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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
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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. |
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. |
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 |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
19.
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. |
20.
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
24.
YAGNIKA: He who performs the Yagnaas is called
Yagnikaas. |
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. |
26.
SOMAYAJI: Who performs the Soma Yagnaas or Pavamaana
Soma Yagnaas are called as Soma Yajis. |
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. |
30.
PITHADHIPATHI: He who supervises and regulate
the functioning of the worldly teachers and their actions. |
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