Guru Gita

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The Guru Gita is a Hindu scripture of 182 verses^{[citation needed]}, authored by the sage, Vyasa. It is a part of the larger Skanda Purana. It describes a conversation between the Hindu God, Lord Shiva and his wife, the Hindu Goddess Parvati, in which she asks him to teach her about the Guru. Shiva answers her by describing the Guru principle, the proper ways of worshiping the Guru and the methods and benefits of repeating the Guru Gita.

[edit] Further reading

The Nectar of chanting: Sacred texts and mantras sung in the ashrams of Swami Muktananda: Sanskrit transliteration with English translations SYDA Foundation Rev. ed edition (1978) ISBN 978-0914602163
Paramhansa Pranavadarshan, Shri Guru Gita, Pranava, Inc. May 12, 2001 ISBN 978-0970779106
Swami Shivom Tirthm, Shri Guru Gita - The Divine Song of the Guru Swami Shivom Tirth Ashram Inc February 25, 2006 ISBN 978-0967630656
Swami Narayanananda, Sri Guru Gita, Divine Life Society October 11, 2005 ISBN 978-8170520924
Nothing Exists That Is Not Shiva: Commentaries on the Shiva Sutra, Vijnana Bhairava, Guru Gita and Other Sacred Texts Siddha Yoga Publications January 28, 1997 ISBN 978-0911307566
Baylin, Eric, The Guru Gita: An introduction SYDA Foundation 1997, ISBN 978-0911307580
Pond Eddy, Shri Guru Gita: The Divine Song of the Guru—Meaning and Commentary, N.Y.: Swami Shivom Tirth Ashram, 2005

[edit] See also

Satguru

[edit] External links

Shri Guru Gita in English, Hindi, and MP3

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