[Advaita-l] Fwd: Everyone is a 'Jagadguru' by default !!

[V Subrahmanian]

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There is a popular verse on the etymology of the word 'Guru':

Here is a reference from the Advaya taaraka upanishad.  This verse is there
in the Guru Gita too:

*गुशब्दस्त्वन्धकारः स्यात् रुशब्दस्तन्निरोधकः । *
*अन्धकारनिरोधित्वात् गुरुरित्यभिधीयते ॥ 16॥*
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The verse is cited in the commentary to the Vivekachudamani verse 15 by HH
Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Swamin and the reference is Gurugita 1.34.

  The syllable 'gu' represents darkness, The syllable 'ru' represents its
remover. Because (the Guru) removes darkness (of ignorance), He is called
'Guru'.

Although this verse is about the ignorance pertaining to oneself and its
removal, the theme - of removal of darkness pertaining to the whole
creation in the mechanism of perception is adapted here.