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Desert tour with Swamiji in Australia 2011

A devotional hymn and discourse on the supreme importance of the Guru's grace.

"What is the use of a beautiful form, a virtuous wife, glorious fame, or wealth as immense as Mount Meru, if the mind is not attached to the lotus feet of the Guru?"

"What is the use of fame that has spread in all directions, of being a lord who bestows boons... if your mind is not attached to the lotus feet of the Guru?"

The video features a sung Sanskrit hymn that rhetorically questions the value of all worldly and spiritual attainments—including family, wealth, scholarship, fame, and power—without devotion to the Guru. This is followed by devotional invocations praising the Guru as the savior and ultimate refuge. Accompanying remarks analyze the text's repetitive structure and logical focus on Guru devotion as the singular essential prerequisite.

Oṁ Bole Śrī Dītnārāyaṇa Bhagavān Kī Jayī. Śādhīrāṁ śurūpaṁ tathāvā kalatraṁ, yasas cāru cittraṁ, dhanam meru tulyaṁ, mānas cena lagnaṁ guru-raṅgri padme, tathā kiṁ tathā kiṁ... What is the use of a beautiful form, a virtuous wife, glorious fame, or wealth as immense as Mount Meru, if the mind is not attached to the lotus feet of the Guru? What then? What then? Kalatraṁ dhanaṁ putra-potrādi-sarvam, gṛhaṁ bandhavaḥ sarvam, etādi-jātam manaḥ chīna-lagnam, gururāṁ gṛha-padme tathā kiṁ, tathā kiṁ... What is the use of wife, wealth, sons, grandsons, and all such relations, a home, and all kinsmen—everything of that sort—if the mind is not firmly attached to the lotus feet of the Guru? What then? What then? Śraddhāṅgādi vedu mukhe śāstra vidyā kavitvādi gadyam supadyam karoti manasā chena laganaṁ guru raṅgri padme tataḥ kiṁ tataḥ kiṁ tataḥ kiṁ tataḥ kiṁ videshe śūnyāḥ svadeshe sūryāḥ sadācāra viteshu matto na caṇya manas chena lagnaṁ guru rāṅgri padme tataḥ. Kiṁ tathā kiṁ tathā... What is the use of faith, the study of Vedas and scriptures, the ability to compose excellent poetry and prose, if the mind is not attached to the lotus feet of the Guru? What then? What then? What then? What then? What is the use of being renowned abroad and radiant in one's own land, of being intoxicated with righteous conduct and nothing else, if the mind is not attached to the lotus feet of the Guru? What then? What then? Kiṁ kṣamā-maṇḍale bhūpa-bhūpāla-vṛṇḍe sadā sevitam yasya pādāra-vṛṇḍam manas-cena-lagnam guru-raṅgri-padme tatakiṁ tatakiṁ... What is the use of having one's pair of feet constantly served by a circle of kings and emperors within the realm of one's power, if the mind is not attached to the lotus feet of the Guru? What then? What then? Yashome gatam dikshudana prajapat jagat vastu sarvam kareyat prasadat manaste nalagnam guru rangri padme tatah kim tatah kim tatah kim tatah kim What is the use of fame that has spread in all directions, of being a lord who bestows boons and to whom the entire world and all things become favorable, if your mind is not attached to the lotus feet of the Guru? What then? What then? What then? What then? Guru Parabrahma Dīna Bandhu Namasa Prabhu Vandana Paranamasa. Charana Raja Nitya Shisha Dhare Sarve Tirata Sananasa Prabhu, Sarve Tirata Sananasa. Dharmarth Avatara Nino Bhakta Jana Udharasa Prabhu, Bhakta Jana Udharasa. Dubata Bhavasindhu Mai Hansavane Ubharasa Prabhu, Hansavane Ubharasa. Jaya Gurudeva Parabrahma Dina Bandhu Vandana. Par Namasa Prabhu Vandana, Par Namasa. Charana Rajani Tava Shirsha Dhare, Sarve Tirtha Snana Sa Aajale Jagamahi Aaye. Jiva Ko Para Utarasa, Jiva Ko Para Utarasa, Swarupa Ko Satbhava Anubhava. O Jaya Gurudeva, Parabrahma Dina Bandhu Vandana, Par Namasa. O Swami Vandana Par Nam Sa Sharanaraja Nitya Shisha Dhare Sarve Tirata Sananasa, O Prabhu Sarve Tirata Sananasa, Jivanamukta Kina Paviya Sudharasa, Prabhu Paviya Sudharasa, Achala Pada Bhakshisha Kino Dhanyaho Pada Dharasa, Uprabhu Dhanyaho Pada Dharasa. Jaya Gurudeva Parabrahma Dina Bandhu Vandhana Paranamasa. Prabhu Vandana Paranamasa Charanaraja Nitya Shisha Dhare. Sarave Tirata Sananasa. O Swami, Sarave Tirata Sananasa. Arja Swami, Dhipari Sunalijiya. Ajur Sa, Suna Lijīye, Ajur Sa. Aap Je Sa Sena Daata, Tiho Loka Me Na Iyo Vesa. Tiho Loka Me Na Iyo Vesa. O Jaya Gurudeva, Parabrahma Deena, Vandu Vandana, Paranamasa, Prabhu Vandana, Paranamasa, Sarve Hirata Sananasa Uprabhu Sarve Hirata Sananasa. Śrīdhiḥ, Nārāyaṇa, Bhagavānaki Asat-Guruleva Kiñjai.

This text is transcribed and grammar corrected by AI. If in doubt what was actually said in the recording, use the transcript to double click the desired cue. This will position the recording in most cases just before the sentence is uttered.

The text contains hyperlinks in bold to three authoritative books on yoga, written by humans, to clarify the context of the lecture:

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