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| "Japji Sahib" | |
1. Ek onkar satnam karta purakh nirbho nirvair Akal murat ajooni saibhang gurprasad. There is but one all embracing and all powerful divinity. Who manifests himself first in the shape of the sacred word, and then through the whole created universe. JAP.Ad sach jugad sach hai bhee sach. Nanak hosi bhee sach.Then o sikh ,the searcher after truth, meditate on his name, who was real and self existent before all creation,who was real through all ages: who is real and true now, and shall be true and self-existent for all times to come. Sochai soch na howee je sochi lakhwar. Chupai chup na howee je lai rahan livetar. Bhukhian bhukh na utree je banna puria bhar. Sehas sianpa lakh hoeh ta ek na chalay nal. Kiv sachiara hoiyai kiv kurai tutai pal. Hukam rajaee chalana Nanak likhya nal.In this pauri Baba Nanak enumerates the various paths that were practised by persons for attaining at one-ment and peace of mind; and shows their inefficacy-By mere thinking and intellectual reasoning true wisdom(the realization of the divine within) cannot be attained, though one goes on thinking millions of times. By merely keeping one's mouth shut and remaining tongue tied; one canot restrain the mind from wandering in all directions, although one may maitain superficial silence for a very long time, like the heron or cat watching for its prey. By mere fasting, one can not overcome the desire of indulging in the ephemerial pleasures of the taste and tounge;though moved by this fasting the world may bring to him all the rich dainties of the whole created universe. Thousands of intellectual flights cannot take one to the realm of truth.In the end Baba Nanak gives his own method.be at one with the divine law,innate in the human mind. 2. Hukami howan akar hukam na kaiha jayee. Hukami howan jee hukam milai wadyaee. Hukami uttam neech hukam likh dukh sukh paiyeh. Ekna hukami bakhsis ek hukami sada bhawaeeyeh. Hukam undar sabko bahar hukam na koey. Nanak hukami je bujhai to howmai kahe na koey.Under the divine law the whole universe is manifested,but this law is beyond the reach of words.It is inexpensible.Under that Law all the living creatures come into existence.Under that law persons gain greatness .Under that Law some are born high and some low. Under that law people get pleasure and pain according to their Karmas.Under that law some are blessed with the Divine grace, get freedom from all desire and the gift of the self realization.Under that law some go on passing through endless cycles of birth and rebirth. The whole Universe with its unlimited and boundless creation is controlled by this divine law, says Baba Nanak, he who realises this divine law becomes at-one- with it, gets intuned with the universal divine and loses all sense of egoism,mine and thine.He always submits himself to the divine will, and feels that the whole creation is infused withthe divine spirt and all are brothers and sisters in spirit without any distinction of caste,creed ,race or colors.Thus the veil of selfishness is removed and the eternal truth,the divine within and without ,is realized.Then one becomes God concious. 3. Gawai ko tan howai kise tan. gawai ko daat janai nisan. Gawai ko gun wadayeen char.Gawai ko jee lai phir deh. Gawai ko saaj karai tan kheh. Gawai ko jee lai phir deh. Gawai ko japai dissai dur.Gawai ko waikhai hadra hadure. Kathna kathi na away toat.Kath kath kathi koti kot kot. Denda dey laindey thak payeh,juga jugantar khahi khayeh. Hukami hukam chalai raah. Nanak wigsai wey parwah.In this pauri, Baba Nanak shows that limited human power and intellect cann't fully express in sponken words his omnipotence,his limited gift,his beautiful qualities and the depth of his wisdom. Who has the power to express in words his omnipotence? Who can appraise his gifts and attributes? Who can sing the praise of his noble and beautiful? Who can express in words his vast knowledge, and the unfathomoable reason(power of right thinking) Who can expree his greatness,who creates all life and then takes it back to the dust, from which it sprung? or who can find the power to praise him who takes away all and again brings it into existence? Who can sing in words, him who appears far removed from us? Who can sing in ecstasy,him who is omnipresent and reveals himself all around in the creation? Since the creation of the world, millions of persons have sung the praises of the above mentioned qualities,but their limit has not been reached in words one by one.He can be realized, but words have no power to express his unlimited qualities and power.He is the tireless bestower of unlimited gifts.The receivers are wieghed down his bounties.They enjoy them from age to age.They spend their span of life, and then pass away.This process of giving and taking goes on from age to age, cycle to cycle, says Baba Nanak. The divine master controlls the immutable divine law,yet remains unattached,everjoyful and self-contained. 4. Sacha sahib saach nai bhakhya bhao apar. Akheh mangeh deh deh dat krey datar. Pher ki aggey rakhiyai jit dissyai darbar. Muhown ki bolan bolyai jit sun dharey piar. Amrit vela sach naon wadyaee vichar. Karami awai kapara nadari mokh dwar. Nanak yewain janyai sabh apey sachiar.In this created universe he is the eternal reality, and controls it through his never changing divine laww.His name is also true. Countless persons filled with illimitable love and reverence call him with various names,and beg from him all kinds of gifts.He bestows them to all. Question:-Now what shall we present before him,that he may reveal himself to us? What sweet words shall we utter,that on hearing them he may bestow the gift of his love on us? Answer:-All the worldly gifts,we beg from him and gives them to us.By returning these to him in the way of offerings we cannot gain his love,who is the giver of everything.By so doing we only save ourselvesfrom being ungrateful,.The only thing that can gain his love for us and bring us to the realm of self realization is to get up at least three hours before sunrise,meditate on his name and then sing hymns in his divine praise. Those who meditate on his name with worldly aims attain them in the next human birth.But those who go on meditating and singing his praises without any personal desire, and depend wholly on his grace, get the gifts of self realization and freedom from birth and rebirth.Says Baba Nanak" O searcher, after truth know that he is the all-in-all and the only true reality.The whole universe is his manifestation. 5. Thapia na jai kita na hoey. Apey aap niranjan soey. Jin sewia tin paya man. Nanak gawyai guni nidhan. Gawyai sunyai man rakhyai bhao. Dukh parhar sukh ghar lai jai. Gurmukh nadang gurmukh vedang gurmukh rahya samayee. Gur isar gur gorakh burma gur parbati mayee. Je hown jana akhan nahin kehna kathan na jai. Gura ek deh bujhayee. Sabhna jian ka ek data so mai vissar na jai.He is self existent and eternal.He has not been established or created by any one.He is One-in-all and All-in-one.He reveals himself in his creation and reveals in its glory but is unattached to everything. He who meditates on his name as the eternal reality gets the gifts of self realization or God consciousness, and attains eternal greatness both here and hereafter.Says Baba Nanak-" Sing the praises of Him who is the treasure house of all virtues and noble qualties. By this singing and listening to his praises with rapt attention and filling our mind with his love and devotion we get freedom from attachment -the source of all worry and trouble and attain self realization the heaven of eternal peace and bliss. In the second part of this verse,Baba Nanak declares that in the path of Prema Bhagati,one needs not depend on outward props,which the followers of Yog marag do.For the follower of this path absolute and complete faith in the Guru is essential. Baba Nanak says :- The spoken words of Satguru who has realized the truth is the rhythmical sound on which I have to fix my mind.The Guru's word is the source of true knowledge for me. It makes me realize the divine, everywhere and is everything. The satguru is my Isher(shiv destroyer).The guru is my Vishnu(the protector and the feeder).The guru is my Brama (the creator) and the guru is my parbati(the goddess of knowledge and wealth).The greatness of the Guru is so boundless,even if i realize it,I cannot express it in words, as it is beyond the reach of human language. Through the grace of the Satguru I have realized that he alone is the bestower of all the gifts to his creation.Every moment i feel his presence within me, and I live, move and have my being in him. 6. Tirath nawan je tis bhawan win bhaney ki naey kari. Jeti sirth upayee vekhan win karma ke miley laee. Mat vich rattan jawahar manak je ik gur ki sikh suni. Gura ik deh buhjai. Sabhna jia ka ik data so mai vissar na jayee.In this pauri Baba Nanak deals with the common practice aof bathing in the sacred tanks and rivers at the various centers of pilgrimage, and declares that a mere dip in a sacred tank or a river without his grace is of no avail. When I cast a glance on the whole created universe.I see that without karmas of the past lives one can't get anything.The present life is the fruit of the past. The impressions of all the karmas good or bad are made on the aneth-karam(mind).They form a part and parcel ones life and cpme with him in the next birth.Now the good karmas give their reward, and the evil ones bring their drawbacks with them.The good karmas bring a man in the sphere of Satsang and evil karmas lead him astray.By following the path of meditation of the divine name one can eradicate the effect of all evil karmas. Weighing and fixing in one's mind the priceless jewels and precious stones of varaing(non attachment) to the worldly pleasures, jawahar-the power of self realization, manak-listening to the Guru's teaching with the rapt attention and then scruplously acting upon them are all latent in the human mind.They are revealed when attentively listens to the Satguru's teachins and implicitly obeys them. Through the grace of the Satguru, I Have realized alone is the bestower of all gifts to the whole creation.Evervey moment I feel his presence within me and I live, move and have being in him. 7. Je jug charey arja hor dassuni hoe. Nawan Khanda vich janiai nal chaley sab koe. Changa nao rakhaikey jas keerat jag ley. Je tis nadar na aawee ta vat na puchhai key. Keeta undar keet kar disi dose dharey. Nanak nirgun gun karey gun vantyan gun dey. Teha koe na sujhee je tis gun koe karey.By following the Yog marag one may prolong his life to the extent of the four cycles of this world( Four yugas- Satyug, Traita, Duapar, and Kalyug) and even ten times that period. He may gain a world wide reputation, and everyone may feel honoured by walking in the train.The praise of his virtous deed may be on every human tongue. But if he has not attained his grace, then a time will come when no one would care even to recognise him. His misdeeds shall be reckoned with, and he shall be found guiltiest of the guilty, and a worm within worms, the lowliest of the low, in the assembly of the saints and in the life hereafter.But Says Baba Nanak the divine master is so beautiful, that the showers his blessings on all. If a guilty person repents. he grants him good qualities, and makes the virtous more virtous.There is none else in the world who can uplift such a degraded person or ther is no one who can be bestower of good qualties. he alone is the source of all good and is dependent on none else. 8. Suniai Sidh pir surnath. Suniai dharat dhawal akash. Suniai deep lo patal. Sunai poh na sakai kal. Nanak bhagatan sada vigas. Suniai dookh pap ka nas.In the next four pauris(8,9,10,11) Baba Nanak says that those persons who listens to the teachings of the satguru with the rapt attention and make them dwell in their minds, gain the various stages of human development according to the aim that they keep before them. Those who desire occult powers become sidhs, pirs etc. and those who wordly greatness become sheikhs or kings. By listening to the teachings of the satguru with the rapt attention and by controlling the mind from wandering away, one reaches the stage of a sidh - master of occult powres, pir - the spiritual head of the community, surnath, or king of devtas-the person blessed with noble qualities and purity of mind. By listening to the holy words of the satguru,the dwellers on this earth,the nether world and the worlds above gain all degrees of graetness. The inhabitants of the seven continents, oceans and spheres and the dwellers of the nether world attain various stages of higher life. Or the seven continents the upper and the lower words, go on doing their duty in their fix speres. By listening attentively to the teachings of the guru and drinking them deep in the mind one rises above the fear of death. Says Baba Nanak his devotee who meditate on his name, and drink in deep the nectar of the divine life within, are filled with ecstacy and their faces beam with divine joy.No pain or sin can touch them. They rise above all pain and sin. 9. Suniai isar barma ind. Suniai mukh salahan mand. Suniai jog jugat tan bhed. Suniai sast simirat ved. Nanak bhagatan sada vigas. Suniai dukh pap ka nas.By listening to the divine name and drinking it deep in their minds, shiv, brahma and indra have attained their hig dignities. Even a degraded person, if he begins singing his praises in love, becomes pure, and people begin praising him.By listening attentively to the divine name and its praise one learns all yoga devices(samadhi) and comes to know the hidden secrets of the body, and the intricacy of its various veins and arteries.One comes to realise the essence of truth contained in the six shastras, twenty simrities, and the four vedas.Baba Nanak says that his devotees who meditate on his name and drink in deep the nectar of the divine life within, are filled with ecstacy and their faces beam with divine joy. No pain or sin can touch them. They rise above all pain and sin. 10. Suniai sat santokh gyan. Suniai athsath ka isnan. Suniai parh parh paweh man. Suniai lagey sahej dhyan. Nanak bhagatan sada vigas. Suniai dukh pap ka nas.By listening to the teachings of the Satguru with rapt attention one attains the realisation of truth, the stage of permanent contentment, and the knowlrdge of the divine within and without. By listening to the teachings of the Satguru with rapt attention one acquries the fruit of bathing in the sixty eight places of pilgrimage in bharat varsha(Hindustan). By listening to the teachings of the Satguru with rapt attention ,one aquires the same amount of respect which a person acquiresby years of painful study.By listening to the divine teachings of the Satguru , one acquires permanently fixed on the divine within and without, the all pervading eternal reality. He is intuned with the infinite in thought, word and deed and rises above all temptation.Baba Nanak says that his devotees who meditate on his name and drink in deep the nectar of the divine life within, are filled with ecstacy and their faces beam with divine joy. No pain or sin can touch them. They rise above all pain and sin. 11. Suniai sara guna ke gah. Suniai sekh pir patsah. Suniai andhey paweh rah. Suniai haath howai asgah. Nanak bhagatan sada vigas. Suniai dukh pap ka nas.By listening to the divine name and drinking in deep the divine name, one realises the truth contained in the fathomless oceans of knowledge.( the vedas, the shastras and the gurbani); One attains the rank of sheikh-the head of a clan, pir-religious leader. The ignorants( the blind hunters after pleasures of flesh) find the path of true realisation.The infinitefathomless divine is realized. One becomes God- conscious and feels his presence in the whole created universe. Or one can easily cross the unfathomable ocean of the world of woe and pain.Baba Nanak says that his devotees who meditate on his name and drink in deep the nectar of the divine life within, are filled with ecstacy and their faces beam with divine joy. No pain or sin can touch them. They rise above all pain and sin. 12. Mannai ki gat kahi na jae. Je ko kahai pichhey pachtae. Kagad kalam na likhan har. Mannai ka beh karan vichar. Aisa nam niranjan hoe. Je ko man janai man koe.In the next four pauris(12,13,14 and 15) Baba Nanak gives the spiritual stage of those persons after listening to Guru Updesha weight it in their minds; and make it the ideal of their lives. The spiritual stage of one who after we weighing the teachings of the satguru, fixes them in his mind and makes them the goal of his life, cannot be expressed in words. Anyone who attempts to express it, falls so short of it, that he feels ashamed of his vain attempt. The true stage of such a person no writer can put on paper. Howsoever, wise a writer may be, whatsoever amount of paper and ink he may possess, the spiritual satge of such a person can not be expressed in words.The glory of the divine word(Waheguru) which is immaculate and free from all dross of attachment, is so great that only he who meditates on it, with full faith and love, and makes it dwell in his mind, can realize it. 13. Mannai surat howai man budh. Mannai sagal bhavan ki sudh. Mannai mouh chota na khae. Mannai jum kai saath na jae. Aisa nam niranjan hoe. Je ko man janai man koe.By fixing the satguru's teachings in one's mind and meditating on the divine gurumantra the mind and intellect acquire the power of distinguishing right and wrong, and reach the sphere of reason. By fixing the satguru's teachings in one's mind, one attains the knowledge of all brahmandas( the whole universe).He acquires occult poers by which he can know all that is going on in the various parts of the universe. By fixing the satguru's teachings in one's mind, one goes on following the right path, and does not face the troubles and wories of attachment to his ownself, his reletatives and wordly goods. Such a person gets freedom from the cycle of birth and rebirth and rises above all fears of death. The glory of divine word(Waheguru) which is immaculate and free from all dross of attachment, is so great that only he who meditates on it, with full faith and love, and makes it dwell in his mind, can realize it. 14. Mannai marag thhak na paae. Mannai pat seon pargat jaae. Mannai mug na chalai panth. Mannai dharam seti sanbhand. Aisa nam niranjan hoe. Je ko man janai man koe.One who fixes one's mind on satguru's teachings, goes on trading the path of divine realization without facing any obstacle. He gains very high respect in this world and every one bows down to his spiritual greatness. One who fixes one's mind on satguru's teachings does not tread the narrow lanes and devious paths of priestly castes and creeds. He goes on following the path of self realization, without distinction of caste, creed, race and color. One who fixes one's mind on satguru's teachings naturally acquires the power of following the right path without least wavering. Such a person rises above all attchment, and virtue flows spontaneouly out of him. He is puer and virtuous in thought, word and action. The glory of divine word(Waheguru) which is immaculate and free from all dross of attachment, is so great that only he who meditates on it, with full faith and love, and makes it dwell in his mind, can realize it. 15. Mannai paweh mokh dwar. Mannai parwareh sadhar. Mannai tarai tare gursikh. Mannai Nanak bhaweh na bhikh. Aisa nam niranjan hoe. Je ko man janai man koe.One who fixes one's mind on satguru's teachings, gets freedom from birth and rebirth. He is free here and hereafter.Here he is at-one with the divine, and when he finishes the span of his mortal existence he blends himself in him. Such a person acquires freedom for himself, and shows the path of getting free, to all those(His family,His reletives, His friends,the whole nation and the family of whole mankind) who comes in contact with him. One who fixes one's mind on Satguru teachings becomes God conscious and acquires the power of showing the path of self realization to others.Such a person makes others his disciples, who by following his instructions rise above all attachment. Thus both the teacher (the guru) and the taught(the disciple) reach the realm of self-realization and at-one-ment with the divine(the infinite source of the creation). One who fixes one's mind on Satguru teachings becomes free from all desires. He never stoops down to beg anything for himself, wordly or spiritual. He rises above death and become a truly ideal man. The glory of divine word(Waheguru) which is immaculate and free from all dross of attachment, is so great that only he who meditates on it, with full faith and love, and makes it dwell in his mind, can realize it. 16. Panch parwan panch pardan. Panchay paweh dargeh man. Panchay sohai dar rajan. Pancha ka gur ik dhyan. Je ko kahay karay vichar. Karte kay karnay nahi sumar. Dhaul dharam daya ka poot. Santokh thap rakhya jin soot. Je ko bhjai howai howai sachiar. Dhawlay uppar keta bhar. Dharti hor paray hor hor. Tis te bhar talay kawan jor. Jee jat ranga ke nam. Sabhna likhiya wuri kalam. Eh lekha likh janay koe. Lekha likhya keta hoe. Keta tan sualioh roop. Keti dat Jany kaun koot. Keeta pasao eko kawao. Tistey hoe lakh daryao. Kudrat kawan kahan vichar. Warya na jawa ek var. Jo tudh bhaway saee bhali kar. Tu sada salamat nirankar.In this pauri Baba Nanak describes the stage of those persons who have heard the divine name from sat guru, have weighed it in thier minds and given it a permanent place there , by daily meditating on him and singing hymns in his glory, with love and devotion. They have brought their lives in unison with the divine law.Their minds are ever filled with rapture, all embracing love, self knowledge, self control, sweet onperturbable temprament, righteous and mercy.Such saints attain the stage of God consciousness and are accepted by God in their very life time.Thus they become at-one with God in the life.In this world thay attain spiritual,moral and social leadership.After death they get a high place in the divine realm.Such saints are the ornaments in the court of kings, or they are the true kings in the divine realm.Such saints acquire at-one-ment with the eternal divine.They become at-one with him(God).They blend themselves with the guru, by ever keeping his teachings in their minds. They ever keep their minds fixed on the divine master and meditate on his name.No worldly desire can swere them from the path of unselfish service, and seeing him in the whole created universe. So far in the Japji Sahib Baba Nanak has dealt with the qualities and functions of all-in-one and one-in-all.His divine law and annihilation of egoism by complete submission to his will. For this purpose it is essential to listen to the teachings of satguru with rapt attention , weigh and fix them in our minds and scrupulosly act upon them. By this daily meditation, prayer and submission to the guru's will, we come to the stage of self realization and attain the status of a Panch.( A saint who has risen above all temptations and feels the presence of diveine within and without). Now we come to his creation and nature through which he manifests and reveals himself. The created universe is so infinite that no one by mere intellect can gauge and describe it.This craettion is susutained and carried on persistently by the divine law working calmly and smoothly in its course without the least divergenvce.The balance of whole craetion is maintained by Dharma which is born of mercy ;combined with spirit of contentment. After giving his own idea, Baba Nanak takes into consideration the common belief that the is supported by a bull and explodes it. To persons pinning their faith on this theory Baba Nanak says how much a bull can carry?(or no bull has the power to lift the earth). This earth is vast and there are innumerable worlds,beyond, no physical being can sustaintheir burden. However, if we take it for granted that this earth is supported by a bull, he must have some solid ground to fix his hooves on .thus there would be an innemerable chain of earths after earths, as in the vast expanse of the universe the bull can't fix his feet.Therfore this theory is irrelevant. The world is sustained by the spirit of dharma born of an all embracing spirit of love and forgiveness, coupled with contentment, satisfaction with whatever God gives us, without the least desire of encroaching on the rights of others. Besides this, the created begins on the earth are innumerable . They are of different varities, variegated colours and with all kinds of names. They cannot be counted by any one.No pen can know their number, except the ever running pen of the divine law. Who has got the power to give their names in writing i.e. no one can write it. Even if one tries to do so, his estimate falls far short of the real number. No one can express in words his all embracing power, and the enchanting beauty of his nature(creation). No one can estimate the gifts.he bestows upon his craetion.He created the Universse with one spoken word. At first innumerable rivers and oceans come into existence, and then steadily evolved the earth and whole creation. I have not the power to give a full description of his nature. All that I can do is to lose myself in ecstasy and thanks- giving and be a sacrifice to him in thought. Thou art an everlasting reality, the fountain head of the whole creation. Thou art the eternal source of creation. Whatever thou doest is for the best. 17. Asankh jap asankh baho. Asankh puja Asankh tap tao. Asankh granth mukh ved path.Asankh jog man raheh udas. Asankh bhagat gun gian vichar.Asankh sati Asankh datar. Asankh sur mowh bhakh sar. Asankh mon liv lae tar. Kudrat kawan kaha vichar. Warya na jawa ek var. Jo tudh bhave sai bhali kaar. Tu sada salamat nirankar.According to Baba Nanak there are innumerable earths on which men live. In the next three paurie Baba Nanak mentions the two classes of human beings both good and bad., on the variuos worlds. Their number is beyond the reach of human intellect and thought. Our function is to lose ourselves in wonder and praise at the sight of his creation, sing his praises and submit ourselves to his wioll in complete love and devotion. O lord, there are innumerable persons who meditate on the name with love and devotion. There are countless worshippers who worship thee in various ways. There are innumerable persons who recite the vedas and other scriptures from memory. There are innumerable persons who are undergoing all kinds of penance. There are innumerable yogis, who detach their minds from worldly desires and pleasures. There are countless devotees who sing thy praises, and ever keep their minds fixed on the path of self realization. There are innumerable persons who sacrifice themselves for the sake of others, uplifting mankind,and saying them from all man kinds of troubles, both inner and outer. They always tread the path of truth at all costs. There are innumerable persons who freely share with others, the gifts bestowed opon them by God. There are innumerable brave fighters who never turn their back, when engaged in a battle for a righteous cause, the defence of a principle , or in the help the weak and the fallen.They are ever in the brunt of the battle , and bear tha strokes of iron weapons, swords, arrows on their faces. There are innumerable persons who keep their mouths shut, donot speak at all and try to keep their minds fixed on the divine name every moment. O lord, thy creation is so immerse that it is beyond my comprehension. All that I can do is to be a sacrifice to thee and lose myself in ecstasy. O divinine lord, you art ever real, and self -existent, and that thou doeth is for the best. Our duty is to submit implicity to thy will. 18. Asankh murakh andh ghoar.Asankh chor haram khor. Asankh amar kar jahe jor.Asankh gal vad hatiah kamahe. Asankh papi pap kar jahe Asankh kuriar kuray phirahe. Asankh malechh mal bhakh khahe.Asankh nindak sir kareh bhar. Nanak neech kaheh vichar.Warya na jawa ek var. Jo tudh bhave sai bhali kaar. Tu sada salamat nirankar.There are countless duffers and confirmed idiots, who do not listen to any one's advice. There are innumerable thieves and countless persons who earn money by foul means and live upon it. There are innumerable tyrants who use their power in oppressing others but they pass away from this world unknown and unsung. There are innumerable cut-thraots who are ever busy in this cruel and sinful occupation, without any remorse. There are innumerable sinners who go on following the path of evil till the last breath of their lives. There are innumerable liars, who are ever busy in using deceitful and crooked means. There are innumerable persons who use foul language and eat foul food, all kinds of flesh and waste thrown out of the body. There are innumerable back biters who carry the burden of slandering others on their heads. I have not the power to give a full description of his nature. All that I can do is to lose myself in ecstasy and thanks-giving, and be a sacrifice to him in thought, word and deed and thus keep myself ever resigned to his will. Thou art an everlasting reality, the fountain head of the whole creation. Thou art the eternal source of the creation. Whatever thou doest is for the best. In this Pauri Baba Nanak has described the various kinds of low persons engaged in all kinds of degrading occupations. When describing such persons naturally a very insidiuos egoism enters the heart of the writer. To save us from falling into the huge pit, the great satguru Baba Nanak calls himself, the lowest of the low, as a remarkable sign of his humlity, an uplifting example for us. 19. Asankh nav Asankh thav. Aggam aggam Asankh loe. Asankh kaheh sir bhar hoe. Akhari nam akhari salah. Akhari gian geet gun gah. Akhari likhan bolan ban. Akhara sir sanjog wakham. Jin eh likhay tis sir naeh. Jiv furmae tiv tiv pae. Jeta kita teta nao. Vin naway nahi ko thao. Kudrat kawan kaha vichar. Warya na jawa ek var.Jo tudh bhave sai bhali kaar. Tu sada salamat nirankar.There are countless names of the divine Reality. There are countless places which are beyond the reach of human understanding. His creation is so vast, and immense that any one who limits their number to thousands of billions, has to bear the sin of telling what is far beyond the truth; on his head. It is through the spoken language what we give him various names and meditate on them. It is by means of spoken words that we sing his praise. It is through words that we realize him.Mind revels his glory and bursts forth in spontaneous praise.Thou art limitless and glorious, and great beyond the power of human speech.It is through words that we put into writing all that is spoken. The impression of all karmas good or bad, which regulates our coming togather, and being separated, is also given on each human being's forehead in the shape of letters. he who through his eternal divine law, puts these impressions on the human forehead is beyond the reach of words. He is self existent and self creative. The whole Universe is governed by his immunitabe law, and space in its immensity. His realization is the only place of rest and peace for mankind. I have not the power to give full description of his nature. All that I can do is to lose myself ecstasy and thanks-giving, and be a sacrifice to him in thougt, word and deed; thus keep myself ever resigned to his will. Thou art an everlasting reality, the fountain head of the whole creation. Thou art the eternal source of the creation. Whatever thou doest is for the best. 20. Bharyai hath per tan deh. Pani dhotai utras kheh. Moot pliti kapar hoe. Heh saboon laieh oh dhoe. Bharyai mat papa kay sang. Oh dhopai nawai kae rang. Punni papi akhan naeh. Kar kar karna likh laey jaoh. Apey bije apey hi khaho. Nanak hukami awoh jaoh.If our hands feet or body become dirty they cane be cleaned by water. If urine is split on a piece of cloth, and it gets fouled and is unfit for use in any knid of worship the we rub it with soap and water, and free it from that impurity. In the same way the impressions of our sinful actions which are made on our minds, can be washed away by meditating on the divine nam, with love and devotion. Righteousness and sinfulness are not mere names. They are the outcome of good or bad actions, which one does in the course of his daily life. Whatever action a man does, its impressions right or wrong, good or bad, are left on the mind. Just as we sow, so we reap. Thus Baba Nanak says that we have to pass through the round of birth and rebirth under the eternal divine law, without finding the haven of rest and peace. In this pauri Baba Nanak in a very simple and expressive manner , shows us the way of removing wrong and evil impressions of our minds, which are the result of our sinful actions in daily lives and various births. In order to clean a dirty piece of linen, we rub it with water and soap.During all this process all the hidden dirt in the fibres iof the cloth comes on the surface. Them we immerse it in a vessle or pond of fresh water and wash away that dirt. By reapeating this process several times, the dirty piece of linen becomes clean white.In the same way when we get up early morning and meditate on the divine name with fixed attention and love, the evil impressions hidden in our minds come to the surface. Then we pray to the Satguru, dirty as we are, we are yours, clean our minds from sinful impressions. This prayerful and humble mood washes away the evil impressions. The continous daily meditation and prayer go on cleaning our minds; and a day comes when the evil cloud of selfishness is removed, and the divine within the human heart shines forth in its full effulgence, rendering all our thoughts and actions pure and immaculate, and in complete unison with the eternal law governing the universe. 