The glory of the Guru is priceless
In the Sanatan Dharma, the full moon of the month of Ashadha is also known as Vyasa Purnima. This day is also the appearance day of the world guru Veda Vyasa, who composed 18 Puranas and scriptures, including the Srimad Bhagavata Purana. Therefore, the tradition of celebrating the worship of him along with other gurus as the Guru Purnima festival has been prevalent for centuries. On this day, disciples receive blessings from their gurus by thanking them for the "grace" of knowledge they have received. According to the scriptures, this brings peace, joy, and liberation, as well as freedom from all kinds of suffering.
The guru-disciple tradition for the enhancement of educational knowledge, the expansion of spiritual practice and penance, and the attainment of the Divine has been ongoing since the beginning of creation. However, in every era, time, and condition, the glory and necessity of this tradition have not diminished in any way because no knowledge is complete without knowing the guru and the principle of guru-tattva. In fact, without knowing them, it proves to be misleading. The guru is also called a guru because he dispels the darkness of ignorance with his knowledge, that is, he leads from darkness to light. Just as the hard earth, scorched by the sun, becomes soft and fertile by receiving coolness from the rain, so too, at the feet of the guru, the seeker, by gaining the power to attain knowledge, devotion, learning, and freedom, becomes filled with the brilliance of Brahman.
Astrologer Pt. Tushar Joshi, a profound and insightful scholar of the scriptures, explains the glory of the need for the pure, unwavering, and priceless relationship between the guru and the disciple, stating that in Vedic times, according to the system of varna and ashram, boys were sent to the gurukul in their childhood where the guru would initiate the disciple and make him "dvija." "Dvija" means one who has been born twice: the first birth from the mother's womb and the second at the time of guru initiation, meaning the first birth of the body and the second of self-knowledge, for which one has to receive instruction and training from a guru. It is impossible to be self-trained without a guru, which is why Lord Krishna made Sandipani Muni his guru, and Sri Ram made Vashishtha Ji his guru. The Lord himself is the primordial guru; he does not need any guru. But still, he accepted a guru. Why? Not to enhance or repeat his knowledge, but to present an ideal in human society that every person needs a living guru, to whom one should go to try to know the truth and to receive knowledge and insight from them with a humble and inquisitive attitude.
It is wrong to say that one should not choose a guru. Just as a guru examines a disciple before accepting him, so too should a disciple thoroughly examine the guru to see if he is authentic or not. Nowadays, guru-like babas, fascinated by illusion and concocted stories, are very popular, who only work to confuse life and mind with their dry knowledge. Therefore, one should immediately abandon such gurus and search for a true and authentic guru because, in reality, where there are worthy disciples and worthy gurus, there the grace of God in the form of happiness, prosperity, knowledge, wisdom, and tolerance showers. Therefore, the element in the form of a guru that makes one wise is worthy of worship and veneration even before God, and perhaps that is why it has been said...
The Guru and God both stand before me, whose feet should I touch first? I am devoted to you, my Guru, who has shown me the way to God.