This shabad on
Ang 305 says a lot about morning routine:
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ਮਃ ੪ ॥
Mėhlā 4.
Fourth Mehl:
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ਗੁਰ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਜੋ ਸਿਖੁ ਅਖਾਏ ਸੁ ਭਲਕੇ ਉਠਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵੈ ॥
Gur saṯgur kā jo sikẖ akẖā▫e so bẖalke uṯẖ har nām ḏẖi▫āvai.
One who calls himself a Sikh of the Guru, the True Guru, shall rise in the early morning hours and meditate on the Lord's Name.
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ਉਦਮੁ ਕਰੇ ਭਲਕੇ ਪਰਭਾਤੀ ਇਸਨਾਨੁ ਕਰੇ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਸਰਿ ਨਾਵੈ ॥
Uḏam kare bẖalke parbẖāṯī isnān kare amriṯ sar nāvai.
Upon arising early in the morning, he is to bathe, and cleanse himself in the pool of nectar.
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ਉਪਦੇਸਿ ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਪੁ ਜਾਪੈ ਸਭਿ ਕਿਲਵਿਖ ਪਾਪ ਦੋਖ ਲਹਿ ਜਾਵੈ ॥
Upḏes gurū har har jap jāpai sabẖ kilvikẖ pāp ḏokẖ lėh jāvai.
Following the Instructions of the Guru, he is to chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. All sins, misdeeds and negativity shall be erased.
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ਫਿਰਿ ਚੜੈ ਦਿਵਸੁ ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ਗਾਵੈ ਬਹਦਿਆ ਉਠਦਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵੈ ॥
Fir cẖaṛai ḏivas gurbāṇī gāvai bahḏi▫ā uṯẖ▫ḏi▫ā har nām ḏẖi▫āvai.
Then, at the rising of the sun, he is to sing Gurbani; whether sitting down or standing up, he is to meditate on the Lord's Name.
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ਜੋ ਸਾਸਿ ਗਿਰਾਸਿ ਧਿਆਏ ਮੇਰਾ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਸੋ ਗੁਰਸਿਖੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵੈ ॥
Jo sās girās ḏẖi▫ā▫e merā har har so gursikẖ gurū man bẖāvai.
One who meditates on my Lord, Har, Har, with every breath and every morsel of food - that GurSikh becomes pleasing to the Guru's Mind.
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ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਮੇਰਾ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਤਿਸੁ ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਗੁਰੂ ਉਪਦੇਸੁ ਸੁਣਾਵੈ ॥
Jis no ḏa▫i▫āl hovai merā su▫āmī ṯis gursikẖ gurū upḏes suṇāvai.
That person, unto whom my Lord and Master is kind and compassionate - upon that GurSikh, the Guru's Teachings are bestowed.
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ਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਧੂੜਿ ਮੰਗੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਕੀ ਜੋ ਆਪਿ ਜਪੈ ਅਵਰਹ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਾਵੈ ॥੨॥
Jan Nānak ḏẖūṛ mangai ṯis gursikẖ kī jo āp japai avrah nām japāvai. ||2||
Servant Nanak begs for the dust of the feet of that GurSikh, who himself chants the Naam, and inspires others to chant it. ||2||
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Sometimes it helps to look at the whole shabad if certain lines or words cause problems.
Looking at this, you can see that it begins with giving a description of the Guru's sikh.
The first 3 lines tell us about the Guru's sikh rising in the early hours and cleansing which is in line with amrit vela activity.
Then the 4th line
Fir cẖaṛai ḏivas gurbāṇī gāvai bahḏi▫ā uṯẖ▫ḏi▫ā har nām ḏẖi▫āvai.
Then, at the rising of the sun, he is to sing Gurbani; whether sitting down or standing up, he is to meditate on the Lord's Name.
mentions that at the rising of the sun or beginning of daylight ..ie.. this is after the prior amrit vela periond, he is to sing gurbani and meditate wether sitting or standing.-
-This implies that after amrit vela, one should be singing (gavai) the gurbani no matter what he/she may be doing whilst awake...ie.. standing or sitting.
-- To be singing gurbani doesn't mean literally singing with your vocal chords. It means to be 'in sync' with the gurbani or to be contemplating gurbani and it's words throughout the rest of the day no matter what you may be doing along side.. ie your daily chores or job/work.
This is emphasised again in the next line-
Jo sās girās ḏẖi▫ā▫e merā har har so gursikẖ gurū man bẖāvai.
One who meditates on my Lord, Har, Har, with every breath and every morsel of food - that GurSikh becomes pleasing to the Guru's Mind.
It is continued to say that you contemplate or be 'in sync'' with gurbani no matter what other tasks you may be doing in the day...ie.. it emphasises 'every breath and every morsel of food' implying that throughout the day you will be breathing all day long and you will eat.
So, in the day no matter what other things or tasks we all have, the common things that we will ALL do is breathe and eat, throughout the day. If every
every breath has the meditation and contemplation in action for the Guru then we become pleasing to the Guru's mind.
Because we have amrit vela and it is associated with the cleansing, then what should one do the rest of the day after??
- This is what it explains, -That after amrit vela and when the day begins or sun rises, then one should start breathing and consuming the gurbani ALL day long after sunrise.
It means that we may have the time slot of amrit vela in our mental diary but for the rest of the waking day this is what we should be doing throughout, not just for a set time but beginning at sunrise and after, from there on.
Another way of looking at this shabad
- We all can go about our normal day doing whatever we need to do. But we can also have a certain song in the back of our minds that continues to sing and play without our own effort. This tune can continue all day long without distracting us from our chores.
In the same manner, we can also have the gurbani singing in the back of our minds, accompanying us with whatever we may be doing.
This gurbani is there ALL of the time throughout the day whatever we may be doing.
It should be there like a song at the back of our heads, guiding us and accompanying every action that we continue to take.
I hope that is a liitle better with my personal translation and observation of this shabad.
