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गुरुगीता

(gurugītā)

गुरुब्र्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णु: गुरुर्देवो महेश्वर: ।
गुरु:साक्षात् परं ब्रह्म तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नम: ॥

gurubrrahmā gururviṣṇu: gururdevo maheśvara: ।
guru:sākṣāt paraṃ brahma tasmai śrīgurave nama: ॥

Salutations to the Guru who is Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva; who is verily the Supreme Brahman.

अज्ञान-तिमिरान्धस्य ज्ञानाञ्जन-शलाकया ।
चक्षुरुन्मीलितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नम: ॥

ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā ।
cakṣurunmīlitaṃ yena tasmai śrīgurave nama: ॥

Salutations to the Guru, who with the collyrium stick of Knowledge, has opened the eyes blinded by ignorance.

अखण्डमण्डलाकारं व्याप्तं येन चराचरम् ।
तत्पदं दर्शितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नम: ॥

akhaṇḍamaṇḍalākāraṃ vyāptaṃ yena carācaram ।
tatpadaṃ darśitaṃ yena tasmai śrīgurave nama: ॥

Salutations to the Guru who has made it possible to realise That which is of the form of undivided space and which pervades all the living and non-living creation.

चैतन्य: शाश्वत: शान्तो व्योमातीतो निरञ्जन: ।
बिन्दुनादकलातीत: तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नम: ॥

caitanya: śāśvata: śānto vyomātīto nirañjana: ।
bindunādakalātīta: tasmai śrīgurave nama: ॥

Salutations to the Guru who is the supreme Consciousness, eternal and serene; who is beyond space, is devoid of any blemish and is beyond bindu, nāda and kalā (beyond the three states of awareness).

स्थावरं जङ्‌गमं व्याप्तं येन कृत्स्नं चराचरम् ।
तत्पदं दर्शितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नम: ॥

sthāvaraṃ jaṅ‌gamaṃ vyāptaṃ yena kṛtsnaṃ carācaram ।
tatpadaṃ darśitaṃ yena tasmai śrīgurave nama: ॥

Salutations to the Guru who has made it possible to realise That, by which all the mobile and immobile, as well as the animate and inanimate creation is pervaded.

अनेक-जन्मसंप्राप्त कर्मेन्धन-विदाहिने ।
आत्मज्ञानाग्निदानेन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नम: ॥

aneka-janmasaṃprāpta karmendhana-vidāhine ।
ātmajñānāgnidānena tasmai śrīgurave nama: ॥

Salutations to the Guru who, by infusing the fire of Self-knowledge, completely burns away the fuel of karma collected over many lives.

न गुरोरधिकं तत्वं न गुरोरधिकं तप: ।
तत्वज्ञानात्परं नास्ति तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नम: ॥

na guroradhikaṃ tatvaṃ na guroradhikaṃ tapa: ।
tatvajñānātparaṃ nāsti tasmai śrīgurave nama: ॥

There is no Truth higher than the Guru, no penance higher than remembering and serving the Guru, and there is nothing superior to the Realization of Truth. Salutations to the Guru.

मन्नाथ: श्रीजगन्नाथो मद्‌गुरु: श्रीजगद्‌गुरु: ।
मदात्मा सर्वभूतात्मा तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नम: ॥

mannātha: śrījagannātho mad‌guru: śrījagad‌guru: ।
madātmā sarvabhūtātmā tasmai śrīgurave nama: ॥

My Lord is the Lord of the universe, my Guru is the Universal Teacher and my Self is the Self of everything. Salutations to the Guru.

ध्यानमूलं गुरोर्मूर्ति: पूजामूलं गुरो: पदम् ।
मन्त्रमूलं गुरोर्वाक्यं मोक्षमूलं गुरोः कृपा ॥

dhyānamūlaṃ gurormūrti: pūjāmūlaṃ guro: padam ।
mantramūlaṃ gurorvākyaṃ mokṣamūlaṃ guroḥ kṛpā ॥

The focus for meditation is the Guru’s form; the focus of worship is the feet of the Guru; the real mantra is the instruction of the Guru and the cause of liberation is the Guru’s compassion.

गुरुरादिरनादिश्च गुरु: परमदैवतम् ।
गुरोः परतरं नास्ति तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नम: ॥

gururādiranādiśca guru: paramadaivatam ।
guroḥ parataraṃ nāsti tasmai śrīgurave nama: ॥

The Guru is the beginningless beginning, (the source of everything and all). The Guru is the supreme destiny, there is no one greater than the Guru. Salutations to the Guru!

ब्रह्मानन्दं परमसुखदं केवलं ज्ञानमूर्तिम् ।
द्वन्द्वातीतं गगनसदृशं तत्त्वमस्यादिलक्ष्यम् ॥

brahmānandaṃ paramasukhadaṃ kevalaṃ jñānamūrtim ।
dvandvātītaṃ gaganasadṛśaṃ tattvamasyādilakṣyam ॥

एकं नित्यं विमलमचलं सर्वधीसाक्षिभूतम् ।
भावातीतं त्रिगुणरहितं सद्‌गुरुं तं नमामि ॥

ekaṃ nityaṃ vimalamacalaṃ sarvadhīsākṣibhūtam ।
bhāvātītaṃ triguṇarahitaṃ sad‌guruṃ taṃ namāmi ॥

Salutations to the Sadguru, who is verily the bliss of Brahman and the bestower of supreme happiness; who is One and the personification of supreme Knowledge; who transcends the pairs of opposites, resembles the sky and is revealed by such Vedic aphorisms as Thou Art That; who is single, eternal, pure, immovable, and the witness of the intelligence of all; who is beyond all states and is devoid of the three guṇas.

नित्यं शुद्धं निराभासं निराकारं निरञ्जनम् ।
नित्यबोधं चिदानन्दं गुरुं ब्रह्म नमाम्यहम् ॥

nityaṃ śuddhaṃ nirābhāsaṃ nirākāraṃ nirañjanam ।
nityabodhaṃ cidānandaṃ guruṃ brahma namāmyaham ॥

I prostrate before the Guru who is everlasting, ever-pure, and is devoid of all illusory appearances; who is formless, blemishless, ever present awareness, and blissful consciousness.