bhavasāgara tāraṇa kāraṇa he

(I salute the Gurudeva) Who is the (only) means of crossing this Ocean of Samsara (Worldly Existence), (Who is the only means of) Breaking the Bondage of the Son of the Sun God (i.e. Yamadeva, the god of Death), I have approached You as a Servant, for Your Refuge, with a Mind filled with the Fear (of the never-ending Samsara)...... O Gurudeva, Please shower Your Mercy on me, (Please shower Your Grace on this) Helpless soul,

(I salute the Gurudeva) Who dispels the darkness (of Ignorance) by illuminating the cave of the Heart (with Spiritual Knowledge), (O my Lord) You are Vishnu, Prajapati (Brahma) and Shankara (in essence), (And) the Vedas declare You as the Supreme Brahman greater than everything, O Gurudeva, Please shower Your Mercy on me, (Please shower Your Grace on this) Helpless soul,

(I salute the Gurudeva) Who is the Ankusha (Hook) restraining the Mind (from getting attached to the World), Who is the visible Hari protecting Man (from getting immersed in the Ocean of Samsara) and carrying them across, The Devas are intent upon singing the praises of Your Divine Qualities, O Gurudeva, Please shower Your Mercy on me, (Please shower Your Grace on this) Helpless soul,

(I salute the Gurudeva) Who awakens the (dormant) Kundalini Shakti by breaking its (long) Sleep,...... and tearing asunder the Knots of the Heart (makes that Kundalini rise), My Mind is restless

(I salute the Gurudeva) Who destroys the Enemies (of Lust and Greed) and acts as the great power bestowing Auspiciousness (in our lives), Who bestows Happiness and Peace, and grants Boons and Fearlessness (during our life's journey), The virtue of Your Name takes away the three-fold Miseries from our lives (Adhyatmika, Adidaivika and Adibhautika), O Gurudeva, Please shower Your Mercy on me, (Please shower Your Grace on this) Helpless soul,

(I salute the Gurudeva) Who crushes the power of the Pride within us, (O Lord) You protect the one without any refuge by giving them Your Refuge (mercifully), My Mind is always alarmed, being bereft of the treasure of (steady) Devotion (to Your Lotus Feet), O Gurudeva, Please shower Your Mercy on me, (Please shower Your Grace on this) Helpless soul,

(I salute the Gurudeva) (O Lord) Your Name always gives rise to Auspiciousness,...... and purifies the Fallen and Lowly persons, Your Glory is only perceptible to the Pure Mind (bereft of all worldly desires), O Gurudeva, Please shower Your Mercy on me, (Please shower Your Grace on this) Helpless soul,

(I salute the Gurudeva) Victory to the Sadguru Who leads towards the attainment (realization) of God...... by annihilating the diseases of the Worldly attachments, May my Mind always abide on Your Lotus Feet, O Gurudeva, Please shower Your Mercy on me, (Please shower Your Grace on this) Helpless soul.