# Gurunath > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gurunath > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gurunath.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurunath > Source revision: 1296746905 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Spiritual title given to a householder Nath Guru **Gurunath** is a commonly used term when praising what is considered by devotees the ultimate source of compassion, love and truth - irrespective of sectarian divides whether they may be devotees of [Shiva](/source/Shiva), the Lord of Transformation in the Hindu pantheon ([Shaivaite](/source/Shaivaite)) or of [Vishnu](/source/Vishnu), the Lord of Preservation and Sustenance in the Hindu pantheon ([Vaishnav](/source/Vaishnav)) or any other devotee ([bhakta](/source/Bhakta)) of a Hindu God or Goddess. The first part of the refrain "*Bolo Sri Sat Gurunath Maharaj ki*" is chanted by the leader of the *[kirtan](/source/Kirtan)*, *[bhajan](/source/Bhajan)*, devotional chanting of religious scriptures or highly devotional compositions made by individuals respectively, or devotional discourse. Then the congregation responds in unison with "*Jai!*". This refrain, which is normally chanted at the end of a *bhajan* or *kirtan*, may be translated from [Sanskrit](/source/Sanskrit) as "Say/Chant/Proclaim ("*Bolo*") the name of the Spiritual Mentor who is the essence of Truth ("*Sri Sat Guru*") who is Lord ("*Nath*") and King ("*Maharaj*")..."Yes!""[1] ## Spiritual title Gurunath is also a spiritual title given to a householder [Nath](/source/Nath) [Guru](/source/Guru) by Shri Gurudev Mahendranath, who wrote that he had coined the term in 1986: "So I have coined a word—Gurunath ... This word can be the Western term for the same thing as [Gurudev](/source/Guru) and it circumvents any religious or Eastern connections."[2] Shri Gurudev Mahendranath bestowed this title on at least two members of his [lineage](/source/Parampara), Shri Gurunath Lokanath (1986) and Shri Gurunath Kapilnath (1989).[3] ## Name **Gurunath** is a [family name](/source/Family_name) and a [given name](/source/Given_name) for males in [India](/source/India) and [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh). Some notable persons named Gurunath include: - [Gurunath Aabaji Kulkarni](/source/G._A._Kulkarni) (1923–1987) - a short story writer in Marathi - [Gurunath Sengupta](/source/Gurunath_Sengupta) (1848–1914) - a Sanskrit scholar and writer from Bangladesh - [Gurunath Vidyanidhi](/source/Gurunath_Vidyanidhi) (1862–1931) - a Sanskrit scholar, writer and poet from Bangladesh ## See also - [Hinduism portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Hinduism) - [Religion portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Religion) - Lineage - [Guru](/source/Guru) - [Guru–shishya tradition](/source/Guru%E2%80%93shishya_tradition) - [Parampara](/source/Parampara) - [Sampradaya](/source/Sampradaya) - [Lineage (Buddhism)](/source/Lineage_(Buddhism)) - [List of Hindu gurus](/source/List_of_Hindu_gurus) - Lifestyle - [Akhara](/source/Akhara) - [Apprenticeship](/source/Apprenticeship) - [Chillum](/source/Chillum_(pipe)) - [Darshan](/source/Dar%C5%9Bana) - [Gurukula](/source/Gurukula) - [Kaupinam](/source/Kaupinam) - [Kacchera](/source/Kacchera) - [Langota](/source/Langota) - Others - [Aghori](/source/Aghori) - [Charismatic authority](/source/Charismatic_authority) - [Godman](/source/Godman_(India)) - [Guru Gita](/source/Guru_Gita) - [Hindu reform movements](/source/Hindu_reform_movements) - [Lama](/source/Lama) - [Lifestyle guru](/source/Lifestyle_guru) - [Nath](/source/Nath) - [Religious conversion](/source/Religious_conversion) - [Shramana](/source/Shramana) - [Sikh gurus](/source/Sikh_gurus) - [Sifu](/source/Sifu) - [Sensei](/source/Sensei) ## Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Swami Tejomayananda. Shreemad Bhagawatam (Audio Discourse on the [Srimad Bhagavatam](/source/Srimad_Bhagavatam)), Hanuman Chalisa (Audio Discourse), A Seeker's Journey (Audio Discourse and Bhajan/Kirtan), The Glory of Krishna (Audio Discourse and Kirtan/Bhajan), Naam and Ram (Audio Discourse), Geetavali Ramayan (Audio Discourse and Kirtan/Bhajan) [\[1\]](http://www.chinmayamission.com/) [\[2\]](http://www.chinmayauk.org/ebookshop/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181221/http://www.chinmayauk.org/ebookshop/) 2016-03-03 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Mahendranath, Shri Gurudev. [Personal correspondence, 1 Jan 1987](http://opendoor.nathorder.org/1987/01/01/from-a-letter-to-kapilnath-of-1-january-1987/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070315045531/http://opendoor.nathorder.org/1987/01/01/from-a-letter-to-kapilnath-of-1-january-1987/) 15 March 2007 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) in *[The Open Door](http://opendoor.nathorder.org) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070210111848/http://opendoor.nathorder.org/) 2007-02-10 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)*. International Nath Order, 2006. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Mahendranath, Shri Gurudev. [Personal correspondence, 1987–1989](http://opendoor.nathorder.org/index.php?s=gurunath) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070309054755/http://opendoor.nathorder.org/index.php?s=gurunath) 2007-03-09 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) in *[The Open Door](http://opendoor.nathorder.org) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070210111848/http://opendoor.nathorder.org/) 2007-02-10 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)*. International Nath Order, 2006. ## References - Shri Gurudev Mahendranath|Mahendranath, Shri Gurudev in *[The Open Door](https://web.archive.org/web/20070210111848/http://opendoor.nathorder.org/)*. International Nath Order. Retrieved 8 March 2006 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Gurunath](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurunath) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurunath?action=history)). 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