ब्रह्मज्ञानिगुरुं प्राप्य शान्तं निश्चलमानसम् । धृत्वा तच्चरणाम्भोजं प्रार्थयेद् भक्तिभावतः ॥ १२८ ॥
brahmajñāniguruṁ prāpya śāntaṁ niścalamānasam | dhṛtvā taccaraṇāmbhōjaṁ prārthayēd bhaktibhāvataḥ || 128 ||
Translation
Finding a guru who knows Brahman, calm, of steady mind, one should clasp his lotus feet and pray to him with devotion:
Word by word
- brahmajñāniguruṁ
- a guru who knows Brahman
- prāpya
- finding
- śāntaṁ
- calm
- niścalamānasam
- of steady mind
- dhṛtvā
- clasping
- taccaraṇāmbhōjaṁ
- his lotus feet
- prārthayēd
- should pray
- bhaktibhāvataḥ
- with devotion
Meaning
Śiva now gives the rite of initiation. Śānta is glossed as free of attachment and aversion.