In my favorite Beatles' song "Across the Universe" the chorus starts off with
"Jai guru deva om...."
What does it mean? Thanks for your help it's driving me insane.
2007-04-20 09:40:01 · 7 answers · asked by tmreturns 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
A rough translation of the phrase "Jai Guru Deva Om" is "Thank Guru Deva". With "Guru Dev" they meant Shankaracharya Swami Brahmananda Saraswati, the guru of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
The individual etymology of "Jai Guru Deva Om" looks like this:
Jai or Jaya means "Victory" or "Success" but can also mean "Honour", "Greeting" or "Thanks"
A Guru is a teacher
Deva is a God. The accent lying on the "a" at the end of the word "Deva" is optional. In the song John Lennon deliberately chose to accent it to better fit the rhythm.
Om or Aum is a sacred syllable in Dharmic religions
2007-04-20 09:46:16 · answer #1 · answered by trillian3trillian 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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Jai Guru Deva Om is a short Sanskrit phrase which appears in the song Across the Universe from The Beatles. The song was recorded in 1968 shortly before the Beatles flew to India to take part of a course. They wanted to study Yogi philosophy and transcendental meditation together with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
A rough translation of the phrase "Jai Guru Deva Om" is "Thank Guru Deva". With "Guru Dev" they meant Shankaracharya Swami Brahmananda Saraswati, the guru of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
The individual etymology of "Jai Guru Deva Om" looks like this:
* Jai or Jaya means "Victory" or "Success" but can also mean "Honour", "Greeting" or "Thanks"
* A Guru is a teacher
* Deva is a God. The accent lying on the "a" at the end of the word "Deva" is optional. In the song John Lennon deliberately chose to accent it to better fit the rhythm.
* Om or Aum is a sacred syllable in Dharmic religions
The phrase also appeared in a song by The Beach Boys, All This Is That.
2007-04-20 09:47:34 · answer #2 · answered by Darin H 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Copied from Wikipedia:
"Jai Guru Deva Om is a short Sanskrit phrase which appears in the song Across the Universe from The Beatles. The song was recorded in 1968 shortly before the Beatles flew to India to take part of a course. They wanted to study Yogi philosophy and transcendental meditation together with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
A rough translation of the phrase "Jai Guru Deva Om" is "Thank Guru Deva". With "Guru Dev" they meant Shankaracharya Swami Brahmananda Saraswati, the guru of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
The individual etymology of "Jai Guru Deva Om" looks like this:
* Jai or Jaya means "Victory" or "Success" but can also mean "Honour", "Greeting" or "Thanks"
* A Guru is a teacher
* Deva is a God. The accent lying on the "a" at the end of the word "Deva" is optional. In the song John Lennon deliberately chose to accent it to better fit the rhythm.
* Om or Aum is a sacred syllable in Dharmic religions"
2007-04-20 09:46:32 · answer #3 · answered by Benjamin H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Beatles were going out, trying to find their own happiness. Ans they were trying to achieve it through Transcendental Meditation. I think that was some of the teachings that were going on then. Plus, It was at a time that they experimented with all types of chemicals. But they still Rock!
2007-04-20 09:47:37 · answer #4 · answered by Nunya Bidniss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a number of, yet i might actually concentration on an obtrusive one, fairly, "i'm the Walrus". If that's not in basic terms the Beatles, that opens up a team of songs and too enormous to checklist right here.
2016-10-03 07:41:07 · answer #5 · answered by riopel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It meant something like "Thank You Guru Jai".
2007-04-20 10:49:30 · answer #6 · answered by ♥TheBeatlesBiggestFan♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just type the phrase into google and the answer will come up I found it no probs
2007-04-20 10:51:54 · answer #7 · answered by suzanne w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