Re: Interpretation Of Gurbani Differ
Let us consider the next stanzas of the above Sloka:
srvru hMis1 n jwixAw kwg kupMKI2 sMig ]
swkq3 isau AYsI pRIiq hY bUJhu igAwnI4 rMig5 ]
Comments
hMis (hans) has been literally translated as ‘swan’ and similarly, kwg kupMKI (kag kupankhi) as dirty crow by all the above scholars in their traditional interpretations.
Scientific and Logical Interpretation
hMis : Hans (It can be either swan or flamingo), being a white bird, has been used as metaphor for a clean (untainted) person in Gurbani. and kwg kupMKI (kag kupankhi) as metaphor for unclean (tainted) persons. Therefore, the above stanzas are interpreted scientifically and logically as follows:
Some clean (untainted) persons1 do not understand that the company of sinful persons2 and love for the atheists3 is not good; it is only understood through the company5 of wise persons4.
In continuation of the above Sloka finally Guru Nanak explains his philosophy to become a clean person as follows:
sMq1 sBw2 jYkwru3 kir gurmuiK4 krm5 kmwau ]
inrmlu6 n@wvxu7 nwnkw guru qIrQu8 drIAwau9 ]10]
Nanak says:
Say victory3 to the company2 of the clean persons1, who conduct good4 deeds5.
Cleansing of mind by practicing sacred8 principles of Guru’s philosophy 9 is called the real cleansing6 bath7.
To understand the above phrase, guru qIrQu8 drIAwau9, in its real perspective, let us study the following stanzas of Guru Nanak:
guru1 pauVI, byVI gurU, guru qulhw hir nwau2 ]
guru sru swgru boihQo3 guru qIrQu dirAwau ]
jy iqsu BwvY4 aUjlI5 sqsir6 nwvx7 jwau ]3]
Aggs, m 1, p-17.
Here in this stanza Guru Nanak is explaining metphoriclly that Guru’s1 philosophy2 is the ladder, the boat, the balance.
Sacred pool, sea, and sacred river are the metaphors for Guru’s philosophy, and this philosophy acts as a boat3 to cross the sea of life.
If you like4 this clean5 philosophy6 then go to cleanse7 your sinful mind by following this philosophy 5, 6.
AGGS, M 1, p 17.
Note: qIrQu dirAwau = Tirth Daryao means philosophy of Guru Nanak as follows:
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