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Meaning of "Guru"

Word

Guru

Sanskrit

गुरु

IAST

guru

In General

Teacher; preceptor.

Hinduism is indepted to Gurus who enriched the culture of the land. Guru is equivalent to Parents and God. The Trimuritis: Brahma, Vishnu and Siva are also gurus. Sri Rama and Sri Krishna were not just great scholars and ideal personalities, but great teachers also.

HHindu civilization have continuity because of the intervention by strong spiritual personalities in various ages. These highly intelligent people who made revolutionary changes and authored voluminous books were so humble that they always said, it is by the grace of guruparambara that they are able accomplish the desired result. They respected their predecessors thus formed a lineage of Gurus. Each of them either contributed to the vast ocean of Hindu literature or became an exemplary spiritual luminary to inspire their students. The continuous flow of these personalities purified the ideas and modified them to be fit to every age

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