Slokas on Guru

Spirituality
#1

SLOKAS ON GURU

Guru Stotra

Guru Brahma Gurur Vishnu
Guru Devo Maheshwaraha
Guru Saakshat Para Brahma
Tasmai Sree Gurave Namaha

Meaning:Guru is verily the representative of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. He creates, sustains knowledge and destroys the weeds of ignorance. I salute such a Guru.

Akhanda Mandalaakaaram
Vyaaptam Yenam charaacharam
Tatpadam Darshitam Yena
Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha.

Meaning: Guru can guide us to the supreme knowledge of THAT which pervades all the living and non-living beings in the entire Universe (namely Brahman). I salute such a Guru.

Agnyaana Timiraandhasya
Gnyaana Anjana Shalaakayaa
Chakshuhu Unmeelitam Yenam
Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha.

Meaning: A Guru can save us from the pangs of ignorance (darkness) by applying to us the balm of knowledge or awareness of the Supreme, I salute such a Guru.

Sthaavaram Jangamam Vyaaptam
Yatkinchit Sacharaa Charam
TatPadam Darshitam Yena
Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha.

Meaning: That Guru who can enlighten us about the all pervading consciousness present in all the three world or states (of Jaagrath, Swapna and Sushupti … activity, dream and deep sleep state), I salute such a Guru.

Chinmayam Vyaapi Yatsarvam
Trailokya Sacharaa Charam
TatPadam Darshitam Yena
Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha.

Meaning: That revered Master who directs my attention to the ONE divinity existing in all that is inert (immobile) as well as that which is active (mobile), I salute such a Guru.

Sarva Sruti Shiroratna
Viraajita Padambujaha
Vedaantaambuja Sooryo Yah
Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha.

Meaning: That Guru who is the ocean of the Srutis (Vedas), the Sun of knowledge (who can destroy our ignorance with these rays), I salute such a Guru.

Chaitanyah Shaashwatah Shaantho
Vyomaateeto Niranjanaha
Bindu Naada Kalaateetaha
Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha.

Meaning: That Guru who is the representative of the unchangeable, ever present, peaceful spirit, who is one pointed and beyond the realm of space and time, whose vision is always enchanting, I salute such a Guru.

Gnyaana Shakti Samaaroodah
Tatwa Maalaa Vibhooshitaha
Bhukti Mukti Pradaaneyna
Tasmai sri Gurave Namaha.

Meaning: The one who is an ocean of knowledge, who is always in Yoga (in unison With God) who is adorned by the knowledge of the God principle, the One Who can liberate us from this mundane existence, I salute such a Guru.

Aneka Janma Sampraapta
Karma Bandha Vidaahine
Atma Gnyaana Pradaaneyna
Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha.

Meaning: The one who can help us free from the chain of karma accumulated over several lives, by teaching us the knowledge of the self (Atma Gnyaana), I salute such a Guru.

Shoshanam Bhava Sindhoscha
Gnyaapanam Saarasampadaha
Guror Padodakam Samyak
Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha.

Meaning: The one who can help us cross this ocean of life, the one who can reveal to us the Divine, I adore his Paadukaas (hold on to his feet), I salute such a Guru.

Na Guror Adhikam Tatwam
Na Guror Adhikam Tapaha
Tatwa Gnyaanaat Param Naasti
Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha.

Meaning: There no greater principle than the Guru; there is no greater penance than the Guru; There is no greater knowledge than meditation on such a Guru. I salute such a Guru.

Mannaathah Sri Jaganaatho
Madguruhu Sri Jagad Guruhu
Madh Atma Sarva Bhootaatma
Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha.

Meaning: The Lord of the world is my Lord and the Guru of the World is my Guru, the SELF in me is the same which is present in all (the same divinity inherent in all beings). I salute such a Guru (who gives me this insight).

Guroraadi Anaadischa
Guruh Parama Daivatam
Guroh Parataram Naasti
Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha.

Meaning: The Guru has neither beginning nor end; the Guru is the ultimate God (in the visible form). There is nothing beyond this Guru principle, and I salute such a Guru.

