Veda Mantra and Shlokas in Kannada

ಓಂ ಸಹ ನಾವವತು । ಸಹ ನೌ ಭುನಕ್ತು । ಸಹವೀರ್ಯಂ ಕರವಾವಹೈ ।
ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ ನಾವಧೀತಮಸ್ತು । ಮಾ ವಿದ್ವಿಷಾವಹೈ ।। ಓಂ ಶಾಂತಿಃ ಶಾಂತಿಃ ಶಾಂತಿಃ ।।


Guru Astakam in Kannada:

Guruastaka is written by the great Sri Sri Sri Adi Shankaracharya, the founder of Advaitha Siddantha.
The Guruastaka convey the message how it is important to have guru to have full knowledge and to know which is good and which is bad. Though it is possible to get knowledge of good or bad without guru, but it is impossible to get true knowledge without guru. And thus it is very important to have right guru to have true knowledge, to give back something good to society, to help humanity.

Asta means 8 in Sanskrit. The Guru Astakam consist of 8 paragraph, each tells that, the humans, can attain wealth, knowledge, fame, follower and many worldly wealth, but how it is important to have guru.

English translation can be found @ http://stotram.co.in/