Guru Vandana
Guru Gita (traditional)
गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुः गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः।gurur brahmā gurur viṣṇuḥ gurur devo maheśvaraḥ |The Guru is Brahma, the Guru is Vishnu, the Guru is Lord Maheshvara.
गुरुः साक्षात् परं ब्रह्म तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः॥guruḥ sākṣāt paraṁ brahma tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ ||The Guru is, in truth, the Supreme Brahman: to that revered Guru, my salutations.
अखण्डमण्डलाकारं व्याप्तं येन चराचरम्।akhaṇḍa-maṇḍalākāraṁ vyāptaṁ yena carācaram |The undivided, all-embracing Whole, by which all that moves and all that is still is pervaded:
तत्पदं दर्शितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः॥tat-padaṁ darśitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ ||to the revered Guru who revealed that very state to me, my salutations.
अज्ञानतिमिरान्धस्य ज्ञानाञ्जनशलाकया।ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā |For one blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the healing salve of knowledge,
चक्षुरुन्मीलितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः॥cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ ||the revered Guru opened my eyes: to that Guru, my salutations.
ध्यानमूलं गुरोर्मूर्तिः पूजामूलं गुरोः पदम्।dhyāna-mūlaṁ guror mūrtiḥ pūjā-mūlaṁ guroḥ padam |The root of meditation is the Guru’s form; the root of worship is the Guru’s feet.
मन्त्रमूलं गुरोर्वाक्यं मोक्षमूलं गुरोः कृपा॥mantra-mūlaṁ guror vākyaṁ mokṣa-mūlaṁ guroḥ kṛpā ||The root of mantra is the Guru’s word; the root of liberation is the Guru’s grace.
