[Advaita-l] guru lakShanA

[Br. Pranipata]

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From: "Sunil Bhattacharjya" <sunil_bhattacharjya at yahoo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 5:31 PM
To: "A discussion group for Advaita Vedanta" 
<advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
Subject: Re: [Advaita-l] Swami Nithyananda

> I think there is an ancient text giving how to choose guru and what are 
> the klakshnanas of a good guru. I do not recall the details now.. May be 
> some of our members may recall that.
>
> Regards,
>
> Sunil K. Bhattacharjya
>
>
Hari Om! Pranaams!

svAmi vedAnta desikan's nyAsa-vimshati quotes the guru lakShaNa.

siddhaM satsaMpradAye sthiradhiyamanaghaM shrotriyaM brahmaniShThaM
sattvasthaM satyavAcaM samayaniyatayA sAdhuvrittyA sametam.
DambhAsUyAdimuktaM jita-viShayigaNaM dIrghabandhuM dayAluM
skhAlitye shAsitAraM svaparahitaparaM deshikaM bhUShNurIpset..

सिद्धं सत्संप्रदाये स्थिरधियमनघं श्रोत्रियं ब्रह्मनिष्ठं
सत्त्वस्थं सत्यवाचं समयनियतया साधुवृत्त्या समेतम्।
डम्भासूयादिमुक्तं जित-विषयिगणं दीर्घबन्धुं दयालुं
स्खालित्ये शासितारं स्वपरहितपरं देशिकं भूष्णुरीप्सेत्॥

This verse is quoted by dakShiNAmnA svAmIji and published in mukti-neri.

In Shri Guru Smriti,
Br. Pranipata Chaitanya