“You toil day and night for this world, how many minutes do you devote for the Master of the world? The Master is the witness of all the worlds. He is to be remembered with gratitude, reverence and wonder.”
The import of these words is that the Guru is to be remembered constantly, incessantly. Yet, limited as our wisdom and knowledge is, we honor the Guru on the day of Guru Purnima, a tradition coming down the ages, from the time of the great Sage Vyasa. As celebration of his birthday, the day is also known as Vyasa Purnima.

At the Mumbai Ashram, hundreds of Amma’s followers swarmed the hall to participate in the celebrations on Friday, 31st July. The proceedings began with the Guru Paduka Puja to the accompaniment of chants from the Guru Stotram and the Guru Paduka Stotram. The chanting of the Ashtothram and a few bhajans concluded the Paduka Puja.

After a short interval, devotees chanted the Lalita Sahasranama, as well as the Guru Gita, a text extolling the glories of the Guru. A soulful bhajan session added to the serenity of the occasion. The Maha Arati was performed, after which everyone was served Mahaprasad.