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Gems of Gurbani

Guru Granth Sahib

Vaar Maajh   25

Shlok Second Guru

All those who have taken the instructions from Guru (From Guru Nanak’s teachings) and have been taught and put on right path remain absorbed in the praises of One True Lord.

What instructions can be imparted to them who have taken instructions but have incarnated Guru Nanak? II 1 II

(This shlok of Guru Angad Devji is a big blow to all those learned people who have not learnt the message of Guru Nanak that the God is only One and He cannot be incarnated that means He can never take any form, shape, colour and birth).

First Guru

He, whom He Himself causes to understand, understands Him.

Whom the Lord Himself gives knowledge, he comes to know everything.

The Preachers are regularly preaching and sermons are being explained but long for money or wealth.

The Supreme commander has created the entire creation and He Himself understands the mental outlook of all.

Nanak, the Lord Himself has uttered the Word and all doubts vanish when the devotee understands this gift II 2 II

Pauri

Me, a jobless bard God has employed to His service. In the beginning He asked me to sing His praises day and night. Then the Master asked me, O bard come to my Court!

Then He clothed me with robes of His true honour and eulogy. Since then True name has become my ambrosial food.

They who follow the Guru’s instructions eat this food to their full satisfaction.

By singing the Guru’s hymns I the Bard, am spreading the word of God.

Nanak, by praising the True Lord I have obtained the perfect Lord II 27 II

Note ; Vaar Maajh is concluded with this Pauri.

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Shlok First Guru

 (In this following shlok Guru Nanak has described the life of Jogis who roam around the landscape of India even to date. Their self respect is lost but they adhere to this life style because they do not want to work for their living and keep depending on the earnings of others. Their example is taken here to show the useless-ness of a being who are not ready to work for their earning a living and losing self respect makes no difference to them).

They shore their heads, drink dirty water and beg for their living and eat even left overs.

They spread the garbage and take in its odour and breathe it out from their mouth and are shy of water.

They have their heads shorn like sheeps and their hands smeared with ashes.

They leave the daily routine of their mother and father and leave them wailing loudly.

None will serve barley pinnies( kind laddus made for the occasion)on leaves when they depart and none will light an earthen lamp for them. Where are these people thrown after death?

All the sixty eight pilgrimages do not grant them refuge and the Brahmins will not eat their food.

They are ever filthy and do not bear any sacrificial frontal marks on their foreheads.

They huddle together in a group but do not enter the Court (of the Lord).

The begging bowl on their wastes and woolen clew in their hands they walk in a file.

They are not the disciples of Gorakh nor are they devotees of Shiva not even Muslim judges or Mullahas.

They lose the benevolent God’s graciousness and are disgraced to live a corrupt vagabond life.

Only the God can kill them and restore their life, none other can protect them.

They cannot even give alms in their life or perform ablutions. Only their shorn head catches even more dust.

By churning ocean with Golden Mountain as staff the jewels were procured and sixty eight pilgrimages were created where people could celebrate festivals and sing hymns.

After ablutions the Muslims say prayers and so does a Hindu says his prayers after ablution and the wise ever bathes.

The dead and living are both purified by pouring water on their heads.

Nanak says the shorn head are like devils who never take to good advice.

When it rains there is happiness everywhere because the key is that life spring from water.

The corn, the sugar cane and cotton that comes from rain covers everything.

The rains grow grass and cows graze and women churn the curds from their milk.

The clarified butter is then used for havan and all other religious rites are performed in various ceremonies.

The Guru is the ocean and all his teachings are the river where by bathing wisdom is obtained.

Nanak says; if the shorn heads (those who have lost self-respect) do not bathe in the word of Guru, they only get hands full of dust on their shorn heads II 1 II

Second Guru

What can cold do to fire? And how can night affect the sun? What effect can darkness have on the Moon? What effect can a caste have on air and water? What shall earth do with Chattels when it can produce everything on its own?

Nanak says the self respect is preserved only if the Lord desires to preserve the honour of his devotees II 2 II

Pauri

Oh! You Wondrous True Lord I have sung your praises all the while because yours is the eternal Court and all others are only coming and going.

