Continues from the last month…

Interestingly, contrary to the progressive-Sikh groups, the Guru points out the life and its forms in context of getting rid of its cycle; please read on, it is about not indulging in Maya but in His love:

ਜੋ ਆਵਹਿ ਸੇ ਜਾਹਿ ਫੁਨਿ ਆਇ ਗਏ ਪਛੁਤਾਹਿ ॥
ਲਖ ਚਉਰਾਸੀਹ ਮੇਦਨੀ ਘਟੈ ਨ ਵਧੈ ਉਤਾਹਿ ॥
ਸੇ ਜਨ ਉਬਰੇ ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਭਾਇਆ ॥ ਧੰਧਾ ਮੁਆ ਵਿਗੂਤੀ ਮਾਇਆ ॥
ਜੋ ਦੀਸੈ ਸੋ ਚਾਲਸੀ ਕਿਸ ਕਉ ਮੀਤੁ ਕਰੇਉ ॥
ਜੀਉ ਸਮਪਉ ਆਪਣਾ ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਆਗੈ ਦੇਉ ॥
ਅਸਥਿਰੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਤੂ ਧਣੀ ਤਿਸ ਹੀ ਕੀ ਮੈ ਓਟ ॥
ਗੁਣ ਕੀ ਮਾਰੀ ਹਉ ਮੁਈ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਤੀ ਮਨਿ ਚੋਟ ॥੪੩॥

Jo āvahi se jāhi fun ā-e ga-e pacẖẖuṯāhi.

Lakẖ cẖa-orāsīh meḏnī gẖatai na vaḏẖai uṯāhi.

Se jan ubre jin har bẖā-i-ā. Ḏẖanḏẖā mu-ā vigūṯī mā-i-ā.

Jo ḏīsai so cẖālsī kis ka-o mīṯ kare-o.

Jī-o sampa-o āpṇā ṯan man āgai ḏe-o.

Asthir karṯā ṯū ḏẖaṇī ṯis hī kī mai ot.

Guṇ kī mārī ha-o mu-ī sabaḏ raṯī man cẖot. ||43||

In essence: Those who come shall go also; being into Maya, they continue to repent. For them, there are eighty-four kinds of existences that do not decrease or increase. Those ones who are in love with the Creator are saved, because in His love, their desire for worldly valuables goes away and their strife ends. Whoever we see is bound to go; whom should we befriend? Only permanent is the eternal Creator who is my support and I surrender my mind and body to Him. Through the Guru’s instruction, the mind is inspired. With the virtue of praising the Creator, one’s conceit (ਹਉ) is eradicated.

     In the following, the Guru asks the followers to follow what is being said instead of falling for the Maya pursuits:

ਰਾਣਾ ਰਾਉ ਨ ਕੋ ਰਹੈ ਰੰਗੁ ਨ ਤੁੰਗੁ ਫਕੀਰੁ ॥
ਵਾਰੀ ਆਪੋ ਆਪਣੀ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਬੰਧੈ ਧੀਰ ॥
ਰਾਹੁ ਬੁਰਾ ਭੀਹਾਵਲਾ ਸਰ ਡੂਗਰ ਅਸਗਾਹ ॥
ਮੈ ਤਨਿ ਅਵਗਣ ਝੁਰਿ ਮੁਈ ਵਿਣੁ ਗੁਣ ਕਿਉ ਘਰਿ ਜਾਹ ॥
ਗੁਣੀਆ ਗੁਣ ਲੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਮਿਲੇ ਕਿਉ ਤਿਨ ਮਿਲਉ ਪਿਆਰਿ ॥
ਤਿਨ ਹੀ ਜੈਸੀ ਥੀ ਰਹਾਂ ਜਪਿ ਜਪਿ ਰਿਦੈ ਮੁਰਾਰਿ ॥
ਅਵਗੁਣੀ ਭਰਪੂਰ ਹੈ ਗੁਣ ਭੀ ਵਸਹਿ ਨਾਲਿ ॥
ਵਿਣੁ ਸਤਗੁਰ ਗੁਣ ਨ ਜਾਪਨੀ ਜਿਚਰੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਨ ਕਰੇ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥੪੪॥

Rāṇā rā-o na ko rahai rang na ṯung fakīr.

Vārī āpo āpṇī ko-e na banḏẖai ḏẖīr.

Rāhu burā bẖīhāvalā sar dūgar asgāh.

Mai ṯan avgaṇ jẖur mu-ī viṇ guṇ ki-o gẖar jāh.

Guṇī-ā guṇ le parabẖ mile ki-o ṯin mila-o pi-ār.

Ŧin hī jaisī thī rahāʼn jap jap riḏai murār.

Avguṇī bẖarpūr hai guṇ bẖī vasėh nāl.

Viṇ saṯgur guṇ na jāpnī jicẖar sabaḏ na kare bīcẖār. ||44||

In essence: None of the kings, or the nobles, or the poor, or the rich, or the beggar is to stay here (forever). All go by their turns; no one can comfort others (because one who comforts others has to go also). The path is pernicious and dreadful; it’s like passing through impassable ocean. I suffer horribly in repentance because of my bad deeds. Without any virtue, how can I go to my home (to my Master). The virtuous ones have met Ekankar, how can I meet Him? (Answer) If I contemplate and remember Ekankar in my mind, I can also be virtuous like them. The mortal is filled with sins but virtues are also within him. Without having the Satiguru and practicing his shabda, the virtues are not realized

ਲਸਕਰੀਆ ਘਰ ਸੰਮਲੇ ਆਏ ਵਜਹੁ ਲਿਖਾਇ ॥
ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵਹਿ ਸਿਰਿ ਧਣੀ ਲਾਹਾ ਪਲੈ ਪਾਇ ॥
ਲਬੁ ਲੋਭੁ ਬੁਰਿਆਈਆ ਛੋਡੇ ਮਨਹੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ॥
ਗੜਿ ਦੋਹੀ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹ ਕੀ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਹਾਰਿ ॥
ਚਾਕਰੁ ਕਹੀਐ ਖਸਮ ਕਾ ਸਉਹੇ ਉਤਰ ਦੇਇ ॥
ਵਜਹੁ ਗਵਾਏ ਆਪਣਾ ਤਖਤਿ ਨ ਬੈਸਹਿ ਸੇਇ ॥
ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਹਥਿ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਜੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਤੈ ਦੇਇ ॥
ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ਕਿਸੁ ਆਖੀਐ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ਕਰੇਇ ॥੪੫॥

Laskarī-ā gẖar sammle ā-e vajahu likẖā-e.

