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Another Guru Vandana - Sri Sanatana Das



Madanmohan das - Wed, 17 Nov 2004 23:08:18 +0530
This is from Sri Rama das Babaji's Sadhaka-Kanthamala.

Asraya kariyA bando srI guru carana/
jAhA haite mile bhAi krsna-prema dhana//
jIvera nistAra lAgi nanda-suta hari/
bhuvane prakAsa hana guru-rUpa dhari//
mahimAya guru krsna eka kari jAna/
guru AjnA hrde saba satya kari mAna//
satya-jnAne guru vAkye jAhAra visvAsa/
avasya tAhAra haya vrajabhume vAsa//
jAra prati gurudeva hana parasanna/
kona vighne seha nAhi haya avasanna//
krsna rusta ha'le guru rAkhibAre pAre/
guru rusta ha'le krsna rAkhibAre nAre//
guru mAtA guru pitA guru hana pati/
guru vinA e samsAre nAhi Ara gati//
guruke manusya-jnAna nA kara kakhana/
guru-nindA kabhu karne nA kara sravana//
guru nindukera mukha kabhu nA heribe/
yathA haya guru-nindA tathA nA jAibe//
gurura vikriyA yadi dekhaha kakhana/
tathApi avajnA nAhi kara kadAcana//
guru-pAdapadme rahe jAra nisthA bhakti/
jagat tArite sei dhare mahAsakti//
hena guru pAdapadma karaha vandanA/
yAhA haite ghuce bhAi sakala yantranA//
guru pAdapadma nitya ye kare vandana/
sire dhari vandi Ami tAhAra carana//
sri guru caranapadma hrde kari Asa/
sri guru vandanA kare sanAtana dAsa//


Having saught refuge, I bow at Sri guru's feet, from which, O brother, one gains the wealth of Krsna-prema.

To redeem the jivas Nanda's son Hari appears in the world in the likeness of Sri guru.

Guru and Krsna are glorified as one and so the guru's order should always be taken to heart, knowing it is satya.

Whoever has deep faith in the guru's utterances as satya-jnana certainly dwells in Vrajabhumi.

Whoever courts Sri gurudeva's pleasure, no impediment can cause him harm.

If Krsna gets angry Sri guru can protect, but if guru gets angry Krsna will neglect.

Guru is mother, guru is father, guru is lord and master. Without Sri guru ther is no recourse in this samsara.

Never look upon Sri guru as a worldly man and never lend your ears to guru-nindA.

Never even look in the face of them that speak ill of guru and aviod the place where guru nindA is heard.

Even if you see some misconduct in Sri guru, never disregard him for it.

One who thus cleaves to guru's lotus-feet with firm devotion, carries with him the great power to deliver the world.

Bow to such a guru's lotus-feet, O brother, thereby all afflictions cease.

Whoever bows to Sri guru's lotus-feet every day, taking his feet upon my head I salute him.

Hoping to retain guru's lotus-feet within his heart, Sanatan das makes guru vandanA.