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Monday, September 19, 2011

Vamsarsi-parampara - Manava-Guru-Shishya-parampara

Nārāyanam Padmabhuvam Vasishtam shaktiæ ca tatputraæ Parāsharam ca - Vyāsam Shukam Gaudapāda Mahantam Govindam Yogindram athasya shishyam - Shri Shankarāchārya mathasya Padmapādam ca hastamalakam ca shishyam - Tam trotakam vartika karamanyan asmad guru-nsantat-amanato ’smi

It means: 'Narayana, to the lotus-born Brahma, to Vaśishta, to Shakti Maharshi and to his son Parashara, to Vyasa, to Shuka, to great Gaudapada, to Govinda-Yogindra and to his disciple Sri Shankaracarya, then to his disciples Padmapada, Hastamalaka, Totraka and Vartikakara [Suresvara], to these our Masters we pay our respectful obeisance now and forever'.

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