- om ajñāna-timirāndhasya
- jñānāñjana-śalākayā
- cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena
- tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ
Guru's task
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 8
The guru's task is to open the disciple's eyes of knowledge.
SB 8.1.11, Purport: In Bhagavad-gītā it is said that one can see the Supreme Personality of Godhead through jñāna-cakṣuṣaḥ, eyes of knowledge. He who opens these eyes of knowledge is called a spiritual master. Thus we offer our prayers to the spiritual master with the following śloka:
Lectures
General Lectures
Guru's task is very great responsibility. He has to guide the disciple how to make him quite eligible candidate to get the perfect position, immortality, back to home, back to Godhead.
Lecture What is a Guru? -- London, August 22, 1973: Then Bhagavad-gītā says the better position is amṛtatva. Saḥ amṛtatvāya kalpate: "Don't die. Keep your position firm." That is better position. So is there any science to give knowledge how one becomes immortal? Yes, there is. You can become immortal. Not in this material science; not in the so-called universities. But there is knowledge in the Vedic scripture by which you can become immortal. That is better position. No more death, no more birth, no more old age, no more disease. So guru's task is very great responsibility. He has to guide the disciple how to make him quite eligible candidate to get the perfect position, immortality, back to home, back to Godhead.
Page Title: | Guru's task |
Compiler: | Kanupriya |
Created: | 23 of Nov, 2008 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=1, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 2 |