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<blockquote data-quote="Taranjeet singh" data-source="post: 118973" data-attributes="member: 10049"><p><strong><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOrange">Sabad-8</span></p></strong></p><p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="color: DarkOrange">Ang-16</span></p><p></strong></p><p style="text-align: center">ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲੁ ੧ ॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">सिरीरागु महलु १ ॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">Sirīrāg mahal 1.</p> <p style="text-align: center">Siree Raag, First Mehl:</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">ਜਾਲਿ ਮੋਹੁ ਘਸਿ ਮਸੁ ਕਰਿ ਮਤਿ ਕਾਗਦੁ ਕਰਿ ਸਾਰੁ ॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">जालि मोहु घसि मसु करि मति कागदु करि सारु ॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">Jāl moh gẖas mas kar maṯ kāgaḏ kar sār.</p> <p style="text-align: center">Burn emotional attachment, and grind it into ink. Transform your intelligence into the purest of paper.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">ਭਾਉ ਕਲਮ ਕਰਿ ਚਿਤੁ ਲੇਖਾਰੀ ਗੁਰ ਪੁਛਿ ਲਿਖੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">भाउ कलम करि चितु लेखारी गुर पुछि लिखु बीचारु ॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">Bẖā▫o kalam kar cẖiṯ lekẖārī gur pucẖẖ likẖ bīcẖār.</p> <p style="text-align: center">Make the love of the Lord your pen, and let your consciousness be the scribe. Then, seek the Guru's Instructions, and record these deliberations.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">ਲਿਖੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਾਲਾਹ ਲਿਖੁ ਲਿਖੁ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰੁ ॥੧॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">लिखु नामु सालाह लिखु लिखु अंतु न पारावारु ॥१॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">Likẖ nām sālāh likẖ likẖ anṯ na pārāvār. ||1||</p> <p style="text-align: center">Write the Praises of the Naam, the Name of the Lord; write over and over again that He has no end or limitation. ||1||</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">ਬਾਬਾ ਏਹੁ ਲੇਖਾ ਲਿਖਿ ਜਾਣੁ ॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">बाबा एहु लेखा लिखि जाणु ॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">Bābā ehu lekẖā likẖ jāṇ.</p> <p style="text-align: center">O Baba, write such an account,</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">ਜਿਥੈ ਲੇਖਾ ਮੰਗੀਐ ਤਿਥੈ ਹੋਇ ਸਚਾ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">जिथै लेखा मंगीऐ तिथै होइ सचा नीसाणु ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">Jithai lekẖā mangī▫ai ṯithai ho▫e sacẖā nīsāṇ. ||1|| rahā▫o.</p> <p style="text-align: center">that when it is asked for, it will bring the Mark of Truth. ||1||Pause||</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">ਜਿਥੈ ਮਿਲਹਿ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਸਦ ਖੁਸੀਆ ਸਦ ਚਾਉ ॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">जिथै मिलहि वडिआईआ सद खुसीआ सद चाउ ॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">Jithai milėh vaḏi▫ā▫ī▫ā saḏ kẖusī▫ā saḏ cẖā▫o.</p> <p style="text-align: center">There, where greatness, eternal peace and everlasting joy are bestowed,</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">ਤਿਨ ਮੁਖਿ ਟਿਕੇ ਨਿਕਲਹਿ ਜਿਨ ਮਨਿ ਸਚਾ ਨਾਉ ॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">तिन मुखि टिके निकलहि जिन मनि सचा नाउ ॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">Ŧin mukẖ tike niklahi jin man sacẖā nā▫o.</p> <p style="text-align: center">the faces of those whose minds are attuned to the True Name are anointed with the Mark of Grace.