Gems of Gurbani
Guru Granth Sahib
Sukhmani Sahib 28
Shlok: The Lord alone is the Creator Person and there is none like Him. The expanse of His Creation is everywhere in water, on land and in the skies. Nanak offers his sacrifice to such a Lord.
Ashtapadi 11 begins: He (God) does and prompts others who are capable to do things, everything. Whatever pleases Him that alone happens in this world, in a second he creates and in a second he can destroy. He has no end or limits. Under His Will the earth can stay without support (according to Hindu belief the earth is held on the horns of a Bull but Sikh doctrine believes that it is His Hukam or Will that earth has no support), the creation is under His Will and it is created and merged as He wills. There are persons who believe in higher values and others who have faith in lower values and they work accordingly but under His Will. All the play of various colours and types are fashioned according to His Will. Having created His Creation he beholds His greatness with self admiration. O Nanak the Lord is contained in all things (pad 1).
If it pleases Him the man gets salvation, if it pleases Him, He can even salvage the stone hearted, if it pleases Him, He can preserve a body without breath, if it pleases Him, He can make a man utter His praises, if it pleases Him, He can emancipate the sinners. The Lord does whatever pleases Him and He himself deliberate on it. He is the Lord of both ends (worlds). He (The All-pervading nature of God) plays all the games and enjoys. He makes man to do things that He likes. Nanak sees none other like Him (pad 2).
What can a man do? It is Him (God) who wishes and then things get accomplished. If it was left to man then he would take everything away so whatever pleases Him that He does. It is man’s ignorance that he gets involved in sins, if he knew God then he could save himself from indulging in sins. All the doubts in man’s mind make him wander in all ten directions. In a second he returns from all four corners of the world (this shows the instability of mind that cannot concentrate on one thing at a time). But God blesses His devotee mercifully to grant him the meditation of His Name. That man, O Nanak is absorbed in His Name (pad 3).
Guru Granth Sahib
Sukhmani Sahib 28
Shlok: The Lord alone is the Creator Person and there is none like Him. The expanse of His Creation is everywhere in water, on land and in the skies. Nanak offers his sacrifice to such a Lord.
Ashtapadi 11 begins: He (God) does and prompts others who are capable to do things, everything. Whatever pleases Him that alone happens in this world, in a second he creates and in a second he can destroy. He has no end or limits. Under His Will the earth can stay without support (according to Hindu belief the earth is held on the horns of a Bull but Sikh doctrine believes that it is His Hukam or Will that earth has no support), the creation is under His Will and it is created and merged as He wills. There are persons who believe in higher values and others who have faith in lower values and they work accordingly but under His Will. All the play of various colours and types are fashioned according to His Will. Having created His Creation he beholds His greatness with self admiration. O Nanak the Lord is contained in all things (pad 1).
If it pleases Him the man gets salvation, if it pleases Him, He can even salvage the stone hearted, if it pleases Him, He can preserve a body without breath, if it pleases Him, He can make a man utter His praises, if it pleases Him, He can emancipate the sinners. The Lord does whatever pleases Him and He himself deliberate on it. He is the Lord of both ends (worlds). He (The All-pervading nature of God) plays all the games and enjoys. He makes man to do things that He likes. Nanak sees none other like Him (pad 2).
What can a man do? It is Him (God) who wishes and then things get accomplished. If it was left to man then he would take everything away so whatever pleases Him that He does. It is man’s ignorance that he gets involved in sins, if he knew God then he could save himself from indulging in sins. All the doubts in man’s mind make him wander in all ten directions. In a second he returns from all four corners of the world (this shows the instability of mind that cannot concentrate on one thing at a time). But God blesses His devotee mercifully to grant him the meditation of His Name. That man, O Nanak is absorbed in His Name (pad 3).
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