Vande Bodhamayam Nityam Gurum

Shloka 3 · Bal Kand

Shloka Text

वन्दे बोधमयं नित्यं गुरुं शङ्कररूपिणम्‌। यमाश्रितो हि वक्रोऽपि चन्द्रः सर्वत्र वन्द्यते॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

vande bodhamayaṃ nityaṃ guruṃ śaṅkararūpiṇam। yamāśrito hi vakro’pi candraḥ sarvatra vandyate॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

I bow to the eternal, knowledge-filled Guru, who is in the form of Shiva; by whose grace even the crooked moon becomes worthy of veneration everywhere.

Context

This is Shloka 3 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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