Shri Guru Paduka Stotram – a beautiful prayer & a mesmerizing chant by Shri Adi Shankaracharya that glorifies the “patten of the Guru”. It not only protects but also promises to establish the seeker in the realm of dispassion and detachment. Revered master Anandmurti Gurumaa gave the meaning of this timeless stotram in the most heart warming & stirring way, one that fills one’s heart with gratitude, devotion & reverence for the beloved master!
Guru Paduka Stotram
Guru Paduka Stotram is a well known and famous Stotra glorifying the Padukas of Guru. The devotees study it daily and when the meaning is also brought to mind then alone there is a real joy. Guru Paduka Stotram is a very powerful chant that glorifies the “sandals of the Guru,” and enables one to become receptive to the Guru’s Grace.
Adi Shankara was traveling across ancient Indians Kingdoms in search of his Guru. When he was walking around the banks of River Narmada, he saw the Padukas in front of the cave of his Guru, Govind Bhagavatpada. When Adi Shankaracharya saw the Paduka, he instantly recognized them as his Guru’s. He was filled with abundant joy. Having found the master he had been searching for, he was thrilled; tears welled out of his eye, and his heart jumped with joy. He composed Guru Paduka Stotram honoring the Paduka of His Guru, Sri Govind Bhagavatpada.
Guru Paduka Stotram Lyric in Sanskrit
अनंतसंसार समुद्रतार नौकायिताभ्यां गुरुभक्तिदाभ्याम् ।
वैराग्यसाम्राज्यदपूजनाभ्यां नमो नमः श्रीगुरुपादुकाभ्याम् ॥ १ ॥
कवित्ववाराशिनिशाकराभ्यां दौर्भाग्यदावां बुदमालिकाभ्याम् ।
दूरिकृतानम्र विपत्ततिभ्यां नमो नमः श्रीगुरुपादुकाभ्याम् ॥ २ ॥
नता ययोः श्रीपतितां समीयुः कदाचिदप्याशु दरिद्रवर्याः ।
मूकाश्र्च वाचस्पतितां हि ताभ्यां नमो नमः श्रीगुरुपादुकाभ्याम् ॥ ३ ॥
नालीकनीकाश पदाहृताभ्यां नानाविमोहादि निवारिकाभ्याम् ।
नमज्जनाभीष्टततिप्रदाभ्यां नमो नमः श्रीगुरुपादुकाभ्याम् ॥ ४ ॥
नृपालि मौलिव्रजरत्नकांति सरिद्विराजत् झषकन्यकाभ्याम् ।
नृपत्वदाभ्यां नतलोकपंकते: नमो नमः श्रीगुरुपादुकाभ्याम् ॥ ५ ॥
पापांधकारार्क परंपराभ्यां तापत्रयाहींद्र खगेश्र्वराभ्याम् ।
जाड्याब्धि संशोषण वाडवाभ्यां नमो नमः श्रीगुरुपादुकाभ्याम् ॥ ६ ॥
शमादिषट्क प्रदवैभवाभ्यां समाधिदान व्रतदीक्षिताभ्याम् ।
रमाधवांध्रिस्थिरभक्तिदाभ्यां नमो नमः श्रीगुरुपादुकाभ्याम् ॥ ७ ॥
स्वार्चापराणाम् अखिलेष्टदाभ्यां स्वाहासहायाक्षधुरंधराभ्याम् ।
स्वांताच्छभावप्रदपूजनाभ्यां नमो नमः श्रीगुरुपादुकाभ्याम् ॥ ८ ॥
कामादिसर्प व्रजगारुडाभ्यां विवेकवैराग्य निधिप्रदाभ्याम् ।
बोधप्रदाभ्यां दृतमोक्षदाभ्यां नमो नमः श्रीगुरुपादुकाभ्याम् ॥ ९ ॥
Guru Paduka Stotram Lyrics in English
Anantha samsara samudhra thara naukayithabhyam guru bhakthithabhyam,
Vairagya samrajyadha poojanabhyam, namo nama sri guru padukabhyam. ||1||
Kavithva varahsini sagarabhyam, dourbhagya davambudha malikabhyam,
Dhoorikrutha namra vipathithabhyam, namo nama sri guru padukabhyam.||2||
Natha yayo sripatitam samiyu kadachidapyashu daridra varya,
Mookascha vachaspathitham hi thabhyam, namo nama sri guru padukabhyam. ||3||
Naleeka neekasa pada hrithabhyam, nana vimohadhi nivarikabyam,
Nama janabheeshtathathi pradhabhyam namo nama sri guru padukabhyam.||4||
Nrupali mouleebraja rathna kanthi saridvi raja jjashakanyakabhyam,
Nrupadvadhabhyam nathaloka pankhthe, namo nama sri guru padukabhyam.||5||
Papandhakara arka paramparabhyam, thapathryaheendra khageswarabhyam,
Jadyabdhi samsoshana vadawabhyam namo nama sri guru padukabhyam. ||6||
Shamadhi shatka pradha vaibhavabhyam, Samadhi dhana vratha deeksithabhyam,
Ramadhavangri sthira bhakthidabhyam, namo nama sri guru padukabhyam. ||7||
Swarchaparana makhileshtathabhyam, swaha sahayaksha durndarabhyam,
Swanthacha bhava pradha poojanabhyam, namo nama sri guru padukabhyam. ||8||
Kaamadhi sarpa vraja garudabhyam, viveka vairagya nidhi pradhabhyam,
Bhodha pradhabhyam drutha mokshathabhyam, namo nama sri guru padukabhyam ||9||
Ithi Sri Guru Paduka Stotram ||
Guru Paduka Stotram Meaning in English
The Guru Paduka Stotram is a hymn dedicated to a Guru’s presence in one’s life. This song highlights the joys of the Master’s lotus feet and how a seeker’s life changes when they are in his presence.
Salutations and Salutations to the sandals of my Guru,
Which is a boat, which helps me,cross the endless ocean of life,
Which endows me, with the sense of devotion to my Guru,
And by worship of which, I attain the dominion of renunciation ll 1 ll
Salutations and Salutations to the sandals of my Guru,
Which is the ocean of knowledge, resembling the full moon,
Which is the water, which puts out the fire of misfortunes,
And which removes distresses of those who prostrate before it. ll 2 ll
Salutations and Salutations to the sandals of my Guru,
Which make those who prostrate before it,
Possessors of great wealth, even if they are very poor,,
And which makes even dumb people into great orators. ll 3 ll
Salutations and Salutations to the sandals of my Guru,
Which attracts us, to lotus like feet of our Guru,
Which cures us, of the unwanted desires,
And which helps fulfill the desires of those who salute. ll 4 ll
Salutations and Salutations to the sandals of my Guru,
Which shine like gems on the crown of a king,
Which shine like a maid in the crocodile infested stream,
And which make the devotees attain the status of a king. ll5ll
Salutations and Salutations to the sandals of my Guru,
Which is like a series of Suns, driving away the dark sins,
Which is like the king of eagles, driving away the cobra of miseries,
And which is like a terrific fire drying away the ocean of ignorance. ll6ll
Salutations and Salutations to the sandals of my Guru,
Which endows us, with the glorious six qualities like sham,
Which gives the students ,the ability to go into eternal trance,