Find more at http://www.eaisai.com/baba/docs/slguru.html

#2

Thanks for posting this!.
These are great. :slight_smile:

#3

reading this and I am remindied of the story of sidhartha. I read that probably two or so years ago. In it at a point along his path he did not see why others followed a guru and why the guru’s had followers. Then after he became enlightened he once again met his dear friend and saw his friends burdon. he was overcome with camposion and touched him to give him the insight he had recieved.
so from following gurus, to not seeing the need, to becoming one himself out of campasision.
something like that
brother Neil

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The guru is the the living example of divinity. The guru is the incarnation of the divine in the man, and such the guru is the one worthy of the highest worship. For they are god in flesh. If one wins the grace of the guru, then the guru liberates that soul.

#5

Thank you for the slokas, they are great!

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#6

[QUOTE=Surya Deva;41031]The guru is the the living example of divinity. The guru is the incarnation of the divine in the man, and such the guru is the one worthy of the highest worship. For they are god in flesh. If one wins the grace of the guru, then the guru liberates that soul.[/QUOTE]

so in hindu guru means simply a teacher…but slokas see the guru as something more than just a yoga teacher…so not every teacher is a guru in the sense of slokas?:wink:

#7

CityMonk,
The way Eastern thoughts are expressed are holistic, and appear vague when trying to embrace everything, even opposites. Western thoughts are sharply defined and appear crystal clear but usually touch upon only certain aspects. Both need to be understood the way they are, and none is necessarily better than the other.

That “teacher” should be different for different disciplines, grades of knowledge etc is a need of a Western mind. While in the East, any ‘giving of knowledge’ is considered a noble act and the giver is venerated. The flip side is that in the Western concept there is no room for a noble sense of giving; while in the Eastern concept, even an ordinary teacher can be glorified.

Having said that, the Guru shlokas need to be properly approached for better understanding. Especially, these shlokas as powerful as mantras, move swiftly from mundane into esoteric. They always carry threads of meaning from the apparent to deeply divine. Their real meaning unfolds only through meditation on them and with spiritual progress.

For example, these shlokas are as much about a ‘Guru’ being (a representative of) Bramha, as the element of Brahma (the birth principle)being a teacher. That’s why in Hindu philosophy, an external teacher is seamlessly succeeded by the inner divine teacher. Read the second shloka in this context. “Akhand” meaning whole, “mandalakaaram” meaning cyclical or infinite, and “vyaptam yen char-acharam” in every living or apparently inert object or omnipresent - is a description of the Absolute and Guru is one that makes us aware of this reality (instead of the appearances). This kind of knowledge results only through a contact with one’s soul and that is saluted as Guru. A Western mind may be intrigued, because soul itself is a divine fragment!

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Having said that, the Guru shlokas need to be properly approached for better understanding. Especially, these shlokas as powerful as mantras, move swiftly from mundane into esoteric. They always carry threads of meaning from the apparent to deeply divine. Their real meaning unfolds only through meditation on them and with spiritual progress.
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thanks for explanation, very interesting…
I used to have respect for teachers…sad to say that now I dont…cause every schoolgirl is trying to teach yoga now… :slight_smile:

#9

[QUOTE=Surya Deva;41031]The guru is the the living example of divinity. The guru is the incarnation of the divine in the man, and such the guru is the one worthy of the highest worship. For they are god in flesh. If one wins the grace of the guru, then the guru liberates that soul.[/QUOTE]

They are normal beings who have realized their true inner nature, neti, neti.

#10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeedJ59_QNk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqcF2dsY1mM

#11

seeker…i’ve seen the videos…just a though… the divine guru probably would not post videos on youtube…and I’ve seen the posters with this woman in my country…she had different name… maybe someone else were teaching under her name…
btw is her teaching is yoga?

#12

First is better to define what is yoga.
According the father of yoga -Maharishi Patanjali, yoga is:
[B]?[I]Yogash chitta-vritti-nirodhah.[/I]?
Yoga is to still the patterning of consciousness[/B]
Definitely Sahaja yoga can do this by Kundallini awakening.