- (1.) From time immemorial in our Indian culture and society a teacher has been the most revered person, which would be seen from the following verse: Gurur brahma Gurur vishnu Gurur devo maheshwara Guru sakshat parabrahma tasmai shri gurave namaha akhanda mandalakaram vyaptam yena characharam tat padam darshitam yena tasmai shri gurave namaha
(2.) When translated in English it means: Guru is Brahma. Guru is Vishnu. Guru is Shiva. The true Guru is the Highest, formless God. I prostrate before the holy Guru. The unbounded is the endless canopy of the sky, the omnipresent in all creation, both animate and inanimate. I bow to Sri Guru who reveals to us the ultimate reality.
(3.) The famous saint Kabir in the 15th Century eulogised the teacher in the following couplet: Guru Govind dou khade, kaake laagoon paye Balihari guru aapki, Govind diyo milaye.;