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Creator /God ਦਾਤਾ/ਰੱਬ In Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Is Masculine Or Feminine And What Is The Significa
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<blockquote data-quote="BhagatSingh" data-source="post: 157468" data-attributes="member: 2610"><p><span style="color: Blue">Ambarsaria ji,</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">The essence of that Pauri is without God's grace ego cannot be eliminated and Creator and Creation cannot be understood. Without God's Grace one cannot live in consonance but that shouldn't stop us from trying to be in consonance. God's Grace becomes more and more likely to happen the more intensely you identify with the God inside you, the more you bring God in and let the ego leave (hence the more consonant you are).</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">Tejwant Singh ji,</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">The way I understand the Pauri, the question is answered and actually will never come up as it is not an issue. Of course, any handicap is going to come in the way of a technique, of a certain act that gets your attention to God and makes you remember you essence and connection with him. Being blind one cannot read Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Being deaf one cannot listen to Kirtan and Paath. Being mentally challenged one cannot understand the concepts of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Missing all limbs, with just a torso and head with dysfunctional eyes, ears and tongue... </span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">One can still meditate and live to the fullest without suffering. Actually, I am of the opinion that handicaps often drive the intensity needed for meditation. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">My understanding is that all of these handicaps do not matter when it comes to meditation. Meditation is available anyone who is conscious (so no sleeping during simran. Although when one is an expert one can meditate in their sleep or better stated one goes through life in meditation <a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=KeertanPage&K=44&L=13&id=1806" target="_blank">ਆਠ ਪਹਰ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਧਿਆਇ ਤੂੰ ਗੁਣ ਗੋਇੰਦ ਨਿਤ ਗਾਉ</a> ). </span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">Specific techniques depend on the individual but all individuals can meditate. I repeat in the words of a previous post: Anyone can identify with that embrace that embraces pride, ego, anger, etc and everything else. </span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">See what that embrace is in you. What is it that which embraces everything?</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">Tejwant Singh ji as you suggested.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">I go into other shabads and personal experience when I feel it helps to explain. With that said, no amount of intellectual understanding, theoretical knowledge can replace actual practice and direct experience of what any shabad talks about. One cannot learn to swim by reading a book.</span></p><p></p><p>ਸ੍ਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥</p><p>स्रीरागु महला ५ ॥</p><p>Sarīrāg mėhlā 5.</p><p>Siree Raag, Fifth Mehl:</p><p></p><p>ਸੋਈ ਧਿਆਈਐ <span style="color: Blue">(to concentrate)</span> ਜੀਅੜੇ ਸਿਰਿ ਸਾਹਾਂ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹੁ ॥</p><p>सोई धिआईऐ जीअड़े सिरि साहां पातिसाहु ॥</p><p>So▫ī ḏẖi▫ā▫ī▫ai jī▫aṛe sir sāhāʼn pāṯisāhu.</p><p>Meditate on Him, O my soul; He is the Supreme Lord over kings and emperors.</p><p></p><p>ਤਿਸ ਹੀ ਕੀ ਕਰਿ ਆਸ ਮਨ ਜਿਸ ਕਾ ਸਭਸੁ ਵੇਸਾਹੁ ॥</p><p>तिस ही की करि आस मन जिस का सभसु वेसाहु ॥</p><p>Ŧis hī kī kar ās man jis kā sabẖas vesāhu.</p><p>Place the hopes of your mind in the One, in whom all have faith.</p><p></p><p>ਸਭਿ ਸਿਆਣਪਾ <span style="color: blue">(intelligence, intellect)</span> ਛਡਿ ਕੈ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਚਰਣੀ ਪਾਹੁ ॥੧॥</p><p>सभि सिआणपा छडि कै गुर की चरणी पाहु ॥१॥