Guru Pournima: A sacred day of enhancing capabilities
| Date :05-Jul-2020 |
By Rajendra Diwe :
Devotees to celebrate Guru Pournima at their respective residence on July 5
The full moon day in Ashadh month is celebrated across the country as ‘Guru Pournima’ to pay respect to Guru or spiritual master. The day is also known as Vyas Pournima to commemorate the birth anniversary of Veda Vyasa, the author of Mahabharata. Buddhists across the world celebrate Guru Pournima to commemorate the day when Tathagat Gautam Buddha gave his first sermon at Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh. According to scriptures, “There are four primary phases of the Moon and the full moon is the third of these phases. A full moon occurs when the sun and the moon are separated by 180°.
The full moon shows 100% lightning and can fall in with lunar eclipses. The energy is a little higher on this sacred day. If you are a spiritual seeker, then you become more peaceful. If you are lively, you become more joyous. On this auspicious day, your capabilities get quadrupled and more new opportunities head your way.” “Pournima means the night or day of the full moon. All full moon days are considered important. However, Guru Pournima is given special importance. The first full moon that comes after the summer solstice in the month of Ashadha is known as Guru Pournima.
The day is seen as the transition of the first yogi or Adiyogi to the Adi Guru or the first Guru. Hence, the first yogi became the Adi Guru on this sacred day. This sacred day is celebrated when new opportunities are opened up for the human race. For a devotee, this day is like a shield of protection from Mother Nature. The day is also seen as a great time to receive profound blessings from the god. By receiving blessings on this day, you can transgress another dimension of existence, capability, and possibility,” the scripture states. Lord Shiva is the foremost one among the Yogis and also the first one who taught and propagated Yoga science. ‘Guru Geeta’ the sacred text in Skanda Purana is the special knowledge given by Shiva to his consort Parvati. Thus, Shiva became the first Guru and Parvati as first disciple.
‘Celebrate Guru Pournima at home’ The Sanatan Dharma Sanstha has appealed to the people to celebrate Guru Pournima from their home. “Every year many people come together and celebrate Gurupournima according to their sect; however, because of coronavirus this year, they cannot come together and celebrate Guru Pournima. On the backdrop of the Coronavirus pandemic, if you stay at home and worship the image of Shri Guru with devotion or perform Manaspuja with devotion, you will be bestowed with Guru Principle thousand times over,” stated the press release.