Guru Purnima 2024: Know the date, history, significance, rituals, and auspicious time to honour your Guru!
PTC News Desk: For both Jains and Hindus, Guru Purnima—which occurs on the full moon day of the Ashadha month (June–July)—is an extremely significant holiday. This year, on July 21, people all throughout the world will celebrate Guru Purnima. Guru Purnima is observed by Nepal and Bhutan in addition to India.
This is the time to truly honour and be grateful to gurus, who are sources of guidance and knowledge. Since the word “Guru” means “dispeller of darkness,” it emphasises their role in eradicating ignorance and illuminating the path to enlightenment. However, the full moon night on which it falls is referred to as “Purnima.”
Because Guru Purnima falls on the birthday of Veda Vyas, the sage who penned the Mahabharata, it is also known as Vyas Purnima. As per the Hindi Panchang, Guru Purnima signifies the culmination of multiple yogas. This year on the day of Guru Purnima, Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga is being developed, says Pandit Sanjay Upadhyay, an astrologer located in Kashi.
What Is Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga?
Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga is a kind of yoga that develops on a specific day of the week when specific nakshatras coincide. These nakshatras together are seen to be lucky for starting new endeavours or enterprises. At this point, it is expected that any new endeavour will succeed. On Sunday, July 21, Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga will be open all day long.
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Guru Purnima 2024: Auspicious Time
According to Drik Panchang, the Purnima Tithi will begin on July 20, 2024, at 5:59 pm and end on July 21, 2024, at 3:46 pm.
Guru Purnima 2024: History
Hindu mythology links the birth of a well-known sage—the son of Sage Parashar—to the celebration of Guru Purnima. According to Bhoot Kaal, Vartamaan Kaal, and Bhiavishya Kaal, this celestial kid is believed to possess profound knowledge of the past, present, and future. Taking into consideration the significance of conserving and sharing this spiritual and religious wisdom, he painstakingly divided the Vedas into four sections.
This day, also known as Vyas Purnima, is dedicated to honouring this ancient Guru, also known as Vyas. Guru Purnima is a day to commemorate the Gurus who generously share their knowledge with the world, as well as the everlasting worth of education and learning.
Guru Purnima 2024: Significance
A teacher is elevated to a degree where they can transcend their students into a higher world and remove ignorance from their lives, according to the tradition of Guru Purnima. It is therefore also a celebration of the knowledge and insight that educators hold and impart. Additionally, it advocates for information sharing as the only way to transcendence.
Guru Purnima is a great time to pay tribute to your teachers. Our parents, our academic mentors, or even older siblings might be teachers in our life.
Why Do We Celebrate Guru Purnima?
- A hallowed custom, Guru Purnima is based on multiple stories from different spiritual traditions.
- According to one myth, Lord Shiva became the first teacher on this day when he shared his wisdom with humanity.
- Another legend describes the birth of Ved Vyasa, who taught his four students the Vedic teachings on the occasion of Guru Purnima.
- Buddhist mythology states that Buddha preached his first sermon to his followers in Sarnath on this day. In a similar vein, Jains celebrate Guru Purnima as the day that the holy Mahavira drew his first disciple.
- The main purpose of Guru Purnima is to honour educators who help others transition from ignorance to knowledge, highlighting the importance of wisdom and knowledge in the process of spiritual development.
Guru Purnima 2024: Rituals
- To gain blessings, get up early in the morning and touch the feet of your parents, elder siblings, and yourself.
- Offer prayers to Lord Surya after taking a bath.
- Say the Guru Mantra aloud.
- Honour Lord Ganesha as well, for he is the fount of wisdom and enlightenment.
- You have to go see your spiritual teacher in order to thank him and touch his feet for blessings.
- On this auspicious day of Guru Purnima, offer fruits, dakshin, clothes, and footwear.
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