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1. Puraa kailaasashikhare siddhagandharvasevite
   tatra kalpalataapuShpamandire.atyantasundare
   vyaaghraajine samaasinaM shukaadimunivanditam.h bodhayantaM paraM tatvaM shashvannamaskurvantamaadaraat.h dR^iShTvaa vismayamaapannaa paarvatii paripR^ichchhati

   Parvathi came to serve her Lord Shiva, Seated on beautiful Mount Kailas;
   With deep devotion she bowed Her head, In a reverent voice she said:

2. bhagavan.h sarvadharmaj~na vrataanaaM vratanaayakam.h bruuhi me kR^ipayaa shambho gurumaahaatmyamuttamam.h

1. Na vaktavyamidaM devi rahasyaatirahasyakam.h
   na kasyaapi puraa proktaM tvadbhaktyarthaM vadaami tat mam.h ruupaasi devi tvamatastatkathayaami te lokopakaarakaH prashno na kenaapi kR^itaH puraa

   Shiva spoke to Goddess Parvathi,
   ‘Thou art That,’ it has been proclaimed; No one’s ever asked this boon but Thee, But I’ll give it to everyone.

2. Yo guru sa shivaH prokto yaH shivaH sa gurusmR^itaH vikalpaM yastu kurviita sa naro gurutalpagaH

   I am revealing, 0 beautiful one
   The mystery of the universe;
   God is not different from the Sadguru, In Truth they’re always One.

5. VedshaastrapuraaNaani chetihaasaadikaani cha maMtrayaMtravidyaadinimohanochchaaTanaadikam.h shaivashaaktaagamaadini hyanye cha bahavo mataaH apabhraMshaaH samastaanaaM jiivaanaaM bhraaMtachetasaam.h japastapovrataM tiirthaM yaj~no daanaM tathaiva cha

guru tatvaM avij~naaya sarvaM vyarthaM bhavet.h priye

Penance, vows and sacrifice, Pilgrimages and charity,
Leave that seeker in ignorance, Who knows not the Guru’s worth.

6. Gurubudhyaatmano naanyat.h satyaM satyaM varaanane tallabhaarthaM prayatnastu karttavayashacha maniiShibhiH

The Guru verily is consciousness, There is no doubt He is absolute; Thus a wise man who seeks the truth, Will find it in his Sadguru.

7. GuuDhaavidyaa jaganmaayaa dehashachaaj~naanasambhavaH vij~naanaM yatprasaadena gurushabdena kathayate

Because of doubt and ignorance
Truth is hidden from the scattered mind; Guru removes it with His light,
The Divine Mother is revealed.

8. Dehii brahma bhavedyasmaat.h tvatkR^ipaarthaMvadaami tat.h sarvapaapavishuddhaatmaa shriiguroH paadasevanaat.h

When a devotee serves at his Master’s feet, All his sins will be washed away;
His peaceful mind will reflect the Self;
In love I disclose this to Thee.

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