Bandaun guru pad kanj kripa sindhu

Soratha 5 · Bal Kand

Soratha Text

बंदउँ गुरु पद कंज कृपा सिंधु नररूप हरि। महामोह तम पुंज जासु बचन रबि कर निकर॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

bandauṃ guru pada kanj kṛpā siṃdhu nararūpa hari। mahāmoh tama puṃja jāsu bacana rabi kara nikara॥ 5 ॥

Meaning

I bow to the lotus feet of the Guru, who is an ocean of mercy and none other than Hari in human form; whose words are like a host of sunbeams to dispel the dense darkness of great delusion.

Context

This is Soratha 5 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Invocation and Auspicious Beginning”. The episode describes Tulsidas invoking Sarasvati, Ganesha, Bhavani-Shankara, Guru, and Rama seeking divine grace.

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