Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu
Shiva
Bhajan
Sage Veda Vyasa
Sanskrit
Lyrics
Guru Brahma, Guru Vishnu
Guru Eva, Maheshwara
Guru Sakshat, Param Brahma
Tasmai Shri Guruvay Namaha
Translations
- [рдЧреБрд░реБ] Guru: Teacher
- [рдмреНрд░рд╣реНрдорд╛] Brahma: Creator God
- [рдЧреБрд░реБ] Guru: Teacher
- [рд╡рд┐рд╖реНрдгреБ] Vishnu: Preserver God
- [рдЧреБрд░реБ] Guru: Teacher
- [рдПрд╡] Eva: Indeed
- [рдорд╣реЗрд╢реНрд╡рд░] Maheshwara: Great Lord (Shiva)
- [рдЧреБрд░реБ] Guru: Teacher
- [рд╕рд╛рдХреНрд╖рд╛рддреН] Sakshat: Directly
- [рдкрд░рдо] Param: Supreme
- [рдмреНрд░рд╣реНрдо] Brahma: Absolute Reality
- [рддрд╕реНрдореИ] Tasmai: To that
- [рд╢реНрд░реА] Shri: Revered
- [рдЧреБрд░рд╡реЗ] Guruvay: To the Guru
- [рдирдордГ] Namaha: Salutations
Purport
Brahma is Guru, Vishnu is Guru.
The Guru truly is Maheshwara.
Guru is the personification of the Supreme Absolute Reality (Brahma)
Obeisances to that revered Guru.
Also known as the Guru Stotram, is traditionally attributed to Sage Veda Vyasa. The verse is part of the Guru Gita, a significant text contained within the Skanda Purana, which is one of the eighteen major Hindu Puranas authored by Vyasa, says a video on Facebook.
The mantra is found in the Guru Gita (verses 38тАУ41), located within the Skanda Purana,
It equates the Guru with the Hindu Trinity: Brahma (Creator), Vishnu (Preserver), and Maheshwara (Shiva/Transformer), the Guru is Para Brahma (the Supreme Absolute).
It is widely chanted on Guru Purnima, which is celebrated as the appearance day of Sri Veda Vyasa