Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji
Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Mahaswamiji
गुरुः साक्षात् परं ब्रह्म तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥
“The Guru is Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara; indeed, the Guru is the Supreme Reality. Salutations to that revered Guru.”
— Adi Shankaracharya, Guru Stotram
मनुष्यत्वं मुमुक्षुत्वं महापुरुषसंश्रयः ॥
“Three things are attained only through divine grace: human birth, the desire for liberation, and the guidance of a great teacher.”
— Adi Shankaracharya, Vivekachudamani
वस्तुसिद्धिर्विचारेण न किंचित्कर्मकोटिभिः ॥
“Actions purify the mind, but the realization of Truth is attained only through inquiry, never by countless actions alone.”
— Adi Shankaracharya, Vivekachudamani
चक्षुरुन्मीलितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥
“Salutations to the revered Guru, who opens the eyes of one blinded by the darkness of ignorance with the collyrium of knowledge.”
— Adi Shankaracharya, Guru Stotram
मामुद्धरात्मीयकटाक्षदृष्ट्या ऋज्व्यातिकारुण्यसुधाभिवृष्ट्या ॥
“O Master! I bow to You. You are the benefactor of those who bow before You. You are the ocean of compassion. I have fallen into the ocean of Samsara. Lift me with Your compassionate glance, showering me with the nectar of Your boundless grace, and save me from this ocean of worldly existence.”
— Adi Shankaracharya, Vivekachudamani