Jai guru deva om

Discussion in 'Hinduism' started by dedhead95, Feb 7, 2005.

  1. dedhead95

    dedhead95 The Wizard of Rhythm

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    "Jai guru deva om"
    You know, the Beatles lyric in "Across the universe"
    I got the Om part. But I figured someone would know the rest here.
     
  2. sunshine_daydreamer

    sunshine_daydreamer Member

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    the words have no set combined meaning... individually, when the sanskrit line is translated, the words are as follows
    Jai = Live Forever, Thanks, Praise (depends on who you ask)
    Guru = Teacher
    Deva (Dev) = Heavenly One
    Om = The Vibration of the Universe

    also, Guru Dev was an actual person, he was the Maharishi's teacher... this could be what Lennon refers to, he just took the liberty of adding the "a" to the name..? hope this helps. i know the words translate very loosely, so to me the "true" or most accurate definition doesn't really make a difference- hearing that line just fills me with calm.
     
  3. dedhead95

    dedhead95 The Wizard of Rhythm

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    sweet, thanks
     
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  5. BlackBillBlake

    BlackBillBlake resigned HipForums Supporter

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    Jai = victory

    Gurudev is used to address and refer to most gurus.
     
  6. Bhaskar

    Bhaskar Members

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    Jai also means "long live" or "praise"

    Gurudev is a title held by many teachers, it is not a name. dev and deva mean the same, the difference is that deva would be a sanskrit usage and dev would be a more typically hindi usage. It also varies with accent and dialect.
     
  7. FullPower

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    Jai rather signifies "victory" in sanskrit ~!

    FP
     
  8. Bhaskar

    Bhaskar Members

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    Sanskrit words have many meanings, depending on the sandhi and on how you trace the roots. Its most common usage is victory, but it can mean any of the other things mentioned.
     
  9. kiss_the_sky

    kiss_the_sky Member

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    I have been wondering about this for ages and I never could find anything. So thanks everybody! :)
     
  10. Burbot

    Burbot Dig my burdei

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    so in Jai Sri Krsna...it would be Victory/Praise/Live-Long Lord [Sri] Krsna...
     
  11. Bhaskar

    Bhaskar Members

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    exactly burbot. The word shri also has several meanings. It is a term of respect. It also means rich, wealthy (hence another name for goddess lakshmi is shri) and this wealth is not only material wealth but the inner treasure also. It also means holy, pure and auspicious. Yet another meaning of shree is shining and lustrous. Of course all of these can be applied to bhagawan krishna.
     

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