Sri Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Mahasamsthanam, Dakshinamanaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri



Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

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विदिताखिलशास्त्रसुधाजलधे
महितोपनिषत्कथितार्थनिधे ।
हृदये कलये विमलं चरणं
भव शङ्करदेशिक मे शरणम् ॥ १ ॥

viditākhilaśāstrasudhājaladhe
mahitopaniṣatkathitārthanidhe ;
hṛdaye kalaye vimalaṃ caraṇaṃ
bhava śaṅkaradeśika me śaraṇam . 1 .

करुणावरुणालय पालय मां
भवसागरदुःखविदूनहृदम् ।
रचयाखिलदर्शनतत्त्वविदं
भव शङ्करदेशिक मे शरणम् ॥ २ ॥

karuṇāvaruṇālaya pālaya māṃ
bhavasāgaraduḥkhavidūnahṛdam ;
racayākhiladarśanatattvavidaṃ
bhava śaṅkaradeśika me śaraṇam . 2 .

भवता जनता सुहिता भविता
निजबोध विचारण चारुमते ।
कलयेश्वरजीवविवेकविदं
भव शङ्करदेशिक मे शरणम् ॥ ३ ॥

bhavatā janatā suhitā bhavitā
nijabodha vicāraṇa cārumate ;
kalayeśvarajīvavivekavidaṃ
bhava śaṅkaradeśika me śaraṇam . 3 .

भव एव भवानिति मे नितरां
समजायत चेतसि कौतुकिता ।
मम वारय मोह महाजलधिं
भव शङ्करदेशिक मे शरणम् ॥ ४ ॥

bhava eva bhavāniti me nitarāṃ
samajāyata cetasi kautukitā ;
mama vāraya moha mahājaladhiṃ
bhava śaṅkaradeśika me śaraṇam . 4 .

सुकृतेऽधिकृते बहुधा भवतो
भविता पददर्शनलालसता ।
अतिदीनमिमं परिपालय मां
भव शङ्करदेशिक मे शरणम् ॥ ५ ॥

sukṛte’dhikṛte bahudhā bhavato
bhavitā padadarśanalālasatā ;
atidīnamimaṃ paripālaya māṃ
bhava śaṅkaradeśika me śaraṇam . 5 .

जगतीमवितुं कलिताकृतयो
विचरन्ति महामहसश्छलतः ।
अहिमांशुरिवात्र विभासि गुरो
भव शङ्करदेशिक मे शरणम् ॥ ६ ॥

jagatīmavituṃ kalitākṛtayo
vicaranti mahāmahasaśchalataḥ ;
ahimāṃśurivātra vibhāsi guro
bhava śaṅkaradeśika me śaraṇam . 6 .

गुरुपुङ्गव पुङ्गव केतन ते
समतामयतां न हि कोपि सुधीः ।
शरणागतवत्सल तत्त्वनिधे
भव शङ्करदेशिक मे शरणम् ॥ ७ ॥

gurupuṅgava puṅgava ketana te
samatāmayatāṃ na hi kopi sudhīḥ ;
śaraṇāgatavatsala tattvanidhe
bhava śaṅkaradeśika me śaraṇam . 7 .

विदिता न मया विशदैककला
न च किञ्चन काञ्चनमस्ति गुरो ।
द्रुतमेव विधेहि कृपां सहजां
भव शङ्करदेशिक मे शरणम् ॥ ८ ॥

viditā na mayā viśadaikakalā
na ca kiñcana kāñcanamasti guro ;
drutameva vidhehi kṛpāṃ sahajāṃ
bhava śaṅkaradeśika me śaraṇam . 8 .


 
  • For the protection of the righteous ones (committed to dharma), for the destruction of the unrighteous ones (follow adharma), and for the establishment of dharma I take birth in every age. Bhagavan Sri Krishna on Significance of God
  • O devotee, (with the mind) fixed upon the lotus feet of the Guru! May you soon be free from Samsara. Through the control of the senses and the mind, you shall behold the Lord indwelling in your heart! Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada on Mohamudgara
  • Have firm faith in God, his words and his servants. Have staunch belief in your religion and in dharma. Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • An ideal disciple will indeed act as per the Guru’s instructions and not give place to thoughts as “Is it possible for me to do as he says? Shall I try something else?” If we follow our Guru’s instructions, it does not mean that we are unintelligent. It only implies that we have surrendered for our own good to a power superior to us. Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • If we poke our nose into matters that do not concern us, it is we who lose our precious time. Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God's Names