Today's Beautiful Gem: `The Guru' from the Guru
Gita of Skanda Purana.
| "kAs'IkSetram
tannivAso jAhnavIcaraNodakaM gururvis'ves'varah: sAkSAt tArakam brahmanis'citaM "gukArstvandhakAras'ca rukArasteja ucyate ajnAnagrAsakaM brahma gurureva na sams'ayah: "gukArah: prathamo varNo mAyAdiguNabhAsakah: rukAro dvitIyo brahma mAyAbhrAntivinAs'anaM "yasyaamatam tasya matam matam yasya na veda sah: ananyabhAvabhAvAya tasmai s'rIgurave namah: "gukAram ca guNAtItaM rukAram rUpavarjitaM guNatItasvarUpam ca yo dadyAt guruh: smrutah: "dhyAnamUlaM gurormUrtih: pUjAmUlaM guroh: padam mantramUlaM gurorvAkyam mokSamUlaM guroh: kRpA "gururbrahmA gururvishnur gururdevo mahes'varah: gurussAkSAt parabrahma tasmai s'rIgurave namah:" |
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"His abode is kAs'i; | The water of his feet is Ganga; | The Guru is Visvesvara (of kAs'i); | He is ordained to be the liberating mantra. | "The syllable _gu_ is darkness; | The syllable _ru_ is light; | Ignorance is swallowed by the knowledge | of Guru; no doubt about this! | "The first syllable _gu_ | represents qualities such as mAya; | The second syllable _ru_ | represents knowlede that destroys mAya. | "One who thinks he knows not, he knows. | One who thinks ke knows, he knows not. | His thinking is only about the Absolute, | Accept my salutations to you, O Guru! | "The syllable _gu_ transcends all attributes; | The syllable _ru_ is devoid of form; | The Guru bestows the state | beyond form and attributes. | "The root of meditation is the Guru's form; | The root of worship is the Guru's feet; | The root of mantra is the Guru's word; | The root of moksha is the Guru's grace. | "The Guru is Brahma; the Guru is Vishnu; | The Guru is Lord Siva; | The Guru is indeed Parabrahma; | Accept my salutations to you, O Guru!" |
Note: The fifth day of September (President Radhakrishnan's
birthday) is
celebrated as the Teachers' Day in India. Interestingly, boys and
girls
in this country meet their teachers this week after their summer
holidays.
Om s'aantih: Peace! - J. K. Mohana Rao
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