In
India Guru and Student relationship is most respectable. From eternal
tense to till now all Indian see the image of god in Guru. As per the
scriptures we see Guru in the form of parents, God and Teacher. I am
trying to show some information of great teacher and their students
who is always respectable in the Brahmand.
Siva/Vishnu
are said to be the first teachers. Veda Vyasa is said to be the first
human teacher, who is an incarnation of Vishnu himself. This is the
reason his birth day is celebrated in remembrance of Gurus (Vyasa
Purnima is called Guru Purnima)
Guru
is treated with such high respect, because it is believed that he
imparts that knowledge which cannot otherwise be gained through
merely reading books. In spiritual disciplines this applies more, and
here is how the importance of teacher is explained:
"dhyana
mulam gurormurtiH puja mulam guroH padam mantra mulam gurorvakyam
moksha mulam guroH kripa"
Meaning:
Guru's murti/idol/body is the object of meditation, his feet the
objects of worship, his words the objects of chanting. All this is
because in his grace lies the source of liberation.
Guru
is said to be worthy of such respect and unwavering trust of the
disciple, since he takes the responsibility for molding the disciple
into what he should be. The disciple that follows Guru's word with
faith, is supposed to be assured of reaching the goals (sometimes
irrespective of the personal merit of the teacher).
Guru
Vashishta: is one of the Saptarishis in the seventh, the
present Manvantara, Vashista is a manasputra of God Brahma. He had in
his possession the divine cow Kamadhenu, and Nandini her child, who
could grant anything to their owners. Arundhati is the name of the
wife of Vashista. Vashista one of 9 Prajapatis is credited as the
chief author of Mandala 7 of the Rigveda. Vashista and his family are
glorified in RV 7.33, extolling their role in the Battle of the Ten
Kings, making him the only mortal besides Bhava to have a Rigvedic
hymn dedicated to him. Another treatise attributed by him is
"Vashista Samhita" - a book on Vedic system of electional
astrology.
When
Prabhu Shri Ram Completed their study and returning comeback to
Aayodhya then they will take ceremonious leave of the revered guru.
On the last day of Ashrama Vasishta said to all Disciple:
It’s
the last day of your stay in this hermitage. The knowledge I could
import is now complete. On this occasion of leave taking, I initiate
you into final wisdom. True knowledge liberates: That is real real
learning is that which frees you. Now I free you from all the
precepts i gave you. Now the mantra to traverse the path of life is:
May the illuminated soul be your guiding life. That is you need not
take my precepts with blind faith, use your knowledge and
discriminating intellect to decide your own duty and principles.
Scriptures decree the three debts man must discharge: Debt to God, to
ones ancestors, and teacher debt to god is paid by devotion and
worship. When you see God’s image in all living beings all become
worthy of worship, this is the true worship of God. This is how you
repay your debt to God.
Sacrificing
ones happiness to serve the parents is the way to pay our debts to
ancestors. As for your dues to me your Guru through your thoughts and
action spread joy, beauty and the grace of truth. Establish respect
for the creed of humanism root out enemity from hearts and sow love
in its place. I will take this vow from you to free you of debt to
me. My blessing is always with you. Whenever you think of me, you
should find me with you.
The
Guru is Brahma, The creator
The
Guru is Vishnu, The Preserver
The
Guru is Shiva, The Destroyer
The
Guru is Verily, Incarnation of the Ultimate Reality
Thus
do obeisance to the revered Guru
Ram:
After spending so many years in the lap of your love I have only one
prayer, Learned mother May the mental of your love be always upon us
if we erred unknowingly please forgive us.
Guru
Sandipani:
Sandipani,
which means "Sage of Gods", was a guru of Lord Krishna.
Sandipani was a rishi/muni/saint of Ujjain. Ujjain known as Avantbad.
The Sandipani Muni ashram is located 2 km outside Ujjain, in the
Madhya Pradesh India. Sri Krishna, Balarama and Sudama, while staying
as students at Guru Sandipani’s residence, learnt every thing in a
single lesson. Upon completion of their studies, they persuaded the
teacher to ask for the preceptor’s dakshina of his liking.
Sandipani asked for, as his dakshina, the restoration of his child
lost in the ocean at Prabhaas. Shrikrishna and Balrama fulfill their
Guru dakshina by giving son of Sandipani.
Dronacharya:
In
the epic Mahabharata, Drona or Dronacharya was the royal guru to
Kauravas and Pandavas. He was a master of advanced military arts,
including the Devastras. Arjuna was his favorite student. Drona's
love for Arjuna was second only to his love for his son Ashwatthama.
