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Guru Granth Sahib
Jup Banee
Japji Sahib - Pauri 8, 9, 10, 11
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<blockquote data-quote="Amarpal" data-source="post: 1510" data-attributes="member: 10"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Dear Members,</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Here I share with you, my understanding of the 8th Pauri of Japji Sahib.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">The translation published by SGPC translates the word </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">suixAY </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">as ‘By hearing’ another translation uses the word ‘Listening’. I have taken the word to mean ‘One hears about/that’, why so I explain in the paragraph ‘Discussion’ below. </span></span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I have taken the four Pauris together as, to me, all these four are part of the same teaching of Guru Sahib. I have given serial number to the sentences of these four Pauris for ease reference in this text.</span></span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">A. <strong><u>Translation.</u></strong></span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Guru Sahib says: </span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">1. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">suixAY isD pIr suir nwQ ] </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">su<u>n</u>i-ai si<u>Dh</u> peer sur naath.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">One hears about Sidh (one who has perfect control over his faculties), sages, great worriers and yogis.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">2. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">suixAY Driq Dvl Awkws ] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">su<u>n</u>i-ai <u>Dh</u>ara<u>t</u> <u>Dh</u>aval aakaas.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">One hears about the earth its mythological support – bull and the skies.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">3. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">suixAY dIp loA pwqwl ] </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">su<u>n</u>i-ai <u>d</u>eep lo-a paa<u>t</u>aal.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">One hears about the oceans, other worlds and there place below the crust of the earth (paataal) the underworld.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">4. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">suixAY poih n skY kwlu ] </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">su<u>n</u>i-ai pohi na sakai kaal. </span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">One hears that death cannot touch the individual</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">5. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">nwnk Bgqw sdw ivgwsu ] </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">naanak <u>bh</u>ag<u>t</u>aa sa<u>d</u>aa vigaas.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Nanak tells himself that the ‘Bhagat’ is always in a state of bliss.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">6. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">suixAY dUK pwp kw nwsu ]8] </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">su<u>n</u>i-ai <u>d</u>oo<u>kh</u> paap kaa naas. ||8||</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">One hears that sorrow and sins are destroyed.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">7. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">suixAY eIsru brmw ieMdu ] </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">su<u>n</u>i-ai eesar barmaa in<u>d</u>.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">One hears about Shiva, Brahma, Indra.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">8. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">suixAY muiK swlwhx mMdu ] </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">su<u>n</u>i-ai mu<u>kh</u> saalaaha<u>n</u> man<u>d</u>.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">One hears that even the foul-mouthed people praising him.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">9. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">suixAY jog jugiq qin Byd ] </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">su<u>n</u>i-ai jog juga<u>t</u> <u>t</u>an <u>bh</u>ay<u>d</u>.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">One hears about yoga, its methods and secrets.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">10. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">suixAY swsq isimRiq vyd ] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">su<u>n</u>i-ai saasa<u>t</u> simri<u>t</u> vay<u>d</u>.</span> </span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">One hears about Shastras, Smritis and Vedas.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">11. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">nwnk Bgqw sdw ivgwsu ] </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">naanak <u>bh</u>ag<u>t</u>aa sa<u>d</u>aa vigaas.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Nanak tells himself that the ‘Bhagat’ is always in a state of bliss.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">12. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">suixAY dUK pwp kw nwsu ]9] </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">su<u>n</u>i-ai <u>d</u>oo<u>kh</u> paap kaa naas. ||9||</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">One hears that sorrow and sins are destroyed.