Gagar Cho Sagar - Part 03

Above is a black and white image of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji sat with a number of Saints, Sidhs and Yogis.

Below is the third Shabad found in the Sri Nanak Parkash which was given as an updesh by Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji to Pandit Hardayal Ji. The ithaasak translation is taken from a steek called Gagar Cho Sagar written by Sachkhand Vasi Mahant Surjit Singh Ji Sevapanthi. The shabad is below which can be found on Ang (limb/page) 471 of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥ ਦਇਆ ਕਪਾਹ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਸੂਤੁ ਜਤੁ ਗੰਢੀ ਸਤੁ ਵਟੁ ॥ ਏਹੁ ਜਨੇਊ ਜੀਅ ਕਾ ਹਈ ਤ ਪਾਡੇ ਘਤੁ ॥ ਨਾ ਏਹੁ ਤੁਟੈ ਨ ਮਲੁ ਲਗੈ ਨਾ ਏਹੁ ਜਲੈ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥ ਧੰਨੁ ਸੁ ਮਾਣਸ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਜੋ ਗਲਿ ਚਲੇ ਪਾਇ ॥ ਚਉਕੜਿ ਮੁਲਿ ਅਣਾਇਆ ਬਹਿ ਚਉਕੈ ਪਾਇਆ ॥ ਸਿਖਾ ਕੰਨਿ ਚੜਾਈਆ ਗੁਰੁ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣੁ ਥਿਆ ॥ ਓਹੁ ਮੁਆ ਓਹੁ ਝੜਿ ਪਇਆ ਵੇਤਗਾ ਗਇਆ ॥੧॥
ਮਃ ੧ ॥ ਲਖ ਚੋਰੀਆ ਲਖ ਜਾਰੀਆ ਲਖ ਕੂੜੀਆ ਲਖ ਗਾਲਿ ॥ ਲਖ ਠਗੀਆ ਪਹਿਨਾਮੀਆ ਰਾਤਿ ਦਿਨਸੁ ਜੀਅ ਨਾਲਿ ॥ ਤਗੁ ਕਪਾਹਹੁ ਕਤੀਐ ਬਾਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਣੁ ਵਟੇ ਆਇ ॥ ਕੁਹਿ ਬਕਰਾ ਰਿੰਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਿ ਖਾਇਆ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਆਖੈ ਪਾਇ ॥ ਹੋਇ ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਸੁਟੀਐ ਭੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਹੋਰੁ ॥ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਤੁਟਈ ਜੇ ਤਗਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਜੋਰੁ ॥੨॥
ਮਃ ੧ ॥ ਨਾਇ ਮੰਨਿਐ ਪਤਿ ਊਪਜੈ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਸਚੁ ਸੂਤੁ ॥ ਦਰਗਹ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਤੂਟਸਿ ਪੂਤ ॥੩॥

Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji explain on the metaphorical sacred thread one should adopt rather than the materialistic one

ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥
This stanza is uttered by the Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji

ਦਇਆ ਕਪਾਹ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਸੂਤੁ ਜਤੁ ਗੰਢੀ ਸਤੁ ਵਟੁ ॥
To have mercy over all the beings on the earth is like cotton, to adopt an attitude of content is the cotton thread and to adopt the truth is the intertwining of the thread. Make modesty the knot in the thread to bind them.

ਏਹੁ ਜਨੇਊ ਜੀਅ ਕਾ ਹਈ ਤ ਪਾਡੇ ਘਤੁ ॥
O Pandit Hardayal Ji, if you have this type of sacred thread with you then please place it around my neck.

ਨਾ ਏਹੁ ਤੁਟੈ ਨ ਮਲੁ ਲਗੈ ਨਾ ਏਹੁ ਜਲੈ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
This sacred thread made of knowledge never breaks nor does it get ruined through the dirt of sin. This sacred thread is not affected by the fire of desire and forever remains with the individual whichever life he endures.

ਧੰਨੁ ਸੁ ਮਾਣਸ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਜੋ ਗਲਿ ਚਲੇ ਪਾਇ ॥
That being is blessed whoever gets this knowledge based sacred thread placed around their neck and goes to the next world.

ਚਉਕੜਿ ਮੁਲਿ ਅਣਾਇਆ ਬਹਿ ਚਉਕੈ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
The sacred thread in the age of Satjug cost four Pouliya (small coin worth 25 paisas), in the age of Treta it cost four Annas (small coin worth a sixteenth of a rupee), in the age of Dwapur it cost four paisas (a small coin of which 100 made a rupee) and in the age of Kaljug it costs four Koudia (small coin used in medieval India). The Pandit takes the value of the sacred thread, sits in the sacred area, recites a prayer to the demi god Ganesh and puts the thread around the neck of the recipient.

ਸਿਖਾ ਕੰਨਿ ਚੜਾਈਆ ਗੁਰੁ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣੁ ਥਿਆ ॥
In the ears of the recipient they give instructions and teachings that is one if to pass urine or waste then they are to place the thread over their ears. By explaining such a short amount the Brahmin becomes the individual’s spiritual master.

ਓਹੁ ਮੁਆ ਓਹੁ ਝੜਿ ਪਇਆ ਵੇਤਗਾ ਗਇਆ ॥੧॥
When the being later gets old man dies then the sacred thread burns on the fire and in the next world the being is left without the sacred thread. 1.

ਮਃ ੧ ॥
By Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji


ਲਖ ਚੋਰੀਆ ਲਖ ਜਾਰੀਆ ਲਖ ਕੂੜੀਆ ਲਖ ਗਾਲਿ ॥
Whilst wearing the sacred thread the individual commits numerous thefts and acts of adultery. The being commits numerous false promises, lies and says abusive words.

ਲਖ ਠਗੀਆ ਪਹਿਨਾਮੀਆ ਰਾਤਿ ਦਿਨਸੁ ਜੀਅ ਨਾਲਿ ॥
The being commits numerous falsehoods and both day and night commit other deceitful acts.

ਤਗੁ ਕਪਾਹਹੁ ਕਤੀਐ ਬਾਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਣੁ ਵਟੇ ਆਇ ॥
They cut the cotton to make the thread which they take to the Brahmin so that it can be intertwined.

ਕੁਹਿ ਬਕਰਾ ਰਿੰਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਿ ਖਾਇਆ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਆਖੈ ਪਾਇ ॥
The goat is then killed and cooked for all the people to eat at the ceremony. At that moment everyone says to put the sacred thread around the neck of the individual.

ਹੋਇ ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਸੁਟੀਐ ਭੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਹੋਰੁ ॥
When this sacred thread becomes old then it is discarded and thrown away. Then this sacred thread is replaced again and again.

ਨਾਨਕ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਤੁਟਈ ਜੇ ਤਗਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਜੋਰੁ ॥੨॥
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji says the sacred thread will not break if it has power within it. 2.

ਮਃ ੧ ॥
By Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji

ਨਾਇ ਮੰਨਿਐ ਪਤਿ ਊਪਜੈ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਸਚੁ ਸੂਤੁ ॥
By listening to the name of God one should sow this seed in their mind, be belief will be the propagating leaves and the contemplation will be the cotton grown which is the truth. Use this cotton in order to make the sacred thread.

ਦਰਗਹ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਤੂਟਸਿ ਪੂਤ ॥੩॥
In this way the sacred thread is the form of divine knowledge which can be worn in the heaven which is the true congregation. This sacred thread never breaks. 3.

Through this discourse Pandit Hardayal Ji adopted the true sacred thread of knowledge which he placed around his heart.

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Above is an image of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji at the sacred thread ceremony.

Below are the last nine stanzas numbered fifty one to fifty nine of the Sri Nanak Parkash Adhyai nine. This concludes the spiritual sermon about the true sacred thread one should wear. The translation is below;

Pandit Hardayal Ji is continually saying, “You are blessed” to Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. “You are the knower of your own knowledge. No one else has realised your glory as you have dispelled my pride.” 51.

Whoever Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji blesses with their graceful sight their cycle of births and deaths is extinguished. At that moment Baba Kalu Ji spoke, “The food is now ready for all.” 52.

“For this reason please stand up and sit yourselves in an orderly manner. Please do not delay and partake in the food.” The Brahmins all got up and took off their religious clothing and all sat in an orderly manner. 53.

The Kshatri relatives were all present also sat down in an orderly manner. All of the people were given leaves as plates and the people preparing the food began to serve it. 54.

With great care they serve rice pudding topped with sugar then clarified butter. The food was served swiftly with great care. Rice is served along with lentil balls and bhajis. This is all served in yogurt along with spices and coriander. 55.

There are many types of food in the kitchen and before the partaking of food the name of God is recited by all. All of the people enjoyed the flavour of the meal following which everyone washed their hands. 56.

Baba Kalu Ji paid his respects to all the Pandits, Brahmins and intellectuals who came to his house with goods. After they were all pleased they departed from the house. The desire the Pandit Hardayal Ji had in his mind had now been acquired which was the sacred thread of knowledge. His consciousness had immersed itself with the name of God through love and it was like a shade protecting him. 57.

The meanings of the pure knowledgeable sacred thread that was recited by Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, one who is to hear it or narrate the incident will not be required to wear a materialistic sacred thread. They will just increase their love for the feet of the Guru. 58.

Couplet – However many relatives, Kshatris, Brahmins and Pandits that came to the house of Baba Kalu Ji all returned home to praise Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji who is the protector of the poor. 59.

The ninth Adhyai of the Sri Nanak Parkash Granth (Poorbarad) which is about the event of the sacred thread has now been competed.

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Above is an image of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji sat in the house awaiting the sacred thread ceremony to begin.

Below continues the ninth Adhyai of the Sri Nanak Parkash and in the stanzas forty one to fifty Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji continues his updesh against a worldly sacred thread but repeats his desire for a sacred thread made out of the name of God so that it can actually perform the acts that the sacred thread in the Vedic rituals is supposed to. The translation continues below with the shabad again coming from the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji on ang 471;

ਮਃ ੧ ॥ ਲਖ ਚੋਰੀਆ ਲਖ ਜਾਰੀਆ ਲਖ ਕੂੜੀਆ ਲਖ ਗਾਲਿ ॥ ਲਖ ਠਗੀਆ ਪਹਿਨਾਮੀਆ ਰਾਤਿ ਦਿਨਸੁ ਜੀਅ ਨਾਲਿ ॥ ਤਗੁ ਕਪਾਹਹੁ ਕਤੀਐ ਬਾਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਣੁ ਵਟੇ ਆਇ ॥ ਕੁਹਿ ਬਕਰਾ ਰਿੰਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਿ ਖਾਇਆ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਆਖੈ ਪਾਇ ॥ ਹੋਇ ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਸੁਟੀਐ ਭੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਹੋਰੁ ॥ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਤੁਟਈ ਜੇ ਤਗਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਜੋਰੁ ॥੨॥

Couplet – “This is a custom of society to wear this sacred thread and when the thread becomes old it breaks. When it breaks another is put around the individuals neck, it is false like the rest of this world.” 41.

“If you have a permanent sacred thread then place it around my neck and a sacred thread of knowledge around my heart. By placing such a sacred thread around me the desires of the mind should disappear and one will gain the status of the indestructible Lord.” 42.

In this way the liberator of all Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji uttered this holy hymn to give a spiritual sermon. While Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji was uttering such word the Brahmins surrounding him quickly threw the sacred thread over him. 43.

The abode of bliss, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji then went silent as Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji destroyed the falsehood of the Brahmins. The whole of the family present were very pleased because the fear in their mind had been eradicated. 44.

By listening to the words of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Pandit Hardayal Ji said the following, “O true king I must be blessed to hear such elixir like words from your mouth. Your words are completely true and cleanse the heart of an individual.” 45.

“People are bound to these worldly rituals and due to this they cannot break them of their social caste divide. For these reasons please tell us about this pure sacred thread that you wish to wear so that we may become pure as well.” 46.

“Say it so that all the intellectuals, Brahmins, Kshatris and Bedis will hear the reasons what sacred thread is imperishable and goes with you from one world to the other.” Hearing this, the lotus eyed Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji said the following hymn to cut an individual’s bondage. 47.

ਮਃ ੧ ॥ ਨਾਇ ਮੰਨਿਐ ਪਤਿ ਊਪਜੈ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਸਚੁ ਸੂਤੁ ॥ ਦਰਗਹ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਤੂਟਸਿ ਪੂਤ ॥੩॥

Quatrain - (Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji says) “Those people who wear such a sacred thread become liberated from fear. Where that being goes he will receive respect and his glory will be well know.” 48.

“The sacred thread of the Lord’s name is not destroyed and remains with you in every world. Those who are fortunate are able to wear this sacred thread. The vices of lust and anger have made your mind impure which can be made clean again through the meditation of the Lords name.” 49.

“Those people are able to wear this sacred thread but the people of today have forgotten all about this and have done the opposite.” Pandit Hardayal Ji heard such a sermon from Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji that he adopted it in his heart with permanence. 50.

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Above is an illustrated page from a Janamsakhi of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji written in Shahmukhi

Below continues the divine updesh by Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji to the Bedi lineage along with the intellectuals of Talwandi about the vedic rituals and the sacred thread ceremony. The stanzas numbered thirty one to forty are below from the ninth Adhyai;

ਚਉਕੜਿ ਮੁਲਿ ਅਣਾਇਆ ਬਹਿ ਚਉਕੈ ਪਾਇਆ ॥ ਸਿਖਾ ਕੰਨਿ ਚੜਾਈਆ ਗੁਰੁ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣੁ ਥਿਆ ॥ ਓਹੁ ਮੁਆ ਓਹੁ ਝੜਿ ਪਇਆ ਵੇਤਗਾ ਗਇਆ ॥੧॥

Quatrain – (Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji are explaining the shabad above) “O Pandits you are giving this kind of sacred thread which can be purchased for four small coins. At the end of your life will burn in the funeral pyre and follow the soul to the next world where it was supposed to come of some use.” 31.

“This sacred thread will not be able to be of any use in the next world and is only for show in this world. I have no work that involves attachment to this world so for what reason should I consciously adopt this sacred thread?” 32.

“When the angels of death grab you and beat you this sacred thread will give you no strength. In place of the sacred thread the name of God will be the dispeller of pain. The individual who is a liar and is trapped in a life of sinful acts such as theft they will receive a severe punishment.” 33.

“For this reason meditate on the true name of the Lord and if you do you will cross this worldly ocean to safety. If you are to meditate on the name of God this will remain with you in this world and the next. With great devotion meditate on his name both day and night.” 34.

There is a vast congregation of Brahmins and Kshatris in the house of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji who have heard these divine words and their minds are surprised. No one has the power to answer Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji as the words spoken are the complete truth. 35.

Then those individuals who knew Baba Kalu Ji all said the following, “O Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, you are very clever so please listen to our request. The holy word which you have spoken is true.” 36.

“Still your father has spent a lot of money on this ritual so that you can wear the sacred thread which gives glory. If you do not wear this sacred thread then all this expense will be wasted. Including all of the materials your father has collected for this event.” 37.

“All of the Brahmins and Kshatris have come to your house so please wear this glorious sacred thread. If a person is not to follow the rituals of his family then they become ostracised.” 38

“So with all the people present including your family please them once by just wearing the sacred thread. All of the people here are pleased that you will be adorned with the sacred thread and if you do not they will become upset.” 39.

“If you are to wear the sacred thread once then after that you can do as you consciously believe is correct.” After hearing the request from the Bedi lineage Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji who had lotus eyes said the following; 40.

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Above is another image of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

Below continues the parsang of the Janayoo in the ninth Adhyai of the Sri Nanak Parkash. Below are another ten stanzas numbered twenty one to thirty. In these stanzas Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji utters divine Gurbani and this shabad Can be found on ang 471 of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

“O Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji please advise us of this as everyone wishes to hear your words and become pleased.” Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s then spoke from his lotus mouth such words to make one understand how the angels of death respect the sacred thread. 21.

ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥ ਦਇਆ ਕਪਾਹ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਸੂਤੁ ਜਤੁ ਗੰਢੀ ਸਤੁ ਵਟੁ ॥ ਏਹੁ ਜਨੇਊ ਜੀਅ ਕਾ ਹਈ ਤ ਪਾਡੇ ਘਤੁ ॥ ਨਾ ਏਹੁ ਤੁਟੈ ਨ ਮਲੁ ਲਗੈ ਨਾ ਏਹੁ ਜਲੈ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥ ਧੰਨੁ ਸੁ ਮਾਣਸ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਜੋ ਗਲਿ ਚਲੇ ਪਾਇ ॥

Quatrain – (Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji are explaining the meanings of the shabad above) “Understand this sacred thread to be pure but only a few individuals can wear this. This sacred thread made of knowledge should be worn around the heart and this being will be great who has eradicated all the causes of distress.” 22.

“This individual will gain bliss both in this world and the next. They will gain respect from Dharamraj in the righteous court. If you have a sacred thread like this place this around my neck as it will destroy all sin.” 23.

“If one is to put a knot in the sacred thread that you give it then burns with the body once a person is cremated. This is in fact a false action that people do in order to show others but are in fact fools.” 24.

Pandit Hardayal Ji heard the beautiful words of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and became very pleased. All of his bodily hair was standing erect. He said, “I said before that when you are older I will hear your divine sermons within which there is nothing but truth.” 25.

“Only a few individuals will understand you while others with not. Listening to the words of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji my mind has now become focused. My life has now become fruitful as Guru Nanak Dev Ji is the abode of the universe and I have become a client of the great bard.” 26.

“I am in complete bliss and can not find anything to say. My only inclination was to hear your words, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji.” The other Brahmins and intellectuals were sat in the house of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji all started to talk about the rituals of the sacred thread ceremony. 27.

“O Child this sacred thread is considered pure in accordance to the Vedas. From the beginning this has been considered pure and part of the Kshatri and Brahmin custom. This is considered as the protector of the faith.” 28.

“This ritual has been going since the advent of the demi god Brahma. The four sons of Brahma also wore this sacred thread. If we are to start a new custom then great child stop the old one first.” 29.

“For this reason continue the previous customs of our social castes. Why do you wish to change this?” After hearing these questions from the Brahmins, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji replied in order to make them realise their false reasoning for the sacred thread.” 30.

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Above is an image of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

Below continues Adhyai nine of the Sri Nanak Parkash within which Baba Kalu Ji has decided he wants his son to wear a sacred thread known as the Janayoo. The stanzas numbered eleven to twenty are translated below and continue the commentary.

“By wearing this sacred thread what glory does a person gain? By wearing this sacred thread what exalted position does a person attain? If I was not to wear this what would I lose? O Pandit Hardayal please explain this to me.” 11.

Pandit Hardayal Ji heard the words of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji a desire rose in the mind of the Pandit that his doubts and faults will be dispelled. He had already heard a divine sermon from the mouth of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and hoped that now all of his scepticism and causes of distress will be destroyed. 12.

Pandit Hardayal Ji was aware of the glory of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji but still spoke in order for his ignorance to be dispelled. “Those who wish to promote the religious affairs of the Brahmins and Kshatris have to wear the sacred thread.” 13.

“Until either a Brahmin or Kshatri does not undergo this ceremony until then they cannot be given the sacred thread. Without the sacred thread neither the Brahmin nor Kshatri can be considered religious so understand this offering.” 14.

“When the Brahmins or Kshatris take this sacred thread in accordance to the terms of the Vedas then they would be admitted entry into the faith.” With grace Sri Guru Nanak dev Ji listened to the words of the Pandit and spoke the following beautiful words. 15.

“If this is the religious rites of the Brahmins and Kshatris that one can only survive once they have worn the sacred thread or do they survive through performing great acts. Does the religion remain intact through the sacred thread or through mercy which propagates positive actions? (Guru Nanak Dev Ji are questioning the rites of the sacred thread where the goats are slaughtered as part of the ritual while Guru Ji’s concept is one of compassion and mercy)” 16.

“If one is to wear the sacred thread and then later commit sin by killing in pursuit of wealth. In their final days they also do not eradicate their enmity and continue to slander and lie,” 17.

“Whether it be a Brahmin, a Kshatri or a male from a low caste they will suffer the punishment from the angels of death due to their sinful acts. Then what reward does this sacred thread give to these individuals as their actions would have resulted in them being condemned to hell?” 18.

All of the great intellectuals and Brahmins sat at the location were in silence and did not say anything. Nobody provided an answer to the question raised by Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji as they were all consciously thinking that the words were ‘true’. 19.

All of the people present actually desired to listen to the views of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji so Pandit Hardayal Ji said, “Tell me which person wears the sacred thread does not go to hell? By what means can one prevent the angels of death’s bad treatment?” 20.

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Above is an image of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

Now commences the ninth Adhyai of the Sri Nanak Parkash. This again is an important chapter in the life of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and Pandit Hardayal Ji gets to fulfil his desire of hearing a divine sermon of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji whilst performing the Janayoo (sacred thread) ceremony. Below is the invocation to Saraswati followed by the Adhyai, the first ten stanzas are below;

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Couplet – The goddess Saraswati is worthy of respect whose colour is white and the granter of bliss through the invocations. The fingers of the goddess are happily playing with the beautiful sitar and I forever pay my respects to her. 1.

Bhai Bala Ji is saying;
Quatrain – Baba Kalu Ji thought to himself that Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji should be adorned with a sacred thread known as the Janayoo. The Pandit at the time was name Hardayal who was invited to Baba Kalu Ji’s house. 2.

Baba Kalu Ji explained his thoughts to Pandit Hardayal Ji, “O Pandit Ji as a family from the Kshatri lineage we should complete all of our duties”. Hearing such a request Pandit Hardayal Ji replied, “Bring all of the ingredients required.” 3.

“The day that the sacred thread was to be worn is regarded as auspicious and due to this it should be commenced to gain great praise.” Baba Kalu Ji heard the words of Pandit Hardayal Ji and gathered all of the ingredients required for the ceremony. 4.

All of the food was gathered in order to feed people including goats were ordered to feed those who had a diet of meat. All of the Khsatri’s that were invited were the family of Baba Kalu Ji and when they came showed their invitations. 5.

In the same village lived many other individuals who knew about those rituals of the Vedas were all invited. They all came to the house of Baba Kalu Ji. 6.

The floor of the house was cleaned using cow dung (this is a common Sanatan ritual) then the floor is then covered in flour. Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji was then called and was then sat with the Brahmins and Kshatris. 7.

In this way the congregation was like a mass of stars and Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji was the moon being surrounded. He sat with great glory giving all bliss. 8.

The rituals of the Kshatris were ancient were commenced by Pandit Hardayal Ji. Pandit Hardayal Ji started to explain the ritual of the Kshatris and started to place the sacred thread around the neck of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. 9.

Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji is the disperser of pain and granter of liberation looked what was happening and asked, “O Pandit tell me what is taking place? For what reason is this sacred thread worn?” 10.

Gagar Cho Sagar - Part 02

Above is an image of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji with his companions.

Below is the second Shabad found in the Sri Nanak Parkash which was given as an updesh by Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji to Mulla Khatri. The ithaasak translation is taken from a steek called Gagar Cho Sagar written by Sachkhand Vasi Mahant Surjit Singh Ji Sevapanthi. The shabad is below which can be found on Ang (limb/page) 721 of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੧ ॥ ਯਕ ਅਰਜ ਗੁਫਤਮ ਪੇਸਿ ਤੋ ਦਰ ਗੋਸ ਕੁਨ ਕਰਤਾਰ ॥ ਹਕਾ ਕਬੀਰ ਕਰੀਮ ਤੂ ਬੇਐਬ ਪਰਵਦਗਾਰ ॥੧॥ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਮੁਕਾਮੇ ਫਾਨੀ ਤਹਕੀਕ ਦਿਲ ਦਾਨੀ ॥ ਮਮ ਸਰ ਮੂਇ ਅਜਰਾਈਲ ਗਿਰਫਤਹ ਦਿਲ ਹੇਚਿ ਨ ਦਾਨੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ ਜਨ ਪਿਸਰ ਪਦਰ ਬਿਰਾਦਰਾਂ ਕਸ ਨੇਸ ਦਸਤੰਗੀਰ ॥ ਆਖਿਰ ਬਿਅਫਤਮ ਕਸ ਨ ਦਾਰਦ ਚੂੰ ਸਵਦ ਤਕਬੀਰ ॥੨॥ ਸਬ ਰੋਜ ਗਸਤਮ ਦਰ ਹਵਾ ਕਰਦੇਮ ਬਦੀ ਖਿਆਲ ॥ ਗਾਹੇ ਨ ਨੇਕੀ ਕਾਰ ਕਰਦਮ ਮਮ ੲ‍ਂ‍ੀ ਚਿਨੀ ਅਹਵਾਲ ॥੩॥ ਬਦਬਖਤ ਹਮ ਚੁ ਬਖੀਲ ਗਾਫਿਲ ਬੇਨਜਰ ਬੇਬਾਕ ॥ ਨਾਨਕ ਬੁਗੋਯਦ ਜਨੁ ਤੁਰਾ ਤੇਰੇ ਚਾਕਰਾਂ ਪਾ ਖਾਕ ॥੪॥੧॥

ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੧ ॥

This shabad is in the musical measure of Tilang uttered by Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and is sung in the first metre (ghar).

ਯਕ ਅਰਜ ਗੁਫਤਮ ਪੇਸਿ ਤੋ ਦਰ ਗੋਸ ਕੁਨ ਕਰਤਾਰ ॥
O My Lord I am making a request in front of you. Please listen to my supplication.

ਹਕਾ ਕਬੀਰ ਕਰੀਮ ਤੂ ਬੇਐਬ ਪਰਵਦਗਾਰ ॥੧॥
O God you are the granter of sustenance. You are true, merciful and the greatest of all. O Lord you are the one who is exempt of undesirable qualities but still what are you like? 1.

ਦੁਨੀਆ ਮੁਕਾਮੇ ਫਾਨੀ ਤਹਕੀਕ ਦਿਲ ਦਾਨੀ ॥
In my heart I have adopted one evaluation which is that this world is all destructible and false.

ਮਮ ਸਰ ਮੂਇ ਅਜਰਾਈਲ ਗਿਰਫਤਹ ਦਿਲ ਹੇਚਿ ਨ ਦਾਨੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
I have not really understood anything within my heart. The angels of death have grabbed me by my hair but I have not realised and never though about my grave. 1. Pause.

ਜਨ ਪਿਸਰ ਪਦਰ ਬਿਰਾਦਰਾਂ ਕਸ ਨੇਸ ਦਸਤੰਗੀਰ ॥
O beloved in my final moments not my wife, my sons, my brother or my father will hold me by the hand.

ਆਖਿਰ ਬਿਅਫਤਮ ਕਸ ਨ ਦਾਰਦ ਚੂੰ ਸਵਦ ਤਕਬੀਰ ॥੨॥
When you are grabbed like a goat then in that moment there will be no one to assist you. Now tell me what your situation will be like at that moment? 2.

ਸਬ ਰੋਜ ਗਸਤਮ ਦਰ ਹਵਾ ਕਰਦੇਮ ਬਦੀ ਖਿਆਲ ॥
O true King, day and night I am trapped in a constant wave of my own thoughts.

ਗਾਹੇ ਨ ਨੇਕੀ ਕਾਰ ਕਰਦਮ ਮਮ ੲ‍ਂ‍ੀ ਚਿਨੀ ਅਹਵਾਲ ॥੩॥
O true King I have never performed any good actions or deeds. For this reason understand me to be like this; 3.

