Sunday, July 11, 2021

Guru - all vibhaktis

गुरुरेव गतिः गुरुमेव भजे
गुरुणैव सहास्मि नमो गुरवे |
न गुरोः परमं शिशुरस्मि गुरोः
मतिरस्ति गुरौ मम पाहि गुरो ||

gurureva gatiḥ gurumeva bhaje
guruṇaiva sahāsmi namo gurave |
na guroḥ paramaṁ śiśurasmi guroḥ
matirasti gurau mama pāhi guro ||i

This śloka to Guru in anuṣtup metre has all the seven vibhaktis and sambodhana for singular - eka vaćana and in the sequential order so that one can memorize all the vibhaktis for Guru.

Guru is my refuge (Guru as karta - prathama)
I worship only Guru (Guru as object of worship - dvitiya)
I am always with Guru ("with" - tritiya)
Salutations to Guru ("to" - chaturthi)
Nothing greater than Guru ("than", from - pañchami)
I am child of Guru ("of" - ṣaṣṭi)
My intellect is in Guru ("in" - saptami)  
Save me, O Guru (addressing Guru - sambodhana)

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