The guru-disciple relationship is a deeply spiritual and personal bond characterized by love, respect, trust, and obedience, where the guru guides the disciple towards self-realization and enlightenment. The disciple seeks to live according to the guru's teachings and embrace their guidance. This relationship can be viewed in various ways, such as a mother-child, boss-worker, or Divine-devotee dynamic. There are many incident where such relstion are always fruitful. But in todays, such hond is very rare to see. In this beautiful context Sanskrit has following to say :
अधिगम्य गुरौ: ज्ञानं छात्रेभ्यो वितरन्तिये ,
विद्या वात्सल्य निधियः शिक्षकाः मम दैवतं.
Adhigamya Gurouh Gyaanam Chaatrebhyo vitaranti ye,
Vidyaa vastalya nidhiyah shikshakaah mama daivatam.
Adhigamya = acquired.
Gurouh (plural of Guru) = teachers.
Gyaanam = knowledge, learning.
Chaatrebhyo = to Students.
Vitaranti = distribute.
Ye = who.
Vidya = learning, knowledge.
Nidhi = treasure
Shikshakaah = teachers.
Vaatsalya = love and affection, especially by a mother towards her children. Here the author equates the students as children and the teachers as a mother. Just as a mother loves her children so also a teacher loves his students.
The verses states thay : Those Teachers, who freely distribute the knowledge acquired by them from their own Teachers to other Students, are like Gods to me, because they bestow the treasure of 'Vidya' on their student like a mother's affection towards her children.
Many of Sanskrit and Hindi literature is very rich in extolling the Guru by equating him to God. However, a Guru who does not conform to the high standards of probity and benevolence, has also been severely criticised. It has been quoted that a teacher who robs a student of his money and does not remove his sorrow (ignorance), is ultimately consigned to Hell by the Providence. The guru imparts knowledge and wisdom, often involving the transmission of consciousness, to the disciple, enriching their understanding and practice.
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