lord; Shri Jagan-naathah is the Lord of the universe; mat-guru My teacher; Shri-Jagad-Guruhu is the Teacher of the entire universe; Mad-atma My Self; Sarva-bhutama is the Self of all; tasmai to that; Shri glorious; Guruve Guru; Namah my salutations.

My Lord is the Lord of Universe; My teacher is the teacher of the entire universe; and my Self is the Self of all. My salutations at the lotus-feet of such a Guru, who has revealed such knowledge to me. 13. Gurur-adir-anadish-cha Guruh-param-daivatam. Guroh-parataram nasti tasmai Shri Gurave Namah.

Gurur Guru; adir is the beginning of the universe; anadish yet, he himself is without any beginning; Guruh - Guru ; param-daivatam the highest diety; Guroh than the Guru; parataram higher; nasti does not exist; tasmai to that; Shri glorious; Guruve Guru; Namah my salutations.

The Guru is the beginning of the Universe, yet he himself is without a beginning, the Guru is the highest deity, and there is none higher than the Guru. My reverential salutations at the lotus-feet of such a Gurudev. 14. Tvameva mata cha pita tvameva tvameva bandhushcha sakha tvameva. Tvameva vidya dravinam tvameva tvameva sarvam mama-dev-deva.

Tvameva You alone; Mata the mother; cha and; pita-tvameva you alone are the father; tvameva You alone; bandushcha are the brother, and; sakha tvameva you alone are my friend; Tvameva-vidya You alone are the knowledge; dravinam tvameva you are the wealth; tvameva sarvam you are everything for me; mamadev-deva O My ultimate God

O God! You alone are my mother, my father, my brother, and my friend. You alone are the knowledge, my real wealth. You are everything for me. You are verily my God alone.

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