अखण्ड मण्डलाकारं
व्याप्तं येन चराचरं I
तत्पदं दर्शितं येन
तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः II

AKHANDA MANDALAAKAARAM
VYAAPTAM YENA CHARAACHARAM I
TATPADAM DARSHITAM YENA
TASMAI SHREEGURAVE NAMAH II

bando charan saroj guru, mud mangal agar
jihi sewak nar hot hain, bhowsagar ke par
guru ke sumiran matra se, nashat vighan anant
tase sarva arambh men, dhyavat hain sab sant

I salute the lotus feet of the guru. He is the place of happiness and bliss. Serving him man is able to cross the ocean of birth and death. With only remembering the guru, limitless obstacles vanish. Therefore, in beginning anything, all the saints meditate on him.

On the day of Guru Purnima, I bow my head to Sri Sri Nigamananda Paramhansa Dev, H.H. Sri Sri Ravi Sankar and all the past & present Gurus.

On this day, lets feel the gratitude for all the love and knowledge we got from HIM and make a firm resolve to serve one and all and create a Divine Society before we leave this planet.

"Gu" refers to darkness assuming the form of ignorance — in your inability to realise God’s presence and in thinking that we are separate from Him. "Ru" refers to radiance in the form of spiritual knowledge that can dispel the darkness of ignorance. The guru is part of God; with his radiance, he can dispel darkness and ignorance in the disciple.

Guru is not a physical form. Guru is energy. A guru needs nothing from you; it is you who needs him. He is a mirror that will show you your true self and helps you elevate yourself, provided you want to rise.