Guru Purnima is a special tradition of our culture that is dedicated to our academic or spiritual teachers who have helped us reach where we are with their wisdom. This is, in other words, an occasion of thanking our Gurus who have had an significant impact on our life and career. Sportspersons are no different in this aspect. In fact, coaches, trainers, and mentors play the biggest role in shaping their career.
If the Dronacharya awardee Ramakant Achrekar hadn’t spotted and nurtured the talent in a young man with curly hair, the world may not have seen the ‘God of Cricket’. For no Pullela Gopichand, there would probably have been no PV Sindhu or Saina Nehwal. Coaches are the soulmates, the guiding force for athletes in their incredible and often demanding sporting journeys. On the eve of Guru Purnima, here is how Indian athletes remembered and thanked their Gurus:
गुरुर्ब्रह्मा ग्रुरुर्विष्णुः गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः ।
गुरुः साक्षात् परब्रम्ह तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः ॥Guru is the one who removes the darkness of ignorance in the student.
Thank you Achrekar Sir for being that Guru & guide to me and making me what I am today.#GuruPurnima pic.twitter.com/Tbd74ZdVb0— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 16, 2019
गुरु पूर्णिमा के पर्व पर सभी देशवासियों को हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं।
चाहे शिक्षा की पाठशाला, सेना की ट्रेनिंग और खेलों का मैदान हो या फिर राजनीति के माध्यम से जनसेवा का अवसर। आप सबने हमेशा मुझे सच्चाई और मजबूती के साथ चलना सिखाया।
श्री गुरु चरणों में कोटि-कोटि नमन करता हूं।? pic.twitter.com/x0jUTQQZtr
— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) July 16, 2019
?guru bhramha.. guru vishnu..guru Devo maheshwara ? guru saakshat param bhramha tasmai shri guruvai namah? #guru_purnima @SatpalMahabali pic.twitter.com/QK7Xke18ry
— Sushil Kumar (@WrestlerSushil) July 16, 2019
कर्ता करे न कर सके गुरु करे सब होय,
सात द्वीप नौ खंड में गुरु से बड़ा न कोय।।
श्री गुरु चरण में वंदन ?
सभी को गुरु पूर्णिमा की अनन्त शुभकामनाये, आप सभी पर गुरुकृपा हमेशा बनी रहे।। pic.twitter.com/yyX2qfY7op— Yogeshwar Dutt (@DuttYogi) July 16, 2019
May the Darkness be dispelled. Happy #GuruPurnima !
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) July 16, 2019
How eminent Indian personalities celebrated Guru Purnima:
सभी देशवासियों को गुरु पूर्णिमा की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं।
On the auspicious day of #GuruPurnima, we bow in reverence to all our Gurus who have played an important role in inspiring, moulding and shaping our society.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 16, 2019
T 3228 -जब आप हमारी शंका दूर करते तो "शंकर"
जब आप हमारा मोह दूर करते है तो "मोहन"
जब आप हमारा विष दूर करते है तो "विष्णु"
जब आप हमारा भ्रम दूर करते है तो "ब्रह्मा"
जब आप हमारी दुर्गति दूर करते तो "दुर्गा"
ओर
जब आप हमारा गुरुर दूर करते है तो "गुरुजी" लगते है।
~ Ef NS pic.twitter.com/jTiHzfzNuR— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 16, 2019
गुरु माता पिता से भी महान है
जो देता जगत का ज्ञान है
जिसके शब्दों में ज्योति विद्यमान है
उस गुरु को शत शत प्रणाम है ||On #GuruPurnima, remebering w/ gratitude all those from whom I have learned, directly or indirectly! pic.twitter.com/VBElluk15V
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) July 16, 2019
T 3228 -Greetings on the auspicious Day of Guru Purnima???
गुरु गोबिंद दोऊ खड़े, काके लागूं पाय
बलिहारी गुरु आपने गोबिंद दियो बतायगुरु और गोविन्द एक साथ खड़े है, पहले किसके चरण स्पर्श करूं
गुरु के जो धन्य हैं, उन्होंने ही ईश्वर तक पहुँचाया pic.twitter.com/xXqkS1xuOn— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 16, 2019
Our mentors play an important role in what we become. Celebrate #GuruPurnima by sharing some of the important teachings you picked up from yours. pic.twitter.com/6cKllyeAcE
— Ashwin Sanghi (@ashwinsanghi) July 16, 2019
Thank you, Google ? #GuruPurnima pic.twitter.com/qv6sLHocAT
— Chandra R. Srikanth (@chandrarsrikant) July 16, 2019
On this auspicious day of #GuruPurnima, let us all pay pranams to our revered Gurus&continue to follow the noble path laid by them ! pic.twitter.com/Z2fn0DCjKS
— Vanathi Srinivasan (@VanathiBJP) July 16, 2019
On this auspicious occasion of #GuruPurnima, salutations to teachers, philosophers & great thinkers who helped us pave the way for a successful life. pic.twitter.com/WeijfJYdjK
— Shankar Chaudhary (@ChaudhryShankar) July 16, 2019
Happy #GuruPurnima ? pic.twitter.com/xojtsFb5Nj
— Sunil Tiwari (@IamSunil800) July 16, 2019
