Guru Purnima honours Veda Vyasa, who compiled the Vedas and composed the Mahabharata, and through him every teacher in the lineage. The day is also called Vyasa Purnima, and it opens the traditional four months of study and retreat.
Source: Bhagavad Gita 4.34
tad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśnena sevayā
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