गुशब्दस्त्वन्धकारः स्यात् रुशब्दस्तन्निरोधकः। अन्धकारनिरोधित्वात् गुरुरित्यभिधीयते॥ १६॥ "gu" refers to darkness and "ru" refers to the one who dispels it.Hence the word "GURU" can be defined as the person who dispels darkness i.e., ignorance. But can we confine ourselves to the meaning that Guru is just a physical personality? Certainly not.The word Guru is something beyond physical interpretation.It is eternal. We all heard the story of Ekalavya, the tribal prince who had studied archery just by keeping the statue of Drona. If 'Guru' is physical,what made him achieve his goal of becoming the most powerful archer in the world? The answer is the urge he had to learn and mainly his dedication and hard work. When we are pure at heart and determined to our goal ,all eternal forces in the world come together and help us in achieving what we want. These forces sometimes take a physical form.Like Lord Krishna,who came to the aid of Arj...