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overcome by the grace of Guru. But he does not know how to express his gratitude. As a mark of his esteem for the blessed Guru merely the utterance of “Oh! Oh!” comes out of his mouth.
Then he reflects that the uninterrupted stream of knowledge that he experienced can come out only from a high level of compassion. He remembers that compassion lies at the heart of enlightened persons. They live only for undergoing the ordained fate and for the sake of benevolence. That gives the pupil an idea of the level of compassion abiding at the heart of the Guru. He finds it beyond his capacity to measure it and feels content by devotedly addressing him as the unfathomable ocean of compassion.
The pupil also remembers how ignorant he was prior to the teaching from Guru. Out of humility he terms that state as utterly down-trodden. This shows his modesty and humbleness, without which he would not have been receptive to the teaching of Guru. He feels awed as he compares his former miserable state to the highly enlightened level of the Guru. He realizes the world of difference between the two, but does not have the words to express it.
While composing Raghuvansh, the poet Kalidas had stated, “How high stands the Lord Raghu's race and how low is my intellect to describe it!” Achärya Mäntungsuri also states in Bhaktämar Stotra, “I have very little knowledge and happen to be the source of ridicule for the learned; my devotion to you, however, forces me to utter the words of adoration!” The pupil also feels the same way, and stands in utter amazement, which he could express only by uttering oh, oh once again.
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