ध्यानमूलं गुरोर्मूर्तिः पूजामूलं गुरोः पदम्। मन्त्रमूलं गुरोर्वाक्यं मोक्षमूलं गुरोः कृपा॥ IMPORTANCE OF GURU : The Guru, in the spiritual world, has been accorded a higher status than Trimurtis. “Guru Govind dono khade hai, kaake laago pahi”, so said the great poet saint kabir. He emphasized further that God himself accorded more superior status to Guru than to himself”. “Guru Saakshat Parah Brahmha”, to such a Guru and his altar we need to bow in humility and offer respect because Guru is verily the parabrahman. Gaining Lord’s darshan is not difficult. Even if that happens, God himself directs to seek self-realization through our Guru. Lord Vitthala and Naamdeo shine as outstanding examples of such a relationship. For a true seeker, there is no world apart from the master. IMPORTANCE OF PADUKAS : It is difficult to evaluate the power of Guru Padukas. The human body is supported by the feet. But the basis of support for human feet is the divine feet of Lord Vamana, an Avatar of Lord Vishnu, who measured the entire earth with one foot. Whether it was Sree Bharat who carried the Holy Padukas of Lord Rama on his head to Nandigrama to represent the Lord and ruled the great land of Ayodhya, or Lord Datta who manifested in various forms to redeem his devotees and align them to the path of self realization and self liberation, the power of Paduka worship is beyond our perception. Even the mighty Adisesha, who bears the holy mark of Lord Vishnu’s feet on his heads, cannot comprehend their power. Adishankara, who is considered as Lord Shankara himself composed the “Paduka Ashtakam”, the sacred verses that glorify their worship. SAI SADGURU : In this Kaliyuga, the very Lord Dattatreya manifested himself as Samartha Sadguru and Shirdi Sai Baba, who were infact the embodiment of knowledge absolute. Here the lord himself came as Sai Sadguru thus sparing us of the confusion that Namdeo’s mind was saddled with… Saibaba effortlessly guided disciples on the path of achieving self realization. We realize the importance and need of a Guru, the significance of Guru Padukas, the teachings of Sadguru Sai, the principles followed by him and the messages taught by him. The Guna and the Nirguna aspects of his Padukas would all be understood and remembered with reverence. Baba made lives of his devotees sublime. ॥ हरिॐ ॥ ॥ श्रीराम ॥ ॥ अंबज्ञ ॥
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