Sri Nanak Parkash - Post 027

Above is an painting depicting a Nanakpanthi

Today fortunately i have had some time to write a number of long stanzas out from the first Adhyai of the Sri Nanak Parkash. The three stanzas translated are numbered forty eight to fifty. The content of all three stanzas is very different to each other. The forty eighth talks about the colour white and how various things are white due to the glory of Waheguru. White is used as it is the same as an illumination and represents internal enlightenment. The forty ninth stanza focuses on attachment to materialistic objects whilst the fiftieth stanza focuses on the false reality that is the world. The similarities of a dream and life in the world is brought up by Kavi Santokh Singh Ji.

The translations to the stanzas follow below;

ਕਬਿੱਤ ।
ਬਾਨੀ ਛਬਿ ਬਨੀ ਅੰਗ ਸ਼ੇਖ ਤਨ ਸੰਗ ਰੰਗ ਗੰਗ ਕੇ ਤਰੰਗ ਸੁ ਪਤੰਗ ਕੋ ਕਿਕਾਨ ਹੈ ।
ਲੰਬੋਦਰ ਰਦਨ ਕੀਨੋ ਧਨੁਖ ਮਦਨ ਚੀਨੋ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਆ ਕੋ ਸਦਨ ਚਹੁਂਬਦਨ ਕੋ ਜਾਨ ਹੈ ।
ਕਰੁਨਾਨਿਧਾਨ ਸ੍ਰਿਗ ਜੌਨ੍ਹ ਕੀਨੀ ਜਾਨ ਮ੍ਰਿਗ ਭਸਮ ਸੁ ਤੀਨ ਦ੍ਰਿਗ ਸੁਧਾ ਸੁਰਪਾਨ ਹੈ ।
ਮਨ ਕੀਨੋ ਮੁਨੀ ਸਤੋ ਗੁਨ ਚੀਨ ਲੀਨੋ ਗੁਨੀ ਨਾਮ ਕੇ ਸੁਜਸ ਤੇ ਏ ਸਭੈ ਸ਼ੋਭਾਵਾਨ ਹੈ ॥੪੮॥

Kabit – (Now Bhai Santokh Singh Ji talks about the value of God’s name and how all of the items described below are white in colour due to the purity of the lord’s name.) (Again the second part of the last line has to be expounded first) Through the praise and exegesis of the name of God do all of the following items gain praise; the white limbs of the goddess Saraswati is beautiful due to the name of God, Sheshnag who was originally black coloured gained his white complexion through the name of God, the white waves and ripples of water in the Ganges river are due to the name of God meditated on by the many saints on the rivers banks and the horse of the Sun is known as ‘Patang’ is also white in colour due to the name of God. Due to the name of God the tusks of the elephant headed demi God known as Ganesh are also white. The bow of the demi god Kaamdev is also white due to the glory of God’s name. The abode of the goddess Laxmi is beautifully white due to the name of God and the swan ridden by the demi god Brahma is also white due to the glory of the Lord’s name. The garland worn by the demi god Vishnu is bright due to the name of God and the luminous glow around the moon is also due to the name of God. The ashes worn by the three eyed demi god Shiva is also white due to the name of God. The ambrosial nectar which was drunk by the demi gods is also white due to the name of God. The Muni’s (wandering hermits) have purified their mind due to the name of God and out of all of the virtues it is the virtue of Sato (truth) that has stands out bright and beautiful due to the name of God. All of these things mentioned are white, bright and beautiful due to the contemplation on the name of God. 48.

