Teachers' Day : Krishna As Jagat Guru

Welcome To Warrier's Friends' COLLAGE, September, 2026 Part II Teachers' Day, 2026 Good Morning Happy Teacher's Day I've been enjoying student life, post-retirement (I retired on September 30, 2003 after serving different organisations for 40 years from age 19). I have found Krishna universally recognised as Jagad Guru : Lord Krishna is revered in Hindu tradition as Jagatguru or the ultimate teacher of the universe, and the title "Vishwa Guru" has also been prominently associated with ISKCON founder A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada as an extension of Krishna's divine will. Lord Krishna as Jagatguru Teacher of All Teachers: Lord Krishna is traditionally viewed as the supreme guru who delivered the eternal wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Universal Guide: His teachings transcend a single era or region, offering guidance on duty (dharma), devotion (bhakti), and liberation (moksha) for all of humanity. Srila Prabhupada and the Vishwa Guru Title Global Mission: Srila Prabhupada was formally conferred the title of Vishwa Guru in recognition of his monumental work spreading Krishna consciousness and ancient Vedic wisdom across the globe. Maha Kumbh Recognition: The ISKCON Bangalore community celebrated this honor, viewing Prabhupada's worldwide propagation of Lord Krishna's message as the fulfillment of a divine mission. See B below, giving a brief profile of Krishna's life and times. Interesting life, isn't it? Someone should try to write his "Memoirs" like our IAS Folks do these days. It will be easy to do with AI support, and who knows, will become an all time best seller! Or perhaps will be a great tool for several Management Institutes which are already using Bhagavad Gita as a guiding text for analysing human behaviour in different circumstances. M G Warrier A The Hindu, Faith Column on September 4, 2026 Krishna, charioteer of devotees - The Hindu https://share.google/Btz5jdKGnL8Q0dz0V Excerpts : "Perumal manifested on this same earth peopled by mortals, with the difference being that mortals are born because of their deeds on previous births. Perumal chose Vasudeva and Devaki as His birth parents in His avatar as Krishna, and was born under the birth star of Rohini, in the middle of a dark, stormy night (Ashtami), in the Tamil month of Avani. His purpose was to vanquish Kamsa, Devaki’s brother. One may ask why He remained on earth long after He completed His mission. It is because Krishna wanted to attain the status of a guru, reinforcing the invaluable role played by an acharya, said Damal S Ramakrishnan." **** "At the very birth, Krishna appeared with all His weapons, offering Devaki true bliss (paramanandham); he went to Mathura. He grew up as a cowherd, showcased true bhakti through gopikas, vanquished Kamsa, established Dwaraka, married Rukmini, offered Kusela the wealth of friendship, protected Draupadi in her hour of need, became a charioteer to not only Arjuna but to the entire mankind (driving them to their ultimate destination) by delivering the Bhagavad Gita. One might say He had done all that needed to be done. However, Krishna did not feel so, He felt there was one more thing to be done." **** B A brief outline* of Krishna's life : [ *Source : Adapted from a WhatsApp message] 1) ᴋʀɪsʜɴᴀ ᴡᴀs ʙᴏʀɴ 5252 ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴀɢᴏ 2) ᴅᴀᴛᴇ ᴏғ ʙɪʀᴛʜ : ᴊᴜʟʏ 18, 3228 ʙ.ᴄ 3) ᴍᴏɴᴛʜ : sʜʀᴀᴠᴀɴ 4) ᴅᴀʏ : ᴀsʜᴛᴀᴍɪ 5) ɴᴀᴋsʜᴀᴛʀᴀ : ʀᴏʜɪɴɪ 6) ᴅᴀʏ : ᴡᴇᴅɴᴇsᴅᴀʏ 7) ᴛɪᴍᴇ : 00:00 ᴀ.