Lyrics & Translation of "guru dasakam"

[HariKrishna]

Song: guru dasakam
rAgamAlika
Composer: H.H. Sri Sankara Vijeyandra Saraswathi Swamigal
Singer: Sudha Raghunathan
CD: Samarpanam

[Rajani]

HK - let me attempt this daunting task, starting with the first few.

Sruti-smRiti-purANOkta-dharma-mArga-ratam gurum
bhaktAnAm hita-vaktAram namasyE citta-Suddhaye

For the sake of (attaining) purity of mind, I salute the Guru who delights in following the path of Dharma as said by the Vedas, Smritis and Puranas, who speaks what is good to his devotees.

advaitAnanda-bharitam sAdhUnA-mupakAriNam
sarva-SAstra-vidam SAntam namasyE citta-Suddhaye

For the sake of (attaining) purity of mind, I salute the one who is filled with the bliss of Advaita, who is the helper of good people, who knows all the scriptures and who is very calm.

karma-bhakti-jnAna-mArga-pracArE baddha-kankaNam
anugraha-pradAtAram namasyE citta-Suddhaye

For the sake of (attaining) purity of mind, I salute the one who has taken the vow to establish (the practices of) the paths of action, devotion and knowlegde and who is the giver of grace.

[Rajani]

bhagavat-pAda-pAdAbja-vinivESita-cEtasah
SrI candra-SEkhara-gurOh prasAdO mayi jAyatAm

May the grace of Sri Chandrasekhara Guru, whose mind is fixed at the lotus-feet of Adi Sankara, be towards me.

Harikrishna - can you confirm if this is indeed the work you seek? I shall post the remaining six verses then.

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Rajani.
Your translation is just superb.
May AdiShankara bless you.

[HariKrishna]

Rajani, yes, this is the one. Please continue, and t hank you so much.

[Rajani]

Thank you Savitri-ji, and Hari. Here are the next few:

kshEtra-tIrtha-kathAbhijnah saccidAnanda-vigrahah
candraSEkharavaryO mE sannidhattAm sadA hRdi

May the eminent Sri Chandrashekara , who knows all the legends of the various holy places and holy waters and who embodies "sat-cit-Ananda", always be present in (my) heart.

pOshaNE vEda-SAstrANAm datta-citta-maharniSam
kSEtra-yAtrA-ratam vandE sadgurum candra-SEkharam

I salute the true Guru Sri Chandrasekhara, who has given his thoughts ,night and day, to the protection and nurturing of Vedas and Shastras, and who enjoys going on pligrimages to various holy places.

vEdajnAn vEda-bhAshyajnAn karttum yasya samudyamah
gurur yasya mahAdevah tam vandE candra-SEkharam

I salute Guru Sri Chandrasekhara, whose untiring efforts have been to make Vedic scholars knowledgeable in the meanings/commentaries of the Vedas, and whose Guru is Sri Mahadevendra Saraswati.

[Rajani]

And the last three:

maNi-vAcaka-gOdAdi-bhakti-vAg-amRtair-bhRSam
bAlAnAm bhagavad-bhaktim vardhayantam gurum bhajE

I praise the Guru who helps children's devotion to God grow very well, with the (help of the) waters/nectar namely the devotional outpourings of Andal and Manikkavachakar (Tiruppavai and Tiruvembavai)

laghUpadESair nAstikya-bhAva-mardana-kovidam
Sivam smita-mukham Santam praNatOsmi jagad-gurum

I salute the Jagadguru, who is beneficial, has a smiling face, is calm and is adept at destroying atheistic feelings with his simple Upadesas(teachings.)

vinayEna prArthayEham vidyAm bOdhaya mE guRO
mArga-manyam na jAnE(a)ham bhavantam SaraNam gatah

O Guru! I beseech you with humility, instruct me about the true knowledge. I have sought refuge in you and know no other way.

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Rajani,
With your translation,the shloka is 'kadaLI pAka'
and please, no 'ji' for me!

[rshankar]

Rajani - absolutely wonderful...I have to savor this slowly to understand it better. Thank you!

[Rajani]

Thank you, Savitri and Ravi!

To think the youngest Acharya composed it when he was all of 14!( I have a cutting of these verses from an old issue of Gnanabhumi, dated circa. 1984, with these verses.)

[HariKrishna]

Thank you!