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">ਕਰਮਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਤਾ ਪਾਈਐ ਨਾਹੀ ਗਲੀ ਵਾਉ ਦੁਆਉ ॥੨॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">करमि मिलै ता पाईऐ नाही गली वाउ दुआउ ॥२॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">Karam milai ṯā pā▫ī▫ai nāhī galī vā▫o ḏu▫ā▫o. ||2||</p> <p style="text-align: center">If one receives God's Grace, then such honors are received, and not by mere words. ||2||</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">ਇਕਿ ਆਵਹਿ ਇਕਿ ਜਾਹਿ ਉਠਿ ਰਖੀਅਹਿ ਨਾਵ ਸਲਾਰ ॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">इकि आवहि इकि जाहि उठि रखीअहि नाव सलार ॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">Ik āvahi ik jāhi uṯẖ rakẖī▫ahi nāv salār.</p> <p style="text-align: center">Some come, and some arise and depart. They give themselves lofty names.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">ਇਕਿ ਉਪਾਏ ਮੰਗਤੇ ਇਕਨਾ ਵਡੇ ਦਰਵਾਰ ॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">इकि उपाए मंगते इकना वडे दरवार ॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">Ik upā▫e mangṯe iknā vade ḏarvār.</p> <p style="text-align: center">Some are born beggars, and some hold vast courts.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">ਅਗੈ ਗਇਆ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਵੇਕਾਰ ॥੩॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">अगै गइआ जाणीऐ विणु नावै वेकार ॥३॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">Agai ga▫i▫ā jāṇī▫ai viṇ nāvai vekār. ||3||</p> <p style="text-align: center">Going to the world hereafter, everyone shall realize that without the Name, it is all useless. ||3||</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">ਭੈ ਤੇਰੈ ਡਰੁ ਅਗਲਾ ਖਪਿ ਖਪਿ ਛਿਜੈ ਦੇਹ ॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">भै तेरै डरु अगला खपि खपि छिजै देह ॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">Bẖai ṯerai dar aglā kẖap kẖap cẖẖijai ḏeh.</p> <p style="text-align: center">I am terrified by the Fear of You, God. Bothered and bewildered, my body is wasting away.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">ਨਾਵ ਜਿਨਾ ਸੁਲਤਾਨ ਖਾਨ ਹੋਦੇ ਡਿਠੇ ਖੇਹ ॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">नाव जिना सुलतान खान होदे डिठे खेह ॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">Nāv jinā sulṯān kẖān hoḏe diṯẖe kẖeh.</p> <p style="text-align: center">Those who are known as sultans and emperors shall be reduced to dust in the end.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">ਨਾਨਕ ਉਠੀ ਚਲਿਆ ਸਭਿ ਕੂੜੇ ਤੁਟੇ ਨੇਹ ॥੪॥੬॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">नानक उठी चलिआ सभि कूड़े तुटे नेह ॥४॥६॥</p> <p style="text-align: center">Nānak uṯẖī cẖali▫ā sabẖ kūṛe ṯute neh. ||4||6||</p> <p style="text-align: center">O Nanak, arising and departing, all false attachments are cut away. ||4||6||</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p><strong><span style="color: DarkOrange">Sabad-8-Nutshell</span></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>In this part shabad Guru ji is telling us that to Praise Naam and get out of emotional attachments. In metaphoric language the sweetness flows as follows:</p><p></p><p>Burn emotional attachment, and grind it into ink. Transform your intelligence into the purest of paper. Make the love of the Lord your pen, and let your consciousness be the scribe. Then, seek the Guru's Instructions, and record these deliberations. Write the Praises of the Naam, the Name of the Lord; write over and over again that He has no end or limitation. Says Nanak:’ O Baba, write such an account, that when it is asked for, it will bring the Mark of Truth. “</p><p></p><p>If one receives God's Grace, then such honors are received.