ध्यानमूलं गुरोर्मूर्तिः पूजामूलं गुरोः पदम् । मन्त्रमूलं गुरोर्वाक्यं मोक्षमूलं गुरोः कृपा ॥
Dhyanamoolam Guror Murtih Pujamoolam Guroh Padam, Mantramoolam Guror Vakyam Mokshamoolam Guroh Kripa
Meaning The Guru's form is the root of meditation, the Guru's feet are the root of worship, the Guru's word is the root of mantra, and the Guru's grace is the root of liberation.
चित्रं वटतरोर्मूले वृद्धाः शिष्या गुरुर्युवा । गुरोस्तु मौनं व्याख्यानं शिष्यास्तु छिन्नसंशयाः ॥
Chitram Vatataror Moole Vriddhah Shishya Gurur Yuva, Gurosthu Maunam Vyakhyanam Shishyasthu Chhinnasanshayah. The verse depicting Lord Dakshinamurthy under the banyan tree
Meaning What a wonder — at the foot of the banyan tree, the disciples are old and the Guru is young; the Guru's teaching is silence, yet the disciples' doubts are completely resolved.
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अनन्तसंसारसमुद्रतार नौकायिताभ्यां गुरुभक्तिदाभ्याम् । वैराग्यसाम्राज्यदपूजनाभ्यां नमो नमः श्रीगुरुपादुकाभ्याम् ॥
Anantasamsarasamudratara Naukayitabhyam Gurubhaktidabhyam, Vairagyasamrajyadapujanabhyam Namo Namah Shri Gurupadukabhyam. From Adi Shankaracharya's Guru Paduka Stotram
Meaning Salutations again and again to the holy sandals of the Guru, which serve as a boat to cross the ocean of worldly existence and grant devotion and the empire of renunciation.
गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुः गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः । गुरुः साक्षात् परं ब्रह्म तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥
Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnuh Gurur Devo Maheshwarah, Guruh Sakshat Param Brahma Tasmai Shri Gurave Namah
Meaning The Guru is Brahma, the Guru is Vishnu, the Guru is Lord Maheshwara; the Guru is verily the Supreme Brahman itself — salutations to that revered Guru.
Navgraha Mantras
ॐ गुरुदेवाय विद्महे परब्रह्मणे धीमहि । तन्नो गुरुः प्रचोदयात् ॥
Om Gurudevaya Vidmahe Parabrahmane Dhimahi, Tanno Guruh Prachodayat
Meaning We know the divine teacher; we meditate on the Supreme Brahman; may the Guru inspire our intellect.
अखण्डमण्डलाकारं व्याप्तं येन चराचरम् । तत्पदं दर्शितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥
Akhandamandalakaram Vyaptam Yena Characharam, Tatpadam Darshitam Yena Tasmai Shri Gurave Namah
Meaning He who pervades the entire universe like an unbroken circle, and who revealed that supreme state — salutations to that Guru.
अज्ञानतिमिरान्धस्य ज्ञानाञ्जनशलाकया । चक्षुरुन्मीलितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥
Ajnanatimirandhasya Jnananjanashalakaya, Chakshurunmilitam Yena Tasmai Shri Gurave Namah
Meaning He who opened the eyes blinded by the darkness of ignorance with the collyrium-stick of knowledge — salutations to that Guru.
ॐ नमः प्रणवार्थाय शुद्धज्ञानैकमूर्तये । निर्मलाय प्रशान्ताय दक्षिणामूर्तये नमः ॥
Om Namah Pranavarthaya Shuddhajnanaikamurtaye, Nirmalaya Prashantaya Dakshinamurtaye Namah. A traditional invocation of Dakshinamurthy, Shiva as the cosmic Guru
Meaning Salutations to the meaning of the syllable Om, the embodiment of pure knowledge, the stainless, ever-peaceful Dakshinamurthy.
गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुर्गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः । गुरुः साक्षात् परब्रह्म तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥
Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnur Gururdevo Maheshvarah, Guruh Sakshat Parabrahma Tasmai Shri Gurave Namah
Meaning The Guru is Brahma, the Guru is Vishnu, the Guru is Lord Maheshwara; the Guru is verily the Supreme Brahman itself — salutations to that Guru.
