Var- 7
Pauri-1 Manglacharan
One Oankar, the primal energy, realised through the grace of divine preceptor. The true Gur is true emperor who has founded the abode of truth in the form of congregation of saints. The Sikhs living there being taught by Guru, lose their ego and never make themselves noticed. The Sikhs of the Guru get themselves called Sadhus only after accomplishing all sorts of discipline. They preach to all the four varnas and themselves remain indifferent in the midst of Maya. They explain clearly that everything is below truth that is the truth is the highest and only this mantra should be recited with deep integrity. Everything is subsumed in the divine order and whosoever bows his head and before His order,merges in the truth. The consciousness attuned to the Word makes man competent to behold the invisible Lord.
Pauri-2 Counting to two- the Glory of the Gurmukh.
Conquering Shiva and Shakti- rajas and tamas attributes- the gurmukhs have disciplined the moon, sun- ira and pingala- and also time known by days and nights. Subjugating pleasure and pain, joy and suffering, they have gone beyond hell and heaven, sin and virtue. They have humbled life, death,liberation in life, right and wrong, foe and friend. Being victors of raj and yoga- temporality and spirituality- they have disciplined alliance as well as separation. Conquering sleep, hunger, hope and desire, they have made their abode in their own true nature. Going beyond praise and slander, they have become beloved of the Hindus as well as Muslims. They bow before all and consider themselves as dust.
Pauri-3 Counting to three- The Gurmukh
The gutmukhs have gone beyond the three worlds,three great gunas( rajas, tamas and sattva) and trinity- Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh. They know the mystery of the beginning, middle and the end of past, present and future. They keep together in one line their mind, speech and action and conquer birth, death and life. Subjugating all the maladies, they have humbled this world, heaven and the nether world. Winning the top, middle and the lowest positions they have conquered the childhood, youth and the old age. Crossing trikuti, the conjunction, of three nadis- ira, pingala and susumna in between the eyebrows, they have bathed in the triveni, the pilgrimage centre at the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati. With concentrated mind, gurmukhs adore only one Lord.
Pauri- 4 Count by Four- the Gurmukhi
The gurmukhs subdue the four life mines- egg, foetus, sweat and vegetation- and the four speeches- para, posyanti, madhyama, and vaikhari. Four are directions, four the yugas, four varnas and four are the Vedas. Conquering dharma, artha , kama , moksha and crossing the three stages of Sattva, Rajas and Tamas they enter into the fourth stage of supreme bliss. They control Sanak, Sanandan, Sanatan, Santakumar, the four ashramas and the four warriors in the field of charity, dharma,compassion and warfare. As in Chaupar one is victorious by winning all the four sides, and a two some is not killed. Of diverse colours and of diverse rasas gets merge into one colour. So the Gurmukh also makes pair with the One Lord and become invincible.
Pauri-5 counting by Five- Gurmukh
The Gurmukhs go beyond air, water, fire, earth and sky. Resisting lust and anger he crosses the greed, infatuation and ego. He espouses truth, contentment, compassion, dharma and fortitude. Getting above of the Khechar, bhuchar, chachar, unman, and agochar- all yogic postures- mudras he concentrates on the One Lord. He beholds God in five select persons, and the five sounds of five words become his special marks. Antakharan, the basis of all five external elements is cultivated and cultured by the gurmukh in holy congregation. This way immersing in undisturbed trance he gets emancipated from the cycle of all transmigration.
Pauri-6 Counting to Six- Gurmukh
Attaining spiritual discipline through the six seasons, the gurmukh assimilates even the six philosophies. He conquer the six tastes- sour, sweet, astringent, bitter, tart and saltish- of the tongue and along with six musical measures and their consorts surrenders with full devotions. He understands and accomplishes the ways of life of six immortal ones, six yatis(ascetics) and six yogic chakras. Conquering the six codes of conduct and six philosophies, he cultivates friendship with six gurus- teachers of these six philosophies. He turns his face from the five sensory organs and one internal organ- the mind-, and their attendant thirty six kinds of hypocrisies. Reaching the holy congregation the consciousness of a gurmukh gets absorbed in the Word of the Guru.
Pauri-7 Count by Seven- The Gurmukhi
Getting above of the seven oceans and seven continents, the Gurmukh lights the lamp of knowledge. He binds the seven threads- five organs, mind and wisdom- of body into one thread of high consciousness and goes across the seven mythological habitats or puris. Understanding the intrinsic meaning of seven satis, seven rishis, and seven musical notes, he remains steadfast in his resolves. Crossing the seven stages of knowledge, the gurmukh gets the fruit of the knowledge of Brahm, the basis of all the stages. Controlling the seven nether worlds with seven skies he goes beyond them. Getting across the seven streams, he decimates the armies of bhairav, and other protectors of the worlds. The seven rohinis seven days and the seven married women and their ritualistic activities cannot upset him. The Gurmukh always remains stabilised in the true congregation.
