GURU ŚLOKA गुरु श्लोक – Sanskrit Mantra, Transliteration and Translation

GURU ŚLOKA गुरु श्लोक

gurur-brahmā gurur-viṣṇuh gurur-devo maheshvaraha |

guruh sākṣāt param-brahma tasmai śrī gurave namaha || 

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. 

dhyāna-mūlam guror-mūrtih pūjā-mūlam guror-padam |

mantra-mūlam guror-vākyam mokṣa-mūlam guror-kripā ||

The basis of my meditation is the image of my Guru, that of my worship his feet. I derive my mantra from his word, my salvation through his grace.

2 Verses from SRI GURU STOTRAM (GURU VANDANAM)