13. Baani Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji Ki: Ang 102

Ang 102: Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj
Baani Dhan Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji Ki

ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

ਸਭ  ਕਿਛੁ  ਘਰ  ਮਹਿ  ਬਾਹਰਿ  ਨਾਹੀ  ॥ ਬਾਹਰਿ  ਟੋਲੈ  ਸੋ  ਭਰਮਿ  ਭੁਲਾਹੀ  ॥

ਗੁਰ  ਪਰਸਾਦੀ  ਜਿਨੀ  ਅੰਤਰਿ  ਪਾਇਆ  ਸੋ  ਅੰਤਰਿ  ਬਾਹਰਿ  ਸੁਹੇਲਾ  ਜੀਉ  ॥੧॥

ਝਿਮਿ  ਝਿਮਿ  ਵਰਸੈ  ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ  ਧਾਰਾ  ॥ ਮਨੁ  ਪੀਵੈ  ਸੁਨਿ  ਸਬਦੁ  ਬੀਚਾਰਾ  ॥

ਅਨਦ  ਬਿਨੋਦ  ਕਰੇ  ਦਿਨ  ਰਾਤੀ  ਸਦਾ  ਸਦਾ  ਹਰਿ  ਕੇਲਾ  ਜੀਉ  ॥੨॥

ਜਨਮ  ਜਨਮ  ਕਾ  ਵਿਛੁੜਿਆ  ਮਿਲਿਆ  ॥ ਸਾਧ  ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ  ਤੇ  ਸੂਕਾ  ਹਰਿਆ  ॥

ਸੁਮਤਿ ਪਾਏ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਏ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਏ ਮੇਲਾ ਜੀਉ ॥੩॥

ਜਲ  ਤਰੰਗੁ  ਜਿਉ  ਜਲਹਿ  ਸਮਾਇਆ  ॥ ਤਿਉ  ਜੋਤੀ  ਸੰਗਿ  ਜੋਤਿ  ਮਿਲਾਇਆ  ॥

ਕਹੁ  ਨਾਨਕ  ਭ੍ਰਮ  ਕਟੇ  ਕਿਵਾੜਾ  ਬਹੁੜਿ  ਨ  ਹੋਈਐ  ਜਉਲਾ  ਜੀਉ  ॥੪॥੧੯॥੨੬॥

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माझ महला ५ ॥

सभ किछु घर महि बाहरि नाही ॥ बाहरि टोलै सो भरमि भुलाही ॥

गुर परसादी जिनी अंतरि पाइआ सो अंतरि बाहरि सुहेला जीउ ॥१॥

झिमि झिमि वरसै अम्रित धारा ॥ मनु पीवै सुनि सबदु बीचारा ॥

अनद बिनोद करे दिन राती सदा सदा हरि केला जीउ ॥२॥

जनम जनम का विछुड़िआ मिलिआ ॥ साध क्रिपा ते सूका हरिआ ॥

सुमति पाए नामु धिआए गुरमुखि होए मेला जीउ ॥३॥

जल तरंगु जिउ जलहि समाइआ ॥ तिउ जोती संगि जोति मिलाइआ ॥

कहु नानक भ्रम कटे किवाड़ा बहुड़ि न होईऐ जउला जीउ ॥४॥१९॥२६॥

Summary

It has been a very old practice, to become ‘Renunciate’ in search of ‘Truth’ in India. But Dhan Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji says that everything is with in the ‘home’. What is ‘Home’? Well, word ‘home’ can imply many things, after all which mortal can comprehend all the depths of ‘Gurbaani’.

ਆਪੁ ਆਪੁਨੀ ਬੁਧਿ ਹੈ ਜੇਤੀ ॥ ਬਰਨਤ ਭਿੰਨ ਭਿੰਨ ਤੁਹਿ ਤੇਤੀ ॥[1]

आपु आपुनी बुधि है जेती ॥ बरनत भिंन भिंन तुहि तेती ॥

(According to one’s own intellect, one describes ‘Thee’ differently.)

For many ‘Home – The Place’ where we take shelter, is hindrance to path of ‘Truth’. But again, they could not see beyond ‘Physical’ and unfortunately roam around the globe without the discovery for ‘Which’ they left. The question here is if ‘The One – Lord’ could only be found in renunciation, how come Dhan Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, led life of ‘Gristh – The Family Man’. How all Sikh Guru’s had families? As per, Dhan Shri Guru Teg Bhadur Ji:

ਕਾਹੇ  ਰੇ  ਬਨ  ਖੋਜਨ  ਜਾਈ  ॥ ਸਰਬ  ਨਿਵਾਸੀ  ਸਦਾ  ਅਲੇਪਾ  ਤੋਹੀ  ਸੰਗਿ  ਸਮਾਈ  ॥੧॥  ਰਹਾਉ  ॥[2]

काहे रे बन खोजन जाई ॥ सरब निवासी सदा अलेपा तोही संगि समाई ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥

(Why do you go looking for Him in the forest? Although HE is unattached, HE dwells everywhere. HE is always with you as your companion.)

