Sri Nanak Parkash - Post 014

Above is another water colour painting Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji riding his steed known as 'Neela' with the Khalsa following their master.

In the Sri Nanak Parkash Kavi Bhai Santokh Singh Ji is continuing the invocation to Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji in the twenty fourth and twenty fifth stanzas of the first Adhayai. In the twenty fourth stanza Bhai Santokh Singh Ji writes about the beauty of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji's holy feet whilst the twenty fifth stanza is about the glory of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. The translation of the Sri Nanak Parkash continues below.

ਕਬਿੱਤ ॥ ਕਾਂਤਿ ਕਲਿ ਤਾਲ ਮੈਂ ਪ੍ਰਫੁੱਲਤਿ ਬਿਸਾਲ ਦਲ ਮ੍ਰਿਦੁਲ ਮ੍ਰਿਦੁਲ ਤੁਲ ਲਾਲ ਲਾਲ ਮਾਨੀਯੇ ।
ਰਾਜਤਿ ਮਰਾਲ ਰਾਜ ਸੰਤਨ ਸਮਾਜ ਪਾਸ ਪਾਸੁ ਹੈ ਪਰਾਗ ਦਿਨ ਰੈਨ ਮੈਂ ਸੁਹਾਨੀਯੇ ।
ਸ਼ਿਲੀਮੁਖ ਸਿੱਖ ਮਨ ਸੌਰਭ ਅਨੰਦ ਹੇਤੁ ਛੋਰਤਿ ਨ ਆਸ ਪਾਸ ਸਦਾ ਸੋ ਭ੍ਰਮਾਨੀਯੇ ।
ਉਦਿਕ ਕਰਮ ਛੁਇ ਸਕੈ ਨ ਭਰਮ ਮਲ ਐਸੋ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਪਦ ਕੰਜ ਜਾਨੀਯੇ ॥੨੪॥

Kabit – In a way that a large pond of water has a number of large leafed blossoms emanating within in the same way the feet of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji are emanating with beauty and splendour in the world. In the way that a lotus blossom is soft so are the feet of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. In the same way the blossom is a crimson colour and so are the feet of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. In the way that the pond of water with the blossoms is being glorified by the presence of swans whilst Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji is being glorified by the presence of the saint, holy men and devotees around him. The specks of dirt are glorified if they are found on the lotus blossom in the same way any specks of dirt found on the feet of the Guru are glorified. In the way a bee stays close to a blossom for its nectar while the Gursikhs also remain orientated around the Guru for the beauty of the feet they do not leave the presence of the Guru. As the lotus blossom remains unaffected by the dirty water, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji remains unaffected by the Karma (the cycle of cause and action). In this way one should remember the feet of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji as described through the metaphors of the lotus blossom. 24.

ਸ੍ਵੈਯਾ ॥ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਗੁਰੂ ਗਤਿਦਾਯਕ ਆਨ ਕੀ ਆਸ ਨਹੀ ਮਨ ਰਾਈ ।
ਚਾਤ੍ਰਿਕ ਚੀਤ ਮੁਹੂਰਮੁਹੂ ਰਟ ਸ੍ਵਾਂਤਿ ਦਿਦਾਰ ਕਬੈ ਇਹ ਪਾਈ ।
ਜੀਉ ਪਤੰਗ ਸਨੇਹ ਕੀ ਡੋਰ ਬੰਧਾ ਡਗਡੋਲ ਸੁ ਲੇਹੁ ਮਿਲਾਈ ।
ਸਿੰਧ ਹੁਤਾਸਨ ਹੈ ਭਵ ਕੀ ਗਤਿ ਮੋਹਿ ਮਯਾ ਕਰ ਲੇਹੁ ਬਚਾਈ ॥੨੫॥

Savaiya – Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji is the granter of the virtue of liberation. Bhai Santokh Singh Ji says that he does not have any other desire other then to see Guru Gobind Singh Ji even for a moment. Bhai Santokh Singh Ji says that his mind is in a similar mental state to that of the Chatrik where it constantly is saying, ‘O my beloved, O my beloved’ wishing to get a glimpse of the Guru’s feet as the Chatrik awaiting the sweet raindrop. My life is similar to that of a kite and is held with the metaphorical string of love and it is wavering so please attach me to your feet. As if the sea was on fire the world is burning in the vice of desire so please have mercy on me and save me from this fire. 25.

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Above is a painting of the tenth Guru, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji who achieved remarkable feats during this life of only forty two years. Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji like his grandfather adopted the martial stance of a saint soldier, created the form of the Khalsa, wrote numerous scriptures, led a court of poets trained in expressing knowledge and expounding scriptures, engage in sixteen battles and passed the throne of Guruship to the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

Below is the translation of the twenty third stanza in the first Adhyai of the Sri Nanak Parkash. This stanza is an invocation to the holy feet of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. In the stanza there is a mention of the arduous task Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji faced under the tyrannical rule of the Moghul Emperor Aurangzeb and the oppression faced by the jealous Hill Rajas. The translation is below;

ਸ੍ਵੈਯਾ ॥ ਹਰਿਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਨੰਦਨ ਨੰਦਨ ਕੋ ਅਭਿਬੰਦਨ ਕੈ ਪਦ ਜੇ ਅਰਬਿੰਦੂ ।
ਦੁਖ ਦੁੰਦ ਨਿਕੰਦਨ ਆਨੰਦ ਕੰਦ ਮੁਕੰਦ ਬਿਲੰਦ ਕਰੇ ਜਿਨ ਹਿੰਦੂ ।
ਤੁਰਕਿੰਦ ਉਡਿੰਦ ਦਿਨਿੰਦ ਤਿਨੇ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਸਭੈ ਜਗ ਬਿੰਦੂ ।
ਸਰਪਿੰਦ ਗਿਰਿੰਦ ਖਗਿੰਦ ਤੁਲੰ ਬਲਵੰਡ ਅਖੰਡ ਸੁਰਿੰਦਹਿ ਇੰਦੂ ॥੨੩॥

Savaiya – The grandson of Sri Guru Hargobind Ji was Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji whose feet are similar to a lotus blossom with all of my heart I pay my respects to them. Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji is the destroyer (cutter) of the causes of pain. Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji is the bestower of bliss and the bestower of liberation. Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji was the great being who raised the dignity of the Hindus. The leader of the Muslims at the time was Aurangzeb was like a moon in the tyrannical night whilst Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji was the blazing sun of justice. The whole world knows of the glory of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. The leader of the snakes who is Sheshnag is similar to the hill Kings near Anandpur whilst Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji tackled them as if he was Garur tackling Sheshnag. O Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji your power cannot be broken, you remain mentally in a fixed state and you are the form of devotion for the king of the demi gods Indar. 23.

