Guru Gita
gurureko jagatsarvaṁ brahma-Viṣṇu-śiva-ātmakaṁ | guroḥ parataraṁ nāsti tasmāt-saṁpūjayed-guruṁ || 53 ||
53. The Guru, is indeed, the whole Universe, consisting of Brahma, Viṣṇu, Śiva Consciousness in His being. There is nothing greater or beyond the Guru. Therefore, worship the Guru devotedly.
[Ātmakaam – consisting of the nature of, composed of, consciousness, samPūjāyed – do Pūjā. ]