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">13. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">suixAY squ sMqoKu igAwnu ] </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">su<u>n</u>i-ai sa<u>t</u> san<u>t</u>o<u>kh</u> gi-aan.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">One hears about truth, contentment and knowledge.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">14. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">suixAY ATsiT kw iesnwnu ] </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">su<u>n</u>i-ai a<u>th</u>sa<u>th</u> kaa isnaan.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">One hears about bathing in the sixty-eight places of pilgrimage.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 15. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">suixAY piV piV pwvih mwnu ] </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">su<u>n</u>i-ai pa<u>rh</u> pa<u>rh</u> paavahi maan.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">One hears about the respect that is obtained by reading.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">16. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">suixAY lwgY shij iDAwnu ] </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">su<u>n</u>i-ai laagai sahj <u>Dh</u>i-aan.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">One hears about getting the essence of meditation.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">17. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">nwnk Bgqw sdw ivgwsu ] </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">naanak <u>bh</u>ag<u>t</u>aa sa<u>d</u>aa vigaas.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Nanak tells himself that the ‘Bhagat’ is always in a state of bliss.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">18. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">suixAY dUK pwp kw nwsu ]10] </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">su<u>n</u>i-ai <u>d</u>oo<u>kh</u> paap kaa naas. ||10||</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">One hears that sorrow and sins are destroyed.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">19. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">suixAY srw guxw ky gwh ] </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">su<u>n</u>i-ai saraa gu<u>n</u>aa kay gaah.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">One hears about the deep ocean of virtues. </span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">20. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">suixAY syK pIr pwiqswh ] </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">su<u>n</u>i-ai say<u>kh</u> peer paa<u>t</u>isaah.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">One hears about religious scholars, sages, and emperors.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">21. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">suixAY AMDy pwvih rwhu ] </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">su<u>n</u>i-ai an<u>Dh</u>ay paavahi raahu.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">One hears that blind people find the path.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">22. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">suixAY hwQ hovY Asgwhu ] </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">su<u>n</u>i-ai haath hovai asgaahu.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">One hears that unreachable can be grasped.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">23. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">nwnk Bgqw sdw ivgwsu ] </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">naanak <u>bh</u>ag<u>t</u>aa sa<u>d</u>aa vigaas.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Nanak tells himself that the ‘Bhagat’ is always in a state of bliss.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">24. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">suixAY dUK pwp kw nwsu ]11] </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">su<u>n</u>i-ai <u>d</u>oo<u>kh</u> paap kaa naas. ||11||</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">One hears that sorrow and sins are destroyed.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">B. <strong><u>Discussions.</u></strong></span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">When I look at the structure of these four Pauris, I find that there is some element of planning that has gone into their formation. I find that each of these Pauris have six sentences, the first four of them are about the prevailing concepts from mythology which naturally were in the mind of those who were in the audience when Guru Sahib preached. </span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">The last two sentences appear to be disconnected from the first four sentences in each of these Pauris. In addition these two lines have been repeated in the end of each of the four Pauris. Repeating these two lines four times gives extra importance to the message that they contain.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The first four lines come from Hindu mythology. It has full of multiplicities viz. Shiva, Brahma, Indra. If I accept these mythological concepts, ideas and figures as part of Sikhism then I find my self in conflict with the basic foundation of my religion - the concept of </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'"><> </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">the ‘Nirakaar Karta Purakh’. As a result I conclude that the first four lines of these Pauris as the message that Guru Sahib wanted to give nor does he wants me to incorporate the contents of these lines into my life. If what I have concluded is correct then the question still needs to be answered as to why Guru Sahib has stated all that. The answer that comes to my mind is that Guru Sahib did so for effective communication. Guru Sahib had to start where his audience was – deep in these mythological concepts ideas and figures. Guru Sahib is telling his audience what all one will hear from the other preachers of his time.