Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji : Present, Living, Satguru, Shri Guru Granth Sahib ji (Part-3)

84. Present, Living, Satguru, Shri Guru Granth Sahib ji (Part-3)

Then on February 23, many Sikhs chiefs gathered under the leadership of Jathedar Kartar Singh Jhabbar and started for Nankana Sahib. The different pieces of bodies of the Sikhs were collected and put into funeral pyres in masses. A prayer was performed in the holy feet of the guru for the departed souls. After the Ardas(prayer) Bhai Hira Singh ji took the Hukamnama which is stated on page 578 as :

Those who long for the Lord, are said to be His servants. Nanak knows this Truth, that the Lord is not different from His Saint. As water mixes and blends with water,so does one's light mix and blend with the Lord's Light. Merging with the perfect, all-powerful Creator, one comes to know his own self. Then, he enters the celestial state of absolute Samaadhi, and speaks of the One and Only Lord. He Himself is unmanifest, and He Himself is liberated; He Himself speaks of Himself. O Nanak, doubt, fear and the limitations of the three qualities are dispelled, as one merges into the Lord, like water blending with water.

Hearing the Hukamnama, the congregation felt that the martyrdom of the Sikhs in the previous day was as water mingles with water and takes its form. Similarly, the Gursikhs who sacrifice their lives for the guru merge their souls with the Almighty and become One with him. There remains no difference between God and them and they attain the stage of harmony with God. Then came the dreadful time of June 1984. The tanks and canons of Indian army destroyed Sri Akaal Takhat into ruins. Bullets were fired on Sri Harmandar Sahib. All of Punjab began to creep under the shadow of death and even the daily schedule of Harmandar Sahib was disrupted. It was several days before the Maryada(Traditional routine of Sikhism) of Sri Harmandar Sahib was restored. So hukamnama from Guru Granth Sahib ji was taken and it is stated on page 608 as :

Who should I ask ? Who should I worship ? All were created by Him. Whoever appears to be the greatest of the great, shall ultimately be mixed with the dust. The Fearless, Formless Lord, the Destroyer of Fear bestows all comforts, and the nine treasures. O Dear Lord, Your gifts alone satisfy me. Why should I praise the poor helpless man? Why should I feel subservient to him ?

It was felt after listening to the hukamnama that Shabad Guru was consoling the Sikhs, giving hints about the future and directing them to take the shelter of the great Guru. They were to believe in One Almighty God who has created this world. Those people who have forgotten the existence of God under the influence of maya(wealth) would become part dust one day. The time passed by. Indira Gandhi, Prime minister of India who had ordered the army to destroy Akaal Takhat was assassinated. On that day the Hukamnama from Sri Guru Granth Sahib at Harmandar Sahib is stated on page 627 :

You always preserve the honor of Your devotees, O Dear Lord; You have protected them from the very beginning of time. You protected Your servant Prahlaad, O Dear Lord, and annihilated Harnaakhash. The Gurmukhs place their faith in the Dear Lord, but the self-willed manmukhs are deluded by doubt. O Dear Lord, this is Your Glory. You preserve the honor of Your devotees, O Lord Master; Your devotees seek Your Sanctuary. ||Pause||

The words of shabad Guru proved to be true within six months. After the murder of Indira Gandhi, so many innocent Sikhs who were traveling, sitting in the houses, walking on side walks or simply doing there house jobs were badly beaten, tortured, fired at, buried alive and killed. Their stores and businesses were robbed. Their women were raped and assaulted. No body gave them shelter and stood by them. One’s own country seemed to be a foreign aggressor. It was a very critical time. Even at that time, the voice of Shabad guru(Hukamnaama from Harmandar sahib) was as stated on page 793 :

That day which comes, that day shall go. You must march on; nothing remains stable. Our companions are leaving, and we must leave as well. We must go far away. Death is hovering over our head Why are you asleep? Wake up, you ignorant fool! You believe that your life in the world is true. The One who gave you life shall also provide you with nourishment. In each and every heart, He runs His shop. Meditate on the Lord, and renounce your egotism and self-conceit. Within your heart, contemplate the Naam, the Name of the Lord, sometime. Your life has passed away, but you have not arranged your path. Evening has set in, and soon there will be darkness on all sides. Says Ravidaas, O ignorant mad-man, don't you realize, that this world is the house of death ?

Shabad guru was narrating the truth and giving comfort too; as every body who came to this world must die one day. So many have died and one day we will die too when our turn comes. Some people are caught in worldly pleasures to such an extent that they have forgotten about their death. They do not clear the path of life through which they have to pass through. This would not happen if they kept the words of Guru Nanak Dev ji in their mind. As stated on page 1264 as :

The Divine True Guru is the Embodiment, the Image of the Lord; He utters the Ambrosial Word.

