The word "Guru" has a power from within. It is He/She who establishes a bonding for life ,and constantly acts as a torch-bearer in a disciple's life.
"GURUTVA" means gravitational force, the force that binds the entire creation.
Sri Purandara truly qualifies to be the GURU for the world of music. Some evidences to support this are:
- He reformed society through his devaranamas,by awakening wisdom from within and encouraging us to turn inward.His life was a standing example to show that materialism would not take us very far,turning our souls towards the creator must be the ultimate goal of life.
- He practiced whatever he preached.
- Forethought of devising a syllabus for Carnatic music is commendable.
- Staying grounded is one of the primary qualities of Sri Purandara. "Daasarendare Purandara Daasarayya" was a kruthi of Sri Vyasarajaru, an instance where the teacher calls the student as "IDEAL" ! Purandara surrenders all the titles at the feet of "Vittala".
- He set the path of Daasa Saahitya, which was continued by Sri Thyagaraja in the 18th century.
Although we have been fortunate to get a glimpse of only about 20,000 of his compositions, which in itself forms PURANDAROPANISHAD, we hope to imbibe and instill values of Sri Purandara in our lives and the future generations.
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