Guru Gita Flashcards
Indeed, only
तु
Visible
प्रत्यक्ष
Perceived as
ग्राहिणम्
Lamp
दीप
Flame, light
अङ्कुर
Foot
चरणम्
Belonging to Shiva
शाम्भवम्
State or feet
पद
Imperishable
अक्षर
Form
विग्रहम्
One should meditate
ध्यायेद्
All-pervading
विभुं
Eternal
शाश्वतम्
One’s own
स्व
Prosody, free will
छन्दस्
Self
आत्मन्
Wish
इच्छा
That (referring to something not present)
तद्
Illuminating
द्योतं
Universal, omnipresent
विश्व
Scattered
उत्कीर्ण
Body
देह
Residing
निलयः
Surround
परिवृत्त
Petal, leaf, paper
पत्र
Lotus
कमल
Divine
दिव्य
World
जगत्
Cause
कारणम्
Seed, the mystical letter forming the essential part of the Mantra of a deity
बीजम्
Nail
क्रों
The letter which acts as a nail to keep the mantra firm and steady
कीलकम्
For perfection
सिद्धर्थे
Purpose
विनियोगः
Contemplate, meditate
ध्यानम्
Diverse (ind.)
नाना
Arranging
विधानम्
Supreme
परम्
Consciousness
आत्मा
Deity
देवता
Now
अथ
Excellent, a mark of respect
श्री
The name of sacred writings in verse form
गीता
Begins
प्रारम्भः
The sound “Om”
ॐ
This
अस्य
A chant of praise
स्तोत्र
A word or sound repeated
मन्त्र
God
भगवान्
Always, ever, perpetually + Lord Shiva
सदाशिव
Seer (Vedic hymns were revealed to these sages)
ऋषिः
My
मम
Four
चतुर्
Kind, manner
विध
Human + goal
पुरुषार्थ
Said
उवाच
Name of a mountain; peak of Himalayas and residence of Shiva
कैलास
On the summit
शिखरे
On the beautiful
रम्ये
Devotion
भक्ति
Union
संधान
Leader, guide
नायकम्
Having bowed
प्रणम्य
Asked
पर्यपृच्छत
God + Lord
देवेश
Higher than the highest
परात्पर
Initiation
दीक्षा
Please give
प्रदेहि
To me, my
मे
By which
केन
Path
मर्ग
O
भो
O Lord
स्वामिन्
One with a body, human being
देही
Full of Brahman, one with Brahman
ब्रह्म मय
An affix, meaning ‘made of’, ‘composed of’ or ‘full of’
मय
You do, made, grant (as a request)
कुरु
I bow
नमामि
From love for you (From you+love+for)
त्वत्प्रीत्यर्थं
Love
प्रीति
I speak
वदामि
Helpful
उपकारकः
Question
प्रश्नो
Even by anyone
केनापि (केन अपि)
Made
कृत
Before (Indeclinable)
पुरा
Difficult to obtain
दुर्लभं
In the three worlds
त्रिषु लोकेषु (त्रैलोक्ये)
It + listen
तच्छृणुष्व (तत् शृणुष्व)
विना
without
नान्यत् (न + अन्यत्)
no other than
Without
विना
No other than; not different
नान्यत् (न + अन्यत्)
Truth
सत्यं
O beautiful one
वरानने
Vedas
वेद
Shastra (religious books)
शास्त्र
Puranas (ancient legends)
पुराणानि
History; so it has been
इतिहास
Others
आदिकानि
Amulet
यन्त्र
Code of laws
स्मृति
Magical incantations
उच्चाटन
Relating to Shiva
शैव
Relating to Shakti
शाक्त
Treatises, scriptures
आगम
And so on
आदीनि
Others
अन्यानि
Various
विविधानि
Downfall
अपभ्रंश
They make, cause
कराणि
Here (ind.)
इह
Of beings
जीवानाम्
Deluded
भ्रान्त
Of minds
चेतसाम्
The Guru is not different from Consciousness
गुरोर् बुद्ध्यात्मनो नान्यत्
From (knowing) Consciousness
बुद्धि + आत्मनो
Intelligence, understanding, wisdom
बुद्धि
This is beyond doubt the truth, the Absolute truth.
सत्यं सत्यं न संशयः
The Absolute truth (doubled words intensify)
सत्यं सत्यं
No doubt, without doubt, beyond doubt
न संशयः
For attaining that
तल्लाभार्थं (तत् + लाभ + अर्थं)
Extra effort
प्रयत्नः (प्र a prefix + यत्नः)
Should be done
कर्तव्यो
Surely, indeed
हि
By the wise
मनीषिभिः (मनीषिन्)
Secret
गूढ
Arising, become visible
उदयो (उदयः)
Originating, born
सम्भवा (संभव)
By light
प्रकाशेन
By word or sound
शब्देन
Is called; to tell
कथ्यते