Guru Paduka Panchakam

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Dear members,

 

This is the Gurupaduka Panchaka Stotra which we chant. The composer of this

hymn is Shri Srinivasa Sastry, who is the son-in-law of Brahmasri Gollapinni

Mallikarjuna Sastry of Gadwal Samsthan, Mahaboobnagar district, AP. Shri

Srinivasa Satry initiated my gurunatha into the yogic secrets of Dahara Vidya,

Hamsa Vidya, Akshi Purusha Vidya.

 

Shri Srinivasa Sastry once went to the pilgrimage to Gandharvapuram (present

day Ganagapur, Gulbarga District in Karnataka). This is a siddha kshetra of

Jagatguru Dattatreya in the form of Nrisimha Saraswathi (the 2nd incarnation of

Dattatreya). The 1st being Shripada Srivallabha of Pitapuram.

 

Shri Sastry performed the Dattatreya Upasana at Ganagapuram for 7 days. On

the last day during the Mahamangala Harati at the early hours in the morning (in

Marati this harati is called Kakada Harati at 3:30 AM in the morning), the Datta

Padukas vanished and in the place Shri Nrisimha Saraswathi gave a vision with

Danda, Kamandala, Kashya vastra besmeared with holy ashes and wearing Rudraksha

Mala. He was wearing Holy Golden Padukas. On seeing this Golden Padukas of the

Dattatreya, this Paduka Panchaka gushed forth from the mouth of Shri Srinivasa

Sastry. My gurunatha used to chant this everyday. I chant this hymn everyday

alongwith our Guruparampara Stotra.

 

GURU PADUKA PANCHAKA STOTRAM

 

Namah shivAbhyAm atisundarAbhyAm

anantakalyAna guNAspadAbhyAm

ajAdibrindAraka vanditAbhyAm

namO namah srIgurupAdukAbhyAm………………..1

 

Auspicious, extremely beatific, having myriad (a vast number) of desirable

attributes, Sri Guru Padukas are venerated by Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and the rest

of the retinue. To those Padukas are my prostrations.

 

 

sanAtanAbhyAm sumanOharAbhyAm

namajjanEhAmarabhUruhAbhyAm

trayIsati sUnr^ta vAngnutAbhyAm

namO namah srIgurupAdukAbhyAm……………..2

 

Endearing to the devotees, the immortal Padukas are seated in their hearts

like the tree of wish-fulfillment. They are truthfully theme – sung by the

Vedic Mother. To those Padukas are my prostrations.

 

guNadhikAbhyAm gurudarshakAbhyAm

aghoutAmishra raviprabhAbhyAm

pramOdalIla sumashObhitAbhyAm

namO namah srIgurupAdukAbhyAm…………………..3

 

Beyond attributes, and like the bright sunshine, the Padukas consume our

cumulative sins. Their floral beauty or celestial grandeur dazzles us in a

divine play. To those Padukas are my prostrations.

 

shitAbhra kAshmIraja pushpasAra

sulEpitAbhyAm sumanOrchitAbhyAm

munIndra hritsArasabhAnumadbhyAm

namO namah srIgurupAdukAbhyAm………………………..4

 

Bright as the white camphor, and bathed in the floral essence of the Kashmir

Kumkum Flower, the Padukas are revered by the pure-hearted. The padukas like to

dwell in the lotus-hearts of the renowned sages, like the Sun, as they are pure

and divine. To those Padukas are my prostrations.

 

anAdyavidyA haraNEkshamAbhyAm

aham mamOnmatta gajAmkushAbhyAm

galatsudhA saurabha santatAbhyAm

namO namah srIgurupAdukAbhyAm…………………………..5

 

Destroyer of the ignorance that knows no origin, subduer of the two elephants

called I-ness and My-ness, the padukas fill the devotees’ hearts with

lingering fragrance of the ambrosial shower. To those Padukas are my

prostrations.

 

pAdukA panchakastotram srInivAsa mukhOdgatam

paTatAm ishTa phaladam bhUyAdIshmudE shivam

 

This paduka panchaka stotra gushed forth from the mouth (Vak) of Srinivasa

Sastry. Whoever chants this stotra, get the grace of Shiva and thereby get

their wishes fulfilled.

 

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With regards,

Sriram

 

Jaya Guru Datta Sri Guru Datta

 

 

 

 

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