Guru TattvaHis teaching on the Guru
ESSENCE OF GURU GITA
मङ्गलाचरणं शिष्टाचारद्वै फलदर्शनात् । मङ्गलं भगवान् विष्णुर्मङ्गलं गरुडध्वजः । मङ्गलं पुण्डरीकाक्षो मङ्गलायतनं हरिः ॥ १ ॥
maṅgalācaraṇaṃ śiṣṭācāradvai phaladarśanāt | maṅgalaṃ bhagavān viṣṇurmaṅgalaṃ garuḍadhvajaḥ | maṅgalaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣo maṅgalāyatanaṃ hariḥ ‖ 1 ‖
The Auspicious Peace-chanting should be done in the beginning as it is the custom of righteous people and as it brings the desired fruit. Bhagavan Vishnu is the Auspicious One. The Lord who sits on Garuda is Auspicious. The Lord who is Lotus-eyed is Auspicious. The Lord Hari is the Abode of Auspiciousness. (1)
सच्चिदानन्दकन्दाय जगदङ्कुरहेतवे । सदोदिताय पूर्णाय नमोऽनन्ताय विष्णवे ॥ २ ॥
saccidānandakandāya jagadaṅkurahetave | | sadoditāya pūrṇāya namo.anantāya viṣṇave ‖ 2 ‖
Prostration to the Infinite Vishnu who is Full and ever exalted, who is the cause of the sprout of the whole universe, who is the highest manifestation of Existence-Knowledge-Bliss. (2)
सत्यानन्दस्वरूपाय बोधैकसुखकारिणे । नमो वेदान्तवेद्याय गुरवे बुद्धिसाक्षिणे ॥ ३ ॥
satyānandasvarūpāya bodhaikasukhakāriṇe | namo vedāntavedyāya gurave buddhisākṣiṇe ‖ 3 ‖
Prostration to the Guru who is the witness of the intellect, who is to be known through the Vedanta, who is the Source of Absolute Consciousness-Bliss, who is the Essence of Truth and Bliss. (3)
गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुर्गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः । गुरुः साक्षात् परं ब्रह्म तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥ ४ ॥
gururbrahmā gururviṣṇurgururdevo maheśvaraḥ | guruḥ sākṣāt paraṃ brahma tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ ‖ 4 ‖
Guru is Brahma. Guru is Vishnu. Guru is Siva. Guru is the Supreme Brahman Itself. Prostration to that Guru. (4)
अज्ञानतिमिरान्धस्य ज्ञानाञ्जनशलाकया । चक्षुरुन्मीलितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥ ५ ॥
ajñānatimirāndhasya jñānāñjanaśalākayā | cakṣurunmīlitaṃ yena tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ ‖ 5 ‖
Prostration to that Guru, who, through the collyrium of Knowledge, opens the eye of him who is blinded by the gloom of ignorance. (5)
स्थावरं जङ्गमं व्यप्तं यत्किञ्चित्सचिराचरम् । त्वंपदं दर्शितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥ ६ ॥
sthāvaraṃ jaṅgamaṃ vyaptaṃ yatkiñcitsacirācaram | tvaṃpadaṃ darśitaṃ yena tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ ‖ 6 ‖
Prostration to that Guru, who shows the Truth of the word ‘Thou’, who pervades the whole universe of mobile and immobile creation with its stationary and moving creatures. (6)
अखण्डमण्डलाकारं व्याप्तं येन चराचरम् । तत्पदं दर्शितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥ ७ ॥
akhaṇḍamaṇḍalākāraṃ vyāptaṃ yena carācaram | tatpadaṃ darśitaṃ yena tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ ‖ 7 ‖
