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Guru Puja
Guru means elder or big and Puja stands for praying, please or give respect. In India guru Puja is a big Festival for all institutions which are connected with culture. Every year Guru Puja is celebrated on full moon day of Saawan month according to Hindu calendar. Saawan stands for rainy season. It is the day when students come with their feeling and present whatever they can for their teacher. In other words we can say that it is teacher's day in India.
Mythological Importance of Guru Puja
Guru or the teacher is the most important person in any one's life. Mother is the first Guru. When child grow up a little then he has to learn about the world, he goes to some school where he come across the person who teach him how to live and understand this world. For any one teacher is and ideal character. In Indian most respected and important documents "Vedas" written
GURUR BRHAMMA GURUR VISHNU GURUR DEVO MAHESHWARA GURUR SAKSHAT PAR BRHAMMA TASMAI SHRI GURUVE NAMAHA
Means Guru is the creator, Guru is the holder, and Guru is the destroyer. On earth Guru is the real God whom we can see, that is why "O" Guru we pray you. Guru is the eldest and the wisest on this earth he light the path to meet the God.
As per Hindu mythology God express his creation through Brahma. He holds the creation as Vishnu and destroys the creation through Mahesh or Shiva. He further creates daemon who control all the bad character and Devta who controls all the good characters for the mankind. All the daemon or Devta has their Guru who always guide them what to do right. Name of the Guru of the Devta is The Jupiter. The birthday of the Jupiter is celebrated as Guru Puja. On that day all the Devta come to him and got his blessings. They tied "Kalava" a special red thread, which is the symbol of energy, strength and bond between two people. Guru Jupiter preys God to protect them and bless them with all the prosperity.
Historical Importance
In ancient India schools were called Ashram or Gurukul, which always were made far away from cities and students were trained to live very hard lives. Ashrams were a joint responsibility of the society. All the student finish their curriculum in early summer, go back to their homes to help their parents in harvest and other home affairs. They come back to their Ashrams before the rainy season with their one-year Food, cloths and other requirements and gifts for the teacher as the symbol of respect from the society to the Ashram.
This day the study session starts, with the prayer of Goddess Saraswati (Goddess of knowledge and intelligence). This day the entire instrument, books, material used in the process of education is cleaned and put in regular manner. All the Ashram used to be cleaned and decorated.
In the early morning Puja and other rituals starts. All the students and teacher gathered on the place where usually they study. For Puja coconut, flowers, fruits (except fruit with red flesh), Milk, yogurt, Tulsi, Prasad from flour, Agarbatti, cotton, Sweets, cloths for teacher and God, some money for devotion for temple, water and fire. First of all position of the God is set except south, face of the God can be set. Best is towards East or North. Both the teacher and the student sit face to face on cover with head covered both do Tilak to each other tie Kalava on each other hand for man right hand and for girls left hand is preferred. Offer sweet to each other. Then student give his gift in the form of cloth, sweet, flower, money or whatever he may afford. After this he give his ghungroo in the hands of his Guru which he bless with the Mantra and pray God to help him and his student to grow and do their best in their lives. At the time of tying Kalava on hand student also chant the Gayatri Mantra which is as Follows:
