Var-12
One Oankar, the primal energy, realised through the grace of divine preceptor.
Pauri-1 Conduct of Gurusikhs
I am sacrifice unto those Gursikhs who go to have the glimpse of the Guru. I am sacrifice unto those Gursikhs who touching the feet sit in the assembly of the Guru. I am sacrifice unto those Gursikhs who speak sweet. I am sacrifice unto those Gursikhs who prefer their fellow disciples to their sons and friends. I am sacrifice unto those Gursikhs who love the service to the Guru. I am sacrifice unto those Gursikhs who get across and make other creatures also swim across. Meeting such Gursikhs, all the sins are erased.
Pauri-2 Daily routine of Gursikhs
I am sacrifice unto those Gursikhs who get up in the last quarter of night. I am sacrifice unto those Gursikhs who getting up in early morning ambrosial hours and take bath in the sacred tank. I am sacrifice unto those Gursikhs who remember the Lord with single devotion. I am sacrifice unto those Gursikhs who join holy congregation and sit there. I am sacrifice unto those Gursikhs who sing and listen to Gurbani daily. I am sacrifice unto those Gursikhs who meet others whole heartedly. I am sacrifice unto those Guriskhs who celebrate Guru’s anniversaries with full devotion. Such Sikhs get blessed by the service of the Guru and progress further successfully.
Pauri-3 The heart of a Gursikh
I am sacrifice unto him who being mighty considers himself powerless. I am sacrifice unto him who being grand considers himself humble. I am sacrifice unto him who leaving all cleverness becomes childlike. I am sacrifice unto him who loves the will of the Master. I am sacrifice unto him who becoming Gurmukh wishes to follow the way of the Guru. I am sacrifice unto him who considers himself a guest in this world and keeps himself ready to depart from here. Such a person is acceptable here and in the hereafter.
Pauri-4 Detachment of a Gurmukh
I love him deeply who cultivates humility through Gurmat, the wisdom of Guru. I love him deeply who does not go near another’s wife. I love him deeply who touches not other’s wealth. I love him deeply who becoming indifferent to the backbiting of others, detaches himself. I love him deeply, who listening to the teachings of the true Guru practices it in actual life. I love him deeply who sleeps little and eats little. Such a gurmukh absorbs himself in the equipoise.
Pauri-5 Knowledge of a Gursikh
I am ready to be cut into four pieces for him who accepts Guru and God as one. I am ready to be cut four pieces by him who does not allow the sense of duality to enter into him. I am ready to be cut into four pieces for him who understands the evil done to him as good one. I am ready to be cut into four pieces for him who never speaks ill of anyone. I am ready to be cut into four pieces for him who is ready to suffer loss for the sake of others. I am ready to be cut into four pieces for him who enjoys doing altruistic activities. Such a humble person understanding the Word of Guru, himself becomes the perfect Guru.
Pauri-6 The selfless state of the Sikh
May I be a sacrifice unto those Gursikhs who, meeting the true Guru have eradicated their ego. May I be a sacrifice unto those Gursikhs who,living amidst maya, remain indifferent to it. May I be a sacrifice unto those Gursikhs who, in accordance with Gurmat concentrate their mind on the feet of the Guru. May I be a sacrifice unto those Gursikhs who, imparting the teachings of the Guru make another disciple meet the Guru. May I be a sacrifice unto those Gursikhs who, have resisted and bounded the outgoing mind. May I be a sacrifice unto those Gursikhs who, while living among hopes and desires, remain detached from it. Remain indifferent to them and learn steadfastly the teaching of the true Guru.
Pauri-7 Mischief of Brahma
Calling himself great, Brahma entered into the naval lotus to know its end. For many ages he wandered in the cycle of transmigration and ultimately become dumbfounded. He left no stone unturned but remain misguided in his own so called greatness. He becoming four headed and wise would recited the four vedas. He would make people understand many things but seeing the beauty of his own daughter Saraswati become enamoured. He made his knowledge of the four Vedas futile . Proud as he became, he had to repent eventually. In fact the Lord is ineffable, in Vedas also He has been described neti, neti that is not this one.
