Mantra
Devanagari:
गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुः गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः
गुरुस्साक्षात् परब्रह्म तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः
Transliteration:
Gururbrahma Gururvishnuh Gururdevo Maheshvarah
Gurussakshat Parabrahma Tasmai Shrigurave Namaha
Translation:
The Guru is Brahma, the Guru is Vishnu, the Guru is Lord Maheshvara;
The Guru is verily the Supreme Brahman Itself—salutations to that revered Guru.