% Text title            : Offering to Sri Gururaja gururAjopahAraH
% File name             : gururAjopahAraH.itx
% Category              : deities\_misc, gurudev, aShTaka
% Location              : doc\_deities\_misc
% Transliterated by     : P R Kannan
% Proofread by          : P R Kannan
% Translated by         : P R Kannan
% Latest update         : May 18, 2023
% Send corrections to   : sanskrit at cheerful dot c om
%
% This text is prepared by volunteers and is to be used for personal study 
% and research. The file is not to be copied or reposted for promotion of 
% any website or individuals or for commercial purpose without permission. 
% Please help to maintain respect for volunteer spirit.
%
\documentstyle[11pt,multicol,itrans]{article}
#include=ijag.inc
#endwordvowel=.h
\portraitwide
\parindent=100pt                
\let\usedvng=\Largedvng      % for 1 column     
\pagenumbering{itrans} 
\def\engtitle#1{\hrule\medskip\centerline{\LARGE #1}}
\def\itxtitle#1{\medskip\centerline{\LARGEdvng #1}\medskip\hrule}
\def\endtitles{\medskip\obeyspaceslines}
%%
\begin{document}
\engtitle{.. Offering to Sri Gururaja shrIgururAjopahAraH ..}##
\itxtitle{.. shrIgururAjopahAraH ..}##\endtitles ##
     sha~NkarAMsha bhUmasha~NkarAryapIThasadgurUn
           shuddhasatvabhAsurAn suvartmanItabhUsurAn |
     sarvabhUtasaukhyadAn kShamAkarAn yatIshvarAn
           kA~nchikAmakoTipIThadeshikAnahaM bhaje || 1||##
I worship the Gurus of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, the Sadgurus of the Peetham of the glorious Shankaracharya, the part of Shiva; shining with pure Satva; leading brahmanas on the right path; bestowing happiness on all beings; ever showing patience and compassion towards people; chief among Yatis.
##
     tAramantraniShThitAMshcha sha~NkarapratiShThitA-
           .advaitabhAvabhAvukAn mudAkarAn kR^ipAkarAn |
     ShaNmataprakAshakAn shivAparAMstapodhanAn
           kA~nchikAmakoTipIThadeshikAnahaM bhaje || 2||##
I worship the Gurus of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, who are established in Omkara mantra; who are emotionally attached to the principle of Advaita established by Adi Shankaracharya; who bestow happiness and compassion; who light up the six modes of worship (established by Adi Shankara, viz. Ganapatyam, Shaivam, Vaishnavam, Shaktam, Souram and Koumaram); who are dedicated to Devi; whose wealth is tapas (austerity).
##
     tAnanityanityavastubhedavedimAnasAn
           aihikasya chetarasya bhogabhAgadUragAn |
     nirjitAntarindriyAMstrikAlavedinashshubhAn
           kA~nchikAmakoTipIThadeshikAnahaM bhaje || 3||##
I worship the Gurus of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, whose minds perceive the difference between things transient and eternal; who are at a distance from pleasures of this world and the next; who have conquered the internal organs of cognition; the auspicious Gurus, who are aware of the three time periods - past, present and future.
##
     shAsitAkShasaindhavAn sushiShTabuddhisArathIn
           tyaktakarmavibhramAn yathAvidhi prashAntigAn |
     dvandvasAmyaniShThitAn prahR^iShTamAnasAn gurUn
           kA~nchikAmakoTipIThadeshikAnahaM bhaje || 4||##
I worship the Gurus of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, who have controlled the external sense organs galloping like horses; who are charioteers for the intellects of disciplined people; who have abandoned the mesh of karma as per Shastras; who have attained the Supreme Shanti (peace); who are established in equanimity between opposing dualities; whose minds are joyful.
##
     doShadarshinashcha vAsanAdinItavastuShu
           shrIgurUpadeshavedashIrShavAkyabhAvukAn |
     nityamokShanirbharAn phalaikasa~NganispR^ihAn
           kA~nchikAmakoTipIThadeshikAnahaM bhaje || 5||##
I worship the Gurus of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, who perceive the blemish in things to which mental tendencies lead; who are attached to the statements of Upanishads, the crest of Vedas, as taught by Guru; ever focused on Moksha; with detachment to fruits of actions.
##
     brahmavastudarshinaH prapa~nchabhUtasa~nchaye
           sarvabhUtamAtmani praviShTameva bhAvinaH |
     kAmaroShalobhamohavargaShaTkamochitAn
           kA~nchikAmakoTipIThadeshikAnahaM bhaje || 6||##
I worship the Gurus of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, who perceive only Brahman in the multitude of beings in the universe; who consider all beings as having entered into their own Atma; who release devotees from the clutches of the six enemies, viz. desire, anger, greed, delusion, conceit and jealousy. 
##
     brahmadaNDamaNDitAn vibhUtibhAsurA~NgakAn
           vyuptakesharAjitAn kaShAyachelashobhitAn |
     kuNDikAlasatkarAn supAdukAvibhUShaNAn
           kA~nchikAmakoTipIThadeshikAnahaM bhaje || 7||##
I worship the Gurus of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, who are decorated by Brahmadanda, whose limbs shine with sacred ashes (Vibhuti), who are adorned with shaven heads, who are splendid in saffron robes, whose hands shine with water-pot (Kamandalu) and whose ornaments are auspicious Padukas (footwear).
##
     rAjamaulikIrapa~njarAnparAtmapUjakAn
           shrIpurAdhidevatAchakorachandratallajAn |
     brahmalokamArgabhAnumaNDalaprabhedakAn
           kA~nchikAmakoTipIThadeshikAnahaM bhaje || 8||##
I worship the Gurus of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, who are cages for the parrots of the crowns of kings (i.e. kings always prostrate to the Gurus); who worship Paramatma; who are the best among the chakora birds longing for the moon of Maha Tripurasundari, the chief of Sripuram (chakora birds drink only the nectar from moon’s rays and nothing else); who break through the Surya Mandala on the way to Brahmaloka.

Encoded, proofread, and translated by P. R. Kannan

\medskip\hrule\obeylines

Please send corrections to sanskrit at cheerful dot c om
Last updated \today
https://sanskritdocuments.org

\end{document}