ਬਦਬਖਤ ਹਮ ਚੁ ਬਖੀਲ ਗਾਫਿਲ ਬੇਨਜਰ ਬੇਬਾਕ ॥
I am one with great misfortune, envious, blind and my mind is fearless. In my mind I never have any fear for you O Lord. There is no other insolent or ignorant being like me.

ਨਾਨਕ ਬੁਗੋਯਦ ਜਨੁ ਤੁਰਾ ਤੇਰੇ ਚਾਕਰਾਂ ਪਾ ਖਾਕ ॥੪॥੧॥
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji is saying, I am making such a plea that I require the dust from the feet of your devotees or worshippers.4.1.

Through this discourse the Mulla was exalted and liberated.

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Above is an image of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji made up from gurbani.

Below is the last number of stanzas from the eighth Adhyai of the Sri Nanak Parkash. The stanzas are numbered sixty one to seventy one and conclude the divine sermon given by Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji to the Mulla. The translation is below;

“Please forgive me for the misguided words I said earlier as I am insolent and ignorant. Your faith in the Lord is complete and who in this world is to understand this?” 61.

“I have come under the shelter of your feet so please eradicate my cycle of transmigration. Out of the wise you are the wisest so please grant me a sermon to eradicate my pain.” 62.

“You are a friend of the poor, eradicator of pain and an ocean of mercy. When Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji heard such humble words he gave a merciful look towards the Mulla and said the following words;” 63.

“In the sand of the world the mind is like gold which is mixed into the sand. The gold has to be separated and sifted from the sand. The meditation of God is like the fire on the wood used to take out the impurities of sin in the gold.” 64.

“The gold becomes pure and can be made into jewellery. Once made into jewellery the name of God is the jewel which is embedded. The jewellery is to be placed around the neck of intellect then both in this world and the next one a person will gain great praise.” 65.

“The true name of God should be focused and meditated destroying the ego in the process. In the true congregation one should serve continuously which will grant an individual bliss.” 66.

The words of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji were like a sword by which the soul of the Mulla was pierced and the pride of the body was destroyed. Through the sharpened sword his heart was pierces. The relatives of pride have also been pierced such a doubt.” 67.

The world is a place of pain and the Mulla recognised the glory of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. The Mulla crossed his hands in respect and bowed to Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. He then said, “You have eradicated my ignorance.” 68.

“O Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji you are the complete form of the Lord or saint. You should save people with your wisdom. Whatever comes into your mind perform and no one will be able to reverse this.” 69.

“I have heard your sermon and have turned my back on the world’s troubles. I will now meditate on the name of God.” After saying this, the Mulla returned home and did not speak with anyone. 70.

The love for God awoke with the Mulla and he gave up all sexual and lustful desire. As long as he lived he meditated on the name of God and at his final moments he went to heaven. 71.

The eighth Adhyai of the Sri Nanak Parkash Granth (Poorbarad) which is the about the divine sermon to the Mulla has now been completed.

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Above is another image of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji

Below continues the updesh to the Mulla by Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji in the eighth Adhyai of the Sri Nanak Parkash. Below are the stanzas numbered fifty one to sixty.

“In such a young age you have understood the method to worshipping the Lord as well as performing good actions is your mindset. You have forgotten all of your thoughts from your mind and instead replaced it with the love for God.” 51.

“You have turned your mind away from the lure of lustful desires and are soaked in the love for the Lord.” When Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji heard the praise given by the Mulla then he recited the third part of the shabad. 52.

ਸਬ ਰੋਜ ਗਸਤਮ ਦਰ ਹਵਾ ਕਰਦੇਮ ਬਦੀ ਖਿਆਲ ॥ ਗਾਹੇ ਨ ਨੇਕੀ ਕਾਰ ਕਰਦਮ ਮਮ ੲ‍ਂ‍ੀ ਚਿਨੀ ਅਹਵਾਲ ॥੩॥

Quatrain – (Guru Nanak Dev Ji are explaining the above shabad) “Both day and night with bad thoughts a young person wastes his life and does not know any better. In order to appease the mind the he does not meditate on the Lord and no matter what he tries he continues to be engrossed in lustful thoughts and desire.” 53.

“It is as if one is to uproot the wish fulfilling tree known as Kalapbrich and plant the Kikkar tree (Maya) in their garden. It is as if one is to leave the immortal elixir and drink alcohol or get rid of the sandalwood and replace it with bamboo.” 54.

How can these people gain a feeling of peace if they forget about God and grasp onto lustful desires and feelings. All of a person’s life has slowly passed but one has never loved the Lord.” 55.

The Mulla listened to the words and his faith in Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji increased. He folded his hands and made the following supplication, “There is no other individual equal to you.” 56.

“God has granted you such a beautiful form which is soaked with love for God.” Listening to this Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji recited the fourth part of the shabad which has the power to eradicate ego. 57.

ਬਦਬਖਤ ਹਮ ਚੁ ਬਖੀਲ ਗਾਫਿਲ ਬੇਨਜਰ ਬੇਬਾਕ ॥ ਨਾਨਕ ਬੁਗੋਯਦ ਜਨੁ ਤੁਰਾ ਤੇਰੇ ਚਾਕਰਾਂ ਪਾ ਖਾਕ ॥੪॥੧॥

Quatrain – (Guru Nanak Dev Ji explaining the meanings to the shabad above) “The true congregation is soaked in the love of the Lord they cannot do any other work then meditating on the Lord. They have given both their mind and body to the Lord focusing their complete thoughts on the one God.” 58.

“I am the dust of the feel of these individuals. I am filled with infinite numbers of negative virtues. With the grace of the merciful saints bless and forgive me for my faults.” 59.

With great humility listening to the utterances the Mulla gained a peaceful mind. Showing his humility he joined both of his hands and said, “O Swami, with your grace please merge me with the one God! 60.

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Above is an image of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji associated with Nanaksar Gurdwaras.

Below continues the beautiful attachment breaking updesh by Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji to the Mulla from the eighth Adhyai of the Sri Nanak Parkash. Below are the stanzas numbered forty one to fifty.

“The words which you have said are the complete truth. Your mind is full of Love for the feet of the Lord. Your complete family are all worried about you and are in pain to see you in such a way.” 41.

“Please show some attachment to your family so that they will be pleased. You attachment draws the others in. Your father (Baba Kalu Ji), your uncle (Baba Kalu Ji) and other family members do not like the attitude that you have adopted.” 42.

“With these people interact, play and talk to as well as do the family work with enthusiasm.” Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji the friend of the meek heard the words of the Mulla and said the following divine words; 43.

ਜਨ ਪਿਸਰ ਪਦਰ ਬਿਰਾਦਰਾਂ ਕਸ ਨੇਸ ਦਸਤੰਗੀਰ ॥ ਆਖਿਰ ਬਿਅਫਤਮ ਕਸ ਨ ਦਾਰਦ ਚੂੰ ਸਵਦ ਤਕਬੀਰ ॥੨॥

Quatrain – (Explanation by Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji to the above stanza) “With the fathers, brothers, wives and sons to have attachment is all false. Without material riches they all leave you and if you have them then they will remain with you.” 44.

“When the angels of death come and grab your life force then how can these relatives help you? At your final moments you are alone then what of this individual’s greatness?” 45.

When a person leaves this world the love of God is the only commodity to accompany them. Those people who have not meditated on the name of God will go on the path to hell. They will then endure numerous punishments.” 46.

“Then a person will have no relative as their support with who he remained a fool!” When the Mulla realised the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji was true in his heart and that the love of God should be imbued in him. 47.

He realised that Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s heart was filled with the love of God and due to this his mind had changed (mental focus) in the same way that an elephant can be prodded into following a certain direction. Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji who is the treasure trove of virtues was saying the truth as we constantly remain engrossed in attachment for others which is falsehood. 48.

In the end there is no one to protect you or to go along with you. The being goes alone and endures the pain. The individual lives in ignorance and does not realise this. The being remains engrossed in attachment both day and night. 49.

This is what the Mulla is deliberating over within his heart and said the following words to Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, “You are of such a young age but have a great intellect. You are a granter of peace or a manifested saint.” 50.

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Above is an image of a wall hanging depicting Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji

Below continues the beautiful updesh in the eighth Adhyai of the Sri Nanak Parkash. Below are stanzas numbered thirty one to forty where Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji continues to give a spiritual updesh on the falsehood of the world and its attachments.

“The first fifteen years of your life are passed through ignorance and childhood. Any life over the age of eighty years involves a person losing their sight and their hearing.” 31.

Couplet – “The organs of a person begin to fail and they are no longer able to control them. The actions of the body become difficult so how can a person adopt the name of God within their heart at this moment in their life?” 32.

Quatrain – “Now listen to the details of the remaining years of a person’s life which pass without the worship of God. Just accumulating the time taken to urinate or pass bodily waste passes a number of years.” 33.

“Through both eating and drinking a number of years pass as well as living happily with your life partner. The rest of an individual’s life is passed by earning wealth, committing both good and bad actions” 34.

“To spend your life raising and loving your children both day and night you become more attached to them. In this way a person’s life has passed them by and in the end a person leaves the world empty handed.” 35.

“This is the account of an individual’s life where a person wastes his life without meditating on the name of God. The life breaths of a human being are priceless and people waste them attaching themselves to material objects and in the end loses his life.” 36.