[Divine grace, is a concept central to Sikh religious tradition affirming its faith in a Transcendental Being responsive to human prayer and appeal for forgiveness and mercy. It reiterates at the same time a belief in the sovereignty of Divine Will (raza) overriding the law of karma which itself is a constituent of hukam, the all pervading and all regulating Divine Law. From His Will flows grace which as the divine initiative leads the seeker to his ultimate destiny. It is postulated as the critical determinant in this process.] There, where greatness, eternal peace and everlasting joy are bestowed, the faces of those whose minds are attuned to the True Name are anointed with the Mark of Grace.</p><p></p><p>Expressing the futility of life that goes without the Naam simran and meditation the Guru sahib states that some come, and some arise and depart. They give themselves lofty names. Some are born beggars, and some hold vast courts. Emphasizing the significance of Naam Guru Sahib further cautions that going to the world hereafter, everyone shall realize that without the Name, it is all useless. </p><p></p><p>In the last part of the shabad Guru Sahib states that :’ I am terrified by the Fear of You, God. Bothered and bewildered, my body is wasting away. Those who are known as sultans and emperors shall be reduced to dust in the end.’ Says Nanak: “arising and departing, all false attachments are cut away.’</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: DarkOrange">Qualities of seekers</span></strong></p><p>· Burn Emotional Attachments</p><p>· Praise Naam</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Taranjeet singh, post: 118973, member: 10049"] [B][CENTER][COLOR="DarkOrange"]Sabad-8 Ang-16[/COLOR][/CENTER][/B] [CENTER]ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲੁ ੧ ॥ सिरीरागु महलु १ ॥ Sirīrāg mahal 1. Siree Raag, First Mehl: ਜਾਲਿ ਮੋਹੁ ਘਸਿ ਮਸੁ ਕਰਿ ਮਤਿ ਕਾਗਦੁ ਕਰਿ ਸਾਰੁ ॥ जालि मोहु घसि मसु करि मति कागदु करि सारु ॥ Jāl moh gẖas mas kar maṯ kāgaḏ kar sār. Burn emotional attachment, and grind it into ink. Transform your intelligence into the purest of paper. ਭਾਉ ਕਲਮ ਕਰਿ ਚਿਤੁ ਲੇਖਾਰੀ ਗੁਰ ਪੁਛਿ ਲਿਖੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥ भाउ कलम करि चितु लेखारी गुर पुछि लिखु बीचारु ॥ Bẖā▫o kalam kar cẖiṯ lekẖārī gur pucẖẖ likẖ bīcẖār. Make the love of the Lord your pen, and let your consciousness be the scribe. Then, seek the Guru's Instructions, and record these deliberations. ਲਿਖੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਾਲਾਹ ਲਿਖੁ ਲਿਖੁ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰੁ ॥੧॥ लिखु नामु सालाह लिखु लिखु अंतु न पारावारु ॥१॥ Likẖ nām sālāh likẖ likẖ anṯ na pārāvār. ||1|| Write the Praises of the Naam, the Name of the Lord; write over and over again that He has no end or limitation. ||1|| ਬਾਬਾ ਏਹੁ ਲੇਖਾ ਲਿਖਿ ਜਾਣੁ ॥ बाबा एहु लेखा लिखि जाणु ॥ Bābā ehu lekẖā likẖ jāṇ. O Baba, write such an account, ਜਿਥੈ ਲੇਖਾ ਮੰਗੀਐ ਤਿਥੈ ਹੋਇ ਸਚਾ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ जिथै लेखा मंगीऐ तिथै होइ सचा नीसाणु ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥ Jithai lekẖā mangī▫ai ṯithai ho▫e sacẖā nīsāṇ. ||1|| rahā▫o. that when it is asked for, it will bring the Mark of Truth. ||1||Pause|| ਜਿਥੈ ਮਿਲਹਿ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਸਦ ਖੁਸੀਆ ਸਦ ਚਾਉ ॥ जिथै मिलहि वडिआईआ सद खुसीआ सद चाउ ॥ Jithai milėh vaḏi▫ā▫ī▫ā saḏ kẖusī▫ā saḏ cẖā▫o. There, where greatness, eternal peace and everlasting joy are bestowed, ਤਿਨ ਮੁਖਿ ਟਿਕੇ ਨਿਕਲਹਿ ਜਿਨ ਮਨਿ ਸਚਾ ਨਾਉ ॥ तिन मुखि टिके निकलहि जिन मनि सचा नाउ ॥ Ŧin mukẖ tike niklahi jin man sacẖā nā▫o. the faces of those whose minds are attuned to the True Name are anointed with the Mark of Grace. ਕਰਮਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਤਾ ਪਾਈਐ ਨਾਹੀ ਗਲੀ ਵਾਉ ਦੁਆਉ ॥