</p><p>Sabẖ si▫āṇpā cẖẖad kai gur kī cẖarṇī pāhu. ||1||</p><p>Give up all your clever tricks, and grasp the Feet of the Guru. ||1||</p><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue">To drop your intellect for a while in remembering God, does not mean you become stupid say "Doh...". It means to transcend your intellect. Let it go and let Guru's wisdom speak directly to you. Or if you practicing a particular meditation technique, drop the intellect and listen to the Guru (inside of you).</span></p><p></p><p>ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਸੁਖ ਸਹਜ ਸੇਤੀ ਜਪਿ ਨਾਉ ॥</p><p>मन मेरे सुख सहज सेती जपि नाउ ॥</p><p>Man mere sukẖ sahj seṯī jap nā▫o.</p><p>O my mind, chant the Name with intuitive peace and poise.</p><p>ਸਹਜ - <span style="color: blue">(natural state, intuition, without mental activity e.g. judging, thinking)</span></p><p>Chant the name without mental activity. Mental activity will occur as that is the way of the mind, but let it run out of thoughts by not reacting to it. Simply remember God when it does so.</p><p></p><p>ਆਠ ਪਹਰ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਧਿਆਇ ਤੂੰ ਗੁਣ ਗੋਇੰਦ ਨਿਤ ਗਾਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥</p><p>आठ पहर प्रभु धिआइ तूं गुण गोइंद नित गाउ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥</p><p>Āṯẖ pahar parabẖ ḏẖi▫ā▫e ṯūʼn guṇ go▫inḏ niṯ gā▫o. ||1|| rahā▫o.</p><p>Twenty-four hours a day, meditate on God <span style="color: blue">(It is possible!)</span>. Constantly sing the Glories of the Lord of the Universe. ||1||Pause||</p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue"> A very real possibility. Enlightened ones say they are in meditation even when asleep thus their dreams do not seem real to them as they dream them. </span></p><p><span style="color: blue">The unenlightened ones think their dreams are real and are totally engrossed in them while dreaming. Once they wake up they realize it was all a dream.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">This also applies when one is not sleeping or dreaming, when we are going about our daily activities. Maya, the world, is like a dream that you are engrossed in. Wake up!</span></p><p></p><p>ਤਿਸ ਕੀ ਸਰਨੀ ਪਰੁ ਮਨਾ ਜਿਸੁ ਜੇਵਡੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥</p><p>तिस की सरनी परु मना जिसु जेवडु अवरु न कोइ ॥</p><p>Ŧis kī sarnī par manā jis jevad avar na ko▫e.</p><p>Seek His Shelter, O my mind; there is no other as Great as He.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue">Wake up and seek his shelter, the embrace.</span></p><p></p><p>ਜਿਸੁ ਸਿਮਰਤ <span style="color: blue">(to remember, repeat)</span> ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ਘਣਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਦਰਦੁ ਨ ਮੂਲੇ ਹੋਇ ॥</p><p>जिसु सिमरत सुखु होइ घणा दुखु दरदु न मूले होइ ॥</p><p>Jis simraṯ sukẖ ho▫e gẖaṇā ḏukẖ ḏaraḏ na mūle ho▫e.</p><p>Remembering Him in meditation, a profound peace is obtained. Pain and suffering will not touch you at all.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue">How to remember? Call His name out. Think of His virtues. Think about what He has given you. As you think, you can only think about one thing at a time. You want to remember God in his entirety, thinking is limited to one a few things. Intuition, your being, and it's ability to know, understand and remember things all at once, comes into play. It is an untapped power in most people. </span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">For instance, an artist cannot think about his painting as he does it, otherwise, he cannot completely focus on the painting and do as good a job. He must let his being automatically do the painting; must let God act through him/his form. This is intuition in action.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue">The artist simply looks and applies paint. He does not analyze or make measurements. The level at which this analysis and measuring occurs is the intuitive level, at this level the artist's understanding cannot be rivalled by his intellect! the analysis that takes place in the intuitive state is thus very powerful but it happens without thought, in a state when the artist is letting God run things.