</span></span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Note: this is the reason why I have translated the word </span></span><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">suixAY </span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">as ‘One hears about/that’ which is close to the meaning given in various translations but not the same. </span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">After having told about what is in the stock of other preachers, Guru Sahib then delivers his message in 5th and 6th sentence of each of the four Pauris, which is the message that is to be incorporated in our lives.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">The message of Guru Sahib is that the ‘Bhagat is always in a state of bliss and one hears that sorrow and sins are destroyed’. We Sikhs can very well understand this.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">When the dualities are dissolved then only one can concentrate on ‘The One’. Only if the individual is fully in this frame of mind and is for it, she/he can enter a state, which can keep her/him in a perpetual state of bliss. The individual who has attained this level of one-ness cannot feel sorrow or commit any sin because she/he is in a state of perpetual bliss where worldly desires cease to exist; these desires are the causes, which make us commit sins and bring sorrow in our lives. This is what Guru Sahib is telling us in the 5th and 6th sentences of these Pauris; Guru Sahib has repeated it four times to emphasis the importance of getting over the dualities. This is the real message in all of these four Pauris of Japji Sahib.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">C. <strong><u>Conclusion.</u></strong></span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">In the first to fourth sentence of 8th, 9th , 10th and 11th Pauri of Japji Sahib, Guru Sahib has talked about what the individuals can possibly hear from other preachers. In 5th and 6th sentences of these Pauris Guru Sahib has given his message, which is the same for all the four Pauris.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> In his message Guru Sahib is telling we Sikhs to dissolve the dualities from our mind and move towards ‘One-ness. This is my very personal understanding of these four Pauris.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">With Love and Respect for all.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Amarpal.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Amarpal, post: 1510, member: 10"] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]Dear Members,[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]Here I share with you, my understanding of the 8th Pauri of Japji Sahib.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]The translation published by SGPC translates the word [/size][/font][color=maroon][font=WebAkharThick]suixAY [/font][/color][color=maroon][font=Times New Roman][size=3]as ‘By hearing’ another translation uses the word ‘Listening’. I have taken the word to mean ‘One hears about/that’, why so I explain in the paragraph ‘Discussion’ below. [/size][/font][/color] [color=maroon][font=Times New Roman][size=3] [/size][/font][/color] [color=maroon][font=Times New Roman][size=3]I have taken the four Pauris together as, to me, all these four are part of the same teaching of Guru Sahib. I have given serial number to the sentences of these four Pauris for ease reference in this text.[/size][/font][/color] [font='Times New Roman'][size=3] [/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]A. [b][u]Translation.[/u][/b][/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]Guru Sahib says: [/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]1. [/font][/size][color=maroon][font=WebAkharThick]suixAY isD pIr suir nwQ ] [/font][/color][font=Tahoma][size=3]su[u]n[/u]i-ai si[u]Dh[/u] peer sur naath.[/size][/font] [font=Tahoma][size=3] [/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]One hears about Sidh (one who has perfect control over his faculties), sages, great worriers and yogis.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]2. [/font][/size][color=maroon][font=WebAkharThick]suixAY Driq Dvl Awkws ] [/font][/color][size=3][font=Tahoma]su[u]n[/u]i-ai [u]Dh[/u]ara[u]t[/u] [u]Dh[/u]aval aakaas.[/font] [/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]One hears about the earth its mythological support – bull and the skies.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]3. [/font][/size][color=maroon][font=WebAkharThick]suixAY dIp loA pwqwl ] [/font][/color][font=Tahoma][size=3]su[u]n[/u]i-ai [u]d[/u]eep lo-a paa[u]t[/u]aal.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]One hears about the oceans, other worlds and there place below the crust of the earth (paataal) the underworld.