Kār kamāvėh sir ḏẖaṇī lāhā palai pā-e.

Lab lobẖ buri-ā-ī-ā cẖẖode manhu visār.

Gaṛ ḏohī pāṯisāh kī kaḏe na āvai hār.

Cẖākar kahī-ai kẖasam kā sa-uhe uṯar ḏe-e.

Vajahu gavā-e āpṇā ṯakẖaṯ na baisėh se-e.

Parīṯam hath vaḏi-ā-ī-ā jai bẖāvai ṯai ḏe-e.

Āp kare kis ākẖī-ai avar na ko-e kare-i. ||45||

In essence: Like the soldiers, the beings are in their bodies to act according to the allotted pay (support of life); those who praise Akalpurakh get profit of it. They abandon greed and sins; they praise Akalpurakh loudly and never get defeated (by negative forces because they praise Him and take His ordinance happily). How that person who questions his Master can be called a servant? Such a person loses His support and a chance to sit on a throne of eternal bliss. All glories are in the hands of my Beloved (Akalpurakh); He gives to that one with whom He is pleased. Before whom we can cry for help? He is doing everything; no one can do at his/her own.

ਬੀਜਉ ਸੂਝੈ ਕੋ ਨਹੀ ਬਹੈ ਦੁਲੀਚਾ ਪਾਇ ॥
ਨਰਕ ਨਿਵਾਰਣੁ ਨਰਹ ਨਰੁ ਸਾਚਉ ਸਾਚੈ ਨਾਇ ॥
ਵਣੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਣੁ ਢੂਢਤ ਫਿਰਿ ਰਹੀ ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਕਰਉ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
ਲਾਲ ਰਤਨ ਬਹੁ ਮਾਣਕੀ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਹਾਥਿ ਭੰਡਾਰੁ ॥
ਊਤਮੁ ਹੋਵਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਇਕ ਮਨਿ ਏਕੈ ਭਾਇ ॥
ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਰਸਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਲਾਹਾ ਲੈ ਪਰਥਾਇ ॥
ਰਚਨਾ ਰਾਚਿ ਜਿਨਿ ਰਚੀ ਜਿਨਿ ਸਿਰਿਆ ਆਕਾਰੁ ॥
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੇਅੰਤੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰੁ ॥੪੬॥

Bīja-o sūjẖai ko nahī bahai ḏulīcẖā pā-e.

Narak nivāraṇ narah nar sācẖa-o sācẖai nā-e.

Vaṇ ṯariṇ dẖūdẖaṯ fir rahī man mėh kara-o bīcẖār.

Lāl raṯan baho māṇkī saṯgur hāth bẖandār.

Ūṯam hovā parabẖ milai ik man ekai bẖā-e.

Nānak parīṯam ras mile lāhā lai parthā-e.

Racẖnā rācẖ jin racẖī jin siri-ā ākār.

Gurmukẖ be-anṯ ḏẖi-ā-ī-ai anṯ na pārāvār. ||46||

In essence: I don’t see any other one, who is an eternal Master of all like Ekankar. Through the praise of His name, the eternal Master, who wards off miseries and pains, is obtained. After wandering through jungles and so on, now I have understood that the treasure of gems, jewels and pearls (virtues) is in the hand of the Satiguru; through him I can meet Ekankar by becoming sublime, pure and virtuous by falling in love sincerely with Him only. Oh Nanak! Those who are imbued with Him earn profit hereafter. Ekankar, who created the creation and the forms, is infinite and without limits; He can be meditated on through the Guru’s guidance.

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ੜਾੜੈ ਰੂੜਾ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਸੋਈ ॥ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਰਾਜਾ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥
ੜਾੜੈ ਗਾਰੁੜੁ ਤੁਮ ਸੁਣਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਵਸੈ ਮਨ ਮਾਹਿ ॥
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਮਤੁ ਕੋ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਹਿ ॥
ਸੋ ਸਾਹੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਜਿਸੁ ਹਰਿ ਧਨੁ ਰਾਸਿ ॥ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪੂਰਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਸਾਬਾਸਿ ॥
ਰੂੜੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
ਆਪੁ ਗਇਆ ਦੁਖੁ ਕਟਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਵਰੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਨਾਰਿ ॥੪੭॥

ṛāṛai rūṛā har jī-o so-ī. Ŧis bin rājā avar na ko-ī.

ṛāṛai gāruṛ ṯum suṇhu har vasai man māhi.

Gur parsādī har pā-ī-ai maṯ ko bẖaram bẖulāhi.

So sāhu sācẖā jis har ḏẖan rās. Gurmukẖ pūrā ṯis sābās.

Rūṛī baṇī har pā-i-ā gur sabḏī bīcẖār.

Āp ga-i-ā ḏukẖ kati-ā har var pā-i-ā nār. ||47||

In essence: My Master is the most beauteous one; there is no other King but Him. (Oh Pundit!) You listen to the Guru’s mantra; Akalpurakh will come to dwell in you. No one should be in any illusion that without the Guru’s blessings, Akalpurakh is obtained. Only that person who has the wealth of His name is rich. Such a person becomes perfect and praiseworthy with the Guru’s blessings. The Guru’s shabda is beauteous; by reflecting on it, Akalpurakh is obtained. As the soul-bride’s “self” (conceit) is eliminated, her pains are eradicated and she attains her Spouse, Akalpurakh.

