Guru Vyasa Poornima
Vyasaaya Vishnu Roopaaya
Vyaasa Roopaaya Vishnave
Namo Vai Brahma Nidhaye
Vaasishtaaya Namo Namah
Aashaada Sukla Pournami also
called Guru Poornima is celebrated across the country as Vyasa Poornima in the
name of Divine Sage Sri VedaVyasa. The month in which full moon day coincides with/come nearer
to Poorva/Uttara-Aashaada constellation that month is denoted as Aashaada
masam.
Constellation of Poorvashada
falls in the zodiac sign Sagittarius (Dhanus raasi) for which Deva Guru
Brihaspathi (Jupiter) the divine preceptor is its Lord. Similarly Daitya Guru
Sukrachaarya (Venus) is Lord of Poorvashada constellation. Coinciding with
two divine Gurus; Jupiter and Venus this day (Aashaada Sukla Pournami) is
celebrated as Guru Poornima, symbolically honouring and respecting Gurus and
teachers who have taught us the Vidya.
This day is also popularly
referred to as Vyaasa Poornima related to Lord VedaVyasa the Divine Literary
incarnation of Lord Vishnu. It is believed that, Sage Sri Veda Vyasa was born
on this day of Pournami in the Lunar month of Aashada. It is also said to be
the day Sri VedaVyasa had commenced his work on Brahma-Suuthras. Regarded as
the Aadi Guru, greatest of all Gurus, Guru of Gurus, Sage Sri Veda Vyasa is
adored even today by one and all, whose powers and knowledge are unsurpassed.
Though Chaturmasam starts for general
public from Hari Sayani Ekadasi, traditionally, Ascetics start their Chaturmasa
Deeksha from this day of Guru Poornima. Perhaps, it is considered as the
Avatara day of the great sage Sri VedaVyasa an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
Festival season starts with Guru
Vandana on Guru Pournami day and in Hindu philosophy Guru (Aachaarya) occupies
third position in the quartet of Mathru Devo Bhava, Pithru Devo Bhava,
Aachaarya Devo Bhava and Athithi Devo Bhava.
Hindu
philosophy confers paramount importance to spiritual gurus. “Gu” means
darkness and “Ru” is its remover. GURU means the one who removes darkness; the
one who dispels the darkness of ignorance.
He is the teacher who removes the fundamental ignorance that hides
the knowledge of truth from us.
Gurus are
always regarded as a link between an individual and the Immortal. It is not
possible for everyone to communicate with God. The divine message is
communicated only through the voice of such divine and noble souls who keeps
taking birth on this earth now and then. A true Guru is a transmitting medium, a transporting agent and a
transparent embodiment of the divine grace and compassion. It is said that he
alone is the true teacher who is illumined by the light of true knowledge.
If both God and Guru appear at a
time, to whom should we pay obeisance first? The reply is “The Guru” for he is
the one who has shown the path to God. It is said that when God is angry,
guru protects you; when guru himself is angry, there is no protector in the
world. There is nothing that a true Guru cannot bestow on his disciples. If we
surrender absolutely without any reservation to the guru, he will save us from
all sorrow and show us the way to salvation. Through various teachings and
practices he helps an individual to progress from the human to the divine
consciousness.
Distinguished Gurus like Lord
VedaVyasa are responsible for the unassailable and grand Hindu Philosophy,
civilization and culture. Hindu heritage and culture would be indebted to this
illustrious seer Sage Sri Veda Vyasa forever. Perhaps the most befitting way to
pay our respects and obeisance to this great legendary divine writer would be
by living according to his ideals and propagating his noble and divine works.
Aapaadamouli paryantam Guruunaam aakrtiim smaret
Tena vighnaah pranasyamti siddhyanticha manorathaah
Tena vighnaah pranasyamti siddhyanticha manorathaah
(Right from toe to top Guru's
form should be meditated upon gradually; as a result, all obstacles would be
wiped out and ones’ wants be fulfilled)
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