Gurvashtakam

shrI gurvaShTakam (guru aShTakam)

shloka 1

sharIraM surUpaM tathA vA kalatraM

yashashchAru chitraM dhanaM meru tulyam |

manashchena lagnaM gurora~Nghripadme

tataH kiM tataH kiM tataH kiM tataH kim || 1 ||

kalatraM dhanaM putra pautrAdisarvaM

gRRiho bAndhavAH sarvametaddhi jAtam |

manashchena lagnaM gurora~Nghripadme

tataH kiM tataH kiM tataH kiM tataH kim || 2 ||

ShaDkSha~NgAdivedo mukhe shAstravidyA

kavitvAdi gadyaM supadyaM karoti |

manashchena lagnaM gurora~Nghripadme

tataH kiM tataH kiM tataH kiM tataH kim || 3 ||

videsheShu mAnyaH svadesheShu dhanyaH

sadAchAravRRitteShu matto na chAnyaH |

manashchena lagnaM gurora~Nghripadme

tataH kiM tataH kiM tataH kiM tataH kim || 4 ||

kShamAmaNDale bhUpabhUpalabRRibdaiH

sadA sevitaM yasya pAdAravindam |

manashchena lagnaM gurora~Nghripadme

tataH kiM tataH kiM tataH kiM tataH kim || 5 ||

yasho me gataM dikShu dAnapratApAt

jagadvastu sarvaM kare yatprasAdAt |

manashchena lagnaM gurora~Nghripadme

tataH kiM tataH kiM tataH kiM tataH kim || 6 ||

na bhoge na yoge na vA vAjirAjau

na kantAmukhe naiva vitteShu chittam |

manashchena lagnaM gurora~Nghripadme

tataH kiM tataH kiM tataH kiM tataH kim || 7 ||

araNye na vA svasya gehe na kArye

na dehe mano vartate me tvanardhye |

manashchena lagnaM gurora~Nghripadme

tataH kiM tataH kiM tataH kiM tataH kim || 8 ||

guroraShTakaM yaH paThetpurAyadehI

yatirbhUpatirbrahmachArI cha gehI |

lamedvAchChitAthaM padaM brahmasanjnaM

guroruktavAkye mano yasya lagnam || 9 ||