     Regardless how much wealth we accumulate, it never gives us happiness that can last  forever; nonetheless, living in His love fills us with everlasting bliss:

ਸੁਇਨਾ ਰੁਪਾ ਸੰਚੀਐ ਧਨੁ ਕਾਚਾ ਬਿਖੁ ਛਾਰੁ ॥
ਸਾਹੁ ਸਦਾਏ ਸੰਚਿ ਧਨੁ ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਹੋਇ ਖੁਆਰੁ ॥
ਸਚਿਆਰੀ ਸਚੁ ਸੰਚਿਆ ਸਾਚਉ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਮੋਲੁ ॥
ਹਰਿ ਨਿਰਮਾਇਲੁ ਊਜਲੋ ਪਤਿ ਸਾਚੀ ਸਚੁ ਬੋਲੁ ॥
ਸਾਜਨੁ ਮੀਤੁ ਸੁਜਾਣੁ ਤੂ ਤੂ ਸਰਵਰੁ ਤੂ ਹੰਸੁ ॥
ਸਾਚਉ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਹਉ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ਤਿਸੁ ॥
ਮਾਇਆ ਮਮਤਾ ਮੋਹਣੀ ਜਿਨਿ ਕੀਤੀ ਸੋ ਜਾਣੁ ॥
ਬਿਖਿਆ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਏਕੁ ਹੈ ਬੂਝੈ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਸੁਜਾਣੁ ॥੪੮॥

Su-inā rupā sancẖī-ai ḏẖan kācẖā bikẖ cẖẖār.

Sāhu saḏā-e sancẖ ḏẖan ḏubiḏẖā ho-e kẖu-ār.

Sacẖi-ārī sacẖ sancẖi-ā sācẖa-o nām amol.

Har nirmā-il ūjlo paṯ sācẖī sacẖ bol.

Sājan mīṯ sujāṇ ṯū ṯū sarvar ṯū hans.

Sācẖa-o ṯẖākur man vasai ha-o balihārī ṯis.

Mā-i-ā mamṯā mohṇī jin kīṯī so jāṇ.

Bikẖi-ā amriṯ ek hai būjẖai purakẖ sujāṇ. ||48||

In essence: Usually we gather gold, silver, and wealth, but they are like poison and ashes/temporary. Those who gather wealth are called bankers, but their dilemma and duality waste their lives. The true ones gather Akalpurakh’s name that is invaluable. Those who remember the immaculate and pure Creator get true honor and respect; they say “Oh Akalpurakh! You are our beloved friend; you are all wise; you are the tank and its swan as well.” I sacrifice to those in whose minds the true Master dwells. (So, you) Only recognize Akalpurakh who has created the bewitching Maya. Those who have realized the all-wise Akalpurakh deem good and bad as the same (bitter or sweet comes from the same source: Akalpurakh).

ਖਿਮਾ ਵਿਹੂਣੇ ਖਪਿ ਗਏ ਖੂਹਣਿ ਲਖ ਅਸੰਖ ॥
ਗਣਤ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਕਿਉ ਗਣੀ ਖਪਿ ਖਪਿ ਮੁਏ ਬਿਸੰਖ ॥
ਖਸਮੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ਆਪਣਾ ਖੂਲੈ ਬੰਧੁ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥
ਸਬਦਿ ਮਹਲੀ ਖਰਾ ਤੂ ਖਿਮਾ ਸਚੁ ਸੁਖ ਭਾਇ ॥
ਖਰਚੁ ਖਰਾ ਧਨੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਤੂ ਆਪੇ ਵਸਹਿ ਸਰੀਰਿ ॥
ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਮੁਖਿ ਜਾਪੈ ਸਦਾ ਗੁਣ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਮਨਿ ਧੀਰ ॥
ਹਉਮੈ ਖਪੈ ਖਪਾਇਸੀ ਬੀਜਉ ਵਥੁ ਵਿਕਾਰੁ ॥
ਜੰਤ ਉਪਾਇ ਵਿਚਿ ਪਾਇਅਨੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਅਲਗੁ ਅਪਾਰੁ ॥੪੯॥

Kẖimā vihūṇe kẖap ga-e kẖūhaṇ lakẖ asaʼnkẖ.

Gaṇaṯ na āvai ki-o gaṇī kẖap kẖap mu-e bisankẖ.

Kẖasam pacẖẖāṇai āpṇā kẖūlai banḏẖ na pā-e.

Sabaḏ mahlī kẖarā ṯū kẖimā sacẖ sukẖ bẖā-e.

Kẖaracẖ kẖarā ḏẖan ḏẖi-ān ṯū āpe vasėh sarīr.

Man ṯan mukẖ jāpai saḏā guṇ anṯar man ḏẖīr.

Ha-umai kẖapai kẖapā-isī bīja-o vath vikār.

Janṯ upā-e vicẖ pā-i-an karṯā alag apār. ||49||

In essence: Lacking tolerance, innumerable numbers of people have perished; their count is not possible; how can I count them? All of them have perished being distressed and bothered. When one understands the eternal Master, one becomes broadminded and one’s chains of narrow-mindedness go away. Oh Ekankar! Through the Guru’s shabda, one sees you and attains virtues of forgiveness and peace. You become one’s support, wealth, and concentration. You become manifest in one, and one’s mind is stilled. And one starts praising you extremely; however, (and opposite of it) in self-conceit, the beings, without His name, are distracted by Maya and get ruined. (Look at His play!) The infinite Creator Himself remains detached though He has created the beings and put conceit in them.

      Here are few words on the wealth for which the world has gone crazy and to gain it, it remembers Him as well. Isn’t it sad that His love that frees us from all worries remains unimportant to us?

ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟੇ ਭੇਉ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਕੋਇ ॥ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਾ ਕਰੈ ਸੁ ਨਿਹਚਉ ਹੋਇ ॥
ਸੰਪੈ ਕਉ ਈਸਰੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ॥ ਸੰਪੈ ਪੁਰਬਿ ਲਿਖੇ ਕੀ ਪਾਈਐ ॥
ਸੰਪੈ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਚਾਕਰ ਚੋਰ ॥ ਸੰਪੈ ਸਾਥਿ ਨ ਚਾਲੈ ਹੋਰ ॥
ਬਿਨੁ ਸਾਚੇ ਨਹੀ ਦਰਗਹ ਮਾਨੁ ॥ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਪੀਵੈ ਛੁਟੈ ਨਿਦਾਨਿ ॥੫੦॥

Sariste bẖe-o na jāṇai ko-e. Saristā karai so nihcẖa-o ho-e.

Sampai ka-o īsar ḏẖi-ā-ī-ai. Sampai purab likẖe kī pā-ī-ai.

Sampai kāraṇ cẖākar cẖor. Sampai sāth na cẖālai hor.

Bin sācẖe nahī ḏargėh mān. Har ras pīvai cẖẖutai niḏān. ||50||

In essence: No one knows the secret of the Creator; it happens what the Creator does assuredly. People contemplate Him to get wealth; however, one gets as per His will (preordained-writ). Because of the wealth, the people become servants and thieves; however, it doesn’t go with anyone; after one’s death, someone other owns it. Without His true name, there is no honor given by Him. One who drinks Ekankar’s elixir (His name-love) gets liberated from this (the wealth-slavery).

        In the following stanza, the Guru makes clear what a seeker needs to do to realize the eternal Creator. Thus, it becomes clear that without falling in love with Him, we remain stuck in the Maya quagmire. Following the Guru’s guidance can be considered a Sikh’s goal of life while living in this Maya dominated world:

ਹੇਰਤ ਹੇਰਤ ਹੇ ਸਖੀ ਹੋਇ ਰਹੀ ਹੈਰਾਨੁ ॥
ਹਉ ਹਉ ਕਰਤੀ ਮੈ ਮੁਈ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਵੈ ਮਨਿ ਗਿਆਨੁ ॥
ਹਾਰ ਡੋਰ ਕੰਕਨ ਘਣੇ ਕਰਿ ਥਾਕੀ ਸੀਗਾਰੁ ॥
ਮਿਲਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਸਗਲ ਗੁਣਾ ਗਲਿ ਹਾਰੁ ॥
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥
ਹਰਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਕਿਨਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਦੇਖਹੁ ਮਨਿ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
ਹਰਿ ਪੜਣਾ ਹਰਿ ਬੁਝਣਾ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਰਖਹੁ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥
ਹਰਿ ਜਪੀਐ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਧਾਰੁ ॥੫੧॥

Heraṯ heraṯ he sakẖī ho-e rahī hairān.

Ha-o ha-o karṯī mai mu-ī sabaḏ ravai man gi-ān.

Hār dor kankan gẖaṇe kar thākī sīgār.

Mil parīṯam sukẖ pā-i-ā sagal guṇā gal hār.

Nānak gurmukẖ pā-ī-ai har si-o parīṯ pi-ār.

Har bin kin sukẖ pā-i-ā ḏekẖhu man bīcẖār.

Har paṛ-ṇā har bujẖ-ṇā har si-o rakẖahu pi-ār.

Har japī-ai har ḏẖi-ā-ī-ai har kā nām aḏẖār. ||51||

In essence: I am wonder-struck to see that my ‘self-conceit’ is gone; my mind is attached to the Guru’s shabda and I have attained the divine knowledge”. I am weary of wearing of necklace, hair-strings, and bracelets (I am tired of making religious show); however, after meeting my Beloved Ekankar, I am in peace, and now I wear the garlands of virtues. Oh Nanak! Through the Guru, love for Ekankar is attained (developed). Check out by pondering over it, without Ekankar, none has obtained peace. (The Guru’s advice is that) Read about Ekankar, understand Him, and be in love with Him. Have Ekankar’s support, recite His name and meditate on His name.

ਲੇਖੁ ਨ ਮਿਟਈ ਹੇ ਸਖੀ ਜੋ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਕਰਤਾਰਿ ॥
ਆਪੇ ਕਾਰਣੁ ਜਿਨਿ ਕੀਆ ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਪਗੁ ਧਾਰਿ ॥
ਕਰਤੇ ਹਥਿ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਬੂਝਹੁ ਗੁਰ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
ਲਿਖਿਆ ਫੇਰਿ ਨ ਸਕੀਐ ਜਿਉ ਭਾਵੀ ਤਿਉ ਸਾਰਿ ॥
ਨਦਰਿ ਤੇਰੀ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਬਦੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਭੂਲੇ ਪਚਿ ਮੁਏ ਉਬਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
ਜਿ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਦਰਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਤਿਸ ਕਾ ਕਿਆ ਕਰਿ ਕਹਿਆ ਜਾਇ ॥
ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ਗੁਰ ਆਪਣੇ ਜਿਨਿ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਦਿਤਾ ਦਿਖਾਇ ॥੫੨॥

Lekẖ na mit-ī he sakẖī jo likẖi-ā karṯār.

Āpe kāraṇ jin kī-ā kar kirpā pag ḏẖār.

Karṯe hath vaḏi-ā-ī-ā būjẖhu gur bīcẖār.

Likẖi-ā fer na sakī-ai ji-o bẖāvī ṯi-o sār.

Naḏar ṯerī sukẖ pā-i-ā Nānak sabaḏ vīcẖār.

Manmukẖ bẖūle pacẖ mu-e ubre gur bīcẖār.

Jė purakẖ naḏar na āvī ṯis kā ki-ā kar kahi-ā jā-e.

Balihārī gur āpṇe jin hirḏai ḏiṯā ḏikẖā-e. ||52||

In essence: Oh, my friend! Akalpurakh’s scribed writ cannot be erased. The Creator, who has created the universe, comes into mind (is met) with His grace. By reflecting on the Guru’s instructions, it is understood that all the glories are in the Creator’s hands. His scribed writ cannot be changed. Oh Nanak! Say: Oh Akalpurakh! Take care of us as it pleases you. With your grace, by reflecting on your name, peace is obtained. Those who are mind-slaves pass through miseries, but those who followed the Guru are saved. What can be said about Akalpurakh, who is not seen? I sacrifice to my Guru, who has shown Him within.  

          Whoever claims to be a religious teacher, must inspire the seekers to get attached to Ekankar by stilling his (her) mind in His love; only such a teacher deserves to be called educated; nonetheless, that teacher who only follows his mind falls in the trap of Maya:

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ਪਾਧਾ ਪੜਿਆ ਆਖੀਐ ਬਿਦਿਆ ਬਿਚਰੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥
ਬਿਦਿਆ ਸੋਧੈ ਤਤੁ ਲਹੈ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥
ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਬਿਦਿਆ ਬਿਕ੍ਰਦਾ ਬਿਖੁ ਖਟੇ ਬਿਖੁ ਖਾਇ ॥
ਮੂਰਖੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਨ ਚੀਨਈ ਸੂਝ ਬੂਝ ਨਹ ਕਾਇ ॥੫੩॥

Pāḏẖā paṛi-ā ākẖī-ai biḏi-ā bicẖrai sahj subẖā-e.

Biḏi-ā soḏẖai ṯaṯ lahai rām nām liv lā-e.