All those who only ask for the charity of your true Name are like you. With the True Name they get adorned and their command becomes true.

By believing in you one receives the true knowledge and strength to meditate on your Name.

By your grace one receives a permanent mark of your Name that cannot be rubbed off or effaced.

You are a True giver O Lord and bestow more and more. Nanak asks only for those gifts that are pleasing to You II 26 II

                                                                           

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A mortal is born in fear and he abides fear in his mind and then dies of fear.

Nanak says; if the mortal could live in the fear of Lord his birth on this earth would become fruitful II 1 II

Third Guru

Without the fear of the God man lives a very long life and enjoys the pleasure of pleasures.

Nanak says; if he departs without that fear of God that never awakens him, his face never becomes bright and he leaves with blackened face from this world II 2 II  

Pauri

When the True Guru becomes merciful the desire is fulfilled.

When the true Guru becomes gracious the grief never comes.

When the True Guru becomes gracious pain is never felt.

When the True Guru becomes merciful then he enjoys Gods love.

When the True Guru is gracious then what fear of death can man have?

When the True Guru becomes merciful then the body comes to peace.

When the True Guru becomes merciful then nine treasures are obtained.

When the True Guru becomes merciful then True God absorbs him within him II 25 II

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Not only a revolutionary

Today on Bhagat Singh’s birth anniversary I would like to share a few words with all my friends. Bhagat Singh’s inspirational life of a National Hero was so short lived that we are devoid of his guidance that the youngster could get if he lived a little longer. In my last visit to Amritsar I stumbled upon a book that contained notes that Bhagat Singh made after reading books by famous authors, political articles and magazines during his jail term in Lahore jail. When he left home to learn work of publishing in Kanpur and learnt a lot from Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi who was not only a fierce type of journalist but a great patriot. Bhagat Singh also learnt that the revolution is nothing like a romantic journey in one’s life but one has to make a mature outlook on revolutionary ideas. For that one needs to know the life of several revolutionary activists, their thinking pattern and their dedication to achieve their goals. With this in mind he searched all the libraries in Lahore and gave direction to develop his own path of revolutionary thinking and what was necessary to bring change. He spent much of his time reading books and his pockets use to be full of notes that he made every day. Before he started organizing students and other youngsters to fight for freedom of India he had consolidated his own political thinking and brought maturity in his design to fight for the freedom of India. He was hanged at the young age of 23 but his short life was so inspiring that even today he is an idol for many youngsters. This all was possible because by self learning from books had made him mature to understand his goals.

 Salute to this great revolutionary on his birth anniversary.

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Born from sins man keeps committing sins and falls deeper in sins, even hundreds of washings do not wash away these sins, only if the Master pardons these sin get washed away says Nanak, otherwise there is only beatings by shoes for the sins II 1 II

First Guru

Nanak says; asking for happiness by removing pain from life is in vain. Both happiness and pain are given to mortals from His Court. They are like two garments given to the mortals. It is better to keep mum then asking only for happiness II 2 II

Pauri

I searched in all directions and then I search my inner self and lo I found the invisible True Lord, the Creator.

I was straying in the wilderness but The Guru has shown me the way.

I hail the wonderful Lord by whose grace I remember the True Lord.

Guru has lighted the lamp (Shown me the light) that shows me the emerald (God) within my heart.

By praising the True Lord a true person remains in peace.

The ones who attach no fear of the Lord are destroyed by the self conceit.

Having forgotten the Lord the world roams around like a demon II 24 II

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The desert is not satiated with rain and fire’s hunger never gets quenched. The Kings are never satiated with their dominion and has anybody ever filled the oceans?

How much he searched for True name? The entire search for His Name has never ever satisfied Nanak II 1 II

Second Guru

Only until the mortal searches for the Name of the All pervading Lord a human birth cannot become profitable.

The world ocean is crossed over by the grace of True Guru.

After deep deliberations Nanak has come to know that all is done with His Will.

The creation is in full control of the Creator and He sustains it with His might II 2 II

Pauri

The minstrel has found his abode in the court of the Lord.

By singing His praises the lotus heart is blossomed.

He has obtained the perfect understanding from the Master and his heart is filled with joy.

