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Guru Purnima 2021
24th
July 2021
(Saturday)
Guru Purnima Starts in : 24/07/2021
Guru Purnima Ends in : 24/07/2021
2021 Guru Purnima
Guru Purnima
Guru Purnima 2021
Guru Purnima 2021
Purnima Tithi Begins – 10:43 on Jul 23, 2021
Purnima Tithi Ends – 08:06 on Jul 24, 2021
Full moon day during Ashadha month is known as Guru Purnima day. Traditionally this day is reserved for Guru Puja or Guru Worship. On this day, disciples offer Puja or pay respect to their Gurus. Guru refers to the spiritual guide who enlighten disciples by his knowledge and teachings.
Guru Purnima is also known as Vyasa Purnima and this day is commemorated as birth anniversary of Veda Vyasa. Veda Vyasa was the author as well as a character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
Adi Shankara, Sri Ramanuja Acharya and Sri Madhvacharya are some of the noteworthy Gurus in Hinduism.
Guru Purnima is also celebrated by Buddhists in the honor of Gautama Buddha to commemorate the day when Buddha gave his first sermon at Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Guru Purnima Rituals
On the day of Guru Purnima or Vyasa Purnima, the students (Shishya) offer special Pujas and greetings to their Gurus.
All Gurus are treated equivalent to gods in Hinduism. Their wish, command and advice is considered ultimate. The below mentioned Shloka signifies it all:
Sri Guru Mantra
गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुः गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः।
गुरुर्साक्षात् परब्रह्म तस्मै श्री गुरवेनमः॥
Meaning
Guru is Brahma, Guru is Vishnu, Guru is Lord Maheshwara | Guru is the personification of the supreme power, I bow to the holy Guru in homage ||
The Mantra clearly signifies that a Guru is trinity (Brahma-Vishnu-Mahesh), and it is believed that through a Guru one can achieve the ultimate result and attain moksha by reaching the Supreme Lord.
In Hinduism, a Guru is paramount and is the path setter. If you refer Hindu mythology and scriptures, you will fnd plenty of examples of the devotion of students towards their Gurus. The biggest examples of the devotion towards one’s Guru is of Eklavya, who on the command of his Guru (Dronacharya) cut his thumb as respect and Guru Dakshina to him. There have been a lot of examples which have defined the relation of a Guru and his Shishya.