1. One's body may be handsome, wife beautiful, fame, excellent and varied, and wealth like unto Mount Meru; but if one's mind be not attached to the lotus feet of the Guru, what thence, what thence, what thence, what thence?
kalatraṃ dhanaṃ putra pautrādisarvaṃgṛho bāndhavāḥ sarvametaddhi jātam .manaścena lagnaṃ guroraghripadmetataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kim .. 2 ..
2. Wife, wealth, sons, grandsons, etc., all these; home, relations—the host of all these there may be; but if one's mind be not attached to the lotus feet of the Guru, what thence, what thence, what thence, what thence?
3. The Vedas with their six auxiliaries and knowledge of sciences may be on one's lips; one may have the gift of poesy; and may compose good prose and poetry; but if one's mind be not attached to the lotus feet of the Guru, what thence, what thence, what thence, what thence?
videśeṣu mānyaḥ svadeśeṣu dhanyaḥsadācāravṛtteṣu matto na cānyaḥ .manaścena lagnaṃ guroraghripadmetataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kim .. 4 ..
4. 'In other lands I am honored; in my country I am fortunate; in the ways of good conduct there is none that excels me'—thus one may think, but if one's mind be not attached to the lotus feet of the Guru, what thence, what thence, what thence, what thence?
5. One's feet may be adored constantly by hosts of emperors and kings of the world; but if one's mind be not attached to the lotus feet of the Guru, what thence, what thence, what thence, what thence?
yaśo me gataṃ dikṣu dānapratāpātjagadvastu sarvaṃ kare yatprasādāt .manaścena lagnaṃ guroraghripadmetataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kim .. 6 ..
6. My fame has spread in all quarters by virtue of generosity and prowess; all the things of the world are in my hands as a reward of these virtues; but if one's mind be not attached to the lotus feet of the Guru, what thence, what thence, what thence, what thence?
न भोगे न योगे न वा वाजिराजौन कन्तामुखे नैव वित्तेषु चित्तम् ।मनश्चेन लग्नं गुरोरघ्रिपद्मेततः किं ततः किं ततः किं ततः किम् ॥ 7 ॥
na bhoge na yoge na vā vājirājauna kantāmukhe naiva vitteṣu cittam .manaścena lagnaṃ guroraghripadmetataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kim .. 7 ..
7. Not in enjoyment, not in concentration, not in the multitudes of horses; nor in the face of the beloved, nor in wealth does the mind dwell; but if that mind be not attached to the lotus feet of the Guru, what thence, what thence, what thence, what thence?
अरण्ये न वा स्वस्य गेहे न कार्येन देहे मनो वर्तते मे त्वनर्ध्ये ।मनश्चेन लग्नं गुरोरघ्रिपद्मेततः किं ततः किं ततः किं ततः किम् ॥ 8 ॥
araṇye na vā svasya gehe na kāryena dehe mano vartate me tvanardhye .manaścena lagnaṃ guroraghripadmetataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kim .. 8 ..
8. Not in the forest, nor even in one's own house, nor in what-is-to-be-accomplished, nor in the body, nor in what is invaluable does my mind dwell; but if my mind be not attached to the lotus feet of the Guru, what thence, what thence, what thence, what thence?
guroraṣṭakaṃ yaḥ paṭhetpurāyadehīyatirbhūpatirbrahmacārī ca gehī .lamedvācchitāthaṃ padaṃ brahmasañjñaṃguroruktavākye mano yasya lagnam .. 9 ..
9. That virtuous person who reads this octad on the Guru, and whose mind is fixed on the sayings of the Guru—whether he be an ascetic, king, student, or householder, attains the desired goal, the state which is called Brahman.
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