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Above is a water coloured painting depicting the ninth Guru, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji who was the youngest son of Sri Guru Hargobind Ji and also the Grand uncle of the eighth Guru, Sri Guru Har Krishan Ji. Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji composed some of the most moving compositions in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji which were made in order to propagate dispassion within and individual. The most popular of he works is the Saloks read with the completion of a full recital of the Guru Granth Sahib. Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji were also the creator of a musical measure by the name of Jaijaiwanti.

The greatest achievement of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji performed was that they became the first martyr to die to assist another faith. In history there have been many martyrs of every faith but no other martyr has given their life for the sake of another faith, creed and religion. Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji gave up his life in order to protect the Hindus who had come from Kashmir.

The next two stanzas are numbered twenty first and twenty second are written in the Sri Nanak Parkash by Kavi Santokh Singh Ji as an invocation to Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. The translation of the two stanzas is below;

ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥ ਤੇਗ ਬਹਾਦਰ ਧਰਮ ਧੁਜ ਹਰਤਾ ਤੁਰਕਨ ਮੂਲ ॥ ਚਰਨ ਸ਼ਰਨਿ ਤਾਰਨ ਤਰਨ ਨਮੋ ਹੋਇ ਅਨਕੂਲ ॥

Couplet – Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji you are the sign or flag of righteousness. Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji uprooted the tyrannical roots of the Moghul Empire. The feet of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji are similar to a ship as they can ferry an individual from this world to liberation crossing the worldly ocean. Bhai Santokh Singh Ji says that he is taking refuge at the feet of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji and bowing in reverence to the holy feet. 21.

ਸ੍ਵੈਯਾ ॥ ਬਰ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਜੌਨ੍ਹ ਅਮੀਗਤਿ ਭੌਨ ਸੁਸੀਤਲਤਾ ਸੁਖ ਤੌਨ ਸੁਭਾਈ ।
ਗਤਿ ਸਾਧਨ ਕੈਰਵ ਕੋ ਬਿਗਸਾਵਤਿ ਦਾਸ ਰਿਦਾ ਨਭ ਬੀਚ ਸੁਹਾਈ ।
ਤਪਤੰ ਦੁਖ ਤੀਰ ਨ ਆਵਤ ਹੈ ਚਿਤੁ ਚਾਰੁ ਚਕੋਰੁ ਰਹੈ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ।
ਗੁਰ ਤੇਗ ਬਹਾਦਰ ਸੋਹਤਿ ਚੰਦ ਸੇ ਹੀਨ ਕਲੰਕ ਇਹੀ ਅਧਿਕਾਈ ॥੨੨॥

Savaiya – (Again with this stanza the last line needs to be expounded prior to the other lines) Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji’s face is radiant like the moon however the moon suffers from a blemish while the Guru is perfect in every way. Just as the moon has luminosity so does Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji has luminosity from praise and glory. As the rays of light from the moon contain Amrit so does Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji who are the residence of liberation. As the moon is able to give a person a feeling of peace so does the glory of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. In the way the nocturnal lotuses bloom due to the moon, the devotee blooms due to the gift of liberation granted by Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. In the way the moon brings radiance to the sky, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji brings radiance to the hearts of the devotee. By being close to the moon one does not feel feverish in the same way being close to Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji the devotee does not ever feel any pain. In the way a Chakor is totally engrossed in the moon the hearts of the devotees are also totally engrossed in Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. In this way Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji are glorious in a way similar to the moon however the big difference between the two is that the sun has a blemish whilst the Guru is perfect. 22.

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Above is a water coloured painting depicting the eighth Guru, Sri Guru Har Krishan Ji who at the tender age of five were given the prestigious task of leading the Sikh faith. Sri Guru Har Krishan Ji faced many tasks during their time, the initial one was their age as a hindrance. Many people do not conceive a five year old knowledgeable enough to take care of themselves let along guide a faith. But people only saw the external and not the internal wisdom of the ages. Other problems were rivals misleading the general public as to who the true Guru was of the Sikhs. Rivals such as Har Ji of the Minas, Dhirmal of the Sodhis and Baba Ram Rai (the elder brother of Sri Guru Har Krishan Ji) had set up their own congregations. However Sri Guru Har Krishan Ji showed his power through miracles and curing the diseased during a small pox epidemic in India. In the end the child Guru assisted the people of Delhi with their illness and took it on himself. At the age of eight Sri Guru Har Krishan Ji discarded his mortal body. The Gurdwara, Sri Bangla Sahib in Delhi is the most famous of the Gurdwaras linked to the eighth Guru was actually a grand mansion belonging to Raja Jai Singh who looked after Sri Guru Har Krishan ji and protected him from the tyrannous Moghul forces.



Above is a water colour paining depicting Raja Jai Singh paying his respects to Sri Guru Har Krishan Ji.

