Guru Paduka Stotram is a powerful chant that enables one to become receptive to the Guru's Grace. Written by Sri Adi Shankara, the chant extols the virtues of surrendering to the Guru, by which one can attain to the ultimate.
Lyrics and translation:
Anantha samsaara samudhra thaara
naukaayithaabhyaam guru bhakthidhaabhyaam
vairaagya saamraajyadha poojanaabhyaam
namo namah shri guru paadhukaabhyaam
In this endless ocean of cyclical creation…
Devotion for the Guru - the boat that can sail across,
Devotion that establishes a state of worship-worthy dispassion…
I bow down, I surrender, at my Guru’s sacred feet!
kavithva vaaraashi nishaa karaabhyaam
dhaurbhaagya dhaavaambudha maalikaabhyaam
dhoorikrithaa namra vipatthathibhyaam
namo namah shri guru paadhukaabhyaam
Like a glistening reflection of the moon, in the ocean of perceptive knowledge.
Like a garland of rain bearing clouds, that extinguish fires of ignorance.
A dispeller of adversities for anyone who surrenders…
I bow down, I surrender, at my Guru’s sacred feet!
nathaa yayoh shripathithaam sameeyuhu
kadhaachidhapyaashu dharidhravaryaaha
mookaashcha vaachaspathithaam hi thaabhyaam
namo namah shri guru paadhukaabhyaam
Those who surrendered, have been truly transformed.
Like the poor who turned into the exceptionally rich,
Like the mute who turned into eloquent speakers…
I bow down, I surrender, at my Guru’s sacred feet!
naaleekaneekaasha padhaahruthaabhyaam
naanaa vimohaadhi nivaarikaabhyaam
namajjana abHeesHta thathipradhaabhyaam
namo namah shri guru paadhukaabhyaam
Captivating, like the beauty of a lotus flower…
Liberating, from desires unconscious…
Those who surrendered, have realised the greatest of desires…
I bow down, I surrender, at my Guru’s sacred feet!
nrupaali mauli vrajarathna kaanthi
saridh viraaja jjhashakanyakaabhyaam
nrupathvadhaabhyaam natha loka pankthehe
namo namah shri guru paadhukaabhyaam
Magnificent, like a radiating jewel in a king’s crown…
Resplendent, like a mighty river where celestials dwell…
The world has always honoured those who have surrendered.
I bow down, i surrender, at my Guru’s sacred feet!
paapaandhakaara arka paramparaabhyaam
thaapathraya aheendhra khageshvaraabhyaam
jaadyaabdhi samshoshana vaadavaabhyaam
namo namah shri guru paadhukaabhyaam
Like a mighty sun that dispels darkness of ignorance…
Like a mighty eagle to the serpent lord of cyclical creation…
This devotion, a magnanimous fire that dries out oceans of inertia.
I bow down, I surrender, at my Guru’s sacred feet!
shamaadhi shatka pradha vaibhavaabhyaam
samaadhi dhaana vratha dheekshithaabhyaam
ramaa dhavaanghree sthira bhakthidhaabhyaam
namo namah shri guru paadhukaabhyaam
Such devotion endows the six essential qualities like equanimity…
Which vow to bestow the experience of ultimate silence…
And blesses a seeker with unwavering devotion.
I bow down, I surrender, at my Guru’s sacred feet!
svaarchaa paraanaam akhileshtadhaabhyaam
svaahaa sahaayaaksha dhurandharaabhyaam
svaanthaacHa bhaava pradhapoojanaabhyaam
namo namah shri guru paadhukaabhyaam
Fulfilling desires of all those in selfless action…
removing obstacles for one who has surrendered…
Always available to those in a state of offering.
I bow down, I surrender, at my Guru’s sacred feet!
kaamaadhi sarpa vraja gaarudaabhyaam
viveka vairaagya nidhi pradhaabhyaam
bhodha pradhaabhyaam dhrutha mokshadhaabhyaam
namo namah shri guru paadhukaabhyaam
This devotion, a mighty eagle to the entangling serpent of desire…
A bestower of treasures like perception and dispassion,
And of the knowledge that leads to liberation…
I bow down, I surrender, at my Guru’s sacred feet!
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