10 Lines on Guru Purnima

Guru Purnima is a festival which is dedicated to our gurus. A guru not only teaches and gives us the knowledge but also shows the right path to lead our life. He is the person who helps us to enlighten ourselves and guides to lead a prosperous life.

We also celebrate Teacher’s Day and it also has same importance but it is mostly confined to the teachers who give us academic knowledge but a guru makes us a complete and a true human being. As per Hindu calendar, Guru Purnima festival is celebrated on the full moon day i.e. the ‘Purnima’ of the ‘Aashaadha’ month. As per the Gregorian calendar it occurs in the month of July-August every year.

Ten Lines on Guru Purnima in English

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10 Lines on Guru Purnima

1) Guru Purnima is a festival celebrated by Hindus as well as Jains and Buddhists.

2) It is celebrated as a mark of respect towards our teachers and gurus.

3) Guru Purnima is celebrated in the month of July or August as per Gregorian calendar.

4) According to Hindu calendar, Guru Purnima is celebrated in the month of ‘Aashaadha’.

5) It is believed that on Guru Purnima Lord Shiv taught yoga to the ‘Saptarishis’.

6) Buddhists believe that Guru Purnima is the day when Lord Buddha gave his first sermon.

7) Guru Purnima showcases the high status of gurus in the Indian religion and culture.

8) It is celebrated by giving respect to the spiritual masters and academic gurus.

9) Many temples observe ‘Vyas Puja’ on Guru Purnima as a mark of respect to Rishi ‘Ved Vyas’, the author of great epic ‘Mahabharat’.

10) Many schools and colleges organise events for commemoration of their gurus and teachers on the occasion.

10 Lines and Sentences on Guru Purnima

1) Guru Purnima is celebrated in the Hindu calendar month of Aashaadha, on the full moon day i.e. Purnima and in July-August as per Gregorian calendar.

2) The word ‘Guru’ is a combination of two Sanskrit words, where ‘Gu’ means ‘Darkness’ and ‘Ru’ means ‘Someone who removes darkness’.

3) It is believed that parents give birth to child but a guru recognises his talent and carves a perfect picture of a complete person.

4) Most of the religions and cultures have spiritual and academic gurus who were considered as equivalent to god or even more than him.

5) Some legends associate Guru Purnima as the birth of rishi ‘Ved Vyasa’, the author of ‘Mahabharata’ and one who categorised Vedas.

6) In Jain religion, Lord Mahavir made ‘Indrabhuti Gautam’ as his first disciple and became first guru, so Guru Purnima is also known as “Trinok Guha Purnima”.

7) The festival of Guru Purnima is celebrated in a very simple and spiritualistic way to seek the blessings of gurus.

8) Major events include paying tribute to the spiritual masters and academic gurus and thanking them for sharing their knowledge and wisdom with us.

9) Various mythological stories imply that various gods have also attained the position of gurus like Shiva, Krishna, Ved Vyas, Ram, Gautam Buddha and Lord Mahavir.

10) The Sanskrit Vidyalaya and institutions educating ancient subjects have the ‘guru-shishya’ tradition and Guru Purnima is celebrated with great fervour.

5 Lines on Guru Purnima

1) This day is dedicated to all the teachers.

2) It falls on the full moon of Asada month.

3) It marks the birthday of Maharishi Ved Vyasa.

4) It honors gurus for their contribution to society.

5) It reflects the importance of teachers in our life.

20 Lines on Guru Purnima

1) Guru has a very important place in our life.

2) The festival of Guru Purnima is celebrated on the full moon day of the bright half of Ashada (June-July) according to the Hindu calendar.

3) This year, this festival was celebrated on 16^th July 2019.

4) It is mainly celebrated by people of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism in Nepal.

5) On this day, gurus, teachers are worshiped and respected.

6) This day is also celebrated as the birthday of Maharishi Veda Vyas, author of Mahabharata epic.

7) He was considered the guru of the entire human race.

8) The birth anniversary of Saint Ghisadas, a disciple of Saint Kabir, is also celebrated on the day of Guru Purnima.

9) It was on this day that Lord Gautam Buddha gave his first sermon at Sarnath.

10) It was on this day that Lord Shiva gave knowledge of yoga to the Saptarishis and became the first Guru.

11) It is the Guru who imparts self-realization to us by giving his education hence the importance of Guru remains life-long.

12) On this day, gurus and teachers are honored in schools and colleges.

13) On this special day speeches, singing, drama, pictures, and other competitions are organized in schools and colleges.

14) Therefore the meaning of Guru is very broad and large.

15) The value of the knowledge that he gives us can never be repaid.

16) The importance of Guru is seen not only in the field of education, but in a wider sense.

17)  Many people go to some guru’s for spiritual peace and success.

18) Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Osho, Jaigurudev, Morarji Bapu, Baba Ramdev and many are such gurus who are relieving people with their lectures and speeches.

19) Every great king has a guru as his mentor and educator.

20) All of us should pay our respects to our mentors (teachers).

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Guru Purnima has such influence that in Nepal, Guru Purnima is declared as a national holiday. In India, people have much faith towards this festival and the main reason is that they consider the day of Guru Purnima as a day to pay respect and tribute to their gurus. People came to their gurus to take their blessings and instructions as how they can lead a good and respectable life by following the right path. A guru will always show the righteous path to its disciple and will show a true feeling of care towards him.

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