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">We want to know God but the one who will eventually know God is God.<a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=KeertanPage&K=23&L=10&id=963" target="_blank">He is the Enjoyer, He is the enjoyment. - page 23 </a></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">He is the artist, He himself is the painting.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p>ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਕਰਿ ਚਾਕਰੀ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸਚਾ ਸੋਇ ॥੨॥</p><p>सदा सदा करि चाकरी प्रभु साहिबु सचा सोइ ॥२॥</p><p>Saḏā saḏā kar cẖākrī parabẖ sāhib sacẖā so▫e. ||2||</p><p>Forever and ever, work for God; He is our True Lord and Master. ||2||</p><p></p><p>ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਹੋਇ ਨਿਰਮਲਾ ਕਟੀਐ ਜਮ ਕੀ ਫਾਸ ॥</p><p>साधसंगति होइ निरमला कटीऐ जम की फास ॥</p><p>Sāḏẖsangaṯ ho▫e nirmalā katī▫ai jam kī fās.</p><p>In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, you shall become absolutely pure, and the noose of death shall be cut away.</p><p></p><p>ਸੁਖਦਾਤਾ ਭੈ ਭੰਜਨੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਆਗੈ ਕਰਿ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ॥</p><p>सुखदाता भै भंजनो तिसु आगै करि अरदासि ॥</p><p>Sukẖ▫ḏāṯa bẖai bẖanjno ṯis āgai kar arḏās.</p><p>So offer your prayers to Him, the Giver of Peace, the Destroyer of fear.</p><p></p><p>ਮਿਹਰ ਕਰੇ ਜਿਸੁ ਮਿਹਰਵਾਨੁ ਤਾਂ ਕਾਰਜੁ ਆਵੈ ਰਾਸਿ ॥੩॥</p><p>मिहर करे जिसु मिहरवानु तां कारजु आवै रासि ॥३॥</p><p>Mihar kare jis miharvān ṯāʼn kāraj āvai rās. ||3||</p><p>Showing His Mercy, the Merciful Master shall resolve your affairs. ||3||</p><p></p><p>ਬਹੁਤੋ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਵਖਾਣੀਐ ਊਚੋ ਊਚਾ ਥਾਉ ॥</p><p>बहुतो बहुतु वखाणीऐ ऊचो ऊचा थाउ ॥</p><p>Bahuṯo bahuṯ vakẖāṇī▫ai ūcẖo ūcẖā thā▫o.</p><p>The Lord is said to be the Greatest of the Great; His Kingdom is the Highest of the High.</p><p></p><p>ਵਰਨਾ ਚਿਹਨਾ ਬਾਹਰਾ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਕਹਿ ਨ ਸਕਾਉ ॥</p><p>वरना चिहना बाहरा कीमति कहि न सकाउ ॥</p><p>varnā cẖihnā bāhrā kīmaṯ kahi na sakā▫o.</p><p>He has no color or mark; His Value cannot be estimated.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue">In other words: What does The Embrace look like? That part of you which embraces everything, what does that look like?</span></p><p></p><p>ਨਾਨਕ ਕਉ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਮਇਆ ਕਰਿ ਸਚੁ ਦੇਵਹੁ ਅਪੁਣਾ ਨਾਉ ॥੪॥੭॥੭੭॥</p><p>नानक कउ प्रभ मइआ करि सचु देवहु अपुणा नाउ ॥४॥७॥७७॥</p><p>Nānak ka▫o parabẖ ma▫i▫ā kar sacẖ ḏevhu apuṇā nā▫o. ||4||7||77||</p><p>Please show Mercy to Guru Nanak, God, and bless him with Your True Name. ||4||7||77||</p><p>page 44</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y48bDo4sDfY" target="_blank">Mehar Kare Jis Meharwan - Bhai Jaswant Singh - Live Sri Harmandir Sahib - YouTube</a></p><p>Listen to the shabad and be at peace and allow me to return to Prakash ji's advice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BhagatSingh, post: 157468, member: 2610"] [COLOR="Blue"]Ambarsaria ji, The essence of that Pauri is without God's grace ego cannot be eliminated and Creator and Creation cannot be understood. Without God's Grace one cannot live in consonance but that shouldn't stop us from trying to be in consonance. God's Grace becomes more and more likely to happen the more intensely you identify with the God inside you, the more you bring God in and let the ego leave (hence the more consonant you are). Tejwant Singh ji, The way I understand the Pauri, the question is answered and actually will never come up as it is not an issue. Of course, any handicap is going to come in the way of a technique, of a certain act that gets your attention to God and makes you remember you essence and connection with him. Being blind one cannot read Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Being deaf one cannot listen to Kirtan and Paath. Being mentally challenged one cannot understand the concepts of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Missing all limbs, with just a torso and