And which helps to get perennial devotion to the feet of Vishnu. ll7ll
Salutations and Salutations to the sandals of my Guru
Which bestows all desires of the serving disciples,
Who are ever involved in carrying the burden of service
And which helps the aspirants to the state of realization. ll8ll
Salutations and Salutations to the sandals of my Guru
Which is the Garuda,which drives away the serpent of passion,
Which provides one, with the treasure of wisdom and renunciation,
Which blesses one,with enlightened knowledge,
And blesses the aspirant with speedy salvation. ll9ll
Guru Paduka Stotram Lyrics in Telugu
అనంతసంసార సముద్రతార నౌకాయితాభ్యాం గురుభక్తిదాభ్యామ్ |
వైరాగ్యసామ్రాజ్యదపూజనాభ్యాం నమో నమః శ్రీగురుపాదుకాభ్యామ్ || 1 ||
కవిత్వవారాశినిశాకరాభ్యాం దౌర్భాగ్యదావాం బుదమాలికాభ్యామ్ |
దూరికృతానమ్ర విపత్తతిభ్యాం నమో నమః శ్రీగురుపాదుకాభ్యామ్ || 2 ||
నతా యయోః శ్రీపతితాం సమీయుః కదాచిదప్యాశు దరిద్రవర్యాః |
మూకాశ్ర్చ వాచస్పతితాం హి తాభ్యాం నమో నమః శ్రీగురుపాదుకాభ్యామ్ || 3 ||
నాలీకనీకాశ పదాహృతాభ్యాం నానావిమోహాది నివారికాభ్యామ్ |
నమజ్జనాభీష్టతతిప్రదాభ్యాం నమో నమః శ్రీగురుపాదుకాభ్యామ్ || 4 ||
నృపాలి మౌలివ్రజరత్నకాంతి సరిద్విరాజత్ ఝషకన్యకాభ్యామ్ |
నృపత్వదాభ్యాం నతలోకపంకతే: నమో నమః శ్రీగురుపాదుకాభ్యామ్ || 5 ||
పాపాంధకారార్క పరంపరాభ్యాం తాపత్రయాహీంద్ర ఖగేశ్ర్వరాభ్యామ్ |
జాడ్యాబ్ధి సంశోషణ వాడవాభ్యాం నమో నమః శ్రీగురుపాదుకాభ్యామ్ || 6 ||
శమాదిషట్క ప్రదవైభవాభ్యాం సమాధిదాన వ్రతదీక్షితాభ్యామ్ |
రమాధవాంధ్రిస్థిరభక్తిదాభ్యాం నమో నమః శ్రీగురుపాదుకాభ్యామ్ || 7 ||
స్వార్చాపరాణామ్ అఖిలేష్టదాభ్యాం స్వాహాసహాయాక్షధురంధరాభ్యామ్ |
స్వాంతాచ్ఛభావప్రదపూజనాభ్యాం నమో నమః శ్రీగురుపాదుకాభ్యామ్ || 8 ||
కామాదిసర్ప వ్రజగారుడాభ్యాం వివేకవైరాగ్య నిధిప్రదాభ్యామ్ |
బోధప్రదాభ్యాం దృతమోక్షదాభ్యాం నమో నమః శ్రీగురుపాదుకాభ్యామ్ || 9 ||
Guru Paduka Stotram Lyrics in Tamil
அனன்தஸம்ஸார ஸமுத்ரதார னௌகாயிதாப்யாம் குருபக்திதாப்யாம் |
வைராக்யஸாம்ராஜ்யதபூஜனாப்யாம் னமோ னமஃ ஶ்ரீகுருபாதுகாப்யாம் || 1 ||
கவித்வவாராஶினிஶாகராப்யாம் தௌர்பாக்யதாவாம் புதமாலிகாப்யாம் |
தூரிக்றுதானம்ர விபத்ததிப்யாம் னமோ னமஃ ஶ்ரீகுருபாதுகாப்யாம் || 2 ||
னதா யயோஃ ஶ்ரீபதிதாம் ஸமீயுஃ கதாசிதப்யாஶு தரித்ரவர்யாஃ |
மூகாஶ்ர்ச வாசஸ்பதிதாம் ஹி தாப்யாம் னமோ னமஃ ஶ்ரீகுருபாதுகாப்யாம் || 3 ||
னாலீகனீகாஶ பதாஹ்றுதாப்யாம் னானாவிமோஹாதி னிவாரிகாப்யாம் |
னமஜ்ஜனாபீஷ்டததிப்ரதாப்யாம் னமோ னமஃ ஶ்ரீகுருபாதுகாப்யாம் || 4 ||
ன்றுபாலி மௌலிவ்ரஜரத்னகான்தி ஸரித்விராஜத் ஜஷகன்யகாப்யாம் |
ன்றுபத்வதாப்யாம் னதலோகபங்கதே: னமோ னமஃ ஶ்ரீகுருபாதுகாப்யாம் || 5 ||
பாபான்தகாரார்க பரம்பராப்யாம் தாபத்ரயாஹீன்த்ர ககேஶ்ர்வராப்யாம் |
ஜாட்யாப்தி ஸம்ஶோஷண வாடவாப்யாம் னமோ னமஃ ஶ்ரீகுருபாதுகாப்யாம் || 6 ||
ஶமாதிஷட்க ப்ரதவைபவாப்யாம் ஸமாதிதான வ்ரததீக்ஷிதாப்யாம் |
ரமாதவான்த்ரிஸ்திரபக்திதாப்யாம் னமோ னமஃ ஶ்ரீகுருபாதுகாப்யாம் || 7 ||
ஸ்வார்சாபராணாம் அகிலேஷ்டதாப்யாம் ஸ்வாஹாஸஹாயாக்ஷதுரன்தராப்யாம் |
ஸ்வான்தாச்சபாவப்ரதபூஜனாப்யாம் னமோ னமஃ ஶ்ரீகுருபாதுகாப்யாம் || 8 ||
காமாதிஸர்ப வ்ரஜகாருடாப்யாம் விவேகவைராக்ய னிதிப்ரதாப்யாம் |
