अ ने ः िशवः सा ात ् योऽचतुवदनो
ा
बाहु
ह रः
ीगु ः किथतः
मृतः | ये ||
O dear, Guru is the Shiva without three eyes; He is the Lord Vishnu with two hands. He is again Brahma with one face. (48) दे व क नरग धवाः पतृय ा तु तु बु ः | मुनयोऽ प न जान त गु शु ष ू णे विधम ् || Even the Devas, the Kinnaras, Gandharvas, Pitris Yakshas and the sages like Tumburu and others do not know the right technique of serving the Guru. (49) ता कका छा दसा व ै दे व ाः कमठः
ये |
लौ कका ते न जान त गु त वं िनराकुलम ् || People who are well versed in Tarkashastra (Logic), in the vedic Chhanda Karmakandins (one well-versed in religious ceremonies, rites and rituals), people well versed in worldly sciences - none of them knows the pure Guru Tattva in its entirety. (50) महाहं कारगवण तपो व ाबलेन च | म
येत मन संसारे घट यं ं तथा पुनः ||
On account of great egotism, pride, power of tapas, and education, Jivas (individual souls) roam about in this world like the pots in a persial wheel. (51) य
नोऽ प न मु ाः
युः न मु ाः योिगन तथा |
तापसा अ प नो मु
गु त वा परा मुखाः ||
Neither those who perform great sacrifices, nor yogis, nor those who practice severe austerities are liberated if they are averse to Guru Tattva. (52) न मु ा तु ग धवः पतृय ा तु चारणाः | ॠ यः िस दे वा ाः गु सेवापरा मुखाः || Those who are averse to the service of the Guru cannot be expected to