He was considered to be a partial incarnation of Brihaspati
Arjuna:
Arjuna
was the very lovable student of Acharya Drona. Arjuna is the third
of the Pandavas and, with Krishna, is considered the hero of Hindu
epic Mahabharata. He plays the listener in the Hindu scripture, the
Bhagavad Gita which is a philosophical conversation between Arjuna
and Krishna.
Ekalavya:
This
is the story of a long-gone era. In the country of India, nearly five
thousand years back, lived a boy named Eklavya, the son of a tribal
chief in the forests of the kingdom- Hastinapura. Eklavya was a
brave, handsome boy. He was loved by all. But he was not. Ekalvya
given his thumb as a gurudakshina to Dronacharya.
And
true to Drona's blessing, Eklavya is still praised as the most loyal
and brave student in the epic of Mahabharatha.
Krishna
: The teacher, philosopher and much more the Ultimate teacher.
Krishna
the Purna Purushottama after getting thousand of marrige still
krishna was the great Brahmachari. Krishna the 8th incarnation of
Lord Vishnu is not just a divine entity but a whole consciousness.
Krishna is the only person in the history of human consciousness who
is tremendously in love with life, with the poetry of life, with the
music of life, with dance of life. He is not at all life-negative,
he is very affirmative. And he accepts life as it is; he does not put
god and the world as opposites. When I read Bhagvad Gita or The song
Divine it transformed my way of life. We , who do not see Krishna
just as a God , see his as a yogi, a philosopher and a teacher. He is
the greatest scientist and engineer. Krishna is adored in three
different ways: vatsalya bhava, madhura bhava and sakhya bhava.
Guru
Parasurama
Parasurama
was the great rishi and they finished 21 times all the kshatriyas
from the earth. Learning that Parasurama was giving away his fruits
of penance to brahmanas, Drona approached him. Unfortunately, by the
time Drona arrived, Parasurama had given away all his belongings to
other brahmanas. Taking pity upon the plight of Drona, Parasurama
decided to impart to Drona his knowledge of combat and gave all his
weapons to him.
Chanakya:
Chanakya
was teacher at the ancient Takshashila University, Chanakya managed
the first Maurya emperor Chandragupta's rise to power at a young age.
He is widely credited for having played an important role in the
establishment of the Maurya Empire, which was the first empire in
archaeologically recorded history to rule most of the Indian
subcontinent. Chanakya served as the chief advisor to both
Chandragupta and his son Bindusara.
Chanakya
is traditionally identified as Kautilya or Vishnu Gupta, who authored
the ancient Indian political treatise called Arthasastra. As such, he
is considered as the pioneer of the field of economics and political
science in India, and his work is thought of as an important
precursor to Classical Economics. Chanakya is often called the
"Indian Machiavelli", although his works predate
Machiavelli's by about 1,800 years. His works were lost near the end
of the Gupta dynasty and not rediscovered until 1915.
Chandra
Gupt:
Chandragupta
Maurya was the founder of the Maurya Empire. Chandragupta succeeded
in conquering most of the Indian subcontinent. According to some
ancient Buddhist texts he claims descent from the Shakya rulers of
solar race. Buddhist texts describes about his lineage with the
"Moriya" clan of Shakya rulers hence he was the scion of
the solar race of Kshatriya's. Having defeated the Greek satrap in
the Khyber mountains around 303 BCE, Chandragupta was crowned King at
Taxila. As a result, Chandragupta is considered the first unifier of
India and its first genuine emperor. In foreign Greek and Latin
accounts, Chandragupta is known as Sandrokyptos
Dr.
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan:
We
are celebrating this Teachers day from the birth of Dr. Sarvepalli
Radhakrishnan. Pronunciation was an Indian philosopher and statesman
who was the second President of India from 1962 to 1967. He was the
first Vice President of India (1952–1962).
One
of India's most influential scholars of comparative religion and
philosophy, Radhakrishnan is thought of as having built a bridge
between the East and the West by showing that the philosophical
systems of each tradition are comprehensible within the terms of the
other. He wrote authoritative exegeses of India's religious and
philosophical literature for the English speaking world. His academic
appointments included the King George V Chair of Mental and Moral
Science at the University of Calcutta (1921–1931) and Spalding
Professor of Eastern Religion and Ethics at Oxford University.
Celebrate
this auspicious day by eating different sweets:
