Gems of Gurbani

Guru Granth Sahib

Sukhmani Sahib  - 10

Even when a man becomes excessively clever the fear of death clings to him. All such people adapt to various methods of pleasing God for example they start disguising in various religious garbs and make millions of efforts but the fire doesn't extinguish and the mortal is not acceptable in Lord’s court. One who is so entangled in worldly affairs and illusions of wealth cannot get released by repairing with various garbs to the nether world. Death penalizes all such repairing efforts if one has not saved for the meditation of the Lord of the World. By repeating His Name sorrow is dispelled. Nanak instinctively utters the Name of the Lord (pad 4).

There are four elements of desire they are; righteousness, prosperity, fulfilment of desires and freedom from rebirth cycle. On this matter Guruji says; he who desire the four cardinal boons must come into service of holy men, to efface the agonies from one’s life he should sing the praises of the Lord in his mind, if man desires honour he should renounce self conceit (ego) and come into the company of saints, if one fears the cycle of rebirth he should come into protection of holy persons. Nanak is ready to offer his services to one who has developed the thirst for the sight of Lord (pad 5).

One who can abandon his ego in the company of saints becomes a supreme man from amongst all men. One who deems himself from amongst the most humble is the one counted highest of all. One whose mind becomes dust of all sees God’s Name in every heart. One who effaces malice from his heart sees whole world as his friend. One who sees joy and woes as equal O Nanak is not affected by evil and good (pad 6).