{"id":867,"date":"2014-08-10T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2014-08-10T12:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/?p=867"},"modified":"2014-08-10T12:44:29","modified_gmt":"2014-08-10T16:44:29","slug":"echo-from-the-cave-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/index.php\/2014\/08\/echo-from-the-cave-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Echo from The Cave: 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sat July 12th, 2014 9:50pm Manhattan, NYC\"DSC_0391\"<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

On the\u00a0occasion\u00a0of Gurup\u016br\u1e47im\u0101<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

ETYMOLOGY:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

The syllable “gu” should signify darkness;
\n<\/em>the syllable “ru” should signify the interrupter of it.
\n<\/em>Because he is the interrupter of darkness,
\n<\/em>he is considered \u201cguru\u201d.
\n<\/em>-Advayataraka Upanishad \u00a0verse 16<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
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Translated by Sanatana<\/div>\n

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\nTo my Dearest Beloved,<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

SALUTATION:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n


\nGURU STOTRAM<\/em><\/strong>
\n(A Hymn To The Spiritual Teacher)<\/em><\/p>\n

Akha\u1e47\u1e0dama\u1e47\u1e0dal\u0101k\u0101ra\u1e43 vy\u0101pta\u1e43 yena car\u0101cara\u1e43 |
\nTatpada\u1e43 dar\u015bita\u1e43 yena tasmai \u015br\u012bgurave nama\u1e25 ||1||<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 Salutations to the holy Guru,
\nwho pervades the movable and immovable (animals and plants) with flawless perfection,
\nand who reveals the truth of the word \u201cTat (That, Truth)\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n


\n<\/i><\/p>\n

Aj\u00f1\u0101natimir\u0101ndhasya j\u00f1\u0101n\u0101\u00f1jana\u015bal\u0101kay\u0101 |
\n<\/em><\/strong>Cak\u1e63urunm\u012blita\u1e43 yena tasmai \u015br\u012bgurave nama\u1e25 ||2||<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 Salutations to the holy Guru,
\nwho opens the eyes of those blinded in the darkness of ignorance,
\napplying with a stick the eyewash of true knowledge.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Gurur brahm\u0101 gurur vi\u1e63\u1e47ur gurur devo mahe\u015bvara\u1e25 |
\nGuruss\u0101k\u1e63\u0101t param brahma tasmai \u015br\u012bgurave nama\u1e25 ||3||<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0The Guru is Brahm\u0101 (the creator), the Guru is Vi\u1e63\u1e47u (the sustainer),
\nand the Guru is divine Mahe\u015bvara (\u015aiva, the destroyer).
\nThe Guru is verily Para Brahman (the supreme principle of the universe).
\nSalutations to that holy Guru.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Sth\u0101vara\u1e43 ja\u1e45gama\u1e43 vy\u0101pta\u1e43 yatki\u00f1cit sacar\u0101caram |
\n<\/em><\/strong>Tatpada\u1e43 dar\u015bita\u1e43 yena tasmai \u015br\u012bgurave nama\u1e25 ||4||<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Salutations to the holy Guru,
\nwho pervades all animate and inanimate beings,
\nincluding the movable and immovable (animals and plants),
\nand who reveals the truth of the word \u201cTat (That, Truth)\u201d.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Cinmaya\u1e43 vy\u0101pi yatsarva\u1e43 trailokya\u1e43 sacar\u0101caram |
\nTatpada\u1e43 dar\u015bita\u1e43 yena tasmai \u015br\u012bgurave nama\u1e25 ||5||<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 Salutations to the holy Guru,
\nwho pervades everything in the three worlds (heaven, earth, and hell),
\nincluding the movable and immovable (animals and plants),\u2028 as the Pure Consciousness,
\nand who reveals the truth of the word \u201cTat (That, Truth)\u201d.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Sarva-\u015bruti\u015biroratna-vir\u0101jita-pad\u0101mbuja\u1e25 |
\nVed\u0101nt\u0101mbujas\u016bryo ya\u1e25 tasmai \u015br\u012bgurave nama\u1e25 ||6||<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 Salutations to the holy Guru,
\nwhose lotus feet are adorned with the crown jewel of all Veda,
\nand who is the sun which nourishes the lotus of Ved\u0101nta.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Caitanya\u1e25 \u015b\u0101\u015bvata\u1e25 \u015b\u0101nto vyom\u0101t\u012bto nira\u00f1jana\u1e25 |
\nBindun\u0101dakal\u0101t\u012bta\u1e25 tasmai \u015br\u012bgurave nama\u1e25 ||7||<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 Salutations to the holy Guru,
\nwho is the Pure Consciousness, everlasting, tranquil, beyond space, completely pure,
\nand who transcends the bindu (the origin of creation),
\nn\u0101da (the subtle vibration at the beginning of creation)
\nand kal\u0101 (the parts manifested in gross forms out of creation).
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