According to the principles of Guru ji, “A body (physical form ) can never be a guru. It is only a method or a path. A path or a method never remains eternal in life but Guru is eternal. As stated on page 759 :

My True Guru, forever and ever, does not come and go. He is the Imperishable Creator Lord; He is permeating and pervading among all.

Guru Kalgidhar ji also commands as :

Let knowledge be the Guru teach your soul, let concentration be the ashes you put on your body

Knowledge is achieved through Shabad. Shabad and Satguru are alike. Bhai Gurdas ji by giving three examples has written a Swayia. In the first example he says that a tree is grown from a fruit seed and the fruit comes from the tree. Look at this amazing creation. Just like the fragrance is hidden in the Chandan wood and the importance of chandan is because of the fragrance. They are both alike and no body can find out the difference of this amazing game. Also, as every piece of wood contains fire and fire is produced through wood. Similarly Shabad contains Guru and Guru contains the shabad. This mystery can be understood by guru only. There is not even a little bit difference between shabad and Guru. As stated in Bhai Gurdas ji’s vaar Swayia :

As fruit comes from a tree and the tree comes from the fruit This wonderous act cannot be described how it unfolds As the scent is in sandal wood and the wood is inseparable from the scent Astounding characteristic cannot be fathomed by anyone As fire is contained within wood and the wood inseperable from fire This wonder is extremely mysterious The true guru is within the word and the word is inseperable from the true guru Guru gives concentration and knowledge to those without merit

That is why Satguru Ram Das ji has commanded in Kanra Raag that the shabad(word) of Guru is the real form of Guru who guides the person in both worlds. As stated on page 1309

The True Guru is the Word, and the Word is the True Guru, who teaches the Path of Liberation.

One must abandon all other aid and seek refuge of Guru Granth Sahib ji …

Some people have faith in the people of the land and their country Some people have faith on the strength of their profession as a ferry Some people have faith in their formidable king or emperor as a friend Some have faith that their family and clan will settle their affairs Some have faith in their understanding of divine language of the gods or prophesy Some have faith in the grace of saintly actions Some have faith in their cleverness and astute actions or ability to astonish I have faith only on one guru Granth the true emperor.

Every Gursikh should remember those words of shabad Guru, which were uttered when Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji gave title of Guruship to Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji. These words were as :

Honorable Guru is always present and apparent, never is my sight far from you

May God bless us with the realization that ,” Guru meray Sang Sadha hai naalay’(God Almighty is always with me) because then even the greatest obstacle will not be in the way of Gursikh as Satguru ji says :

Satguru ji always protects us and will always protect us.





