Var – 2
One Onkar, the primal energy, realised through the grace of divine preceptor.
Pauri-1 Subjective Manglacharan
The mirror in the form of the world is in the hand of Lord and man sees himself in it. God visualises and makes men see the guises and philosophies of six schools in this mirror. Man is reflected in the mirror in exactly the same way as is his propensity. The laughing person finds a laughing form in it. Whereas the wailing person finds himself as well as everybody wailing. Same is the case of clever person. The Lord Himself is pervading in this world mirror but He is specifically perceivable in and through the holy congregation.
Pauri-2 Example of an instrumentalist
The Lord resembles an instrumentalist who holding the instrument in his hand plays all the different measures on it. Listening to the tunes played he remains immersed in them and eulogises the Supreme. Merging his consciousness in the Word he becomes elated and makes others also delighted Lord is the speaker as well as listener immersed in superconsciousness. Himself all bliss he permeates one and all. This mystery that the Lord is omnipresent, is only understood by a gurmukh, the Guru oriented one.
Pauri-3 Himself the enjoyer as well as the joy
He, the Lord, Himself posing to be hungry goes into the kitchen and cooks the food kneading in all sorts of delights. Himself eating and getting satiated He showers praises on the dainty dishes. He Himself is the delight as well as the delighted. He is the juice as well as the tongue which relishes its taste. He permeating through all, Himself is the giver as well as receiver. Knowing the fact that He permeates among all, the Gurmukh feels immense pleasure.
Pauri 4 Continuing – Himself the enjoyer as well as the joy
He Himself spreads the bedstead and Himself reclines on it. Entering into the dreams, He wanders through far off regions. Making a pauper a king and the king a pauper He puts them in pain and pleasure. In the form of water, He Himself gets hot and cold. Amidst sorrows and delights, He moves around and responds to the call when called. The gurmukh, realising His nature of permeating through all attains happiness.
Pauri-5 Deserving Distinctions
As the drops of rain in the Svati Nakshtra- fifteen star formation twenty seven star formations known in India- fall equally at all places. And falling into water they merge in water and on earth they become earth. At places it transforms into plants and vegetation, sweet and bitter; at some places they are well adorned with myriad flowers and fruits. Falling on the banana leaves they transform into cooling camphor. The same when they fall into a sea-shell becoming pearls. Gone into the mouth of a snake they turn into deadly poison and always think evil. The Lord pervades all places and sits in state in the holy congregation.
Pauri-6 Effect of the Sangat or Company
Mixing with tin, copper transforms into bronze. The same copper mixed with zinc appears in the form of brass. Copper mixed with lead changes pewter, a brittle metal called bharath in Punjab. With the touch of philosopher’s stone, the same copper becomes gold. When transformed into ashes copper become a medicine. Likewise, though the Lord is omnipresent, yet the effects of the company of man are different over men. Knowing this much, the Lord is eulogised in the holy congregation.
Pauri-7 – Example of water.
As water mixed with black dye looks black; and mixed with red water gets red. It turns out to be yellow adding yellow dye. And with the green becomes pleasure-giving green. As per the seasons it gets hot or cold. Likewise, the Lord God operates to the needs of creatures. The gurmukh who is full of joy comprehends this mystery.
Pauri-8 Other Examples
Fire lights the lamp and light dispels the darkness. The ink obtained from the ashes of the lamp is used by the writer. From the lamp women get colluvium for women to adore their eyes. With the same ink are written eulogies of the Lord and the clerk writer accounts in his office. Only gurmukh realises this fact that the Lord pervades all around.
Pauri-9 Unity in Diversity
From seed comes a tree and then it spreads further. Root extends in earth, the stem outside and the branches extend all around. It becomes full of flowers, fruits and means of many colours and delightful essences. In its flowers and fruits dwell fragrance and joy and now this seed becomes a large family. Again the fruit by producing seeds become the source of myriad flowers and fruits. Comprehension of this fact that the Lord alone is among all makes a Gurmukh liberated.
Pauri-10- Example of Thread
From cotton the thread and then its warp and waft is prepared. It is well known that from that very thread the cloth is made. Made of the four threads are what are known as Chausi, gangajali, etc.The superior clothes like muslin made out of it imparts comforts and pleasure to body. By becoming turban, scarf, waist coat, etc that thread from cotton becomes acceptable to one and all.The Lord permeates among all and the Gurmukhs enjoy His love.