“At the moment a person begins to understand this he turns his mind away from sin and lustful desire. The individuals then realises that God is omnipresent and prays to him. What I have said I will now explain to you.” 37

ਯਕ ਅਰਜ ਗੁਫਤਮ ਪੇਸਿ ਤੋ ਦਰ ਗੋਸ ਕੁਨ ਕਰਤਾਰ ॥ ਹਕਾ ਕਬੀਰ ਕਰੀਮ ਤੂ ਬੇਐਬ ਪਰਵਦਗਾਰ ॥੧॥

Couplet – (This is the expounding of the above verse) “O Lord I am making a supplication to you please with your grace tentatively listen to this. O God you are the true for, the greatest and the most graceful. Please bless me with the virtue of your name.” 38.

Quatrain – “Those people who have given both their mind and body to the devotion of God. With great humility they ask for the name of God so they can meditate. At that moment the Lord has mercy on them and grants them his divine name.” 39.

The Mulla heard the beautiful words of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji through which falsehood and ignorance were dispelled. Then the Mulla said to Baba Kalu Ji’s son, “You are blessed as your mind is already imbued with love for God.” 40.

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Above is an image of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji

Below continues the eighth Adhyai of the Sri Nanak Parkash. In the stanzas numbered twenty one to thirty Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji commences his updesh to the Mulla in Raag Tilang. This shabad can be found in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji as the first Shabad in Raag Tilang on Ang 721. The translation continues below;

ਦੁਨੀਆ ਮੁਕਾਮੇ ਫਾਨੀ ਤਹਕੀਕ ਦਿਲ ਦਾਨੀ ॥ ਮਮ ਸਰ ਮੂਇ ਅਜਰਾਈਲ ਗਿਰਫਤਹ ਦਿਲ ਹੇਚਿ ਨ ਦਾਨੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

Quatrain – (Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji says the following through the shabad) “O Mulla if you really want to know about my condition the carefully listen to what I have to say. As you mentioned the Lord’s name i am giving you this reply.” 21.

“Those individuals who believe that this world is eternal need to realise that all is false other then the name of God. It is false like the floating land of Raja Harichand which is like a cloud or the wager waged by a gambler.” 22.

“Whichever individual grabs at this life believing it to be true then in his final moments they will regret their actions. Those people who consider this world as perishable do not care for the anything in the world.” 23.

“I do not love the material objects of this world as this is the false reality. I constantly have a fear of the angel of death above my head who without delay will take one from this world.” 24.

“In this way a person should adopt such fear in their heart and they will not get too attached to their work or this world.” Hearing such a discourse the Mulla was shocked and said to the Guru; 25.

“You are still a young child so how are you uttering such deep and wise words as those said by a saint or an elderly individual. Elderly individuals like me who have passed the majority of life need to have such knowledge like these uttering’s.” 26.

“At your age you should be playing like a child and you should not consciously think of such things. In the prime of your life you will have wealth and a wife through which you will live in bliss.” 27.

“These ideas of meditation and fear you should do adopt when you are in your old age. Now you should live in happiness with your relatives.” Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji heard the words of the Mulla and realised he was living without fear. 28.

Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji uttered such beautiful words within was a divine sermon. “O Mulla Ji you talk about this age in my life but without meditation on the name of God this life is wasting away.” 29.

“The average length of an individual’s life is one hundred years and if a person is lucky enough to live this long let me tell you about their life. Fifty years of that life is wasted through sleep and the other fifty years is wasted before your eyes.” 30.

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Above is an old print of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

Below are stanzas numbered eleven to twenty from the eighth Adhyai of the Sri Nanak Parkash. In this the family of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji all notice a change in attitude and behaviour of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji so Baba Kalu Ji asks the Mulla for help on the issue. The translation of the stanzas are below;

Savaiya – People leave their homes and work to go and see Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. They stare at the complexion of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji which they find blissful. People ask Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji numerous questions in order to eradicate their scepticism and they listen to the beautiful words of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. People have realised that Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji is infact a divine manifestation and due to this people gained a greater faith in the Guru. Such great unknowable words are being spoken and they are unshakable and strong intellect like an iron double edged sword. 11.

Couplet – All of the people understood the power of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji so he changed his behaviour. He began to act like a child who was ignorant and did not know anything. He did this in order to conceal his powers. 12.

Savaiya – Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji goes out of the village of Talwandi and lies in the shade of a tree. If someone calls him he does not respond as he remains internally focused on God and in a state of bliss. Sometimes he lies down in the house and his mother tries to wake him but she is unable to as he remains silent. He remains lying in the same place for up to two days at a time and due to this people say the following: 13.

“The son of Baba Kalu Ji was great with a vast intellect but know he seems clueless, what is the reason for the change? He remains intoxicated in resting but his appearance shows that he is in a state of dispassion. It is as if the shadow of a ghost has been cast over him. He does not care for the stories inside or outside of his house. When he speaks he does not open his eyes.” Those people who do not know Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji say this about him. 14.

Baba Kalu Ji seeing his son in such a state has become consciously concerned. Many people have advised him on what to do and he has tried many methods. Then Baba Kalu Ji went back to the Mulla for advice and told him everything about Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. “O Mulla it seems that Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji has lost all of his intellect. What method did you use to teach him Farsi? Please accompany me and see what state he is in and tell me what is causing his condition. 15.

The Mulla accompanied Baba Kalu Ji to his house where Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji was resting. Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji was lying down with a white sheet covering him without a care in the world. Lots of people had gathered to listen to the words uttered by Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. The Mulla and Baba Kalu Ji were shocked to see Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji as he seemed lost in comparison to the last time the Mulla saw him. 16.

Kabitt – The Mulla sat near Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and made the following supplication, “You have been graced by the Lord as in such a small age you have been able to gain vast intellect. Your sweet words are said in order to assist and support others. You character is very good and with great love your word will increase your glory and praise. Why do you not speak? What is the reason for this? Your father is that worried about you that he has put aside his daily duties.” 17.

Couplet – Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji remained in silence and gave no answer. Then the Mulla said the following words. 18.

Savaiya – “All of the people standing close to you all desire to listen to your utterances. Why do you not say anything? Everyone is becoming saddened by this face. Please speak for a short amount of time as everyone is shocked to see you no longer talk. Please speak about the path to God from what you have in your mind.” 19.

Aril – Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji heard the request by the Mulla in complete humility. He asked for the path to God to be spoken about. Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji opened his eyes and sat in front of everyone. After this he uttered the following shabad in the Raag (musical measure) of Tilang to eradicate everyone’s pain. 20.

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Above is a gold frame from a Gurdwara in India showing the the ten Sikh Gurus.

Right now to continue the Sri Nanak Parkash Katha in the eighth Adhyai we will find another updesh by Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. This updesh is to the Mulla who is from this Adhyai who realises the great intellect of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. This updesh is again found in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Once this Adhyai is complete I will post the second translation from the Gagar Cho Sagar. Below are the stanzas numbered two to ten.

Couplet – Bhai Bala Ji said, “O Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji listen to the following discourses. In the way the Lord’s manifestation Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji plays as he destroys the sins of his devotees. 2.

Savaiya – By meeting with the other children Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji plays while his father Baba Kalu Ji calls him home. Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji is adorned with beautiful clothes while he plays in the alleys of Talwandi. Sometimes he runs, sometimes he sits and sometimes he gathers the children to utter sweet words. He is fed by Mata Tripta Ji who becomes please by merely watching him. 3.

One day Baba Kalu Ji thought to himself, ‘without education Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji is wasting his life. What work and what could he do in order to gain wealth? He should not do any other work other then that of the family as if he is to do a different trade then people with slander him. It is my duty to educate my child as he will not learn in his older life.’ 4

Baba Kalu Ji took his son with him so that he could learn Farsi. Baba Kalu Ji sat with the Mulla and began to praise his son, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. “Please teach my child lovingly. He is very intelligent and will learn quickly. Tell me what day I should bring him to you as watching him being educated will give me a sense of satisfaction.” 5.

Kabitt – The Mulla replied, “Tomorrow is a good day for you to bring your son to the school. I will teach him lovingly and not say anything to compromise your beliefs. Your son seems bright so take him some now and I will see him tomorrow.” Baba Kalu Ji returned home and all of the people in the house ate their evening meal then went to sleep. In the morning when Baba Kalu Ji saw the master of bliss, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji he said to his son, “Please study hard daily and do not focus on playing all the time.” 6.

Baba Kalu Ji took some sweets and a silver rupee to the school which was given to the Mulla to distribute while he started to write on the board. The Mulla read the Kalaam then wrote the initial Persion letter of ‘Alif’ followed by the rest of the alphabet. It takes some time for the Mulla to recite the letters but not for Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. The Mulla was surprised and assumed Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji must have been educated before or is here lovingly learning from him. He could not tell. 7.

The Mulla thought to himself, ‘Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji is mastering the difficult letters of the Farsi alphabet with ease. This child is young but his mind is wise like an elderly male. The Siharis and Muktas (special letters), accumulation, accounts were all mastered by Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. The children aged ten years at the school are anot equal to the intellect of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. “This cannot be the work of any ordinary individual Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji must be a divine manifestation.” In the way one cannot understand God the Mulla could not comprehend Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. 8.