போதப்ரதாப்யாம் த்றுதமோக்ஷதாப்யாம் னமோ னமஃ ஶ்ரீகுருபாதுகாப்யாம் ||9||
Guru Paduka Stotram Lyrics in Kannada
ಅನಂತಸಂಸಾರ ಸಮುದ್ರತಾರ ನೌಕಾಯಿತಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಗುರುಭಕ್ತಿದಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ |
ವೈರಾಗ್ಯಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯದಪೂಜನಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ಶ್ರೀಗುರುಪಾದುಕಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ || 1 ||
ಕವಿತ್ವವಾರಾಶಿನಿಶಾಕರಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ದೌರ್ಭಾಗ್ಯದಾವಾಂ ಬುದಮಾಲಿಕಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ |
ದೂರಿಕೃತಾನಮ್ರ ವಿಪತ್ತತಿಭ್ಯಾಂ ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ಶ್ರೀಗುರುಪಾದುಕಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ || 2 ||
ನತಾ ಯಯೋಃ ಶ್ರೀಪತಿತಾಂ ಸಮೀಯುಃ ಕದಾಚಿದಪ್ಯಾಶು ದರಿದ್ರವರ್ಯಾಃ |
ಮೂಕಾಶ್ರ್ಚ ವಾಚಸ್ಪತಿತಾಂ ಹಿ ತಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ಶ್ರೀಗುರುಪಾದುಕಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ || 3 ||
ನಾಲೀಕನೀಕಾಶ ಪದಾಹೃತಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ನಾನಾವಿಮೋಹಾದಿ ನಿವಾರಿಕಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ |
ನಮಜ್ಜನಾಭೀಷ್ಟತತಿಪ್ರದಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ಶ್ರೀಗುರುಪಾದುಕಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ || 4 ||
ನೃಪಾಲಿ ಮೌಲಿವ್ರಜರತ್ನಕಾಂತಿ ಸರಿದ್ವಿರಾಜತ್ ಝಷಕನ್ಯಕಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ |
ನೃಪತ್ವದಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ನತಲೋಕಪಂಕತೇ: ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ಶ್ರೀಗುರುಪಾದುಕಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ || 5 ||
ಪಾಪಾಂಧಕಾರಾರ್ಕ ಪರಂಪರಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ತಾಪತ್ರಯಾಹೀಂದ್ರ ಖಗೇಶ್ರ್ವರಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ |
ಜಾಡ್ಯಾಬ್ಧಿ ಸಂಶೋಷಣ ವಾಡವಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ಶ್ರೀಗುರುಪಾದುಕಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ || 6 ||
ಶಮಾದಿಷಟ್ಕ ಪ್ರದವೈಭವಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಸಮಾಧಿದಾನ ವ್ರತದೀಕ್ಷಿತಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ |
ರಮಾಧವಾಂಧ್ರಿಸ್ಥಿರಭಕ್ತಿದಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ಶ್ರೀಗುರುಪಾದುಕಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ || 7 ||
ಸ್ವಾರ್ಚಾಪರಾಣಾಮ್ ಅಖಿಲೇಷ್ಟದಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಸ್ವಾಹಾಸಹಾಯಾಕ್ಷಧುರಂಧರಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ |
ಸ್ವಾಂತಾಚ್ಛಭಾವಪ್ರದಪೂಜನಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ಶ್ರೀಗುರುಪಾದುಕಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ || 8 ||
ಕಾಮಾದಿಸರ್ಪ ವ್ರಜಗಾರುಡಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ವಿವೇಕವೈರಾಗ್ಯ ನಿಧಿಪ್ರದಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ |
ಬೋಧಪ್ರದಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ದೃತಮೋಕ್ಷದಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ಶ್ರೀಗುರುಪಾದುಕಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ || 9 ||
