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Chants<br />
Following are some chants saluting the<br />
Guru from the Sivananda Chant Book<br />
courtesy of Tia Sinha.<br />
brahmaanandam paramsukhadam kevalam gyaanamurtim<br />
dvandvaateetam gagansadrisham<br />
tattvamasyaadilakshyam<br />
ekam nityam vimalamachalam sarvadheesaakshibhootam<br />
bhaavaateetam trigunarahitam<br />
sadgurum tam namaami<br />
Embodiment of supreme bliss, bestower of bliss, embodiment of the highest wisdom,<br />
unaffected by pairs of opposites, vast and accommodative as space,<br />
whose teaching is based on the statement, That Thou Art,<br />
one without a second, eternal, pure and unmoving, the witness,<br />
beyond our common thinking, possessing not the three qualities,<br />
I offer all my efforts to that Teacher.<br />
chaitanyam shaashvatam shaantam niraakaaram niranjanam ?<br />
naadabindu kalaateetam tasmai shree gurve namah<br />
Consciousness, eternal, peaceful, formless, taintless,<br />
beyond space and sound, I offer all my efforts to that Teacher.<br />
agyyaana timiraandhasya gyaanaanjan shalaakayaa<br />
chakshurunmeeleetam yena tasmai shree gurve namah<br />
The embodiment of prosperity, who has opened, with the anointing stick of knowledge,<br />
my eyes blinded by ignorance, I offer all my efforts to that Teacher.<br />
dhyaanamoolam gurormoortim poojaamoolam gurorpadam<br />
mantramoolam gurorvaakyam mokshamoolam gurorkripaa<br />
The Guru’s form (or image) is to be meditated upon first,<br />
the feet of the Guru should be worshipped first,<br />
the Guru’s words should be regarded as mantra or Gospel Truth<br />
and the Guru’s grace will bestow liberation on us.<br />
gururbrahmaa gururvishnuh gururdevo maheshwarah<br />
gurusaakshaat param brahma tasmai shree gurve namah<br />
Creator, sustainer, destroyer,<br />
the absolute supreme reality, I offer all my efforts to that Teacher.<br />
46<br />
om sahanaavavatu, sahanau bhunaktu sahaveeryam karavaavahai<br />
tejasvinaa vadheetamastu maa vidhvishaavahai<br />
om shaantih shaantih shaantih<br />
May the Lord indeed, protect both (teacher and me) of us.<br />
May he indeed nourish both of us.<br />
May we together acquire the capacity to study and understand the scriptures.<br />
May our study be brilliant.<br />
May we not disagree with each other.
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