Who is mightier, God or Guru?

Greatness doesn't come from the name, it comes from deeds.

In my opinion, God and Guru is the way of defining a person who helps an individual in achieving the intent or purpose in life.

Some might consider their Guru equivalent to God, as they guide us towards our life goals to an extent where we can believe ourselves and give our life a purpose to do the best deeds possible,

on similar lines,

We often, see the holy texts mentioning God as a constant Guru in one's life, the energy of the so-called self-confidence which leads one to achieve prosperity and salvation.

let's understand these analogies with the help of examples

The best example can be that of Mahabharata (Indian epic) where Arjuna considers Lord Krishna as his Guru on the battlefield, thus justifying how a “God can be a Guru”.

The second example can be that of Eklavya who despite being unaccepted by his Guru Dronacharya mastered the skill of archery by practicing it in front of his guru’s statue, and later offered his thumb as a thank offering to Guru Dronacharya, thus justifying how a “Guru can be equivalent to God”.

Summing-up

God and Guru, both play a significant role in bringing enlightenment in one's life as:

• If one helps in your self-realization, then the other helps you to apply your realization practically.
• If one helps to build your self-confidence, the other helps to build your self-awareness.
• In simpler words, if one is your bow then the other is your arrow, one can't hit the target if either of the ones goes missing.