Offering gratitude for the lineage and teachings
Sadashiva samarambhaam
From the first guru, Pure Existence/Consciousness
Shankaracharya madhyamaam
Down to Shankaracharya in the middle
Asmad acharya paryantaam
And my teacher at the end
Vande guru paramparam
I prostrate to guru-disciple tradition
Isvaro guratmeti
Isvara, my guru
Murthi bedha vibaghine
Is beyond form and duality
Vyomavad vyapta dehaya
Beyond space and the body
Dakshinamurthiyaa namaha
I bow to Isvara in the form of Dakshinamurthi, the one who brings Self-knowledge
Sarva Vedanta siddhanta
The import of all Vedanta texts
Gocharam tamagocharam
Is beyond the known and the unknown
Govindam paramanandam
It is limitless bliss and unborn light
Satguru pranantoshmahaam
I worship that reality as my guru