Prostration to that Guru, who shows the truth of the word ‘That’, who pervades the whole universe of mobile and immobile creation in the form of the Undivided Infinite. (7)
चिन्मयं व्यापितं सर्वं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम् । असित्वं दर्शितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥ ८ ॥
cinmayaṃ vyāpitaṃ sarvaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaram | asitvaṃ darśitaṃ yena tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ ‖ 8 ‖
Prostration to that Guru, who shows the Truth of the word ‘Art’ (in the sentence ‘That thou art’), who, in the form of the Mass of Consciousness, pervades the whole of the three worlds with their mobile and immobile inhabitants. (8)
चैतन्यं शाश्वतं शान्तं व्योमातीतं निरञ्जनम् । नादबिन्दुकलातीतं तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥ ९ ॥
caitanyaṃ śāśvataṃ śāntaṃ vyomātītaṃ nirañjanam | nādabindukalātītaṃ tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ ‖ 9 ‖
Prostration to that Guru, who is beyond Nada, Bindu and Kala, who is Pure Consciousness, Eternal, Peaceful, beyond space and untainted. (9)
यत्सत्येन जगत्सत्यं यत्प्रकाशेन भाति यत् । यदानन्देन नन्दन्ति तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥ १० ॥
yatsatyena jagatsatyaṃ yatprakāśena bhāti yat | yadānandena nandanti tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ ‖ 10 ‖
Prostration to that Guru, due to whose Existence the world exists, due to whose Effulgence the world is illumined, due to whose Bliss all are happy. (10)
न गुरोरधिकं तत्वं न गुरोरधिकं तपः । न गुरोरधिकं ज्ञानं तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥ ११ ॥
na guroradhikaṃ tatvaṃ na guroradhikaṃ tapaḥ | na guroradhikaṃ jñānaṃ tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ ‖ 11 ‖
There is no reality beyond Guru. There is no penance beyond Guru. There is no knowledge beyond Guru. Prostration to that Guru. (11)
ध्यानमूलं गुरोर्मूर्तिः पूजामूलं गुरोः पदम् । मन्त्रमूलं गुरोर्वाक्यं मोक्षमूलं गुरोः कृपा ॥ १२ ॥
dhyānamūlaṃ gurormūrtiḥ pūjāmūlaṃ guroḥ padam | mantramūlaṃ gurorvākyaṃ mokṣamūlaṃ guroḥ kṛpā ‖ 12 ‖
The form of Guru is the root of meditation. The feet of Guru are the root of worship. The teaching of the Guru is the root of all Mantras. The Grace of Guru is the root of Salvation. (12)
गुरुपादोकं पानं गुरोरुच्छिष्टभोजनम् । गुरुमूर्तेः सदा ध्यानं गुरोर्नाम सदा जपः ॥ १३ ॥
gurupādokaṃ pānaṃ gurorucchiṣṭabhojanam | gurumūrteḥ sadā dhyānaṃ gurornāma sadā japaḥ ‖ 13 ‖
The water with which the feet of the Guru are washed is the sacred drink. The remains after Guru’s meal are the proper food. Right meditation is on the Form of Guru. Constant Japa is of Guru’s Name. (13)
अज्ञानमूलहरणं जनम्कर्मनिवारणम् । ज्ञानवैराग्यसिद्ध्यर्थं गुरोः पादोदकं पिबेत् ॥ १४ ॥
