Guru Purnima / गुरुपूर्णिमा

Guru Purnima

गुरुर ब्रह्मा गुरुर विष्णु , गुरुर देवो महेश्वरः ,
गुरुर साक्षात परम ब्रह्म , तस्मै श्री गुरुवे नमः

Gururbrahmaa gururvishnuh gururdevo Maheswarah |
Guruh-saakshaat parambrahma tasmai shrigurave namah ||

“Guru is creator Brahma; Guru is preserver Vishnu; Guru is also the destroyer Siva and he is the source of the Absolute. I offer all my salutations to the Guru”.  

What is the meaning of Guru?

The Sanskrit root "Gu" means darkness or ignorance. "Ru" denotes the remover of that darkness.Therefore one who removes darkness of our ignorance is a Guru. God, who is attributeless and formless, is the true Guru.

Bhagavadgita gives guidelines and qualities of a genuine Guru. A true Guru has credentials to impart true knowledge free from speculation and never claims he is god. He knows god is supreme and we are subordinate to him. He exemplifies wisdom, peacefulness, self-control, austerity, piety , tolerance and strong faith in god. He must be from a succession (eg.Brahma, Narada, Vyasa, Shankaracharya).

Guru Purnima is one of the ancient festivals of India. This festival is celebrated by Hindus and Buddhists.

According to Hindu calender, this festival is celebrated on the full moon day of Ashadh month ( July /August ) and it is the day sacred to the memory of the great sage Vyasa. All Hindus are indebted to this ancient saint who edited the four Vedas, wrote the 18 Puranas, the Mahabharata and the Srimad Bhagavata. Vyasa even taught Dattatreya, who is regarded as the Guru of Gurus.

While Buddhists celebrate this day, honouring Lord Buddha. On this special day, Lord Buddha gave his first sermon at Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh. 

The day also finds a great significance for farmers. The period 'Chaturmas' ("four months") begins from this day. The rain water brings fresh life everywhere. 

On this auspicious day, we can honour our guru as well by sending gifts and sweets

Generally on this day devotees offer their prayers to their spiritual gurus. The person who have no guru they must pray to lord Dattatreya who is no one else but the combination of Bhrama Vishnu Mahesh. 

Significance of Guru Poornima in Astrology:

Guru is also known as Jupiter in Astrology. Guru affects the knowledge, blessings and guidance of the master, thirst for wisdom, education prospects and marriage prospects in a native's birth Chart. Guru governs the 9th and 12th house in the horoscope of the kaal purush. Guru is the significator of 2nd , 5th , 9th , and 11th Houses 

A weak Jupiter is a cause of many problems - Education, Wisdom and Marriage to be the foremost. The harmful Guru Chandaal Dosha and Pitra Dosha are also caused because of the malefic effect on Jupiter.

 

A major cause for marriage delays is weak Jupiter or afflicted jupiter. Guru Purnima is one of the few most auspicious days in ayear when the poojan and remedies to make jupiter strong and to get rid of the doshas may be performed.