Gems of Gurbani

Guru Granth Sahib

Vaar Maajh     7

                                Fourth Guru

Renounce sexual pleasures, wrath, falsehood and slandering, forsake worldly illusions and dispel pride. Put aside the lust for belles and leave worldly love. Then alone you will see the bright light of Lord amidst darkness spread everywhere.

Abandon self- adoration, ego, and affection for your son and wife. Shed your thirst for worldly desires and embrace love for the Omnipresent Lord.

Nanak, he in whose mind the True One abides with the help of Gurbani gets absorbed in the True Lord’s Name II 2 II

                                  Pauri

The Kings and all their subjects, all the chiefs none shall remain. The shops, the cities and their streets may all demolish by the order of God. The solidly built beautiful mansions the fools deems his own, all the treasure houses filled with wealth and riches may become empty in an instant. Arabian horses, chariots, camels, elephants with their saddler and beautiful gardens, properties, homes and buildings, couches webbed with cotton tapes (Navar)and satin pavilions, the tents, where are they that man considered his own? Nanak says; true is the Lord who is recognized as bestower by His manifestation in His Creation II 8 II

                                 Shlok First Guru

If the rivers become milk giving cows, the springs become milk and ghee (clarified butter). The entire earth could become sugar to rejoice the mind fully. If the mountain could become gold and silver studded with jewels even then I shall admire you O Lord and my yearning to praise shall never cease II 1 II

                                      First Guru

If the eighteen loads of vegetation (each load is made of one leaf from each tree, plant and shrub that is prevalent in nature and two loads makes one mound) were to become fruits and if the evergreen grass could become delicious rice, if I could stop the sun and moon to take their course and make a permanent seat a stable feature. Even then I would admire you O Lord and never cease to sing your praises II 2 II

                                       First Guru

If I get my body inflicted with pain through sins of two planets Rahu and Ketu; if the blood sucking Kings sway their domination over my head and give me that feeling of worsening my condition, even then I shall admire you O my Lord and singing your praises shall never cease II 3 II

                                     First Guru

If fire and frost be my garments and wind my food, all the charming fairies of the heaven be my wives, all this shall pass away. Even then I shall admire you and never cease to sing your praises II 4 II