I bow to my Guru, who is the embodiment of
the jñana-shakti, the power of knowledge. The
thirty-six tattvas are his garland. He bestows
Bhukti – worldly happiness, and Mukti –
spiritual awakening.
| Jñaana shakti | |
| gnyaa – nu shuk – tee | |
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| samaarudhas | |
| su – maa – roo – dhus | |
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| tattva maalaa | |
| tut – tvu maa – laa | |
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| vibhushitaha | |
| vee – bhoo –shee – tu (ha) | |
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| Jñaana shakti samaarudhas, tattva maalaa vibhushitaha | |
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| Bhukti mukti | |
| bhook – tee mook – tee | |
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| pradaataa yas | |
| pru – daa – taa yus | |
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| tasmai shri gurave namaha | |
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| Bhukti mukti pradaataa yas, tasmai shri gurave namaha | |
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| Now repeat the entire verse all together: | |
| Jñaana shakti samaarudhas, tattva maalaa vibhushitaha; Bhukti mukti pradaataa yas, tasmai shri gurave namaha. | |
| and know the keywords: | |
| Jñaana shakti samaarudhas, tattva maalaa vibhushitaha; Bhukti mukti pradaataa yas, tasmai shri gurave namaha. | |
| I bow to my Guru, who is the embodiment of the jñana-shakti, the power of knowledge. The thirty-six tattvas are his garland. He bestows Bhukti – worldly happiness, and Mukti – spiritual awakening. | |
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