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𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁 𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌾 (𑌚𑌯𑌨𑌿𑌤 𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕)

गुरु गीता (चयनित श्लोक) in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Guru Purnima, Thursdays (Guruvar), and daily in the early morning (Brahma Muhurta)·📜 Skanda Purana — the dialogue of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati (Uttara Khanda)

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Origin & Story

Skanda Purana — the dialogue of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati (Uttara Khanda) · Traditional (revealed by Lord Shiva to Parvati; preserved in the Skanda Purana) · Ancient (Puranic)

When Goddess Parvati asks Lord Shiva to reveal the path by which a soul may attain union with Brahman, Shiva replies that there is no means higher than devotion to the Guru. He then expounds the Guru Gita — unfolding the meaning of the word 'guru', the worship of the Guru's feet, and the truth that the Guru is the very embodiment of Brahman, the destroyer of ignorance and the giver of liberation. These verses became one of the most cherished scriptures of guru-bhakti, recited daily in ashrams and homes throughout India.

✦ As told in scripture

Saints of every lineage testify that sincere recitation of the Guru Gita awakens the living grace of the Guru — countless sadhakas relate that daily reading of these verses brought sudden inner clarity, the removal of long-standing doubts, and the unmistakable, guiding presence of their teacher, fulfilling the promise that 'the root of liberation is the grace of the Guru'.

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Verse 1

𑌗𑍁𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍋 𑌹𑌿 𑌕𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌜 𑌉𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇। 𑌅𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌸𑌕𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌵 𑌨 𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌯𑌃॥

Gukaarash-chaandhakaaro hi Kakaaras-teja uchyate. Ajnaana-graasakam Brahma Gurur-eva na samshayah.

Meaning:'गु' अक्षर अन्धकार (अज्ञान) है और 'रु' अक्षर तेज (प्रकाश) कहा गया है; जो ब्रह्म अज्ञान का ग्रास कर लेता है, वही निःसंदेह गुरु है।

Verse 2

𑌗𑍁𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌥𑌮𑍋 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍋 𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌭𑌾𑌸𑌕𑌃। 𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍋 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍀𑌯𑍋 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌨𑌮𑍍॥

Gukaarah prathamo varno maayaadi-guna-bhaasakah. Rakaaro dviteeyo Brahma maayaa-bhraanti-vinaashanam.

Meaning:प्रथम 'गु' अक्षर माया आदि गुणों का प्रकाशक है; दूसरा 'रु' अक्षर माया की भ्रान्ति का नाशक ब्रह्म है।

Verse 3

𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍂𑌲𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌲𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍋𑌃 𑌪𑌦𑌮𑍍। 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍂𑌲𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑍂𑌲𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍋𑌃 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾॥

Dhyaana-moolam guror-moortih poojaa-moolam guroh padam. Mantra-moolam guror-vaakyam moksha-moolam guroh kripaa.

Meaning:ध्यान का मूल गुरु की मूर्ति है, पूजा का मूल गुरु के चरण हैं, मन्त्र का मूल गुरु का वचन है, और मोक्ष का मूल गुरु की कृपा है।

Verse 4

𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌵 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌵 𑌪𑌰𑌾 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌃। 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌵 𑌪𑌰𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌵 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌮𑍍॥

Gurur-eva param Brahma Gurur-eva paraa gatih. Gurur-eva paraa vidyaa Gurur-eva paraayanam.

Meaning:गुरु ही परब्रह्म है, गुरु ही परा गति है; गुरु ही परा विद्या है, गुरु ही परम आश्रय है।

Verse 5

𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌵 𑌪𑌰𑌃 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍋 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌵 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌧𑌨𑌮𑍍। 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍋𑌪𑌦𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌸𑍗 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌰𑍋 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌃॥

Gurur-eva parah kaamo Gurur-eva param dhanam. Yasmaat-tattvopadeshtaasau tasmaad-gurutaro guruh.

Meaning:गुरु ही परम काम (अभीष्ट) है, गुरु ही परम धन है। चूँकि वही तत्त्व का उपदेश देता है, इसलिए गुरु सबसे श्रेष्ठ (गुरुतर) है।

Verse 6

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌶𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌜𑌃। 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌜𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌯𑌃 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌗𑍁𑌰𑌵𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃॥

Sarva-shruti-shiro-ratna-viraajita-padaambujah. Vedaantaambuja-sooryo yah tasmai Shri-Gurave Namah.

Meaning:जिनके चरण-कमल समस्त श्रुतियों (उपनिषदों) रूपी शिरोमणि से सुशोभित हैं, जो वेदान्त-कमल को विकसित करने वाले सूर्य हैं — उन श्रीगुरु को नमस्कार।

Verse 7

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌦𑌂 𑌕𑍇𑌵𑌲𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑌗𑌨𑌸𑌦𑍃𑌶𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍। 𑌏𑌕𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑌲𑌮𑌚𑌲𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌧𑍀𑌸𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌰𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌂 𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿॥

Brahmaanandam parama-sukhadam kevalam jnaana-moortim Dvandvaateetam gagana-sadrisham tattvam-asyaadi-lakshyam. Ekam nityam vimalam-achalam sarva-dhee-saakshi-bhootam Bhaavaateetam triguna-rahitam sad-gurum tam namaami.

