SUGURU VANDANA SUTRA

SUGURU VANDANA SUTRA

|| सुगुरु वन्दना सूत्र || 
इच्छामि खमा-समणो ! 

वंदिउं जावणिज्जाए, निसीहिआए,
अणुजाणह मे मिउग्गहं, निसीहि,
अहो-कायं काय-संफासं-खमणिज्जो भे ! किलामो ?
अप्प-किलंताणं बहु-सुभेण भे ! दिवसो वइक्कंतो ?
जत्ता भे ? जवणिज्जं च भे ? खामेमि खमा-समणो !
देवसिअं वइक्कमं, आवस्सिआए पडिक्कमामि, खमासमणाणं, देवसिआए आसायणाए तित्तीसन्न यराए 

जं किंचि मिच्छाए,
मण-दुक्कडाए, वय-दुक्कडाए, 

काय-दुक्कडाए, कोहाए, माणाए,
मायाए, लोभाए, सव्व-कालिआए, सव्व-मिच्छो-वयाराए,
सव्व-धम्मा-इक्कमणाए 

आसायणाए जो मे अइयारो कओ,
तस्स खमा-समणो ! पडिक्कमामि,
निंदामि, गरिहामि, अप्पाणं वोसिरामि.    1

||SUGURU VANDANA SUTRA||

ICCHAMI KHAMA-SAMANO! 

VANDIUM JAVANIJJAE, NISIHIAE,
ANUJANAHA ME MIUGGAHAM, NISIHI,
AHO-KAYAM KAYA-SAMPHASAM-KHAMANIJJO

 BHE! KILAMO?
APPA-KILANTANAM BAHU-SUBHENA 

BHE! DIVASO VAIKKANTO?
JATTA BHE? JAVANIJJAM CA BHE?

 KHAMEMI KHAMA-SAMANO!

DEVASIAM VAIKKAMAM, AVASSIAE PADIKKAMAMI, KHAMASAMANANAM, DEVASIAE ASAYANAE TITTISANNA YARAE 

JAM KINCI MICCHAE, MANA-DUKKADAE, VAYA-DUKKADAE, KAYA-DUKKADAE, KOHAE, MANAE, MAYAE, LOBHAE, SAVVA-KALIAE,
 SAVVA-MICCHO-VAYARAE, SAVVA-DHAMMA-IKKAMANAE ASAYANAE JO ME AIYARO KAO,

 TASSA KHAMA-SAMANO !

PADIKKAMAMI, NINDAMI, 

GARIHAMI, APPANAM VOSIRAMI...   1
 

Meaning

OH! FORGIVING GURUDEV, I WANT TO BOW TO YOU, BY KEEPING AWAY ALL FAULTS AND BY SURRENDERING MYSELF TO YOU.  BY BOWING MY HEAD, I ASK YOUR FORGIVENESS FOR THE FAULTS THAT I MAY HAVE COMMITTED WHILE UNDERTAKING ANY RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES.
WHILE DISCARDING ALL NON-VIRTUOUS ACTIVITIES, I TOUCH YOUR FEET.  PLEASE PARDON ME, IF THAT HAS DISCOMFORTED YOU IN ANY WAY.  L WANT TO BOW TO YOU WHILE INQUIRING ABOUT YOUR WELL BEING AND ATONING FOR ANY DISRESPECT.  HAS YOUR DAY PASSED PEACEFULLY AND WITHOUT MUCH DISTRESS OR DISCOMFORT?
OH ! GURUDEV, I BEG YOUR PARDON FOR ANY VIOLATIONS OF VOWS COMMITTED BY ME AND I WILL REFRAIN FROM ANY UNWORTHY ACTS LIKE ANGER, PRIDE, DECEPTION, GREED, HATE, AND DISLIKE THAT VIOLATE THE RIGHT PRACTICES OF THE RELIGION. I WILL ATONE FOR WHATEVER FAULTS I MIGHT HAVE INDULGED IN AT ANY TIME.  IN YOUR PRESENCE I ATONE FOR THE SAME, AND I (MY SOUL) WILL KEEP AWAY FROM ALL SUCH SINS IN THE FUTURE.