Pauri 11 Example of Gold
The goldsmith creates beautiful ornaments out of gold. Among them many are like pipul leaf for adornment of ears and many are made of gold wire. From gold, nose-rings and necklaces are also worked into their shape. Ornament for the forehead( Tikka), jewels studded necklace,pearl garlands are made. Variegated wrist chains and round rings are prepared from gold. The gurmukh feels that like gold He is the basis of each and everything.
Pauri-12 Example of sugarcane
Crushed by the crushing machine sugarcane gives juice instantly. Some prepare lumps of jaggery and brown sugar out of it. Some prepare refined sugar and some adding in it sweet drops make special jaggery. It is moulded into lump sugar and variegated sweets. The poor and the wealthy both eat it with pleasure. God, similar to sugarcane juice permeates through all; for gurmukhs He is the essence of all the pleasures.
Pauri-13 Example of cow-milk
Cow are of different hues but the milk of all is white. For making curd some rennet is added and then it is placed undisturbed. By churning curd one finds butter and the butter milk. The butter boiled properly is transformed into ghee- clarified butter. Then that ghee is used as burnt offering in yajnas and other rituals. Gurmukh knows that the Lord is all pervading but to reach Him one has to have spiritual quest as well as the sense of contentment.
Pauri-14 Example of Sun
From moments, the gharis muhurat, the quarters of day and night, pahar dates and days have been counted Then joining two fortnights ( dark & light) a month is made and twelve months make an year. Many inspiring visuals have been created through the six seasons. But as the scholars say, the Sun remains the same among all these. Similarly four castes or varnas, six philosophies, and many sects have been promulgated. But the gurmukh understands all and hence there should be no in-fightings.
Pauri-15 Same idea- Example of Fire
The water is one and the Earth is also one but the flora is of variegated qualities. Many are devoid of fruits and many are adorned with flowers and fruits. They have diverse kinds of fragrance and by their many kinds of extracts they enhance the grandeur of nature. The same fire is there in all trees. That unmanifest fire getting manifest reduces all to ashes. Likewise that unmanifest Lord resides in all and this very fact makes Gurmukhs full of delight.
Pauri-16 Living up to one’s natural repute
The whole vegetation planted near sandal tree gets fragrant like sandal. Being in touch with philosopher’s stone and the alloy of light metals transform into one precious metal that is gold. Rivers, streams, and brooks after joining the Ganges are known by the name of Ganges. The redeemer of the fallen ones is the holy congregation wherein the dirt of sins is cleaned. Myriads of apostates and hells have obtained redemption through and in the holy congregation. The gurmukh beholds and understands that God pervades one and all.
Pauri-17 Love
Moth loves burning lamp and fish goes on swimming in water for love of it. For deer the musical sound is the source of delight, and the black bee being in love for lotus gets enveloped in it. The red legged partridge (chakor) loves the moon and concentrates on it. Chakvi ( Female ruddy sheldrake) loves the Sun and only on sunrise it meets and mates with its partner. Woman loves her husband and it is love that the mother brings forth the son. Beholding Him operative in all the gurmukh feels contented.
Pauri-18 Examples of organs- Eyes
Through the eyes He beholds all the wondrous feats. With full consciousness He listens to the stories narrated. Through tongue He speaks and relishes all the tastes. He works with hands and He, the Omniscient One, walks on feet. In body, He is the mind whose orders are obeyed by all the organs. Understanding this fact that God permeates through all, gurmukhs feel delighted.
Pauri-19 Relation between creation and Creator
The basis of the world is air (the mixture of gases0 and Sabad is the Guru of all knowledge from which flow further all thoughts, music and attendant sounds. Mother and father are creative forces in the form of earth and water. Night and day are the nurses who nurse for the creatures and this way the whole system goes on operating. With the combination of Shiva and Shakti that is consciousness and nature, this whole world comes into being. That transcendental perfect Lord is permeating through all as the same moon in the sky is visualised in all the pitchers of water. That Lord beyond all the sustenance is the sustenance for the gurmukhs and He alone operates through all.
Pauri-20 He and He alone is
The Lord is the fragrance in flowers and becoming black bee He is attracted towards flowers. Sap in the mangoes is He and becoming nightingale He enjoys the same. Becoming peacock and the rain bird or Papiha only He identifies the delight in raining of the clouds. He transforms Himself into variegated sweets by becoming milk and water. The same Formless Lord assuming diverse forms is residing in all bodies. He is omnipresent in all substances and activites and gurmukhs bow before all such stages.
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