Manmukẖ biḏi-ā bikarḏā bikẖ kẖate bikẖ kẖā-e.

Mūrakẖ sabaḏ na cẖīn-ī sūjẖ būjẖ nah kā-e. ||53||

In essence: Only that Pundit who learns to live by stilling his mind (in peace) is really educated. Through the education, he understands Akalpurakh, the Origin of everything and remains imbued with His name. The mind-slave sells the knowledge he has. Thus, he earns poison and consumes poison. Because the foolish pundit has no understanding (of Akalpurakh), he doesn’t contemplate His name.

ਪਾਧਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਆਖੀਐ ਚਾਟੜਿਆ ਮਤਿ ਦੇਇ ॥
ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮਾਲਹੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਸੰਗਰਹੁ ਲਾਹਾ ਜਗ ਮਹਿ ਲੇਇ ॥
ਸਚੀ ਪਟੀ ਸਚੁ ਮਨਿ ਪੜੀਐ ਸਬਦੁ ਸੁ ਸਾਰੁ ॥
ਨਾਨਕ ਸੋ ਪੜਿਆ ਸੋ ਪੰਡਿਤੁ ਬੀਨਾ ਜਿਸੁ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਗਲਿ ਹਾਰੁ ॥੫੪॥੧॥

Pāḏẖā gurmukẖ ākẖī-ai cẖātṛi-ā maṯ ḏe-e.

Nām samālahu nām sangrahu lāhā jag mėh le-e.

Sacẖī patī sacẖ man paṛī-ai sabaḏ so sār.

Nānak so paṛi-ā so pandiṯ bīnā jis rām nām gal hār. ||54||1||

In essence: A true Guru’s follower is actually a Pundit who educates his disciples to contemplate Ekankar’s name and tells them that only profit in this world is to gather (be with Him) His name. A true patti (education) is to implant Ekankar in the mind; the Pundit should teach his disciples to contemplate Guru’s shabda. Oh Nanak! That person alone is a wise scholar, who has the garland of Ekankar’s name (It means: to be completely in love with Akalpurakh).

      In a nut shell, it can be said that the Guru states that those who, forgetting the eternal Creator, worship other entities are in spiritual darkness; none is beyond His ordinance and all are subject to come and go from this planet but the Eternal Creator. To realize Him, a true Guru, who has realized Him, is needed, but the Guru’s guidance to realize Him comes only through His blessings, and to have His blessings, one needs to tread on a virtuous path free from greed, conceit, anger, lust and deep attachment. Once one becomes virtuous through the Guru’s guidance, one remains focus on Ekankar, the eternal Creator. Having fear and love for Him, one gets rid of the Maya pursuits and remains in love with the Creator; consequently, Ekankaar blesses the Guru-oriented seeker. Then, loving the world creates no problem. Always remember that it is the attachment of the world that takes the seeker’s focus away from the Creator.

Completed

Wishes

Gurdeep Singh

Continues from the last month…

 At the last moment, when time to depart this planet comes, situation is not as usual as we think now. Thinking about that now, it is good to keep Him in the memory from right now:

 ਥਰ ਥਰ ਕੰਪੈ ਜੀਅੜਾ ਥਾਨ ਵਿਹੂਣਾ ਹੋਇ ॥

ਥਾਨਿ ਮਾਨਿ ਸਚੁ ਏਕੁ ਹੈ ਕਾਜੁ ਨ ਫੀਟੈ ਕੋਇ ॥
ਥਿਰੁ ਨਾਰਾਇਣੁ ਥਿਰੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਥਿਰੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
ਸੁਰਿ ਨਰ ਨਾਥਹ ਨਾਥੁ ਤੂ ਨਿਧਾਰਾ ਆਧਾਰੁ ॥
ਸਰਬੇ ਥਾਨ ਥਨੰਤਰੀ ਤੂ ਦਾਤਾ ਦਾਤਾਰੁ ॥
ਜਹ ਦੇਖਾ ਤਹ ਏਕੁ ਤੂ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰੁ ॥
ਥਾਨ ਥਨੰਤਰਿ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
ਅਣਮੰਗਿਆ ਦਾਨੁ ਦੇਵਸੀ ਵਡਾ ਅਗਮ ਅਪਾਰੁ ॥੩੪॥

Thar thar kampai jī-aṛā thān vihūṇā ho-e.

Thān mān sacẖ ek hai kāj na fītai ko-e.

Thir nārā-iṇ thir gurū thir sācẖā bīcẖār.

Sur nar nāthah nāth ṯū niḏẖārā āḏẖār.

Sarbe thān thananṯarī ṯū ḏāṯā ḏāṯār.

Jah ḏekẖā ṯah ek ṯū anṯ na pārāvār.

Thān thananṯar rav rahi-ā gur sabḏī vīcẖār.

Aṇmangi-ā ḏān ḏevsī vadā agam apār. ||34||

In essence: losing the support of the Creator, the soul trembles a lot. The real supporter and glory-giver is Ekankar. When His support is there, nothing goes wrong. Oh Ekankar! You are eternal, so is the Guru and the contemplation on you; thus, you remain in the hearts of those who have your support and the Guru’s guidance. Only you are the support of Devtas, men, and the unsupported ones. You are pervading all over and you are the Donor of the donors. Wherever I look, I see you; you have no limits. Through the Guru’s guidance, it is learned that Ekankar pervades all places. He, who is great, unfathomable and infinite, gives away gifts without asking.

ਦਇਆ ਦਾਨੁ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਤੂ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਦੇਖਣਹਾਰੁ ॥
ਦਇਆ ਕਰਹਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਮੇਲਿ ਲੈਹਿ ਖਿਨ ਮਹਿ ਢਾਹਿ ਉਸਾਰਿ ॥
ਦਾਨਾ ਤੂ ਬੀਨਾ ਤੁਹੀ ਦਾਨਾ ਕੈ ਸਿਰਿ ਦਾਨੁ ॥
ਦਾਲਦ ਭੰਜਨ ਦੁਖ ਦਲਣ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ॥੩੫॥

Ḏa-i-ā ḏān ḏa-i-āl ṯū kar kar ḏekẖaṇhār.

Ḏa-i-ā karahi parabẖ mel laihi kẖin mėh dẖāhi usār.

