SGGS pp 286-287, Gaurri Sukhmani Asttpadee 18   Note: This eighteenth Asttpadee of Sukhmani Sahib and its preceding Slok are on the subject of ‘Guru’ and the guru-Sikh/disciple relationship. The Slok defines the Guru while the Asttpadee describes the virtues of the guru and the benefits of following the guru’s teachings. The guru enlightens the […]

SGGS pp 285-286, Gaurri Sukhmani Asttpadee 17.   Note: This seventeenth Astpadi of Sukhmani Sahib is about the Creator and the seekers/devotees. It emphasizes that it is with sincerity of purpose that the seeker can know the Master, the Truth. The final stanza encourages us to follow the true seeker.   ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥ ਆਦਿ ਸਚੁ ਜੁਗਾਦਿ ਸਚੁ ॥ ਹੈ ਭਿ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਹੋਸੀ ਭਿ ਸਚੁ ॥੧॥ Salok. Āḏ sacẖ jugāḏ sacẖ. Hai […]

SGGS pp 283-285, Gaurri Sukhmani Asttpadee 16.   Note: This sixteenth Asttpadee of Sukhmani Sahib recounts some of the multifaceted Divine virtues and how they fascinate those who reflect on Divine nature. The fifth stanza which is on the subject of Naam, says how the whole creation exists supported by Naam and indicates that Naam […]

SGGS pp 282-283, Gaurri Sukhmani Asttpadee 15   ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥ ਸਰਬ ਕਲਾ ਭਰਪੂਰ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਜਾਨਨਹਾਰ ॥ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਸਿਮਰਨਿ ਉਧਰੀਐ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਲਿਹਾਰ ॥੧॥ Salok Sarab kalā bẖarpūr parabẖ birthā jānanhār Jā kai simran uḏẖrī▫ai Nānak ṯis balihār ||1||   (Slok) prologue (Prabh) the Almighty (bharpoor = full of) has (sarab) all the (kalaa) skills; IT (jaananhaar) knows (birth a) the state of all creatures of thought, speech and action. One is (udhreeai) saved from […]

SGGS pp 281-282, Gaurri Sukhmani, Asttpadee 14.   Note: This fourteenth Asttpadi of Sukhmani Sahib highlights that there is only one Omnipotent Master, whom alone we should remember and look to IT.   ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥ ਤਜਹੁ ਸਿਆਨਪ ਸੁਰਿ ਜਨਹੁ ਸਿਮਰਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਇ ॥ ਏਕ ਆਸ ਹਰਿ ਮਨਿ ਰਖਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੂਖੁ ਭਰਮੁ ਭਉ ਜਾਇ ॥੧॥ Salok. Ŧajahu si▫ānap sur janhu simrahu har har rā▫e. Ėk ās har man rakẖahu Nānak ḏūkẖ bẖaram bẖa▫o jā▫e. ||1||   (Slok) […]

SGGS pp 279-281, Gaurri Sukhmani, Asttpadee 13   Note 1: This thirteenth Asttpadee is about people who are not at ease with those leading spiritual lives; they find faults with and slander them. The Slok/prologue and Asttpadee composition of eight stanzas state that they pollute their own minds and suffer. Note 2: In this Asttpadee, […]

SGGS pp 278-279, Gaurri Sukhmani Asttpadee 12   Note: The twelfth Asttpadee of Sukhmani Sahib deals with various causes for Haumai or ego and pride. These cause one to ignore Divine commands/rules and act by self-will committing vices.   ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥ ਸੁਖੀ ਬਸੈ ਮਸਕੀਨੀਆ ਆਪੁ ਨਿਵਾਰਿ ਤਲੇ ॥ ਬਡੇ ਬਡੇ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੀਆ ਨਾਨਕ ਗਰਬਿ ਗਲੇ ॥੧॥ Salok Sukẖī basai maskīnī▫ā āp nivār ṯale Bade bade ahaʼnkārī▫ā Nānak garab gale ||1||   (Slok) prologue (Maskeeneea) […]

SGGS pp 276-278, Gaurri Sukhmani Asttpadee 11. Note:  This eleventh Asttpadee of Sukhmani Sahib states that everything happens as the Creator desires; in fact, IT is IT-self the doer and the creatures are tools in the hands of the Master. ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥ ਕਰਣ ਕਾਰਣ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਏਕੁ ਹੈ ਦੂਸਰ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋਇ ॥ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਲਿਹਾਰਣੈ ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਮਹੀਅਲਿ ਸੋਇ ॥੧॥ Salok. Karaṇ kāraṇ parabẖ ek hai ḏūsar nāhī ko▫e. Nānak ṯis balihārṇai jal thal mahī▫al so▫e. ||1|| (Salok) prologue. (Kaaran) the […]

SGGS pp 275-276, Gaurri Sukhmani Asttpadee 10. Note: This tenth Asttpadee describes the diversity in creation with numerous different entities and types of creatures. The latter have different pursuits in life. Everything and everyone are subject to Divine commands/laws of nature. Throughout the Asttpadee the expression ਕਈ ਕੋਟਿ (kaee kott) meaning many crore – a crore is ten […]