The following two stanzas are numbered nineteenth and twentieth of the first Adhyai of the Sri Nanak Parkash are invocations to Sri Guru Har Krishan Ji by Kavi Santokh Singh Ji. The English translations of the stanzas are below;

ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਹਰਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨ ਕੋ ਨਿਪੁਨ ਹਰਨ ਜੁਰ ਤੀਨ । ਚਰਨ ਮਨੋਹਰ ਬੰਦਨਾ ਜਿਨ ਸਿੱਖਨ ਸੁਖਿ ਕੀਨ ॥੧੯॥

Couplet – By getting a glimpse of Sri Guru Har Krishan Ji the three different causes of pain and suffering are dispelled. I pay my obeisance to the beautiful feet of Sri Guru Har Krishan Ji which were the cure for so many Sikhs in Delhi and are the cure for Sikhs today. 19.

ਕਬਿੱਤ ॥ ਅਮਲ ਕਮਲ ਜੁਗ ਅਰੁਨ ਲਲਿਤ ਭਲ ਤਾਂਕੇ ਦਲ ਅਵਲੀ ਸੁ ਹੀਰਨ ਕੀ ਜਟੀ ਸੀ ।
ਕਿਧੌਂ ਉਡ ਪਾਂਤ ਹਿਤ ਆਪਚਿਤ ਲੋਕ ਮਾਤ ਤਜੀ ਨਭ ਗਤਿ ਥਿਤ ਐਸੀ ਬਿਧਿ ਠਟੀ ਸੀ ।
ਕਿਧੌਂ ਬਿਸ਼੍ਵਕਰਮਾਂ ਨੈ ਸ਼ੇਖ ਤੇ ਮਨਿਨ ਲੇਯ ਕਾਂਤਿ ਹਿਤ ਖਚੀ ਬਸੈ ਰਮਾ ਸਾਜ ਕੁਟੀ ਸੀ ।
ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਹਰਿਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨ ਅਨੂਪ ਬਨੇ ਨਖ ਸ਼ਸ਼ਿ ਸਕਲ ਸੇ ਉਪਮਾ ਨ ਲਟੀ ਸੀ ॥੨੦॥

Kabit – Sri Guru Har Krishan Ji your feet are similar to a soft red flower imbued with beauty. The toes of both of your feet seem to have nails which look similar to encrusted jewels that shimmer and shine. It is as if the stars have fallen from the sky and assumed their positions as nails on your holy feet Sri Guru Har Krishan Ji. It is as if the demi god Vishwakarma (demi god of architecture) has taken the precious jewel from the serpent demi god Sheshnag and has fitted the jewels as your nails. These created nails are like beautiful houses as your toes where the goddess Laxmi comes to and goes from as she pleases. The point of this stanza is to relate that the feet of Sri Guru Har Krishan Ji are beautiful and no metaphors can do justice to their beauty. It is if the moon has been broken into pieces and used to create the nails on your feet but yet again this does not justify the beauty of your feet. 20.

Again above in another water coloured painting depicting the eighth Guru, Sri Guru Har Krishan Ji.

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Above is another water painting of Sri Guru Har Rai ji, the seventh Sikh Guru who are walking along whilst a devotee shades the Guru with a canopy. I have translated in the previous post a couplet from the Sri Nanak Parkash regarding an invocation to Sri Guru Har Rai Ji. The eighteenth stanza of the Sri Nanak Parkash is also an invocation to the seventh Guru which can be found translated below;

ਸ੍ਵੈਯਾ ॥ ਪੰਕ ਬਿਖੈ ਬਸਤਾ ਰਸ ਮੈਂ ਰਸ ਉੂਰਧ ਕੋ ਨਿਸਰਾ ਸਰ ਸੇਰੋ ।
ਗ੍ਰੀਵ ਲੌ ਨੀਰ ਮੈਂ ਧੀਰ ਧਰੇ ਇਕ ਪੈਰ ਖਰੋ ਥਿਰ ਹ੍ਵੈ ਰਵਿ ਹੇਰੋ ।
ਆਤਪ ਸੀਤ ਸਹੈ ਬਰਖਾ ਤਪ ਸਾਧਤਿ ਯਾ ਬਿਧਿ ਕੂ੍ਰ ਘਨੇਰੋ ।
ਸ੍ਰੀ ਹਰਿਰਾਇ ਕੇ ਪਾਇ ਸਮਾਨਤਾ ਪਾਇ ਨ ਕੰਜ ਉਪਾਇ ਬਤੇਰੋ ॥੧੮॥

Savaiya - (Again the last line needs to be translated first from this stanza) A lotus blossom tries so hard to equal the glory of Sri Guru Har Rai Ji but it cannot manage to do so and the reason for it are the following; The lotus blossom lives within the water and the stem of the blossom is covered with dirt however at all times the blossom remains above the level of the water. The blossom remains in the water up until its neck with only the head (the blossom) remaining above water. The blossom remains standing on only one leg and constantly faces the direction of the sun. The blossom endures both the hot and cold seasons. In this way the blossom endures such a difficult life. The blossom tries in every way to be measured equal to Sri Guru Har Rai Ji through various methods however it cannot be seen as an equal. 18.

Above is another water colour painting of Sri Guru Har Rai Ji holding a congregation of Sikhs.

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Above is a water painting of Sri Guru Har Rai Ji who were the seventh Sikh Guru. Sri Guru Har Rai Ji were the youngest son of Baba Gurditta Ji and the grandson of the sixth Guru, Sri Guru Hargobind Ji. Sri Guru Har Rai Ji always kept an army of 2200 armed Sikh soldiers with them as instructed by Sri Guru Hargobind Ji however during their life they did not have to participate in any battles like their grandfather.

Kavi Santokh Singh Ji is now writing an invocation to Sri Guru Har Rai Ji in the Sri Nanak Parkash. These are founds in stanzas seventeen and eighteen of the first Adhyai of the Sri Nanak Parkash. Below is the English translation of the seventeenth stanza;

ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਹਰਿਰਾਇ ਕੇ ਨਾਇ ਧਯਾਇ ਅਘ ਜਾਇਂ । ਕਰਿ ਪਦ ਪਰ ਪਰਣਾਮ ਕੋ ਜਿਹ ਤੇ ਨਿਧਿ ਸਿਧਿ ਆਇ ॥੧੭॥

Couplet - By focusing all of your thoughts and concentration on remembering the name of Sri Guru Har Rai Ji one is able to eradicate all the causes of pain. I bow to the feet of Sri Guru Har Rai Ji in respect as from here one can gain all the Siddhis (occult powers) and Niddhis (treasure).

