Guru

Guru Stotram

गुरुस्तोत्रम्

Verses in praise of the Guru — 'Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu' and 'Akhandamandalakaram'.

4 min

Tradition: Traditional
Purpose: Reverence to the teacher
Source: Mantrapushpam (Ramakrishna Math)

मूल पाठ

Sanskrit text

गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुर्गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः। गुरुः साक्षात् परब्रह्म तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः

gurur brahmā gurur viṣṇur gurur devo maheśvaraḥ | guruḥ sākṣāt parabrahma tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ

अखण्डमण्डलाकारं व्याप्तं येन चराचरम्। तत्पदं दर्शितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः

akhaṇḍamaṇḍalākāraṃ vyāptaṃ yena carācaram | tatpadaṃ darśitaṃ yena tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ

अज्ञानतिमिरान्धस्य ज्ञानाञ्जनशलाकया। चक्षुरुन्मीलितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः

ajñānatimirāndhasya jñānāñjanaśalākayā | cakṣur unmīlitaṃ yena tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ

ध्यानमूलं गुरोर्मूर्तिः पूजामूलं गुरोः पदम्। मन्त्रमूलं गुरोर्वाक्यं मोक्षमूलं गुरोः कृपा

dhyānamūlaṃ guror mūrtiḥ pūjāmūlaṃ guroḥ padam | mantramūlaṃ guror vākyaṃ mokṣamūlaṃ guroḥ kṛpā

Guru Stotram — recitation

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अर्थ

Meaning

The Guru is Brahma, the Guru is Vishnu, the Guru is Maheshvara; the Guru is verily the supreme Brahman — salutations to that revered Guru. Salutations to the Guru who has revealed the state that pervades the whole undivided expanse of moving and unmoving things. Salutations to the Guru who, with the collyrium-rod of knowledge, has opened the eyes of one blinded by the darkness of ignorance. The Guru's form is the root of meditation, his feet the root of worship, his word the root of mantra, and his grace the root of liberation.

संदर्भ

Context

Traditional verses from the Guru Gita (Skanda Purana), recited in reverence to the teacher. Text as given in Mantrapushpam.

Sources & References

Source / TraditionMantrapushpam (Ramakrishna Math)

Scriptural ReferencesGuru Gita, Skanda Purana

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