% Text title            : Guru Ashtakam
% File name             : gurvaShTakam3.itx
% Category              : deities\_misc, aShTaka
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% Author                : gAyatrisvarUpa brahmachari
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|| shrIgaNeshAya namaH ||
aj~nAnanAshakaM vandyaM pUjyapAda saroruham |
mokShadaM j~nAnadAtAraM praNamAmi guruM param || 1||
     saMsArasAgarAt shIghramuddhartumAgataM prabhum |
     shiShyAya j~nAnadaM pUjyaM praNamAmi guruM param || 2||
kaivalyaj~nAnamUrtishcha tattvamasyAdi vAkyadam |
mokShArthaparamAdhAraM praNamAmi guruM param || 3||
     Aj~nAchakre sthitaM nityaM dvidalaM raktavarNakam |
     dvayakSharaM haMsarUpAkhyaM praNamAmi guruM param || 4||
brahmA viShNushcha rudrashcha gurureva na saMshayaH |
sachchidAnandarUpaM tvAM praNamAmi guruM param || 5||
     asArarUpasaMsArAduddhR^itya paramaM padam |
     tattvadaM brahmarUpaM tvAM praNamAmi guruM param || 6||
kulAlachakravannityaM bhramanti cha sadA janAH |
nauriva tArakaM teShAM praNamAmi guruM param || 7||
     he guro paramAnanda paramaM padadarshanam |
     kartumichChAmi tattvaj~na praNamAmi guruM param || 8||
gurvaShTakamidaM stotraM ye paThanti narAH sadA |
te narAH guru shikShAtaH gachChanti paramaM padam || 9||

iti gAyatrIsvarUpa brahmachArIvirachitaM shrIgurvaShTakaM sampUrNam ||
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