Attributes Of The creator


I have taken from bani some of the Attributes of the creators.,The same are posted here.

1.Creative powers

kyqIAw qyrIAw kudrqI kyvf qyrI dwiq ] (18-1, isrIrwgu, mÚ 1)
You have so many Creative Powers, Lord; Your Bountiful Blessings are so Great.

kyqy qyry jIA jMq isPiq krih idnu rwiq ] (18-1, isrIrwgu, mÚ 1)
So many of Your beings and creatures praise You day and night.

kyqy qyry rUp rMg kyqy jwiq Ajwiq ]3] (18-2, isrIrwgu, mÚ 1)
You have so many forms and colors, so many classes, high and low. ||3||

scu imlY scu aUpjY sc mih swic smwie ] (18-2, isrIrwgu, mÚ 1)
Meeting the True One, Truth wells up. The truthful are absorbed into the True Lord.


One may post other attributes Of the Lord.


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2. Saibhung
hY BI hosI jwie n jwsI scw isrjxhwro ]3] (24-11, isrIrwgu, mÚ 1)
The True Creator Lord is, and shall always be. He was not born; He shall not die. ||3||

3.Omnipresent
qU BrpUir jwinAw mY dUir ] (25-8, isrIrwgu, mÚ 1)
You are present everywhere. I had thought that You were far away.

4.He is everything
Awpy nyVY dUir Awpy hI Awpy mMiJ imAwnuo ] (25-10, isrIrwgu, mÚ 1)
He Himself is near, and He Himself is far away; He Himself is in-between.

Awpy vyKY suxy Awpy hI kudriq kry jhwnuo ] (25-10, isrIrwgu, mÚ 1)
He Himself beholds, and He Himself listens. By His Creative Power, He created the world.

jo iqsu BwvY nwnkw hukmu soeI prvwnuo ]4]31] (25-11, isrIrwgu, mÚ 1)
Whatever pleases Him, O Nanak-that Command is acceptable.

There are many attributes stated in Gurbani.

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Ambradhara ji

Most Of the material that I am posting is properly sourced and the source have been given at each and every post. The other posts where I have not given the source is on account of the fact that I have not noted down the source in my notes.The same shall be posted as and when these are confirmed, on retrial if the same can be located.

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~~~**Jap mun Satnaam sda Satnaam...sda satnaam sda satnaam.....~~~

Source of essayIntroduction to Sikhism - Section II: God and His Universe

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ਮਨ ਕਰਹਲਾ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥ man karehalaa gur govindh samaal O camel-like mind, dwell upon the Guru and the Lord of the Universe.

Alwhu AlKu AgMmu kwdru krxhwru krImu ] (64-9, isrIrwgu, mÚ 1)
He is Allah, the Unknowable, the Inaccessible, All-powerful and Merciful Creator.


He is with in

dh ids Kojq hm iPry myry lwl jIau hir pwieAVw Gir Awey rwm ] (542-11, ibhwgVw, mÚ 5)
I wandered around, searching in the ten directions, O my dear beloveds, but I came to find the Lord in the home of my own being.


3.All pervasive
srby smwxw Awip suAwmI gurmuiK prgtu hoieAw ] (542-12, ibhwgVw, mÚ 5)
The Lord and Master Himself is pervading everywhere; through the Guru, He is revealed.


And

jhw dyKw qhw suAwmI pwrbRhmu sB Twey ] (542-13, ibhwgVw, mÚ 5)
Wherever I look, the Lord and Master is there. The Supreme Lord God is everywhere.

Infinite without Limit

suMdr soBw lwl gopwl dieAwl kI Apr Apwrw rwm ] (542-15, ibhwgVw, mÚ 5)
The Glory of the Beloved, Merciful Lord of the Universe is beautiful; He is infinite and without limit.

