ॐ नमः शिवाय गुरवे सच्चिदानन्द मूर्तये । निष्प्रपञ्चाय शान्ताय निरालम्बाय तेजसे ॥
Om Namah Shivaya Gurave
Om Namah Shivaya Gurave, Satchidananda Murtaye, Nishprapanchaya Shantaya, Niralambaya Tejase
Listen & Chant Along
Listen & chant along — performed by Deva Premal & Miten
"Honoring Shiva as the inner Guru — being, consciousness, and bliss itself"
Meaning & Translation
Sanskrit
ॐ नमः शिवाय गुरवे सच्चिदानन्द मूर्तये । निष्प्रपञ्चाय शान्ताय निरालम्बाय तेजसे ॥
Transliteration
Om Namah Shivaya Gurave, Satchidananda Murtaye, Nishprapanchaya Shantaya, Niralambaya Tejase
Pronunciation
Deity / Quality Invoked
Shiva
Full Translation
Spiritual Significance
It identifies the outer teacher with the formless divine within — the self-luminous awareness that needs no external support. Chanting it is a way of bowing to that same wisdom in one's own heart, the Guru and the Self as one.
Cultural Context & History
Drawn from the Guru-stotram tradition of verses honoring the Guru, and chanted daily in many ashrams. It has reached global meditation audiences through chant artists including Deva Premal & Miten.
For Leaders
Chords and structure for leading this chant on harmonium or guitar — transcribed from the linked recording. New to leading? Read our guide to leading kirtan →
Original key
G#m
Tempo & feel
Spacious invocation pace (~63 bpm); one line per slow breath cycle
Chord Chart
Strumming & rhythm (4/4)
D = downstrum, U = upstrum, · = let it ring. gentle dawn feel: ring the 1, rise softly through the second half of the bar.
Call & Response Structure
The Anusara invocation over a G#m center: E answers the first line, D# (the major five) lifts 'Murtaye', and the C#m–B pair carries the third line before E–D# walks the close back to G#m. Sung in unison as four long phrases — not a groove chant.