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				84. Present, Living, Satguru, Shri Guru Granth Sahib ji (Part-3) Then on February 23, many Sikhs chiefs gathered under the leadership of Jathedar Kartar Singh Jhabbar and started for Nankana Sahib. The different pieces of bodies of the Sikhs were collected and put into funeral pyres in masses. A prayer was performed in the holy feet of the guru for the departed souls. After the Ardas(prayer) Bhai Hira Singh ji took the Hukamnama which is stated on page 578 as : Those who long for the Lord, are said to be His servants. Nanak knows this Truth, that the Lord is not different from His Saint. As water mixes and blends with water,so does one's light mix and blend with the Lord's Light. Merging with the perfect, all-powerful Creator, one comes to know his own self. Then, he enters the celestial state of absolute Samaadhi, and speaks of the One and Only Lord. He Himself is unmanifest, and He Himself is liberated; He Himself speaks of Himself. O Nanak, doubt, fear and the limitations of the three qualities are dispelled, as one merges into the Lord, like water blending with water. Hearing the Hukamnama, the congregation felt that the martyrdom of the Sikhs in the previous day was as water mingles with water and takes its form. Similarly, the Gursikhs who sacrifice their lives for the guru merge their souls with the Almighty and become One with him. There remains no difference between God and them and they attain the stage of harmony with God. Then came the dreadful time of June 1984. The tanks and canons of Indian army destroyed Sri Akaal Takhat into ruins. Bullets were fired on Sri Harmandar Sahib. All of Punjab began to creep under the shadow of death and even the daily schedule of Harmandar Sahib was disrupted. It was several days before the Maryada(Traditional routine of Sikhism) of Sri Harmandar Sahib was restored. So hukamnama from Guru Granth Sahib ji was taken and it is stated on page 608 as : Who should I ask ? Who should I worship ? All were created by Him. Whoever appears to be the greatest of the great, shall ultimately be mixed with the dust. The Fearless, Formless Lord, the Destroyer of Fear bestows all comforts, and the nine treasures. O Dear Lord, Your gifts alone satisfy me. Why should I praise the poor helpless man? Why should I feel subservient to him ? It was felt after listening to the hukamnama that Shabad Guru was consoling the Sikhs, giving hints about the future and directing them to take the shelter of the great Guru. They were to believe in One Almighty God who has created this world. Those people who have forgotten the existence of God under the influence of maya(wealth) would become part dust one day. The time passed by. Indira Gandhi, Prime minister of India who had ordered the army to destroy Akaal Takhat was assassinated. On that day the Hukamnama from Sri Guru Granth Sahib at Harmandar Sahib is stated on page 627 : You always preserve the honor of Your devotees, O Dear Lord; You have protected them from the very beginning of time. You protected Your servant Prahlaad, O Dear Lord, and annihilated Harnaakhash. The Gurmukhs place their faith in the Dear Lord, but the self-willed manmukhs are deluded by doubt. O Dear Lord, this is Your Glory. You preserve the honor of Your devotees, O Lord Master; Your devotees seek Your Sanctuary. \|\|Pause\|\| The words of shabad Guru proved to be true within six months. After the murder of Indira Gandhi, so many innocent Sikhs who were traveling, sitting in the houses, walking on side walks or simply doing there house jobs were badly beaten, tortured, fired at, buried alive and killed. Their stores and businesses were robbed. Their women were raped and assaulted. No body gave them shelter and stood by them. One’s own country seemed to be a foreign aggressor. It was a very critical time. Even at that time, the voice of Shabad guru(Hukamnaama from Harmandar sahib) was as stated on page 793 : That day which comes, that day shall go. You must march on; nothing remains stable. Our companions are leaving, and we must leave as well. We must go far away. Death is hovering over our head Why are you asleep? Wake up, you ignorant fool! You believe that your life in the world is true. The One who gave you life shall also provide you with nourishment. In each and every heart, He runs His shop. Meditate on the Lord, and renounce your egotism and self-conceit. Within your heart, contemplate the Naam, the Name of the Lord, sometime. Your life has passed away, but you have not arranged your path. Evening has set in, and soon there will be darkness on all sides. Says Ravidaas, O ignorant mad-man, don't you realize, that this world is the house of death ? Shabad guru was narrating the truth and giving comfort too; as every body who came to this world must die one day. So many have died and one day we will die too when our turn comes. Some people are caught in worldly pleasures to such an extent that they have forgotten about their death. They do not clear the path of life through which they have to pass through. This would not happen if they kept the words of Guru Nanak Dev ji in their mind. As stated on page 1264 as : The Divine True Guru is the Embodiment, the Image of the Lord; He utters the Ambrosial Word. According to the principles of Guru ji, “A body (physical form ) can never be a guru. It is only a method or a path. A path or a method never remains eternal in life but Guru is eternal. As stated on page 759 : My True Guru, forever and ever, does not come and go. He is the Imperishable Creator Lord; He is permeating and pervading among all. Guru Kalgidhar ji also commands as : Let knowledge be the Guru teach your soul, let concentration be the ashes you put on your body Knowledge is achieved through Shabad. Shabad and Satguru are alike. Bhai Gurdas ji by giving three examples has written a Swayia. In the first example he says that a tree is grown from a fruit seed and the fruit comes from the tree. Look at this amazing creation. Just like the fragrance is hidden in the Chandan wood and the importance of chandan is because of the fragrance. They are both alike and no body can find out the difference of this amazing game. Also, as every piece of wood contains fire and fire is produced through wood. Similarly Shabad contains Guru and Guru contains the shabad. This mystery can be understood by guru only. There is not even a little bit difference between shabad and Guru. As stated in Bhai Gurdas ji’s vaar Swayia : As fruit comes from a tree and the tree comes from the fruit This wonderous act cannot be described how it unfolds As the scent is in sandal wood and the wood is inseparable from the scent Astounding characteristic cannot be fathomed by anyone As fire is contained within wood and the wood inseperable from fire This wonder is extremely mysterious The true guru is within the word and the word is inseperable from the true guru Guru gives concentration and knowledge to those without merit That is why Satguru Ram Das ji has commanded in Kanra Raag that the shabad(word) of Guru is the real form of Guru who guides the person in both worlds. As stated on page 1309 The True Guru is the Word, and the Word is the True Guru, who teaches the Path of Liberation. One must abandon all other aid and seek refuge of Guru Granth Sahib ji … Some people have faith in the people of the land and their country Some people have faith on the strength of their profession as a ferry Some people have faith in their formidable king or emperor as a friend Some have faith that their family and clan will settle their affairs Some have faith in their understanding of divine language of the gods or prophesy Some have faith in the grace of saintly actions Some have faith in their cleverness and astute actions or ability to astonish I have faith only on one guru Granth the true emperor. Every Gursikh should remember those words of shabad Guru, which were uttered when Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji gave title of Guruship to Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji. These words were as : Honorable Guru is always present and apparent, never is my sight far from you May God bless us with the realization that ,” Guru meray Sang Sadha hai naalay’(God Almighty is always with me) because then even the greatest obstacle will not be in the way of Gursikh as Satguru ji says : Satguru ji always protects us and will always protect us.

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