Ḏānā ṯū bīnā ṯuhī ḏānā kai sir ḏān.

Ḏālaḏ bẖanjan ḏukẖ ḏalaṇ gurmukẖ gi-ān ḏẖi-ān. ||35||

In essence: Oh Prabh! You are merciful; you are an embodiment of compassion and charity. After creating the Creation, you watch it. With mercy, you unite the beings with you; you destroy and build instantly. You are all-wise, all-watching and the most supreme Giver. You are eradicator of the mortals’ poverty and pain. You give your understanding through the Guru’s divine knowledge.

ਧਨਿ ਗਇਐ ਬਹਿ ਝੂਰੀਐ ਧਨ ਮਹਿ ਚੀਤੁ ਗਵਾਰ ॥
ਧਨੁ ਵਿਰਲੀ ਸਚੁ ਸੰਚਿਆ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਿਆਰਿ ॥
ਧਨੁ ਗਇਆ ਤਾ ਜਾਣ ਦੇਹਿ ਜੇ ਰਾਚਹਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਏਕ ॥
ਮਨੁ ਦੀਜੈ ਸਿਰੁ ਸਉਪੀਐ ਭੀ ਕਰਤੇ ਕੀ ਟੇਕ ॥
ਧੰਧਾ ਧਾਵਤ ਰਹਿ ਗਏ ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਅਨੰਦੁ ॥
ਦੁਰਜਨ ਤੇ ਸਾਜਨ ਭਏ ਭੇਟੇ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਵਿੰਦ ॥
ਬਨੁ ਬਨੁ ਫਿਰਤੀ ਢੂਢਤੀ ਬਸਤੁ ਰਹੀ ਘਰਿ ਬਾਰਿ ॥
ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਮੇਲੀ ਮਿਲਿ ਰਹੀ ਜਨਮ ਮਰਣ ਦੁਖੁ ਨਿਵਾਰਿ ॥੩੬॥

Ḏẖan ga-i-ai bahi jẖūrī-ai ḏẖan mėh cẖīṯ gavār.

Ḏẖan virlī sacẖ sancẖi-ā nirmal nām pi-ār.

Ḏẖan ga-i-ā ṯā jāṇ ḏėh je rācẖėh rang ek.

Man ḏījai sir sa-upī-ai bẖī karṯe kī tek.

Ḏẖanḏẖā ḏẖāvaṯ rėh ga-e man mėh sabaḏ anand.

Ḏurjan ṯe sājan bẖa-e bẖete gur govinḏ.

Ban ban firṯī dẖūdẖ-ṯī basaṯ rahī gẖar bār.

Saṯgur melī mil rahī janam maraṇ ḏukẖ nivār. ||36||

In essence: The mind of the foolish man remains engrossed in wealth; when it is lost, he greatly grieves. There are rare ones who gather the wealth of His name through His love. If by losing wealth, one’s mind gets absorbed in Ekankar, one should let it (the wealth) go. Surrender to Him completely and take only His support. When one’s mind goes in bliss with the Guru–shabda, one’s affairs of Maya come to an end. When Ekankar is met through the Guru, the mortals become good ones from bad ones. I have been looking for Him throughout the jungle, but I have found Him within. As the Guru unites us with Ekankar, we remain with Him and we are saved from the pains of birth and death.

            Thus the Guru keeps the seeker on Akalpurakh’s  path on which treading is difficult, but he advises, one should not worry about the Maya and its attractions if one  wants to get close to Him. Keeping His memory (Naam) within, living becomes worry free.

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ਨਾਨਾ ਕਰਤ ਨ ਛੂਟੀਐ ਵਿਣੁ ਗੁਣ ਜਮ ਪੁਰਿ ਜਾਹਿ ॥
ਨਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਏਹੁ ਨ ਓਹੁ ਹੈ ਅਵਗੁਣਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਛੁਤਾਹਿ ॥
ਨਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਨ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਹੈ ਨਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਧਰਮੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ॥
ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਕਹਾ ਕਿਆ ਜਾਣਾ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ॥
ਥਾਕਿ ਰਹੀ ਕਿਵ ਅਪੜਾ ਹਾਥ ਨਹੀ ਨਾ ਪਾਰੁ ॥
ਨਾ ਸਾਜਨ ਸੇ ਰੰਗੁਲੇ ਕਿਸੁ ਪਹਿ ਕਰੀ ਪੁਕਾਰ ॥
ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਿਉ ਪ੍ਰਿਉ ਜੇ ਕਰੀ ਮੇਲੇ ਮੇਲਣਹਾਰੁ ॥
ਜਿਨਿ ਵਿਛੋੜੀ ਸੋ ਮੇਲਸੀ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਹੇਤਿ ਅਪਾਰਿ ॥੩੭॥

Nānā karaṯ na cẖẖūtī-ai viṇ guṇ jam pur jāhi.

Nā ṯis ehu na oh hai avguṇ fir pacẖẖuṯāhi.

Nā ṯis gi-ān na ḏẖi-ān hai nā ṯis ḏẖaram ḏẖi-ān.

Viṇ nāvai nirbẖa-o kahā ki-ā jāṇā abẖimān.

Thāk rahī kiv apṛā hāth nahī nā pār.

Nā sājan se rangule kis pėh karī pukār.

Nānak pari-o pari-o je karī mele melaṇhār.

Jin vicẖẖoṛī so melsī gur kai heṯ apār. ||37||

In essence: By doing various religious rites, the mortals cannot get liberated, because without virtues, they face miseries of death. This way, they don’t make this world or hereafter better and they go in repentance. Such people have no divine knowledge or concentration; they have no faith or meditation. Without His name, how can they have the fearless Creator? How can they understand self-conceit (its influences). I am tired and I couldn’t know His limits. I have no friends, who are imbued with the Creator. Before whom should I cry for help? Oh Nanak! If I remember my beloved Akalpurakh, He can unite me with Him, because He is the one who is uniter. Akalpurakh, who has caused this separation, will unite me with Him through the Guru, who infuses love in us for the Infinite One.

