---
type: Reference
title: "Guru Gītā"
description: "A dialogue (within the Skanda Purāṇa) on the nature and worship of the guru; source of the gu-ru etymology."
darshana:
  - Bhakti (Vaiṣṇava Vedānta)
  - Advaita Vedānta
tags:
  - primary-source
  - guru
  - purana
timestamp: "2026-06-25"
okf_version: "0.2"
license: "CC BY-SA 4.0"
---

# Guru Gītā

## What It Is

A devotional dialogue between Śiva and Pārvatī, transmitted within the Skanda Purāṇa, devoted entirely to the nature, glory, and worship of the guru. It is the popular source of the syllabic gloss *gu* (darkness) + *ru* (remover) and of the teaching that the guru is to be regarded as the very form of the Divine, not as a human instructor.

## Why It Matters Here

The grounding text for `guru`, `shishya`, `guru-shishya-parampara`, and `diksha`. Cited where the devotional (not merely pedagogical) status of the teacher is established.