Pauri-8 Feats of ten incarnations
Vishnu incarnated ten times and decimated his rival warriors. The incarnations in the diverse forms of fish, tortoise, swine, man-lion, and dwarf. Parsu Ram, Ram , Krishan, and very much proud incarnation of Kalki have flourished. Ran was hero of Ramayan, and Krishan was all in all in the Mahabharat. But the lust and anger were not sub limited and greed, infatuation and ego were not eschewed. None remembered the True Guru (God) and nobody took the benefit of holy congregation. All acted arrogantly being full of evil propensities.
Pauri-9 Mahadev Shiva
Though Mahadev was an ascetic of high order but being full of ignorance he could not even identify Yoga. He merely subordinated Bhairav, ghosts, Ksetrapals, and baitals- all malignant spirits. He would eat akk- colatropis procera, a wild plant of desert- and datura resided in funeral ground at night. He would wear the lion or elephant skin and would make people restive by playing on tabor (damru). He came to be known as nath of the naths but never becoming masterless or humble did he remember God. His main task was to destroy world malignantly. He would not understand the technique of enjoyment and repudiation that is yoga. One attains the fruits of pleasure by becoming a Gurmukh and being in the holy congregation.
Pauri-10 Indra and Brahma
Indra has long age and he ruled Indrapuri. When fourteen Indras are finished, the one day of Brahma passes. With the fall of one hair of Lomas Rishi, one Brahma is known to have ended his life, so one can easily guess that like innumerable hair of Lomas Rishi, Brahmas are also many. Sesanag and Mahesa are also supposed to be living eternally but none has attained peace. God does not like the hypocrisy of yoga, hedonism, recitation, asceticism,common customary acts and the like. He who keeps his ego with him cannot sit in equipoise.
Pauri-11 Rishi Narad and others
Even being adept in Vedas and Shastras Narad, the sage, had no forebearance. He would listen to conversations of one assembly and would talk about it to the other. Sanaks et al also always reminded of the child wisdom and because of their restive nature they could never attain contentment and always suffered loss. They went to heaven and happened to curse Jay and Vijay- the door keepers of heaven. Ultimately they had to repent. Because of his ego, Sukhdev also suffered for a long time of twelve years in the womb of his mother. Sun and moon also full of blemishes, indulge in the cycle of rising and setting. Engrossed in Maya they are all afflicted with ego.
Pauri-12 The Celebates and Virtuous
So called cellibates, virtuous and contented ones have also not comprehended contentment the actual technique of celibacy and other virtues. The Siddhas and Naths controlled by ego and divided into many sects roam hither and thither showing miracles. All the four varnas in the world going astray in delusions are clashing with one another. Under the aegis of the six Shastras, yogis have adopted twelve ways and becoming indifferent to the world have gone away from its responsibilities. Gurmukh, who is beyond varnas and its further denominations, is like the betel leaf, which out of various colours adopts one steadfast colour red of all the virtues. In the six seasons and twelve months as and when the Gurmukh is visualized, he enlightens all like the sun of knowledge. The delightful fruit for gurmukhs is his love for the Lord.
Pauri-13 The earth and tree
As a result of the rational combination of five elements this lovely abode of dharma in the form of earth has been created. The earth is placed in water and again in earth the water is placed. Having their heads downwards that is trees rooted in the earth grow on it and reside in the deep lone forests. These trees are also altruists which when stoned rain fruits for the creatures of the earth. The fragrance of sandal makes the whole vegetation fragrant. In the company of Gurmukhs the consciousness is merged into Word and man attains the fruits of delight through the ambrosial speech. Ineffable is the story of unmanifest Lord; His dynamism is unknowable.
Pauri-14 The Devotees of Dhruv et al.
Dhruv, Prahlad, Vibhishan,Ambris, Bali and Janak are well known personalities. They all were princes, and hence the rajas game of hope and desire was always on them. Dhru was beaten up by his stepmother and Prahlad was caused to suffer by his father. Vibishan got Lanka by divulging the secrets of home and Ambris became happy seeing the Sudarshan Chakra sent by Vishnu, as his protector to save him from Durvasa. Janak by keeping one leg into soft bedding and another into the boiling cauldron showed his power of hathyoga and let down the real dharma. The man who had eschewed his ego and has subsumed in the Lord is respected in the court of Lord. Only Gurmukhs have attained the fruits of delight and only they are accepted here and hereafter.