੨॥ करमि मिलै ता पाईऐ नाही गली वाउ दुआउ ॥२॥ Karam milai ṯā pā▫ī▫ai nāhī galī vā▫o ḏu▫ā▫o. ||2|| If one receives God's Grace, then such honors are received, and not by mere words. ||2|| ਇਕਿ ਆਵਹਿ ਇਕਿ ਜਾਹਿ ਉਠਿ ਰਖੀਅਹਿ ਨਾਵ ਸਲਾਰ ॥ इकि आवहि इकि जाहि उठि रखीअहि नाव सलार ॥ Ik āvahi ik jāhi uṯẖ rakẖī▫ahi nāv salār. Some come, and some arise and depart. They give themselves lofty names. ਇਕਿ ਉਪਾਏ ਮੰਗਤੇ ਇਕਨਾ ਵਡੇ ਦਰਵਾਰ ॥ इकि उपाए मंगते इकना वडे दरवार ॥ Ik upā▫e mangṯe iknā vade ḏarvār. Some are born beggars, and some hold vast courts. ਅਗੈ ਗਇਆ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਵੇਕਾਰ ॥੩॥ अगै गइआ जाणीऐ विणु नावै वेकार ॥३॥ Agai ga▫i▫ā jāṇī▫ai viṇ nāvai vekār. ||3|| Going to the world hereafter, everyone shall realize that without the Name, it is all useless. ||3|| ਭੈ ਤੇਰੈ ਡਰੁ ਅਗਲਾ ਖਪਿ ਖਪਿ ਛਿਜੈ ਦੇਹ ॥ भै तेरै डरु अगला खपि खपि छिजै देह ॥ Bẖai ṯerai dar aglā kẖap kẖap cẖẖijai ḏeh. I am terrified by the Fear of You, God. Bothered and bewildered, my body is wasting away. ਨਾਵ ਜਿਨਾ ਸੁਲਤਾਨ ਖਾਨ ਹੋਦੇ ਡਿਠੇ ਖੇਹ ॥ नाव जिना सुलतान खान होदे डिठे खेह ॥ Nāv jinā sulṯān kẖān hoḏe diṯẖe kẖeh. Those who are known as sultans and emperors shall be reduced to dust in the end. ਨਾਨਕ ਉਠੀ ਚਲਿਆ ਸਭਿ ਕੂੜੇ ਤੁਟੇ ਨੇਹ ॥੪॥੬॥ नानक उठी चलिआ सभि कूड़े तुटे नेह ॥४॥६॥ Nānak uṯẖī cẖali▫ā sabẖ kūṛe ṯute neh. ||4||6|| O Nanak, arising and departing, all false attachments are cut away. ||4||6|| [/CENTER] [B][COLOR="DarkOrange"]Sabad-8-Nutshell[/COLOR][/B] In this part shabad Guru ji is telling us that to Praise Naam and get out of emotional attachments. In metaphoric language the sweetness flows as follows: Burn emotional attachment, and grind it into ink. Transform your intelligence into the purest of paper. Make the love of the Lord your pen, and let your consciousness be the scribe. Then, seek the Guru's Instructions, and record these deliberations. Write the Praises of the Naam, the Name of the Lord; write over and over again that He has no end or limitation. Says Nanak:’ O Baba, write such an account, that when it is asked for, it will bring the Mark of Truth. “ If one receives God's Grace, then such honors are received.[Divine grace, is a concept central to Sikh religious tradition affirming its faith in a Transcendental Being responsive to human prayer and appeal for forgiveness and mercy. It reiterates at the same time a belief in the sovereignty of Divine Will (raza) overriding the law of karma which itself is a constituent of hukam, the all pervading and all regulating Divine Law. From His Will flows grace which as the divine initiative leads the seeker to his ultimate destiny. It is postulated as the critical determinant in this process.] There, where greatness, eternal peace and everlasting joy are bestowed, the faces of those whose minds are attuned to the True Name are anointed with the Mark of Grace. Expressing the futility of life that goes without the Naam simran and meditation the Guru sahib states that some come, and some arise and depart. They give themselves lofty names. Some are born beggars, and some hold vast courts. Emphasizing the significance of Naam Guru Sahib further cautions that going to the world hereafter, everyone shall realize that without the Name, it is all useless. In the last part of the shabad Guru Sahib states that :’ I am terrified by the Fear of You, God. Bothered and bewildered, my body is wasting away. Those who are known as sultans and emperors shall be reduced to dust in the end.’ Says Nanak: “arising and departing, all false attachments are cut away.’ [B][COLOR="DarkOrange"]Qualities of seekers[/COLOR][/B] · Burn Emotional Attachments · Praise Naam [/QUOTE]
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