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]4. [/font][/size][color=maroon][font=WebAkharThick]suixAY poih n skY kwlu ] [/font][/color][font=Tahoma][size=3]su[u]n[/u]i-ai pohi na sakai kaal. [/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3] [/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]One hears that death cannot touch the individual[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]5. [/font][/size][color=maroon][font=WebAkharThick]nwnk Bgqw sdw ivgwsu ] [/font][/color][font=Tahoma][size=3]naanak [u]bh[/u]ag[u]t[/u]aa sa[u]d[/u]aa vigaas. [/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]Nanak tells himself that the ‘Bhagat’ is always in a state of bliss.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]6. [/font][/size][color=maroon][font=WebAkharThick]suixAY dUK pwp kw nwsu ]8] [/font][/color][font=Tahoma][size=3]su[u]n[/u]i-ai [u]d[/u]oo[u]kh[/u] paap kaa naas. ||8||[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]One hears that sorrow and sins are destroyed.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]7. [/font][/size][color=maroon][font=WebAkharThick]suixAY eIsru brmw ieMdu ] [/font][/color][font=Tahoma][size=3]su[u]n[/u]i-ai eesar barmaa in[u]d[/u]. [/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]One hears about Shiva, Brahma, Indra.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]8. [/font][/size][color=maroon][font=WebAkharThick]suixAY muiK swlwhx mMdu ] [/font][/color][font=Tahoma][size=3]su[u]n[/u]i-ai mu[u]kh[/u] saalaaha[u]n[/u] man[u]d[/u].[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]One hears that even the foul-mouthed people praising him.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]9. [/font][/size][color=maroon][font=WebAkharThick]suixAY jog jugiq qin Byd ] [/font][/color][font=Tahoma][size=3]su[u]n[/u]i-ai jog juga[u]t[/u] [u]t[/u]an [u]bh[/u]ay[u]d[/u].[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]One hears about yoga, its methods and secrets.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]10. [/size][/font][color=maroon][font=WebAkharThick]suixAY swsq isimRiq vyd ] [/font][/color][size=3][font=Tahoma]su[u]n[/u]i-ai saasa[u]t[/u] simri[u]t[/u] vay[u]d[/u].[/font][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]One hears about Shastras, Smritis and Vedas.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]11. [/font][/size][color=maroon][font=WebAkharThick]nwnk Bgqw sdw ivgwsu ] [/font][/color][font=Tahoma][size=3]naanak [u]bh[/u]ag[u]t[/u]aa sa[u]d[/u]aa vigaas.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]Nanak tells himself that the ‘Bhagat’ is always in a state of bliss.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]12. [/font][/size][color=maroon][font=WebAkharThick]suixAY dUK pwp kw nwsu ]9] [/font][/color][font=Tahoma][size=3]su[u]n[/u]i-ai [u]d[/u]oo[u]kh[/u] paap kaa naas. ||9||[/size][/font] [font=Tahoma][size=3] [/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]One hears that sorrow and sins are destroyed.[/size][/font] [font=Tahoma] [size=3]13. [/size][/font][color=maroon][font=WebAkharThick]suixAY squ sMqoKu igAwnu ] [/font][/color][font=Tahoma][size=3]su[u]n[/u]i-ai sa[u]t[/u] san[u]t[/u]o[u]kh[/u] gi-aan. [/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]One hears about truth, contentment and knowledge.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]14. [/font][/size][color=maroon][font=WebAkharThick]suixAY ATsiT kw iesnwnu ] [/font][/color][font=Tahoma][size=3]su[u]n[/u]i-ai a[u]th[/u]sa[u]th[/u] kaa isnaan.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]One hears about bathing in the sixty-eight places of pilgrimage.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] 15. [/font][/size][color=maroon][font=WebAkharThick]suixAY piV piV pwvih mwnu ] [/font][/color][font=Tahoma][size=3]su[u]n[/u]i-ai pa[u]rh[/u] pa[u]rh[/u] paavahi maan.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]One hears about the respect that is obtained by reading.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]16. [/font][/size][color=maroon][font=WebAkharThick]suixAY lwgY shij iDAwnu ] [/font][/color][font=Tahoma][size=3]su[u]n[/u]i-ai laagai sahj [u]Dh[/u]i-aan. [/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]One hears about getting the essence of meditation.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]17. [/font][/size][color=maroon][font=WebAkharThick]nwnk Bgqw sdw ivgwsu ] [/font][/color][font=Tahoma][size=3]naanak [u]bh[/u]ag[u]t[/u]aa sa[u]d[/u]aa vigaas.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]Nanak tells himself that the ‘Bhagat’ is always in a state of bliss.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]18. [/font][/size][color=maroon][font=WebAkharThick]suixAY dUK pwp kw nwsu ]10] [/font][/color][font=Tahoma][size=3]su[u]n[/u]i-ai [u]d[/u]oo[u]kh[/u] paap kaa naas. ||10|| [/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]One hears that sorrow and sins are destroyed.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]19. [/font][/size][color=maroon][font=WebAkharThick]suixAY srw guxw ky gwh ] [/font][/color][font=Tahoma][size=3]su[u]n[/u]i-ai saraa gu[u]n[/u]aa kay gaah.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]One hears about the deep ocean of virtues. [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]20. [/font][/size][color=maroon][font=WebAkharThick]suixAY syK pIr pwiqswh ] [/font][/color][font=Tahoma][size=3]su[u]n[/u]i-ai say[u]kh[/u] peer paa[u]t[/u]isaah.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]One hears about religious scholars, sages, and emperors.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]21. [/font][/size][color=maroon][font=WebAkharThick]suixAY AMDy pwvih rwhu ] [/font][/color][font=Tahoma][size=3]su[u]n[/u]i-ai an[u]Dh[/u]ay paavahi raahu. [/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]One hears that blind people find the path.