I bow to my Guru, who embodies the great Guru
Tattva, the universal principle of the Guru,
the highest truth and the greatest austerity.
There is nothing worth knowing that is more
important than this.
| Na guror adhikam | |
| nu goo – ro – ru – dhee – kum | |
| Note: it's easier to merge the two words guror + adhikam and blend them together. | |
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| tat tvam | |
| tut tvum | |
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| na guror adhikam tapaha | |
| nu goo – ro – ru – dhee – kum tu – pu (hu) | |
| Note: same first three words as in the beginning | |
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| Na guror adhikam tat tvam, na guror adhikam tapaha | |
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| Tat tvam jñaanaat | |
| tut twum gnyaa – naat | |
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| param naasti | |
| pu – rum naas – tee | |
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| tasmai shri gurave namaha | |
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| Tat tvam jñaanaat param naasti, tasmai shri gurave namaha | |
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| Now repeat the entire verse all together: | |
| Na guror adhikam tat tvam, na guror adhikam tapaha; Tat tvam jñaanaat param naasti, tasmai shri gurave namaha. | |
| and know the keywords: | |
| Na guror adhikam tat tvam, na guror adhikam tapaha; Tat tvam jñaanaat param naasti, tasmai shri gurave namaha. | |
| I bow to my Guru, who embodies the great Guru Tattva, the universal principle of the Guru, the highest truth and the greatest austerity. There is nothing worth knowing that is more important than this. | |
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