Whoever is reading, welcome!
My friends, today’s day is a special day.
You know why?
Because today, is a full moon day.
So, what’s so special in it?
This full moon occurs each month. So what’s different
today?
Today is Guru Paurnima in Devanagari, गुरु पूर्णिमा.
It is also known as Vyasa paurnima.
For on this day the creator of the great epic, Maha
Bharata, Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa was born.
normally, this auspicious day is observed in India
and Nepal.
On this day, students express their gratitude and
love for their Guru/mentor.
They touch the feet of their Guru and take
blessings.
What is a Guru?
The word Guru comes from the 2 Sanskrit words,
Gu and Ru.
Gu means darkness or ignorance and Ru means the
remover of that darkness/ignorance
The one who removes the darkness of no knowledge
or guides us in the right way, is said to be a Guru.
In India, a Guru is considered as,
गुरुः देवो महेश्वरा
गुरु शाक्षात परब्रम्हा
तस्मै श्री गुरुवे नमः
Gurur Bramha, Guru Vishnu,
Gurur devo Maheshvara, gurur sakshat parabramha,
Tasmai Shri Guru ve namaha.
Which means?
The Guru himself/herself is god Vishnu, god
Shiva/maheshvara,
and also, is the Parabramha/god Bramha,
To such a person, is my humble prostration.
In my life, such persons, ,the first and greatest of
them are my parents.
For parents give you this life, guide you throughout
your entire life or at least in the beginning stage of your life.
But their teachings and principles continue to
stay with you throughout your life.
So I consider myself extremely fortunate or lucky,
that the great god has blessed me with such great persons as my parents.
I also think that whoever has come or will be coming
in our life has/will definitely teach/taught us all something or the other.
Some persons have given us education.
For example, our teachers in the school, some professors
in the college or the university, special class takers/tutors, etc.
We should of course remember, respect and thank
them.
But there are many other persons who are with us
to drive our life.
And these persons can be anyone.
Literally, I mean anyone.
For example, a friend. Who, at times teaches us how
to enjoy life, but at other times, will firmly stand with us.
Many times he/she will support us in many situations
or will be the only support for us.
If at all our train of life is going onto the
wrong track, there will be a person who will guide us back on the right way of
life.
Are there such persons in your life?
A little baby teaches us to always keep smiling,
which nowadays many of us don’t do or have forgotten.
So let’s make today’s Guru Paurnima a little different.
By thanking, remembering and respecting all those
who are in our life.
With a humble namaskar/ salute to all of you and a
big, happy smile,
Thank you.
गुरुौर्णिमेच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा!!
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