There is one more home, ‘The Home of The One – The Human Body’. Dhan Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji refers to human body as ‘Home’ in this Shabad.

Guruji further says, outside is just delusion and delusion leads to doubts. It is of utmost importance that we should introspect to search for ‘Truth’. The ‘Inner Consciousness’ can only be found by Guru’s Grace and once it is found the outlook of life changes. Such an individual becomes happy inwardly and outwardly and he sees ‘One All Prevailing God Everywhere and Nothing Else’.

ਸਭੁ  ਗੋਬਿੰਦੁ  ਹੈ  ਸਭੁ  ਗੋਬਿੰਦੁ  ਹੈ  ਗੋਬਿੰਦ  ਬਿਨੁ  ਨਹੀ  ਕੋਈ  ॥[3]

सभु गोबिंदु है सभु गोबिंदु है गोबिंद बिनु नही कोई ॥

(God is everything, God is everything. Without God, there is nothing at all.)

Then Guruji says, ‘The Amrit – Nectar’ is tricking down drop by drop. The key word here is ‘Slowly’. The fruit ripens slowly, the rain falling slowly is good for harvest else floods and destruction. We need to remember, Bhai Lehna Ji, Bhai Amar Das Ji, Bhai Jhetha Ji served ‘True Guru’ for years but  'Fruit Ripen Slowly’. ‘Ghalna – Serving with all devotion’ is slow process and if some one claim that he could take an individual to ‘Truth’ in one go is a ‘Cheat’. Unfortunately people in modern times are becoming victim of such claims. Just a question, can anyone doubt the credentials of Bhai Lehna Ji, Bhai Amar Das Ji or Bhai Jetha Ji from day one? But 'They' showed us path of 'Gurshabad', slowly and steadily 'It' takes an individual to 'Spiritual 'Greatness'. Else one big jump just lands an individual in 'abyss'. 

Where is the ‘Amrit’ originating from? Guruji says, the ‘Word of the Shabad’ is the source of such Amrit and mind drinks after hearing and contemplating on ‘Shabad’. ‘The Amrit’ takes individual to bliss. It is feeling of ecstasy. The mind becomes so much absorbed in the ‘Shabad’ that it plays with ‘Lord’ forever. We need to understand why ‘Play’. Play is an activity and generally kids like to do with who they like, feel secure and enjoy. Also, kids are innocent. So, contemplation on ‘Shabad’ makes an individual innocent. Then he realizes that he is secure in the company of ‘Shabad’, he begins to like the ‘Source of Shabad – The Lord – The One’ and then engage in act which feels like ‘playing’. Ask a kid to stop playing and he will retaliate. Similarly ask an individual absorbed in ‘Shabad’, he will just ignore everything.

Guruji tells us the ‘Greatness of Holy Saint’. An Individual is separated from ‘The Lord’ for many lives. He does not have any remembrance of ‘HIM’ and is completely cut off from ‘HIM’. He has been dried out. How? If a tree is cut off from ‘The Roots’ how will it get nourishment. Such tree will be just ‘Dry Wood’ and eventually will be doomed for its tragic end. Similarly a human without ‘contemplation of Shabad’ fails to harvest crop of virtues, emotions required to keep his mind healthy. But by ‘Grace of Holy Saint’ such an individual can come back to life, with the nourishment of ‘Shabad’ in 'Their Company'. This will make him blossom again. 

Guruji is asking to become ‘Gurumukh – One who listens to his Guru’. Because only ‘Gurmukh’ can be blessed with understanding to meditate on ‘Naam – Shabad’ and can eventually meet ‘The Lord’.

Guruji further says that such individual merges with ‘The Lord’ as waves of water merge again with the water and rays of light merge again into the source of Light. Then all the illusions evaporate, cut away and such an individual will never go out wandering any more.

Dhan Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji, with His own experience is blessing us. He is asking everyone to contemplate on ‘Shabad’, do the company of holy saints (not impostors) to find Amrit in inner consciousness and there is no need to wither away in outside world being engulfed in doubts.

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[1] Kabyo Baach Benti Chaupai – Dhan Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji

[2] Dhanasaree Mehala 9 – Ang 684 Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

[3] Aasaa Baani Naam Dev Ji Ki – Ang 485 Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji