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Guru Purnima 2020 date: Guru Purnima is an important day dedicated to the Guru or teacher/mentor. Read on to know the legends associated with it and why it is celebrated and how is it relevant even today.

                                 

In India, Guru (teacher or a mentor) is revered and hailed as the one who imparts education to a child and enlightens him or her. The life of a child is incomplete without the presence of a Guru, and hence the importance. The Purnima Tithi (Full Moon day) in the month of Ashadha is meant for the worship of Guru. It is also believed to be the day, when Veda Vyasa, the author and one of the characters of the Mahabharata was born. Read on to know more about Guru Purnima and when it will be celebrated this year.

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Guru Purnima 2020 date

This year, Guru Purnima will be celebrated on July 5. Interestingly, the Guru Purnima Tithi coincides with the Upachaya Chandra Grahan (Penumbral Lunar Eclipse). However, since it is Upachaya Chandra Grahan.

                        

Why is Guru Purnima celebrated? The legends associated with it

The birth anniversary of Sage Veda Vyasa

Sage Veda Vyasa was born to Satyavati and Sage Parashar on this day. He is hailed as the author of the great Indian epic, the Mahabharata. He also played a pivotal in it. The sage is considered as the epitome of learning and knowledge. It is believed that it is he who had classified the Vedas into four different texts - Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda and Atharva Veda. He had four chief disciples - Paila, Vaisampayana, Jaimini and Sumantu, and they carried forward his legacy. Therefore, on Guru Purnima, devotees perform Vyasa Puja to honour him for his contributions.

Lord Shiva as Adiyogi and the Saptarishis

As per the Yogic culture, Lord Shiva is believed to be the first Guru or Yogi, who imparted the knowledge of Yoga to the Saptarishis (the seven sages). Lord Shiva appeared as a Yogi in the Himalayas and bestowed the seven sages with the understanding of Yogic learnings. Hence, Lord Shiva is also known as Adiyogi.

Gautam Buddha's first sermon

On Ashadha Purnima, Gautam Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, gave his first sermon at Sarnath after getting enlightened. Therefore, on this day, Buddhists celebrated Guru Purnima to honour the teachings of Gautam Buddha.


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Significance of Guru Purnima


The Sanskrit word Guru is derived from two words - Gu and Ru - where Gu refers to ignorance/darkness and ru means elimination/removal. Therefore, the Guru is hailed as the one who dispels/ removes darkness/ignorance by showering his students with the light of knowledge.

Therefore, on this day, students pay respect to their teachers for nurturing them with values and education.

                         



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