UÀÄgÀÄ CµÀÖPÀªÀiï

ಜನ್಺ಾನ್ ೇಕಶತ ೈಃ ಸದ಺ದರಯುಜ಺ ಭಕ್ತ್಺ಾ ಸಮ಺ರ಺ಧಿತ ೇ

ಭಕ್ತ್ ೈರ ೈದಿಕಲಕ್ಷಣ ೇನ ವಿಧಿನ್಺ ಸನುುಷ್ಟ ಈಶೈಃ ಸವಯಮ್ ।
ಸ಺ಕ್ಷ಺ತ್ ಶ್ರೇಗುರುರ ಩ಮೇತ್ಯ ಕೃ಩ಯ಺ ದೃಗ ಗೇಚರೈಃ ಸನ್ ಩ರಭುೈಃ
ತ್ತ್ುವಂ ಸ಺ಧು ವಿಬ ೇಧಯ ತ಺ರಯತಿ ತ಺ನ್ ಸಂಸ಺ರದುೈಃಖ಺ರ್ೈರ಺ತ್ ॥

ಶರೇರಂ ಸುರ ಩ಂ ತ್ಥ಺ ರ಺ ಕಲತ್ರಂ

ಯಶಶ್಺ಾರು ಚಿತ್ರಂ ಧನಂ ಮೇರುತ್ುಲಯಮ್ ।
ಮನಶ್ ಾೇನನ ಲಗನಂ ಗುರ ೇರಂಘ್ರರ಩ದ ೇ
ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಂ ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಂ ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಂ ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಮ್ ॥ 1॥

ಕಲತ್ರಂ ಧನಂ ಩ುತ್ರಪೌತ಺ರದಿ ಸರ್ೈಂ

ಗೃಹಂ ಬ಺ನಧರ಺ೈಃ ಸರ್ೈಮೇತ್ದಿಧ ಜ಺ತ್ಮ್ ।
ಮನಶ್ ಾೇನನ ಲಗನಂ ಗುರ ೇರಂಘ್ರರ಩ದ ೇ
ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಂ ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಂ ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಂ ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಮ್ ॥ 2॥

ಷ್ಡಂಗ಺ದಿರ ೇದ ೇ ಮುಖ ೇ ಶ್಺ಸರವಿದ಺ಯ

ಕವಿತ಺ವದಿ ಗದಯಂ ಸು಩ದಯಂ ಕರ ೇತಿ ।
ಮನಶ್ ಾೇನನ ಲಗನಂ ಗುರ ೇರಂಘ್ರರ಩ದ ೇ
ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಂ ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಂ ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಂ ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಮ್ ॥ 3॥

ವಿದ ೇಶ್ ೇಷ್ು ಮ಺ನಯೈಃ ಸವದ ೇಶ್ ೇಷ್ು ಧನಯೈಃ

ಸದ಺ಚ಺ರರ್ೃತ ುೇಷ್ು ಮತ ುೇ ನ ಚ಺ನಯೈಃ ।
ಮನಶ್ ಾೇನನ ಲಗನಂ ಗುರ ೇರಂಘ್ರರ಩ದ ೇ
ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಂ ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಂ ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಂ ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಮ್ ॥ 4॥

ಕ್ಷಮ಺ಮಂಡಲ ೇ ಭ ಩ಭ ಪ಺ಲಬೃನ್ ್ ೈಃ
ಸದ಺ ಸ ೇವಿತ್ಂ ಯಸಯ ಪ಺ದ಺ರವಿನ್ಮ್ ।
ಮನಶ್ ಾೇನನ ಲಗನಂ ಗುರ ೇರಂಘ್ರರ಩ದ ೇ
ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಂ ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಂ ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಂ ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಮ್ ॥ 5॥

ಯಶ್ ೇ ಮೇ ಗತ್ಂ ದಿಕ್ಷು ದ಺ನ಩ರತ಺ಪ಺-

ಜಜಗದವಸುು ಸರ್ೈಂ ಕರ ೇ ಯತ್ರಸ಺ದ಺ತ್ ।
ಮನಶ್ ಾೇನನ ಲಗನಂ ಗುರ ೇರಂಘ್ರರ಩ದ ೇ
ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಂ ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಂ ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಂ ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಮ್ ॥ 6॥

ನ ಭ ೇಗ ೇ ನ ಯೇಗ ೇ ನ ರ಺ ರ಺ಜಿರ಺ಜೌ
ನ ಕ್ತ್಺ನ್಺ುಮುಖ ೇ ನ್ ರ್ ವಿತ ುೇಷ್ು ಚಿತ್ುಮ್ ।
ಮನಶ್ ಾೇನನ ಲಗನಂ ಗುರ ೇರಂಘ್ರರ಩ದ ೇ
ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಂ ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಂ ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಂ ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಮ್ ॥ 7॥
ಅರಣ ಯೇ ನ ರ಺ ಸವಸಯ ಗ ೇಹ ೇ ನ ಕ್ತ್಺ರ್ೇೈ
ನ ದ ೇಹ ೇ ಮನ್ ೇ ರ್ತ್ೈತ ೇ ಮೇ ತ್ವನರ್ಘಯೇೈ ।
ಮನಶ್ ಾೇನನ ಲಗನಂ ಗುರ ೇರಂಘ್ರರ಩ದ ೇ
ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಂ ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಂ ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಂ ತ್ತ್ೈಃ ಕಮ್ ॥ 8॥

ಗುರ ೇರಷ್ಟಕಂ ಯೈಃ ಩ಠ ೇತ್ು಩ರ್ಯದ ೇಹೇ

ಯತಿಭ ೈ಩ತಿಬರೈಹಾಚ಺ರೇ ಚ ಗ ೇಹೇ ।
ಲಭ ೇದ಺ವಂಛಿತ಺ರ್ೈಂ ಩ದಂ ಬರಹಾಸಂಜ್ಞಂ
ಗುರ ೇರುಕುರ಺ಕ್ತ್ ಯೇ ಮನ್ ೇ ಯಸಯ ಲಗನಮ್ ॥

Shri Adi Sankaracharya’s Guru Ashtakam

Meaning:
The Supreme Lord, moved by the devout and reverential homage of his
disciples in accord with scriptural prescriptions in countless former births,
incarnates out of compassion in the form of a Guru; he thereby
comes within the orbit of sight, freely transmits to them the wisdom
concerning Ultimate Reality, and enables them to cross over the ocean of
sorrowful samsara, the realm of conditioned existence.

Even if you have a pretty body, a beautiful wife,

Great fame and mountain like money,
If your mind does not bow at the Guru’s feet,
What is the use? What is the use? And What is the use?

Even if you have a wife, wealth, children grand children.

House , relations and are born in a great family,
If your mind does not bow at the Guru’s feet,
What is the use? What is the use? And What is the use?
Even if you are an expert in six angas and the four Vedas,
And an expert in writing good prose and poems,
If your mind does not bow at the Guru’s feet,
What is the use? What is the use? And What is the use?

Even if you are considered great abroad, rich in your own place,
And greatly regarded in virtues and life,
If your mind does not bow at the Guru’s feet,
What is the use? What is the use? And What is the use?

Even if you are a king of a great region,

And is served by kings and great kings,
If your mind does not bow at the Guru’s feet,
What is the use? What is the use? And What is the use?

Even if your fame has spread all over,

And the entire world is with you because of charity and fame,
If your mind does not bow at the Guru’s feet,
What is the use? What is the use? And What is the use?

Even if you do not concentrate your mind,

On passion, Yoga, fire sacrifice,
Or in the pleasure from the wife
Or in the affairs of wealth,
If your mind does not bow at the Guru’s feet,
What is the use? What is the use? And What is the use?

Even if your mind stays away in the forest,

Or in the house, Or In duties or in great thoughts
If your mind does not bow at the Guru’s feet,
What is the use? What is the use? And What is the use?

Result of Reading:
That blessed one who reads this octet to the Guru,
Be he a saint, king, bachelor or householder
If his mind gets attached to the words of the Guru,
He would get the great gift of attainment of Brahman.