ajñānamūlaharaṇaṃ janamkarmanivāraṇam | jñānavairāgyasiddhyarthaṃ guroḥ pādodakaṃ pibet ‖ 14 ‖
For the purpose of acquiring knowledge and dispassion, one should drink the water with which Guru’s feet are washed, which cuts at the root of ignorance, which overcomes birth and the bondage of Karma. (14)
काशीक्षेत्रं निवासश्च जाह्नवी चरणोदकम् । गुरुर्विश्वेश्वरः साक्षात् तारकं ब्रह्म निश्चयम् ॥ १५ ॥
kāśīkṣetraṃ nivāsaśca jāhnavī caraṇodakam | gururviśveśvaraḥ sākṣāt tārakaṃ brahma niścayam ‖ 15 ‖
Kashi is the abode. Ganga is the water with which Guru’s feet are washed. Siva himself is the Guru. The Taraka Mantra is undoubtedly the Supreme Brahman. (15)
आसनं शयनं वस्त्रं वाहनं भूषणादिकम् । साधकेन प्रदातव्यं गुरुसन्तोषकारणम् ॥ १६ ॥
āsanaṃ śayanaṃ vastraṃ vāhanaṃ bhūṣaṇādikam | sādhakena pradātavyaṃ gurusantoṣakāraṇam ‖ 16 ‖
The aspirant (disciple) should please the Guru by offering him seat, bedding, clothing, vehicle, ornaments, etc. (16)
शरीरमिन्द्रियं प्राणानर्थस्वजनबान्धवान् । आत्मदारादिकं सर्वं सद्गुरुभ्यो निवेदयेत् ॥ १७ ॥
śarīramindriyaṃ prāṇānarthasvajanabāndhavān | ātmadārādikaṃ sarvaṃ sadgurubhyo nivedayet ‖ 17 ‖
One should offer to the true Guru, one’s body, senses, life, wealth, friends, relatives, the self, the wife and all. (17)
गुरुरेको जगत्सर्वं ब्रह्माविष्णुशिवात्मकम् । गुरोः परतरं नास्ति तस्मात् संपूजयेद् गुरुम् ॥ १८ ॥
gurureko jagatsarvaṃ brahmāviṣṇuśivātmakam | guroḥ parataraṃ nāsti tasmāt saṃpūjayed gurum ‖ 18 ‖
The Guru alone is the whole world, including Brahma, Vishnu and Siva. Nothing greater than Guru exists. Therefore Guru is to be worshipped. (18)
कर्मणा मनसा वाचा सर्वदाऽऽराधयेद् गुरुम् । दीर्घदण्डं नमस्कृत्य निर्लज्जो गुरुसन्निधौ ॥ १९ ॥
karmaṇā manasā vācā sarvadā.a.arādhayed gurum | dīrghadaṇḍaṃ namaskṛtya nirlajjo gurusannidhau ‖ 19 ‖
Without any feeling of shame one should fall in full prostration before the Guru and adore the Guru through action, mind and speech, at all times. (19)
सप्तसागरपर्यन्तं तीर्थस्नानफलं यथा । गुरुपादोदबिन्दोश्च सहस्रांशेन तत्फलम् ॥ २० ॥
saptasāgaraparyantaṃ tīrthasnānaphalaṃ yathā | gurupādodabindośca sahasrāṃśena tatphalam ‖ 20 ‖
The baths taken in pilgrimages to the seven oceans bring only a thousandth part of the effect produced by drinking a drop of the water that is used for washing Guru’s feet. (20)
शिवे रुष्टे गुरुस्त्राता गुरौ रुष्टे न कश्चन । लब्ध्वा कुलगुरुं सम्यग् गुरुमेव समाश्रयेत् ॥ २१ ॥
śive ruṣṭe gurustrātā gurau ruṣṭe na kaścana | labdhvā kulaguruṃ samyag gurumeva samāśrayet ‖ 21 ‖
When God is angry, Guru is the Saviour. When Guru gets angry none is the saviour. Hence, obtaining the family-Guru (a suitable Guru), one should properly take shelter under him. (21)
श्रीनाथचरणद्वन्द्वं यस्यां दिशि विराजते । तस्यां दिशि नमस्कुरुर्याद्भक्त्या प्रतिदिनं प्रिये ॥ २२ ॥
śrīnāthacaraṇadvandvaṃ yasyāṃ diśi virājate | tasyāṃ diśi namaskururyādbhaktyā pratidinaṃ priye ‖ 22 ‖
