Dear Members,



Today I share with you my understanding of the 6th Pauri of Japji Sahib.



In this Pauri, Guru Sahib tells us how important it is and what a great matter of satisfaction it is, if ‘Karta Purakh’ accepts the individual. He is telling us that the ritualistic aspect of reverence shown to ‘Karta Purakh’ has no meaning for ‘Sat’. He emphasises on the importance of learning the teaching of the Guru, and then once again reminds us the oneness of all life forms at the level of their source.

qIriQ nwvw jy iqsu Bwvw ivxu Bwxy ik nwie krI ] tirath naavaa jay tis bhaavaa vin bhaanay ke naa-ay karee.
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/jap-ji-sahib/400-japji-sahib-pauri-6-a.html
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=400

Guru Sahib tells us that if one is acceptable or is to the liking of ‘Karta Purakh’ then it is as good as what is implied by the act of taking bath in a place of pilgrimage. Without the grace of ‘Karta Purakh’ taking bath in revered places of worship is just a mechanical act with no spiritual element in it. In other words, Guru Sahib is telling us that the physical acts of reverence have no significance to ‘Karta Purakh’; the seeker should be such that ‘Karta Purakh’ consider her/him proper and adequate for it’s grace. In a way Guru Sahib is showing us the direction to spirituality.



jyqI isriT aupweI vyKw ivxu krmw ik imlY leI ] jaytee sirath upaa-ee vaykhaa vin karmaa ke milai la-ee.



Guru Sahib adds that when he sees the life forms, he ponders that can it comes without good karmas.



What is implied here is that ones Karmas decide the form one gets, indirectly it means that the individual is the architect of her/his future.



miq ivic rqn jvwhr mwixk jy iek gur kI isK suxI ] (2-12, jpu, mÚ 1)
mat vich ratan javaahar maanik jay ik gur kee sikh sunee.



Guru Sahib tells us that even if one has realised and incorporated in herself/himself even a single teaching of the Guru, it creates an extraordinary mental framework for the functioning of the brain which is as brilliant as the best of jewels in the domain of wealth.



gurw iek dyih buJweI ] guraa ik dayhi bujhaa-ee.



sBnw jIAw kw ieku dwqw so mY ivsir n jweI ]6] sabhnaa jee-aa kaa ik daataa so mai visar na jaa-ee. ||6||




Once again in this Pauri, Guru sahib tells us that one thing that his Guru has made him understand and realise that there is only one provider supporting all the life forms.



Guru Sahib has already hinted in an earlier sentence of this Pauri that even if one teaching from the Guru we fully realise in our life and the way of living, it is a wealth equivalent to the best of jewels. The one teaching of his own Guru, our Guru Sahib has passed on to us in these last two sentences of this Pauri.



In this way Guru Sahib is conveying to us the oneness of human race, and all the forms of life. This he is probably telling to inculcate in us some thing that can make us acceptable to ‘Karta Purakh’. Once we understand that it is the same in oneself and in all other forms of life, the individual will then become sympathetic and compassionate towards all form of life. The individual will see the same provider in all beings and develop consideration for them.



Guru Sahib is guiding us to put us on the Path to Spirituality.



With Love and Respect for all.



Amarpal

 
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