tasmai shri gurave namah

verses as Satyam

Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu

Gurur Devo Maheshwara

Guroreva Parabrahma

Tasmai Shri Gurave Namah

Agnana Timiram Dhasya

Gnananjana Shalkaya

Chakshurunmelitam Yena

Tasmai Shri Gurave Namah

Akhanda Mandalakaram

Vyaptam Yena Characharam

Tat Padam Darshitam Yena

Tasmai Shri Gurave Namah

Chinmayam Vyapi Yat Sarvam

Trailokyam Sa Characharam

Tat Padam Darshitam Yena

Tasmai Shri Gurave Namah

Aneka Janma Samprapta

Karma Bandha Vidahini

Atma Jnana Pradanena

Tasmai Shri Gurave Namah

Mannattha Shri Jagannatha

Madguru Shri Jagatguru

Madatma Sarva Bhutatma

Tasmai Shri Gurave Namah

plus verses as Satyananda Yoga

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.

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.

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.

My Salutations to that reverential teacher, who revealed to me that which pervades everything in

this world, whether animate-inanimate, or movable-immovable.

My salutations to that glorious Guru, who revealed to me that self-effulgent divinity (the pure

unconditioned consciousness) which pervades all the three worlds, with all its movable and

immovable objects.

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.

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.

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.

My Salutations to that reverential teacher who by imparting the Self-Knowledge, has burnt away the very bondage of actions in a whiff, which had even though taken infinite lives to accumulate.

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.

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).

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. 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.

The basis of my meditation is the image of my Guru, that of my worship his feet. I derive my mantra from his word, my salvation through his grace.

GURU-STOTRAM

1. akhaëòa-maëòalaa-kaaram

vyaaptam yena charaa-charam |

tat-padam darshitam yena

tasmai shree gurave namaha ||

2. agyaana-timi-raandhasya

gyaanaan-jana-shalaa-kayaa |

chakshurun-meelitam yena

tasmai shree gurave namaha ||

3. gurur-brahmaa gurur-viñhëuh

gurur-devo maheshvaraha |

guruh saakshaat param-brahma

tasmai shree gurave namaha ||

4. sthaavaram jaìgamam vyaaptam

yat-kinchit sa-charaa-charam |

tat-padam darshitam yena

tasmai shree gurave namaha ||

5. chinmayam vyaapitam sarvam

trai-lokyam sa-charaa-charam |

tat-padam darshitam yena

tasmai shree gurave namaha ||

6. sarva-shruti-shiro-ratna

viraajita-padaam-bujaha |

vedaantaam-buja-sooryaaya

tasmai shree gurave namaha ||

7. chaitanyam shaashvatam shaantam

vyomaa-teetam niranjanaha |

bindu-naada-kalaa-teetah

tasmai shree gurave namaha ||

8. gyaana-shakti-samaa-rooòhah

tattva-maalaa vibhooñhitaha |

bhukti-mukti-pradaataa cha

tasmai shree gurave namaha ||

9. aneka janma-sampraapta

karma-bandha-vidaahine |

aatma-gyaana pradaanena

tasmai shree gurave namaha ||

10. shoñhaëam bhava-sindhosh-cha

gyaapanam saara-sampadaha |

guror-paado-dakam samyak

tasmai shree gurave namaha ||

11. na guro-radhikam tattvam

na guro-radhikam tapaha |

tattva-gyaanaat param naasti

tasmai shree gurave namaha ||

12. mannaathah shree jagannathah

mad-guruh shree jagad-guruhu |

mad-aatmaa sarva-bhootaatmaa

tasmai shree gurave namaha ||

13. guru-raadi-ranaa-dish-cha

guruh parama-daivatam |

guroh parataram naasti

tasmai shree gurave namaha ||

14. dhyaana-moolam guror-moorttih

poojaa-moolam guror-padam |

mantra-moolam guror-vaakyam

moksha-moolam guror-kripaa ||