पुष्पाञ्जलिः
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puṣpāñjaliḥ
(An offering of flowers)
Take a few flowers, position them between folded hands and chant these mantras.
गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुः गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः ।
गुरुः साक्षात् परब्रह्म तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥
gurur-brahmā gurur-viṣṇuḥ gurur-devo maheśvaraḥ I
guruḥ-sākṣāt parabrahma tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ II
I bow down to the Guru, who is Brahma - the creator who kindles the awareness and seeking in us, Viṣṇu - the protector who keeps the flame of seeking from being extinguished, and Maheśvara - the rejuvenator who destroys the obstacles and hurdles that hinder the spiritual progress in the physical, mental and psychological planes.
अखण्डमण्डलाकारं व्याप्तं येन चराचरम् ।
तत्पदं दर्शितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥
akhaṇḍamaṇḍalākāraṁ vyāptaṁ yena carācaram I tatpadaṁ darśitaṁ yena tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ II
I bow down to the Guru who is in the form of Cosmic Consciousness, pervading the universe in all its forms - mobile and immobile, having come to our plane to lift us up to His state.
अज्ञानतिमिरान्धस्य ज्ञानाञ्जनशलाकया ।
चक्षुरुन्मीलितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥
ajñānatimirāndhasya jñānāñjanaśalākhayā I cakṣurunmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ II
I bow down to the Guru, who opened the inner eyes of the one blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the stick of knowledge.
अनेकजन्मसम्प्राप्त-कर्मबन्धविदाहिने ।
आत्मज्ञानप्रदानेन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥
anekajanma-samprāpta-karmabandha-vidāhine I ātma-jñānapradānena tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ II
I bow down to the Guru who removes the bondage of accumulated actions of innumerable births, by igniting the fire of self-knowledge.
मन्नाथः श्रीजगन्नाथो मद्गुरुः श्रीजगद्गुरुः ।
ममात्मा सर्वभूतात्मा तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥
mannāthaḥ śrījagannāthaḥ madguruḥ śrījagadguruḥ I mamātmā sarvabhūtātmā tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ II
I bow down to the Guru who is my Lord and who is the Lord of the Universe, my Guru, who is the Guru of the Universe, who is the Self in me and the Self in all beings.
ईश्वरो गुरुरात्मेति मूर्तिभेदविभागिने ।
व्योमवत् व्याप्तदेहाय दक्षिणामूर्तये नमः ॥
īśvaro gururātmeti mūrtibhedavibhāgine I
vyomavat vyāptadehāya dakṣiṇāmūrtaye namaḥ II
I prostrate to the Master with the cosmic form of Śrī Dakṣiṇāmūrti, who came down to remove the differences of forms of God, Master and the soul.
नित्यानन्दं परमसुखदं केवलं ज्ञानमूर्तिं
द्वन्द्वातीतं गगनासदृशं तत्त्वमस्यादि लक्ष्यम् ।
एकं नित्यं विमलमचलं सर्वधीसाक्षिभूतं
भावातीतं त्रिगुणरहितं सद्गुरुं तं नमामि ॥
पुष्पाञ्जलिं समर्पयामि सद्गुरुचरणकमलेभ्यो नमः ।
nityānandaṁ paramasukhadaṁ kevalaṁ jñānamūrtiṁ
dvandvātītaṁ gaganasadṛśaṁ tattvamasyādi lakṣyam ।
ekaṁ nityaṁ vimalam acalaṁ sarvadhī-sākṣi-bhūtaṁ
bhāvātītaṁ triguṇarahitaṁ sadguruṁ taṁ namāmi ॥
puṣpāñjaliṁ samarpayāmi sadgurucaraṇakamalebhyo namaḥ
O f f e r t h e
flowers at the
feet of the
Master
Do namaskār (prostrate) to the feet of the Master.
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