Adi Shankara begins his Gurustotram or 'Verses to the Guru' with this Sanskrit Sloka, that has become a widely sung Bhajan, quoted in: Data-based Techniques to Improve State Estimation in Model Predictive Control (2007), p. iv.
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Guru Brahma, Guru Vishnu, Guru Deva Maheshwara. Guru Sakshath Parambrahma, Tasmai Shri Gurave Namaha. Guru is the creator Brahma, Guru is the preserver Vishnu, Guru is the destroyer Shiva. Guru is directly the supreme spirit — I offer my salutations to this Guru.
— Adi Shankara on Brahma
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Guru Brahma, Guru Vishnu, Guru Deva Maheshwara. Guru Sakshath Parambrahma, Tasmai Shri Gurave Namaha. Guru is the creator Brahma, Guru is the preserver Vishnu, Guru is the destroyer Shiva. Guru is directly the supreme spirit — I offer my salutations to this Guru." in the context of "Adi Shankara begins his Gurustotram or 'Verses to the Guru' with this Sanskrit Sloka, that has become a widely sung Bhajan, quoted in: Data-based Techniques to Improve State Estimation in Model Predictive Control (2007), p. iv." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Brahma" (S)
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About Adi Shankara
Adi Shankara (pronounced aːd̪i ɕəŋkəɾə), who lived early 8th century CE, is one of the most revered Hindu philosophers and theologians from India who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta.
About Adi Shankara
Adi Shankara (pronounced aːd̪i ɕəŋkəɾə), who lived early 8th century CE, is one of the most revered Hindu philosophers and theologians from India who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta.
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