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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 210
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ गुरुतमाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो गुरुजनांचाही गुरु आहे, तो गुरूतमः. सर्व ज्ञानप्रवाह, शास्त्र आणि तत्वचिंतन यांचे मूळ त्याच्यात आहे. सर्वोच्च मार्गदर्शक आणि आत्मविद्येचा आद्य उपदेशक तोच आहे.
अर्थ:
गुरूंचाही गुरु.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Gurutamaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From guru + tama (most, supremely); "The Most Supreme Guru of All" - among all teachers, He is the highest; all wisdom ultimately flows from Him as the source of all knowledge.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation<br> While name 210 (*Guruh*) establishes Vishnu as the cosmic teacher, *Gurutama* is the superlative — He is not merely a Guru among gurus but the *greatest* Guru of all. Every human teacher, however enlightened, receives their wisdom ultimately from Vishnu as Gurutama. All *guru-parampara* (lineages of teachers) trace their origin to Him. **Spiritual Interpretation<br> The Bhagavad Gita (4.1-3) reveals this directly — Krishna (Vishnu) declares: *"I taught this imperishable yoga to the sun-god Vivasvan; Vivasvan taught it to Manu; Manu taught it to Ikshvaku."* Vishnu is thus the first and supreme link in all spiritual lineages — the Gurutama from whom all wisdom flows downward through successive teachers. The Guru Gita (from the Skanda Purana) declares: *"Gurur Brahma, Gurur Vishnu, Gurur Devo Maheshvarah — Guruh Saakshaat Para-Brahma."* The supreme *Para-Brahma* here is Vishnu as Gurutama — the Absolute itself functioning as teacher. **Puranic Reference<br> The Bhagavata Purana (11.7-29) contains the teaching of the *Avadhuta Dattatreya* — an avatar of Vishnu who is the supreme wandering teacher-saint (*Guru-murti*). Dattatreya, who learned from 24 natural teachers (including a python, a honeybee, and the ocean), represents Vishnu as Gurutama — the cosmic teacher who teaches through every phenomenon of existence.