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Above is a picture of Sri Guru Hargobind Ji the Sixth Guru of the Sikhs. Sri Guru Hargobind Ji transformed the Sikhs from saints to saint soldiers. They adopted the art of weapons, martial arts, created the Akal Takhat (eternal throne) and many other practices. Sri Guru Hargobind Ji was the only son of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji and survived three attempts on his life whilst he was just in his infant years. Guru Hargobind Ji along with the newly martialed Sikhs fought in four battles against the imperial forces of the Moghul Emperor Shah Jahan.

Bhai Santokh Singh Ji writes the stanzas numbered fifteen and sixteen as an invocation to Sri Guru Hargobind Ji which is translated below;

ਦੋਹਰਾ । ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੁ ਹਰਿਗੋਵਿੰਦ ਬਰ ਸਨਧਬੱਧ ਧਰਿ ਧਯਾਨ । ਬੰਦ ਦੋਊ ਕਰ ਬੰਦਨਾ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਦੁਤਿ ਮਦਨਾਨ ॥੧੫॥

Couplet - Sri Guru Hargobind Ji are the greatest as they are the ones who cut ignorance and embed knowledge and within an individual. Sri Guru Hargobind Ji remain forever ready, they are both a saint and a soldier by adopted both combat weapons and projectile weapons they remain forever ready. Bhai Santokh Singh Ji states he is holding both hands together and bowing in respect to Sri Guru Hargobind Ji as Sri Guru Hargobind Ji are so handsome that not even the demi god Kamdev can be considered an equal. 15.

ਕਬਿੱਤ । ਅਮਲ ਕਮਲ ਜੈਸੇ ਕੈਸੇ ਕਹੌਂ ਪਦ ਜੁਗ ਰਜਨੀ ਮੈਂ ਆਨ ਗਤਿ ਹੋਤਿ ਜਿਨ ਬਾਨ ਹੈ ।
ਜਾਨਿਯੇ ਸੰਤਾਨ ਕੇ ਸਮਾਨ ਬਨੈ ਅਨਬਨ ਦਾਨੀ ਮਨ ਕਾਮਨਾ ਨ ਦਾਨੀ ਮੋਖ ਗਯਾਨ ਹੈ ।
ਚਿੰਤਾਮਣਿ ਜੈਸੇ ਨਖ ਭਾਖੇ ਨ ਪਰਤਿ ਮੁਖ ਮੋਹ ਨ ਮਿਟਾਵੈ ਦੁਖ ਜਾਨਤਿ ਜਹਾਨ ਹੈ ।
ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਹਰਿਗੋਵਿੰਦ ਪਦ ਆਨੰਦ ਕੇ ਕੰਦ ਜੋਊ ਉਪਮੇਯ ਆਪ ਪੁਨ ਆਪੇ ਉਪਮਾਨ ਹੈਂ ॥੧੬॥

Kabit - Bhai Santokh Singh Ji are saying, How can i say that the feet of Sri Guru Hargobind Ji are similar to two white lotus blossoms? How can i compare the two as the Blossom closes when day turns to night but the Guru forever remains in the same state. Then if i am to compare the feet of Sri Guru Hargobind Ji to Kalap Brich (The wish fulfilling tree) I will still not be able to do the glory of the Guru's feet justice? The reason why the two cannot be compared is although the Kalap Brich is able to give an individual their desired with it can not grant knowledge or liberation from the cycle of life and death whilst the Guru's feet are able to grant these two boons. How can i compare the feet of the Guru with the Chantimuni (a precious jewel that gives you your conscious desire). This is due to the fact that the Chintamuni creates attachment for material pleasures whilst the Guru's feet are able to prevent the vice of attachment. Sri Guru Hargobind Ji's feet are the granter of bliss to the devotee as they are the item of praise and to be praised at the same time. 16.

Above is another watercolour painting of Sri Guru Hargobind Ji.

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Above is a painting of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji, the fifth Sikh Guru. Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji played a major part in shaping the Sikh faith both externally and internally. During the life of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji he created the Sri Harmandir Sahib (commonly known as the Golden Temple in Amritsar), created the Sri Adi Granth which later was recompiled by Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji to become the holy Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji we see today. Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji overcame difficult conditions during the period he was Guru of the Sikhs due to an internal rift and conspiracy where his older brothers Prithi Chand and Mahadev both disputed the authority of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji and stated they were actually the Guru of the Sikhs. Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji also wrote more hymns then any other Guru or Bhagat found in the sacred Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji also faced the persecution from the Moghul Emperor Jahangir due to distorted facts given by Prithi Chand and Chandu. Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji became the first Sikh Martyr and at all times remained in divine bliss.

Below continues the stanzas of the Sri Nanak Parkash which are now invoking the glory of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji. These stanzas are numbered thirteen and fourteen and translated below.

