🕉️ श्लोक २३ | Shloka 23
गुरुर्गुरुतमो धाम सत्यः सत्यपराक्रमः ।
निमिषोऽनिमिषः स्रग्वी वाचस्पतिरुदारधीः ॥ २३॥
Gurur Gurutamo Dhāma Satyaḥ Satyaparākramaḥ ।
Nimiṣo’nimiṣaḥ Sragvī Vācaspatir Udāradhīḥ ॥ 23 ॥
🌼 Word-by-word Meaning (Simplified)
गुरुः (Guruḥ) – The teacher; the remover of ignorance
गुरुतमः (Gurutamaḥ) – The greatest among teachers
धाम (Dhāma) – The abode of all brilliance and energy
सत्यः (Satyaḥ) – Truth itself, ever unchanging
सत्यपराक्रमः (Satyaparākramaḥ) – Truly valiant; whose strength always supports righteousness
निमिषः (Nimiṣaḥ) – The One who closes His eyes (to rest or withdraw creation)
अनिमिषः (Animiṣaḥ) – The One who never blinks, always watchful and alert
स्रग्वी (Sragvī) – Adorned with a beautiful garland (especially of forest flowers)
वाचस्पतिः (Vācaspatiḥ) – The Lord of speech and wisdom
उदारधीः (Udāradhīḥ) – Of noble and generous intellect
✨ Full English Translation
He is the Supreme Guru, the greatest of all teachers, and the source of divine radiance. He is truth itself and valiant in upholding it. He both rests and remains ever watchful, ever adorned with a divine garland. He is the Lord of speech and possesses a vast, noble intellect.