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GURU STOTRAM
(Prayerful glorification of the Spiritual Teacher)

Transliteration, Word-Meanings and Translation
by Swami Atmananda
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1.
Akhand-Mandalakaram vyaptam yena characharam.

Tatpadam darshitam yena tasmai Shri Gurave Namah.
Akhand unfragmented; Mandalakaram one infinite whole; vyaptam

pervades; yena by which; characharam movable & immovable; Tadpadam That
state; darshitam has shown; yena by whom; tasmai to that; Shri glorious;
Guruve guru, teacher; Namah my salutations.
My Salutations to that Guru who revealed to me that Truth, which is

unfragmented, infinite, timeless divinity, and which pervades the entire
universe movable or unmovable.
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2.
Agyan timir-andhasya Gyananjan Shalakaya.

Chakshur-oonmeelitam yena tasmai Shri Gurave Namah.
Agyan - Ignorance; timir cataract; andhasya blinded; Gyananjan medicinal

collyrium; Shalakaya collyrium stick; Chakshur my eyes; oonmilitam opened;
yena by whom; tasmai to that; Shri glorious; Guruve Guru; Namah my
salutations.
My Salutations to that reverential teacher, who opened my eyes, by

applying the divine collyrium of self-knowledge in my eyes, which had got
blinded by the cataract of ignorance.
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3.
Gurur-Brahma Gurur-Vishnu Gurur-Devo Maheshwarah.

Guru-sakshat Para-Brahma tasmai Shri Gurave Namah.
Gurur - Guru; Brahma Creator; Gurur - Guru; Vishnu Sustainer; Gurur - Guru;
Devo the divine; Maheshwarah the Destroyer; Guru Sakshat the Guru is verily;
Para-Brahma the transcendental divinity (which is the very basis of all the three);
tasmai to that; Shri glorious; Guruve Guru; Namah my salutations.
Guru himself is the creator, sustainer and the destroyer. He is verily

the very transcendental divinity, (the timeless life-principle, which is the
very essence of the creator etc.) My reverential salutations to that glorious
teacher.
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4.
Sthavaram jangamam vyaptam yat kinchit sacharacharam.

Sthavaram - animate; Jangamam inanimate; Vyaptam - pervades; yat that which;

kinchit every vee-bit; sacharacharam; inclusive of everything movable or immovable;
Tadpadam That state; darshitam has shown; yena by whom; tasmai to that;
Shri glorious; Guruve guru, teacher; Namah my salutations.
My Salutations to that reverential teacher, who revealed to me that

which pervades everything in this world, whether animate-inanimate, or
movable-immovable.
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5.
Chinmayam Vyapi yat-sarvam trailokyam sacharacharam.

Chinmayam The self-effulgent diviity; Vyapi pervades ; yat that which; sarvam
everything; trailokyam the three worlds; sacharacharam inclisive of everything
which is movable or immovable; Tadpadam That state; darshitam has shown; yena
by whom; tasmai to that; Shri glorious; Guruve guru, teacher; Namah my
salutations.
My salutations to that glorious Guru, who revealed to me that selfeffulgent divinity (the pure unconditioned consciousness) which pervades all
the three worlds, with all its movable and immovable objects.
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6.
Sarva-Shruti shiro-ratna virajit-padambujah.

Vedantambuja Suryo yah tasmai Shri Gurave Namah.
Sarva-Shruti Of all Vedas; Shiro-ratna crown jewel; virajit-padambujah abide

at his lotus feet; Vedantambuja the lotus of vedanta; Suryo - sun; yah he who;
My Salutations to that reverential teacher, who is like a sun for the

blossoming up of the lotus like mantras of upanishads; and at whose lotus
feet lie the beautiful flowers, symbolizing the best of jewels of vedas.
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7.
Chaitanya Shashwatah shanto vyomatito niranjanah.

Bindunaad kalatitah tasmai shri Gurave Namah.
Chaitanya Consciousness; Shashwatah - eternal; Shanto of the very nature of

peace; vyomatito transcending space (& time); niranjanah taintless; Bindu the
concept of zero; Naad the primordial sound; kala parts; atitah transcending;
My Salutations to that reverential teacher, who is verily the eternal

consciousness, which is of the nature of peace. He transcends space (&
time), the concept of zero, the primordial sound and all parts.
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8.
Gyanshakti-samaroodhah tattwamala vibhooshitah.

Bhukti-mukti -pradata cha tasmai Shri Gurave Namah.
Gurur - Guru; Brahma Creator; Gurur - Guru; Vishnu Sustainer; Gurur - Guru;
Devo the divine; Maheshwarah the Destroyer; Guru Sakshat the Guru is verily;
Para-Brahma the transcendental divinity (which is the very basis of all the three);
My Salutations to that glorious Gurudev, who is established in

Knowledge and Power, who is adorned with the garland-of -Knowledge and
who grants both worldly prosperity and spiritual liberation.
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9.
Aneka-janma-sampraptah-karma-bandha-vidahine.
Atma-gyan-pradanen tasmai Shri Gurave Namah.
Aneka Of many; Janma births; sampraptah - accumulated; karma-bandha the

bondage of action; vidahine burns down; Atma-Gyana - The Self-Knowledge;
pradanena by imparting; tasmai to that; Shri glorious; Guruve Guru; Namah
my salutations.
My Salutations to that reverential teacher who by imparting the SelfKnowledge, has burnt away the very bondage of actions in a whiff, which
had even though taken infinite lives to accumulate.
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10.
Shoshanam bhavsindhoshcha gyapanam saarsampadah.

