% Text title : Guru Chandrakala Stuti Sixteen Verses Like the Digits of Moon Praising Guru % File name : guruchandrakalAstutiH.itx % Category : deities\_misc, gurudev, stotra % Location : doc\_deities\_misc % Author : Sriramana Sarma % Transliterated by : P R Kannan % Proofread by : P R Kannan % Translated by : P R Kannan, Sriramana Sarma % Acknowledge-Permission: Sriramana Sarma, P R Kannan % Latest update : September 24, 2022 % Send corrections to : sanskrit at cheerful dot c om % % This text is prepared by volunteers and is to be used for personal study % and research. The file is not to be copied or reposted for promotion of % any website or individuals or for commercial purpose without permission. % Please help to maintain respect for volunteer spirit. % \documentstyle[11pt,multicol,itrans]{article} #include=ijag.inc #endwordvowel=.h \portraitwide \parindent=100pt \let\usedvng=\Largedvng % for 1 column \pagenumbering{itrans} \def\engtitle#1{\hrule\medskip\centerline{\LARGE #1}} \def\itxtitle#1{\medskip\centerline{\LARGEdvng #1}\medskip\hrule} \def\endtitles{\medskip\obeyspaceslines} %% \begin{document} \engtitle{.. Shri Guru Chandrakala StutiH ..}## \itxtitle{.. shrI guruchandrakalAstutiH ..}##\endtitles ## vedhoharIshvara\-shlAghyaM kA~nchIpura\-nivAsinam | harapUjApriyaM vande guruM shAntipradAyakam || 1|| ##I worship Guru, who is extolled by Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, whose abode is in Kanchi city, who loves to perform Puja of Shiva and who bestows peace. (1) ## abhyarthanAt suraviri~nchiramAdhavAnAM tyaktvodito vaTatarusthalamaunayogam | vishveshvaro janahitAcharaNe purastAt sambhUta\-AntarasukhaM sa gururdadAtu || 2|| ##May Guru, whos is Visvesvara, the lord of the universe, who, at the prayer of Devas, Brahma and Vishnu, abandoned the yoga of silence at the foot of the banyan tree, and at the forefront of doing public good, bestow the (eternal) Bliss ever present inside. (2) ## prAg yadvadhena kR^itamAsuradharmaNAM tad durdhI\-pariShkaraNato.akhila\-lokaguptyai | dhatte kalau priyahitairvachAyudhaiH saH deShTA puro.astu ghR^iNayA.a.apluta\-vIkShaNo me || 3|| ##What he accomplished in previous incarnations by killing those who behaved as Asuras, the Guru is now doing by way of cleaning up the evil thoughts using the weapons of words both pleasant and beneficial, thus protecting the entire world. May that Guru be in front of me with eyes overflowing with compassion. (3) ## mArgachyutAj~na\-janatAM dayayA vilokya dehAtigo bhasita\-bhUShita\-chArudehaH | nArAyaNa\-smaraNa\-pUrita\-bhaktavA~nChaH suprItimAvahatu mohamadAdihantA || 4|| ##May Guru, who, though himself being beyond the body, appearing in a beautiful form adorned with Vibhuti, looks with compassion at ignorant people who have deviated from the right path, and while fulfilling the desires of devotees through the meditation on Narayana, destroys their evils like delusion, haughtiness etc., bestow the highest Bliss. (4) ## vishvasya deshika\-udasta\-samasta\-shokaH kAruNyavArdhiriti nAmabhira~NkitAni | stotrANi yasya yatibhirbahuvidbudhaishcha gItAni rADbhirapi ma~NgaladaM bhaje tam || 5|| ##I worship that Guru, the bestower of auspiciousness, who is praised in Stotras by Sanyasis, wise men of great learning and even royalty as the teacher of the universe, and one who has cast away all grief and ocean of compassion by Sanyasis. (5) ## granthopadesha\-bhagavat\-stavanAni satya\- sandarshakAnyakhilabhUtahitAya yasya | vaktrodbhavAni janatA muditAH paThanti taM vishvadeshikamajasramabhiShTavImi || 6|| ##I always worship that teacher of the universe, from whose mouth emerged, for pointing out clearly the Truth for the welfare of all beings, (analytical) texts, (prakarana) upadeshas and Stotras of Bhagavan, (which works are) happily studied by all people. (6) ## AgachCha tiShTha sukhamAssva kimatra nUtnaM bhadraM shubhaM bhavatu mA bhayamastu maivam | tadbhrUkarA~Nguligate~Ngita\-rUpabhedAH mandasmitaikashikharAH sukhadA bhavantu || 7|| ##May Guru's different forms shown with movements of eyebrows, hands and fingers and, to top it all, his gentle smile, conveying ``come, be here, sit comfortably, what is news now, good, may everything be auspicious, don't fear, don't do like that'', be bestowers of happiness. (7) ## sArdhe sahasrayugalAtmakavarShakAle AvartitA bahuvidhArtiShu saMsR^itisthAH | yatsatpathAnusaraNAt sukhamApuragryaM taM tvA.a.adidevamavatIrNamupaimi bhaktyA || 8|| ##I seek with devotion you, that primal Deva incarnate, by following the beneficial path laid down by whom people in samsara rolling in multiple miseries attained superior Bliss for over two thousand five hundred years. (8) ## mAnuShyadharmavashato vapuranyadanyad AsthAya chitrasamayochita\-yatnabhedaiH | ekaH sa sha~Nkaragururya uvAha dharmaM goptA sa mAM samabhirakShatu sarvadigbhyaH || 9|| ##May that one protector Sankara Guru, who assumed various bodies (of Guru Parampara) owing to the limitations of human life and shouldered Dharma by adopting different efforts to suit varying times, protect me from all directions. (9) ## puNyaM charitramavanIM parishodhya kA~nchI\- shrIchakra\-sarvavidala~NkR^iti\-saMlayAntam | yasya smR^itaM harati pApamupArjitaM prAk shreyaH prayachChati cha sarvamamuM bhaje.aham || 10|| ##I pray to that Guru, the memory of whose sacred story of purifying the earth (with his peregrinations) and of installing the Shrichakra, adorning the Sarvajna Peetham and merging (in Parabrahman, all) at Kanchi, removes sins accumulated earlier and bestows all good. (10) ## yatpUjana\-stuti\-namaskR^iti\-toShitAH syuH brahmAtmajAdimunayaH parabodhadakShAH | gIrmAshivAdi\-patayaH sutavargayuktAH taM brahma mUrtimadahaM sharaNaM prapadye || 11|| ##I take refuge in that Parabrahman which has taken up form, by the Puja, Stotra and prostration of whom, are pleased seers like Vasishtha, son of Brahma, who are masters in the knowledge of the Supreme, and the consorts of Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvati with their sons and attendant Devatas. (11) ## saMsAramadhya\-dR^iDhalagnatayA.avasannAH IrShyA\-parAbhicharaNAdi\-kukR^ityaviddhAH | yasya prapadya charaNau vipadastaranti shashvat sa me guruvaro hR^idi sannidhattAm || 12|| ##May that great Guru, by seeking whose feet, those who are miserable being caught firmly in the midst of Samsara, and those who suffer from jealousy or malevolent actions of others like Aabhichara etc., cross the dangers, be ever present in my heart. (12) ## lokottha\-duHkha\-nivahe parivartamAnaH kAruNya\-lesha\-rahitairakR^itopakAraH | yatpAdapUjanamupaimi mamAvitAyam ityeka\-eva sharaNaM sa bhavet prasannaH || 13|| ##May that Guru, whose feet I seek to worship, convinced that He is my protector and only refuge, after having been thrown hither and thither by miseries arising in this world, and not receiving any help from people with no sympathy, be my only refuge and pleased with me. (13) ## aj~nAna\-kR^itya\-sudR^iDhIkR^ita\-bandhamokShaH kAmAdidarpadalanAd vayunAbhiyogaH | bhaktyA.anvitairdrutamalabhyata yatprasAdAt bAlasya me.api kR^ipayA sa shubhaM karotu || 14|| ##May that Guru, by whose grace devotees attained liberation from bondage firmed up by acts of ignorance, and union with Gnana by destruction of arrogance in lust etc., bestow auspiciousness on this child that is me also. (14) ## krodhAdayo mayi punaHpunarutthitA ye puNyasya leshamapahartumudIrate te | yatsevanena nitarAM syurito.avadhUtAH taM saMsR^iterbhiShajamuttamamAshrito.asmi || 15|| ##I have taken refuge in that best healer of samsara, by serving whom, anger etc. which rise in me again and again and seek to take away whatever little merit I might have accumulated, would entirely be driven away. (15) ## yachchittanigrahabalena mahAprayatnAt sAkShAtkR^itaM katibhirapyatidhIravargaiH | bAlo.ahamityapi patan gurupAdukAnte AshvApnavAni karuNAkuladR^iShTipuShTaH || 16|| ##When I fall at the Padukas of the Guru (realizing that) I am (only) a child, nurtured by the compassionate sight of the Guru, may I attain quickly that Paramatma, who is directly experienced by groups of some very determined persons through the power of control of mind with great effort. (16) ## \ldq{}deShTaH prapadya\rdq{} iti mantravidaH prapannAn udbodhya sarvajananeShu kR^itaM vishodhya | buddhvA cha tadvinayitAM pratanaM nayantam AkAshamAryavarasha~NkaramAshraye.aham || 17|| ##I take refuge in the great Guru Sankara, who bestows Gnana on those who, knowing the mantra ``O Guru! (I) surrender!" surrender to him, who purifies them of their past karmas of all births, recognizing their humility, and leads them to the oldest Space (Paramatma who is subtle as Space). (17) ## deshakAleShu duShTeShu guruchandrakalAstutiH | tadbhaktairanusandheyA chitte tatsmR^itilabdhaye || 18|| ##When time and place are not favourable (for Darshan of Guru), this Guru Chandrakala Stuti (of sixteen verses like the kalas of moon) is to be meditated upon by his devotees for activating his memory. (18) ## || iti kA~nchIkAmakoTipIThAdhIshvarakR^ipApAtreNa sadAshivabrahmendrasannidhivAstavyena shrIramaNasharmaNA shrImadappayyadIkShitendrapraNatipUrvakaM virachitA guruchandrakalAstutiH || ##Thus ends Guru Chandrakala Stuti composed by Sriramana Sarma, the recipient of grace of Kanchi Kamakoti Peethadhipati, residing in the Sannidhi of Sadasiva Brahmendra (in Nerur), with prostrations to Srimad Appayya Dikshitendra. (This Stuti follows the pattern of his Durga Chandrakala Stuti). Composed by Sriramana Sarma Encoded, proofread, and translated by P. R. 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