Gurvashtakam

śrī gurvaṣṭakam (guru aṣṭakam)

Śloka 1

śarīraṃ surūpaṃ tathā vā kalatraṃ

yaśaścāru citraṃ dhanaṃ meru tulyam |

manaścena lagnaṃ guroraṅghripadme

tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kim || 1 ||

kalatraṃ dhanaṃ putra pautrādisarvaṃ

gṛho bāndhavāḥ sarvametaddhi jātam |

manaścena lagnaṃ guroraṅghripadme

tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kim || 2 ||

ṣaḍkṣaṅgādivedo mukhe śāstravidyā

kavitvādi gadyaṃ supadyaṃ karoti |

manaścena lagnaṃ guroraṅghripadme

tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kim || 3 ||

videśeṣu mānyaḥ svadeśeṣu dhanyaḥ

sadācāravṛtteṣu matto na cānyaḥ |

manaścena lagnaṃ guroraṅghripadme

tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kim || 4 ||

kṣamāmaṇḍale bhūpabhūpalabṛbdaiḥ

sadā sevitaṃ yasya pādāravindam |

manaścena lagnaṃ guroraṅghripadme

tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kim || 5 ||

yaśo me gataṃ dikṣu dānapratāpāt

jagadvastu sarvaṃ kare yatprasādāt |

manaścena lagnaṃ guroraṅghripadme

tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kim || 6 ||

na bhoge na yoge na vā vājirājau

na kantāmukhe naiva vitteṣu cittam |

manaścena lagnaṃ guroraṅghripadme

tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kim || 7 ||

araṇye na vā svasya gehe na kārye

na dehe mano vartate me tvanardhye |

manaścena lagnaṃ guroraṅghripadme

tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kim || 8 ||

guroraṣṭakaṃ yaḥ paṭhetpurāyadehī

yatirbhūpatirbrahmacārī ca gehī |

lamedvācchitāthaṃ padaṃ brahmasañjñaṃ

guroruktavākye mano yasya lagnam || 9 ||