All the enemies (vices) has been beaten and thrown out and that makes the good friends happy.

The right path is shown to them who serve the True Guru.

By meditating on the True Name the fear of death has vanished.

The minstrel who sings the praises of ineffable Lord gets adorned with His name.

By holding fast the capital of virtues Nanak has met his beloved Lord II 23 II

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Installation of Universal Guru

On 14^th September Sikh world is celebrating the installation of Guru Granth Sahib in Harmandir Sahib Amritsar. It is a celebration day not only for Sikhs but the whole of humanity. Enshrined in this Epic Granth are teachings of revered Masters of Sikhs and 11 Bhagtas who belonged to Bhakti movement much before Guru Nanak’s time. Inclusion of their Bani is evidence that the world was going on a dark path where humanity and humanitarian thinking had taken a back seat, religion and religious heads had started misguiding and pushing people into darkness of ignorance, superstitions, illiteracy and they were forced to live in subjugation of not only religious heads but Kings and Emperors. Bhagtas started a movement to fight for their rights to pray in temples and sing praises of One Almighty for whom the whole humanity is equal, challenging the powers and announcing that the division of the society is man made. All the efforts of those Bhagtas are included in the Granth who collaborated the same view as Gurus that there is only One True Lord and His truth is that for Him all humanity is equal and there is love for all even when they are different in race. That the differences been created by the Lord Himself for His own appeasement. The physical differences are the play of that Creator so that mortals understand His unlimited powers, His Infinite and eternal character.

In raag Mundawani Fifth Guru Ang (Page) 1429 has elaborated the greatness of Guru Granth Sahib because its main content is Shabad or Word that has come as Anahad Bani or untouched sound through utterances of the Gurus. Its compilation that was presented by Guru Arjun Devji the Fifth Master in a book form so that the Bani become eternal and the message of the Almighty is recorded and documented as reference to guide humanity on righteous path.          

Anahad Bani means a sound that comes without touch. To explain further a sound is usually created by friction of two metallic or even non metallic materials. Anahad is a sound that is creation of The Almighty that comes without friction. Gurbani is called Anahad Bani because it came as enlightenment to the writers themselves. Guru Arjun Ji has documented the greatness of Guru Granth sahib ji in Mundawani raag as follows:

Thaal wich tin vastu paiyo, sat santokh vicharo II

Amrit naam thakhur ka paiyo, jis ka sabas adharo II

Je ko khave je ko bhunche, tis ka hove udharo II

Eh vast taji nahin jayi, nit nit rakh uri dhare II

Tam sansar charan lagi tariye, sab Nanak brahm pasaro II 1II GG ang 1429

Meaning: Three things – truth, contentment and meditation are served in a platter. The Nectar Name of the Lord who is the support of all is also put in there. If someone partakes this fare and if someone relishes it, he is emancipated. This cannot be forsaken never ever so keep it enshrined in your mind. All that spread is His Creation so at His Feet you shall get the salvation and this dark world ocean is crossed. O Nanak, everything is extension of the Lord.

The creation of human beings and all the three worlds took a strange path where there was darkness of ignorance and religion was created where God and His message were forgotten and rules and regulations took precedent. Much bondage was created to divide humanity on basis of birth, colour of the skin, food, geographic and economic monopolies, boundaries etc. This all was done by people with vested interests and lust for domination, power and exploitation. The ideal human character was absorbed by the desires and if the desires are not fulfilled the doubt and fear were created and solution to these were given by the learned people forgetting all the while that there is one eternal Truth and that is the presence of Omniscient Lord. His will was forgotten. The world needed emancipation and that is to reach that status whose foundation was laid by the Creator Himself by placing a part of Himself in every body. The basic desire of every human being is to reach that ideal state where he has physical, material, psychic, intellectual and spiritual achievements and inner peace. Achieving this entire he reaches realm of harmony with himself, his near ones and the world around him. This is the real principle of emancipation.

All the religious books were saying same things in varied styles and languages but the interpretation of the religious doctrines were overpowered by the religious heads for their own vested interests and divisions in God’s will were created and humanity was divided.

