Gems of Gurbani

Guru Granth Sahib

Vaar Maajh    16

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