My first post is dedicated to my Master, my Guru...
(On Swami Tejomayananda's 65th Birthday: 30th June 2015)
(On Swami Tejomayananda's 65th Birthday: 30th June 2015)
गुरु तुम मेरे जीवन हो, संबल हो और शक्ति हो ।
मेरे जीवन के निर्माण की, तुम सुन्दर अभिव्यक्ति हो ॥
गुरु परंपरा के तुम पालक, महामार्ग के अनुगामी ।
गुरु चिन्मय के सेवक हो तुम, मेरे मन के हो स्वामी ॥
प्रभु मुझको बस इतना वर दो, मन में केवल भक्ति हो ॥१॥ मेरे जीवन के...
मार्ग कठिन होता जब जग में, मन में मेरे जागे भय ।
अंधकार को दूर भगाते, गुरु तुम मेरे तेजोमय ॥
हृदय पटल को करे प्रकाशित, दीप श्रृंखला पंक्ति हो ॥२॥ मेरे जीवन के...
श्रेय की इच्छा प्रेय प्रलोभन, करते मेरी गति को मंद ।
हाथ पकड़ कर सही मार्ग पर, गुरु मुझमें लाते आनंद ॥
मोहमाया के पाश को काटे, भवसागर से मुक्ति हो ॥३॥ मेरे जीवन के...
गुरु सबसे ऊँचा जीवन में, बाकी सब कुछ दूजा है ।
गुरु चरणों की सेवा ही, मात्र मेरी इक पूजा है ॥
परमेश्वर से हर पल मांगूं, गुरुपद में अनुरक्ति हो ॥४॥ मेरे जीवन के...
--- English Translation ---
O Master (Guru), you are my life - my support and my strength,
You are the beautiful expression of my creation/ existence ||
You are the preserver of the Guru tradition - follower of this grand path
Sevak of Guru Chinmaya, you are the master (Lord) of my heart,
Just bless me O Lord, that my bosom may be filled only with devotion ||1|| You are the....
Whenever the the going gets tough in the world, the heart gets scared (with apprehension),
You dispel all the darkness, My master O Radiant/ Glorious one,
One which illumines my heart, you are that series of rows of lamps ||2|| You are the....
Desire to attain the Shreyas and falling prey to the Preyas, slow down my progress,
Holding my hand, guiding me on the right path, the master fills me with bliss,
One that cuts the bondage of delusion and illusion, you are my liberation from this ocean of samsara ||3|| You are the....
Guru holds topmost position in (my) life, everything else is secondary,
To serve at the lotus feet of the master, is the only worship I know,
Every moment I ask the supreme lord, that all my affection may be for my master's feet ||4|| You are the....