Pauri-8 – Count by Eight- the Gurmukhi
Accomplishing eight siddhis the gurmukh has attained the fruit of adept trance. The practices by the eight ancestral family houses of Sesanag could not comprehend His mystery. One mound consists of eight panseries- about five kilograms- and five multiplied by eight is forty. The spinning wheel having eight spokes keeps its consciousness concentrated in a single thread. Eight watches, eight limbed yoga, rice, rattis, rais, masa- Indian measuring units of time and weight- have among themselves the relationship of eight that is eight rais=one chaval, eight chavals= one ratti and eight rattis = one masa and so on. Controlling the mind comprising eight inclinations, the gurmukh has made it homogenous as the eight metals after mixing becomes one metal. Great is the glory of the holy congregation.
Pauri-9 Counting by Nine- Gurmukhi
Though, the gurmukh subdues the nine naths- ascetic yogis- yet he considers himself as without any father that is most humble, and God as the father of the fatherless ones. Nine treasures are in his command and the great ocean of knowledge goes with him like his brother. Neo devotees practice nine types of ritualistic devotion but gurmukh remains immersed in the loving devotion. With the blessings of the Guru and living the household life, he controls all the nine planets. Even conquering the nine divisions of earth, he never gets broken up and, going above the illusions of nine doors of body, he comes to reside in his own self. From nine numbers have been counted infinite numbers, and controlling the nine pleasures(rasa) in the body, gurmukh stays in the equipoise. Only gurmukhs receive the unattainable fruit of the supreme delight.
Pauri-10- Counting by ten- the Gurmukh
Sanyasins, giving ten nomenclatures to their sects, but in fact being devoid of the true Name have egoistically got their own names counted. Even the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu, when they come in human form did not see that invisible Oankar. Celebrations of the ten auspicious days at pilgrimage centres could not know the real importance of Gurpurb. The individual did not ponder upon the Lord with his concentrated mind and bereft of the holy congregation he is running in all the ten directions. Ten days of Muslim Muharram and ten horse sacrifices of Hindus are prohibited in Gurmat- Sikhism. Gurmukh, controlling the ten organs stops the mind racing in ten directions. He humbly bows at the Guru’s feet and the whole world falls at his feet.
Pauri-11 Counting by eleven- the Gurmukhi
Like a faithful wife, gurumukh likes the fast of ekadasi in the form of concentration of mind- fast observed by Hindus on the eleventh day of lunar month. Eleven Rudras – different forms of Shiva- could not understand the mystery of this world ocean. The Gurmukh has controlled all the eleven- ten organs and the mind. Their eleven objects also he has controlled and he has purified the mind-gold by rubbing it on touchstone of devotion. Cultivating eleven virtues he has chiselled and stabilized the tardy mind. Assuming eleven virtues- truth, contentment, compassion, dharma, control, devotion and the like, he has erased duality and dubiousness. Listening to the mantra eleven times, the gurmukh adopting the teachings of Guru is called Gursikh. In the holy congregation only the Word-Guru resides in one’s heart.
Pauri-12 Twelvesome- gurmukh
Winning over the twelve sects of yogis, the gurmukh started a simple and straight way It looks as if the sum circumambulates earth in twelve months and the moon in one month but the fact is that work completed by the person having tamas and rajas qualities in twelve months is done in one month and by the person having sattva trait. Combining twelve months and sixteen phases of moon the Sun merges into the moon that is rajas and tamas traits get absorbed into Sattva. Gurmukh repudiating the twelve types of frontal marks on forehead only keeps on his head the mark of the love of Lord. Conquering the twelve zodiac signs, the gurmukh remains absorbed in the capital of truthful conduct. Becoming pure gold of twelve masas- twenty four carats- they come to their true worth in the world market. Touching the philosopher’s stone in the form of Guru, the Gurmukhs also become philosopher’s stones.
Pauri-13 Counting by thirteen – the Gurmukh
Thirteen beats of music are incomplete but the Gurmukh with his accomplishment of the rhythm of household life attains delight. Thirteen jewels are also meaningless for the Gurmukhwho gets the jewel of teachings of the Guru. The ritualistic people have overawed the people in their thirteen types of rituals. Myriad burnt offerings cannot be equated with nectar of the feet of the gurmukh. Even one gram of a gurmukh is equal to millions of yajnas,offerings and edibles. And by making their fellow disciples of the Guru content, the Gurmukhs remain happy. God is undeceive able but He is dodged by the devotees.