ᴍ. sʜʀɪ ᴋʀɪsʜɴᴀ ʟɪᴠᴇᴅ 125 ʏᴇᴀʀs, 08 ᴍᴏɴᴛʜs & 07 ᴅᴀʏs. 9) ᴅᴀᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ : 18ᴛʜ ғᴇʙʀᴜᴀʀʏ 3102ʙᴄ. 10) ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴋʀɪsʜɴᴀ ᴡᴀs 89 ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴏʟᴅ; ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇɢᴀ ᴡᴀʀ (ᴋᴜʀᴜᴋsʜᴇᴛʀᴀ ᴡᴀʀ) ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ. 11) ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴇᴅ 36 ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋᴜʀᴜᴋsʜᴇᴛʀᴀ ᴡᴀʀ. 12) ᴋᴜʀᴜᴋsʜᴇᴛʀᴀ ᴡᴀʀ ᴡᴀs sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴍʀɪɢᴀsʜɪʀᴀ sʜᴜᴋʟᴀ ᴇᴋᴀᴅᴀsʜɪ, ʙᴄ 3139. ɪ.ᴇ 8ᴛʜ ᴅᴇᴄᴇᴍʙᴇʀ 3139ʙᴄ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 25ᴛʜ ᴅᴇᴄᴇᴍʙᴇʀ, 3139ʙᴄ. 13) ʙɪʟᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ : ᴠᴀsᴜᴅᴇᴠᴀ 14) ʙɪᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ : ᴅᴇᴠᴀᴋɪ 15) ᴀᴅᴏᴘᴛᴇᴅ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ : ɴᴀɴᴅᴀ 16) ᴀᴅᴏᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ : ʏᴀsʜᴏᴅᴀ 17) ᴇʟᴅᴇʀ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ : ʙᴀʟᴀʀᴀᴍ 18) sɪsᴛᴇʀ : sᴜʙʜᴀᴅʀᴀ 19) ʙɪʀᴛʜ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ : ᴍᴀᴛʜᴜʀᴀ 20) ᴡɪᴠᴇs : ʀᴜᴋᴍɪɴɪ, sᴀᴛʏᴀʙʜᴀᴍᴀ, ᴊᴀᴍʙᴀᴠᴀᴛɪ, ᴋᴀʟɪɴᴅɪ, ᴍɪᴛʀᴀᴠɪɴᴅᴀ, ɴᴀɢɴᴀᴊɪᴛɪ, ʙʜᴀᴅʀᴀ, ʟᴀᴋsʜᴍᴀɴᴀ 21) ᴋʀɪsʜɴᴀ ɪs ʀᴇᴘᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴋɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴏɴʟʏ 4 ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ɪɴ ʜɪs ʟɪғᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. (ɪ) ᴄʜᴀɴᴏᴏʀᴀ ; ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʀᴇsᴛʟᴇʀ (ɪɪ) ᴋᴀɴsᴀ ; ʜɪs ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ᴜɴᴄʟᴇ (ɪɪɪ) & (ɪᴠ) sʜɪsʜᴜᴘᴀᴀʟᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴀɴᴛᴀᴠᴀᴋʀᴀ; ʜɪs ᴄᴏᴜsɪɴs. 22) ʟɪғᴇ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛ ғᴀɪʀ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ. ʜɪs ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴜɢʀᴀ ᴄʟᴀɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ʏᴀᴅᴀᴠᴀ ᴄʟᴀɴ, ɪɴᴛᴇʀ-ʀᴀᴄɪᴀʟ ᴍᴀʀʀɪᴀɢᴇ. 23) ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ʙᴏʀɴ ᴅᴀʀᴋ sᴋɪɴɴᴇᴅ. ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛ ɴᴀᴍᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴏᴜᴛ ʜɪs ʟɪғᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇ ᴏғ ɢᴏᴋᴜʟ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴄᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴏɴᴇ : ᴋᴀɴʜᴀ. ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ʀɪᴅɪᴄᴜʟᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴇᴀsᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ, sʜᴏʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴏᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏᴏ. ʜɪs ᴄʜɪʟᴅʜᴏᴏᴅ ᴡᴀs ᴡʀᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʟɪғᴇ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴs. 24) 'ᴅʀᴏᴜɢʜᴛ' ᴀɴᴅ "ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴏғ ᴡɪʟᴅ ᴡᴏʟᴠᴇs" ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ sʜɪғᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ 'ɢᴏᴋᴜʟ' ᴛᴏ 'ᴠʀɪɴᴅᴀᴠᴀɴ' WHEN HE WAS 9. 25) ʜᴇ sᴛᴀʏᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴠʀɪɴᴅᴀᴠᴀɴ ᴛɪʟʟ 10 ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴀɴᴅ 8 ᴍᴏɴᴛʜs. ʜᴇ ᴋɪʟʟᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴏᴡɴ ᴜɴᴄʟᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɢᴇ ᴏғ 10 ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴀɴᴅ 8 ᴍᴏɴᴛʜs ᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴛʜᴜʀᴀ. ʜᴇ ᴛʜᴇɴ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀsᴇᴅ ʜɪs ʙɪᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ. 26) ʜᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴠʀɪɴᴅᴀᴠᴀɴ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ. 27) ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍɪɢʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴡᴀʀᴀᴋᴀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴍᴀᴛʜᴜʀᴀ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴏғ ᴀ sɪɴᴅʜᴜ ᴋɪɴɢ ; ᴋᴀʟᴀ ʏᴀᴀᴠᴀɴᴀ. 28) ʜᴇ ᴅᴇғᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ 'ᴊᴀʀᴀsᴀɴᴅʜᴀ' ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴏғ 'ᴠᴀɪɴᴀᴛʜᴇʏᴀ' ᴛʀɪʙᴇs ᴏɴ ɢᴏᴍᴀɴᴛᴀᴋᴀ ʜɪʟʟ (ɴᴏᴡ ɢᴏᴀ). 29) ʜᴇ ʀᴇʙᴜɪʟᴛ ᴅᴡᴀʀᴀᴋᴀ. 30) ʜᴇ ᴛʜᴇɴ ʟᴇғᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴀɴᴅɪᴘᴀɴɪ's ᴀsʜʀᴀᴍ ɪɴ ᴜᴊᴊᴀɪɴ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ʜɪs sᴄʜᴏᴏʟɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴀɢᴇ 16~18. 31) ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ғɪɢʜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪʀᴀᴛᴇs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀғʀɪᴋᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇsᴄᴜᴇ ʜɪs ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀs sᴏɴ; ᴘᴜɴᴀʀᴅᴀᴛᴛᴀ; ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀs ᴋɪᴅɴᴀᴘᴘᴇᴅ ɴᴇᴀʀ ᴘʀᴀʙʜᴀsᴀ ; ᴀ sᴇᴀ ᴘᴏʀᴛ ɪɴ ɢᴜᴊᴀʀᴀᴛ. 32) ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʜɪs ᴇᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜɪs ᴄᴏᴜsɪɴs' ғᴀᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴠᴀɴᴠᴀs. ʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʀᴇsᴄᴜᴇ ɪɴ ''ᴡᴀx ʜᴏᴜsᴇ'' ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ʜɪs ᴄᴏᴜsɪɴs ɢᴏᴛ ᴍᴀʀʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴅʀᴀᴜᴘᴀᴅɪ. ʜɪs ʀᴏʟᴇ ᴡᴀs ɪᴍᴍᴇɴsᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs sᴀɢᴀ. 33) ᴛʜᴇɴ, ʜᴇ ʜᴇʟᴘᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴄᴏᴜsɪɴs ᴇsᴛᴀʙʟɪsʜ ɪɴᴅʀᴀᴘʀᴀsᴛʜᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴋɪɴɢᴅᴏᴍ. 34) ʜᴇ sᴀᴠᴇᴅ ᴅʀᴀᴜᴘᴀᴅɪ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴇᴍʙᴀʀʀᴀssᴍᴇɴᴛ. 35) ʜᴇ sᴛᴏᴏᴅ ʙʏ ʜɪs ᴄᴏᴜsɪɴs ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴇxɪʟᴇ. 36) ʜᴇ sᴛᴏᴏᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴡɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋᴜʀᴜsʜᴇᴛʀᴀ ᴡᴀʀ. 37) ʜᴇ sᴀᴡ ʜɪs ᴄʜᴇʀɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴄɪᴛʏ, ᴅᴡᴀʀᴀᴋᴀ ᴡᴀsʜᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ. 38) ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴋɪʟʟᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀ ʜᴜɴᴛᴇʀ (ᴊᴀʀᴀ ʙʏ ɴᴀᴍᴇ) ɪɴ ɴᴇᴀʀʙʏ ғᴏʀᴇsᴛ. 39) ʜᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴅɪᴅ ᴀɴʏ ᴍɪʀᴀᴄʟᴇs. ʜɪs ʟɪғᴇ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ sᴜᴄᴄᴇssғᴜʟ ᴏɴᴇ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ sɪɴɢʟᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀᴛ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴏᴜᴛ ʜɪs ʟɪғᴇ. ᴀᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴛᴜʀɴ, ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʙɪɢɢᴇʀ ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢᴇs. 40) ʜᴇ ғᴀᴄᴇᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ sᴇɴsᴇ ᴏғ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴇᴛ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴜɴᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ. 41) ʜᴇ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ, ᴡʜᴏ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ; ʏᴇᴛ ʜᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ THE ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs. 42) ʜᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ʟɪғᴇ ɪs ᴛʀᴜʟʏ ᴀɴ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ʙᴇɪɴɢ.