Daily one should devoutly prostrate oneself in that direction in which shines the pair of the feet of the Lord of Lakshmi. (22)
ब्रह्मानन्दं परमसुखदं केवलं ज्ञानमूर्तिं । द्वन्द्वातीतं गगनसदृशं तत्त्वमस्यादिलक्षयम् । एकं नित्यं विमलमचलं सर्वधीसाक्षिभूतं । भावातीतं त्रिगुणरहितं सद्गुरुं तं नमामि ॥ २३ ॥
brahmānandaṃ paramasukhadaṃ kevalaṃ jñānamūrtiṃ | dvandvātītaṃ gaganasadṛśaṃ tattvamasyādilakṣayam | ekaṃ nityaṃ vimalamacalaṃ sarvadhīsākṣibhūtaṃ | bhāvātītaṃ triguṇarahitaṃ sadguruṃ taṃ namāmi ‖ 23 ‖
I prostrate myself before that Guru, the Existence, devoid of the three Gunas, beyond comprehension, the witness of all mental functions, changeless and pure, one and eternal, transcending the pairs of opposites, expansive like the sky, reachable through the sentences like “Thou art That,” the Bliss of Brahman, the Giver of Supreme Happiness, the Mass of Absolute Wisdom. (23)
आनन्दमानन्दकरं प्रसन्नं ज्ञानस्वरूपं निजभावयुक्तम् । योगीन्द्रमीड्यं भवरोगवैद्यं श्रीमद्गुरुं नित्यमहं नमामि ॥ २४ ॥
ānandamānandakaraṃ prasannaṃ jñānasvarūpaṃ nijabhāvayuktam | yogīndramīṅyaṃ bhavarogavaidyaṃ śrīmadguruṃ nityamahaṃ namāmi ‖ 24 ‖
I constantly prostrate myself before the blessed Guru, who is the physician for the disease of Samsara, who is the adorable Lord of Yogis, who is blissful, who is the Source of Happiness, who is always pleased, who is the Essence of Knowledge, who is identical with the Real Existence. (24)
हृदम्बुजे कर्णिकमध्यसंस्थं सिंहासने संस्थितदिव्यमूर्तिम् । ध्यायेद् गुरुं चन्द्रकलाप्रकाशं सच्चित्सुखाभीष्टवरं दधानम् ॥ २५ ॥
hṛdambuje kaṇi^^rkamadhyasaṃsthaṃ siṃhāsane saṃsthitadivyamūrtim | dhyāyed guruṃ candrakalāprakāśaṃ saccitsukhābhīṣṭavaraṃ dadhānam ‖ 25 ‖
One should meditate on the Divine Form of the Guru, as seated in the centre of the lotus of the heart, as installed on the grand throne, who shines like the lustre of the moon, who is ready to give the desired boon of the attainment of the Existence-Knowledge-Bliss. (25)
नित्यशुद्धं निराभासं निराकारं निरञ्जनम् । नित्यबोधं चिदानन्दं गुरुं ब्रह्म नमाम्यहम् ॥ २६ ॥
nityaśuddhaṃ nirābhāsaṃ nirākāraṃ nirañjanam | nityabodhaṃ cidānandaṃ guruṃ brahma namāmyaham ‖ 26 ‖
I prostrate myself before that Guru, the Brahman, the Consciousness-Bliss, the eternal Knowledge, the taintless, the formless, the reflectionless (beyond appearances), the pure, the eternal. (26)
गुरुं त्वंकृत्य हुंकृत्य गुरुसंनिध्यभाषणः । अरण्ये निर्जले देशे संभवेद् ब्रह्मराक्षसः ॥ २७ ॥
guruṃ tvaṃkṛtya huṃkṛtya gurusaṃnidhyabhāṣaṇaḥ | araṇye nirjale deśe saṃbhaved brahmarākṣasaḥ ‖ 27 ‖
One who addresses the Guru as “thou,” who says “hum” before the Guru, who speaks indecently in the presence of the Guru, becomes a Brahma-Rakshasa (a formidable demon) in a waterless forest tract. (27)
नित्यं ब्रह्म निराकारं निर्गुणं बोधयेत्परम् । भासयन् ब्रह्मभावं च दीपो दीपान्तरं यथा ॥ २८ ॥