Pauri-14 Counting by Fourteen, Fifteen, and Sixteen – the Gurmukhi
Accomplishing the fourteen skills, gurmukhs have adopted the indescribable skill of the wisdom of Guru. Going across the fourteen worlds they reside in their own self and remain immersed in the state of nirvana. One fortnight consists of fifteen days, one is the dark fortnight and the second is moonlit light fortnight. Like the game of dice, ousting the sixteen counters and making the pair only, one attains fearlessness. When the moon, the master of sixteen phases- full of sattvic traits enter into the Sun full of rajas and tamas, it gets faded. Woman also using sixteen types of adornments goes to the bed of her husband and enjoys the extreme delight. The power of Shiva, maya keeps with her seventeen speeches or variations of its powers.
Pauri-15 Eighteen to Thirty Fourteen
Thoroughly comprehending the eighteen gotras the gurmukhs go through the eighteen puranas. Jumping over nineteen, twenty, and twenty-one they arrive at twenty-two. They make the numbers twenty-three, twenty four and twenty five meaningful. In the name of twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty eight they meet the Lord. Crossing twenty-nine, thirty and reaching thirty-one, in their heart they feel blessed and delighted. Accomplishing the thirty-two saintly characteristics, like Dhruv they make thirty-three crore deities shake and revolve around them. Touching thirty-four they realise the invisible Lord that is the gurmukhs going above all numbers get exhilarated in the love of Lord who is beyond all counts.
Pauri-16 Praises of the Lord
God is beyond Vedas and katebas and He cannot be visualized. His form is grand and awe-inspiring. He is beyond the reach of body organs. He created this cosmos by His one big bang which cannot be weighed on any scale. He is indescribable and many men in order to reach Him have got tired by putting their consciousness into the Word. Being beyond the capacity of mind, speech and action, the wisdom, intellect and all practices have also left hope of catching hold of Him. Undeceive able, beyond time and non dual, the Lord is kind to devotees and pervades through the holy congregation. He is great and His grandeur is also great.
Pauri-17 Gurmukh and fruits of delighted
The vegetation in the desolate places in the forest remains unknown. The gardeners choose and pick up some plants and plant them in the garden of the Kings. They are grown by irrigation, and the thoughtful persons take care of them. In the season they fructify and offer juicy fruits. There is no taste in the tree but in fruit resides taste as well as flavour. In the world, the perfect Brahm resides in holy congregation of the gurmukhs. In fact, the gurmukhs themselves are the infinite pleasure-giving fruit in the world.
Pauri-18 - The Sky
The sky is seen but nobody knows its extent. How much high it is in the form of vacuum is not known to anybody. Birds fly in it and even the anal bird which always remains flying does not know the mystery of the sky. Mystery of its origin is not known to anybody and all are wonder-struck. I am a sacrifice unto His nature, even million of skies cannot express His grandeur. That true Lord resides in the holy congregation. Only a devotee who becomes dead from the point of view of ego, can identify him.
Pauri-19 Praises of the Guru
Guru is the replica of the perfect Brahm, who like the Sun is illuminating all hearts. As the lotus loves the sun so is the gurmukh who through loving devotion knows the Lord. Word of the Guru is the perfect Brahm who as one current of all the qualities flows externally through one and all. Because of that current, plants and trees grow and give flowers and fruits, and the sandal also gets fragrant. Whether some are fruitless or full of fruit, all become equally unbiased, infatuation and dubiety do not put them into trouble. A Gurmukh gets liberation in life and supreme delight through devotion. In the holy congregation the state of equipoise is actually identified and known.
Pauri-20 Guru-Word
One should accept the word of the Guru as the Guru, and by becoming a gurmukh one makes his consciousness the disciple of the Word. When one becomes attached to the abode of truth in the form of holy congregation, he through loving devotion meets the Lord. In the art of knowledge, meditation, and remembrance, the Siberian crane, tortoise, and swan respectively are adept ones. As from the tree the fruit and from fruit or seed again the tree is grown, similarly Guru and the Sikh are the same. Word of the Guru is present in the world but beyond this is the ekankar occupied in His invisible game of creation and destruction. Bowing before that primeval Lord that power of the Word in His hukam merges into Him. Ambrosial hours are the correct time for His praise.
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