Name #209 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
குருஃ Guru — meaning in Tamil
Guru (guruḥ) is name #209 of the 1000 names of Vishnu. Below is its meaning in Tamil (தமிழ்), the shloka it comes from in Tamil, and the English meaning — from the full name page.
குரு
In English: The teacher
From shloka 23 · chapter Varāha
குருர்குருதமோ தாம ஸத்யஃ ஸத்யபராக்ரமஃ
நிமிஷோऽநிமிஷஃ ஸ்ரக்வீ வாசஸ்பதிருதாரதீஃ
Also in this shloka: gurutamaḥ · dhāma · satyaḥ · satyaparākramaḥ · nimiṣaḥ · animiṣaḥ · sragvī · vācaspatirudāradhīḥ
Guru in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Kannada · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Tamil — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.