SGGS pp 274-275, Gaurri Sukhmani Asttpadee 9   ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥ਉਰਿ ਧਾਰੈ ਜੋ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ॥ਸਰਬ ਮੈ ਪੇਖੈ ਭਗਵਾਨੁ ॥ਨਿਮਖ ਨਿਮਖ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਨਮਸਕਾਰੈ ॥ਨਾਨਕ ਓਹੁ ਅਪਰਸੁ ਸਗਲ ਨਿਸਤਾਰੈ॥੧॥ Salok Ur ḏẖārai jo anṯar nām Sarab mai pekẖai bẖagvān Nimakẖ nimakẖ ṯẖākur namaskārai Nānak oh apras sagal nisṯārai ||1||   Note:  This ninth Asttpadee shows who is pure, i.e. free of vices. Aparas meaning untouched i.e. a person who considers himself so pure that as not to be […]

SGGS pp 271-272, Gaurri Sukhmani Asttpadee 7.   Note: This seventh Asttpadee is on the subject of ਸਾਧ (saadh) meaning a seeker, devotee or a holy person who has controlled his/her mind and conforms to Divine commands/laws of nature.   ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥ਅਗਮ ਅਗਾਧਿ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਸੋਇ ॥ ਜੋ ਜੋ ਕਹੈ ਸੁ ਮੁਕਤਾ ਹੋਇ ॥ ਸੁਨਿ ਮੀਤਾ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਬਿਨਵੰਤਾ ॥ ਸਾਧ ਜਨਾ ਕੀ ਅਚਰਜ ਕਥਾ ॥੧॥ Salok. Agam agāḏẖ pārbarahm so▫e. Jo jo kahai so mukṯā ho▫e. Sun […]

SGGS pp 269-271, Gurri Sukhmani, Asttpadee 6 Note: This sixth Asttpadee of Sukhmani Sahib exhorts us to count our blessings and acknowledge the Creator who gives those. This would lead to more profound blessings. ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥ ਕਾਮ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਅਰੁ ਲੋਭ ਮੋਹ ਬਿਨਸਿ ਜਾਇ ਅਹੰਮੇਵ ॥ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਰਣਾਗਤੀ ਕਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦੁ ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ॥੧॥ Salok Kām kroḏẖ ar lobẖ moh binas jā▫e ahaʼnmev Nānak parabẖ sarṇāgaṯī kar parsāḏ gurḏev ||1|| (Slok) prologue. Nanak prays: (Prabh) Almighty, (gurdev) the guru […]

SGGS pp 268-269, Gaurri Sukhmani Asttpadee 5 Note: Naam for the human being is guide for life, like the user’s manual for a machine. The Creator has provided everything for the mortals. But they do not acknowledge what they have, crave for more and complain if they do not get that. The guru says ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥ਦੇਨਹਾਰੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਛੋਡਿ ਕੈ ਲਾਗਹਿ ਆਨ ਸੁਆਇ ॥ਨਾਨਕ ਕਹੂ ਨ ਸੀਝਈ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਪਤਿ ਜਾਇ ॥੧॥ Salok Ḏenhār […]

SGGS pp 266-268, Gaurri Sukhmani Asttpadee 4. Note. This fourth Asttpadee states how the mortals get engrossed in transitory pleasures that make them forget both the Creator who gives everything, and even the inevitable death. Every stanza of this Asttpadee first points out some human shortcomings and then guides how to overcome them in the […]

SGGS pp 263-265, Gaurri Sukhmani Asttpadee 2.     Note: The subject of this second Asttpadee is (naam-u) Divine commands. It emphasizes that those who conform o Naam?Divine commands/laws of nature do not face any problems.   ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥ ਦੀਨ ਦਰਦ ਦੁਖ ਭੰਜਨਾ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਨਾਥ ਅਨਾਥ ॥ ਸਰਣਿ ਤੁਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾਰੀ ਆਇਓ ਨਾਨਕ ਕੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਾਥ ॥੧॥ Salok. Ḏīn ḏaraḏ ḏukẖ bẖanjnā gẖat gẖat nāth anāth. Saraṇ ṯumĥārī ā▫i▫o Nānak ke parabẖ sāth. ||1||   (Slok) Prologue. O Master, you are […]

SGGS pp 265-266, Gaaurri Sukhmani Asttpadee 3 Note: Seekers of the Almighty engage in numerous methods like rituals, control of senses, baths and so on. The idea is to clear the mind of influence of temptations from the mind and find the Almighty. This third Asttpadee or composition of eight stanzas, and its preceding Slok […]

SGGS pp 262-263, Gaurri Sukhmani Asttpadi 1.   ਗਉੜੀ ਸੁਖਮਨੀ ਮ: ੫ ॥ Ga▫oṛī sukẖmanī mėhlā 5.   Composition called Sukhmani of the fifth Guru in Raga Gaurri.   ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥ ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ Salok. Ik▫oaʼnkār saṯgur parsāḏ.   (Slok) prologue. Invoking the One all-pervasive Creator who may be known with the true guru’s grace/guidance.   Note 1: This composition has twenty-four (Asttpadees) chapters of eight […]