ਗੁਰੁ ਪਾਦੁਕਾ ਸ੍ਤੋਤ੍ਰਮ੍

Guru Paduka Stotram

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Summary — English
The Guru Paduka Stotram is a hymn of repeated salutations to the revered Guru's sandals. It describes these sandals as a boat to cross the ocean of worldly existence, as bestowing devotion to the Guru, and as worshipped by those who have attained dispassion. The verses praise the sandals for removing misfortune, granting boons, and leading even the poorest to prosperity and the mute to eloquence. They are said to destroy sin, dullness, and the three afflictions, and to bestow virtues, discernment, dispassion, awakening, and liberation.

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Meaning —
Verse 1
ਅਨਨ੍ਤਸਂਸਾਰ-ਸਮੁਦ੍ਰਤਾਰ-
ਨੌਕਾਯਿਤਾਭ੍ਯਾਂ ਗੁਰੁਭਕ੍ਤਿਦਾਭ੍ਯਾਮ੍ ।
ਵੈਰਾਗ੍ਯਸਾਮ੍ਰਾਜ੍ਯਦ-ਪੂਜਨਾਭ੍ਯਾਂ
ਨਮੋ ਨਮਃ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਗੁਰੁਪਾਦੁਕਾਭ੍ਯਾਮ੍ ॥ 1 ॥
anantasaṃsāra-samudratāra-
naukāyitābhyāṃ gurubhaktidābhyām |
vairāgyasāmrājyada-pūjanābhyāṃ
namo namaḥ śrīgurupādukābhyām || 1 ||

Salutations again and again to the revered Guru's sandals, which act as a boat to cross the endless ocean of worldly existence, which bestow devotion to the Guru, and which are worshipped by those who have attained the empire of dispassion. AI

Verse 2
ਕਵਿਤ੍ਵਵਾਰਾਸ਼ਿ-ਨਿਸ਼ਾਕਰਾਭ੍ਯਾਂ
ਦੌਰ੍ਭਾਗ੍ਯ-ਦਾਵਾਮ੍ਬੁਦ-ਮਾਲਿਕਾਭ੍ਯਾਮ੍ ।
ਦੂਰੀਕृਤਾਨਮ੍ਰ-ਵਿਪਤ੍ਤਿਤਾਭ੍ਯਾਂ
ਨਮੋ ਨਮਃ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਗੁਰੁਪਾਦੁਕਾਭ੍ਯਾਮ੍ ॥ 2 ॥
kavitvavārāśi-niśākarābhyāṃ
daurbhāgya-dāvāmbuda-mālikābhyām |
dūrīkṛtānamra-vipattitābhyāṃ
namo namaḥ śrīgurupādukābhyām || 2 ||

Salutations again and again to the revered Guru's sandals, which are like the moon to the ocean of poetry, which are a garland of clouds that extinguish the forest fire of misfortune, and which remove the calamities of those who bow to them. AI

Verse 3
ਨਤਾ ਯਯੋਃ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਪਤਿਤਾਂ ਸਮੀਯੁਃ
ਕਦਾਚਿਦਪ੍ਯਾਸ਼ੁ ਦਰਿਦ੍ਰਵਰ੍ਯਾਃ ।
ਮੂਕਾਸ਼੍ਚ ਵਾਚਸ੍ਪਤਿਤਾਂ ਹਿ ਤਾਭ੍ਯਾਂ
ਨਮੋ ਨਮਃ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਗੁਰੁਪਾਦੁਕਾਭ੍ਯਾਮ੍ ॥ 3 ॥
natā yayoḥ śrīpatitāṃ samīyuḥ
kadācidapyāśu daridravaryāḥ |
mūkāśca vācaspatitāṃ hi tābhyāṃ
namo namaḥ śrīgurupādukābhyām || 3 ||

Salutations again and again to the revered Guru's sandals, by which those who bow to them, even the poorest of the poor, quickly attain the state of the Lord of Lakshmi, and the mute attain the state of the lord of speech. AI

Verse 4
ਨਾਲੀਕਨੀਕਾਸ਼-ਪਦਾਹृਤਾਭ੍ਯਾਂ
ਨਾਨਾਵਿਮੋਹਾਦਿ-ਨਿਵਾਰਿਕਾਭ੍ਯਾਮ੍ ।
ਨਮਜ੍ਜਨਾਭੀष੍ਟ-ਤਤਿਪ੍ਰਦਾਭ੍ਯਾਂ
ਨਮੋ ਨਮਃ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਗੁਰੁਪਾਦੁਕਾਭ੍ਯਾਮ੍ ॥ 4 ॥
nālīkanīkāśa-padāhṛtābhyāṃ
nānāvimohādi-nivārikābhyām |
namajjanābhīṣṭa-tatipradābhyāṃ
namo namaḥ śrīgurupādukābhyām || 4 ||

Salutations again and again to the revered Guru's sandals, which are drawn to lotus-like feet, which ward off various delusions and the like, and which grant the desired multitude of boons to those who bow. AI

Verse 5
ਨृਪਾਲਿਮੌਲਿ-ਵ੍ਰਜਰਤ੍ਨਕਾਨ੍ਤਿ-
ਸਰਿਦ੍ਵਿਰਾਜਜ੍ਝष-ਕਨ੍ਯਕਾਭ੍ਯਾਮ੍ ।
ਨृਪਤ੍ਵਦਾਭ੍ਯਾਂ ਨਤਲੋਕਪਙ੍ਕ੍ਤੇਃ
ਨਮੋ ਨਮਃ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਗੁਰੁਪਾਦੁਕਾਭ੍ਯਾਮ੍ ॥ 5 ॥
nṛpālimauli-vrajaratnakānti-
saridvirājajjhaṣa-kanyakābhyām |
nṛpatvadābhyāṃ natalokapaṅkteḥ
namo namaḥ śrīgurupādukābhyām || 5 ||

Salutations again and again to the revered Guru's sandals, which are like a river shining with fish and maidens, reflecting the radiance of the jewels on the crowns of kings, and which grant kingship to the rows of people who bow to them. AI

Verse 6
ਪਾਪਾਨ੍ਧਕਾਰਾਰ੍ਕ-ਪਰਮ੍ਪਰਾਭ੍ਯਾਂ
ਤਾਪਤ੍ਰਯਾਹੀਨ੍ਦ੍ਰ-ਖਗੇਸ਼੍ਵਰਾਭ੍ਯਾਮ੍ ।
ਜਾਡ੍ਯਾਬ੍ਧਿ-ਸਂਸ਼ੋषਣ-ਵਾਡਵਾਭ੍ਯਾਮ੍
ਨਮੋ ਨਮਃ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਗੁਰੁਪਾਦੁਕਾਭ੍ਯਾਮ੍ ॥ 6 ॥
pāpāndhakārārka-paramparābhyāṃ
tāpatrayāhīndra-khageśvarābhyām |
jāḍyābdhi-saṃśoṣaṇa-vāḍavābhyām
namo namaḥ śrīgurupādukābhyām || 6 ||

Salutations again and again to the revered Guru's sandals, which are a series of suns to the darkness of sin, which are like the lord of birds (Garuda) to the serpent of the three afflictions, and which are like a submarine fire that dries up the ocean of dullness. AI

Verse 7
ਸ਼ਮਾਦਿषਟ੍ਕਪ੍ਰਦ-ਵੈਭਵਾਭ੍ਯਾਂ
ਸਮਾਧਿਦਾਨ-ਵ੍ਰਤਦੀਕ੍षਿਤਾਭ੍ਯਾਮ੍ ।
ਰਮਾਧਵਾਙ੍ਘ੍ਰਿ-ਸ੍ਥਿਰਭਕ੍ਤਿਦਾਭ੍ਯਾਂ
ਨਮੋ ਨਮਃ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਗੁਰੁਪਾਦੁਕਾਭ੍ਯਾਮ੍ ॥ 7 ॥
śamādiṣaṭkaprada-vaibhavābhyāṃ
samādhidāna-vratadīkṣitābhyām |
ramādhavāṅghri-sthirabhaktidābhyāṃ
namo namaḥ śrīgurupādukābhyām || 7 ||

Salutations again and again to the revered Guru's sandals, which bestow the wealth of the six virtues beginning with tranquility, which are initiated in the vow of granting samadhi, and which grant steadfast devotion to the feet of the consort of Lakshmi (Vishnu). AI

Verse 8
ਸ੍ਵਾਰ੍ਚਾਪਰਾਣਾ-ਮਖਿਲੇष੍ਟਦਾਭ੍ਯਾਂ
ਸ੍ਵਾਹਾਸਹਾਯਾਕ੍ष-ਧੁਰਨ੍ਧਰਾਭ੍ਯਾਮ੍ ।
ਸ੍ਵਾਨ੍ਤਾਚ੍ਛਭਾਵ-ਪ੍ਰਦਪੂਜਨਾਭ੍ਯਾਂ
ਨਮੋ ਨਮਃ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਗੁਰੁਪਾਦੁਕਾਭ੍ਯਾਮ੍ ॥ 8 ॥
svārcāparāṇā-makhileṣṭadābhyāṃ
svāhāsahāyākṣa-dhurandharābhyām |
svāntācchabhāva-pradapūjanābhyāṃ
namo namaḥ śrīgurupādukābhyām || 8 ||