ਦੋਹਰਾ । ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਅਰਜਨ ਸ਼੍ਰੋਤਾ ਅਰਜ ਸਿਰਜਨ ਆਰਜਤਾਯ । ਲਰਜਤਿ ਜਮ ਜਿਨ ਨਾਮ ਤੇ ਬੰਦੋਂ ਤਿਨ ਜੁਗ ਪਾਯ ॥੧੩॥

Couplet - Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji is the great guru who listens to the requests of his devotees and due to this Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji is the Guru who creates greatness in the devotee and gives the devotee glory. By saying the name of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji the Jamdhoots (angels of death) begin to shake in fear. Bhai Santokh Singh Ji says that he is paying his respects to the feet of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji. 13

ਕਬਿੱਤ । ਲੋਚਨ ਬਿਲੋਕਤਿ ਨ ਚਾਹੈਂ ਚਿਤ ਆਨ ਦੁਤਿ ਬਿਸ਼ੇ ਕੇ ਬਿਲਾਸ ਆਸ ਪਾਸਨ ਨ ਜਾਵਈ ।
ਕਾਨ ਆਨ ਗਾਨ ਤਾਨ ਸੁਨੈ ਨ ਅਯਾਨ ਜਿਵ ਬਿਸਰਾ ਅਪਾਨ ਤਨਮਾਨ ਸੋ ਨ ਆਵਈ ।
ਭਈ ਉਨਮੱਤਿ ਗਤਿ ਆਨੰਦ ਉਦਧਿ ਵਤਿ ਚਿੱਤ ਮੈਂ ਬਿੳਗ ਤਿਸ ਕਬਹੂੰ ਨ ਭਾਵਈ ।
ਜਾਨ ਅਰਜਨ ਪਦ ਪਦਮ ਕੋ ਦੇਖਿ ਕਰਿ ਸਿੱਖ ਮਨ ਭੌਰ ਭਯੋ ਭ੍ਰਮਤਿ ਲੁਭਾਵਈ ॥੧੪॥

Kabit - (Again the last line of this stanza is to be expounded first) By seeing the feet of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji which are similar to a lotus blossom the mind of Sikh becomes similar to a bee who constantly remains around the flower. Due to becoming intoxicated with love for the Guru the devotee remains attached to the holy feet of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji. If a person is to gain a glimpse of the divine image of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji then they will not see anything or anyone else in creation to be as beautiful or great. Even if there are numerous materialistic or sensual pleasures surrounding this devotee they will not be able to distract the devotee from the beauty of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji. If a person is to hear the discourses from the mouth of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji then they will remain intoxicated in the divine sermons and meditation whilst refraining to listen to anything else such as folk music or slander. The devotee completes forgets about himself and the vice of ego becomes totally removed. The devotee becomes intoxicated in the name of the Lord and internally become an ocean of bliss. The devotee never becomes unattached from the link that they internally have with Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji. 14

Sri Nanak Parkash - Post 006

Above is a painting of Sri Guru Ram Das Ji who was the fourth Guru of the Sikhs. He we can see a court attended by bards and disciples reading scripture and reciting hymns to kirtan. Sri Guru Ram Das Ji are the first of the Sodhi dynasty to become Guru of the Sikhs. Guru Ram Das Ji were the son in law of Sri Guru Amar Das Ji and their dynasty kept the seat of Guruship until the passing of the title to Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Guru Ram Das Ji was brought up in a very poor household and worked from a young age, amazingly they wrote over 900 hymns which can be found in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji in 30 out of the 31 different musical measures

Kavi Bhai Santokh Singh Ji has written the next two stanzas which are numbered eleven and twelve as an invocation to the fourth Guru. The translation of the Sri Nanak Parkash continues below;

ਦੋਹਰਾ । ਰਾਮਦਾਸ ਸੁਖਰਾਸ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸੇਵਕ ਤ੍ਰਾਸ ਬਿਦਾਰ । ਪਗ ਪਰ ਮੁਰ ਪਰਣਾਮ ਹੈ ਪਰਨਾ ਸ਼ਰਨ ਵਿਚਾਰ ॥੧੧॥

Couplet - Sri Guru Ram Das Ji are the form of the Lord and the repository of bliss. Sri Guru Ramdas Ji are the eradicators of fear tormenting an individual. Bhai Santokhs Singh Ji says he is bowing to the feet of Sri Guru Ram Das Ji and paying his respects and salutations. Kavi Santokh Singh Ji states that he yearns for a place of shelter at the feet of Sri Guru Ram Das Ji asfrom here all boons are bestowed and all troubles are removed. 11.

ਕਬਿੱਤ । ਪੁਖਕਰ ਭਰੇ ਪੁਖਕਰ ਪੁਖਕਰ ਜਯੋ ਪੇਖ ਕਰਿ ਸਸੀਕਰ ਕਰੈ ਦੁਤਿ ਹੀਨ ਹੈ ।
ਪੁਖਕਰ ਹੀਨ ਦਿਨਕਰ ਕਰੇ ਛੀਨ ਤਿਸ ਖਰ ਧਾਰੀ ਦੇਹਿ ਪਰ ਯਾਂ ਤੇ ਸੋ ਮਲੀਨ ਹੈ ।
ਸੁਖਮਾ ਨਿਹਾਰ ਭੋਰ ਦਾਹਿਤਿ ਅਪਾਰ ਆਨ ਜਾਰਤਿ ਤੁਖਾਰ ਏਤੇ ਔਗੁਨ ਅਧੀਨ ਹੈ ।
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਰਾਮਦਾਸ ਚਰਣ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਦੇਤਿ ਉਪਮਾ ਕਮਲ ਕੀ ਨ ਬਨੈ ਬਿਧਿ ਹੀਨ ਹੈ ॥੧੨॥

Kabit - (Again with this stanza the last line is to be translated first) The feet of Sri Guru Ram Das Ji grant the boon of liberation but a lotus blossom cannot grant such a boon. (Now Bhai Santokh Singh Ji goes on to state the similarities between a lotus blossom and Sri Guru Ram Das Ji) in a pool of water the lotus blossom resides and blooms, however on seeing the moon the lotus blossom closes hiding its beauty. If the pool of water is to evaporate then the effect of the sun on the blossom would be to burn, killing its beauty. The stem of the lotus blossom forever remains covered int eh dirt of the mud and silt. Due to the beauty of the lotus blossom many insects come and take the nectar from it slowly killing the beauty of the flower. When the season changes and the weather cools the freezing temperatures cause the lotus blossom to die. The lotus blossom forever remains an subordinate to its surroundings whilst Sri Guru Ram Das Ji is not affected or a subordinate to the surroundings, the Guru remains independent to the environment around him. For this reason although their are similarities in metaphorical senses the lotus blossom cannot be considered the same as the Guru in its nature.12.