The Mulla started to praise Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, “Baba Kalu Ji’s sons’ intellect is great. He has easily mastered the difficult language of Farsi.” People come to see the face of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji to test his intellect. People are surprised at hearing his words. All of the people are praising Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji as his age is small but his intellect is great. By hearing the sweet words both the Hindus and Muslims they love Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and remain happy and never upset or in pain. 9.

Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji speaks such sweet words and gives discourses to his Sikhs as a Rishi would to his audience. By using the Farsi alphabet he uses it to meditate on the Lord erasing sin like the water from the sacred Ganges River. In the way the priceless words from the Pandit are very sweet words and said with love so are the words of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Di and they are worthy of worship. People listen to the praise of God and then repeat the teachings once they get home. Great is Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji who has come in the age of Kaljug to give praise to the name of God. 10

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Above is an image of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji

Below commences Adhyai 08 with an invocation showing what influence the Guru has over the Gursikh in the first stanza of this Adhyai. The stanza summarises a number of Puranic Sakhis so I will try to elaborate on them to give you some insight into who they are;

Adhyai 08

Kabitt – (This invocation is about the role the Guru plays in the life of the Gursikh) In the way the arrow pierces a target, the way Birbhadar killed Dach (Birbhadar was a demon who cam from the hair of the demi god Shiva after his wife Sati had immolated herself. Sati has immolated herself in fire when her father Dach failed to invite Shiva to a religious event and slandered him. Birbhadar was sent to kill Dach for his sins), in the way a net is thrown over fish in a river, in the way a lion goes to hunt, in the way a hawk goes after its prey, in the way the goddess Chandi killed the demon Biralach (Chandi is remembered through the various praises found in the Sri Dasam Granth. During her battles in the Devi Puran she fights a demon called Birlach who has a anthropomorphic form with a human body and a cats heat!), in the way Parasram killed the Kashatris (Parasram is also known as the Ram with an Axe was an Avesha Manifestation. Parasram killed the warrior caste over twenty one times in his life as they had become corrupt and insolent), in the way Sri Ram Chandar crossed the ocean to defeat Ravan (Sri Ram Chandar travelled to Lanka with the Monkey Army of Sugreev's in order to rescue his wife Sita who had been abducted by the demon Ravan), in the way Balram went to defeat the King of Maghud, Jarasandh (Balram was the brother of Sri Krishna who travelled to the land of Maghud in order to defeat Jarasandh the demon who waged war against the demi gods. He was eventually defeated by Bhim who was one of the Pandav brothers who featured in the great Mahabharat), in the way Indar went up into the mountains to throw the chakra of Vishnu at the enemies of the saints is the way in which the Guru kills the attachment in the body of the Gursikh. 1.


Above is an image of Birbhadar, the demon that was sent by Sri Shiva to kill King Dach.

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Above is an image of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji

below are the final nine stanzas numbered forty one to forty nine of the seventh Adhyai of the Sri Nanak Parkash summing up the Divine play of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. The translations are below;

Hearing this Mata Tripta Ji replied, “In our son are all of the great characteristics and his features are so beautiful as if a lotus blossom is in bloom. He has never cried out.” 41.

“He plays happily with the other children and does not ever use abusive language. He always says sweet words and never fights. Every being who meets him praises him. All of the children remain attached and surround him.” 42.

“He speaks like a grand educated individual. All of the elder children also love Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji.” In this way both parents praised their son. In this way there was great delight in their hearts. 43.

At that moment Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji was playing with the children in the alleys of Talwandi. Sometimes he jumps from the trees to the ground with the other children. Sometimes he would close his eyes to play the role of the maid. (This is a game of modern day tick or chase). 44.

Sometimes he would run away and can not be caught by the person playing the role of the maid. Then he would carry some of the children on his shoulders so that everyone would know he is playing the role of the maid. 45.

Where the soil is soft it is collected into a mound off which the children take turns to leap off. This is the beautiful child from the Bedi lineage whose jewellery is making noise. 46.

There are lots of kids present from Buddhist families who only keep a small amount of hair on their head. A lot of Brahmin children are playing with Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji who is the granter of liberation. 47.

Once a child came into contact with Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji then they continually return as if they were enchanted by a spell. Those people whose fortunes on their forehead have awakened they speak to the Guru and grasp the opportunity with glee. 48.

Naraj Chand – Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji is the form who originally does no play but it here playing with the children in a transcendent form. By meeting all of the other children he plays with them. Guru Nanak Dev Ji manifest in this form to eradicate ignorance and falsehood. Kavi Santokh Singh Ji is clasping his hands and is bowing in respects to Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. 49

The seventh Adhyai of the Sri Nanak Parkash Granth (Poorbarad) which is regarding the divine youthful play of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji has now been completed.

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Above is an image of the Sargun manifestations of the ten Sikh Gurus.

First of all an apology for the lack of updates. I have been busy with a number of other projects as well so need to keep a track of my duties better.

Below continues the parsang from the seventh Adhyai of the Sri Nanak Parkash. The below stanzas numbered thirty one to forty state that Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji created a composition which was the essence of the Gita in only a hundred stanzas. Now many people will ask where this is found in Gurbani and what link does the Gita have with Gurmat. One the Gita only talks about Brahmgyan only and nothing else to do with demi gods or avtars. It has the essential teachings found in the foundations of Gurbani. Secondly this bani is not found in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji but is still preserved today as the 'Nanak Gita' which is read by the Udasi samparda still to this day. Something also worth noting is the common term of 'Kachi' bani which Neo Sikhs (modern day Sikhs) who have no idea or knowledge of Bani consider any bani of the Gurus outside of the Sri Guru Granth Singh Ji. Many people refer to this and any other Bani of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji outside of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji as 'Kachi' This includes the 'Nanak Gita' and the Pransanglee. What we must remember is that you can only get 'Kachi' bani (False/incomplete) bani from a false Guru while Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji were the transcendent Lord and anything they said was true and it the words had an element of assistance to the Atma of another it was Bani and not 'Kachi Bani'.

The translation for the stanzas is below;

“I am reading the Gita of 100 stanzas. With great love I am deliberating on its meanings. Due to reading the Gita I am deliberating that one who reads about the Lord walks on the path of righteousness.” 31.

Couplet – Baba Kalu Ji was surprised to hear to hear the response of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Baba Kalu Ji became intrigued and wondered if what he heard was actually true or false. 32.

Quatrain – Baba Kalu Ji said, “Read the Gita to me and explain the meanings. Tell me the meanings that you have understood.” After hearing the blissful words of Baba Kalu Ji, the eradicator of pain, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji began to explain the meanings. 33.

Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji the complete Guru explained the meanings. The feet of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji are the granter that will assist one in crossing the worldly ocean. The small Gita that Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji created is being explained. Baba Kalu Ji became so intoxicated that he was like a deer intoxicated by the chimes of a bell. 34.

Initially Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, read the stanzas of the Gita. Through listening to it one gains great essence. Then he explained all of the meanings and its intricate summary. 35.

After listening to it Baba Kalu Ji deliberates on the words said by Gopal Pandhay that Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s intellect is greater then any other and was right all along. Who else can have such a great intellect at a young age? 36.

Couplet – Baba Kalu Ji after listening to the Gita went to see Mata Tripta Ji. Baba Kalu Ji following a great deliberation praised Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji from his heart. 37.

Quatrain – “Initially the astrologer Pandit Hardayal Ji praised Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. He told me about the greatness of all of his limbs then he said Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji was of great intellect.” 38.

“Now I have seen him with papers for educated people and with great love was consciously playing like a child. I asked him what he was playing and my son then replied with some beautiful words.” 39.

“He said he was reciting the prayer of the 100 stanzas Gita. He read it to me as if he had learned to do so from a Pandit. Now the intellect of our son is very great. Who knows what he will be when he is older?” 40.

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Above is an image of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji

Below continues the Sri Nanak Parkash Katha fromt he seventh Adhyai. Below are the stanzas numbered twenty one to thirty in which Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji begins to compose his first written discourse known as the 100 Salok Gita. This prayer is not really sung or read by modern day Sikhs however the Udasi Samparda and is known as the Nanak Gita. The translation now continues;

Quatrain – “Do not get too worried about educating your son. Your son is actually the creator of the different types of knowledge. It is as if someone compares a diva against the sun to eradicate the darkness there really is no comparison.” 21.

“What sort of radiance and illumination can a diva give? The illumination given in comparison to the sun is too minute.” Baba Kalu Ji heard the praise of his son and was greatly pleased. 22.

When the two then later returned home Baba Kalu Ji continued his daily work. Whatever Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji desired to do that day he did by playing with his friends. 23.

Couplet – Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s forehead is broad and gives radiance to the face of the Guru which allures others into a sense of attachment. The eyes of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji are wide like lotus blossoms and great like a well. 24.

Quatrain – In between the two lips of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji are his sparkling teeth which appeared as jewels encrusted on the house of Saraswati. The arms of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji are also splendorous whilst his ears are adorned with earrings bringing him glory as if he was a king. 25.

Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji is looking to his father with the same gaze that can assist a person to cross the worldly ocean. One day Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji collected some paper and made it into a small book. 26.

If any child is born into a family they usually imitate the actions of their parents. In this way Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji collected his papers and played in his manner. Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji started to write the accounts of the apostates and elderly. 27.

Couplet – At that moment Baba Kalu Ji came home and saw his beautiful son. Then Baba Kalu Ji said with great love and bliss. 28.

