Gems of Gurbani

Guru Granth Sahib

Onkar  12

Sin is evil but it is sweet to the sinner. He loads sins and through sins he displays his various ostentations. But one who understands evil can shed it himself and gets no pangs of sorrow, separation and sufferings. How can one escape falling into hell? How can escape himself from death’s courier? How can one forget that falsehood is extremely hurtful? And the cycle of rebirth devastating? Mind is entangled in so many worldly webs that man gets trapped. Without the recitation of his Name how can one are saved? In sins one rots and putrefies II 38 II

Again and again crow gets trapped in net and then it repents, how did it happen? Even in trap it doesn’t stop pecking at food because it doesn’t understand? Only after meeting the God conscious Guru does it understands and sees with own eyes. The mortal is also trapped in the fear of death like a fish caught in the Fisherman’s net and repeats his cycle of birth and death. If the mortal gets absorbed in One Lord and fixes his attention to that Lord alone then he gets emancipated forever and never gets trapped again II 39 II

The mortal is like that newly married bride whose brother comes to meet her and when he leaves, she keeps calling, O brother O brother stay with me but he becomes stranger and leaves her there and goes home. Brother has gone home but the separation is unbearable to the sister. While in this world or in her father’s home the young bride to be should embrace the love for her Groom (Lord). O bride (mortal or Jeeva) if you long for your Groom then serve the True Guru to obtain the divine knowledge that only rare people get who understand the truth of True Lord. This wisdom is held in the hand by True Lord and He blesses those He likes. The rare God-conscious person contemplates on His Word. This word comes from the Supreme person and through it man abides in his own home II 40 II

Like a potter the True Lord makes, demolishes and then remakes. The Omnipotent, Care- free Lord has the capability to dry up the lakes and then fill them again. Those in doubt do not understand His play and become crazy and what can they obtain without destiny? The God-conscious knows that the Lord holds all strings in His hand and whenever the Lord draws these strings the mortal has to go. Those who get imbued with His Love and sing His praises never repeat in the end.

Bh is the alphabet for search or bhaal and those who search find His abode in their own home.

Bh is the alphabet for arduous path (bhaujal- worldly ocean that is considered very difficult to cross over without Lord’s help). Remaining desire less amidst worldly desires is the path that can help to cross over the worldly ocean. By the Guru’s grace the mortal understands this way and remains dead (non-committed to worldly desires) while still in life  II 41 II