OOM BHUR BHUVAS SWAHA TATS VITUR VARENIUM BHRGO DEVASYA DHIMHI DHIYO YONAHA PRCHODYAAT
During the Puja prayer of Goddess Saraswati is as follows:
YA KUNDENDU TUSHAAR HAAR DHAWLAA YA SHUBHRA VASTRAVRITAAM YA VEENA VAR DAND MANDIT KARA YA SHWET PADMAASNA YA BRAHMMA CHUTT SHANKAR PRBHRITIRBHIR DEVAI SADA VANDITA SA MAAM PAATU SARASWATI BHAGWATI NIHA SHESH JADYA PAHA
In the last of the ritual ceremony all pray God in the form of Aarti. This is for peace and goodwill for all. That is as follows:
JAI JAGDISH HARE SWAMI JAI JAGDISH HARE BHAKT JANO KE SANKAT SHAN ME DOOR KARE-OOM JAI JO DHYAVE FAL PAVE DUKH BINSE MANKA SUKH SAMPATI GHAR AAVE KASHT MITE TANKA-OOM JAI MAAT PITA TUM MERE SHARAN GAHUN KISKI TUM BIN AUR NA DUJA AAS KARU JISKI-OOM JAI TUM PURAN PARMATMA TUM ANTARYAMI PAAR BRHMHA PARMESHWAR TUM SUB KE SWAMI-- OOM JAI TUM KARUNA KE SAAGAR TUM PALAN KARTA MAIN MURAKH KHAL KAAMI MAIN SEWAK TUM SWAMI KRIPA KARO DEVA-- OOM JAI TUM HO EK AGOCHAR SUB KE PARANPATI KIS VIDHI MILU DAYA MAIN TUMKO MAIN KUMATI-- OOM JAI DEENBANDHU DUKH HARTA THAKUR TUM MERE APNE HAAT UTHAAO DWAAR PARO TERE-OOM JAI VISHYA VIKAAR MITAAO PAAP HARO DEVA SHRDDHA BHAKTI BADAOO SANTAN KI SEVA-OOM JAI JO JAGDEESHWAR KI AARTI PREM SAHIT GAVE KAHAT SHIVANAND SWAMI MANWANCHHIT FAL PAVE-OOM JAI
After this two shloka may be chanted for all God and lord Shiva:
TWMEVE MATA CH PITA TWAMEVE TWAMEVE BANDHU CH SAKHA TWAMEVE TWAMEVE VIDYA CH DRAVINAM TWAMEV TWAMEVE SARWAM MUM DEV DEVA KARPOOR GAURAM KARUNAVTARAM SANSAAR SARAM BHUJGENDREHAARAM SADA WASANTAM HRIDYA RAVINDRA BHAWAM BHAWANI SAHITAM NAMAMI JAI JAGDISH HARE SWAMI JAI JAGDISH HARE BHAKT JANO KE SANKAT SHAN ME DOOR KARE-OOM JAI JO DHYAVE FAL PAVE DUKH BINSE MANKA SUKH SAMPATI GHAR AAVE KASHT MITE TANKA-OOM JAI MAAT PITA TUM MERE SHARAN GAHUN KISKI TUM BIN AUR NA DUJA AAS KARU JISKI-OOM JAI TUM PURAN PARMATMA TUM ANTARYAMI PAAR BRHMHA PARMESHWAR TUM SUB KE SWAMI-- OOM JAI TUM KARUNA KE SAAGAR TUM PALAN KARTA MAIN SEWAK TUM SWAMI KRIPA KARO DEVA-- OOM JAI TUM HO EK AGOCHAR SUB KE PARANPATI KIS VIDHI MILU DAYA MAIN TUMKO MAIN KUMATI-- OOM JAI DEENBANDHU DUKH HARTA THAKUR TUM MERE APNE HAAT UTHAAO DWAAR PARO TERE-OOM JAI VISHYA VIKAAR MITAAO PAAP HARO DEVA SHRDDHA BHAKTI BADAOO SANTAN KI SEVA-OOM JAI JO JAGDEESHWAR KI AARTI PREM SAHIT GAVE KAHAT SHIVANAND SWAMI MANWANCHHIT FAL PAVE-OOM JAI TWMEVE MATA CH PITA TWAMEVE TWAMEVE BANDHU CH SAKHA TWAMEVE TWAMEVE VIDYA CH DRAVINAM TWAMEV TWAMEVE SARWAM MUM DEV DEVA KARPOOR GAURAM KARUNAVTARAM SANSAAR SARAM BHUJGENDREHAARAM SADA WASANTAM HRIDYA RAVINDRA BHAWAM BHAWANI SAHITAM NAMAMI JAI JAGDISH HARE SWAMI JAI JAGDISH HARE BHAKT JANO KE SANKAT SHAN ME DOOR KARE-OOM JAI JO DHYAVE FAL PAVE DUKH BINSE MANKA SUKH SAMPATI GHAR AAVE KASHT MITE TANKA-OOM JAI MAAT PITA TUM MERE SHARAN GAHUN KISKI TUM BIN AUR NA DUJA AAS KARU JISKI-OOM JAI TUM PURAN PARMATMA TUM ANTARYAMI PAAR BRHMHA PARMESHWAR TUM SUB KE SWAMI-- OOM JAI TUM KARUNA KE SAAGAR TUM PALAN KARTA MAIN SEWAK TUM SWAMI KRIPA KARO DEVA-- OOM JAI TUM HO EK AGOCHAR SUB KE PARANPATI KIS VIDHI MILU DAYA MAIN TUMKO MAIN KUMATI-- OOM JAI DEENBANDHU DUKH HARTA THAKUR TUM MERE APNE HAAT UTHAAO DWAAR PARO TERE-OOM JAI VISHYA VIKAAR MITAAO PAAP HARO DEVA SHRDDHA BHAKTI BADAOO SANTAN KI SEVA-OOM JAI JO JAGDEESHWAR KI AARTI PREM SAHIT GAVE KAHAT SHIVANAND SWAMI MANWANCHHIT FAL PAVE-OOM JAI TWMEVE MATA CH PITA TWAMEVE TWAMEVE BANDHU CH SAKHA TWAMEVE TWAMEVE VIDYA CH DRAVINAM TWAMEV TWAMEVE SARWAM MUM DEV DEVA KARPOOR GAURAM KARUNAVTARAM SANSAAR SARAM BHUJGENDREHAARAM SADA WASANTAM HRIDYA RAVINDRA BHAWAM BHAWANI SAHITAM NAMAMI