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~~~**Jap mun Satnaam sda Satnaam...sda satnaam sda satnaam.....~~~

wahe gur ji ka khalsa wahe guru ji ki fateh
i want to know if gurmughi is written in english e.g first line of japuji sahib or is it some other script specific to computer. i am finding it to decode .i am frdm india and have minimum knowledge of computer
jitender

Jitender Kaur Ji,

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa,
Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh.

Kindly browse the link below and let me know if it answers your query.
Sri Granth

Here is page No.1 from Sri Granth:-
Sri Granth: Sri Guru Granth Sahib

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wahe guru ji ki fates
sir, your reference to the link has just confirmed my query
jitender

Welcome to SPN and make yourself at home.

~ namjap ~

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wahe guru ji ka khalsa
wahe guru ji ki fateh
my query is that aad sach is the beginning of shlok and 1st pauri starts with soche soch. at Sikh philosophy .net 1st pauri has been started with aad sach
jitender

Respected Jitender ji,

It is not at SPN that Jap ji Paudi shall begin with some other 'tuk'. If it was a mistake of judgment , i am responsible for this mistake.

I need not give justification . However, since sloka was not to be discussed separately it was prefixed to the Paudi-1. It was for this reason that i took up the sloka and the paudi together. inconvenience caused, if any, is regretted.

Thx. for pointing it out.

regards

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Essence Of Paudi-1

When one proceeds further it is realized that one can assign many meanings.I was earlier stuck up with as to the exact meaning that could be assigned to the following two lines of the Paudi-1.On re-reading it I find that these lines contain the essence of the Paudi-1

kv sicAwrw hoeIAY ikv kUVY qutY pwil ] (1-6, jpu, mÚ 1)
So how can you become truthful? And how can the veil of illusion be torn away?

hukim rjweI clxw nwnk iliKAw nwil ]1] (1-7, jpu, mÚ 1)
O Nanak, it is written that you shall obey the Hukam of His Command, and walk in the Way of His Will. ||1|


How should we become 'Sachiara' is the basic question posed by Guru Sahibs and the answer is contained in the very next line.It is self explanatory and it was not so when I had taken up this. I am sharing as to how should we be truthful and lead the life as is ordained by Guru sahibs.

We should lead the life as per HIS hukum or will. What is the will of the Lord is not known to us , the mortals, who are engrossed in Maya and the illusion of the same. Bani do state that we are all poor creatures and are engaged in the activity as per That Divine will. The position of creature has been explained by the helplessness of the creature as he is not in a position to anything without His grace.

ikAw hm jIA jMq bycwry brin n swkh eyk romweI ] (822-11, iblwvlu, mÚ 5)
What am I? Just a poor living being. I cannot even describe one of Your hairs, O Lord.

Total submission is also expected of a seeker:

mY nwhI pRB sBu ikCu qyrw ] (827-16, iblwvlu, mÚ 5)
I am nothing, God; everything is Yours.

One finds many expressions of this nature where it has been stated that the mortals are poor creatures engaged in whatever is deemed best by the Almighty. We do not have any power to do anything of our own.The destiny governs our actions and we gather the Karmas that are to be repaid or settled in the lives to come till we are able to break this cycle of rebirths.

Expressing the above Guru sahibs have stated the following:

nwnk jo iqsu BwvY so QIAY ienw jMqw vis ikCu nwih ]8]4] (55-18, isrIrwgu, mÚ 1)
O Nanak, whatever pleases His Will comes to pass. Nothing is in the hands of these beings. ||8||4||


nwnk jMq vjwey vwjih ijqu BwvY iqqu rwih cleIAw ]8]2]5] (834-11, iblwvlu, mÚ 4)
O Nanak, we are the instruments upon which He plays; as He wills, so is the path we take. ||8||2||5||

ikAw vycwrw jMqu jw Awip BulwieAw ]8] (707-16, jYqsrI, mÚ 5)
What can the poor helpless creature do? The Lord Himself has deluded him. ||8||


In the wider context, how should we find out as to what is HIS will according to which we have to work and lead this life, the answer lies in some other lines of bani as well. The above line is reflective of the power of Almighty and the helplessness of the creatures, the mortals.