Guroh-padodakam samyak tasmai Shri Gurave Namah.
Shoshanam drying up; Bhava-sindhosh-cha the endless sea of seeking; Gyapanam

by enlightening me about the; saarsampadah the true wealth; Guroh of the guru;
padodakam the water left behind after washing the feet; samyak fully; tasmai to
that; Shri glorious; Guruve Guru; Namah my salutations.
Even by the very sipping of the charanamruta (the water with which
the feet of guru are washed), we get blessed by the eternal wealth (of
liberating knowledge), and which dries up the endless ocean of seeking &
the subsequent sorrows. My Salutations to the lotus-feet of that glorious
Gurudev.
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11.
Na Guror-adhikam tattvam na Guror-adhikam tapah.

Tattva-gyanat-param nasti tasmai Shri Gurave Namah.
Na There is no; Guror than Guru; adhikam higher; tattvam truth; na there is
no; Guror than Guru; adhikam higher; tapah penance; Tattva-gyanat-param
higher than the knowledge of truth imparted by the guru; nasti does not exist; tasmai
to that; Shri glorious; Guruve Guru; Namah my salutations.
There is no higher truth than the Guru, no higher penance than

(service to) the Guru, and there is nothing higher than Realisation of the
Knowledge of the truth imparted by the Guru. My salutations to such a
Gurudev, who is himself that very timeless truth (and who has taken up a
form to bless his disciples like us with real knowledge).
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12.
Man-naathah Shri Jagan-nathah Mat-guru-shri jagad-guruhu.

Mad-atma sarva-bhutatma tasmai Shri Gurave Namah.
Man-naathah My Lord; Shri Jagan-naathah is the Lord of the universe; mat-guru

My teacher; Shri-Jagad-Guruhu is the Teacher of the entire universe; Mad-atma
My Self; Sarva-bhutama is the Self of all; tasmai to that; Shri glorious; Guruve
Guru; Namah my salutations.
My Lord is the Lord of Universe; My teacher is the teacher of the

entire universe; and my Self is the Self of all. My salutations at the lotus-feet
of such a Guru, who has revealed such knowledge to me.
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13.
Gurur-adir-anadish-cha Guruh-param-daivatam.
Guroh-parataram nasti tasmai Shri Gurave Namah.
Gurur Guru; adir is the beginning of the universe; anadish yet, he himself is
without any beginning; Guruh - Guru ; param-daivatam the highest diety; Guroh
than the Guru; parataram higher; nasti does not exist; tasmai to that; Shri
glorious; Guruve Guru; Namah my salutations.
The Guru is the beginning of the Universe, yet he himself is without a

beginning, the Guru is the highest deity, and there is none higher than the
Guru. My reverential salutations at the lotus-feet of such a Gurudev.
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14.
Tvameva mata cha pita tvameva

tvameva bandhushcha sakha tvameva.
Tvameva vidya dravinam tvameva
tvameva sarvam mama-dev-deva.
Tvameva You alone; Mata the mother; cha and; pita-tvameva you alone are the
father; tvameva You alone; bandushcha are the brother, and; sakha tvameva you
alone are my friend; Tvameva-vidya You alone are the knowledge; dravinam
tvameva you are the wealth; tvameva sarvam you are everything for me; mamadev-deva O My ultimate God
O God! You alone are my mother, my father, my brother, and my

friend. You alone are the knowledge, my real wealth. You are everything for
me. You are verily my God alone.
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Hear the Guru Stotram by Poojya Guruji Here
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GURU STOTRAM

(Prayerful glorification of the Spiritual Teacher)

Akhand-Mandalakaram vyaptam yena characharam.

Akhand unfragmented; Mandalakaram one infinite whole; vyaptam

My Salutations to that Guru who revealed to me that Truth, which is

Agyan timir-andhasya Gyananjan Shalakaya.

Agyan - Ignorance; timir cataract; andhasya blinded; Gyananjan medicinal

My Salutations to that reverential teacher, who opened my eyes, by

Gurur-Brahma Gurur-Vishnu Gurur-Devo Maheshwarah.

Guru himself is the creator, sustainer and the destroyer. He is verily

Sthavaram jangamam vyaptam yat kinchit sacharacharam.

Sthavaram - animate; Jangamam inanimate; Vyaptam - pervades; yat that which;

My Salutations to that reverential teacher, who revealed to me that

Chinmayam Vyapi yat-sarvam trailokyam sacharacharam.

Sarva-Shruti shiro-ratna virajit-padambujah.

Sarva-Shruti Of all Vedas; Shiro-ratna crown jewel; virajit-padambujah abide

My Salutations to that reverential teacher, who is like a sun for the

Chaitanya Shashwatah shanto vyomatito niranjanah.

Chaitanya Consciousness; Shashwatah - eternal; Shanto of the very nature of

My Salutations to that reverential teacher, who is verily the eternal

Gyanshakti-samaroodhah tattwamala vibhooshitah.

My Salutations to that glorious Gurudev, who is established in

Aneka Of many; Janma births; sampraptah - accumulated; karma-bandha the

Shoshanam bhavsindhoshcha gyapanam saarsampadah.

Shoshanam drying up; Bhava-sindhosh-cha the endless sea of seeking; Gyapanam

Na Guror-adhikam tattvam na Guror-adhikam tapah.

There is no higher truth than the Guru, no higher penance than

Man-naathah Shri Jagan-nathah Mat-guru-shri jagad-guruhu.

Man-naathah My Lord; Shri Jagan-naathah is the Lord of the universe; mat-guru

My Lord is the Lord of Universe; My teacher is the teacher of the

The Guru is the beginning of the Universe, yet he himself is without a

Tvameva mata cha pita tvameva

O God! You alone are my mother, my father, my brother, and my

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