Today is Guru Purnima, an important and auspicious day to honour, pay tributes and seek the blessings of
Gurus that is Teachers, Spiritual Teachers and Teachers of any subject or
activity. In Sanskrit “Gu” means darkness and “Ru” means remover, hence the word
“Guru” means remover of darkness, one who enlightens us. Guru Purnima is
celebrated in this month of Ashada Masam; on the Full Moon Day, that is
Purnima. It is in celebration of the birthday of Maharishi Vyasa who edited the
four Vedas and wrote the 18 Puranas, the Mahabharata and Srimad Bhagavatam. Since
such ancient times, Guru Purnima is observed along the length and breadth of the
country to honour Saints and Teachers.
For ages, the children in
our country have been taught to respect and honour teachers and treat them as Gods. We
are all taught the following Sanskrit Sloka as infants; as we just begin to say
a few words in our mother tongue!
GURUR
BRAHMA,
GURUR
VISHNU,
GURUR
DEVO MAHESHWARAH,
GURUR
SAAKSHAAT PARA-BRAHMA,
TASMAI
SHRI GURUVE NAMAH.
SUMMARY
OF THE SLOKA:
The
Guru is Brahma (The God of Creation),
The
Guru is Vishnu (The God of Sustenance),
The
Guru is Shiva (The God of Annihilation),
My
Salutation to such a Guru,
Who
is verily the Supreme GOD.
P.S. Teaching is the
profession that teaches all other professions! – Author unknown.
The above video is of our granddaughter, Ch. Sudhiksha rendering “Gurur Brahma” sloka.
Sir
ReplyDeleteShall i use your above Guru Purnima image in my blog.
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Sir these are my Guru Purnima posts in my blog.
http://dokkasrinivasu-knowledge-sharing.blogspot.in/2012/06/role-and-significance-of-guru-in-our.html
http://dokkasrinivasu-knowledge-sharing.blogspot.in/2012/06/guru-purnima.html
Sir please explore my above Guru Purnima posts and share your comments.
Thanks & Regards
Dokka Srinivasu
Well written and an informative post! I have a keen interest in this topic and have written several blogs on purnima and amavasya, as well. You can check them at mPhanchang.
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