Revelation of this truth came to Guru Nanak and he started preaching the truth and making reconciliation between two major religions of his time was his mission. He based his theory on Oneness of God who is a Universal Entity and sees the entire creation with equality, love, compassion and benevolence and not particular creed or race. All preaching of Guru Nanak, that of Bhagats that were collected by him during his various travels were documented and compilation of this work by adding the Banis of other Gurus and his own were done by Guru Arjun Devji the fifth Master.The compilation work took fifteen months and a monumental Granth was created with unique features like respect for writers irrespective of their caste and standing in the society, compilation featuring musical ragas of Indian music and the original banis of Bhagtas and others were maintained in their own languages thus a glimpse of languages and their structure for research is available. The art of expression of phrases and contemporary living and social customs were included for example the Barah Maha the seasons’ poetry and vairag the pain of separation were given a new expression and all the social customs to singing marriage songs, alahania etc were given new dimensions by associating it with Almighty.   

Wish everyone a very happy  first installation of Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

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If a charmer of scorpions tries to handle serpents then he incites trouble with his own hands and burns himself.

If the Master has an order from the very beginning, one suffers exceedingly great jolts.

If a wayward (manmukh) takes on strife with a pious person then he is bound to drown. This seems to be the true justice.

He is the Master of both ends who beholds and justifies.

Nanak understands it in this way that this is His Will II 1 II

Second Guru

Nanak says if a man is introspective himself on his own only then he can become an assayer.

If a man can ascertain both the disease and its medicine only then he is a wise medicine man.

On the way a man shall not do any idle business instead he shall consider himself a guest.

He shall try to find company of people who know the Primal Lord and avoid any harmful sins.

A virtuous person who does not walk the path of avarice and abides in truth becomes acceptable.

If an arrow is aimed at the sky where will it reach? It will recoil and fall back at the archer II 2 II

Pauri

The love for her spouse makes a bride adorned with affection.

She does not restrain from singing his praises day and night and becomes devotional servant.

Bedecked with His Name she is adorned to have her abode in the Lord’s palace.

She looks beautiful in His company and moving around Him she follows all His orders.

With her dear bosom friends she prays before her Lord.

Accursed is the abode and reproachable is the life of that who live without Lord’s Name.

Adorned by the Lords Name she quaffs nectar II 22 II

Being Human or being spiritual?

The on-duty nurse took the anxious young Army Major to the bedside.
"Your son is here," she said softly, to the old man lying there on the bed.
She had to repeat the words several times before the patient's eyes opened.
Heavily sedated because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly saw the young uniformed Major standing outside the oxygen tent.

He reached out his hand.

The Major wrapped his toughened fingers around the old man's limp ones, squeezing a message of love and encouragement.
The nurse, observing the touching moments, brought a chair so that the Major could sit beside the bed.
"Thank you Ma'am!" a polite acknowledgement followed.
All through the night, the young Major sat there in the poorly lit ward, holding the old man's hand and offering him words of love and strength. Occasionally, the nurse suggested that the officer move away and rest awhile.

He graciously refused.

Whenever the nurse came into the ward, he was oblivious of her and of the night noises of the hospital - the clanking of the oxygen tank, the laughter of the night staff members exchanging greetings, the cries and moans of the other patients.
Now and then she heard him say a few gentle words. The dying man said nothing, only held tightly to his son all through the night.
Along towards dawn, the old man died. The Major released the now lifeless hand he had been holding and went to tell the nurse.
While she did what she had to do, he waited...
Finally, she returned & started to offer words of sympathy, but the Major interrupted her
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"Who was that man?" he asked.
The nurse was startled, "He was your father," she answered.
"No, he wasn't," the Major replied. "I never saw him before in my life."
"Then why didn't you say something when I took you to him?"
"I knew right away there had been a mistake, but I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn't here!"
The nurse listened on, confused.
"When I realized that he was too sick to tell whether or not I was his son, knowing how much he needed me, I stayed."
"So then what was the purpose of your visit here, at the hospital, Sir?", the nurse queried of him.
"I came here tonight to find a Mr. Vikram Salaria. His son was Killed in J&K last night, and I was sent to inform him."
'But the man whose hand you kept holding whole night was Mr. Vikram Salaria!'
They stood in complete silence. There couldn't be anything more assuring for a dying man than his son's hand!

The next time someone needs you ... just be there! & Just stay!!!

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TEMPORARY SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE,
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Shlok First Guru

The bitterness of wild gourd (tumbi), poisonous Akk, dhatura (thornapple), fruits of Neem abides in the mouth and mind of him, who remembers you not O Lord!

Nanak says whom shall I tell this, that they are without good destiny and will be annihilated II 1 II

First Guru

The soul is like a bird that by its actions flies high and then dives down. It perches on sandalwood tree and on branches of Akk the poisonous bush alike. It loves to soar high.

Nanak the Lord moves the world and its beings according to His Will. Expression of His Will is his style II 2 II

Pauri

There are some who expound and explain Lord, while describing and narrating Him they depart from this world.

Even the Vedas speak and interpret the Lord but cannot fathom His limits.

Not by reading and studying but by understanding the Will of Lord His secret is found.

By studying the philosophy of six Shastras, rare are those who could merge in the Truth of the Lord.

The word of the True One is true and inscrutable and that alone adorns a seeker.

He, who believes in Infinite One’s Name, comes to His Court.

I the minstrel, pay obeisance to the Creator by singing His praises.

In all ages O Nanak! The Lord is only One whom I enshrine in my mind II 21 II

 

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Shlok First Guru

Says Nanak; Guru is a tree of contentment whose flowers are faith and fruits are Divine knowledge.

Watered by God’s love it remains evergreen and its fruits ripen with virtuous deeds and meditation.

Self respect and honour are obtained by relishing this bliss and this honour and self respect are greatest gift ever II 1 II

First Guru

Guru is the tree of Gold whose leaves are of coral, flowers are of jewels and rubies. The utterances of Guru are emerald fruit of this golden tree and within the heart of his hearts he beholds the Lord.

Says Nanak; only those fortunate ones are blessed who have destiny written on their forehead and face.

Even the sixty eight places of pilgrimages seek that the exalted Guru blesses the place with his feet and they can worship him.

Cruelty, worldly love , avarice and wrath are four streams of fire. By falling in these streams the mortal is burnt. The emancipation comes only by doing good deeds II 2 II

Pauri

While still living the death is to be subdued otherwise there is only regret later.

Few understand that this world is but falsehood. The love is not confessed for the True One but man runs after worldly affairs. The fear of death is inevitable but the period of this inauspicious death dangle over the head of the world.

When the Lord commands the messengers of death strike a blow with their club on man’s head.

When the Lord bestows His love it enshrines within the mortal’s mind.

When the measure of life is full the departure happens in a trice or a moment without delay.

By Guru’s grace the mortal can know the True Lord and absorb in Him II 20 II

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Shlok: First Guru

If fire is my dress, if I make snow as my house and iron as my food and drink all my problems as water and pull the cart with earth as the puller;

If I weigh the sky in a balance with copper weight;

If I become so large that I cannot be contained in anything and put noose in the nose and pull everyone by it;

If I become so powerful within my mind that I can move others to perform at my will; but all this is in vain because;

As great as Lord is so great are His gifts and He satiates everyone with them.

His merciful glance alone bestows the glory of True Name.

Second Guru

The mouth is not sated by speaking and the ears not by hearing.

The eyes don’t get sated with what they see. Every organ is a buyer of some unique quality.

Just by talking the hunger is not satiated.

The hunger but satiates if the Name of the Lord is recited by singing His praises O Nanak, uttering His Name a mortal gets absorbed in it II 2 II

Pauri

Without the True Lord all are false and practice falsehood.

Without the True One the falsehood is bound and pushed forward.

Without the true Master the body becomes dust and mixes in the dust.

Without the True Master the food and dress becomes only hunger.

Without the True name the false ones cannot enter His court.

Being attached to the false avarice man loses the Mansion of the Lord.

The whole world is deceived by the deceitful Mammon (Illusions) and that keeps the coming and going in this world.

