I bow to Vinnuacharya –
Who wears the mala of Lord Ayyappan
Who obeys and respects his Guru
Who journeys to Mount Sabarimala
Who performs pujas that are filled with love and devotion
Who bathes in the River Pampa
Who knows the significance of Lord Ayyappan’s 18 steps
Who is devoted to Lord Shiva
Who practices Linga Puja and teaches it to others
Who sits in stillness, bathed in the bliss of Shiva
Whose tears taste sweet
Who journeys to the temple of Shaneeshwara, Lord Saturn
Who realizes the greatness of Lord Saturn
Who loves Kalima and Durgama
Who loves Chandima and Devi
Who performs Chandi homas with Shivalinga Swamy
Who loves Shiva’s son, Ganesha
Who worships Shiva’s son, Subramanyam
Who loves the three great sons of Lord Shiva (Ayyappan, Ganesha and
Subramanyam)
Whose native place is Bangalore
Who traveled to America as a student
Who is greatly loved by his friends in India and in America
Who is greatly loved by his mother, Swathantra
Who is loved by his sister, Shruti
Who was also known as Shariff Shiva Yogi
Who performed miracles with Guru Govindan in Shishunala
Who sang songs of devotion for Guru Govindan
Who imparts truth to his students
Who teaches through experience and example
Who knows the truth of the Vedas
Who gives his students many chances
Who is the greatest of friends
Who is greater than all fathers
Who is greater than all mothers
Who is greater than all lovers
Who is a lifeboat for his students, rescuing them from the turbulent
waters of their own self-made ignorance and suffering
Who loves solitude
Who enjoys the company of friends, family and students
Who is composed and at ease in all situations
Who has endured injury, hardship and pain
Who defended his sister
Who disciplines his students
Who is strict
Who is humble
Who is compassionate
Who never complains
Who does not criticize
Who is patient
Who is self-disciplined
Who controls his senses
Who exudes strength, beauty and nobility
Whose smile radiates happiness and self-confidence
Who shuns hypocrisy
Who loves the water
Who is a strong and powerful swimmer
Who frolics in the water
Who rode a camel in Shivamoga
Who is fond of pineapple pastry
Who walked barefoot in the snow
Who accepts all conditions
Who guards and protects his students
Who knows when to speak and when to remain silent
Who knows what “surrender” really means
Who tells his students to love God, not desire God
Who is wise
Who is aware
Who is never self-conscious
Who is never embarrassed
Who dances for hours
Who enjoys music that expresses joy, truth, devotion and passion
Whose touch is filled with love, acceptance and compassion
Who is forgiving
Who has a phenomenal memory
Who has great intelligence
Who sometimes glows
Who shuns the entrapments of ego
Who can be tender like a mother comforting her child
Who is stern like a father who sets high standards
Who lives what he teaches
Whose very presence turns my thoughts toward loving God
Who cooks good tasting food filled with love
Who feeds his students with his hands
Who likes to travel fast
Who accepts all gifts offered with genuine love
Who laughs so hard with his Guru
Who accepts his guru’s discipline humbly without complaint
Whose feet are sweet to touch
Whose hair looks like Lord Shiva’s matted tresses
Who manifests an array of all qualities
Whose ways are often incomprehensible to others
Who performs his duties without attachment to the results
Whose will is as strong as tempered steel
Who never allows sorrow to enter his consciousness
Who knows how to absorb and digest
Who is not concerned with the ways of society
Who perseveres
Who is at home in the world of business
Who received darshan from Shirdi Sai Baba in physical form
Who gives his students opportunities to succeed through experience
Whose beautiful hands are filled with Ayyappan’s healing energy
Who humbly performs miracles
Who removes obstacles for his students
Who is fair
Who is content
Who sees God in all
Who is worthy of praise
Who is worthy of honor
Who is worthy of respect
I bow to Vinnuacharya, my beloved teacher.
Who wears the mala of Lord Ayyappan
Who obeys and respects his Guru
Who journeys to Mount Sabarimala
Who performs pujas that are filled with love and devotion
Who bathes in the River Pampa
Who knows the significance of Lord Ayyappan’s 18 steps
Who is devoted to Lord Shiva
Who practices Linga Puja and teaches it to others
Who sits in stillness, bathed in the bliss of Shiva
Whose tears taste sweet
Who journeys to the temple of Shaneeshwara, Lord Saturn
Who realizes the greatness of Lord Saturn
Who loves Kalima and Durgama
Who loves Chandima and Devi
Who performs Chandi homas with Shivalinga Swamy
Who loves Shiva’s son, Ganesha
Who worships Shiva’s son, Subramanyam
Who loves the three great sons of Lord Shiva (Ayyappan, Ganesha and
Subramanyam)
Whose native place is Bangalore
Who traveled to America as a student
Who is greatly loved by his friends in India and in America
Who is greatly loved by his mother, Swathantra
Who is loved by his sister, Shruti
Who was also known as Shariff Shiva Yogi
Who performed miracles with Guru Govindan in Shishunala
Who sang songs of devotion for Guru Govindan
Who imparts truth to his students
Who teaches through experience and example
Who knows the truth of the Vedas
Who gives his students many chances
Who is the greatest of friends
Who is greater than all fathers
Who is greater than all mothers
Who is greater than all lovers
Who is a lifeboat for his students, rescuing them from the turbulent
waters of their own self-made ignorance and suffering
Who loves solitude
Who enjoys the company of friends, family and students
Who is composed and at ease in all situations
Who has endured injury, hardship and pain
Who defended his sister
Who disciplines his students
Who is strict
Who is humble
Who is compassionate
Who never complains
Who does not criticize
Who is patient
Who is self-disciplined
Who controls his senses
Who exudes strength, beauty and nobility
Whose smile radiates happiness and self-confidence
Who shuns hypocrisy
Who loves the water
Who is a strong and powerful swimmer
Who frolics in the water
Who rode a camel in Shivamoga
Who is fond of pineapple pastry
Who walked barefoot in the snow
Who accepts all conditions
Who guards and protects his students
Who knows when to speak and when to remain silent
Who knows what “surrender” really means
Who tells his students to love God, not desire God
Who is wise
Who is aware
Who is never self-conscious
Who is never embarrassed
Who dances for hours
Who enjoys music that expresses joy, truth, devotion and passion
Whose touch is filled with love, acceptance and compassion
Who is forgiving
Who has a phenomenal memory
Who has great intelligence
Who sometimes glows
Who shuns the entrapments of ego
Who can be tender like a mother comforting her child
Who is stern like a father who sets high standards
Who lives what he teaches
Whose very presence turns my thoughts toward loving God
Who cooks good tasting food filled with love
Who feeds his students with his hands
Who likes to travel fast
Who accepts all gifts offered with genuine love
Who laughs so hard with his Guru
Who accepts his guru’s discipline humbly without complaint
Whose feet are sweet to touch
Whose hair looks like Lord Shiva’s matted tresses
Who manifests an array of all qualities
Whose ways are often incomprehensible to others
Who performs his duties without attachment to the results
Whose will is as strong as tempered steel
Who never allows sorrow to enter his consciousness
Who knows how to absorb and digest
Who is not concerned with the ways of society
Who perseveres
Who is at home in the world of business
Who received darshan from Shirdi Sai Baba in physical form
Who gives his students opportunities to succeed through experience
Whose beautiful hands are filled with Ayyappan’s healing energy
Who humbly performs miracles
Who removes obstacles for his students
Who is fair
Who is content
Who sees God in all
Who is worthy of praise
Who is worthy of honor
Who is worthy of respect
I bow to Vinnuacharya, my beloved teacher.