Jai Guru Deva Om
English translation: This is Sanskrit - see explanations below
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| 4 +1 | a devotional saying in Sanskrit |
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| 5 | I give thanks to Guru Dev (or heavenly teacher) om |
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peer agreement (net): +1a devotional saying in Sanskrit Explanation: It's a so called "mantra" -- a saying to repeat during meditation. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-07-03 17:31:35 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Mantras are used as a sort of praying in Hinduism and other Hindu religions as well as in Yogic meditations. `Guru\' here means \'teacher\' `Deva\' means `deity\' `Om\' or AUM is a Hindu sacred syllable. And here is the site where this saying is explained in the context of the song: http://www.geocities.com/clevebeat/JaiGuruDeva.html |
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peer agreement (net): +2This is Sanskrit - see explanations below Explanation: I hope this helps you. Sheila 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, 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" or "salutations". 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 (victory) (salutation) to Guru Dev (or heavenly teacher), om". The word by translation of the Sanskrit line is: Jai Live Forever Guru Teacher Deva Heavenly One Om The Vibration of the Universe -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 mins (2003-07-03 17:33:23 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://members.tripod.com/~BeatleThink/t2atu.html \"Jai gurudeva om\" is a Hindu mantra in Sanskrit. Loosely translated, it means \"Welcome great Master\" or \"Hail great guru\". John was most likely referring to the Maharishi\'s master. The following is from \"The Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion\": jai (jaya) = \"Hail!\", \"Victory to Him!\", \"Glory to Him!\" - interjection used in phrases extolling gods or holy persons guru = teacher, \"dispeller of darkness\" gurudeva = highest level of guru, that of a divine incarnation om = very complicated; Basically it represents the \"hum\" or vibration of the universe from which all is created; it may be used alone as a mantra, or at the beginning or end of a mantra with 2 or more words. -Diana Reference: http://www.geocities.com/clevebeat/JaiGuruDeva.html Reference: http://www.wvi.com/~gcliving/atu/misc/translation.htm |
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