गुरुस्तोत्रम्
Guru-stotram – 1st verse
गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुर्गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः ।
गुरुः साक्षात् परं ब्रह्म तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ।।१।।
gurur brahmā gurur viṣṇur gurur devo maheśvaraḥ
guruḥ sākṣāt paraṁ brahma tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ
The Guru is Brahmā, the Guru is Viṣṇuḥ, the Guru is the god Śivaḥ.
The Guru is the direct, highest Absolute Reality.
Salutations to that Guru.