Sri Nanak Parkash - Post 005

The above image shows the third Guru, Sri Guru Amar Das Ji. The stanzas nine and ten of the Sri Nanak Parkash are invocations to the third Guru who was bestowed with the title of Guru at the grand age of 73 and remained the Sikh Guru for a period of 22 years until the age of 95 years.

The Stanzas from the Sri Nanak Parkash continues below;

ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਬਰ ਅਮਰ ਜੀ ਸ਼ਰਨ ਨਰਨ ਦੁਖ ਹਰਨ । ਕਾਰਨ ਕਰਨ ਸੁਜਾਨ ਮਨ ਨਮਸਕਾਰ ਤਿਨ ਚਰਨ ॥੯॥

Couplet - Sri Guru Amar Das Ji is the great Guru who give refuge to beings and demi gods, by doing so they can become immortalised and all of their pains are removed from them. Sri Guru Amar Das Ji is the doer of all in creation and the knower of everyones thoughts. Bhai Santokh Singh Ji states due to this he has placed his head at the feet of the Guru to pay his respects and salutations. 9.

ਕਬਿੱਤ ॥ ਰਜਨੀ ਅਵਿਦਯਾ ਸਰ ਭ੍ਰਮ ਸੋ ਤਿਮਰ ਹਰਿ ਕੋਕ ਸੇ ਕਿੰਕਰ ਬਰ ਕੀਨੇ ਬ੍ਰਿਹੁ ਛੀਨ ਹੈ ।
ਮਾਲ ਉਡ ਕਲਮਲ ਕੰਦਨ ਦੁਰਾਇ ਦਲ ਪਲ ਪਲ ਗਯਾਨ ਸੋਂ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਭਵ ਕੀਨ ਹੈ ।
ਬੇਮੁਖ ਕੁਮੁਦ ਦੁਖ ਸਨਮੁਖ ਕੰਜ ਸੁਖ ਗਤਿ ਸੋ ਭਗਤ ਨਿਤ ਜਾਨੀਏ ਅਧੀਨ ਹੈ ।
ਅਮਰ ਦਰਸ ਭਾਨੁ ਲੱਛਨ ਸਮਾਨ ਸਭਿ ਏਕ ਗੁਨ ਅਧਿਕ ਪੈ ਤਪਤ ਬਿਹੀਨ ਹੈ ॥੧੦॥

Kabit - (Again with this stanza Anvai Arth are required where the last line is expounded first) A glimpse of Sri Guru Amar Das Ji is similar to that of the sun however a glimpse of the sun causes heat externally and internally while a glimpse of Guru Amar Das Ji is internally soothing. When the sun rises it eradicates the darkness of night in the same way the glimpse of Sri Guru Amar Das Ji eradicates the darkness of ignorance within the individual, all the doubts are eradicated by the glimpse of the Guru. In the way that the Chakva and Chakvi await the sun to rise so that it eradicates their detachment from the sun so they can be together in the same with the Gurus glimpse the wisdom and knowledge becomes embedded in the heart of the devotee allowing to to meet the Lord eradicating the separation. In the way that the stars disappears as the sun rises in the same way as the devotee gains a glimpse of Sri Guru Amar Das Ji the sins committed by the individual disappear. In the way that the sun slowly continues to radiate its light as the day goes on in the same way Sri Guru Amar Das Ji continues to radiate the heart of the individual with knowledge. In the same way the nocturnal flowers do not like the presence of the sun the apostates also do not like to see a glimpse of Sri Guru Amar Das Ji. Those flowers who are orientated to the sun such as the lotus blossom gain peace when the sun is risen in the same way the devotee feels bliss on the the sight of the Guru. As the sun is under the influence of time and the routine of the solar system, Sri Guru Amar Das Ji is under the subjection of the Bhagats (holy men of God). 10.

Sri Nanak Parkash - Post 004

First of all before I begin this post I just want to thank Bhai Jvala Singh for his Nishkaam Seva in writing out the verses from the Sri Nanak Parkash in Gurmukhi. I wish to thank him for his efforts to bring this text to those who read this blog. Can I suggest to all to visit Bhai Jvala Singh Ji's blog which contains some of the most unique and informative information about Puratan Sikhi on the web today. The blog address is http://sikh-reality.blogspot.com/

Right back to the text, above is a water painting of Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji who were the second Sikh Guru. In the following stanzas 7 and 8 we find the invocation to Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji by Kavi Bhai Santokh Singh Ji. The words are piercing like an arrow and although the translation being done is basic I hope the message of the Bhai Sahib is conveyed in the same way

ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਅੰਗਦ ਕੰਦਨ ਬਿਘਨ ਬਦਨ ਸੁ ਮੰਗਲ ਸਾਲ । ਪਰਨ ਸ਼ਰਨ ਕਰ ਚਰਨ ਕੋ ਨਮਸਕਾਰ ਧਰਿ ਭਾਲ ॥੭॥

Couplet - (Kavi Bhai Santokh Singh Ji now conveys the features of Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji) Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji is the Guru who is able to remove and destroy any impediments. Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji are the home of all bliss and all of their words/prophecies become true. By seeking refuge at the holy feet of Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji one can I prostate in front of him and pay my respects and salutations. 7.

