Happy Guru Purnima 2023 Wishes Images, Quotes, Status, Messages, Photos: A celebration of elders and mentors, Guru Purnima falls on July 3 in 2023. Though it is primarily a festival of the Buddhists, many Hindus and Jains also celebrate it. ‘Guru Purnima’ literally translates into ‘Guru ki puja’. Guru Purnima is also known as Vyasa Purnima because the day marks the birth of Ved Vyasa - often considered as the guru-shikshya symbol. The word ‘guru’ has a deep, symbolic connotation. It is a combination of the words ‘gu’ (darkness) and ‘ru’ (dispelled form of darkness). So, a guru is supposed to be a person who dispels darkness from our lives. Since it falls on a full moon day, in the month of Asadha according to the Hindu calendar, the term ‘Purnima’ is associated with. A fun fact about Guru Purnima or Vyasa Purnima is that in Nepal, it is officially recognized as Teacher’s Day! It is celebrated in schools, with functions, performances, and small tokens of appreciation for each teacher by their students. Another fun fact is that Ved Vyasa, our student-teacher symbol, was also the author of the Mahabharata! Therefore, on this auspicious day, you can pay your love and respects to all those in your life that have served as your gurus. Parents, teachers, mentors, or elders that have guided you deserve to be celebrated and cherished on this day. Express your gratitude to your guru on this day with a heartwarming message. *Guru and God both appear before me. To whom should I prostrate? I bow before Guru who introduced God to me. May Gurus blessings always shower on you.’ *May guru’s blessings always shower on you. Happy Guru Purnima! *A Guru always helps one to get knowledge and stands beside students when they have problems. Happy Guru Purnima! * It is an incomparable journey where the Guru leads you from the visible to the invisible, from the material to the divine, from the ephemeral to the eternal. Thank you for being my Guru. *Guru is everything in our life, nothing is possible without them. Happy Guru Purnima! *Guru is aspiration, and Guru is an inspiration. Happy Guru Purnima. *‘In every halted situation, I have always got aspiration & inspiration from you, I have got light of Existence, I have left behind all the problems of my life and move towards the peak experiences of life.’ *Stick to the way you are now, follow the paths shown by your Guru, the shine will come to you, you will be the star of your life, Happy Guru Purnima!’ 📣 For more lifestyle news, follow us on Instagram | Twitter | Facebook and don't miss out on the latest updates!