TEACHER-GURU - ( गुरुः)

SUBHASHITHAM: 120

प्रेरकः सूचकश्वैव वाचको दर्शकस्तथा ।
शिक्षको बोधकश्चैव षडेते गुरवः स्मृताः ॥

Prerakah soochakaschaiva vaachako darsakastatha I 
 Shikshako badhakaschaiva shadete guravah smrutah II

  Those  who perform any of  the following acts are spoken of as gurus:

1. One who motivates the disciple in the spiritual journey ( Prerakah )
2. One who helps and provides guidance in the path (soochakah )
3. One who explains and corrects mistakes while on the path(vaachakah )
4. One who observes and points out directions to further progress(darshakah )
5. One who preaches and makes the disciple eligible for reaching the goal.( shikshakah )
6. One who makes the disciple realize ( experience ) the ultimate truth. ( bhodakah) 

पूर्णे तटाके तृषितः सदैव   भूतेऽपि गेहे क्षुधितः स मूढः ।
कल्पद्रुमे सत्यपि वै दरिद्रः  गुर्वादियोगेऽपि हि यः प्रमादी ॥    
  Poorne tataake trushitah sadaiva  bhute api gehe shudhitah sa moodah I     
 Kalpadrume satyapi vai daridrah  gurvaadiyoge api hi yah pramaadee II     
 One who remains ignorant even after having an excellent guru is like a fool, who remains thirsty inspite of being near a water body , who remains hungry at home inspite of huge stock of grains, one who is under a kalpa vruksha ( wish yielding tree ) and still a poor.    विद्वत्त्वं दक्षता शीलं सङ्कान्तिरनुशीलनम् ।
शिक्षकस्य गुणाः सप्त सचेतस्त्वं प्रसन्नता ॥
Vidvatvam,Dakshataa,Shilam,Sankraanti, Anushilanam IShikshakasya gunaah sapta sachetastvam prasannataa IIScholarly, dexterous,virtuous, generous,intelligent, always in meditative mood, and always happy - these are the qualities of a guru.
दुग्धेन धेनुः कुसुमेन वल्ली     शीलेन भार्या कमलेन तोयम् ।
गुरुं विना भाति न चैव शिष्यः  शमेन विद्या नगरी जनेन ॥
Dugdhena dhenuh kusumena valli  sheelena bhaaryaa kamalena toyam IGurum vinaa bhaati na chaiva sishyah  shamena vidhyaa nagaree janena II 
A sishya without a guru is like, a cow bereft of milk, a creeper without flowers, wife without moral conduct, a pond without lotuses, knowledge without controlled mind, city without people.

.एकमप्यक्षरं यस्तु गुरुः शिष्ये निवेदयेत् ।
पृथिव्यां नास्ति तद् द्रव्यं यद्दत्वा ह्यनृणी भवेत् ॥
Ekamapyaksharam yastu guruh shishye nivedayet I
Prithivyaam naasti tad dravyam yaddatvaa hynrunee bhavet II
Even a single  word given by a guru to sishyaa , there is nothing in this world giving which one can repay the debt to the guru

गुकारस्त्वन्धकारस्तु रुकार स्तेज उच्यते ।
अन्धकार निरोधत्वात् गुरुरित्यभिधीयते ॥

Gukarastvandhakaarastu rukaarah teja ucchayate I

Andhakaara nirodhatvaat gururityabhideeyate II

The letter ‘gu’ represents darkness ( ignorance ) and the letter ‘ru’ represents brightness ( wisdom) . Therefore the word ‘guru’ represents dispelling of darkness by brightness ( ignorance by knowledge ).

शरीरं सुरूपं तथा वा कलत्रं, 

यशश्चारु चित्रं धनं मेरु तुल्यम्। 
मनश्चेन लग्नं गुरोरघ्रिपद्मे, 

ततः किं ततः किं ततः किं ततः किम्॥1॥ Guru ashtakam 

śarīram surūpam tathā vā kalatraḿ yaśaścāru citram dhanam merutulyam gurorańghripadme ḿanaścenna lagnaḿ tataḥ kiḿ tataḥ kiḿ tataḥ kiḿ tataḥ kiḿ
One’s physique may be superb, one’s consort likewise, one’s reputation resplendent and renowned, and one’s riches as high as Mount Meru; yet if one’s mind be not centred upon the lotus feet of the Guru, what then, what then, what then?
किमत्र बहुनोक्तेन शास्त्रकोटि शतेन च ।
दुर्लभा चित्त विश्रान्तिः विना गुरुकृपां परम् ॥
What is the use of talking about crores of scriptures. It is a fact that without 'Gurukrupa' mental peace  is impossible.
SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH