On 1239, Guru Angad Sahib writes:
ਸਲੋਕ ਮਹਲਾ 2 ॥
ਤਿਸੁ ਸਿਉ ਕੈਸਾ ਬੋਲਣਾ ਜਿ ਆਪੇ ਜਾਣੈ ਜਾਣੁ ॥ ਚੀਰੀ ਜਾ ਕੀ ਨਾ ਫਿਰੈ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸੋ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥
ਚੀਰੀ ਜਿਸ ਕੀ ਚਲਣਾ ਮੀਰ ਮਲਕ ਸਲਾਰ ॥ ਜੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਸਾਈ ਭਲੀ ਕਾਰ ॥
ਜਿਨ੍ਾ ਚੀਰੀ ਚਲਣਾ ਹਥਿ ਤਿਨ੍ਾ ਕਿਛੁ ਨਾਹਿ ॥ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਕਾ ਫੁਰਮਾਣੁ ਹੋਇ ਉਠੀ ਕਰਲੈ ਪਾਹਿ ॥
ਜੇਹਾ ਚੀਰੀ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਤੇਹਾ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਕਮਾਹਿ ॥ ਘਲੇ ਆਵਹਿ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਸਦੇ ਉਠੀ ਜਾਹਿ ॥1॥
Salok mėhlā 2.
Ŧis si-o kaisā bolṇā jė āpe jāṇai jāṇ. Cẖīrī jā kī nā firai sāhib so parvāṇ.
Cẖīrī jis kī cẖalṇā mīr malak salār. Jo ṯis bẖāvai nānkā sā-ī bẖalī kār.
Jinĥā cẖīrī cẖalṇā hath ṯinĥā kicẖẖ nāhi. Sāhib kā furmāṇ ho-e uṯẖī karlai pāhi.
Jehā cẖīrī likẖi-ā ṯehā hukam kamāhi. Gẖale āvahi nānkā saḏe uṯẖī jāhi. ||1||
Slok of Second Nanak.
In essence: What to say to Akalpurakh, who himself knows everything? Only that Master is worthy to be Master whose order cannot be challenged. All kings, nobles, and commanders are subject to His ordnance. Oh Nanak! Only that deed is good, which pleases Akalpurakh. Those persons who are subject to His (about death) ordinance have nothing in their hands. As per the Master’s ordinance, the people take the road and as per His ordinance, they act. Oh Nanak! The mortals come here when Akalpurakh sends them and they depart as He calls them back.
The Guru expresses about the total powers of the Universal Creator; his created powerful people can claim empires but they are bound to His ordinance. All people come into this world and depart as per His ordinance. Obviously living in His love is what He loves. This idea is further elaborated:
ਮਹਲਾ 2 ॥
ਸਿਫਤਿ ਜਿਨਾ ਕਉ ਬਖਸੀਐ ਸੇਈ ਪੋਤੇਦਾਰ ॥ ਕੁੰਜੀ ਜਿਨ ਕਉ ਦਿਤੀਆ ਤਿਨ੍ਾ ਮਿਲੇ ਭੰਡਾਰ ॥
Mėhlā 2.
Sifaṯ jinā ka-o bakẖsī-ai se-ī poṯeḏār. Kunjī jin ka-o ḏiṯī-ā ṯinĥā mile bẖandār.
Second Nanak.
In essence: Those persons whom Akalpurakh blesses with His praise become treasurers. Those persons who are blessed with the key of the treasures (His name) get the treasure (His name).
Thus, the Guru guides his followers to realize the Creator’s pervading order over all. Not all are blessed to be His lovers, who love to praise Him and respect His ordinance without a question. Who do so, the Guru calls them to be treasurers of His praise-treasure, because it is precious.
Wishes
G. Singh
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