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परोपकार: पुण्याय पापाय परपीडनम् || आषाढ शुद्ध पौर्णिमेला म्हणजे या तिथीला आपण गुरुपौर्णिमा म्हणून गौरवितो.
आषाढ
शुद्ध पौर्णिमेला गुरुपौर्णिमा किंवा व्यासपौर्णिमा म्हणतात. ज्यांनी महाभारत, पुराणे लिहिली त्या व्यासमुनींना वंदन
करण्याचा, त्यांची
पूजा करण्याचा हा मंगलदिन आहे. त्यांच्याएवढे श्रेष्ठ गुरुजी, आचार्य अद्याप झालेले नाहीत, अशी आपली श्रद्धा आहे. अशा या
आचार्यांना साक्षात देवाप्रमाणे मानावे असे शास्त्रात कथन केले आहे. एवढेच नव्हे
तर महर्षी व्यास हे भारतीय संस्कृतीचे शिल्पकार आणि मूलाधार मानले जात. ज्या
ग्रंथात धर्मशास्त्र, नीतिशास्त्र, व्यवहारशास्त्र, मानसशास्त्र आहे, असा सर्वश्रेष्ठ ग्रंथ त्यांनी लिहिला.
ज्ञानियांचा राजा म्हणून ज्याला मानतात, त्या ज्ञानदेवांनीसुध्दा ज्ञानेश्वरी
लिहिताना ‘व्यासांचा मागोवा घेतू’ असे म्हणून सुरुवात केली.
व्यासपौर्णिमेच्या दिवशी ‘ओम नमोस्तुते व्यास, विशाल बुद्धे’ अशी प्रार्थना करून, त्यांना प्रथम वंदन करण्याचा प्रघात आहे, परंपरा आहे Spiritual significance
of Guru Purnima
- According
to Hinduism, Guru Purnima celebrates the birth of Ved Vyasa, the famous
sage who is said to have edited the Vedas dividing them into four; he also
wrote the Puranas which is considered the 'fifth Veda' and the
Mahabharata. It is believed that on this day, prayers reach the Mahaguru
directly and his blessings evade darkness and ignorance from a disciple's
life.
- According
to Buddhism, on this day, Gautam Budhha delivered his first sermon or
teaching to his first five disciples after he migrated from Bodhgaya to
Sarnath. Thereafter, the 'Sangha' or the community of His disciples was
formed.
- According
to Jainism, Lord Mahavira became the 'guru' to his first disciple Gautam
Swami on this day. Thus this day is celebrated to venerate Mahavira.
- According
to ancient Indian history, this day is of utmost importance to farmers as
they worship God for giving them a good rainfall for the next harvest.
Rituals of Guru
Purnima
- Among
Hindus, this day is dedicated to the worshipping of one's guru who acts as
the guiding light in his/her life.
- Vyasa
puja is held in many places where mantras are enchanted to venerate the
'Guru'. Devotees offer flowers and gifts as tokens of respect and 'prasad'
and 'charanamrita' are distributed. Devotional songs, hymns and recitals
are enchanted the whole day.
- The
holy text of Guru Gita is recited in the guru's memory.
- 'Padapuja'
or the worship of the sage's sandals are arranged by disciples in the
different asharams and people gather at the place where the seat of their
guru lies, rededicating themselves to his teachings and principles.
- Buddhists
observe the eight teachings of Buddha on this day. This ritual is known as
'Uposatha'.
- With
the advent of the rainy season from this day, Buddhist monks are known to
start meditation and adopt other ascetic practices from this day.
- Many
ardent students of the Indian classical music pay tribute to their music
'gurus' on this day and reiterate the guru-shishya parampara
(teacher-student tradition) which has been native to Indian culture since
ages.
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