It's about some of the values of HInduism. This is that in sanskrit is "Tat tvam asi" which is from the Upanishads (an important text of vedic hinduism). See the Wikipedia page below for more info on it.
Jai guru dev (think That Beatles' Across the Universe) is something like "Praise the Divine guru". In the early 70s, when this album came out, Hinduism was all the rage thanks to the Beatles, and this is The Beach Boys' subtly jumping on the bandwagon.
It's about some of the values of HInduism. This is that in sanskrit is "Tat tvam asi" which is from the Upanishads (an important text of vedic hinduism). See the Wikipedia page below for more info on it.
Jai guru dev (think That Beatles' Across the Universe) is something like "Praise the Divine guru". In the early 70s, when this album came out, Hinduism was all the rage thanks to the Beatles, and this is The Beach Boys' subtly jumping on the bandwagon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tat_Tvam_Asi
You're forgetting that The Beach Boys had already jumped on the bandwagon towards the tail end of '67!
You're forgetting that The Beach Boys had already jumped on the bandwagon towards the tail end of '67!