गुरुर्विष्णुःसत्त्वमयो ।राजसश्चतुराननः ॥तामसोरुद्ररूपेण ।सृजत्यवतिहंतिच ॥
In plain words
The guru is Viṣṇu, made of sattva; in rajas he is the four-faced one; in tamas he takes the form of Rudra. He sends forth, he keeps and he destroys.
गुरुर्विष्णुःसत्त्वमयो ।राजसश्चतुराननः ॥तामसोरुद्ररूपेण ।सृजत्यवतिहंतिच ॥
The guru is Viṣṇu, made of sattva; in rajas he is the four-faced one; in tamas he takes the form of Rudra. He sends forth, he keeps and he destroys.