Quatrain – “O son why have you gathered all of the papers? You are sat silently what are you studying?” Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s focus did not waver as it is on the papers in front of him. 29.

In the way in which a Pandit deliberates on the Vedant Shastar is how Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji focuses on the papers and does not look away for a single moment. Hearing his father’s question Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji replied the following ambrosial words from his mouth. 30.

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Above is an image in gold of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji surrounded by devotees.

First of all I would like to apologise for the lack of updates over the last few days, I have been busy trying to clean a load of MP3s for another site.

Below continues the translation of the seventh Adhyai of the Sri Nanak Parkash with the stanzas numbered eleven to twenty.

Quatrain – Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s tongue is like a bow while the words spoken are like arrows. The arrows are attached with the sweet hymns uttered by Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji which have made the tips sharp. The reasoning and argumentative words given by Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji are the holder of the arrows. 11.

All of the accompanying children carry the signs of the stigma of these arrows on their hearts. The children become intoxicated hearing the words of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and they become free of pain. The children do not leave the company of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and return home. Due to this their parents come and take them back home. 12.

The parents take their children back to their houses but the children due to having their minds intoxicated do not wish to leave the Gurus side. They wish to just listen to the words of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji through which they increase their love of the Guru. 13.

Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji is surrounded in all four directions by children similar to how the moon is surrounded by stars. All of the sins of the children are being destroyed by the words of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji is sat with the children bringing them glory. All sit listening to the words of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji making the congregation of Indar embarrassed. 14.

All of the children are sat focusing on the face of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and none are sat looking at the Guru’s back. All of the children are sat thinking to themselves that Guru Nanak Dev Ji is giving this sermon specifically for them. They have controlled all of their sense organs and sit attentively listening. 15.

Couplet – One day Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji was playing with the other children he returned home. Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji was fed by his mother and then in his beautiful young form fell asleep. 16.

Quatrain – There was only one Pehir remaining until Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji was to wake up, this had been the routine of the Guru since he adopted his divine form. When the Guru woke he bathed and put on some beautiful clothes. 17.
When the day had started then Baba Kalu Ji held the hand of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and walked in the direction of Gopal Pandhay’s school. On arriving at the school Baba Kalu Ji said to Gopal Pandhay, “Please educate my son with all of your focus.” 18.

Gopal Pandhay heard this and after paying his respects gave the following reply, “Your son is already completely educated and he does not require any further education. Only an individual more educated can teach him. In the world I can not see another being as educated as your son.” 19.

Couplet – “Do not just understand your son to be only your son as he is a divine manifestation. He is educated without the need for formal education. He is actually the teacher to us all.” 20.

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Above is a fresco depicting Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji with his companions surrounded by various Naths.

Below are the first ten stanzas numbered one to ten from the seventh Adhyai of the Sri Nanak Parkash.

Adhyai 07

Kabit – In the way that the rays of the sun are very bright and manifest, in the way that a King is able to punish those who have done wrong, in the way that the brain glands behind the ear of an elephant make it intoxicated all of these give glory to the objects (the sun, the king and the elephant). In the way clarified butter can be found in rice pudding, in the way content is found within a warrior fighting a battle, within water one gains bliss (from drinking and eradicating thirst), in the way that the moon resonates a glow, in the way the lotus blossom has a sweet fragrant smell and the complete beings who are with God are able to give liberation, in this way all of these things have great fame and glory. In the way a charitable being gives money and gains praise, in the way the Raags (musical melodies or compositions) gain praise when sung in this way The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji contains all the aesthetic flavour and bliss within it. 1.

Bhai Bala Ji is saying
Couplet – Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji who is the granter of liberation had returned home with anklets on his feet and a cord around his waist both which had bells making noises. 2.

Quatrain – Mata Tripta Ji on seeing Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji said, “O son you have returned home before the evening from the school of Gopal Pandhay. Your father will be very angry as you are not interested in education but in playing all the time.” 3.

When Mata Tripta Ji said this then a tear came from the eye of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji is the one who gives bliss to the saints is now standing on this earth. When Mata Tripta Ji saw her son in a state of dispassion she grabbed him by the hand and softly tried to explain what she had said. 4.

She said, “O Son for you I will daily create jewelled ornaments and you will forever gain sweet delights to eat. I you are able to gain the education to learn and complete our family trade which you can do when you are older.” 5.

Couplet – Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji are residing in their house when the evening had set in. Baba Kalu Ji returned home and saw his graceful son with his eyes. 6.

Quatrain – With great love and bliss Baba Kalu Ji embraced Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji he then sat Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji on his lap whilst on a stool. Baba Kalu Ji then said, “O Son please tell me what you have learned today at school? What did Gopal Pandhay teach you?” 7.

When Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji heard his father’s question he told him everything. After that the other children arrived at the house and Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji left the house accompanying them. 8.

All the children played in the street on a night of the full moon. Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji is then narrating stories to the other children about the divine message given to him about the Lord. 9.

Couplet – Once the children heard the sweet ambrosial words of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji all of the children would go silent. The children listen with loving attention and are never satisfied thirsting for more. 10.

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Above is an image of Baba Kalu Ji taking Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji for this first day of education at the school of Gopal Pandhay

Below is the first Shabad found in the Sri Nanak Parkash which was given as an updesh by Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji to Gopal Pandhay. The ithaasak translation is taken from a steek called Gagar Cho Sagar written by Sachkhand Vasi Mahant Surjit Singh Ji Sevapanthi. Each time a shabad is found in the Sri Nanak Parkash I will translate the meanings from this granth at the end of the Adhyai. The first is below which can be found on Ang (limb/page) 16 of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲੁ ੧ ॥ ਜਾਲਿ ਮੋਹੁ ਘਸਿ ਮਸੁ ਕਰਿ ਮਤਿ ਕਾਗਦੁ ਕਰਿ ਸਾਰੁ ॥ ਭਾਉ ਕਲਮ ਕਰਿ ਚਿਤੁ ਲੇਖਾਰੀ ਗੁਰ ਪੁਛਿ ਲਿਖੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥ ਲਿਖੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਾਲਾਹ ਲਿਖੁ ਲਿਖੁ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰੁ ॥੧॥ ਬਾਬਾ ਏਹੁ ਲੇਖਾ ਲਿਖਿ ਜਾਣੁ ॥ ਜਿਥੈ ਲੇਖਾ ਮੰਗੀਐ ਤਿਥੈ ਹੋਇ ਸਚਾ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ ਜਿਥੈ ਮਿਲਹਿ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਸਦ ਖੁਸੀਆ ਸਦ ਚਾਉ ॥ ਤਿਨ ਮੁਖਿ ਟਿਕੇ ਨਿਕਲਹਿ ਜਿਨ ਮਨਿ ਸਚਾ ਨਾਉ ॥ ਕਰਮਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਤਾ ਪਾਈਐ ਨਾਹੀ ਗਲੀ ਵਾਉ ਦੁਆਉ ॥੨॥ ਇਕਿ ਆਵਹਿ ਇਕਿ ਜਾਹਿ ਉਠਿ ਰਖੀਅਹਿ ਨਾਵ ਸਲਾਰ ॥ ਇਕਿ ਉਪਾਏ ਮੰਗਤੇ ਇਕਨਾ ਵਡੇ ਦਰਵਾਰ ॥ ਅਗੈ ਗਇਆ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਵੇਕਾਰ ॥੩॥ ਭੈ ਤੇਰੈ ਡਰੁ ਅਗਲਾ ਖਪਿ ਖਪਿ ਛਿਜੈ ਦੇਹ ॥ ਨਾਵ ਜਿਨਾ ਸੁਲਤਾਨ ਖਾਨ ਹੋਦੇ ਡਿਠੇ ਖੇਹ ॥ ਨਾਨਕ ਉਠੀ ਚਲਿਆ ਸਭਿ ਕੂੜੇ ਤੁਟੇ ਨੇਹ ॥੪॥੬॥

ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲੁ ੧ ॥
This hymn is composed in the musical measure of Sirīrāg by the first King (Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji)
In this hymn Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji are giving a discourse to Gopal Pandhay on the writing the praise of the Lord.

Question (Gopal Pandhay) – “Can the praise of the Lords name be written down if there was enough paper, ink and pens? Please tell me what type of ink is required? What type of paper and what type of pen?”

Answer
ਜਾਲਿ ਮੋਹੁ ਘਸਿ ਮਸੁ ਕਰਿ ਮਤਿ ਕਾਗਦੁ ਕਰਿ ਸਾਰੁ ॥ ਭਾਉ ਕਲਮ ਕਰਿ ਚਿਤੁ ਲੇਖਾਰੀ ਗੁਰ ਪੁਛਿ ਲਿਖੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
All family members and friends should burn the vice of attachment. The deliberation on the matter or meditation is the grinding of the ink. Make the superior intellect your paper, love your pen, the pure conscious the writer and then ask the questions to the true spiritual master and gain the details of truth and falsehood through deliberation and writes these down.

ਲਿਖੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਾਲਾਹ ਲਿਖੁ ਲਿਖੁ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰੁ ॥੧॥
Write the name of the Lord down on the paper along with his praise. Then write down that the lord has no end as no one can gain the complete grasp or knowledge of the divine lord. 1.

