1. Oh Thou, who knows the vast Milk-Ocean of Scriptures and expounds on the essence of the great treasure trove of the Upanishads.
On Thy faultless feet I mediate in my heart.
Be Thou my refuge, Oh Master Shankara!
2. Oh ocean of compassion, save me whose heart is tormented by the misery of this earthly birth.
Make me understand the Truth.
Be Thou my refuge, Oh Master Shankara.
3. By Thee the people have been made happy, Oh Thou who has a noble intellect skilled in self-knowledge,
help me understand the wisdom of God and the soul.
Be Thou my refuge, Oh Master Shankara!.
4. Knowing that Thou are in fact the Supreme Lord, brings overwhelming bliss in my heart.
Protect me from the vast ocean of delusion.
Be Thou my refuge, Oh Master Shankara!
5. The desire for insight into unity through Thee will bear fruit only when virtuous deeds are performed in abundance.
Protect this extremely helpless person.
Be Thou my refuge, Oh Master Shankara!
6. Oh Guru-ji! For saving the world the great assume various forms and wander in disguise.
Of all of the Great Ones, Thou shinest like the Sun.
Be Thou my refuge, Oh Master Shankara!
7. Oh best of Teachers you are the Supreme Lord Shiva himself, having the bull on his banner! None of the wise is equal to Thee.
Thou who art compassionate to those who have taken refuge. You are the treasure-trove of truth.
Be Thou my refuge, Oh Master Shankara!
8. Not even a single branch of knowledge has been properly understood by me. Not even the least wealth do I possess, O Teacher.
Bestow on me quickly Thy natural grace.
Be Thou my refuge, Oh Master Shankara!