Gems of Gurbani

Guru Granth Sahib

Sukhmani Sahib   47

If one supplicates at His Door one can achieve this wealth of His Company (Ashtapadi 20).

Shloke: After many wanderings O Lord I have come to your sanctuary, Nanak is praying O Master to take me and attach me for your devotional service.

Like a beggar I am begging of you O Lord. I am asking for the dust of feet of pious people, O Supreme Lord fulfil my devotion and I shall ever and ever sing praises of your excellences and with every breath I may be meditating only your Name. I shall embrace affection for your Lotus feet and like a devotee I shall perform service to You. You are my only shelter and support. Nanak begs for your excellent Name my Master (pad 1).

In God’s kind look there is great comfort. Rarely someone gets to taste the elixir of His Name. But the one who gets to taste is satiated forever. They become perfect person and do not waver from this path because they are completely filled with the delight of His love and sweetness. In the company of the pious persons this delight becomes urging in their mind. They sacrifice everything to come to this sanctuary. Their heart is illuminated and they fix all their attention day and night. It is a great fortune indeed if one gets this bliss of meditating on His Name awakened in their mind. Nanak those who get imbued with the Name are blessed with peace (pad 2).

The desire of the devotee is fulfilled and he has obtained the pure instructions from the True Guru. He (Lord) has become merciful on His devotee and showered happiness on him. He (devotee) has been emancipated from all bindings and all pain, of birth, death and doubt has been removed. His desire is satiated and faith is installed. Now he (devotee) remains permeated In God, forever with Him and in His presence. He (devotee), whose (God’s) part he is has absorbed him in Himself. All this O Nanak is obtained by being absorbed in devotion of His Name (pad 3).

Why forget that Lord who never forgets all the service of mortals? Why forget Him who acknowledges all that is done for Him? Why forget Him who has given us everything?  Why forget Him, who Himself is the life of mortal beings? Why forget Him, who has saved us from the womb fire? By Guru’s grace only few have the distinction to see Him. We get separated with our sins of many births but why forget Him, who extricate from sins and unite us with Him again?  The perfect Guru has enlightened me with this fact that He (True Lord) becomes yours if you meditate on His Name says Nanak (pad 4).