Salutations again and again to the revered Guru's sandals, which grant all desired objects to those who worship them, which are capable of bearing the burden of the senses along with their helpers, and which bestow good conduct and worship from one's own heart. AI

Verse 9
ਕਾਮਾਦਿਸਰ੍ਪ-ਵ੍ਰਜਗਾਰੁਡਾਭ੍ਯਾਂ
ਵਿਵੇਕਵੈਰਾਗ੍ਯ-ਨਿਧਿਪ੍ਰਦਾਭ੍ਯਾਮ੍ ।
ਬੋਧਪ੍ਰਦਾਭ੍ਯਾਂ ਦ੍ਰੁਤਮੋਕ੍षਦਾਭ੍ਯਾਂ
ਨਮੋ ਨਮਃ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਗੁਰੁਪਾਦੁਕਾਭ੍ਯਾਮ੍ ॥ 9 ॥
kāmādisarpa-vrajagāruḍābhyāṃ
vivekavairāgya-nidhipradābhyām |
bodhapradābhyāṃ drutamokṣadābhyāṃ
namo namaḥ śrīgurupādukābhyām || 9 ||

Salutations again and again to the revered Guru's sandals, which are like Garuda to the swarm of serpents in the form of desire and the rest, which bestow the treasure of discernment and dispassion, which grant awakening, and which swiftly bestow liberation. AI

Sanskrit — Devanagari (original)
अनन्तसंसार-समुद्रतार-
नौकायिताभ्यां गुरुभक्तिदाभ्याम् ।
वैराग्यसाम्राज्यद-पूजनाभ्यां
नमो नमः श्रीगुरुपादुकाभ्याम् ॥ 1 ॥
कवित्ववाराशि-निशाकराभ्यां
दौर्भाग्य-दावाम्बुद-मालिकाभ्याम् ।
दूरीकृतानम्र-विपत्तिताभ्यां
नमो नमः श्रीगुरुपादुकाभ्याम् ॥ 2 ॥
नता ययोः श्रीपतितां समीयुः
कदाचिदप्याशु दरिद्रवर्याः ।
मूकाश्च वाचस्पतितां हि ताभ्यां
नमो नमः श्रीगुरुपादुकाभ्याम् ॥ 3 ॥
नालीकनीकाश-पदाहृताभ्यां
नानाविमोहादि-निवारिकाभ्याम् ।
नमज्जनाभीष्ट-ततिप्रदाभ्यां
नमो नमः श्रीगुरुपादुकाभ्याम् ॥ 4 ॥
नृपालिमौलि-व्रजरत्नकान्ति-
सरिद्विराजज्झष-कन्यकाभ्याम् ।
नृपत्वदाभ्यां नतलोकपङ्क्तेः
नमो नमः श्रीगुरुपादुकाभ्याम् ॥ 5 ॥
पापान्धकारार्क-परम्पराभ्यां
तापत्रयाहीन्द्र-खगेश्वराभ्याम् ।
जाड्याब्धि-संशोषण-वाडवाभ्याम्
नमो नमः श्रीगुरुपादुकाभ्याम् ॥ 6 ॥
शमादिषट्कप्रद-वैभवाभ्यां
समाधिदान-व्रतदीक्षिताभ्याम् ।
रमाधवाङ्घ्रि-स्थिरभक्तिदाभ्यां
नमो नमः श्रीगुरुपादुकाभ्याम् ॥ 7 ॥
स्वार्चापराणा-मखिलेष्टदाभ्यां
स्वाहासहायाक्ष-धुरन्धराभ्याम् ।
स्वान्ताच्छभाव-प्रदपूजनाभ्यां
नमो नमः श्रीगुरुपादुकाभ्याम् ॥ 8 ॥
कामादिसर्प-व्रजगारुडाभ्यां
विवेकवैराग्य-निधिप्रदाभ्याम् ।
बोधप्रदाभ्यां द्रुतमोक्षदाभ्यां
नमो नमः श्रीगुरुपादुकाभ्याम् ॥ 9 ॥
🕉️ This is the original Sanskrit rendered in Gurmukhi script. Pronunciation is identical to the Sanskrit Devanagari version. It is a transliteration, not a translation — see “Meaning” for translations where available.
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