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Overcoming Death - Surrender to Guru
An individual can only become Devotee or Gurmukh if by Grace of Guru he has realized the art of surrender. We will try understanding what surrender is under Divine Light of Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Dhan Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji says following:
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Overcoming Death - Surrender to Guru
An individual can only become Devotee or Gurmukh if by Grace of Guru he has realized the art of surrender. We will try understanding what surrender is under Divine Light of Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Dhan Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji says following:
सील संजमि प्रिअ आगिआ मानै ॥ तिसु नारी कउ दुखु न जमानै ॥३॥
(With
pure conduct and self restraint, she surrenders to her husband lord's will; that woman
shall not suffer pain at the hands of the Messenger of Death.)
As per above
words of Guruji, an individual has to surrender to God like a wife does
to her husband. She entrust her husband in faith for her security, welfare and
affection. These Shabads brings out the traits of women with which The
Creator has blessed her; the patience, faith and
surrender. And if an individual’s soul exhibits surrender like that to
Lord, then Guruji ensures death cannot touch him. What is the biggest hindrance
in surrender; well it is mind of an individual. Mind makes him wander and mind
has such an imagination backed by logics, beliefs whose complete veracity can
never be established. Why? Since the perception of humans is limited; limiting
his knowledge and impacting the truth of his beliefs and logics, which are
outcome of knowledge being processed. Thus surrendering to Guru majorly signifies giving
up ‘Manmat
– Live according to one’s mind’. But Dhan Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji
says to conquer the mind to overcome the wandering and to cut away noose of
death in following words:
फाहे काटे मिटे गवन फतिह भई मनि जीत ॥
(The
noose of Death is
cut and one's wanderings cease; victory is obtained when one conquers his own mind.)
Gurbaani is experience and Paatshahi 5 further blesses
us with His experience in following words that only by sacrificing and
giving mind to Lord, He has shaken off the fear of death:
इहु तनु मनु दितड़ा वारो वारा राम ॥तनु मनु दिता भवजलु जिता चूकी कांणि जमाणी ॥
(I have made this body and mind a sacrifice, a sacrificial offering to my Lord. Dedicating
my body and mind, I have crossed over the terrifying world-ocean, and shaken
off the fear of death.)
Mind is so wicked and strong willed that
it has to be defeated. Without Guru’s Grace it is not possible but
one thing is sure, a strong willed entity has to be battered to bring it control.
Mind is rebel and a rebel has to be vanquished. And as per Kabeer Ji in following
words mind has to be pounded hard, that will make it to surrender and only then
an individual can escape death:
मन कूटै तउ जम ते छूटै ॥
(Pounding down his mind, he
escapes from the Messenger of Death.)
As per Dhan Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji
in following words if mind surrenders then game of life is won:
जनमु जीति मरणि मनु मानिआ ॥
(So win the
game of life; let your mind surrender and accept death.)
Surrender is
sign of humbleness. How one can expect an egoist person to surrender? And the
common expression of surrender is bowing down head or lying flat in front of The
One an individual surrenders. Dhan Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji used
same expression in following words to convey every one that surrender to The
True Guru, The Lord will ensure that death will not touch an individual:
ऊचा चड़ै सु पवै पइआला ॥धरनि पड़ै तिसु लगै न काला ॥३॥
(One
who climbs high, shall fall into the nether regions of the underworld. One who
lies upon the
ground, shall not be touched by death.)
As mentioned
earlier living as per ‘Manmat’ will lead an individual to
no where. It will just make an individual burn in the fire of Ego.
But if same individual start living as ‘Gurmat – As per will and teaching of Guru’
he will be saved from death. And that will be surrender to the Guru.
Thus Dhan
Shri Guru Amar Das Ji is asking every one to ‘dance’ and live in
harmony as per Guru’s Will to escape death in following words:
गुर कै भाणै नाचहि ता सुखु पावहि अंते जम भउ भागै ॥ रहाउ ॥
(If you dance according to the Guru's Will, you shall obtain peace,
and in the end, the fear of death shall leave you.)
जो तिसु भाणा सो सति करि मानिआ काटी जम की फासी ॥४॥
(Whatever is in harmony with His Will, he accepts as True; the noose of Death is
loosened from around his neck.)
[1] Gouree
Guaaraeree Mehalaa 5 – Ang 185 Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
[2]
Salok - Ang 258 Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji (Dhan Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji)
[3]
Vadhans Mehla 5 Chant Ghar 4 - Ang 576 Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
[4]
Gond - Ang 872 Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji (Kabir Ji)
[5]
Gauree Mehla 1 – Ang 153 Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
[6] Aasa
Mehla 5 Iktuke 2 – Ang 374 Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
[7]
Goojre Mehla 3 Ghar 1 - Ang 506 Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
[8]
Maaro Mehla 3 Ghar 1 - Ang 993 Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji