DATTASHTAKAM

All of us know that there is a prayer on the spiritual preacher, Guru, in which the third and fourth lines of each verse say: What is the use? What is the use? What is the use? And what is the use? If our mind is not fixed on the Lotus feet of the spiritual preacher i.e., Guroranghri Padme Manaschennalagnam, Tatah Kim, Tatah Kim, Tatah Kim, Tatah Kim? Swami composed the first and second lines of eight verses to mean that such spiritual preacher is only Lord Dattatreya Himself.

1.Gurunaam GurorDatta Devasya Saakshaat
Mahaa Jnana Vaaraasi rupasya ramye
Guroranghri Padme Manashchennalagnam
Tatah Kim, Tatah Kim, Tatah Kim, Tatah Kim?

What is the use? What is the use? What is the use? and What is the use? If our mind is not fixed on the beautiful lotus feet of Lord Dattatreya Himself, who is in the form of infinite ocean of spiritual knowledge.

 

2.Trimurtiswaroopasya Dattaahvayasya
Trilokaadi Madhyaantima Sthaana hetoh
Guroranghri Padme Manashchennalagnam
Tatah Kim, Tatah Kim, Tatah Kim, Tatah Kim?

What is the use? What is the use? What is the use? and What is the use? If our mind is not fixed on the beautiful lotus feet of Lord Dattatreya Himself, Who is in the form of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva and Who is the origin, centre and the end of three worlds.

 

3.Nivrutti Pravrutti Prabodha Pramaana -
Prakarshaartha Sandhaana Datta Dvijasya
Guroranghri Padme Manashchennalagnam
Tatah Kim, Tatah Kim, Tatah Kim, Tatah Kim?

What is the use? What is the use? What is the use? and What is the use? If our mind is not fixed on the beautiful lotus feet of Lord Dattatreya Himself, Who is the sage preaching both Pravrutti and Nivrutti in excellent way by correlating with the authority from the scriptures also.

 

4.Samuddhartumasmaan Sametasya Bhuyoo
Naraakaaramaashritya Dattasya Bhumou
Guroranghri Padme Manashchennalagnam
Tatah Kim, Tatah Kim, Tatah Kim, Tatah Kim?

What is the use? What is the use? What is the use? and What is the use? If our mind is not fixed on the beautiful lotus feet of Lord Dattatreya Himself, Who comes down to this earth as human incarnation again and again in order to uplift us, the human beings.

 

5.Tridevaatmanoo Dattanaamnoo Maharsheh
Shrutismaarta Vijnana Siddhantakartuh
Guroranghri Padme Manashchennalagnam
Tatah Kim, Tatah Kim, Tatah Kim, Tatah Kim?

What is the use? What is the use? What is the use? and What is the use? If our mind is not fixed on the beautiful lotus feet of Lord Dattatreya Himself, Who is the great sage pervading as the soul in Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva and Who brings out the theory by correlating the scriptures (the Veda and the other scriptures) with the modern science.

 

6.Pavitraanasuyaatri putrasya Rakshaa -
Shritasyaabhito Dhenu Dharma shva Vedaih
Guroranghri Padme Manashchennalagnam
Tatah Kim, Tatah Kim, Tatah Kim, Tatah Kim?

What is the use? What is the use? What is the use? and What is the use? If our mind is not fixed on the beautiful lotus feet of Lord Dattatreya Himself, Who is the son of the sacred Anasuya and Atri and Who is surrounded by justice in the form of cow and the Vedas in the form of dogs praying protection from Him.

 

7.Mahaabrahmatejobhiratyujjwalasya
Sukaashaayachelasya Dattoottamasya
Guroranghri Padme Manashchennalagnam
Tatah Kim, Tatah Kim, Tatah Kim, Tatah Kim?

What is the use? What is the use? What is the use? and What is the use? If our mind is not fixed on the beautiful lotus feet of Lord Dattatreya Himself, Who is in the Saffron cloth radiating with divine radiations and Who is the greatest.

 

8.Suvedaantavarshaanta Dattaambudasya
Kvachit Vidyudaaghaata Siddhaanta Bhaasah
Guroranghri Padme Manashchennalagnam
Tatah Kim, Tatah Kim, Tatah Kim, Tatah Kim?

What is the use? What is the use? What is the use? and What is the use? If our mind is not fixed on the beautiful lotus feet of Lord Dattatreya Himself, Who is raining the spiritual knowledge like the divine cloud exposing the flashes of His theory as lightnings now and then.

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