suṇi sajaṇ jī maiḍaṛe mītā rām.
guri mantru sabadu sacu dītā rām.
sacu sabadu dhiāiā maṅgalu gāiā cūke manahu adesā.
so prabhu pāiā katahi na jāiā sadā sadā saṅgi baisā.
prabh jī bhāṇā sacā māṇā prabhi hari dhanu sahaje dītā.
kahu nānak tisu jan balihārī terā dānu sabhnī hai lītā.2.
-Guru Granth Sahib 576-577
Guru Arjan Sahib expresses the joy and bliss experienced through the union with IkOankar (the Divine). This Sabad (composition) describes how the union with IkOankar happened through the Wisdom (Guru), bringing the mind into bliss, the following pauris (stanzas) describe the glory and blessings of IkOankar’s Nam received through the Wisdom.
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In the second stanza, Guru Arjan says, Listen, O my dear noble companion! O my dear friend! The human-bride wants to share their good news: that the Wisdom has given them the true teaching, the eternal Word-Sound.
The seeker in the form of the human-bride has meditated on that eternal Word of Wisdom. They have sung the joyful song of praise of IkOankar (One Creative and Pervasive Force, 1Force, the One). In singing this eternal praise, in rooting themselves in the Wisdom, they have experienced a shedding of all worries and anxieties from the mind. Every doubt leaves them. The seeker continues to share this good news, saying, I have found that Prabhu, that Divine, Who does not go anywhere, who is never far from me, who is always near. Prabhu is a name that invokes the royal and godlike nature of the One, whose nature is to fulfill a particular role of goodness and compassion. This is the One who is capable of helping us when no one else can. The Guru shows us how to ask for the gift of the 1-Light, who is Divine, all-capable, and compassionate. There is no doubt about the constant presence of that One. Where other seekers might experience an oscillation of presence and absence, this newly married human bride, this newly connected seeker, always feels that presence. There is great faith and conviction in this statement.
The Guru says that the devotee who is pleasing to the dearest Prabhu, the dearest Divine, receives true honor. This differs from the transient worldly honor or repute we might be worried about when finding a partner, wedding that partner, and experiencing the aftermath of that union with all its highs and lows. This eternal honor transcends the worldly, and it comes from the Divine. The devotee who is endearing to IkOankar is given the wealth of Nam, or Identification with IkOankar, through the Wisdom. It is this devotee who receives a kind of lasting respect and honor beyond worldly dynamics. The Guru says I devote to that being; I adore that being, I am willing to do anything for that individual, from whom all have received the gift of Nam. It is that devotee who shares the gift of Nam, who has that relationship with the Wisdom and with the Spouse and who shares it with others, and who guides other seekers toward that relationship that the Guru adores. Many do not share this relationship. Many are protective of it because they think that if other people have a relationship with the Spouse, it will somehow lessen their own. The devotees who understand the infinite abundance of the One, who understand the storehouses of the One do not ever run out, and who want others to experience this bliss of connection are the ones to whom the Guru is devoted. Will we become seekers who have good news to share? Will we sing the eternal praises and experience the constant presence? Will we experience the gift of Nam and share it with others?
The seeker in the form of the human-bride has meditated on that eternal Word of Wisdom. They have sung the joyful song of praise of IkOankar (One Creative and Pervasive Force, 1Force, the One). In singing this eternal praise, in rooting themselves in the Wisdom, they have experienced a shedding of all worries and anxieties from the mind. Every doubt leaves them. The seeker continues to share this good news, saying, I have found that Prabhu, that Divine, Who does not go anywhere, who is never far from me, who is always near. Prabhu is a name that invokes the royal and godlike nature of the One, whose nature is to fulfill a particular role of goodness and compassion. This is the One who is capable of helping us when no one else can. The Guru shows us how to ask for the gift of the 1-Light, who is Divine, all-capable, and compassionate. There is no doubt about the constant presence of that One. Where other seekers might experience an oscillation of presence and absence, this newly married human bride, this newly connected seeker, always feels that presence. There is great faith and conviction in this statement.
The Guru says that the devotee who is pleasing to the dearest Prabhu, the dearest Divine, receives true honor. This differs from the transient worldly honor or repute we might be worried about when finding a partner, wedding that partner, and experiencing the aftermath of that union with all its highs and lows. This eternal honor transcends the worldly, and it comes from the Divine. The devotee who is endearing to IkOankar is given the wealth of Nam, or Identification with IkOankar, through the Wisdom. It is this devotee who receives a kind of lasting respect and honor beyond worldly dynamics. The Guru says I devote to that being; I adore that being, I am willing to do anything for that individual, from whom all have received the gift of Nam. It is that devotee who shares the gift of Nam, who has that relationship with the Wisdom and with the Spouse and who shares it with others, and who guides other seekers toward that relationship that the Guru adores. Many do not share this relationship. Many are protective of it because they think that if other people have a relationship with the Spouse, it will somehow lessen their own. The devotees who understand the infinite abundance of the One, who understand the storehouses of the One do not ever run out, and who want others to experience this bliss of connection are the ones to whom the Guru is devoted. Will we become seekers who have good news to share? Will we sing the eternal praises and experience the constant presence? Will we experience the gift of Nam and share it with others?
