अरे मन! सुन गुरु-तत्व-विचार।
‘गुं रौतीति गुरु:’, व्युत्पत्तिहिँ, गुरु मेटत अँधियार।
यद्यपि गुरु-गोविन्द दोउ इक, कह वेदादि पुकार।
दोउन महँ कोउ मिलइ मिलइ तब, प्रेम-सुधा-रससार।
तदपि रहस्य सुनहु मन! गुरु बिन, मिलइ न नंदकुमार।
पै ‘कृपालु’ बिनु हरिहिँ मिलइ गुरु, जय सद्गुरु सरकार॥
Are Man! Sun Guru-Tatva-Vichār
A sādhak, thoroughly conversant with the knowledge of spiritual principles, addresses his mind…
O Mind! Listen carefully to some reflections on the entity known as the Guru. The verse, guṁ rautīti guruḥ tells us that he who erases ignorance is the Guru. Even though the Vedas and other scriptures declare that the Guru and God are one entity, and that one can attain the bliss of divine love by the grace of either of these two, nevertheless, O mind you need to be aware of a secret. That is, that Śhyāmsundar (Shri Krishna) can never be attained without the Guru’s grace.”
“On the other hand,” says Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj, “the Guru is perfectly accessible, even if God is not. All glories to such a merciful Divine Master!”
By Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj
An excerpt from ‘Prem Ras Madira – The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love’
Volume 1, Pad No. 2, Sadguru Madhuri
