देवानाञ्च ऋषीणाञ्च गुरुकाञ्चन सन्निभम्
देवानाञ्च ऋषीणाञ्च गुरुकाञ्चन सन्निभम् ।
बुद्धि मन्तं त्रिलोकेशं तं नमामि बृहस्पतिम् ॥ 1 ॥
dēvānāñcha ṛṣīṇāñcha gurukāñchana sannibham ।
buddhi mantaṃ trilōkēśaṃ taṃ namāmi bṛhaspatim ॥ 1 ॥
I bow to Bṛhaspati (Jupiter), preceptor of gods and sages, golden as molten gold, of great intellect, the lord of all three worlds. (1)
वराक्षमालां दण्डं च कमण्डलधरं विभुम् ।
पुष्यरागाङ्कितं पीतं वरदां भावयेत् गुरुम् ॥ 2 ॥
varākṣamālāṃ daṇḍaṃ cha kamaṇḍaladharaṃ vibhum ।
puṣyarāgāṅkitaṃ pītaṃ varadāṃ bhāvayēt gurum ॥ 2 ॥
One should meditate on the Guru holding a rosary, a staff, and a water pot, adorned with topaz, clad in golden garments, with hands raised in the gesture of boon-granting. (2)
अभीष्टवरदां देवं सर्वज्ञं सुरपूजितम् ।
सर्वकार्यर्थ सिद्ध्यर्थं प्रणमामि बृहस्पतिं सदा ॥ 3 ॥
abhīṣṭavaradāṃ dēvaṃ sarvajñaṃ surapūjitam ।
sarvakāryartha siddhyarthaṃ praṇamāmi bṛhaspatiṃ sadā ॥ 3 ॥
I always bow to Bṛhaspati, the divine granter of all desired objects, all-knowing, worshipped by the gods, for the fulfilment of all purposes. (3)
आङ्गीरसाब्दसञ्जात अङ्गीरस कुलोद्भवः ।
इन्द्रादिदेवो देवेशो देवताभीष्टदायिकः ॥ 4 ॥
āṅgīrasābdasañjāta aṅgīrasa kulōdbhavaḥ ।
indrādidēvō dēvēśō dēvatābhīṣṭadāyikaḥ ॥ 4 ॥
Born of the word of Āṅgīrasa, descended from the Āṅgīrasa lineage; supreme lord of Indra and all the gods, the god of gods, granter of all desired boons — (4)
ब्रह्मपुत्रो ब्राह्मणेशो ब्रह्मविद्याविशारदः ।
चतुर्भुज समन्वितं देवं तं गुरुं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥ 5 ॥
brahmaputrō brāhmaṇēśō brahmavidyāviśāradaḥ ।
chaturbhuja samanvitaṃ dēvaṃ taṃ guruṃ praṇamāmyaham ॥ 5 ॥
Son of Brahmā, lord of the brāhmaṇas, adept in the knowledge of Brahman — I bow to that Guru, the divine one, endowed with four arms. (5)