21. Tirath tap daya dat dan. Je ko paweh til ka maan. Sunia mania man kita bhao. Antar gat tirath mal nao. Sab gun terey mai nahi koe. Vin gun kitay bhagat na hoe. Suasat aath bani barmao. Sat suhan sada man chao. Kawan suvela vakhat kawan kawan thit kawan var. Kawan se ruti mah kawan jit hoa akar. Vail na paya panditi je howai lekh puran. Vakhat na paeo kadian je likhan lekh kuran. Thit var na jogi janay rut mah na koi. Ja karta sirthi kau saje apay janay soi. Kiv kar akhan kiv salahi keon varni kiv jana. Nanak akhan sab ko akhey ik du ik syana. Vadda sahib vadi nai kita ja ka howai. Nanak je ko apao janai agay gaya na sohai.By going to and bathing in the secred places of pilgrimage, by going through all kinds of ascetic practices and by giving away gifts to the poor in a merciful mood, one gains an ephemeral reputation in this world, or one goes to Swarga (place of rest) after death for a short time, and is born again in this world when the fruit of one's good karmas is finished. But if our ears drink deep in the teachings of the satguru, ever weigh them in our minds and act upon them with love and fevour, we realize the divine within and attain at-one-ment with the one-in-all and all-in-one. O divine Lord, all these gifts of listening to the teachings of the guru, and ever keeping them in our minds, and acting upon them have been bestowed upon me by thee. I am altogather devoid of them. Without these God-given gifts meditation on thy name is impossible. It is this mood of deep humility love and fervour that leads us to at-one-ment with thee, and intunes our minds with the infinite. O lord, bestow these gifts upon and accept my humble all-hail."Thou art ever true, all life and ever blissful. Q. The other rendering is in the form of a question, is this creation the outcome of matter or of the infinite source of love and energy? Ans. In the infinite divine mind, the thought came, that I manifest myself in various forms. This thought was expressed through the word and the whole creation came into existence. The eternal divine the source of all craetionis ever lasting reality, the source of all active life and ever blissful.What was the period, what was the time, what was moment on the lunar calendar, what was the name of the day on the solar calendar, what was the season, and what was the month, when the whole creation came into the existence. All the pandits have searched the purans, all the Mohammedan Dvines have studied the kuran, but they could not fix the time and the moment of the world's creation.Even the yogis who go into a trance and study the vast expanse of time and space cannot fix the moment and the day.In short no one cane give the month and the season. It is the creator alone who knows his own secret.Then how in my ignorance to solve this riddle, acn I describe his creation? the only thing that I can do is to take myself into the realm of praise and ecstasy, and be at-one with him.Baba Nanak says many a wise men attempt to describe his creation, each posing wiser than the other. But the great Lord, the all-in-one and the one-in-all is great and his praise is beyond the scope of human intellect and spoken language. 22. Patala patal lakh agasa agas. Orak bhal thake ved kehan ik vat. Sehas atharth kehan kateba aslu ik dhat. Lekha koe ta likhyai lekhay hoe vinas. Nanak vada akhyai apey janay aap.There are hundreds of thousands lower or nether words, and hundreds of thousand skies(one above the other ).In vain the searchers have tried to find their limit and number, but all have failed to do so. Even vedas say that the created universe is boundless. The eighteen purans and the four books (The torait, Zend Avesta, the Bible and the Kuran) declare with one voice, that there is but one everlasting reality, the divine essence and the whole universe is his manifestation. Were it possible to enumet=rate and measure his creation, one would attempt to do so, but his above all this calculation. No human intellect can find the number or the limit of His boundless creation. ,br> Baba Nanak saysthat the creator is above all his creation and he alone can know and realize it. All that one should do is to sing his praise in complete devotion and ecstasy, and be at-one with him, leaving aside all thes dry and fruitless calculations. 23. Salahi salah eti surat na paiyeh. Nadia atey wah paweh samund na janieh. Samund sah sultan girha seti mal dhan. Kiri tul na howani je tis mano na visreh.His devotees and bhagats sing his praises and merge themselves with the infinite divine just as the rivers and the streams fall into the ocean and lose themselves in it,but cannot comprehend the greatness of the ocean.In the same way His bhagats and devotees, become a part and parcel of the great divine, but cannot find words to express his greatness, just as a drop of water which falls into the ocean, blends itself into it, and becomes its part and parcel, but cannot describe the greatness of the sea. The boundless divine essence is just like a great ocean. Those who ever remember him and meditate on his name become at-one with him. On the other hand, the possessors of mountain like heaps of gold and silver, cannot equal an ant who ever keeps his name in his mind. 24. Ant na sifti kehan na nat. Ant na karnai den na ant. Ant na vekhan sunan na nat. Ant na japay kaya man mant. Ant na japay kita akar. ANt na japay parawar. Ant karan ketay billaeh.Takay ant na pae jaeh. Eh ant na jani loe. Bahuta kahiyai bahuta hoe. Wada sahib occha thao. Ochai uppar occha nao. Ewad occha howai hoe. Tis occhai kao janay soey. Jewad aap janai aap aap.Nanak nadri karmi dat.His praise is endless and is beyond the power of expression.His creation is boundless and his gifts countless.No human eye can see the end of his vast creation, and no ear can comprehend his greatness. No one can realize the infinte plan in his mind, and no human intellect can visualise the limits of his created universe and its vast expanse. many a person are trying with all their might to solve the riddle of his creation, but all in vain.No one can realize the limits of his boundless creation. The more on etries to it in words , the more he finds that it is beyond all expression. He is the Sole master of his creation and pervades the lofiest spheres of the Universe, and is beyond the power of human mind and intellect. He dwells in th super conscious atmosphere of the congregation of God-conscious persons. His name is great and high, and by meditating on it, one can realize him and be at-one with him.If one can become as high as divine master, then and then alone he can know him.He is high and great and he alone knows himself. Baba Nanak says God bestows his gifts according to the Karmas of human beings, and gives freedom from birth and rebirth by his grace, to those who meditate on his name in pure devotion without ant worldly desire. 25. Bahuta karam likhya na jae. Vada data til na tamae. Ketay mangeh jodh apar. Ketian ganat nahi vichar. Ketay khap tuteh vekar. Ketay lai lai mukkar paeh. Eh bhi dat teri datar. Band khalasi bhanai hoe. Hor aakh na sakkay koe.Je ko khaek akhan pahe. On janay jetia moh khahe.Apey jany apay deh. Akhay se bhe kei ke.Jisno bakhse sifat salah. Nanak patsahi patsah.His gifts and deeds are boundless, and cannot be put into words.He freely bestows his gifts and does not expect any thing in return.Countless brave and great warriors beseech gifts from him.There are innumerable persons who beg all knids of gifts from him.Many a person waste their lives by spending his gifts in selfish pleasures and evil deeds.There are many who recieve these gifts but don't acknowledge them.They are always go on grumbling.There are innumerable duffers who go on eating and drinking, but never thank that the bestower of these gifts.There are many who suffer from the pangs of disease, humnger and incessant trouble. But o divine father, these too are thy gifts.Here Baba Nanak takes the disciple to a very high stage of life.Here the sikh(learner) is taught to take all these troubles as a great blessing.Each has to repay in human life. By suffering these pains, pangs and calamities in a spirit of thankfulness the debt of karma is cleared away, and the person who so resigns himself to the will of God makes himself a receptable of God's grace , and paves for himself the way of self realization. O lord, only by submitting to thy will in thankfulness can one attain freedom from birth and rebirth and be at-one with thee. No one can give another path, for reaching this stage of self realization.If any fool hardy duffer tries to express in words any other means, then he alone knows how many reapproaches he has to face, in the company of God- conscious persons.The divine father knows what gifts to bestow and he alone can give them. There are only a few persons who recognise him as the bestower of all gifts and recieve them in complete thankfulness. O lord, he upon whom you bestow the gifts of singing thy praises and meditating on thy name, becomes at-one with thee.He rises above all wants, and becomes the king of kings.He does not beseech or beg anything from anyone, but becomes the bestower of gifts to all mankind. 