guru stotram

स्तोत्र
stotra, (lof)psalm
aldus gezongen leerdicht
(vs. Śāstra, leer die gereciteerd wordt)

1
the unfragmented whole, infinite
the one pervading it, movable & unmovable
to that one who revealed to me that truth
to that Lord Guru, I offer my salutations

2
ignorant cataracted & blinded
knowing now as through anjana shalaka [ritual]
to that one who thus opened my eyes

to that Lord Guru, I offer my salutations

3
Guru being Brahma, Guru being Vishnu
Guru being Devo Maheshvarah [Shiva]
Guru who in truth is Param-Brahma
to that Lord Guru, I offer my salutations

4
the animate and inanimate pervading
being in every bit, movable and unmovable
that truth revealing to me, to Him, to that one
to that Lord Guru, I offer my salutations

5
Babaji pervading everything [sarva/all]
all three worlds, movable & immovable
that truth revealing to me, to Him, to that one
to that Lord Guru, I offer my salutations

6
of all vedas the crown jewel
I,abiding at His lotus feet,
to Him, who is the sun lotus of Vedanta,
to that Lord Guru, I offer my salutations

7
the eternal consciousness, peace itself
transcending space & time, taintless [smetteloos]
zero-primordial sound, parts transcending
to that Lord Guru, I offer my salutations

8
in both knowledge and power firmly rooted
adorned with the garland of knowledge
granting prosperity as well as liberation
to that Lord Guru, I offer my salutations

9
of many births accumulated
the bounds of karma burning down
Self-Knowledge imparting [verlenend]
to that Lord Guru, I offer my salutations

10
drying up the endless sea of seeking
enlightening me about the true wealth
the water left behind after washing Guru's feet
to that Lord Guru, I offer my salutations

11
there is no higher truth than the Guru
there is no higher penance than to the Guru
higher knowledge than imparted by the Guru doesn't exist
to that Lord Guru, I offer my salutations

12
my Lord is the Lord of all
my Guru is the Guru of all
my Self is the Self of all
to that Lord Guru, I offer my salutations

13
Guru beginning without beginning
Guru Param-Daivatam [transcendental deity]
higher than Guru doesn't exist
to that Lord Guru, I offer my salutations

14
You alone are mother and father, You alone
You alone are brother and friend, You alone
You alone are knowledge and wealth, You alone
You alone are everything to me, O my Ultimate God