J\u00f1\u0101na-\u015bakti-sam\u0101r\u016b\u1e0dha\u1e25 tattva-m\u0101l\u0101-vibh\u016b\u1e63ita\u1e25 |<\/strong>
\nBhukti-mukti-prad\u0101t\u0101 ca tasmai \u015br\u012b-gurave nama\u1e25 ||8||<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0Salutations to the holy Guru,
\nwho is equipped with true knowledge and power,
\nwho is adorned with the garland of True Existence, and who bestows joy and liberation.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Anekajanma-sampr\u0101pta-karmabandha-vid\u0101hine |
\n\u0100tmaj\u00f1\u0101na-prad\u0101nena tasmai \u015br\u012bgurave nama\u1e25 ||9||<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Salutations to the holy Guru,
\nwho burns away the bondage of karma, which have accumulated over countless lives,
\nby bestowing the true knowledge of the Self (\u0100tman).
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u015ao\u1e63a\u1e47a\u1e43 bhavasindho\u015bca j\u00f1\u0101pana\u1e43 s\u0101rasampada\u1e25 |
\nGuro\u1e25 p\u0101dodaka\u1e43 samyak tasmai \u015br\u012bgurave nama\u1e25 ||10||<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 The water with which the feet of the Guru are washed truly dries up the ocean of worldly existence and makes known the true essence of prosperity.
\nSalutations to that holy Guru.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Na guroradhika\u1e43 tattva\u1e43 na guroradhika\u1e43 tapa\u1e25 |<\/strong>
\nTattvaj\u00f1\u0101n\u0101t para\u1e43 n\u0101sti tasmai \u015br\u012bgurave nama\u1e25 ||11||<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 There is no truth higher than the Guru, no tapas (purifying heat) higher than the Guru.
\nNothing is higher than the knowledge of True Existence.
\nSalutations to that holy Guru.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Mann\u0101tha\u1e25 \u015br\u012bjagann\u0101tha\u1e25 madguru \u015br\u012bjagadguru\u1e25 |<\/strong>
\nMad\u0101tm\u0101 sarvabh\u016bt\u0101tm\u0101 tasmai \u015br\u012bgurave nama\u1e25 ||12||<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 My Lord is the holy Lord of the universe, Jagann\u0101tha;
\nmy Guru is the holy Master of the universe, Jagadguru;
\nand my Self (\u0100tman) is the Self of all beings.
\nSalutations to that holy Guru.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Gurur\u0101diran\u0101di\u015bca guru\u1e25 paramadaivatam |<\/strong>
\nGuro\u1e25 paratara\u1e43 n\u0101sti tasmai \u015br\u012bgurave nama\u1e25 ||13||<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 The Guru is both the beginning and without beginning,
\nthe Guru is the highest deity, and nothing is higher than the Guru.
\nSalutations to that holy Guru.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2028Tvameva m\u0101t\u0101 ca pit\u0101 tvameva\u2028tvameva bandhu\u015bca sakh\u0101 tvameva |
\nTvameva vidy\u0101 dravi\u1e47a\u1e43 tvameva\u2028tvameva sarva\u1e43 mama deva deva\u00a0 ||14||<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 You alone are my mother, you alone are my father;
\nyou alone are my family, you alone are my friend;
\nyou alone are true knowledge, you alone are wealth;
\nyou alone are everything to me, oh, God.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
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Translated by Sanatana
\n\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I humbly bow down
\nto the lotus feet of the most revered Gurudev<\/em>,
\nmy Dearest Beloved<\/strong><\/div>\n

<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Sat July 12th, 2014 9:50pm Manhattan, NYC On the\u00a0occasion\u00a0of Gurup\u016br\u1e47im\u0101 ETYMOLOGY: The syllable “gu” should signify darkness; the syllable “ru” should signify the interrupter of it. Because he is the interrupter of darkness, he is considered \u201cguru\u201d. -Advayataraka Upanishad \u00a0verse 16 \u00a0\u00a0 Translated by Sanatana   To my Dearest Beloved, SALUTATION: GURU STOTRAM (A Hymn […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=867"}],"version-history":[{"count":45,"href":"https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1011,"href":"https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867\/revisions\/1011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}