Guest guest Posted August 31, 2001 Report Share Posted August 31, 2001 Sri Gurubhyo Namah! Jaya Guru Datta SRI GURU GITA from Sri Vyaasa Maharshi's Skaanda Puraan Preamble: The significance and importance of any book may be estimated by its very origin. The GURU GITA which propounds the supra-mundane nature of Guru begins with the discourse of the great saints, Soota, Shaunaka and the like as it had be revealed by Lord Shamkaar to His consort, Parvati. The rishis asked Soota Maharshi: Verse 1 Guhyaaat guhyatara saaraa Guru Geetaavisshesshaatah / Tava prasaadaat Stootavyaa taam sarvaam broohi Soota nah // Once the great saints Shaunaka and others earnestly request the great saint of ancient lore Soota: "Oh great Soota! The Guru Geeta is said to be the most fecund and recondite knowledge. Be gracious to initiate us into the GURU GEETA completely!" Here Swamiji explains why it is said to be a 'secret' one. Even the Bhagavad Gita is a secret so to say and the Upanishadic knowledge is yet more secret and so is the list of thousand names of Goddess Lalitha. The very title of it is RAHASYA LALITHAA SAHSASRA NAAMA STOTRAM. In fact, all our spiritual books are like that. Does the word 'secret' mean here that the great saints don't intend to divulge their knowledge? Is it a trade secret? No, not at all. To speak of the 'secret', God indeed is a mystery. It means that this Guru Geeta unravels the mysterious nature of God thoroughly well. Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Messenger http://im. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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