Shantikamalakara 1.p1

1.p1

oṃ śrī gaṇeśāyanamaḥ
oṃ śrī gurubhyonamaḥ
śāṃti kamalakaro pūrva pīṭhikāyaṃ
anyatra uddhṛta sarvaśānti karmopayogi svasti vācanādi viṣayāḥ .
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tatrādau śrīguru prārthanādikam
guruḥ brahmā gururviṣṇuḥ gururdevo maheśvaraḥ
gurussākṣātpara brahma tasmai śrī guravenamaḥ ..

Om, salutations to Śrī Gaṇeśa.
Om, salutations to the venerable gurus.
In the Introduction to the Śāntikamalākara,
the topics such as svastivācana useful for all propitiatory rites extracted elsewhere [are stated].
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There, first, the prayer to the venerable guru and the rest:
The guru is Brahmā, the guru is Viṣṇu, the guru is the god Maheśvara;
the guru is directly the Supreme Brahman; salutations to that venerable guru.