26. Amul gun Amul wapar.Amul waparyai Amul bhandar. Amul aweh Amul ley jahe.Amul vhae Amula smahe. Amul dharam Amul dewan.Amul tul Amul parwan. Amul bakhsis Amul nisan. Amul karam Amul furman. Amulo Amul akhya na jae.Akh akh rahe live lae. Akheh ved path puran.Akheh pareh karey vakhian. Akheh barmay akheh ind. Akheh gopi te gobind. Akheh isar Akheh sidh. Akheh kaitay keetay budh. Akheh danav akheh dev.Akheh sur nar jan sev. Etay keetay akhan payeh.Kaitay keh keh uthh with jayeh. Jewad bhaway tewad hoe.Nanak janay sacha soe. je ko akheh boal vigar.Ta likhyae sir gawara gawar.His glory and attributes are above all price.Those who try to rise above all attachment, and are ever engaged in trying to understand thy attributes, can be at-one with thee.They are also priceless.They are the salt of earth. The minds of God conscious persons who have realized the divine within are the priceless store house of divine knowledge.The searchers after truth, who come to God-conscious persons to find the way of self realisation are priceless jewels of earth.Those who acquire these good qualities in the company of saints and henceforth make them part and parcel of their lives are also above all price.The tie of love between the searchers after truth and the satguru is beyond all price. Those who have reached the stage of self realization in the company of saints, are also beyod praise. Their dharma(the power of treading on the right path) is above all price. The company of saints in which the above mentioned qualities are acquired is priceless.Reason( power of shifting truth from falsehood) which rises above all attachment and is acquired by his saints, is a very sensitive balance, and the fine power of judging right and wrong is the set of its weights. The spontaneous and selfless teachings of the satguru are a priceless gift for reaching the stage of self realization.This stage which reveals itself on the forehead of God conscious persons is also above all valuation.The grace of Satguru is priceless and his commanments are also invaluable.These priceless gifts and attributes cannot be described in words as they are beyond the reach of human intellect.They can be realized but cannot be expressed in human language.His saints who have meditated on him in complete devotion declare, that the union with him is indescribable.It can realized and felt but words can express it. the vedas and purans have sung of him.Many alearned persons have studied and expressed their views in spoken language.Many a Brahma and indras-(there are innumerable worlds and numberless brahmas and indras) have tried to explain his creation.The lord krishna and his pure damsels sing of him in concert.Shivji and sidhs have talked of him. Many a persons upon whom he has bestowed the stage of budhi (knoledge of the past,present and future) have spoken about him. The Rakhsas (men of evil character) and the devtas( men of puer and good character) sing of him.Many a munishers(learned persons engaged in devotion and study) have tried to give expression to their thoughts.All these have attempted to do so, but they have not succeeded in expressing his greatness.All have said their say and passed away.Even if God doubles the number of above mentioned persons and classes they would npt be able to describe him in human language. He is as great as he wills to be, says Baba Nanak.He is the source of all truth and he alone can know himself.The infinite Divine within, and the divine without can blend themselves through meditation on the divine name, singing his parises and the unselfish service of his creation, but no human intellect can find words to express this union and at-one-ment.If any foolish or talktive persons says he can do so, then in the company of wise he willl be considered as the greatest duffer among duffers. 27. So dar keha so ghar keha jit beh sarab samaley. Wajay nad anek asankha ketay wavan hare. Ketay rag pari sion kehian ketay gawan hare. Gawen tuhnu pan pani besantar gawai raja dharam dwarey. Gaweh chit gupat likh janeh likh likh dharam vicharay. Gaweh isar Barma devi sohan sada swaray. Gaweh ind indasan bethe devtian dar nalay. Gaweh sidh samadhi andar gawan sadh vicharay. Gawan jati sati santokhi gaweh vir karare. Gawan pandit paran rakhisar jug jug veda nale. Gaweh mohian man mohan surga machh piale. Gawan rattan upae tere athsath tirath nale. Gaweh jodh mahabal sura gaweh khani chare. Gaweh khand mandal var bhanda kar kar rakhe dhare. Sayee tudh nu gaweh jo tudh bhawan ratey tere bhagat rasaley. Hor kete gawan se mai chit na awan Nanak kya vichare. Soi soi sada sach sahib sacha sachi nayee. Hai bhi hosi jai na jasi jinsi maya jin upai. Rangi rangi bhati kar kar maya jin upai. Kar kar vekhae keeta apna jiv tis di vadyai. Jo tis bhawai soi karsi hukam na karna jai. So patsah saha patsahib Nanak rehan rajai.Which is the dooway, and of what kind is the manson in which O lord you sit and supervise the whole created universe.The whole creation is thy mansion and the unlimited vast expanse thy doorway in front of millions of harmoneous songs and tunes are being played by innumerable things beings.Innumerable musicians are singing of thee, in all kinds of systemized music.Rags with thier consorts sing of thee..The vast expanse of air, water, fire with dharam raj, the maintainer of equilibrium of the creation are all singing thy praises. The automatic and innate powres which silently but resentlessly keep the record of karmas of all created being and also the dharam raj who allots the reward of punishments of these actions sing of thee.The lords Shiva and brahma whom thou hast given a glorious place in thy creation, with their consorts sing of thee.Many Indras sitting on their thrones, with all the devtas attending them sing of thee. The yogis who lift themselves ablove the mundane sphere of life and go into samadhi( a balanced state of mind for that period) and the sadhus who are engaged in the self searching task of divine realisation, sing of thee.Those whoe tread the path of immaculate chastity, self control, truth and contentment sing of thee.The pandits(learned persons), the rishis (who lead the life in constant meditation, prayer, and the deep study of their scriptures), and the vedas have sung of thee through all the ages(yugas).The beautiful and poor damsels of the upper regions, the earth and the antipodes( the lower world) who charm the minds of the looker sing of thee. All thy precious crreation( the diamons, rubies, pearls etc.); with the sixty eight sacred place sof pilgrimage ever sing of thee.The great fighters bravely encounter their enemy, and the fearless warriors who without any fear, face countless odds(one against ten thousands), alongwith the four classes of creation(1. Those who come out of eggs, 2. those who are born out of the womb;3. those created out of perspiration ;4. those who born of the earth-plant kingdom). All the continents, the various worlds, innumerable systems in thy creation sing of thee. But in reality., only those who are engaged in thy worship, and meditation on thy name, in deep love and devotion, can truly sing of thee.They are immersed in the ocean of thy infinite love and are dear to thee.Baba Nanak says there are millions more who sing of thee, but their number is beyond my comprehension. He is the only everlasting reality and the sole master of the universe.He is ever true, and his graetness is perennial(above all the time and space).He is now self existent and shall ever be self existent.he is indestructable and shall ever be indescrutable. He is the source of all creation which is of variegated clors, various sizes and various kinds(men, animals, birds, trees,stones). In his greatness, he glories at the sight of his own creation; he does what he wills. There is no power which can over rule him. He is the knig of kings, and the sole master of the universe. All that one has to do is to submit oneself to his will, and be at-one-with him. In this pauri Baba Nanak gives a glorious picture of the one -in-all and all-in-one. He dwells in his creation and reveals himself in its glory.The whole nature and all its parts sing of him.He does not dwell in a fixed mansion or heaven as many a poet, prophet, seer depict him, and with their limited visions draw all kinds of imagnary pictures.He is in his creation and the whole creatio is in him. Those who meditate on his name, sing divine hymns to his glory and serve all created things unselfishly, realize him everywhere. The sun, the stars,the moon,the rivers, the mountains and the whole nature sing of him and reveal in his glory.The immense and unlimited universe is his mansion, and the everlasting abode. he is in his nature and the nature is in him. 28. Munda santokh saram pat jholi dhyan ki kareh bibhut. Khintha kal kuari kaya jugat danad partit. Aai panthi sagal jamati man jitai jagjit. Ades tisey ades. Aad anil anaad anahat jug jug eko ves.Baba Nanak in the next four pauris(28 to 31) takes into the consideration the path of yoga which in those days was prevalent in India to a very large extent.He fits in yoga structure his own views.These lead the searcher after truth to at-one-ment with the divine within through the path of Prema- bhagati, selfless devotion to God and his creation. Contentment (satisfied to his will under all circumtances) are our ear-rings.