Shukla Purnima: Guru Purnima and Vyasa Jayanti being celebrated

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१३ श्रावण २०८३, बुधबार ०८:११July 29, 2026

. KATHMANDU: The Guru Purnima festival is being celebrated today on the occasion of the Ashadh Shukla Purnima, the full moon day in the Nepali month of Ashadh as per the lunar calendar.

‘Gu’ means darkness and ‘ru’ means light. It is said in the books of Tantra and Dharmashastra that the person who destroys the darkness of ignorance with the light of knowledge is called Guru.

A person who dispels darkness and spreads light in life is called a guru. Our scriptures also consider such gurus as Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwar. That is why it is said in various texts –

Guru Brahma, Guru Vishnu, Gurudevo Maheshwara.

The teacher is directly the supreme Brahman, salutations to that teacher.

Like the parents, the Guru is also considered as a deity and is called ‘Acharyadevo Bhava’.

On the occasion of Guru Purnima, various schools and organizations organize programs to pay homage to the teachers who impart education and initiation.TAG_OPEN_div_37

Vyas Jayanti

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Today, Vyas Jayanti is also celebrated in memory of Veda Vyasa, who composed 18 Puranas and 18 Upapuranas in simple Sanskrit language by dividing the Vedas into four parts – Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda and Atharvaveda.TAG_OPEN_div_33 Vyas Jayanti is celebrated on this day as Ved Vyas was born on the full moon day of Ashadh Shukla Purnima.

Vyas tried to convey this message through the Puranas and Upapuranas –

‘In the eighteen Puranas, there are two sayings of Vyasa.

Philanthropy is for virtue, evil is for the harm of others.

i.e., he gave the humanist message that there is religion if you do good to others and if you inflict pain on others, it is sinful. Vyas also composed the Mahabharata, also known as the fifth Veda. On the occasion, various Gurukuls, schools and organizations across the country are celebrating the Guru Purnima festival today.

On this occasion, Nepal Maharshi Vedic Foundation has organized a special program on the occasion of Guru Purnima at Brahmananda Saraswati Gram in Champadevi.TAG_OPEN_div_25 Former Minister and Foundation Chair Deepak Prakash Banskota shared that the programme would shed light on the significance of Guru Purnima.