jai guru deva om
English translation: I give thanks to Guru Dev (or heavenly teacher), om.
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peer agreement (net): +1Hail to Om who is our lord Explanation: That's as much as I could do. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-03-29 04:11:48 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- This \"Om\" is the name and symbol of Brahman-- \"Om iti Brahman\" where Brahman is God. The idea is that we are to deduce everything from that Om, for everything is from Om, and everything is penetrated through and through by Om, Om is everything. This is from the Chandogya Upanishad. And I have quoted it to give you an idea regarding the meaning and origin of the word \"Om\". -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-03-29 04:18:56 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- My ref: The Cultural Heritage of India; Vol I; Page 383; Published by The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture; Vol I deals with the Early Phases i.e., Prehistoric, Vedic & Upanisadic, Jaina and Buddhist heritages. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-03-29 13:23:29 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Just to help you a little more here are the dictionary meanings of the words: Guru(n.m.)=preceptor, teacher, superior deserving respect; Deva(n.m.)=Deity, god, king, Brahmin; Jaya(n.m.)= Success, victory; The two words \"guru\" and \"deva\" are often compounded as \"gurudeva\" and used to address a superior person as a mark of respect. Ref: A Tri-lingual Dictionary of Sanskrit, English & Bengali; Sanskrit College, Calcutta, 1st Edn. ; 1966) Written in Roman \"Deva\" and \"Dev\" would refer to the same Sanskrit word but the former more closely represents the pronunciation of the Sanskrit word. \"Devi\" (goddess) is the feminine form of the word. |
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I give thanks to Guru Dev (or heavenly teacher), om. Explanation: Taken from the Beatles - across the universe. Guru Deva, actually it is Guru Dev, is incited in the song because he was the Maharishi's teacher. He is an actual person, and they invoked him in their meditation every day. The name actually has meaning in itself. A Guru is a teacher, or spiritual leader of sorts. Dev, according to some other sites I went to, means god or heavenly one. As stated, it is actually Dev, since Deva is actually the feminine form of the word, and Maharishi's actual teacher's name was Guru Dev. John Lennon appeared to take the liberty adding the "a"on the end. Jai means, and there are several meanings I have for this, "I give hope, or thanks to", this I was told, but some sites say it means, "victory". Om, is probaby the easiest part to explain. Om is believed to be the natural vibration of the universe. Hence, when many meditate, they make the "ooohhhmmmm" sound. They are trying to bring in that vibration of the universe. So all together it means, "I give thanks to Guru Dev (or heavenly teacher), om". The words are from Sanskrit. HTH, Serge L. Reference: http://www.geocities.com/clevebeat/JaiGuruDeva.html KudoZ archives |
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