nityaṃ brahma nirākāraṃ nirguṇaṃ bodhayetparam | bhāsayan brahmabhāvaṃ ca dīpo dīpāntaraṃ yathā ‖ 28 ‖
One should know the Supreme Brahman, the eternal, the formless, the quality-less, by affirming his being Brahman Itself, as a light is in relation to another light. (28)
वन्देऽहं सच्चिदानन्दं भावातीतं जगद्गुरुम् । नित्यं पूर्णं निराकारं निर्गुणं त्वात्मसंस्थितम् ॥ २९ ॥
vande.ahaṃ saccidānandaṃ bhāvātītaṃ jagadgurum | nityaṃ pūrṇaṃ nirākāraṃ nirguṇaṃ tvātmasaṃsthitam ‖ 29 ‖
I adore the Satchidananda, which is beyond the reach of thought, the Master of the Universe, eternal, full, formless, quality-less, indwelling as the Self of all. (29)
गुरुः शिवो गुरुर्देवो गुरुर्बन्धुः शरीरिणाम् । गुरुरात्मा गुरुर्जीवो गुरोरन्यन्न विद्यते ॥ ३० ॥
guruḥ śivo gururdevo gururbandhuḥ śarīriṇām | gururātmā gururjīvo guroranyanna vidyate ‖ 30 ‖
Guru is Siva. Guru is God. Guru is the relative (friend) of human beings. Guru is the Atman. Guru is the Jiva. There is nothing other than Guru. (30)
ज्ञानहीनो गुरुस्त्याज्यो मिथ्यावादी विडम्बकः । स्वविश्रान्तिं न जानाति परशान्तिं करोति किम् ॥ ३१ ॥
jñānahīno gurustyājyo mithyāvādī viḍambakaḥ | svaviśrāntiṃ na jānāti paraśāntiṃ karoti kim ‖ 31 ‖
The Guru who has no knowledge, who is a liar and a hypocrite should be shunned. He does not know how to bring peace to himself. How can he give peace to others? (31)
पाखण्डिनः पापरता नास्तिका भेदबुद्धयः । स्त्रीलम्पटा दुराचाराः कृतध्ना बकवृत्तयः ॥ ३२ ॥
pākhaṇḍinaḥ pāparatā nāstikā bhedabuddhayaḥ | strīlampaṭā durācārāḥ kṛtadhnā bakavṛttayaḥ ‖ 32 ‖
They are not Gurus who are infidels, who are given to sin, atheists, of differentiating temperaments, who take pleasure in women, who are of bad conduct, ungrateful and roguish. (32)
निरस्तसर्वसन्देहमेकीकृत्य सुदर्शनम् । रहस्यं यो दर्शयति भजामि गुरुमीश्वरम् ॥ ३३ ॥
nirastasarvasandehamekīkṛtya sudarśanam | rahasyaṃ yo darśayati bhajāmi gurumīśvaram ‖ 33 ‖
I take refuge in the Lord, the Guru, who shows the inner secret by brushing aside all phenomenality, by removing all doubts, and by integrating the consciousness. (33)
गुरवो बहवः सन्ति शिष्यवृत्त्यपहारकाः । तमेकं दुर्लंभं मन्ये शिष्यहृत्तापहारकम् ॥ ३४ ॥
guravo bahavaḥ santi śiṣyavṛttyapahārakāḥ | tamekaṃ durlaṃbhaṃ manye śiṣyahṛttāpahārakam ‖ 34 ‖
There are many Gurus who extract the life out of their disciples; but rare is that Guru who removes the pain in the heart of the disciples. (34)
चातुर्यवान् विवेकी च अध्यात्मज्ञानवाञ्छुचिः । मानसं निर्मलं यस्य गुरुत्वं तस्य शोभते ॥ ३५ ॥
cāturyavān vivekī ca adhyātmajñānavāñchuciḥ | mānasaṃ nirmalaṃ yasya gurutvaṃ tasya śobhate ‖ 35 ‖
His Guruship really shines who is very able, discriminative, full of spiritual wisdom, pure, and mentally bright. (35)
गुरवो निर्मलाः शान्ताः साध्वो मितभाषिणः । कामक्रोधविनिर्मुक्ताः सदाचारा जितेन्द्रियाः ॥ ३६ ॥