head with dysfunctional eyes, ears and tongue... One can still meditate and live to the fullest without suffering. Actually, I am of the opinion that handicaps often drive the intensity needed for meditation. ;) My understanding is that all of these handicaps do not matter when it comes to meditation. Meditation is available anyone who is conscious (so no sleeping during simran. Although when one is an expert one can meditate in their sleep or better stated one goes through life in meditation [URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=KeertanPage&K=44&L=13&id=1806"]ਆਠ ਪਹਰ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਧਿਆਇ ਤੂੰ ਗੁਣ ਗੋਇੰਦ ਨਿਤ ਗਾਉ[/URL] ). Specific techniques depend on the individual but all individuals can meditate. I repeat in the words of a previous post: Anyone can identify with that embrace that embraces pride, ego, anger, etc and everything else. See what that embrace is in you. What is it that which embraces everything? Tejwant Singh ji as you suggested. I go into other shabads and personal experience when I feel it helps to explain. With that said, no amount of intellectual understanding, theoretical knowledge can replace actual practice and direct experience of what any shabad talks about. One cannot learn to swim by reading a book.[/COLOR] ਸ੍ਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥ स्रीरागु महला ५ ॥ Sarīrāg mėhlā 5. Siree Raag, Fifth Mehl: ਸੋਈ ਧਿਆਈਐ [COLOR="Blue"](to concentrate)[/COLOR] ਜੀਅੜੇ ਸਿਰਿ ਸਾਹਾਂ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹੁ ॥ सोई धिआईऐ जीअड़े सिरि साहां पातिसाहु ॥ So▫ī ḏẖi▫ā▫ī▫ai jī▫aṛe sir sāhāʼn pāṯisāhu. Meditate on Him, O my soul; He is the Supreme Lord over kings and emperors. ਤਿਸ ਹੀ ਕੀ ਕਰਿ ਆਸ ਮਨ ਜਿਸ ਕਾ ਸਭਸੁ ਵੇਸਾਹੁ ॥ तिस ही की करि आस मन जिस का सभसु वेसाहु ॥ Ŧis hī kī kar ās man jis kā sabẖas vesāhu. Place the hopes of your mind in the One, in whom all have faith. ਸਭਿ ਸਿਆਣਪਾ [COLOR="blue"](intelligence, intellect)[/COLOR] ਛਡਿ ਕੈ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਚਰਣੀ ਪਾਹੁ ॥੧॥ सभि सिआणपा छडि कै गुर की चरणी पाहु ॥१॥ Sabẖ si▫āṇpā cẖẖad kai gur kī cẖarṇī pāhu. ||1|| Give up all your clever tricks, and grasp the Feet of the Guru. ||1|| [COLOR="Blue"]To drop your intellect for a while in remembering God, does not mean you become stupid say "Doh...". It means to transcend your intellect. Let it go and let Guru's wisdom speak directly to you. Or if you practicing a particular meditation technique, drop the intellect and listen to the Guru (inside of you).[/COLOR] ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਸੁਖ ਸਹਜ ਸੇਤੀ ਜਪਿ ਨਾਉ ॥ मन मेरे सुख सहज सेती जपि नाउ ॥ Man mere sukẖ sahj seṯī jap nā▫o. O my mind, chant the Name with intuitive peace and poise. ਸਹਜ - [COLOR="blue"](natural state, intuition, without mental activity e.g. judging, thinking)[/COLOR] Chant the name without mental activity. Mental activity will occur as that is the way of the mind, but let it run out of thoughts by not reacting to it. Simply remember God when it does so. ਆਠ ਪਹਰ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਧਿਆਇ ਤੂੰ ਗੁਣ ਗੋਇੰਦ ਨਿਤ ਗਾਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ आठ पहर प्रभु धिआइ तूं गुण गोइंद नित गाउ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥ Āṯẖ pahar parabẖ ḏẖi▫ā▫e ṯūʼn guṇ go▫inḏ niṯ gā▫o. ||1|| rahā▫o. Twenty-four hours a day, meditate on God [COLOR="blue"](It is possible!)[/COLOR]. Constantly sing the Glories of the Lord of the Universe. ||1||Pause|| [COLOR="blue"] A very real possibility. Enlightened ones say they are in meditation even when asleep thus their dreams do not seem real to them as they dream them. The unenlightened ones think their dreams are real and are totally engrossed in them while dreaming. Once they wake up they realize it was all a dream. This also applies when one is not sleeping or dreaming, when we are going about our daily activities. Maya, the world, is like a dream that you are engrossed in. Wake up![/COLOR] ਤਿਸ ਕੀ ਸਰਨੀ ਪਰੁ ਮਨਾ ਜਿਸੁ ਜੇਵਡੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥ तिस की सरनी परु मना जिसु जेवडु अवरु न कोइ ॥ Ŧis kī sarnī par manā jis jevad avar na ko▫e. Seek His Shelter, O my mind; there is no other as Great as He. [COLOR="blue"]Wake up and seek his shelter, the embrace.[/COLOR] ਜਿਸੁ ਸਿਮਰਤ [COLOR="blue"](to remember, repeat)[/COLOR] ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ਘਣਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਦਰਦੁ ਨ ਮੂਲੇ ਹੋਇ ॥ जिसु सिमरत सुखु होइ घणा दुखु दरदु न मूले होइ ॥ Jis simraṯ sukẖ ho▫e gẖaṇā ḏukẖ ḏaraḏ na mūle ho▫e. Remembering Him in meditation, a profound peace is obtained. Pain and suffering will not touch you at all. [COLOR="blue"]How to remember? Call His name out. Think of His virtues. Think about what He has given you. As you think, you can only think about one thing at a time. You want to remember God in his entirety, thinking is limited to one a few things. Intuition, your being, and it's ability to know, understand and remember things all at once, comes into play. It is an untapped power in most people. For instance, an artist cannot think about his painting as he does it, otherwise, he cannot completely focus on the painting and do as good a job. He must let his being automatically do the painting; must let God act through him/his form. This is intuition in action. The artist simply looks and applies paint. He does not analyze or make measurements. The level at which this analysis and measuring occurs is the intuitive level, at this level the artist's understanding cannot be rivalled by his intellect! the analysis that takes place in the intuitive state is thus very powerful but it happens without thought, in a state when the artist is letting God run things. We want to know God but the one who will eventually know God is God.[URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=KeertanPage&K=23&L=10&id=963"]He is the Enjoyer, He is the enjoyment. - page 23 [/URL] He is the artist, He himself is the painting. [/COLOR] ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਕਰਿ ਚਾਕਰੀ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸਚਾ ਸੋਇ ॥੨॥ सदा सदा करि चाकरी प्रभु साहिबु सचा सोइ ॥२॥ Saḏā saḏā kar cẖākrī parabẖ sāhib sacẖā so▫e. ||2|| Forever and ever, work for God; He is our True Lord and Master. ||2|| ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਹੋਇ ਨਿਰਮਲਾ ਕਟੀਐ ਜਮ ਕੀ ਫਾਸ ॥ साधसंगति होइ निरमला कटीऐ जम की फास ॥ Sāḏẖsangaṯ ho▫e nirmalā katī▫ai jam kī fās. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, you shall become absolutely pure, and the noose of death shall be cut away. ਸੁਖਦਾਤਾ ਭੈ ਭੰਜਨੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਆਗੈ ਕਰਿ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ॥ सुखदाता भै भंजनो तिसु आगै करि अरदासि ॥ Sukẖ▫ḏāṯa bẖai bẖanjno ṯis āgai kar arḏās. So offer your prayers to Him, the Giver of Peace, the Destroyer of fear. ਮਿਹਰ ਕਰੇ ਜਿਸੁ ਮਿਹਰਵਾਨੁ ਤਾਂ ਕਾਰਜੁ ਆਵੈ ਰਾਸਿ ॥੩॥ मिहर करे जिसु मिहरवानु तां कारजु आवै रासि ॥३॥ Mihar kare jis miharvān ṯāʼn kāraj āvai rās. ||3|| Showing His Mercy, the Merciful Master shall resolve your affairs. ||3|| ਬਹੁਤੋ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਵਖਾਣੀਐ ਊਚੋ ਊਚਾ ਥਾਉ ॥ बहुतो बहुतु वखाणीऐ ऊचो ऊचा थाउ ॥ Bahuṯo bahuṯ vakẖāṇī▫ai ūcẖo ūcẖā thā▫o. The Lord is said to be the Greatest of the Great; His Kingdom is the Highest of the High. ਵਰਨਾ ਚਿਹਨਾ ਬਾਹਰਾ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਕਹਿ ਨ ਸਕਾਉ ॥ वरना चिहना बाहरा कीमति कहि न सकाउ ॥ varnā cẖihnā bāhrā kīmaṯ kahi na sakā▫o. He has no color or mark; His Value cannot be estimated. [COLOR="Blue"]In other words: What does The Embrace look like? That part of you which embraces everything, what does that look like?[/COLOR] ਨਾਨਕ ਕਉ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਮਇਆ ਕਰਿ ਸਚੁ ਦੇਵਹੁ ਅਪੁਣਾ ਨਾਉ ॥੪॥੭॥੭੭॥ नानक कउ प्रभ मइआ करि सचु देवहु अपुणा नाउ ॥४॥७॥७७॥ Nānak ka▫o parabẖ ma▫i▫ā kar sacẖ ḏevhu apuṇā nā▫o. ||4||7||77|| Please show Mercy to Guru Nanak, God, and bless him with Your True Name. ||4||7||77|| page 44 [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y48bDo4sDfY"]Mehar Kare Jis Meharwan - Bhai Jaswant Singh - Live Sri Harmandir Sahib - YouTube[/url] Listen to the shabad and be at peace and allow me to return to Prakash ji's advice. [/QUOTE]
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