anantasaṃsārasamudratāranaukāyitābhyāṃ gurubhaktidābhyāṃ | vairāgyasāmrājyadapūjanābhyāṃ | namo namaḥ śrīgurupādukābhyām ||
You who are the boat to carry one across the endless ocean of saṁsāra, bestowing devotion to the Guru, worshipped with the sovereignty of dispassion — obeisance, obeisance to the sandals of the Guru.
kavitvavārāśiniśākarābhyāṃ | daurbhāgyadāvāmbudamālikābhyāṃ | dūrīkṛtānamravipattitābhyāṃ | namo namaḥ śrīgurupādukābhyām ||
You who are the moon to the night of poetic talent, a garland of clouds of misfortune, who have dispelled the trouble of the humble — obeisance, obeisance to the sandals of the Guru.
natā yayoḥ śrīpatitāṃ samīyuḥ | kadācidapyāśu daridravaryāḥ | mūkāśca vācaspatitāṃ hi tābhyāṃ | namo namaḥ śrīgurupādukābhyām ||
Bowing to whom, even the poor swiftly attain the state of Śrī-pati (Viṣṇu), and the mute gain the eloquence of Vācas-pati (Brihaspati) — obeisance, obeisance to the sandals of the Guru.
nālīkanīkāśapadāhṛtābhyāṃ | nānāvimohādinivārikābhyāṃ | namajjanābhīṣṭatatipradābhyāṃ | namo namaḥ śrīgurupādukābhyām ||
You whose feet are brought to rest by the lotus (Indra), dispellers of manifold delusion, givers of the devotees' heart's desires — obeisance, obeisance to the sandals of the Guru.
pāpāndhakārārkaparamparābhyāṃ | tāpatrayāhīndrakhageśvarābhyāṃ | jāḍyābdhisaṃśoṣaṇavāḍavābhyāṃ | namo namaḥ śrīgurupādukābhyām ||
You who are a sun to the darkness of sin, the lord of swans (paramahamsa) at the three-fold heat, the submarine fire that dries up the ocean of dullness — obeisance, obeisance to the sandals of the Guru.
śamādiṣaṭkapradavaibhavābhyāṃ | samādhidānavratadīkṣitābhyāṃ | ramādhavāṅghristhirabhaktidābhyāṃ | namo namaḥ śrīgurupādukābhyām ||
You who are glorious in bestowing the six treasures beginning with śama, who confer samādhi, vows and initiation, and grant firm devotion to the feet of Rāma-dhava — obeisance, obeisance to the sandals of the Guru.
svārcāparāṇāmakhileṣṭadābhyāṃ | svāhāsahāyākṣadhurandharābhyāṃ | svāntācchabhāvapradapūjanābhyāṃ | namo namaḥ śrīgurupādukābhyām ||
You who grant every desire to those who worship with svāhā and the rest, bearing the form of the Veda-vedas, giving the supreme bliss of the inner self — obeisance, obeisance to the sandals of the Guru.
You who are Garuḍa to the serpents of lust and the rest, givers of the treasure of viveka and vairāgya, bestowers of knowledge and quick liberation — obeisance, obeisance to the sandals of the Guru.
About Śrī Guru Pādukā Stotram
Śrī Guru Pādukā Stotram is a Sanskrit stotra, composed by Ādi Śaṅkarācārya, addressed to Guru (the sandals of the Guru) — a Stotra. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: Sanskrit Wikisource.
The preeminent Advaita Vedānta ācārya and a prolific composer of devotional stotras revered across the Hindu traditions.
What is Śrī Guru Pādukā Stotram and what does it mean?
Śrī Guru Pādukā Stotram is a Sanskrit stotra (devotional hymn), composed by Ādi Śaṅkarācārya, addressed to Guru (the sandals of the Guru), of 9 verses. On Avabodhak every verse is shown with its English meaning, so you can understand the text line by line as you read.
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Śrī Guru Pādukā Stotram is attributed to Ādi Śaṅkarācārya.
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