ਸ੍ਵੈਯਾ ।
ਪਾਸੁ ਪਰਾਗ ਸੀ ਸੋਹਤਿ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਗੰਧਿ ਸੀ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਮੱਧ ਬਸਾਨਾ ।
ਕੋਮਲਤਾ ਕੋਮਲਤਾ ਇਕ ਸੀ ਨਿਰਲੇਪਤਾ ਸੀ ਨਿਰਲੇਪ ਸਮਾਨਾ ।
ਜੋ ਭਵ ਭੂਰ ਭਰਾ ਸਰਸੀ ਇਸ ਤੇ ਨਿਤ ਊਰਧ ਸੇ ਬਿਗਸਾਨਾ ।
ਹੈਂ ਅਰਬਿੰਦ ਸੇ ਅੰਗਦ ਕੇ ਪਗ ਮੋਖਦ ਏਕ ਬਿਸ਼ੇਖਤਾ ਜਾਨਾ ॥੮॥

Savaiya - (This Savaiya is always started by the last line which is referred to as Anvai Arth)Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji's feet are similar to a lotus blossom however there is one great distinction between the two and that is that the feet of Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji can grant liberation from the cycle of births and deaths. The similarity between the two is that the lotus blossom has pollen to top of it making it look beautiful whilst the feet of Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji is covered with fine dirt making them look wonderful. (It is regarding as good fortune to gain the dirt from the feet of the Guru as a blessing). The lotus blossom has a beautiful smell emanating from it and in the same way the feet of Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji have fame and glory from the lord emanating from their feet. Both the feet of Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji and the lotus blossom soft and tender. The lotus blossom remains unattached from the dirty water around it and in the same way Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji's feet are unattached from the dirt of this worldly existence. The lotus blossom is unaffected by the depth of the water and will constantly grow so that it is always above the level of water for it to blossom by while Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji remains above the depth of the material entrapment's of the world and blossom above the level of sin. For this reason although there are similarities between the lotus blossom and the holy feet of Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji however only the feet of the Guru can provide an individual with salvation from the cycle of birth and death. 8.

Sri Nanak Parkash - Post 003

Now we find the invocation to the first Guru, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. A painting from a manuscript is posted above showing Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji with his companions Bhai Bala Ji fanning the Guru in a standing position while Bhai Mardana Ji is playing the Rabab. The word Sri is a term used for a respectable individual and will be repeated again and again in front of the names of many individuals in the Historical Granths. It is not to be confused with a name but an Honourable title such as titles given out in the west such as Sir, Dame, Lord, etc.

The fifth stanza in the first Adhyai begins with the invocation to the great Guru;

ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਨਾਨਕ ਪੁਰੁਸ਼ੋਤਮੰ ਪਰਮ ਪਰਾਵਰ ਨਾਥ । ਯੁਗਲ ਚਰਨ ਮਮ ਬੰਦਨਾ ਧਰ ਪਰ ਧਰਿਕਰਿ ਮਾਥ ॥੫॥
Couplet - Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji you are greater then the greatest beings in creation. You are the leader (Nath) of the the greatest of beings to have ever lived including the demi gods. I pay my respect to the two holy feet of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji by placing my forehead to the earth in reverance to you. 5.

ਸ੍ਵੈਯਾ ॥ ਬਰ ਚਾਰ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਦਾ ਬਰ ਚਾਰ ਬਿਚਾਰ ਕੋ ਮੂਰ ਉਦਾਰ ਸੁਹਾਵੈਂ ।
ਉਪਕਾਰਿ ਸਖਾ ਸੁਖਕਾਰ ਸਦਾ ਤਮ ਪਾਰ ਕਰੈਂ ਉਰ ਮੋਂ ਬਸ ਜਾਵੈਂ ।
ਅਘ ਜਾਲਨਿ ਤੇ ਜਮ ਜਾਲਿਨਿ ਤੇ ਕਲਿ ਕਾਲਨ ਤੇ ਤਤਕਾਲ ਛੁਟਾਵੈਂ ।
ਅਰਬਿੰਦ ਬਿਖੇ ਗੁਨ ਏ ਸਭਿ ਹੋਹਿਂ ਤਬੈ ਉਪਮਾ ਪਗ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰ ਪਾਵੈਂ ॥੬॥

Savaiya - Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji a devotee is able to gain the four greatest virtues of Dharam (Religious action), Arth (Acquisition of wealth and worldly possessions), Kama (fulfillment and enjoyment of desires) and Moksh (liberation from the cycle of birth and death) from your holy feet. Your feet is the sanctuary from where deliberation takes place and one is able to propagate the radiance of knowledge within. Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji were the great being who manifest on the earth for the assistance of others and forever granted a feeling of peace. Those people who are able to propagate the feet of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji within their heart will be able to eradicate their ignorance and safely swim across this worldly ocean to liberation. The feet of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji are able to eradicate the sins of an individual, the pain and suffering of Kaljug (the current age of ignorance) and the noose of death from the angel of death (Jamdhoot). Bhai Santokh Singh Ji says that if a person is to have all of the good virtues similar to a lotus blossom (This metaphor is given as a lotus blossom remains in the dirt but unaffected by its surroundings and focuses totally on the son, in the was a Sikh should be untouched by the surroundings and focus on the Guru) then only then can they propagate and gain the praise for the holy feet of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. 6.

Sri Nanak Parkash - Post 002

Now the following invocation made by Kavi Santokh Singh Ji is to his beloved, who is the Lord.

ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥ ਸਰਬ ਬਯਾਪੀ ਨਿਤ ਨਯੋ ਸਤਿ ਚਿਤ ਆਨੰਦ ਰੂਪ । ਮੋ ਉਰ ਮੈਂ ਪ੍ਰਗਟੋ ਸਦਾ ਜੋ ਚਰ ਅਚਰ ਅਨੂਪ ॥੩॥
Couplet - O Lord you are omnipresent throughout creation and never age or become old. You are the form of supreme truth, supreme consciousness and complete bliss. O Lord forever be radiant within my heart and remain present within me. 3.

