An introduction to the Navagrahas ... Spotlight on Guru(Jupiter)

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Dear All,

 

Here is the next in the series on the Navagrahas... the ALL important

Guru.. My sincere thanks to Ruk for the transcript of the talk with

Swamiji...

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Jupiter (Brihaspati)

Mantra: Om Aim Klim Hum Brihaspataye Namah

 

Pati means Lord, or supreme Ruler

Brhat means the vast.

 

Jupiter is the Ruler of the Vast. The Ruler of the infinite. He is the

"pati", the Lord of the Gods, Lord of the Infinite, The spirit of the

Vast. His knowledge is unfathomable. One of the devotees asked if

Brishaspati was a Rishi and Swamiji said that he was not one of the 7

Rishis. Their names were Gautama, Bharadwaja, Kashyap, Vashista,

Vishwamitra, Jamadagni & Atri.

 

Brihaspati is the Guru of the Gods. He is the teacher. He presides over

the Guru/disciple relationship. He is also respect, because there is a

certain demeanor required between a guru and disciple. Traditionally

this is the way knowledge was passed. In the Guru Gita there is a verse

which bows to the circle which surrounds the Guru. It refers to the

entourage of

devotees that sits around the Guru. The practice of acquiring knowledge

from the previous generation to pass to the next generation. The

practice and teaching are one and the same. Brhaspati presides over

this. In Hindi Thursday is called Guruvaar. In Sanskrit it is called

Brihaspativaar. Because he is the Guru of all Gods!

 

 

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JAI GURU

Nanda