Meaning:जो ब्रह्मानन्द-स्वरूप, परम सुखदायी, केवल ज्ञान की मूर्ति, द्वन्द्वों से अतीत, आकाश के समान व्यापक, 'तत्त्वमसि' आदि महावाक्यों के लक्ष्य, एक, नित्य, निर्मल, अचल, समस्त बुद्धियों के साक्षी, भावातीत और त्रिगुणरहित हैं — उन सद्गुरु को मैं प्रणाम करता हूँ।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌗𑍁𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌃🔊GukaarahThe syllable 'gu' (of the word guru)

𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌃🔊AndhakaarahDarkness (here, the darkness of ignorance)

𑌕𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌃 𑌤𑍇𑌜𑌃🔊Kakaarah tejahThe syllable 'ru/ka' is said to be light (that dispels darkness)

𑌅𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌸𑌕𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮🔊Ajnaana-graasakam BrahmaThe Brahman that devours (destroys) ignorance

𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌵 𑌨 𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌯𑌃🔊Gurur-eva na samshayahIs verily the Guru — there is no doubt of this

𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍂𑌲𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃🔊Dhyaana-moolam guror-moortihThe root of meditation is the form of the Guru

𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌲𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍋𑌃 𑌪𑌦𑌮𑍍🔊Poojaa-moolam guroh padamThe root of worship is the feet of the Guru

𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍂𑌲𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍🔊Mantra-moolam guror-vaakyamThe root of all mantra is the word of the Guru

𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑍂𑌲𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍋𑌃 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾🔊Moksha-moolam guroh kripaaThe root of liberation is the grace of the Guru

𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌵 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮🔊Gurur-eva param BrahmaThe Guru alone is the Supreme Brahman

𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌵 𑌪𑌰𑌾 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌃🔊Gurur-eva paraa gatihThe Guru alone is the supreme goal/refuge

𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌵 𑌪𑌰𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾🔊Gurur-eva paraa vidyaaThe Guru alone is the highest knowledge

𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌰𑍋 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌃🔊Tasmaad-gurutaro guruhTherefore the Guru is weightier (greater) than all — none is higher

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌶𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨🔊Sarva-shruti-shiro-ratnaThe crown-jewel of all the Shrutis (the Upanishads, the crest of the Vedas)

𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌜𑌃🔊Viraajita-padaambujahWhose lotus-feet are radiantly adorned (by that crown-jewel of scripture)

𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌜𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌃🔊Vedaantaambuja-sooryahThe sun that makes the lotus of Vedanta blossom

𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌗𑍁𑌰𑌵𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊Tasmai Shri-Gurave NamahTo that revered Guru, salutations

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍🔊Brahmaanandam jnaana-moortimThe bliss of Brahman, the very embodiment of knowledge

𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍🔊Tattvam-asyaadi-lakshyamThe goal pointed to by the great sayings such as 'Tat Tvam Asi' (That Thou Art)

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌧𑍀𑌸𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌮𑍍🔊Sarva-dhee-saakshi-bhootamThe witness of all intellects (the silent seer within every mind)

𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌂 𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿🔊Sad-gurum tam namaamiTo that true Guru I bow

Benefits of Chanting गुरु गीता (चयनित श्लोक)

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Reveals the supreme glory of the Guru as Brahman itself — the heart of guru-bhakti

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Each verse deepens reverence and surrender to the Sadguru's form, feet, word and grace

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The 'Brahmanandam' dhyana verse is a complete daily salutation to the Guru and the Self

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Bestows wisdom (jnana) and the inner removal of ignorance ('that which devours darkness')

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Brings peace, steadiness and the felt presence of the Guru in meditation

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Traditionally recited on Guru Purnima and Thursdays for the Guru's blessings

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Cultivates the understanding that the Guru and the supreme Truth are one

How to Chant गुरु गीता (चयनित श्लोक)

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Best TimeGuru Purnima, Thursdays (Guruvar), and daily in the early morning (Brahma Muhurta)

Sit facing east before an image of one's Guru or of Lord Shiva, after bathing, and light a lamp. Recite these verses of the Guru Gita slowly and meditatively, dwelling on the meaning of the Guru as Brahman. The full Guru Gita is traditionally recited in the early morning; even a selection of these core verses, especially the closing 'Brahmanandam', is a complete and auspicious guru-vandana. Conclude by bowing at the Guru's feet (manasika namaskara).

Frequently Asked Questions

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Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

The Guru Gita ('Song of the Guru') is a sacred text in the form of a dialogue between Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, found within the Skanda Purana. In it Shiva explains to Parvati the nature, glory and worship of the Guru, declaring the Guru to be none other than the Supreme Brahman.

The Guru Gita interprets the syllables of 'guru' as 'gu' meaning darkness (ignorance) and 'ru' meaning light; the Guru is thus the one who dispels the darkness of ignorance with the light of knowledge, and is therefore Brahman itself.

'Brahmanandam Parama-sukhadam' is the famous closing dhyana (meditation) verse that salutes the Sadguru as the bliss of Brahman, pure knowledge, the witness of all minds, and the goal of the great saying 'Tat Tvam Asi'. It is chanted daily across India as the supreme salutation to the Guru.

It is recited especially on Guru Purnima, the great festival of the Guru, and on Thursdays, the day traditionally devoted to the Guru. Many sadhakas recite it daily in the early morning as part of their spiritual practice.