ਪਾਪੁ ਬੁਰਾ ਪਾਪੀ ਕਉ ਪਿਆਰਾ ॥ ਪਾਪਿ ਲਦੇ ਪਾਪੇ ਪਾਸਾਰਾ ॥
ਪਰਹਰਿ ਪਾਪੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ਆਪੁ ॥ ਨਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਸੋਗੁ ਵਿਜੋਗੁ ਸੰਤਾਪੁ ॥
ਨਰਕਿ ਪੜੰਤਉ ਕਿਉ ਰਹੈ ਕਿਉ ਬੰਚੈ ਜਮਕਾਲੁ ॥
ਕਿਉ ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣਾ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਝੂਠੁ ਬੁਰਾ ਖੈ ਕਾਲੁ ॥
ਮਨੁ ਜੰਜਾਲੀ ਵੇੜਿਆ ਭੀ ਜੰਜਾਲਾ ਮਾਹਿ ॥
ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਕਿਉ ਛੂਟੀਐ ਪਾਪੇ ਪਚਹਿ ਪਚਾਹਿ ॥੩੮॥

Pāp burā pāpī ka-o pi-ārā. Pāp laḏe pāpe pāsārā.

Parhar pāp pacẖẖāṇai āp. Nā ṯis sog vijog sanṯāp.

Narak paṛaʼnṯa-o ki-o rahai ki-o bancẖai jamkāl.

Ki-o āvaṇ jāṇā vīsrai jẖūṯẖ burā kẖai kāl.

Man janjālī veṛi-ā bẖī janjālā māhi.

Viṇ nāvai ki-o cẖẖūtī-ai pāpe pacẖėh pacẖāhi. ||38||

In essence: Sin is bad but it is dear to the sinner, who gets into loads of sins and keeps making ostentation. If he abandons sinning, only then he can realize his “inner-self”, and to him there will be no sorrow, separation and sufferings. (If one remains in sins) how can one escape from falling into miseries and pains of death? How this coming and going can be over? Falsehood (sin) is bad (the mortals cling to it). Because of it, the mortals suffer death-fear. As the mind stays in sins, it gets enveloped with the entanglements of sins. Without His name, how can one be liberated (one cannot), because in sins, one suffers repeatedly?

         While treading on a sinful path, there is no way, the Creator can be realized.

ਫਿਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਫਾਹੀ ਫਾਸੈ ਕਊਆ ॥ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਛੁਤਾਨਾ ਅਬ ਕਿਆ ਹੂਆ ॥
ਫਾਥਾ ਚੋਗ ਚੁਗੈ ਨਹੀ ਬੂਝੈ ॥ ਸਤਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਤ ਆਖੀ ਸੂਝੈ ॥
ਜਿਉ ਮਛੁਲੀ ਫਾਥੀ ਜਮ ਜਾਲਿ ॥ ਵਿਣੁ ਗੁਰ ਦਾਤੇ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਭਾਲਿ ॥
ਫਿਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਆਵੈ ਫਿਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਜਾਇ ॥
ਇਕ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਚੈ ਰਹੈ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥ ਇਵ ਛੂਟੈ ਫਿਰਿ ਫਾਸ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥੩੯॥

Fir fir fāhī fāsai ka-ū-ā. Fir pacẖẖuṯānā ab ki-ā hū-ā.

Fāthā cẖog cẖugai nahī būjẖai. Saṯgur milai ṯa ākẖī sūjẖai.

Ji-o macẖẖulī fāthī jam jāl. Viṇ gur ḏāṯe mukaṯ na bẖāl.

Fir fir āvai fir fir jā-e.

Ik rang racẖai rahai liv lā-e. Iv cẖẖūtai fir fās na pā-e. ||39||

In essence: Crow like mortals fall into the net of Maya again and again. When they repent, what can happen then? Being trapped, they enjoy temptation (Of Maya), but they don’t understand its consequences. If one meets the Satiguru, only then one can comprehend it. Like a fish, one is trapped into the death net. Without the Guru, the beneficent, there is no salvation. Such people repeatedly come and go. There are some who remain imbued with Ekankar.  And, they become liberated never to be trapped again.

           First of all, one should deem oneself as a guest here, because no one is forever here. The Body for which one works day and night is left alone when the breath stops. In its service, the entire life is spent and at the end, one leaves without realizing Him.

ਬੀਰਾ ਬੀਰਾ ਕਰਿ ਰਹੀ ਬੀਰ ਭਏ ਬੈਰਾਇ ॥
ਬੀਰ ਚਲੇ ਘਰਿ ਆਪਣੈ ਬਹਿਣ ਬਿਰਹਿ ਜਲਿ ਜਾਇ ॥
ਬਾਬੁਲ ਕੈ ਘਰਿ ਬੇਟੜੀ ਬਾਲੀ ਬਾਲੈ ਨੇਹਿ ॥
ਜੇ ਲੋੜਹਿ ਵਰੁ ਕਾਮਣੀ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਹਿ ਤੇਹਿ ॥
ਬਿਰਲੋ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਬੂਝਣਉ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸਾਚਿ ਮਿਲੇਇ ॥
ਠਾਕੁਰ ਹਾਥਿ ਵਡਾਈਆ ਜੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਤੈ ਦੇਇ ॥
ਬਾਣੀ ਬਿਰਲਉ ਬੀਚਾਰਸੀ ਜੇ ਕੋ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਇ ॥
ਇਹ ਬਾਣੀ ਮਹਾ ਪੁਰਖ ਕੀ ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਵਾਸਾ ਹੋਇ ॥੪੦॥

Bīrā bīrā kar rahī bīr bẖa-e bairā-e.

Bīr cẖale gẖar āpṇai bahiṇ birėh jal jā-e.

Bābul kai gẖar betṛī bālī bālai nehi.

Je loṛėh var kāmṇī saṯgur sevėh ṯehi.

Birlo gi-ānī būjẖ-ṇa-o saṯgur sācẖ mile-e.

Ŧẖākur hāth vadā-ī-ā jai bẖāvai ṯai ḏe-e.

Baṇī birla-o bīcẖārsī je ko gurmukẖ ho-e.

Ih baṇī mahā purakẖ kī nij gẖar vāsā ho-e. ||40||

In essence: This body keeps calling the soul” oh brother” in love, but eventually, the soul becomes a stranger (goes away). The soul brother leaves her for home and the body-sister suffers in separation. Like a daughter, who involves in toy-playing while in father’s home, the soul involves in the worldly toy-attractions, which are very short lived. If the soul wants to have her Spouse, she should serve the Satiguru. Rare are those who understand this fact by meeting the Satiguru with love. All glories are in the hands of the Master, who gives them to that one with whom He is pleased. A rare person who is a true Guru’s follower will reflect on the Guru’s bani. This Satiguru’s bani is such that with it, the mind stills within.

