(Continues from the last month)
ਵੈਸਾਖਿ ਧੀਰਨਿ ਕਿਉ ਵਾਢੀਆ ਜਿਨਾ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਬਿਛੋਹੁ ॥
ਹਰਿ ਸਾਜਨੁ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ਕੈ ਲਗੀ ਮਾਇਆ ਧੋਹੁ ॥
ਪੁਤ੍ਰ ਕਲਤ੍ਰ ਨ ਸੰਗਿ ਧਨਾ ਹਰਿ ਅਵਿਨਾਸੀ ਓਹੁ ॥
ਪਲਚਿ ਪਲਚਿ ਸਗਲੀ ਮੁਈ ਝੂਠੈ ਧੰਧੈ ਮੋਹੁ ॥
ਇਕਸੁ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨੁ ਅਗੈ ਲਈਅਹਿ ਖੋਹਿ ॥
ਦਯੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ਵਿਗੁਚਣਾ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਬਿਨੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥
ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਚਰਣੀ ਜੋ ਲਗੇ ਤਿਨ ਕੀ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਸੋਇ ॥
ਨਾਨਕ ਕੀ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਮਿਲਹੁ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥
ਵੈਸਾਖੁ ਸੁਹਾਵਾ ਤਾਂ ਲਗੈ ਜਾ ਸੰਤੁ ਭੇਟੈ ਹਰਿ ਸੋਇ ॥੩॥
Vaisākẖ ḏẖīran ki-o vādẖī-ā jinā parem bicẖẖohu.
Har sājan purakẖ visār kai lagī mā-i-ā ḏẖohu.
Puṯar kalṯar na sang ḏẖanā har avināsī oh.
Palacẖ palacẖ saglī mu-ī jẖūṯẖai ḏẖanḏẖai moh.
Ikas har ke nām bin agai la-ī-ah kẖohi.
Ḏa-yu visār vigucẖṇā parabẖ bin avar na ko-e.
Parīṯam cẖarṇī jo lage ṯin kī nirmal so-e.
Nānak kī parabẖ benṯī parabẖ milhu parāpaṯ ho-e.
Vaisākẖ suhāvā ṯāʼn lagai jā sanṯ bẖetai har so-e. ||3||{SGGS-133-134}
In essence: How, those brides, who are separated from their Spouse and who have no love for their Spouse, can have stilled minds in this month of Vaisakh? They, being in the love of the deceitful Maya, have forgotten their dear Ekankar, the all-pervading Spouse. One’s son, wife, and the wealth do not go with one but Ekankar, who is imperishable. The entire world suffers through the false love of Maya affairs. Except Ekankar’s name, all other deeds go in vain. Forgetting the merciful Ekankar brings frustration, and without Him, there is none other (who can help us). Those who are attached to my Beloved have pious glory. Nanak prays humbly: Oh Ekankar! Meet me so that I can get that (glory). The month of Vaisakh becomes pleasing if a Sant unites me with Ekankar.
The Guru takes on those who are in love with Maya and who suffer because of that. How a Maya lover can have peace of mind? There is not a chance to get one’s mind stilled by being in love with Maya, because it is the Creator’s love which showers with peace and bliss upon the devotees. Going within to realize who are we will lead to falling in love with Him, because, we are more than the bodies we have. Being align with this thought, the Guru says that the next month Vaisakh is spent in miseries because of the Maya love. Betraying for Maya creates miserable destiny. Understanding the Creator’s presence, within and out, purifies the mind littered with duality. He can be addressed with many names but nothing is out of Him; life force is a simple example of His existing energy from the earth to all the planets. The life itself is a stamp of His existence all over. By disconnecting from that, the mortal remains in quagmire of miseries. The Guru refers to that above.
ਹਰਿ ਜੇਠਿ ਜੁੜੰਦਾ ਲੋੜੀਐ ਜਿਸੁ ਅਗੈ ਸਭਿ ਨਿਵੰਨਿ ॥
ਹਰਿ ਸਜਣ ਦਾਵਣਿ ਲਗਿਆ ਕਿਸੈ ਨ ਦੇਈ ਬੰਨਿ ॥
ਮਾਣਕ ਮੋਤੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਉਨ ਲਗੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਸੰਨਿ ॥
ਰੰਗ ਸਭੇ ਨਾਰਾਇਣੈ ਜੇਤੇ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵੰਨਿ ॥
ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਲੋੜੇ ਸੋ ਕਰੇ ਸੋਈ ਜੀਅ ਕਰੰਨਿ ॥
ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਕੀਤੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਸੇਈ ਕਹੀਅਹਿ ਧੰਨਿ ॥
ਆਪਣ ਲੀਆ ਜੇ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਿਛੁੜਿ ਕਿਉ ਰੋਵੰਨਿ ॥
ਸਾਧੂ ਸੰਗੁ ਪਰਾਪਤੇ ਨਾਨਕ ਰੰਗ ਮਾਣੰਨਿ ॥
ਹਰਿ ਜੇਠੁ ਰੰਗੀਲਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਧਣੀ ਜਿਸ ਕੈ ਭਾਗੁ ਮਥੰਨਿ ॥੪॥
Har jeṯẖ juṛanḏā loṛī-ai jis agai sabẖ nivann.
Har sajaṇ ḏāvaṇ lagi-ā kisai na ḏe-ī bann.
Māṇak moṯī nām parabẖ un lagai nāhī sann.
Rang sabẖe nārā-iṇai jeṯe man bẖāvann.
Jo har loṛe so kare so-ī jī-a karann.
Jo parabẖ kīṯe āpṇe se-ī kahī-ahi ḏẖan.
Āpaṇ lī-ā je milai vicẖẖuṛ ki-o rovann.
Sāḏẖū sang parāpaṯe Nānak rang māṇan.
Har jeṯẖ rangīlā ṯis ḏẖaṇī jis kai bẖāg mathann. ||4||{SGGS-134}
In essence: In the month of Jeth, we should involve with Har to whom all bow. If one gets attached to Har, no one can bind one. Har’s name is like gems and pearls, but no one can steal it. All the acts of the Creator are pleasing. Whatever He likes, He does it and what He wants, the beings do. Blessed are those ones to whom Har has made His own (got closer to Him). If Har were obtained through our efforts, then why would we cry at separation? Oh Nanak! Those ones whom the Guru has met obtain Har and enjoy being close to Him. The month of Jeth month is lovely for that fortunate person, who is destined to be with Har.
Nothing is obtained or realized without the Creator’s blessings; it is His Will that prevails. When He blesses one, no power can deprive one of His blessings; when He blesses one to be with Him, no one or thing can separate one from Him. One’s own efforts alone cannot help one to be with Him, because through efforts, He is not obtained, and one suffers through His separation. It is the willingness in love with Him that triggers His blessings. He is always there to awaken even all those who are sleep in Maya; however, a little urge, a little love and a feeling of separation from Him turn one toward Him to receive His blessings.
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