Ang 682: Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj
Baani Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji Ki
Baani Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji Ki
ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
ਅਉਖੀ ਘੜੀ ਨ ਦੇਖਣ ਦੇਈ ਅਪਨਾ ਬਿਰਦੁ ਸਮਾਲੇ ॥
ਹਾਥ ਦੇਇ ਰਾਖੈ ਅਪਨੇ ਕਉ ਸਾਸਿ ਸਾਸਿ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲੇ ॥੧॥
ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਿਉ ਲਾਗਿ ਰਹਿਓ ਮੇਰਾ ਚੀਤੁ ॥
ਆਦਿ ਅੰਤਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਦਾ ਸਹਾਈ ਧੰਨੁ ਹਮਾਰਾ ਮੀਤੁ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
ਮਨਿ ਬਿਲਾਸ ਭਏ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਕੇ ਅਚਰਜ ਦੇਖਿ ਬਡਾਈ ॥
ਹਰਿ ਸਿਮਰਿ ਸਿਮਰਿ ਆਨਦ ਕਰਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਪੂਰਨ ਪੈਜ ਰਖਾਈ ॥੨॥੧੫॥੪੬॥
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धनासरी महला ५ ॥
अउखी घड़ी न देखण देई अपना बिरदु समाले ॥
हाथ देइ राखै अपने कउ सासि सासि प्रतिपाले ॥१॥
प्रभ सिउ लागि रहिओ मेरा चीतु ॥
आदि अंति प्रभु सदा सहाई धंनु हमारा मीतु ॥ रहाउ ॥
मनि बिलास भए साहिब के अचरज देखि बडाई ॥
हरि सिमरि सिमरि आनद करि नानक प्रभि पूरन पैज रखाई ॥२॥१५॥४६॥
Summary
“ਅਉਖੀ ਘੜੀ –
Aukhi Ghari – Difficult times” what are those? Well, everyone will respond
unanimously, difficult times are when mind is confused, no hope is left and
circumstance strangles an individual. But Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji tells us following about difficult times:
इक घड़ी न मिलते ता कलिजुगु होता ॥
(When
I could not be with You for just one moment, the Dark Age of Kali Yuga dawned
for me.)
What can be worse than “Kal
Yug, Black Age”? Let us ask the same question to ‘Sikh History’ and it tells us
following:
·
The Martyrdom of Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji sitting
on ‘Red Hot Plate’ in Lahore saying ‘Tera Bhana Mitha Laga – Whatever is
happening is ‘YOUR WILL’ and tastes sweet to Me’.
·
The Martyrdom of Shri Guru Teg Bhadhur
Ji. The Great Guru is about to be beheaded in Delhi challenging the credibility of Imperial Regime
with just sheer patience.
·
Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, watching the
Martyrdom of ’40 Brave Sikh’ and ‘Two Elder Sons’ in battle of Chamkaur with a
smile.
Ask anyone, what can be more painful
than that? What kind of mental and physical pain ‘They’ had to endure but ‘They’
were just in ‘Bliss, in Deep Meditation Thanking Almighty to be part of ‘HIS
PLAN’. Even in such circumstances Dhan Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji showers His Grace on
mortals by uttering following words:
तुध बिन रोग रजाइया दा उड़ण
नाग निवासा दे रहणा ||
(Without “YOU’ is like wearing
blankets of disease, Without You is like living with Venomous Snakes.)
So, ‘Difficult Times’ are not what we
generally comprehend, like struggling to make ends meet. As per Gurbaani, the
difficult times are those when we don’t remember ‘HIM’.
‘HE’ takes cares of ‘HIS’ devotees in ‘Difficult
Times’. And that is ‘HIS’ nature. HE extends HIS arms, grabs HIS devotee in his
arm and protects him with each and every breath. ‘HE’ keeps sending ‘HIS
THOUGHTS, HIS REMEBRANCE’ to ‘HIS’ devotees. And once mind is occupied with HIS
THOUGHTS, how an individual can feel anything else? How he could feel pain in
the state of ‘Ecstasy’? Even if he fails to remember ‘HIM’; events will happen
that he will begin to remember ‘HIM’. One, who HE grabs, never let him to
forget HIM even for a moment. Point to remember the key word above is ‘Devotee –
An individual who has surrendered himself’ else no other individual remembers
him and even if he does it would be act of selfishness[3].
Dhan Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji, ‘Baani De
Datta – Bestower of Baani’, further say that His consciousness remains attached
to ‘God – The One’. Let us do ‘Ardas’ at this juncture, ‘Datar Pita please grab
us and bless us with enough mettle to remain absorbed in ‘THE NAAM’ and path
shown by You’.
Just think if anyone protects us how
probable will it be that he will let us call him ‘Friend’. But ‘HE’ is such a Bestower
of Grace, that HE accepts any name given to HIM in affection and gratitude. And
of course since HE is creator HE has been in the beginning and end. Guruji
further say that ‘HE’ always come to help. There can be none better ‘Companion’
than HIM.
HIS greatness cannot be
described.
उसतति कहनु न जाइ तुमारी कउणु कहै तू कद का ॥
(Your Praise cannot be described;
who can say where You are.)
ऊच अपार बेअंत सुआमी कउणु जाणै गुण तेरे ॥
(O
my lofty, incomparable and infinite Lord and Master, who can know Your Glorious
Virtues?)
But
Guruji being blessed by ‘Akal Purakh’ further bestowing HIS grace on us say
that He is delighted on gazing upon the marvelous and glorious greatness of the
Lord and Master.
Guruji is asking
everyone to remember HIM again and again. This will take any one into ecstasy.
And then HIS grace will protect and preserve the honor of such individual.
So in summary Guruji
is conveying the message that remembering ‘Lord’s Name’ brings happiness to an
extent that difficult times just disappear and this is HIS way of protecting
HIS devotees.
[1] Maajh
Mehla 5 Chaupade Ghar 1 – Ang 96
[2]
Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji wrote these lines at Deserted Jungle of Macchiwara
after Battle of Chamkaur.
[3] Though
Humanyun went to take blessings of Shri Guru Angad Dev Ji after he lost in
battle; but he was full of ego. He charged towards, His Holiness Guruji, with
sword.
[4] Tukhaari
Chhant Mehla 5 – Ang 1117
[5] Raag
Bilaaval, Mehla 5, Ghar 2, To Be Sung To The Tune Of Yaan-Ree-Ay – Ang 802
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