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Sikh 80 ji, aad0002 Ji,

  Any question about understanding Gurbani is not questioning or doubting Gurbani; if any feels so, it is pity that Guru Message has been missed as per His Hukm. I am going to support this idea with the help of our Glorious Guru jian. Read on

  ਪਉੜੀ   ਧਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਸਤ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਹਮਾਰਾ ਜਿਤੁ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਹਮ ਕਉ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਆਈ   ਧਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਸਤ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਹਮਾਰਾ ਜਿਤੁ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਹਮ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਪਾਈ  

  Pauri.   Blessed! blessed! is my Satguru, the True person, meeting whom I have obtained peace.   Blessed! blessed! is my Satguru, the person, meeting whom I have attained the Lord's meditation.  

  ਸਾਡਾ ਸਤਪੁਰਖੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਧੰਨ ਹੈਜਿਸ ਦੇ ਮਿਲਿਆਂ ਸਾਡੇ ਹਿਰਦੇ ਵਿਚ ਠੰਡ ਪਈ ਹੈਤੇ ਜਿਸਦੇ ਮਿਲਿਆਂ ਅਸਾਂ ਪਰਮਾਤਮਾ ਦੀ ਭਗਤੀ ਲੱਭੀ ਹੈ

  ਧਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਹਮਾਰਾ ਜਿਸ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਤੇ ਹਮ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ   ਧਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਹਮਾਰਾ ਜਿਨਿ ਵੈਰੀ ਮਿਤ੍ਰੁ ਹਮ ਕਉ ਸਭ ਸਮ ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਦਿਖਾਈ  

  Auspicious! auspicious! is my True Guru, the Lord's devotee, serving whom I have come to profess love for the God's Name.   Sublime, sublime is my True Guru, the Lord's divine, who has made me see the foe and friend with the same-eye.  

  ਹਰੀ ਦਾ ਭਗਤ ਸਾਡਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਧੰਨ ਹੈਜਿਸ ਦੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰ ਕੇ ਅਸਾਂ ਹਰੀ ਦੇ ਨਾਮ ਵਿਚ ਬਿਰਤੀ ਜੋੜੀ ਹੈਹਰੀ ਦੇ ਗਿਆਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਸਾਡਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਧੰਨ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਨੇ ਵੈਰੀ ਕੀਹ ਤੇ ਸਜਨ ਕੀਹ-ਸਭ ਵਾਲ ਸਾਨੂੰ ਏਕਤਾ ਦੀ ਨਜ਼ਰ (ਨਾਲ ਵੇਖਣ ਦੀ ਜਾਚ) ਸਿਖਾਈ ਹੈ

  ਧਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਮਿਤ੍ਰੁ ਹਮਾਰਾ ਜਿਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮ ਸਿਉ ਹਮਾਰੀ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਬਣਾਈ੧੯  

  Praiseworthy! Praise worthy! is the True Guru, my friend, who has make me embrace love for the Lord's Name

  ਸਾਡਾ ਸੱਜਣ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਧੰਨ ਹੈਜਿਸ ਨੇ ਹਰੀ ਦੇ ਨਾਮ ਨਾਲ ਸਾਡਾ ਪਿਆਰ ਬਣਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਹੈ੧੯

  In the above Pouri Satguru ji is defining charismatic guidance of Guru who enables the seekers to understand HIM and experiencing HIS presence. Greatness of Guru becomes so high even words are not enough to describe Guru’s greatness. Guru seva, here is not mere physical activity but following Guru and living as Guru guides. Any one if continues to slander others and claim to be true follower of Guru ji, is simply doesn’t know what Guru ji says.


Guru ji himself questions Hippocratic approach of people who cannot progress further from “matha tek” in the following Guru Shabad. “ only Matha takna, or saying” Guru Dhan hai, Guru God hai” is not enough as per Guru ji, note down the word” dithyaan” visiting and bowing” Why Guru ji is saying so? Answer lies in last Vaak of this Shalok. Guru ji totally disapproves ritual activities, Guru wants “attention” not that bragging and boasting of being true devotee. With attention, Guru sculptures the mind of the seeker to be totally imbued with the Creator which is more important than any statements made by the devotee about personal observations. Target of Guru is dirt of ego of the devotee, if it( ego ) is there, visit to the Guru, hearing of Guru Shabad is useless.

  Please enjoy Guru's declaration in this context

  ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ    ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਨੋ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਵੇਖਦਾ ਜੇਤਾ ਜਗਤੁ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ   ਡਿਠੈ ਮੁਕਤਿ  ਹੋਵਈ ਜਿਚਰੁ ਸਬਦਿ  ਕਰੇ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ   ਹਉਮੈ ਮੈਲੁ  ਚੁਕਈ ਨਾਮਿ  ਲਗੈ ਪਿਆਰੁ  

  Slok 3rd Guru.   All the mortals, that there are, of the world, behold the true Guru.   By merely seeing the Guru, one is not emancipated, until one reflects not on the Guru's hymns.   His filth of ego is removed not, nor is the love for the Name implanted.  


ਜਿਤਨਾ ਇਹ ਸਾਰਾ ਸੰਸਾਰ ਹੈ (ਇਸ ਵਿਚ) ਹਰੇਕ ਜੀਵ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਦੇ ਦਰਸਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ (ਪਰ) ਨਿਰਾ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕੀਤਿਆਂ ਮੁਕਤੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਮਿਲਦੀਜਦ ਤਾਈਂ ਜੀਵ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਵਿਚ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦਾ, (ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾ) ਅਹੰਕਾਰ (-ਰੂਪ ਮਨ ਦੀ) ਮੈਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਉਤਰਦੀ ਤੇ ਨਾਮ ਵਿਚ ਪਿਆਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਬਣਦਾ

  Now read the following

  ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬਾਣੀ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਹੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਾ ਹੋਇ

Gurmukẖ baṇī barahm hai sabaḏ milāvā ho*ė.

The Exalted Guru's Word is God Himself and it is through Word that man obtains union with God.


ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ਤੂ ਜਿਤੁ ਸੇਵਿਐ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ੩੦੬੩

Nānak nām samāl ṯū jiṯ sėvi*ai sukẖ ho*ė. ||4||30||63||

O Nanak! Remember thee God's Name, by serving whom, thou shalt obtain peace.

  Look at the first Guru Vaak, why Bani is honored as Braham? Answer is in” shabad milava hoe” Gurbani is medium, through Gurbani, Braham, the Lord is met, and systematically it prepares the soul for its Creator. Directly Guru ji addresses to the seeker that the only way out of happiness is NAAM/ Love for HIM Guru ji never meant the devotees to be stuck with one word, Guru ji keeps giving explanation of every point he uses as a part of his guidance as per His Ordinance. Now please look at the follow Guiru bachan, here Guru ji goes further how it all works

  Ga*oṛī mehlā 5.

[/FONT]Gauri 5th Guru.[/FONT]

[/FONT]ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਰਿਦ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਧਾਰੈ

[/FONT]Gur kā sabaḏ riḏ anṯar ḏẖārai.

[/FONT]He who places Guru's teaching within his heart,[/FONT]

What is meant by this? In simple words, one needs to live Guru teaching

[/FONT]ਪੰਚ ਜਨਾ ਸਿਉ ਸੰਗੁ ਨਿਵਾਰੈ

[/FONT]Pancẖ janā si*o sang nivārai.

[/FONT]severs connection with the five passions,[/FONT]

How? To battle the five primal negative forces and win. In the next Guru Vaak, it is made more clear what Guru ji wants from the follower

[/FONT]ਦਸ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੀ ਕਰਿ ਰਾਖੈ ਵਾਸਿ

[/FONT]Ḏas inḏrī kar rākẖai vās.

[/FONT]and keeps under his control the ten (five sensory and five motor) organs.[/FONT]

If this way Guru teachings are practiced, look what Guru ji declares as a fruit of His bliss

[/FONT]ਤਾ ਕੈ ਆਤਮੈ ਹੋਇ ਪਰਗਾਸੁ

[/FONT]Ŧā kai āṯmai ho*ė pargās. ||1||

[/FONT]Within his mind, the Divine Light shines.[/FONT]

 [/FONT]  Now lets ponder over that Guru Shabad which is misunderstood by many and sticking in quagmire is inevitable unless Guru ji is not understood. Kindly read the complete Guru Shabad to understand Guru Message

  ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ    ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਬਾਣੀ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ਹੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਜੇਵਡੁ ਅਵਰੁ  ਕੋਇ   ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਅਗਮ ਅਥਾਹੁ ਹੈ ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਸਚਾ ਸੋਇ   ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਵੇਪਰਵਾਹੁ ਹੈ ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਹੋਇ   ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਵੈ ਕੋਇ   ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਕਰਮੀ ਪਾਈਐ ਆਪਿ ਦਇਆ ਕਰਿ ਦੇਇ   ਨਾਨਕ ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਲਏਇ  