ਕਬਿੱਤ ।
ਤਾਤ ਸੁਤ ਮਾਤ ਹਿਤੂ ਸੋਦਰ ਸਹੋਦਰੀ ਸੁ ਮੋਦ ਮੈਂ ਕਿਸ਼ੋਦਰੀ ਸੋਂ ਗਾਢੋ ਲਪਟਾਯੋ ਹੈ ।
ਮੱਤ ਜੇ ਮਤੰਗ ਜਵੀ ਚੰਚਲ ਤੁਰੰਗ ਬ੍ਰਿੰਦ ਅਨੀ ਚਤੁਰੰਗਨੀ ਸੋਂ ਰਿਦਾ ਹੁਲਸਾਯੋ ਹੈ ।
ਆਥਿ ਨਿਤ ਹਾਥ ਚਾਹੈ ਜਨਮ ਅਕਾਥ ਖੋਤਿ ਅੰਤ ਕੋ ਨ ਸਾਥ ਮਨ ਜਾਂ ਸੋਂ ਡਹਿਕਾਯੋ ਹੈ ।
ਕੂੜ ਹੈ ਰੇ ਕੂੜ ਮਨ ਮੂੜ ਲਗ ਨਾਮ ਰੂੜ ਸਾਚੇ ਕੋ ਬਨਾਯੋ ਤਾਂ ਤੇ ਸਾਚੋ ਸੋ ਸੁਹਾਯੋ ਹੈ ॥੪੯॥

Kabit – The individual remains afflicted by attachment to his family and remains in bliss with his false relationships with his father, son, mother, friends, brothers, sisters and wife. The intoxicated elephants, a group of fast steeds and the four different types of army are what the mind remains happy remembering. The being forever wishes for material riches to be in his hand and in this way wastes his life away. When the final moment comes and person dies these material objects remain here and do not go along with you and due to this those engrossed in material objects goes into a state of mental unrest. Kavi Santokh Singh Ji is reassuring the teachings of the Guru by staying all these material objects are false you should become engrossed in the meditation of Gods beautiful name. You believe creation to be real as it was created by the Lord however the only thing that is truly real is the name of god so bond with this incantation. 49.

ਕਬਿੱਤ ।
ਬਾਜੀਗਰ ਜੈਸੀ ਬਾਜੀ ਮਾਯਾ ਕੀ ਕਨਾਤ ਸਾਜੀ ਪਾਜੀ ਕੋ ਅਪਾਜੀ ਲਖਿ ਤਾਂ ਸੋ ਬਿਰਮਾਯੋ ਹੈਂ ।
ਸੁਨਪੇ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਸੁਆਰਥ ਮੈਂ ਰਚਯੋ ਸੰਚੈ ਸੰਚਿ ਸੰਚਿ ਜਾਗੇ ਤੇ ਬਹੁਰਿ ਪਛੁਤਾਯੋ ਹੈ ।
ਸੁਕਤਾ ਰਜਤ ਮ੍ਰਿਗ ਤ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨਾ ਮੈਂ ਨੀਰ ਜੈਸੇ ਰਜੂ ਮੈਂ ਸਰਪ ਆਦਿ ਅੰਤ ਹੂੰ ਨ ਪਾਯੋ ਹੈ ।
ਕੂੜ ਹੈ ਰੇ ਕੂੜ ਮਨ ਮੂੜ ਲਗ ਨਾਮ ਰੂੜ ਸਾਚੇ ਕੋ ਬਨਾਯੋ ਤਾਂ ਤੇ ਸਾਚੋ ਸੋ ਸੁਹਾਯੋ ਹੈ ॥੫੦॥

Kabit – (Now Bhai Santokh Singh Ji describes the world) the gymnast plays the game and in this world the Lord is the gymnast playing the game in the tent created by Maya. The false objects are believed to be true and within these the individual is trapped. You are gathering the material objects for your own self interest not knowing as if you were acting in a dream. In the same way that an individual gathers items in a dream and later wakes up to find none of it real and due to this later regrets his actions. When a person awakens internally due to knowledge he realises what he did before was fruitless and regrets his actions. In a way that a shell seems to contain silver, a deer in the heat sees a mirage of water, and due to ignorance a rope can be mistaken for a snake however all three are false assumptions. Kavi Santokh Singh Ji is reassuring the teachings of the guru by staying all these material objects are false you should become engrossed in the meditation of Gods beautiful name. You believe creation to be real as it was created by the Lord however the only thing that is truly real is the name of God so bond with this incantation. 50.