What is HIS will and Hukum? This is still illusory. One can become sachiara by accepting HIs will.
One has following line to ponder upon:


khY nwnku Awip krqw Awpy hukmu buJwey ]26] (920-14, rwmklI, mÚ 3)
Says Nanak, He Himself is the Creator; He Himself reveals the Hukam of His Command. ||26||


Till we are not able to understand the Will , we shall all be miserable:

jb lgu hukmu n bUJqw qb hI lau duKIAw ] (400-16, Awsw, mÚ 5)
As long as he does not understand the Command of God's Will, he remains miserable.


It is through Guru that we come to understand HIS will.


swcy gur qy hukmu pCwnu ]2] (414-8, Awsw, mÚ 1)
Through the True Guru, the Command of the Lord's Will is realized. ||2||

We all are blessed to have Guru Granth sahib ji to provide us with the understanding and guidance. I have summed up HIS will as per my understanding as follows.

suK duK sm kir nwmu n Cofau Awpy bKis imlwvxhwrw ]1] rhwau ] (416-3, Awsw, mÚ 1)
I look upon pleasure and pain alike; I shall not forsake the Naam, the Name of the Lord. The Lord Himself forgives me, and blends me with Himself. ||1||Pause||

And

burw Blw jy sm kir jwxY ien ibiD swihbu rmqu rhY ]8] (432-18, Awsw, mÚ 1)
One who recognizes bad and good as one and the same - in this way he is absorbed into the Lord and Master. ||8||

And

hrK sog duhu mwih inrwlw krxYhwru pCwqw ]2] (498-1, gUjrI, mÚ 5)
He remains unaffected by both fortune and misfortune, and he recognizes the Creator Lord. ||2||

There is clear cut meaning that one can assign to these lines. If one is not disturbed by the pain and is not overwhelmed by the pleasure one should have to be in the state where it can be said that one has been able to understand HIS will. It is one of the important qualifications for attaining the state of Equipoise. It is in this state that one reaches 'sahaj' as well. It is in this state that everything appears to be the desire and wish of the creator and everything seems to happen naturally. The divine will finds its meaning when we are able to appreciate that whatever is happening is as per His orders and we do not then have any anguish or pain or anxiety that are stated to be the part of lower consciousness.

I shall finish this by the following beautiful shabad.


soriT mhlw 9 ] (633-15)
Sorat'h, Ninth Mehl:
jo nru duK mY duKu nhI mwnY ] (633-15, soriT, mÚ 9)
That man, who in the midst of pain, does not feel pain,
suK snyhu Aru BY nhI jw kY kMcn mwtI mwnY ]1] rhwau ] (633-16, soriT, mÚ 9)
who is not affected by pleasure, affection or fear, and who looks alike upon gold and dust;||1||Pause||
nh inMidAw nh ausqiq jw kY loBu mohu AiBmwnw ] (633-16, soriT, mÚ 9)
Who is not swayed by either slander or praise, nor affected by greed, attachment or pride;
hrK sog qy rhY inAwrau nwih mwn Apmwnw ]1] (633-17, soriT, mÚ 9)
who remains unaffected by joy and sorrow, honor and dishonor;||1||
Awsw mnsw sgl iqAwgY jg qy rhY inrwsw ] (633-17, soriT, mÚ 9)
who renounces all hopes and desires and remains desireless in the world;
kwmu k®oDu ijh prsY nwhin iqh Git bRhmu invwsw ]2] (633-18, soriT, mÚ 9)
who is not touched by sexual desire or anger - within his heart, God dwells.


As a concluding Line:


jo qum@ krhu soeI Blw min lyqw mukqw ] (809-10, iblwvlu, mÚ 5)
One who accepts whatever You do as good - that mind is liberated.


Wjkk Wjkf

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