Gems of Gurbani

Guru Granth Sahib

Vaar maajh       2

In Guru Nanak’s Vaar poetry his Knight or Hero is Almighty God. Guru Nanak ji discovered that it is his play that is being played in this world. Guru Nanak ji ask this Almighty for the solution to the chaotic happenings that are taking place in his motherland. God has answered his prayers as He believed in this seeker who recited on His Name to unite with Him. What Guru Nanak obtained was several of His Banis or word that Guru has shared with us all.

In his composition of Vaar maajh Guru Nanak has left a message that self respect and fearlessness are supreme ideals that only will get honour and glory in God’s court. Vaar maajh shows the wandering of man into degradation of his living and reasons for his loosing self respect and how it can be regained.

Eulogy in Maajh measure and shlok by first Guru to be sung in malikmurid and chandrahara sohia:

There is but One God. True is his Name and creative His personality. By the Guru’s grace He is obtained.

Shlok Mahala First: The Guru is the giver, the Guru is the house of ice (because His presence gives us coolness) and Guru is the light of three worlds. The Guru possesses the eternal wealth (His grace), O Nanak by putting all your hearts faith in him peace is obtained II 1 II

First Guru:

In the beginning man cherishes the breast milk and has affection for it. Secondly he becomes aware of the relation to his mother and father. Thirdly he recognizes his brother, his wife and sister. In the fourth stage love for play arises in him. Fifthly he runs after food and drink. Sixth stage an urge for woman arises and he does not bother for her caste. In seventh stage he amasses wealth and makes an abode for himself. In the eighth stage due to his wrath (that he develops running after all illusions) destroys his body. In the ninth stage his hair turn grey and his breathing becomes difficult. In the tenth stage his body is burnt to ashes and his companions cry loud in his grief. The swan (his soul) flies away asking for the right path. Man came and went and his name dies with him. After his departure from this world, food is offered to the crows on leaves (there is a Hindu belief that the soul of a person keeps wandering around his house even after his death so food is offered to crows because fist transmigration of soul is in the crow form). Says Nanak that a wayward (manmukh) loves the spiritual darkness, without the True Guru the world is drowned II 2 II

First Guru:

At age ten one is still a child and youth comes at twenty and by age thirty man becomes handsome, at forty the adulthood is in fullness but at fifty the backward movement (withdrawal from all activity) starts showing and at sixty old age starts catching up. At seventy man starts losing his intellect and he cannot perform all his duties. At ninety he takes up to cot and being weak he absolutely forgets what strength is. Searching and seeking Nanak found that the world is a mansion of smoke II 3 II