(The yogis bored their ears and wore large glass ear rings).Meekness and humlilty are our begging bowl and the jholi- a cloth bag thrown on the shoulder for surplus provisions. Meditating on the divine name and fixing the mind on the divine within and without, are ashes which yogis rub on their bodies.Ever keeping in mind the day of death is our Khintha( a loose garment made of all kinds of rags and pieces of cloth).Ever keeping the body pure and above all desires is our path of at-one-ment. Absolute faith in God and the Satguru is our Danda( astaff which yogis keep in their hands).Real,izing all men and women as our brothers and sisters in spirit, is our attianment to the highest stage to which the yogis aspire, and name it Ai-panthi.(Yogis hail each other with the salution of Ai-panthi).A bhagat salutes all persons as brothers and sisiters in spirit. Conquering the mind and keeping it above all worldy desires, is the real conquest of the whole world. Yogis through their yogis practices tired to acquire occult powers and through them make men and women thier followers.This, however, is only a temporary and ephemeral phase of subjugation.One who has conqured his mind, and has controlled himself is a real and permanent conqueror of this world.All persons vie with each other to follow him and obey his commands. O sidhs, we bow down in complete devotion and reverence to him who ever is ever existent, the source of all creation , has no colour and form, and in indestructible. he is beyond all changes through all the yugas(The cycle of the world's creation). 29. Bhugat gian daya bhandaran ghat ghat wajeh naad. Aap nath nathi sabh ja ki sidh awra sad. Sanjog vijog doe kar chalaweh lekhay aweh bhag. Ades tisey ades. Aad anil anaad anahat jug jug eko ves.Baba Nanak addressing the sidhs says that they may get all kinds of dainty food by using their occult powers. The goddess of wealth may be at their service.With the blowing of couches and trumpts they proclaim their greatness to the world(Ypgis blow horns and trumpets when distributing food). Baba Nanak addressing them says that the realization of the divine within and without is our perennial store house which lifts us up from all desires.The power of mercy which serves all men and women, as real brothers and sisters in spirit, in spirit, is our distributor of food.The grateful and loving throbbings of all human hearts are our couchs and trumpts.he who controls the whole universe is our nath(master yogi) as gorakh is yours.The occult powers that you acquire are another form of wordliness( attachment to pomp show). They are a bar in the path of self realization.The whole universe is controlled by the power of destiny.Every one reaps the fruit of his past karma. Just as in a photograph we put a plate and then start the machine, the voice and subject matter produced is the same as was impressed upon it in the previous machine.In the same way the impressions made on our minds by our actions in past lives, make us repeat the same actons good or bad in the present life and give their fruit to us. But the sinchat Karma of this life can change their course for good or evil. A person who comes to Sat sang and follow the path of divine meditation gets his evil impressions eradicated. O sidhs, we bow down in complete devotion and reverence to him who ever is ever existent, the source of all creation , has no colour and form, and in indestructible. he is beyond all changes through all the yugas(The cycle of the world's creation). 30. Eka mai jugat viayee tin cheley parwan. Ik sansari ik bandari ik lae diban. Jiw tis bhaway tiway chalaway jiw howay furnam. Oh wekhay ona nadar na awey bahuta eh vidas. Ades tisey ades. Aad anil anaad anahat jug jug eko ves.In answer to a question put by a sidh, how the world has been created,Baba Nanak says:- The eternal divine- the one-in-all and all-in-one in unison with his creation, (the thought from one to many) has brought into existence three vital functions that rule the Universe. The creative agent - BrahmanThese three carry on their work according to his will, and the eternal law controlling the creation.They are not the masters of their own will.But the wanders is that he can see and realize all that is going on his universe, but he himself is beyond the realization of these three(Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva).Therefore, let us rise above these three and bow down in complete devotion and humility to him who is the sourec of all that matter and spirit. During that period of the universe when everything was influx and there was no created thing in existence, the idea came into the eternal mind that I manifest myself into various forms>this thought(maya) is conjuction with the divine mind brought into being the three forces(powers) that rule the world.1. The creative.The Feeding3. Destructive. O sidhs, we bow down in complete devotion and reverence to him who ever is ever existent, the source of all creation , has no colour and form, and in indestructible. he is beyond all changes through all the yugas(The cycle of the world's creation). 31. Asan loey loey bhandar. Jo kichh paya so eka var. Kara kar wekhay sirjanhar. Nanak sache ki sachi kar.Ades tise ades. Aad anil anaad anahat jug jug eko ves.The sidhs according to their ideas believe that God dwells in the realm of shiva.They ask Baba Nanak where does God dwell, where is his store house of gifts?. Baba Nanak says in reply: the whole universe with all its parts is his mansion and the unlimited is his store house.This has been filled with innumerable gifts, once for all and for all time to come.he goes on manifesting himself into all kinds of all kinds and keeps them under his gracious eye and takes care of them in every way. Baba Nanak says he is eternal truth, and the creation is his true manifestation. O sidhs, we bow down in complete devotion and reverence to him who ever is ever existent, the source of all creation , has no colour and form, and in indestructible. he is beyond all changes through all the yugas(The cycle of the world's creation). 32. Ikdo jibho lakh hoe lakh howeh lakh vis. Lakh lakh gera akhyai ek naam jagdis. Et rah pat pawaria charyai hoe ekis. Sun gala akas ki kita ai ris. Nanak nadri paieh Kuri kuray tthis.Q. How can one realize the eternal and all embracing divine?,br>,br> Ans. If in the place of one tongue we acquire hundreds of thousands tounges and these are again multiplied twenty times.Then with each of these tongues we repeat the name of the divine father with love and devotion, one hundred thousand times, we slowly and steadily travel the various stages of self realiztion, and become at-one- with him. However, there are persons who on hearing, that his bhagats have reached the stage of at-one-ment, verbally claim without any effort to meditate on the divine name that they are God themselves.Such persons are just like ants who acquire wings in the rainy season, and try in vain to soar in the sky like the eagle or the hawk.But such self conceited persons fall down into the pit of burning desire, and grovel in the worldly dust of attachment. Baba Nanak says such bombastic and wordy claims lead one no where.The door of self realization can be opened through constant devout meditation, humility and leaving everything to his grace.Then and then alone the cloud of selfishness(egoism) is removed and the divine within the shines in its full effulgence. 