"𝙂𝙪𝙧𝙪 𝘽𝙧𝙖𝙝𝙢𝙖, 𝙂𝙪𝙧𝙪𝙧 𝙑𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙣𝙪, 𝙂𝙪𝙧𝙪𝙧 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙤 𝙈𝙖𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙝𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙝, 𝙂𝙪𝙧𝙪 𝙎𝙖𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙖 𝘽𝙧𝙖𝙝𝙢𝙖, 𝙏𝙖𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙞 𝙎𝙝𝙧𝙞 𝙂𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙉𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙝𝙖."
I salute the Guru, who is the Brahma (The Creator), the Vishnu (The Creator) and Shiva (The Destroyer). I bow before the Guru, who is the personification of the Trinity.
The Ashadha Purnima Tithi (Full Moon Day in the Hindu month of Ashadha) is dedicated to Gurus (who eliminates ignorance by imparting knowledge). And therefore, this day is also referred to as Guru Purnima.
In India, a teacher is referred to as Guru (meaning the one who eliminates ignorance).
The festival was revived by Mahatma Gandhi to pay tribute to his spiritual guru, Shrimad Rajchandra. It is also known as Vyasa Purnima for it marks the birthday of Veda Vyasa, the sage who authored the Mahabharata and compiled the Vedas.
The celebration of Guru Poornima is marked by spiritual activities and may include a ritualistic event in honor of the Guru; that is, the teachers which is called Guru Pooja. The Guru Principle is said to be a thousand times more active on the day of Guru Purnima than on any other day.
The word Guru is derived from two words, gu and ru. The Sanskrit root gu means darkness or ignorance, and ru denotes the remover of that darkness. Therefore, a Guru is one who removes the darkness of our ignorance.
Gurus are believed by many to be the most necessary part of life. On this day, disciples offer pooja (worship) or pay respect to their Guru (spiritual guide). In addition to having religious importance, this festival has great importance for Indian academics and scholars. Indian academics celebrate this day by thanking their teachers as well as remembering past teachers and scholars.
Traditionally the festival is celebrated by Buddhists in honor of the Buddha who gave his first sermon on this day at Sarnath, Uttarpradesh, India. In the yogic tradition, the day is celebrated as the occasion when Shiva became the first Guru, as he began the transmission of yoga to the Saptarishis. Many Hindus celebrate the day in honor of the great sage Vyasa, who is seen as one of the greatest Gurus in ancient Hindu traditions and a symbol of the Guru-shishya tradition. Vyasa was not only believed to have been born on this day, but also to have started writing the Brahma Sutras on ashadha sudha padyami, which ends on this day. Their recitations are a dedication to him, and are organised on this day, which is also known as Vyasa Purnima. The festival is common to all spiritual traditions in Hinduism, where it is an expression of gratitude toward the teacher by their disciple. Hindu ascetics and wandering monks (Sanyasis), observe this day by offering puja to their Guru, during the Chaturmas, a four-month period during the rainy season, when they choose seclusion and stay at one chosen place; some also give discourses to the local public. Students of Indian Classical Music and Indian Classical Dance, which also follow the Guru Shishya Parampara, and celebrate this holy festival around the world. According to the Puranas, Shiva is considered the first Guru.
This year, Guru Purnima will be observed today. And as the celebrations begin, pay tribute to your teachers and mentors by sharing this beautiful post.
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