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Sri Guru. By Shreya Donthireddi. Guru Vandana. Guru Vandana. Nama Om Vishnu padaya Krishna prasthaya bhuthale Srimate Bhakti Vedantha Swami ithinamine Namasthe Saraswathi deve Gouravani pracharine Nirvisesha sunya vadi paschatya desha tarine. What is the meaning of Guru?.
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Sri Guru By Shreya Donthireddi
Guru Vandana Guru Vandana Nama Om Vishnu padaya Krishna prasthayabhuthale SrimateBhaktiVedantha Swami ithinamine NamastheSaraswathideve Gouravani pracharine Nirviseshasunyavadi paschatya deshatarine
What is the meaning of Guru? • GU means Darkness • RU means removing So, Guru means one who removes darkness and gives knowledge about Supreme God (Krishna)
Tad vidhi prani patena pariprasnena sevaya upadeksyanti te jnanam jnaninas tattva darshina Learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him. The self-realized soul can impart knowledge unto you because he has seen the truth.. How should we serve guru?
Guru is the representative of God Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu Gurur devo Maheshvaraha Gurur sakshat para brahma Tasmai sri gurave namaha
Importance of Guru - A Story Once there was a guru named Ramanujacharya. His disciple was kidimbiandan. One day Ramanujacharya went to the temple and was worshiping Lord Narayana. Then, Andan came in the temple and was worshiping something else. It wasn't Vishnu. Ramanujacharya became curious and asked Andan what he was worshiping. Andan said, oh guru! I am worshiping your pathukas. Ramanujacharya asked, why ?!. Andan replied Vishnu may be the lord for you but you are the lord for me. Because without you I can not reach any God.
How should we live? • Chant 16 rounds a day [or more]. • Think about Krishna 24 hours a day. • Do as much Guru service as possible. • With whatever talent you have use it to serve Krishna.
How does Guru help us? • Guru understands the language of God so he translates the information to us. • If God is the cook, guru is the one who makes the prasadam available to us. • While the light of God is all around, if we are trapped in a dark room, guru is the one who opens the door for us to see the light.
Hare Krishna Thank You!