guravo nirmalāḥ śāntāḥ sādhvo mitabhāṣiṇaḥ | kāmakrodhavinirmuktāḥ sadācārā jitendriyāḥ ‖ 36 ‖
Gurus are pure, peaceful, good-natured, speaking very little, devoid of passion and anger, of righteous conduct, and self-controlled. (36)
एकाक्षरप्रदातारं यो गुरुं नैव मन्यते । शुनां योनिशतं गत्वा चण्डालेष्वभिजायते ॥ ३७ ॥
ekākṣarapradātāraṃ yo guruṃ naiva manyate | śunāṃ yoniśataṃ gatvā caṇḍāleṣvabhijāyate ‖ 37 ‖
He who does not care for the Guru who gives him initiation into the mono-syllable (OM), goes to the wombs of dogs in hundreds of births, and is born among pariahs. (37)
गुरुत्यागाद्भवेन्मृत्युर्मन्त्रत्याद्दरिद्रता । गुरुमन्त्रपरित्यागी रौरवं नरकं व्रजेत् ॥ ३८ ॥
gurutyāgādbhavenmṛtyurmantratyāddaridratā | gurumantraparityāgī rauravaṃ narakaṃ vrajet ‖ 38 ‖
Death is inevitable to him who abandons the Guru. Poverty catches hold of him who abandons the Guru-Mantra. He goes to the Raurava hell who abandons the Mantra given by the Guru. (38)
सप्तकोटिमहामन्त्राश्चित्तविभ्रमकारकाः । एक एव महामन्त्रो गुरुरित्यक्षरद्वयम् ॥ ३९ ॥
saptakoṭimahāmantrāścittavibhramakārakāḥ | eka eva mahāmantro gururityakṣaradvayam ‖ 39 ‖
The seven crores of great Mantras are all for the bewilderment of the mind. There is only one great Mantra, the two-lettered word “Gu-ru.” (39)
गुकारश्चन्धकारश्च रुकारस्तन्निरोधकृत् । अन्धकारविनाशित्वाद् गुरुरित्यभिधीयते ॥ ४० ॥
gukāraścandhakāraśca rukārastannirodhakṛt | andhakāravināśitvād gururityabhidhīyate ‖ 40 ‖
“Gu” is darkness. “Ru” is its remover. Because one removes darkness, he is called a “Guru.” (40)
श्रद्धलुर्मुक्तिवाक्येषु वेदान्तज्ञानलिप्सया । उपायनकरो भूत्वा गुरुं ब्रह्मविदं व्रजेत् ॥ ४१ ॥
śraddhalurmuktivākyeṣu vedāntajñānalipsayā | upāyanakaro bhūtvā guruṃ brahmavidaṃ vrajet ‖ 41 ‖
One should, full of devotion, go to a Brahman-knowing Guru, with offerings to the Guru, desiring to acquire the knowledge of the Vedanta, with faith in the sentences declaring the Final Emancipation. (41)
श्रवणं तु गुरोः पूर्वं मननं तदनन्तरम् । निदिध्यासनमित्येतत् पूर्णबोधस्य कारणम् ॥ ४२ ॥
śravaṇaṃ tu guroḥ pūrvaṃ mananaṃ tadanantaram | nididhyāsanamityetat pūrṇabodhasya kāraṇam ‖ 42 ‖
First is the hearing in front of the Guru. After that is the reflection upon (what is this word). Then profound meditation becomes the cause of Full Knowledge. (42)
यथा यथा जात्यन्धस्य रूपज्ञानं न विद्यते । तथा गुरूपदेशेन विना कल्पकोटिभिस्तत्त्वज्ञानं न विद्यते ॥ ४३ ॥
yathā yathā jātyandhasya rūpajñānaṃ na vidyate | tathā gurūpadeśena vinā kalpakoṭibhistattvajñānaṃ na vidyate ‖ 43 ‖
Even as born-blind man has no knowledge of forms, so one cannot get the Knowledge of the Reality even in crores of creation-cycles, except through initiation by the Guru. (43)
यदा सद्गुरुकटाक्षो भवति तदा भगवत्कथाश्रवणध्यानादौ श्रद्धा जायते । शान्तो दान्तोऽतिविरक्तः सुश्रद्धो गुरुभक्तस्तपोनिष्ठः ॥ ४४ ॥
yadā sadgurukaṭākṣo bhavati tadā bhagavatkathāśravaṇadhyānādau śraddhā jāyate | śānto dānto.ativiraktaḥ suśraddho gurubhaktastaponiṣṭhaḥ ‖ 44 ‖
When the Grace of the Guru descends, then faith in hearing the stories of God, in meditation, etc. dawns. The disciple should be tranquil, self-controlled, extremely dispassionate, full of great faith, devoted to the Guru, and established in austerity. (44)
शिष्यो ब्रह्मनिष्ठं गुरुमासाद्य प्रदक्षिणपूर्वकं दण्डवत् प्रणम्य प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा विनयेनोपसङ्गम्य । भगवन् गुरो मे परमतत्त्वरहस्यं विविधं वक्तव्यमिति ॥ ४५ ॥
śiṣyo brahmaniṣṭhaṃ gurumāsādya pradakṣiṇapūrvakaṃ daṇḍavat praṇamya prāñjalirbhūtvā vinayenopasaṅgamya | bhagavan guro me paramatattvarahasyaṃ vividhaṃ vaktavyamiti ‖ 45 ‖
The disciple, approaching the Brahmanishtha Guru, circumambulating round him, prostrating himself before him, saluting him with folded hands, with much humility, should ask, “O Lord, O Guru, tell me the secret of the Supreme Truth in its fullness.” (45)
सर्वज्ञं सर्वगं शान्तं सर्वेषां हृदये स्थितम् । सुसंवेद्यं गुरुमुखात् सुदुर्बोधमचेतसाम् ॥ दिव्यज्ञानोपदेष्टारं देशिकं परमेश्वरम् ॥ पूजयेत्परया भक्त्या तस्य ज्ञानफलं भवेत् ॥ ४६ / ४७ ॥
sarvajñaṃ sarvagaṃ śāntaṃ sarveṣāṃ hṛdaye sthitam | susaṃvedyaṃ gurumukhāt sudurbodhamacetasām ‖ divyajñānopadeṣṭāraṃ deśikaṃ parameśvaram ‖ pūjayetparayā bhaktyā tasya jñānaphalaṃ bhavet ‖ 46 & 47‖
He shall reap the fruit of Jnana, who, with supreme devotion, worships the Guru, who is the Parameshvara, the imparter of divine knowledge, utterly unknowable by those of dull understanding, correctly knowable through the words of the Guru, seated in the hearts of all, peaceful, all-pervading, omniscient. (46 & 47)
यस्य देवे परा भक्तिर्यथा देवे तथा गुरौ । तस्यैते कथिता ह्यर्थाः प्रकाशन्ते महात्मनः ॥ ४८ ॥
yasya deve parā bhaktiryathā deve tathā gurau | tasyaite kathitā hyarthāḥ prakāśante mahātmanaḥ ‖ 48 ‖
He who has supreme devotion to God, and to the Guru as much as to God,—to that blessed soul these truths reveal themselves. (48)
कर्णधारं गुरुं प्राप्य तद्वाक्यं प्लववद्दृ म ् । अभ्यासवासनाशक्त्या तरन्ति भवसागरम् ॥ ४९ ॥
karṇadhāraṃ guruṃ prāpya tadvākyaṃ plavavaddṛ.Dham | abhyāsavāsanāśaktyā taranti bhavasāgaram ‖ 49 ‖
People cross the ocean of Samsara by sitting in the strong boat of the sentence of the Guru, blown by the wind of the power of practice and past Samskaras, and steered by the pilot, Guru. (49)
दुर्लभो विषयत्यागो दुर्लभं तत्त्वदर्शनम् । दुर्लभा सहजावस्था सद्गुरोः करुणां विना ॥ ५० ॥
durlabho viṣayatyāgo durlabhaṃ tattvadarśanam | durlabhā sahajāvasthā sadguroḥ karuṇāṃ vinā ‖ 50 ‖
Difficult it is to renounce sense-objects, difficult is the vision of the Truth, difficult is the attainment of Self-realisation, without the Grace of the Guru. (50)
ॐ नमः शिवाय गुरवे सच्चिदानन्दमूर्तये । निष्प्रपञ्चाय शान्ताय निरालम्बाय तेजसे ॥ ५१ ॥
OM namaḥ śivāya gurave saccidānandamūrtaye | niṣprapañcāya śāntāya nirālambāya tejase ‖ 51 ‖
Prostration to the Guru, Siva, the essence of Satchidananda, worldless, peaceful, supportless and effulgent. (51)
त्वं हि विष्णुर्विरिञ्चिस्त्वं त्वं च देवो महेश्वरः । त्वमेव शक्तिरूपोसि निर्गुणस्त्वं सनातनः ॥ ५२ ॥
tvaṃ hi viṣṇurviriñcistvaṃ tvaṃ ca devo maheśvaraḥ | tvameva śaktirūposi nirguṇastvaṃ sanātanaḥ ‖ 52 ‖
Thou art Vishnu. Thou art Brahma. Thou art the god Mahesvara. Thou alone art the form of Sakti. Thou art the attributeless Eternal. (52)
नमः शान्तात्मने तुभ्यं नमो गुह्यतमाय च । अचिन्त्यायाप्रमेयाय अनादिनिधनाय च ॥ ५३ ॥
namaḥ śāntātmane tubhyaṃ namo guhyatamāya ca | acintyāyāprameyāya anādinidhanāya ca ‖ 53 ‖
Prostration to Thee, the being of Peace, the great hidden Secret, unthinkable, immeasurable, beginningless and endless. (53)
नमस्ते सते ते जगत्कारणाय नमस्ते चिते सर्वलोकाश्रयाय । नमोऽद्वैततत्त्वाय मुक्तिप्रदाय नमो ब्रह्मणे व्यापिने शाश्चताय ॥ ५४ ॥
namaste sate te jagatkāraṇāya namaste cite sarvalokāśrayāya | namo.advaitatattvāya muktipradāya namo brahmaṇe vyāpine śāścatāya ‖ 54 ‖
Prostration to thee, the Existence, the cause of the universe. Prostration to the One Consciousness, the support of all the worlds. Prostration to the Truth of Non-Duality, the bestower of Salvation. Prostration to the Brahman, the all-pervading and eternal. (54)
ईश्चरो गुरुरात्मेति मूर्तिभेदविभागिने । व्योमवद्व्याप्तदेहाय दक्षिणामूर्तये नमः ॥ ५५ ॥
īścaro gururātmeti mūrtibhedavibhāgine | vyomavadvyāptadehāya dakṣiṇāmūrtaye namaḥ ‖ 55 ‖
Prostration to Dakshinamurti, who appears in the threefold form of God, Guru and the Self, who pervades everything with his form like the sky. (55)
निधये सर्वविद्यानां भिषजे भवरोगिणाम् । गुरवे सर्वलोकानां श्रीदक्षिणामूर्तये नमः ॥ ५६ ॥
nidhaye sarvavidyānāṃ bhiṣaje bhavarogiṇām | gurave sarvalokānāṃ śrīdakṣiṇāmūrtaye namaḥ ‖ 56 ‖
Prostration to Dakshinamurti, the origin of all kinds of knowledge, the physician to those suffering from the illness of Samsara, the Guru of all the worlds. (56)
सर्वपापप्रशमनं धर्मकामार्थमोक्षदम् । यं यं चिन्तयते कमां तं तं प्राप्नोसि निश्चितम् ॥ ५७ ॥
sarvapāpapraśamanaṃ dharmakāmārthamokṣadam | yaṃ yaṃ cintayate kāmaṃ taṃ taṃ prāpnosi niścitam ‖ 57 ‖
This (Guru Gita) is the destroyer of all sins, the bestower of Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha. One obtains through this whatever object of desire he desires. This is certain. (57)
शुचिभूता ज्ञानवन्तो गुरुगीतां जपन्ति ये । तेषां दर्शनसंस्पर्शात् पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते ॥ ५८ ॥
śucibhūtā jñānavanto gurugītāṃ japanti ye | teṣāṃ darśanasaṃsparśāt punarjanma na vidyate ‖ 58 ‖
Who, pure in heart, full of knowledge, incessantly recite this Guru Gita—by even seeing them and touching them, one is liberated from rebirth. (58)
Om Santih Santih Santih!