                 Everything falls in His ordinance; He makes and destroys the creation at His own will.. Through the Guru only one gets connected to Him.

ਭਨਿ ਭਨਿ ਘੜੀਐ ਘੜਿ ਘੜਿ ਭਜੈ ਢਾਹਿ ਉਸਾਰੈ ਉਸਰੇ ਢਾਹੈ ॥
ਸਰ ਭਰਿ ਸੋਖੈ ਭੀ ਭਰਿ ਪੋਖੈ ਸਮਰਥ ਵੇਪਰਵਾਹੈ ॥
ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਨੇ ਭਏ ਦਿਵਾਨੇ ਵਿਣੁ ਭਾਗਾ ਕਿਆ ਪਾਈਐ ॥
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਡੋਰੀ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਪਕੜੀ ਜਿਨ ਖਿੰਚੈ ਤਿਨ ਜਾਈਐ ॥
ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇ ਸਦਾ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਬਹੁੜਿ ਨ ਪਛੋਤਾਈਐ ॥
ਭਭੈ ਭਾਲਹਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੂਝਹਿ ਤਾ ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਵਾਸਾ ਪਾਈਐ ॥
ਭਭੈ ਭਉਜਲੁ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਵਿਖੜਾ ਆਸ ਨਿਰਾਸਾ ਤਰੀਐ ॥
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਆਪੋ ਚੀਨ੍ਹ੍ਹੈ ਜੀਵਤਿਆ ਇਵ ਮਰੀਐ ॥੪੧॥

Bẖan bẖan gẖaṛī-ai gẖaṛ gẖaṛ bẖajai dẖāhi usārai usre dẖāhai.

Sar bẖar sokẖai bẖī bẖar pokẖai samrath veparvāhai.

Bẖaram bẖulāne bẖa-e ḏivāne viṇ bẖāgā ki-ā pā-ī-ai.

Gurmukẖ gi-ān dorī parabẖ pakṛī jin kẖincẖai ṯin jā-ī-ai.

Har guṇ gā-e saḏā rang rāṯe bahuṛ na pacẖẖoṯā-ī-ai.

Bẖabẖai bẖālėh gurmukẖ būjẖėh ṯā nij gẖar vāsā pā-ī-ai.

Bẖabẖai bẖa-ojal mārag vikẖ-ṛā ās nirāsā ṯarī-ai.

Gur parsādī āpo cẖīnĥai jīvṯi-ā iv marī-ai. ||41||

In essence: Prabh breaks and fashions (His creation); by fashioning again, He shatters, demolishes and builds it again to demolish; The omnipotent and carefree Prabh has the capability to dry up the filled-up tanks, and also, He fills them fully. Deluded by doubts, the people are crazy. Without the good luck, they find nothing (about Him). The Guru’s guidance is held in Prabh’s hand; a person to whom He attracts toward Him goes toward Him. (Through the Guru’s guidance) Such people whom He draws toward Him remain imbued with Him and they don’t repent again, The Guru’s followers seek Him and get stilled in their hearts. In the desirous-world, those who restrain their desires swim across the arduous ocean. When one understands one’s “inner-self” through the Guru’s blessings, one doesn’t remain acquisitive; this is the way to be dead while living.

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ਮਾਇਆ ਮਾਇਆ ਕਰਿ ਮੁਏ ਮਾਇਆ ਕਿਸੈ ਨ ਸਾਥਿ ॥
ਹੰਸੁ ਚਲੈ ਉਠਿ ਡੁਮਣੋ ਮਾਇਆ ਭੂਲੀ ਆਥਿ ॥
ਮਨੁ ਝੂਠਾ ਜਮਿ ਜੋਹਿਆ ਅਵਗੁਣ ਚਲਹਿ ਨਾਲਿ ॥
ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਮਨੁ ਉਲਟੋ ਮਰੈ ਜੇ ਗੁਣ ਹੋਵਹਿ ਨਾਲਿ ॥
ਮੇਰੀ ਮੇਰੀ ਕਰਿ ਮੁਏ ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਭਾਲਿ ॥
ਗੜ ਮੰਦਰ ਮਹਲਾ ਕਹਾ ਜਿਉ ਬਾਜੀ ਦੀਬਾਣੁ ॥
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੇ ਨਾਮ ਵਿਣੁ ਝੂਠਾ ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣੁ ॥
ਆਪੇ ਚਤੁਰੁ ਸਰੂਪੁ ਹੈ ਆਪੇ ਜਾਣੁ ਸੁਜਾਣੁ ॥੪੨॥

Mā-i-ā mā-i-ā kar mu-e mā-i-ā kisai na sāth.

Hans cẖalai uṯẖ dumṇo mā-i-ā bẖūlī āth.

Man jẖūṯẖā jam johi-ā avguṇ cẖalėh nāl.

Man mėh man ulto marai je guṇ hovėh nāl.

Merī merī kar mu-e viṇ nāvai ḏukẖ bẖāl.

Gaṛ manḏar mėhlā kahā ji-o bājī ḏībāṇ.

Nānak sacẖe nām viṇ jẖūṯẖā āvaṇ jāṇ.

Āpe cẖaṯur sarūp hai āpe jāṇ sujāṇ. ||42||

In essence: Many died crying for more and more wealth, but it never went with anyone. The soul departs in dilemma and the wealth is forsaken right here. The death warns the mind, which is impure with Maya greed; the demerits go with the living one (Maya is left behind). If one’s mind has virtues, it becomes detached to Maya and gets stilled within. Without the name of Akalpurakh, puffed up in pride, people fall into miseries. In this short-lived play, the fortresses, mansions, palaces and courts are left here. Oh Nanak! Without Akalpurakh’s name, all life is a waste. Akalpurakh is wise and beauteous; He is self- accomplished and omniscient.

                    The Guru suggests looking at the Maya race that never ends and destroys a chance of getting connected to the Creator. Is it worth following Maya? Shouldn’t He be preferred to Maya?

CONTINUES…….

Wishes

Gurdeep Singh