Song 662 «Jaya Guru Omkāra»

-662- JAYA GURU OMKARA Sanskrit Transliteration: JAYA GURU OMKARA JAYA JAYA SADGURU OMKARA OM BRAHMA VISNU SADA SIVA HARA HARA HARA HARA MAHADEVA Phonetic Pronunciation: Juh-ee Guru Om-kah-ruh Juh-ee Juh-ee Suhd-guru Om-kah-ruh Om Bruhm-hah Vish-noo Suh-dah Shee-vuh Huh-ruh Huh-ruh Huh-ruh Huh-ruh Muh-hah-day-vuh English Translation: Glory to the Guru who is the very sound of the sacred Om. Glory and victory to the true Guru, To Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, Lord Shiva, destroyer of the ego, O Great Lord! Vocabulary: JAYA—glory to, victory to. GURU—spiritual teacher. OMKARA— the sacred syllable Om. SADGURU—the true Guru, who removes ignorance and leads the seeker toward liberation. BRAHMA—the Creator, the first god of the Hindu trinity. VISNU —the Preserver, the second god of the Hindu trinity. SADA SIVA—eternal Shiva. Shiva is the Destroyer/Deliverer, the third god of the Hindu trinity. HARA—the Remover, the Destroyer. MAHADEVA—the Great Lord.