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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;

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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.