The fire of desires in the body can be quenched only with God’s Name II 19 II

Janmashtami  and Teacher’s Day

Friends what a coincidence today that Janmashtami and Teacher’s day fall together. Lord Krishna was the greatest teacher ever at least I see him as Teacher. His great discourse Gita has become an important documentation and religious scripture where he has taught the righteousness and duties to Arjuna. Krishna plays the role of greatest teacher Almighty and Arjuna is the mortal being receiving the knowledge and doing deeds as per the Will of Almighty. The darkness of ignorance is dispersed and emancipation process is established.

Happy Janamashtami and Teachers’ Day to all.

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Shlok Second Guru

During the eight watches of the day and night O mortal, destroy eight things (five sins; lust, wrath, avarice, worldly attachment and ego and three qualities namely rajas or optimism, tapas or egoism and satik or pessimism) and in the ninth place take control of your body.

Within the body there are nine treasures of the unique Lord’s Name. The virtuous and profound persons search those nine treasures.

Making the Guru a spiritual guide the fortunate ones can sing the praises of the Lord O Nanak.

In the fourth watch of early morning the person with exalted understanding develop an urge. They make friendship with three streams of rivers while uttering the Name of the True Lord.

The nectar (Amrit) is distributed at such places and the fortunate ones obtain the gift of Name.

The body is assed like gold and it gets imbued and the spiritual progress begins.

If the jeweler (God) casts His merciful glance it does not go through the fire again.

The rest of the seven watches it is good to speak the truth and keep the company of the learned.

The vices and virtues get assessed and the capital of falsehood decreases.

The insincere ones are kept aside and the immaculate are praised.

It is in vain to speak and ask for boons O Nanak! All the pain and bliss is under the power of the Master and it is up to Him to bless II 1 II

Second Guru

Air is Guru, the water is the father, the earth is a great mother,  day and night are two matrons in whose lap the entire world plays (Air, water and earth together are origin of life and the two matrons night and day are presence and absence of Sun that helps to nurse the life).

The goodness and falsehood will be judged only in a court where righteous justice is practised.

Accordingly their respective deeds will be judged and some shall remain closer to the Lord and others will be flung far away.

All those who contemplated on the Name and worked hard to obtain it shall be emancipated.

Nanak, their faces become bright and glowing and all those who keep company of these will get emancipated too II 2 II

Pauri

The true Guru says the love for Lord is the true food, this has satiated me and delighted me.

True are his citadels and hamlets that come to reside in his own home (who has strived to obtain Lord in his mind).

When the true Guru is pleased he showers his affection on the mortals.

In the court of True Lord one cannot enter with falsehood, by telling untruth the mansion is lost.

By hearing, realizing and uttering the True Name, one is called to the mansion of the Lord II 18 II

Today’s Mukhvaak from Harmandir Sahib

Sorath Raag Third Guru dotuki Ang 638

Today’s mukhvaak has history behind it. When the Sikhs were persecuted and majority lived in far flung villages and forests to avoid their murder by Moguls and Afghani persecutors the important Gurudwaras were taken over by Mahants and they were under the patronage of colonial administration. Many Sikh intellectuals and devoted Sikhs wanted to bring Gurudwaras under the controls of Sikhs so that any misappropriation of funds that come from public could be stopped. Moreover these Mahants were allowing astrology shops and begging within the premises of Harmandir Sahib. There were many non Sikh rituals performed to make pockets fill by these Purohits. The worst was caste system was being revived and member from lower caste were not given Prasad and their Prasad was not accepted. There was a ravidasia conference on 11^th ,12^th, and 13^th October 1920 at Amritsar and they brought Prasad which was refused by the Mahant. Though lot of fight was going on for the rehabilitation of Gurudwaras to Sikh Sangat but this incident angered the Sikh Sangat and in a swift move the control of Harmandir  Sahib was taken by Sikh Sangat and the movement was given new organizational character namely SGPC which played important role in bringing all important Gurudwaras under the Sikh Sangat control and caste based discrimination was removed forever from Harmandir Sahib’s premises. Its doors were open to all races and creeds without discrimination. After taking control of the Harmandir Sahib the first Vaak that was read from Guru Granth Sahib was repeated today. This mukhvaak was so fitting for the occasion and please read it once again.