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]22. [/font][/size][color=maroon][font=WebAkharThick]suixAY hwQ hovY Asgwhu ] [/font][/color][font=Tahoma][size=3]su[u]n[/u]i-ai haath hovai asgaahu.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]One hears that unreachable can be grasped.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]23. [/font][/size][color=maroon][font=WebAkharThick]nwnk Bgqw sdw ivgwsu ] [/font][/color][font=Tahoma][size=3]naanak [u]bh[/u]ag[u]t[/u]aa sa[u]d[/u]aa vigaas. [/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]Nanak tells himself that the ‘Bhagat’ is always in a state of bliss.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]24. [/font][/size][color=maroon][font=WebAkharThick]suixAY dUK pwp kw nwsu ]11] [/font][/color][font=Tahoma][size=3]su[u]n[/u]i-ai [u]d[/u]oo[u]kh[/u] paap kaa naas. ||11|| [/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]One hears that sorrow and sins are destroyed.[/size][/font] [font='Times New Roman'][size=3] [/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]B. [b][u]Discussions.[/u][/b][/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]When I look at the structure of these four Pauris, I find that there is some element of planning that has gone into their formation. I find that each of these Pauris have six sentences, the first four of them are about the prevailing concepts from mythology which naturally were in the mind of those who were in the audience when Guru Sahib preached. [/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]The last two sentences appear to be disconnected from the first four sentences in each of these Pauris. In addition these two lines have been repeated in the end of each of the four Pauris. Repeating these two lines four times gives extra importance to the message that they contain.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]The first four lines come from Hindu mythology. It has full of multiplicities viz. Shiva, Brahma, Indra. If I accept these mythological concepts, ideas and figures as part of Sikhism then I find my self in conflict with the basic foundation of my religion - the concept of [/font][/size][color=maroon][font=WebAkharThick]<> [/font][/color][color=maroon][size=3][font=Times New Roman]the ‘Nirakaar Karta Purakh’. As a result I conclude that the first four lines of these Pauris as the message that Guru Sahib wanted to give nor does he wants me to incorporate the contents of these lines into my life. If what I have concluded is correct then the question still needs to be answered as to why Guru Sahib has stated all that. The answer that comes to my mind is that Guru Sahib did so for effective communication. Guru Sahib had to start where his audience was – deep in these mythological concepts ideas and figures. Guru Sahib is telling his audience what all one will hear from the other preachers of his time.[/font][/size][/color] [color=maroon][size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size][/color] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]Note: this is the reason why I have translated the word [/size][/font][font=WebAkharThick]suixAY [/font][size=3][font=Times New Roman]as ‘One hears about/that’ which is close to the meaning given in various translations but not the same. [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]After having told about what is in the stock of other preachers, Guru Sahib then delivers his message in 5th and 6th sentence of each of the four Pauris, which is the message that is to be incorporated in our lives.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]The message of Guru Sahib is that the ‘Bhagat is always in a state of bliss and one hears that sorrow and sins are destroyed’. We Sikhs can very well understand this.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]When the dualities are dissolved then only one can concentrate on ‘The One’. Only if the individual is fully in this frame of mind and is for it, she/he can enter a state, which can keep her/him in a perpetual state of bliss. The individual who has attained this level of one-ness cannot feel sorrow or commit any sin because she/he is in a state of perpetual bliss where worldly desires cease to exist; these desires are the causes, which make us commit sins and bring sorrow in our lives. This is what Guru Sahib is telling us in the 5th and 6th sentences of these Pauris; Guru Sahib has repeated it four times to emphasis the importance of getting over the dualities. This is the real message in all of these four Pauris of Japji Sahib.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]C. [b][u]Conclusion.[/u][/b][/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]In the first to fourth sentence of 8th, 9th , 10th and 11th Pauri of Japji Sahib, Guru Sahib has talked about what the individuals can possibly hear from other preachers. In 5th and 6th sentences of these Pauris Guru Sahib has given his message, which is the same for all the four Pauris.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] In his message Guru Sahib is telling we Sikhs to dissolve the dualities from our mind and move towards ‘One-ness. This is my very personal understanding of these four Pauris.[/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]With Love and Respect for all.[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [font='Times New Roman']Amarpal.[/font] [/QUOTE]
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Guru Granth Sahib
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Japji Sahib - Pauri 8, 9, 10, 11
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