Post by cnupne on Jul 2, 2012 7:57:36 GMT 5.5
The Guru Purnima - celebrating the Guru
The term Acharya connotes someone who is more than a guru and the Supreme in Acharya is called as Paramacharya. The prime reason for a Guru acquiring an individual’soul is to subdue his ego and take him unto to the holy feet of the Lord. It is evident from the life of Paramacharya who is omniscient; the quality of humility has been his hallmark. His vast knowledge was used in the right path to subdue the ego of his devotees and thereby taking them to the holy feet of the Lord.
Kabir das ke dohe
Guru govind dohu khade, kake lagu paanye
Balihari guru aapne govind diyo bataye
गुरु गोविन्द दोहु खड़े, काके लांगू पाँय |
बलिहारी गुरु आपने, गोविन्द दियो बताये ||
guru and god both are here to whom should I first bestow all glory be unto the guru path to god who did bestow
Guru govind dohu khade, kake lagu paanye
Balihari guru aapne govind diyo bataye
गुरु गोविन्द दोहु खड़े, काके लांगू पाँय |
बलिहारी गुरु आपने, गोविन्द दियो बताये ||
guru and god both are here to whom should I first bestow all glory be unto the guru path to god who did bestow
Hindus attach paramount importance to spiritual gurus. Gurus are often equated with God and always regarded as a link between the individual and the Immortal. Just as the moon shines by reflecting the light of the sun, and glorifies it, all disciples can dazzle like the moon by gaining from their Gurus.
Whatever the old poets and writers have written in the past, holds good even today. Kabir wrote, "Guru is a washer-man, his disciple a cloth, soap the creator, washed on the stone of knowledge, this gives out utmost light
brightness." This couplet of Kabir throws light on the relation of a guru (master) to a disciple; Who washes away the dirt (bad element) in the mind of the disciple and thus makes him clean, pure and pious. He expects from almighty that by his blessings, he should enlighten his inner conscience.
In the presence of the satguru; Knowledge flourishes (Gyana raksha); Sorrow diminishes (Dukha kshaya); Joy wells up without any reason (Sukha aavirbhava); Abundance dawns (Samriddhi); All talents manifest (Sarva samvardhan).
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