INTERNATIONAL VEDANTA SOCIETY (IVS): GURU VANDANA

Thursday, May 17, 2007

GURU VANDANA

(As Sung At The I.V.S Centres During The Evening Prayer)

GURUR BRAHMA GURURVISHNU GURURDEVA MAHESHVARA
GURUREVA PARAM BRAHMA TASMAI SHRI GURAVE NAMAH

AJÑANATIMIRANDHYASYA JÑANANJAYA SHALAKAYA
CHAKSHURUNMILITAM YENA TASMAI SHRI GURAVE NAMAH

AKHANDAMANDALAKARAM VYAPTAM YENA CHARACHARAM
TATPADAM DARSHITAM YENA TASMAI SHRI GURAVE NAMAH

MANNATHAH SHRIJAGANNATHO MADGURUH SHRIJAGADGURUH
MAMATMA SARVABHUTATMA TASMAI SHRI GURAVE NAMAH

DHYANAMULAM GURORMURTI M PUJAMULAM GUROH PADAM
MANTRAMULAM GURORVAKYAM MOKSHAMULAM GUROH KRIPA

BRAHMANANDAM PARAMASUKHADAM KEVALAM JÑANAMURTIM
DVANDVATITAM GAGANASADRISHAM TATVAMASHYADILAKSHYAM

EKAM NITYAM VIMALACHALAM SARVADHISAKSHIBHUTAM
BHAVATITAM TRIGUNARAHITAM SADGURUM TAM NAMAMI
SADGURUM TAM NAMAMI SADGURUM TAM NAMAMI

About The International Vedanta Society (IVS)

The International Vedanta Society (IVS) is purely a spiritual organization and was formed on the 19th of November 1989 by the will o0f the Divine which manifested through Bhagavan. Based on the essence of the Upanishads, The Society aims in spreading the message of Vedanta -the spiritual science to each an every door.
Commencing its journey from Guwahati the north-eastern part of India, the Society has within a short span spread to different corners of the country and also touched many hearts abroad.
Preaching the life giving message of Vedanta, IVS has transformed innumerable lives who are now rejuvenated with the light of hope, self-confidence and love. Realisation of the Self is the key note of IVS. Its members and well- wishers strive continuously to emit the fragrance of eternal Love and Bliss.

What is Vedanta?

Vedas imply knowledge. The Vedas are divided into two major parts. Firstly the karma Kandya -the portion containing rituals and rites in the Vedas. Secondly the Jnana Kandya- the knowledge portion where the knowledge of the 'Self ' is elaborated. This later part is known as Upanishads or Vedanta.
Vedanta speaks about the real nature of our Self. It proclaims the oneness of ours with the Soul or Brahman which is of the nature of Existance, Knowledge and Bliss Absolute. But this nature of ours is veiled by ignorance and as a reasult of which we imagine ourselves to be finite, mortal and week. Realization of the Self which is the essance of Vedanta uproots all such limited and false imaginations of ours and introduces us with our absolute and infinite entity. Realization of this Supreme existance, Brahman or Self puts an end to all ignorances thereby erasing our limitations, doubts, fears and weaknesses.
'Thou Art That.'

A small sapling grows up into a big tree.