14.2. Baani Shri Guru Raam Daas Ji Ki: Ang 757

Ang 757: Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj
Baani Dhan Shri Guru Raam Daas Ji Ki
(Summary of one section of 'Shabad' is provided to keep the post small, the summary of next sections of 'Shabad' will be provided in subsequent posts. Apologies for same!)

Continued from:

http://tdsinghharjidamarg.blogspot.com/2016/10/14a-baani-shri-guru-raam-daas-ji-ki-ang.html

ਰਾਗੁ  ਸੂਹੀ  ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ  ਮਹਲਾ  ੪  ਘਰੁ  ੨

ਅਖੀ  ਕਾਢਿ  ਧਰੀ  ਚਰਣਾ  ਤਲਿ  ਸਭ  ਧਰਤੀ  ਫਿਰਿ  ਮਤ  ਪਾਈ  ॥੭॥

ਜੇ  ਪਾਸਿ  ਬਹਾਲਹਿ  ਤਾ  ਤੁਝਹਿ  ਅਰਾਧੀ  ਜੇ  ਮਾਰਿ  ਕਢਹਿ  ਭੀ  ਧਿਆਈ  ॥੮॥

ਜੇ  ਲੋਕੁ  ਸਲਾਹੇ  ਤਾ  ਤੇਰੀ  ਉਪਮਾ  ਜੇ  ਨਿੰਦੈ  ਤ  ਛੋਡਿ  ਨ  ਜਾਈ  ॥੯॥

ਜੇ  ਤੁਧੁ  ਵਲਿ  ਰਹੈ  ਤਾ  ਕੋਈ  ਕਿਹੁ  ਆਖਉ  ਤੁਧੁ  ਵਿਸਰਿਐ  ਮਰਿ  ਜਾਈ  ॥੧੦॥

ਵਾਰਿ  ਵਾਰਿ  ਜਾਈ  ਗੁਰ  ਊਪਰਿ  ਪੈ  ਪੈਰੀ  ਸੰਤ  ਮਨਾਈ  ॥੧੧॥

ਨਾਨਕੁ  ਵਿਚਾਰਾ  ਭਇਆ  ਦਿਵਾਨਾ  ਹਰਿ  ਤਉ  ਦਰਸਨ  ਕੈ  ਤਾਈ  ॥੧੨॥

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रागु सूही असटपदीआ महला ४ घरु २

अखी काढि धरी चरणा तलि सभ धरती फिरि मत पाई ॥७॥

जे पासि बहालहि ता तुझहि अराधी जे मारि कढहि भी धिआई ॥८॥

जे लोकु सलाहे ता तेरी उपमा जे निंदै त छोडि न जाई ॥९॥

जे तुधु वलि रहै ता कोई किहु आखउ तुधु विसरिऐ मरि जाई ॥१०॥

वारि वारि जाई गुर ऊपरि पै पैरी संत मनाई ॥११॥

नानकु विचारा भइआ दिवाना हरि तउ दरसन कै ताई ॥१२॥

Summary

Dhan Shri Guru Raam Das Ji emphasizes further that devotion to ‘The Guru’ is everything. An individual may travel the entire Earth in search of ‘something – this can be truth, wealth etc.’ but still nothing is as great as ‘Guru’s Feet’. And such understanding only comes to those who are under ‘HIS Grace’. Also, eyes are being used for seeing the world but Guruji is asking to take them out and place at Guru’s Feet. Well, this signifies, for true seeker what matters is his Guru. And he does not want to see anything other than Him. And Guru can also be seen with ‘Eyes of Consciousness’. If He resides in mind then nothing else is desired by the seeker. Also, what good are those eyes which keep an individual entangled in worldly affairs? Is not better to give them up and find ‘eyes’ which only seek ‘The Guru’?

When an individual gets something, he has tendency to forget ‘The Giver’. He promotes himself. But Guruji says if Guru grants greatness by asking a seeker to sit near Him, a true seeker only worships and adores Him. Seeker does not pay any attention to his achievement but only focus on his Guru’s Feet. And again it is human tendency to give up faith when adversity strikes or world offers only criticism. Thus, Guruji says even if Guru beats a true seeker and drives him out, he will still meditate on Him. Every action of Guru has meaning, how could ‘A Realized Soul – Universal Consciousness’ can act with ignorance? So, if He does that then one should understand, it is just for his benefit.

Guruji emphasizes that if people praises a seeker, it should not go to his head. Else he may become victim of ‘Latent Ego’. It is very important to surrender such praises to Guru. After all, a seeker cannot achieve anything without His grace, something he has to remember always. All the praises are His. And again Guruji says, even if the world slander the seeker, he does not leave his Guru. Also, when the world criticizes an individual, the refuge can only be found at Guru’s Feet. Since, Guru is so great He does not criticizes anyone even if an individual fails to deliver the most trivial tasks. In fact He just smiles and motivates to do it in better way.

Under the Grace of Guru, the seeker does not care what others have to say about him. Only thing he prays that he should never forget the Guru. Guruji has compared this with death. A dead body has no liveliness and eventually it begins to rot giving out foul smell. Similarly, a seeker who forgets his Guru looses all the sparkle and gets filled with filth and filth stinks. What good is such individual? What good is it mental state? Can he be called alive?

Guruji further say, be a sacrifice to Guru, fall at his feet. Raise thirst to such level that state of insanity which only longs for blessed vision of 'Lord’s Darshan'.