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1.GURU:
GU means darkness, RU what restrains it. He
who restrains the darkness is the Guru, Ga means fulfillment,
R means the uplifter from the fall, U signifies Vishnu,
He who contains all the three is called as Guru Ga signifies
the wealth of knowledge, R illumination, and U Shiva he
who contains these is Guru, because he brings the wealth
of the understanding to those who are blind to the TRUTH
of the SELF and the AGAMAS that are secret
which is called as GUHYA and because he is equivalent
to the gods representing the Mantras he is called Guru.
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2.ACHARYA:
He who makes his disciples live and work according to
the established truth and the knowledge of the sages is
Acharya, as he accumulate the evidence in the sashthraas
for the above truthful life he is called as acharya, he
who himself teaches all that come in the form of movement
and non moment (chara and achara) and who is expert in the
Yama, Niyama.. is called as Acharya.
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3.ARAADHYA:
As he gives the Consciousness of the self (atma bhava), because
he transcended the likes ad dislikes (raga dwesha), and as
his mind is centered solely in the Dhyana he is called as
Aradhya.
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4.DESHIKA:
Because he embodies the form of the deity he is worshiping
(devatha), and because he showers the grace on the student
(sishya )and because he is embodiment of the compassion
(karuna) he is called as Deshika
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5.SWAMI:
Because he exudes his inner peace (swantha) and deliberates
on supreme truth (swa) and because he is devoid of false
realization and maya (mithya Gnana), he is called as Swami.
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6.MAHESWARA:
Because he is devoid of the blemishes of the mind (manodosa),
because he refutes the dry arguments (hetu vada), because
of his love to all manifestation like animals and other
species (svadi), and as he is always playful (ramya) he
is called as Maheswara.
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7.SRINATHA:
Because he imparts the knowledge of the Cosmos (sri), and
instructs about the vibration (nada), and because he can
block any ignorance from hindering the students achieving
the Atma Tatva (sthaghitha), he is called as Srinatha.
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8.
DEVA: Because he crossed
the bounds of the space and time and instructs the same
(desa, kala), because he instructs the regulating of the
Cosmic manifestation (Bhutha Dharma), he is called as Deva.
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9.
BHATHAARAKA: As he removes the bonds of the manifestation
(bhava), because he instructs about the Soma (the bliss
of the cosmos) as symbolized by letter TA (soma vidya),
and as he protects the wisdom (rakshana), and as he is the
one to be sought for the sadhana (kaamaniya), he is called
as Bhathaaraka.
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10.
PRABHU: Because he dwells
on the well guarded essence of the Vedas and Agamaas (praguptha)
and makes people by making them to enjoy the fruits of the
above texts (bhuktha), he is called as Prabhu.
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11.YOGI:
As ho throbs and realizes
the wisdom through the Yoni Mudra, and as in that process
he understands the essence of the vibratory states (Gi),
he is called as Yogi.
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12.SAMYAMI:
As he rejects the bonds
due to the attachment (sangha dukha), as he transcends
all ashramaas of life (yatra kurtha) and as he fasts or
transcends the desire to eat and drink (mitha) he is called
as Samyami.
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13.TAPASVI:
As he meditates on the
different realities of the truth (tathva), as he negates
all the censures of the knowledge (pari vaada), as he
accepts all the cosmic well beings in his body (svikaara),
he is called as Tapasvi.
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14.
AVADHUTHA: As he is un
decayable bliss (Aa), as he filled all the bonds of the
world with the cosmic prana (vaa, dhu), and realized the
essence of the Tath (tha) {as in tath tvam asi}, he is
called as Avadhutha.
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15.VIRA:
As he is free from the
attachment (vita), and from the intoxication, jealousy,
anger, delusion, and far away from the Tamas, and Rajas
states of the cosmos he is called as the Vira.
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16.KAULIKA:
Kula is the cosmos born out of the combination of Shiva
and Shakthi, he who knows the art of liberating from this
manifestation is Kaulika. Kula is Sakthi, and Akula is
Shiva and those who are proficient on meditating on both
sakthi and shiva are the Kaulikaas.
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17.
YATHI: He who makes the
people obtain (Ya), the divine wisdom by reducing the
ignorance (Thi), is called as yathi.
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18.
SADHAKA: As he gathers
the essence of the Gurus teaching (Sa), by treading the
path of the Dharma (Dha) and following the KARMAS
(Ka) prescribed by the teacher he is called as Sadhaka.
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BHAKTHA: He who adores
with supreme devotion (Bha), following the Karmas of the
sashthraas (Ka), and crosses the bandages of the manifestation
(Tha) is called as Bhaktha.
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SISHYA: He who dedicates
his body, mind and praanaas to the Holy GURU and
learns (sikshyathe), the essence of the YOGA (Ya)
is called as Sishya.
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Note
here that
the words Parama Hamsa and Ananda are not defined. The
Parama Hamsa is dealt in the Parama Hamsopanishad. So
the text never attempted to define it. Ananda is the
word given to the Supreme lord, or Brahman so sashthra
never dared to define it, as it never expected that
it becomes a common title for the ignorant. The ananda
is clearly defined in the Taithariya Upanishad. (Always
it is the rule that the repetitions should never exist
in the Shashthra). All these are in the realm of the
Adhyatmika Sadhana. For the worldly things these are
the following categories teachers exist.
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21.
PUROHITHA: Puram is
the Town, and the Body, he who seeks the welfare of
the Puram is the Purohitha.
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22.
ARCHAKA: He who performs
the kamya karma (except the Pooja Vidhi) in the Consecrated
temples for the welfare of the society is called as
Archaka.
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23.
POOJARI: He who performs
the Pooja Vidhi according to the Agama, Tanthra, and
Manthra texts knowing the 9 bhedhas of the Murthis and
Murthi sakthis is called Poojari.
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24.
YAGNIKA: He who performs
the Yagnaas is called Yagnikaas.
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25.
AGNI HOTHRIS: He who
is versed with the Agni Hothra of the Yagna and the
types of the Agnis and the knowledge belonging to the
Agni Hothra is called as Agni Hothri.
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26.
SOMAYAJI: Who performs
the Soma Yagnaas or Pavamaana Soma Yagnaas are called
as Soma Yajis.
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27.
SIDHANTHI: He who explains
the Sidhantha (the science and Laws) of the existence
by explaining the process of the Panchanga and proves
the auspicious nature of the wisdom of the Sashthraas.
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28.
UPA ADHYAYA: He who
takes the student unto him and teaches them the Sashthraas
according to their aptitude is Upadhyaya.
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29.
PARIVRAAJAKA: He who
moves from one place to the other place preaching the
dharma and karma to the people.
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30.
PITHADHIPATHI: He who
supervises and regulate the functioning of the worldly
teachers and their actions.
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