  Salok mehlā 3.   vāhu vāhu baṇī nirankār hai ṯis jėvad avar na ko*ė.   vāhu vāhu agam athāhu hai vāhu vāhu sacẖā so*ė.   vāhu vāhu vėparvāhu hai vāhu vāhu karė so ho*ė.   vāhu vāhu amriṯ nām hai gurmukẖ pāvai ko*ė.   vāhu vāhu karmī pā*ī*ai āp ḏa*i*ā kar ḏė*ė.   Nānak vāhu vāhu gurmukẖ pā*ī*ai an*ḏin nām la*ė*ė. ||1||  

  Slok 3rd Guru.   Wah! Wah! (wonderful) are the words which denote the formless Lord. There is none so great as He.   Wonderful! wonderful! is the Inaccessible and Unfathomable Lord. Hail! hail! unto Him, the True One.   Self-dependent is the Lord Master and whatever He does, that comes to pass.   Blessed! blessed! is the Nectar - Name which a few holy men obtain.   The Lord's praise, man obtains through His grace, and showing mercy, He Himself bestows it.   Nanak, by remembering the Name through the Guru, day and night, the wonderful Lord is obtained.  

  In the First guru Vaak, “ Tis jevad awr n koe” is addressed to The Lord, then in the following Guru Vaakas, His praise goes on. In the second Guru Vaak, His infinity is sung, in the third one, His being “ beparvah” from all as every thing is in His Ordinance. In the fourth one, His Naam is praised as nectar which is achieved by a few Gurmukh. In fifth Guru Vaak, importance of His grace is praised, in the last Guru Vaak, again Guru ji stresses how Gurmukh obtains Him by contemplating on HIM. 

  In this Guru Shabad, Wah Wah Bani” Bani is praised as it denotes the Formless, Gurbani’s denoting force is praised. In the same manner, Guru ji is also becomes like Nirankar but the Lord remains above of all. Gurbani is revealed by Him, It is Him who puts His power in the Guru. Here is admission by Guru ji how Guru becomes revered force, reducing Akaal Purakh to ones own imagination is pretty  much  deep abyss of ignorance. Please enjoy following Guru Bachan dispelling all darkness human mind creates by being ignorant about THE ULTIMATE TRUTH

    ਗੁਰ ਵੇਖਣ ਕਉ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਈ ਲੋਚੈ ਨਵ ਖੰਡ ਜਗਤਿ ਨਮਸਕਾਰਿਆ   ਤੁਧੁ ਆਪੇ ਆਪੁ ਰਖਿਆ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਵਿਚਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਆਪੇ ਤੁਧੁ ਸਵਾਰਿਆ   ਤੂ ਆਪੇ ਪੂਜਹਿ ਪੂਜ ਕਰਾਵਹਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕਉ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰਿਆ  

  all long to see the Guru. The world of nine continents bows before him.   Thine ownself Thou hast places in the True Guru and Thou Thyself has bedecked the Guru, O Lord.   My Creator Thou Thyself adorest the True Guru and causest others to adore him.  


(ਇਹ ਬਰਕਤਾਂ ਸੁਣ ਕੇ) ਹਰੇਕ ਜੀਵ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਦਾ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਨ ਨੂੰ ਤਾਂਘਦਾ ਹੈ ਤੇ ਸੰਸਾਰ ਵਿਚ ਨਵਾਂ ਖੰਡਾਂ (ਦੇ ਜੀਵ) ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਦੇ ਅੱਗੇ ਸਿਰ ਨਿਵਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਨੂੰ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਹੇ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ! ਤੂੰ ਆਪਣਾ ਆਪ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਵਿਚ ਲੁਕਾ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਹੈ ਤੇ ਤੂੰ ਆਪ ਹੀ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਨੂੰ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਹੈ। ਤੂੰ ਆਪ ਹੀ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਨੂੰ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਦੇਂਦਾ ਹੈਂ ਤੇ ਆਪ ਹੀ (ਹੋਰਨਾਂ ਪਾਸੋਂ ਗੁਰੂ ਦੀ) ਵਡਿਆਈ ਕਰਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈਂ


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