Guru Pooja

In Guru Pooja ..we sing the names of the all the Gurus in the lineage ..

Guru Parampara starts from

Lord NARAYANA ..who passed it on to PADMA BHAVA (One who is born out of Lotus)
PADMABHAVA(Brahma) gave the knowledge first to Sage VASISHTA
VASISHTA to SHAKTI
SHAKTI to PARASHARA
PARASHARA to his son VYASA
VYASA to his son SHUKA DEVA
then comes GAUDA PADACHARYA
next to GOVINDA PADACHARYA
and then to his disciple SHANKARACHARYA
SHANKARACHARYA had 4 disciples
PADMA PADA
HASTA MALAKA
TROTAKACHARYA
VARTIKA KARA..

they also mention in that Shankaracharya belongs to the lineage of Guru Parampara of Keshava and Badarayana ..

Guru Pooja

nArAyaNam padmabhavam vasishTam shaktim cha tat putram parAsharam cha vyAsam
shukam gowDapadam mahAntam gOvinda pAda yOgIndram atha asya shishyam sri
shankarAchAryam atha asya shishyAm padmapAdam cha hastAmalakam cha shishyam
tam tOTakam vArtikakAram anyAn asmad gurUn santatam AnatOsmi

Salutations to the guru paramparA - narAyaNa to brahma to vasishta, Sri ShankarachArya..., his disciples padmapAda, hastAmalaka, tOtaka and the followers of this lineage of gurus.

shruti smriti purANAnAm Alayam karuNAlayam
namAmi bhagavat pAda shankaram lOkashankaram

shankaram shankarAchAryam kEshavam bAdarAyaNam
sUtrabhAshya kritou vandE bhagavantau punah punah

Prostrations again and again at the feet of bhagavAn Shankara, the storehouse of scriptures - shruti, smriti and purANAs - and who is also a storehouse of compassion, who confers happiness and prosperity, who has written commentary on the sUtras and belongs in the lineage of the guru parampara of kEshava, bAdarAyanA ..

First, having offered the traditional salutations to the Guru Parampara (lineage of teachers), let us chant the following shAnti mantra;

Om saha nA-vavatu, saha nou-bhunaktu, saha-vIryam karavAvahai
tEjasvi nA-vadhItam astu mA vid-vishAvahai; Om shAntih shAntih shAntih

Let us be protected together; let us be cultivated together; let us gain strength and power together; let our study be successful; let us not hate each other; Om peace, Peace and Peace (for all).