33. Akhan jor na Chupay na jor. Jor na mangan den na jor. Jor na jivan marn na jor .Jor na raj mal man sor. Jor na surti gian vichar.Jor na jugati chhutay sansar. Jis hath jor kar vekhay soe.Nanak uttam nich na koe.In this pauri Baba Nanak makes us realize that mere human power, devoid of a balanced state of mind, which can only be attained through meditation on the divive name, and selfless service, cannot make our actions really effective.By our own power, out speech cannot be forceful.By mere mortal up our lips, but the mind will go on wanderiing.We cannot beg anything by force, nor can we give anything by force.No human power can control the life and death. We cannot attain kingship or accumulate wealth with mere human force. The thoughts that surge in our minds for the attainment of these things can lead us nowhere. By constant and forceful study od vedas and other shastras we cannot attain self realization the stage of at-one-ment. By mere human efforts one cannot attain freedom from attachment to the worldly things.The whole universe is ruled by an eternal divine law. Nothing worth attaining can be secured without a harmonious at-one-ment with this law., which can only be reached by devotional meditation on the divine name and selfless service of mankind. Baba Nanak verily no one can become high or low merely with his own human power. Anything that is acquired by mere physical effort, cannot lead to peace of mind and the ultimate good of society.For example , a king secures his kingship with mere physical force, and has not got a balanced state of mind to do justice to his subjects, his rule defeats its own purpose.Neither the king can have any peace of mind, nor the subjects a peaceful and happy life. This applies to all walks of life.The actions that spring spontaneously from a mind in unison with the universal divine, brings oneself true joy and peace and shower happiness and bliss on all around; but those which merely spring from an egotisic effort always produce a jarring effect on one's life and the society around. 34. Rati ruti thiti var. Pawan pani agni patal. Tis vich dharti thap rakhi dharamsal. Tis vich ji jugat ke rang. Tinke nam anek anat. Karmi karami hoe vichar. Sacha aap sacha darbar. Tithai sohan panch parwan. Nadri Karam paway nisan. kach Pakai othey pae. Nanak gaya japay jae.This earth is with its day and night, various seasons, periods of time and days fixed according to the lunar and solar calenders, its airy atmosphere, the watery belt(oceans) and the lower world, has been appointed as aplce for performing righteous deeds. On it dwell created beings of various kinds and variegated colors.They are called by various names and their number is unlimited.Everyone reaps the fruit of one's own karma, and acquires the stage due to him.He is the sole eternal reality and his court (the congregation of his saints) is also every true.Those who have realized the divine within, and attained at-one-ment with the divine without , adorn it. The grace of God blesses them and their faces radiate the peace and glory which fills their hearts.In that assemblage of God -conscious persons, the uripe(low) and the ripe (high) stage of human beings are judged says Baba Nanak , this can only be realized when one reaches that stage. 35. Dharam khand ka eho karam. Gian khand ka akhoh karam. Kete pawan pani besantar kete kan mahesh. Kete barme gharat hgarieh rup rang ke ves. Ketia karam bhumi mer kete kete dhu updes. Kete ind chand sur kete kete mandal des. Kete sidh bhud nath kete devi ves. Kete dev danaw mun kete kete ratan sumund. Ketia knani ketia bani kete pat nirind. Ketia surti sewak kete kete Nanak ant na ant.The stage described above is the stage of dharma (performing righteous deeds and reaping their fruit), now let us depict the stage of knowledge(deep insight into God's creation). Herein we realize that there are innumerable worlds, with countless atmospheres(airy regions surrounding them),innumerable oceans, fairy regions, many kahans( Lord krishans) and numerous shivas.(Each earth having its own lord krishna and shiva). There are countless brahmas engaged in creating beings of various forms and colors.There are innumerable earths on which which the persons reap the fruit of their karmas and countless mountain on which yogis and rishis dwell.There are numberless dhru bhagats and numberless narads who show the path on meditating on the divine name to them.There are innemerable Indras(the kings of devtas), countless moons and Suns; and countless worldly regions.There are countless sidhs(who have attained the occult powers),Bhudas(persons who have reached the region of true reason), countless naths(masters among sidhs) and countless devies(damsels of high and immaculate character).There are innumerable oceans containing invaluable pearls and all kinds of precious things. There are innumerable classes of creation; 1. From eggs 2. From the mother Womb 3. From perpiration 4.From Earth., countless languages, and numberless kings of men.There are countless shastras (religious books) and countless persons who follow the paths given therein.Baba Nanak syas that their number is beyond comprhend. 36. Gian khand meh gian parchand. Tithay naad binod kod anand. Saram khand ki bani roop. Tithay gharat garieh bahut anup. Ta kea gala kathia na jaeh. Je Ko Kahe Pichho Pachhotaye. Tithay gharyai surat mat man bhud. Tithay gharyai sura sidha ki sudh.In this stage of gian, the light of knowledge shrines in its full effulence, it destroys all ignorance (attachment to flesh and blood and all material things).The bliss at this stage is beyond all comprehensions.All sounds of nature are sweet music to him, and fill him with inexpressible rapture. At this stage thesearcher after truth, feels like Newton that the sea of divine is so vast that he is just like a child picking pebbles on the sea shore.This sense of humility and his own littleness fills his heart, and he goes into a stage of ecstasy and adoration.In this state of mind the speech becomes sweet and beautiful. It finds expression in various forms of poetic out bursts, and the heart is filled with immaculate and perennial sweetness.This stage cannot be expressed in words. Any one who tries to do son, falls so short of it, that he himself feels ashamed of his vain attempt. At this stage , the power of fixing one's attention, judging right from wrong, keeping one's mind straight on the path of truth, and free from all dross of selfishness.The cloud of selfishness is removed and one reaches the fine and pure sy=tage of devtas and sidhs.All his thoughts and actions become more pure and forceful. 37. Karam khand ki bani jor. Tithay hor na koi hor. Tithay jodh mahabal soor. Tin meh ram rahia bharpoor. Thithay sito sita mehma mahe. Ta ke roop na kathne jahe. Na oh mareh na thhage jahe.Jin ke ram vasai mun maeh. Tithay bhagat vasai ke loe.Kareh anand sacha mun soe. Sach khand vasai nirankar.Kar kar vekhai nadar nihal. Tithay kkand mandal varbhand.je ko kathay ta ant na ant. tithay lo lo akar.Jiv jiv hukam tive tiv kar. Vekhay vigsay kare vichar.Nanak kathna karra sar. Jat pahara dheeraj Saniar.Ahran mat ved hathiar. Bhao Khala agan tap tao.Bhanda Bhao amrit tis daal. Ghari ey sabad sachi taksal. Nanak nadri nadar nihal.Those who have conqured the ego become true recipients of the divine grace.They become at-one with eternal divine and their mind is filled with divine power, which enables them to conquer all five passions (selfishness, lust, anger, avarice, attachment to the flesh and overwearing pride) whatever, they say comes to pass. their words and actions become forceful and radiant with spirtual power.No ordinary person can reach that stage(enetr that region of spiritual power.) There dwell those persons who have got complete control over theri bodies, rise above all desires of flesh, and have completely conqured their minds by rising above all attachment.Their hearts are filled with divine realization.Thay see God everywhere and in every created thing. Their mind is immersed in the glory of God, it remains immersed in his praise and becomes intuned with the infinite.This stage of life is indecribable.The glorious beauty of heart and soul of persons who have reached this stage of life is beyond comprehension. They rise above death(the idea of death finds no place in their heart) and all temptations.Their minds are ever filled with the realization of the eternal divine.They ever feel his presence within their heart.The bhagatas or devotees of innumerable worlds dwell there. They are ever immersed in unfathomable bliss, as they have realized the divine within.They see the divine reality, which is above all form, alignment or color, pervading everywhere.he the eternal reality creates the universe.His benign presence ever revels in its glory.The various parts of the earth and the infinte other words worlds with their solar systems Sloak Pavan Guru Pani Pita Matta Dharat Mahat. Divas Raat Duyee Dayee Dya khele sagal Jagat. Changiyian Buryian watche daram hadur. Karmi apo apni ke nehre ke door. Jinhi Naam Dheaya gaye masakat ghal. Nanak te mukh ujle ketti chhutti naal. |
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