गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णूः गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः | गुरुः साक्षात् परब्रह्म तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः || ||

Guru is indeed the Creator in the form Lord Brahma, he is indeed the Sustainer as Lord Vishnu, and Destroyer as Lord Shiva, in fact he is the limitless Brahman, I salute to such a Guru!

अखण्डमण्डलाकारं व्याप्तं येन चराचरम् | तत्पदं दर्शितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः || ||

Salutations to that respected Guru who showed us the place of the one who pervades the vast universe with all its movable and immovable things.

अज्ञानतिमिरान्धस्य ज्ञानांजनशलाकया | चक्षुरुन्मीलितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः || ||

He who opens the eyes blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with a needle dipped in knowledge, to that guru we salute.

(alternate) Salutations to that respected Guru who opens the spiritual eyes of those blind, due to ignorance, with the ointment of knowledge.

ध्यानमूलं गुरोर्मूर्तिः पूजामूलं गुरोः पदम् | मन्त्रमूलं गुरोर्वाक्यं मोक्षमूलं गुरोः कृपा || ||

The basis of meditation is guru's idol, the support of worship is guru's feet; the origin of mantra is guru's word, the cause of liberation is guru's mercy.