ਬਾਬਾ ਏਹੁ ਲੇਖਾ ਲਿਖਿ ਜਾਣੁ ॥
O Gopal Pandhay you should also write this account down.

ਜਿਥੈ ਲੇਖਾ ਮੰਗੀਐ ਤਿਥੈ ਹੋਇ ਸਚਾ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
When the soul enters the divine court his account is requested. At this place the name of God that has been meditated upon is the only true item that is accepted. 1. Pause.

ਜਿਥੈ ਮਿਲਹਿ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਸਦ ਖੁਸੀਆ ਸਦ ਚਾਉ ॥
Wherever you go you will gain praise, remain in bliss and your mind will remain in a state of enthusiasm.

ਤਿਨ ਮੁਖਿ ਟਿਕੇ ਨਿਕਲਹਿ ਜਿਨ ਮਨਿ ਸਚਾ ਨਾਉ ॥
O Gopal Pandhay, the individual who has the true name of God within their mind they will gain a sacred mark on their forehead indicating fame. These individual become the greatest of all.

ਕਰਮਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਤਾ ਪਾਈਐ ਨਾਹੀ ਗਲੀ ਵਾਉ ਦੁਆਉ ॥੨॥
The previous great acts grant the reward of the true name of the Lord otherwise a person without the divine name wastes his life away.

ਇਕਿ ਆਵਹਿ ਇਕਿ ਜਾਹਿ ਉਠਿ ਰਖੀਅਹਿ ਨਾਵ ਸਲਾਰ ॥
One person is born and another gets up and leaves (dies). Others give themselves great names in the world.

ਇਕਿ ਉਪਾਏ ਮੰਗਤੇ ਇਕਨਾ ਵਡੇ ਦਰਵਾਰ ॥
In one moment God transforms an individual into a beggar and at the same time transforms a person into the commander of a great palace.

ਅਗੈ ਗਇਆ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਵੇਕਾਰ ॥੩॥
When the person goes ahead then they will understand this that some people endure a torrid time as the individual without the name of God is useless. 3.

ਭੈ ਤੇਰੈ ਡਰੁ ਅਗਲਾ ਖਪਿ ਖਪਿ ਛਿਜੈ ਦੇਹ ॥
O Gopal Pandhay, Are you afraid of the Lord or not? I fear the Lord immensely as I am wasting my life trapped in the snare of desire and vices.

ਨਾਵ ਜਿਨਾ ਸੁਲਤਾਨ ਖਾਨ ਹੋਦੇ ਡਿਠੇ ਖੇਹ ॥
Those people who are names Kings, commanders of thousands of people are all going to be dust which I have personally seen.

ਨਾਨਕ ਉਠੀ ਚਲਿਆ ਸਭਿ ਕੂੜੇ ਤੁਟੇ ਨੇਹ ॥੪॥੬॥
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji is saying, “O Gopal Pandhay when this being arises and departs to the next world then all of the false attachment and love for this world is destroyed.

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Above is an image of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji

Below are the last four stanzas of the sixth Adhyai of the Sri Nanak Parkash. The stanzas are numbered seventy one to seventy four. The translations are below;

Couplet – Those people who are graced by the Guru such as Gopal Pandhay are granted the gift of liberation. One begins to focus their mind in the meditation of the Lord once they hear the discourses of the Guru. 71.

Quatrain – Gopal Pandhay said, “O True Guru the words you have said are truly priceless. In the way a lock can only be opened with a key in the same way your words are the key that have opened my lock. O True Guru the words which I was going to teach you please forgive me as I have understood that you are actually the manifestation of God.” 72.

After saying this Gopal Pandhay repeatedly bowed at the feet of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. He said “O Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji a glimpse of your divine form is able to eradicate the three causes of distress (Aadi – causes of mental illness, Biyaadi – causes of physical illness, Upadhi – affliction of physical pain). You are known as the son of Baba Kalu Ji however you have come to assist the beings from the age of Kaljug.” 73.

After gaining such a knowledgeable teaching Gopal Pandhay became quiet. He became immersed in an inner state of bliss which is an ocean compared to the rain drop like bliss found in the world. It was as if a dumb individual had been fed a sweet dessert and could not explain the feeling such was the feeling of bliss inside Gopal Pandhay, it was unexplainable. He had gained the spiritual state of a being with divine knowledge. 74.

The sixth Adhyai of the Sri Nanak Parkash Granth (Poorbarad) which is regarding the spiritual discourse given to Gopal Pandhay by Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji has now been completed.

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Above is an image of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji sat with holy men while Bhai Bala fans above the heads of the Guru.

Adhyai six of the Sri Nanak Parkash continues with the updesh being given by Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji to Pandit Gopal Pandhay. Below are another ten stanzas from the text numbered sixty one to seventy;

“The being who has imbued his or her mind into the loving devotion of God then will give up their attachment to their body and material possessions. The being will focus on gaining a direct knowledge of God and renounce all worldly work.” 61.

“They understand the world and their body to be false. They have eradicated all thoughts and desire linked to lustful desire and sin. The doubts that they had about their own form are now the basis or trying to realise their true form.” 62.

Couplet – “By remaining in contact with the congregation of the Guru one is able to meditate on the true name of God. The doubts are then removed and one gains a feeling of inner bliss within.” 63.

Quatrain – “When they have gained realisation into their soul then even if the body is in pain the being does not realise it. The being does not know about the bliss of lustful desire or vices. The being remains immersed in God and never forgets him. The being has got rid of duality and remains in a constant state.” 64.

“They are free from the cycle of births and deaths. They have gained the status of liberation and become the form of the Lord. In this way Gopal Pandhay adopt this into your heart! Do not become engrossed in the pride attached to the body.” 65.

“By meditating on the Lord one is able to eradicate the vice of pride. Do not focus on anything other than the name of God. Make your human birth fruitful by meditating on God and escaping from the cycle of birth and death.” 66.

Couplet – Listening to such a discourse from Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Gopal Pandhay fell to the Guru’s feet. He said, “O Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji I am one who is trapped and have an impure mind. I was unable to understand you knowledge and spiritual state as the manifest form of the Lord.” 67.

Quatrain – The words uttered by Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji were similar to a striking sword which is sharp due to the knowledge of the Lord. The sword (which is the word of God) is held in the hand of meditation which is gained through the adoption of dispassion. 68.

Whichever warrior is to come and stand in front of this sword will have their limbs of ignorance dismembered. They will then gain a realisation of their true form and later a feeling of bliss in the realm of truth. 69.

The cowards who are trapped in the fear of sexual desire are all apostates from God. They have wasted their life in this world and ruined their chance of being in the next world. It is as if they are fighting a religious battle and instead of looking forward they have taken their eye off the battle and look back. 70.

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Above is an image of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Chola which is preserved at Dera Baba Nanak.

Apologies for being away for the past two weeks and not updating the blood. I hope to continue with the Sri Nanak Parkash and to regularly update the blog from now one.

We continue with the updesh being given by Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji to Gopal Pandhay from the Sri Nanak Parkash. Below are another ten stanzas from the sixth Adhyai numbered fifty one to sixty. The translated stazas are below;

When Gopal Pandhay heard this sermon a desire within his mind sprouted. The discourse of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji was like a chain fastened to the elephant like mind making it subservient. 51.

Quatrain – Gopal Pandhay said, “I have realised that you are one with great powers. Your words are the granter of liberation however I have one doubt so please eradicate this and then I will accept you as my Guru.”52.

If the emperors of the world are trapped in a spell of attachment they never remember the name of God then why doesn’t the Lord make them fear so that they will remember him?” 53.

“Due to having no fears they remain trapped in the sin of lustful desire and have forgotten to meditate on God. They remain engrossed in the love of their mind and body. They are unable to eradicate the love they have for desires.” 54.

Couplet – “To remain still in the universe is the belief of people and due to this people collect material possessions”. Listening to this request Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the protector of the meek replied; 55.

ਭੈ ਤੇਰੈ ਡਰੁ ਅਗਲਾ ਖਪਿ ਖਪਿ ਛਿਜੈ ਦੇਹ ॥ ਨਾਵ ਜਿਨਾ ਸੁਲਤਾਨ ਖਾਨ ਹੋਦੇ ਡਿਠੇ ਖੇਹ ॥ ਨਾਨਕ ਉਠੀ ਚਲਿਆ ਸਭਿ ਕੂੜੇ ਤੁਟੇ ਨੇਹ ॥੪॥੬॥

Quatrain – “Those people who God creates fear for both day and night forget about the fear of the Lord. Every moment is bringing them closer to their death and their body is daily heading towards old age.” 56.

“Those people are engrossed in the lust for sexual pleasures and desire bringing their body into a frail condition. These people are known as the Pathans and Emperors who at the end merge with the dust after death which I have witnessed.” 57.

“The attachment for material possessions and the body are both false as when you leave here then nothing will assist you. Nothing will accompany you further into the next world and people will waste their life on accumulating such things out of attachment.” 58.

Couplet – “The knowledgeable being is trapped in his ignorance and does not understand his moment of death. It is as if a blind individual is walking towards an open mouthed snake.” 59.

Quatrain – “Through the grace of the Lord a being is able to meet the Guru (spiritual master) and if this happens then they will not suffer the wrath of the angels of death. If the Guru is able to give his sermon then the being will gain the eye liner of knowledge. It one gains this discourse then they will not fear the snake like death.” 60.