GURU

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Angira gotrajam sindhudesadhipam sankari sametam
Indra marutva daksine brahmanamuttare canaka dhanye
Dirgha caturmandale dhanurminadhipatim pusyaragabharanam
Gaiarudham kubera digbhage uttarabhimukham suracarvam:

guru béja mantra –
om graà grià grauà sah gurave namaù

1. om gurave namaù
2. om guëakaräya namaù
3. om goptre namaù
4. om gocaräya namaù
5. om gopatipriyäya namaù
6. om guëive namaù
7. om guëavataà çrepthäya namaù
8. om gurunaà gurave namaù
9. om avyayäya namaù
10. om jetre namaù
11. om jayantäya namaù
12. om jayadäya namaù
13. om jiväya namaù
14. om anantäya namaù
15. om jayavahäya namaù
16. om aìgirasäya namaù
17. om adhvaramaktäya namaù
18. om viviktäya namaù
19. om adhvarakåtparäya namaù
20. om väcaspataye namaù
21. om vaçine namaù
22. om vaçyäya namaù
23. om variñöhäya namaù
24. om vägvacakñaëäya namaù
25. om cittaçuddhikaräya namaù
26. om çrémate namaù
27. om caiträya namaù
28. om citraçikhaëòijäya namaù
29. om båhadrathäya namaù
30. om båhadbhänave namaù
31. om båhaspataye namaù
32. om abhiñöadäya namaù
33. om suracaryäya namaù
34. om surärädhyäya namaù
35. om surakäryakåtodyamäya namaù
36. om girvanapoçakäya namaù
37. om dhanyäya namaù
38. om giçpataye namaù
39. om giriçäya namaù
40. om anaghäya namaù
41. om dhévaräya namaù
42. om dhéçanäya namaù
43. om divyabhüñaëäya namaù
44. om devapüjitäya namaù
45. om dhanurddharäya namaù
46. om daityahantre namaù
47. om dayasaräya namaù
48. om dayakaräya namaù
49. om däridryanäçanäya namaù
50. om dhanyäya namaù
51. om dakñiëäyanasambhaväya namaù
52. om dhanurménädhipäya namaù
53. om deväya namaù
54. om dhanurbäëadharäya namaù
55. om haraye namaù
56. om aìgarovarñasaïjatäya namaù
57. om aìgiraù kulasambhaväya namaù
58. om sindhudeçädhipäya namaù
59. om dhémate namaù
60. om svarëakayäya namaù
61. om caturbhujäya namaù
62. om hemäìgadäya namaù
63. om hemavapuçe namaù
64. om hemabhüñaëabhüñitäya namaù
65. om puñyanäthäya namaù
66. om puñyarägamaëimandanamandi
67. om käçapuñpasamanabhäya namaù
68. om indrädyamarasaìghapäya namaù
69. om asamanabaläya namaù
70. om satvaguëasampadvibhavasave
71. om bhusurabhiçtadaya namaù
72. om bhuriyaçase namaù
73. om puëyavivardhanäya namaù
74. om dharmarüpäya namaù
75. om dhanädhyakñäya namaù
76. om dhanadäya namaù
77. om dharmapalanäya namaù
78. om sarvavedärthatattvajïäya namaù
79. om sarvapadvinivärakäya namaù
80. om sarvapäpapraçamanäya namaù
81. om svramatanugatamaräya namaù
82. om ågvedapäragäya namaù
83. om rikñaraçimargapracaravate
84. om sadänandäya namaù
85. om satyasandhäya namaù
86. om satyasaìkalpamanasäya namaù
87. om sarvagamajïäya namaù
88. om sarvajïäya namaù
89. om sarvavedantavide namaù
90. om brahmaputräya namaù
91. om brahmaëeçäya namaù
92. om brahmavidyäviçäradäya namaù
93. om samänädhikanirbhuktäya namaù
94. om sarvalokavaçaàvadäya namaù
95. om sasuräsuragandharvavanditäya
96. om satyabhäñaëäya namaù
97. om båhaspataye namaù
98. om suracaryäya namaù
99. om dayavate namaù
100. om çubhalakñaëäya namaù
101. om lokatrayägurave namaù
102. om çrémate namaù
103. om sarvagäya namaù
104. om sarvato vibhave namaù
105. om sarveçäya namaù
106. om sarvadatuñöäya namaù
107. om sarvadäya namaù
108. om sarvapüjitäya namaù
iti guru añöottaraçatanämävaliù sampürëaà

GURU
Jupiter is best placed in Karka (Cancer) where is called exalted. Opposite from there, in Makara (Capricorn) it is least auspicious and called debilitated. Jupiter is lord of the signs Dhanus (Saggitarius) and Meena(Pisces) and also of the house where these sign are located. Jupiter aspects 3 signs, the 5th, 7th and 9th signs from its own position.

Fame, wealth, siblings are the beneficial aspxects of Guru. Guru is the Lord of Dhanusu and Meena Rasi and he faces South direction. Going around about Sri Dakshinamoorthy(Guru Bagavan) twenty four times and litting twenty four Ghee Deepams while worshiping is believed to absolve all guru dhoshams and bring prosperity to one's life.

All Thursdays are special to Sri Guru Bagavan, . Apart from New Moon Day (Ammavasai) , Full Moon Day (pournami) , Guruhorai, Days falling on stars like punarpoosam, Visagam and Pooratathi are very auspicious for Sri Guru Bagavan. Offering prayers on these days are more special.

Brihaspati is the Guru (Jupiter). He results in a cure from ailments and helps one to ward off his/her sins and gives strength, valour, longevity, etc. He grants the boon of fatherhood to the childless, good education (Vidya). He is ruled by Lord Dakshinamurthy.

Brihaspati
Guru Sloka
Devanam cha
Rishinam cha
Gurum kaanchana
Sannibham Buddhimantam Trilokesham
Tam namaami Brishaspatim.

TEMPLE

Alangudi - Jupiter - Guru Temple.It is located in Thanjavur district of Tamilnadu, India. Alangudi is 17 kms away from Kumbakonam enroute to Mannargudi.

This is about 40 kms from Mayuram near Needamangalam.