Pauri-15 Low born selfless devotees.
In Kaliyuga, a devotee named Namdev made the temple rotate and dead cow alive. It is said that Kabir used to go out of prison as and when he liked. Dhanna, the Jatt that is farmer, and Sadhana born in a low butcher class got across the world ocean. Considering Ravidas a devotee of the Lord all the four varnas praise him. Bein, the saint was a spiritualist and Sain born as low caste barber was a true devotee of the Lord. Falling at and becoming the dust of the feet is the great trance for the Sikhs of the Guru. The devotees, though they beheld the imperceptible Lord, yet they do not disclose this to anyone.
Pauri-16 Superiority of Kaliyuga
Satyuga is said to be the best but in it if one committed sin, the whole country suffered. In Treta,one did the wrong act and the whole town would suffer. In Duapar, sinful act of one person made the whole family suffer. The justice of Kaliyuga is true because in it only he reaps the evil deeds who sows. Sadparbrahm and that disciple who merges his consciousness in the Sabdabrahm is in fact Guru and the true Guru- God. Sadparbrahm, the Guru is attained in the holy congregation by remembering the name if the Lord in the ambrosial hours. A mild spoken, humble, and giver through his hands moves in equipoise and remains happy. Ever new love of devotion to the Lord keeps the gurmukhs happy.
Pauri-17 Waheguru Mantra
The formless Lord has been beholden in the form of the light of Guru Nanak and other Gurus. The Gurus recited Word-Guru as Waheguru who is beyond the Vedas and Katebas- the semitic scriptures. Therefore all the four varnas and all the four semitic religions have sought the shelter of the lotus feet of the Guru. When the Gurus in the form of Philosopher’s stone touched them, that alloy of eight metal changed into gold in the form of Sikhism. The Gurus giving them place at their feet removed their malady of ego. For Gurmukhs they cleared the highway of God’s will. The perfect Guru made the perfect arrangements.
Pauri-18 Description of a Gurmukh
Being beyond transmigration the altruists came in this world. Preaching loving devotion, through the holy congregation reside in the abode of truth. Gurmukhs being swans of the highest order (paramhans) keep their consciousness merged in Word- the Brahm. They are like sandal, which makes the fruitful and fruitless vegetation fragrant alike. In the World Ocean they are like that vessel which ferries across the whole family comfortably and successfully. They remain undisturbed and detached amid the waves of worldly phenomena. Remaining absorbed in the equipoise is the delightful fruit of the Gurmukhs.
Pauri-19 To bear the unbearable.
The blessed is disciple as well as the Guru, who has made the disciple to pray before the primeval Lord. Blessed is the glimpse of the true Guru and that vision is also blessed one which peeps into mind concentrated upon the Guru. The Word of the true Guru and that meditational faculty is also blessed which has made the mind sustain the true knowledge bestowed by Guru. Blessed are the lotus feet of the Guru along with that forehead that rests upon the feet of the Guru. Auspicious is the teaching of the Guru and that heart is a blessed one wherein resides the Guru mantra. Auspicious is the wash of Guru’s feet and that wisdom is also blessed one which understanding its significance has tasted that rare nectar. This way, the gurmukhs have endured the unsustainable delight of the fruit of Guru’s glimpse.
Pauri-20 Grandeur of holy congregation.
Holy congregation is that ocean of delight in which the waves of Lord’s praise adorn it. Myriad rubies diamonds and pearls in the form of Guru’s teachings exist in this ocean. Musicality here is like a jewel and merging their consciousness in the rhythm of the silent musical Word, the listeners listen to it with rapt attention. Here the miraculous powers are subservient and the four ideals of life- dharma, arth, kama and moksha- are servants and being transitory do not attract the attention of the people who reached this stage. Myriad means here work as lamps and myriad men getting elated quaff the nectar. Myriads of wish fulfilling cows graze delightfully in the forest of wish fulfilling trees. In fact the pleasure fruit of the gurmukhs is ineffable.
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