ਸ੍ਵੈਯਾ ॥ ਅੰ ਪਰਮਾਤਮ ਆਤਮਭੂ ਪਦਮਾਪਤਿ ਪੰਚ ਖਤੰਗ ਅਰਾਤੀ ।
ਬਾਯੁ ਬਿਨਾਯਕ ਬਾਯੁ ਸਖਾ ਬਨਰਾਇ ਬ੍ਰਿਖਾਬ੍ਰਿਖ ਸੈਲਨ ਪਾਤੀ ।
ਸ੍ਰੀਦਹਿ ਸੂਰ ਸਸੀ ਉਡ ਅੰਤਕ ਮਾਨਵ ਦਾਨਵ ਦੇਵ ਸੰਗਾਤੀ ।
ਬੰਦਨਤਾ ਕਰ ਬੰਦਨ ਕੈ ਨਿਤ ਆਨੰਦ ਕੰਦ ਮੁਕੰਦ ਜਿ ਖਯਾਤੀ ॥੪॥
Savaiya - O Lord you one, unique and without an equal. All the beings within creation pay their respects to you. The demi god Brahma pays his respects to you, The husband to Laxmi who is the demi god Vishnu pays his respects to you, the holder of the five arrows Kaamdev is also paying his respects to you along with Shiva. The element of wind, Ganesh, the element of fire, the element of water, the nature and the king of the demi gods Indar are all paying their respects to you and offering salutations. The demi gods such as Kuber, the sun, the moon, the stars, Dharamraaj who is the righteous king, the demons and demi gods along with their families stand with both of their hands folded pay their respects and salutations to the divine Lord. O God you are the root of all bliss like a cloud showering all with bliss. You are the granter of liberation and ever present. 4.

Sri Nanak Parkash - Post 001

Above is a painting of Kavi Bhai Santokh Singh Ji who was the writer of this enormous Granth. I will now begin a translation of the Sri Nanak Parkash which begins with a list of invocations to God and to Saraswati who in a transcendent form is in the form of a pen. What one should understand is that this in not a invocation to the demi goddess in any was but that to the power of the Lord who is known though her many names such as Maya, Chandi, Kali, Chandka, etc.

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
There is One God who is realised through the grace of the True Guru.

ਅਥ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਲਿਖਯਤੇ ।
Now the text of the Sri Nanak Parkash is being written

ਅਧਯਾਯ ਪਹਿਲਾ
The First Adhyai

ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥ ਏਕੁੰਕਾਰਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਤਿਹਿ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਸਚੁ ਹੋਇ । ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੇ ਫਤੇ ਵਿਘਨ ਵਿਨਾਸ਼ਨ ਸੋਇ ॥੧॥
Couplet - The Guru is the form of the One Lord and through his grace does one realise the true form of God. God is continuously victorious and so are those who meditate on him also, for this reason God remove all obstacles and problems to enable this text from being completed.1.

ਕਬਿੱਤ ॥ ਤੀਨੋ ਲੋਕ ਬਰ ਦਾਨੀ ਤੀਨੋ ਜਾਚੈਂ ਮਹਾਰਾਨੀ ਤੀਨੋ ਤਾਪ ਹਾਨੀ ਆਦਿ ਤੀਨੋ ਗੁਨ ਮੰਡਿਕਾ ।
Kabit - O Saraswati (whose transcendent form is that of the pen) you are the one who is enabling me to write this enormous Granth. You are the one who gives knowledge in the three realms. The demons, the humans and the demi gods all are asking you for knowledge. You are the one who alleviates the three different types of pain and suffering. You are the one from the primal beginning who gives the three different virtues of Sato, Rajo and Tamo to the writers bringing them praise.

ਤੀਨੋ ਕਾਲ ਮਾਨੀ ਤੀਨੋ ਸ਼ਕਤਿ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨੀ ਤਵ ਤੀਨੋ ਕ੍ਰਿਤਵਾਨੀ ਤੀਨੋ ਗਾਨੀ ਬਰ ਬੰਡਿਕਾ ।
You have been respected by the poets during the three phases of time. You are the three different types of power that bring about boons. You are the doer of the three duties of creation, sustenance and destruction. You are the one who has been praised by the poets in the three time periods as you are the granter of boons.

ਦੀਨੀ ਰਜਧਾਨੀ ਬੱਜ੍ਰ ਪਾਨੀ ਕੋ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਨ ਪਾਨੀ ਜਾਨੀ ਮੈਂ ਭਵਾਨੀ ਸੁਖ ਖਾਨੀ ਖਲ ਖੰਡਿਕਾ ।
You are the one who enables one to grasp a sword and the one who returned the rule over the demi gods and the heavens to Indar. You are the one who gives bliss to those who worship God and destroys others such as demons.

ਨਮੋ ਨਮੋ ਬਾਕ ਬਾਨੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਬਿਦਤਾਨੀ ਦਾਸ ਰਸਨਾ ਬਸਾਨੀ ਜੈਤਿ ਜੈਤਿ ਮਾਤ ਚੰਡਿਕਾ ॥੨॥
I pay my salutations to you again and again Saraswati who is present within each and every being. You are the one who resides on the tongue of the poet Bhai Santokh Singh Ji, may you be forever praised who is the motherly power within creation. 2.

Sikh Scriptures - A wealth of treasure

Sikhism like all other major faiths has a vast amount of scriptures both historical and spiritual. The majority of which are found in the original Gurmukhi script but others can be found in Hindi, Sanskrit, Braj, Shahmukhi and Farsi.

What I hope to do with this blog is to translate into English the basic meanings of a number of Granths starting with the Sri Nanak Parkash written by the Kavi (Poet) Bhai Santokh Singh Ji. I will not be giving a historical analysis as this can be heard through the exegenesis of the text by Sant Giani Kirpal Singh Ji Boparai Walae on www.gurmatveechar.com

The translation of the text will be basic and will not contain additional commentary as it is designed so people who wish to read this blog will be able to grasp the basic content of the scriptures.

Also I would have loved to have put the Gurmukhi to each lie from the texts within the blogs however I am struggling to get to grips with the Gurmukhi Unicode and for this reason have just put on the English translation which is numbered so it can be followed along with the Gurbani which is available on www.ik13.com thanks to the seva of Sant Baljinder Singh Ji Rara Sahib Walae

If you do get a moment please take some time out and have a read of the blogs posted on here. Hopefully this blog will be regularly updated.

If there are any mistakes I apologise in advance for these and am happy for anyone to add their constructive or negative feedback/criticism for anything I have stated.