3. Devotion to guru .. contd..
kiM tIrthAdyairmahAyAsaiH kiM vrataiH kAyashoShaNaiH |
nirvyAjasevA deveshi bhaktireShA hi sadguroH ||
kAyAkleshena mahatA tapasA vApi yat phalam |
tat phalaM labhate devi sukhena gurusevayA ||
Why take to severe practices like pilgrimages and austerities which tortures the body the devotion to guru without expecting anything in return gives all the fruits easily those which are attainable by the conditioning of the body by austerities or by severe penances.
bhogamokShArthInAM brahmaviShNvIshapadakAGkShiNAm
bhaktireva gurau devi nAnyaH panthA iti shrutiH ||
ashubhAni ca karmANi mahApAtakajAni ca |
bhaktiH kShaNena dahati tUlarAshimivAnalaH ||
For those who aspire for bhoga and moksha or for the status of brahma, ViShNu, Mahesha etc, the only way available is the devotion to guru and in no other way it is attainable
Just as a heap of cotton is burnt to ashes in seconds, devotion to guru burns all those inauspicious deeds and grave sins within seconds
vishvAsAya namastasmai sarvasiddhipradAyine |
yena mRddAruddaShadaH phalantyaviphalaM phalam ||
Salutations to the faith in the guru which yields all the siddhis and by which even the futile mud wood and stone give the desired fruits
gurau manuShyabuddhiJca mantre cAkSharabuddhikam |
pratimAsu shilAbuddhi kurvANo narakaM vrajet ||
janmahetU hi pitarau pUjanIyau prayatnataH |
guruvIsheShataH pUjyo dharmAdharmapradarshakaH ||
A disciple who considers guru as a human, mantras as mere syllables, sculpted deities as mere stone, attains hell.
The parents of the disciple are just the cause of his/her birth and accordingly to be worshipped and respected to that extent. But the guru who shows the dharma and adharma is to be worshipped specially.
The tantras also ordain that in the event of the simultaneous death of one’s parent and the guru on the same day, the rites of the guru should be first performed by the disciple and only then the parent’s. Needless to mention, dIkShA is a re-birth for the disciple and his/her guru becomes the first parent.
guruH pitA gururmAtA gururdevo maheshvaraH |
shive ruShTe gurustrAtA gurau ruShTe na kashcana ||
gurohItaM hi karttavyaM manovAkkAyakarmabhiH |
ahitAcaraNAddevi viShThAyAM jAyate krimiH ||
The guru is the mother, father and god for the disciple. The guru can protect a disciple from the wrath of even lord shiva but none can protect the disciple from the wrath of the guru. Meaning, if the disciple acts in any manner so as to offend his/her guru, then he /she is doomed and none can save him/her.
Anything that is done should be in the interest of the guru be it through one’s physical body, or speech or mind. Any action against the interests of the guru makes the disciple re-born as a germ in the excreta.
sharIravittaprANaishca shrIguruM vaJcayanti ye |
krimikITapataGgatvaM prApnuvanti na saMshayaH ||
mantra tyAgAdbhavenmRtyurgurutyAgAdda
gurumantraparityAgAdrauravaM narakaM vrajet ||
Those who deceive the guru with their actions originating of his /hert life, money or body without doubt attain the life of worms/moth /germs
Abandoning the mantra given by the guru leads to death abandoning the guru leads to all-round impoverishment. Abandonment of both the guru and the mantra leads one to the hell called ‘raurava’
gurvarthaM dhArayeddehaM tadarthaM dhanamarjayet |
nijaprANAn parityajya gurukAryaM samAcaret ||
Understand that this physical body is for the sake of the guru. One should earn money only for the sake of the guru. Any work of the guru should be accomplished, even if it be at the cost of one’s life.
kiM tIrthAdyairmahAyAsaiH kiM vrataiH kAyashoShaNaiH |
nirvyAjasevA deveshi bhaktireShA hi sadguroH ||
kAyAkleshena mahatA tapasA vApi yat phalam |
tat phalaM labhate devi sukhena gurusevayA ||
Why take to severe practices like pilgrimages and austerities which tortures the body the devotion to guru without expecting anything in return gives all the fruits easily those which are attainable by the conditioning of the body by austerities or by severe penances.
bhogamokShArthInAM brahmaviShNvIshapadakAGkShiNAm
bhaktireva gurau devi nAnyaH panthA iti shrutiH ||
ashubhAni ca karmANi mahApAtakajAni ca |
bhaktiH kShaNena dahati tUlarAshimivAnalaH ||
For those who aspire for bhoga and moksha or for the status of brahma, ViShNu, Mahesha etc, the only way available is the devotion to guru and in no other way it is attainable
Just as a heap of cotton is burnt to ashes in seconds, devotion to guru burns all those inauspicious deeds and grave sins within seconds
vishvAsAya namastasmai sarvasiddhipradAyine |
yena mRddAruddaShadaH phalantyaviphalaM phalam ||
Salutations to the faith in the guru which yields all the siddhis and by which even the futile mud wood and stone give the desired fruits
gurau manuShyabuddhiJca mantre cAkSharabuddhikam |
pratimAsu shilAbuddhi kurvANo narakaM vrajet ||
janmahetU hi pitarau pUjanIyau prayatnataH |
guruvIsheShataH pUjyo dharmAdharmapradarshakaH ||
A disciple who considers guru as a human, mantras as mere syllables, sculpted deities as mere stone, attains hell.
The parents of the disciple are just the cause of his/her birth and accordingly to be worshipped and respected to that extent. But the guru who shows the dharma and adharma is to be worshipped specially.
The tantras also ordain that in the event of the simultaneous death of one’s parent and the guru on the same day, the rites of the guru should be first performed by the disciple and only then the parent’s. Needless to mention, dIkShA is a re-birth for the disciple and his/her guru becomes the first parent.
guruH pitA gururmAtA gururdevo maheshvaraH |
shive ruShTe gurustrAtA gurau ruShTe na kashcana ||
gurohItaM hi karttavyaM manovAkkAyakarmabhiH |
ahitAcaraNAddevi viShThAyAM jAyate krimiH ||
The guru is the mother, father and god for the disciple. The guru can protect a disciple from the wrath of even lord shiva but none can protect the disciple from the wrath of the guru. Meaning, if the disciple acts in any manner so as to offend his/her guru, then he /she is doomed and none can save him/her.
Anything that is done should be in the interest of the guru be it through one’s physical body, or speech or mind. Any action against the interests of the guru makes the disciple re-born as a germ in the excreta.
sharIravittaprANaishca shrIguruM vaJcayanti ye |
krimikITapataGgatvaM prApnuvanti na saMshayaH ||
mantra tyAgAdbhavenmRtyurgurutyAgAdda
gurumantraparityAgAdrauravaM narakaM vrajet ||
Those who deceive the guru with their actions originating of his /hert life, money or body without doubt attain the life of worms/moth /germs
Abandoning the mantra given by the guru leads to death abandoning the guru leads to all-round impoverishment. Abandonment of both the guru and the mantra leads one to the hell called ‘raurava’
gurvarthaM dhArayeddehaM tadarthaM dhanamarjayet |
nijaprANAn parityajya gurukAryaM samAcaret ||
Understand that this physical body is for the sake of the guru. One should earn money only for the sake of the guru. Any work of the guru should be accomplished, even if it be at the cost of one’s life.
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