In this Sabad, Bhagat Pipa Ji inspires the seeker to experience the all-pervading IkOankar within oneself rather than searching for IkOankar outside in physical spaces. He states that he has experienced IkOankar within his own body, and thus, all blessings have been received. The all-Pervading IkOankar is the supreme essence. IkOankar, by Own-Self, allows the seeker to experience IkOankar’s Own pervasiveness through the eternal Wisdom (Guru).
Bhagat Pipa Ji, instead of offering external (material) things like incense, food, and drinks to a deity, has conveyed the message of complete self-surrender to IkOankar, which is similar in meaning and message to the following utterance of Guru Nanak Sahib: ‘jaü taü prem khelaṇ kā cāu. siru dhari talī galī merī āu’ (Guru Granth Sahib 1412). The line ‘jo brahmanḍe soī pinḍe’ appearing in the Sabad of Bhagat Pipa Ji is similar to the utterance of Guru Nanak Sahib and the main principle of the Guru’s thought ‘jo brahmanḍi khanḍi so jāṇahu’ (Guru Granth Sahib 1041).
In addition to the above Sabad of Bhagat Pipa Ji recorded in the Guru Granth Sahib, Sabads and saloks composed by him are also found in the texts like Sarbangi, Chintamani Yog, etc. In these texts, like in the above Sabad, Bhagat Pipa Ji counters pilgrimages, believing in incarnations, and worshiping idols.
Giani Gurdit Singh, Itihas Shri Guru Granth Sahib (Bhagat Bani Bhag), page 273-280. No further footnotes have been provided to cite Giani Gurdit Singh again, as all the references in this introduction bearing his name are taken from his article ‘Bhagat Pipa Ji Ate Uhna Di Bani’ from the above-mentioned book.
Dr. Raijasbir Singh, in his book ‘Bhagat Pipa Ji,’ discusses Bhagat Pipa Ji’s Bani outside of the Guru Granth Sahib and its sources. According to him, in the book ‘Sarbangi’ of Sri Rajab (1567-1689 CE), three Sabads and four biographical narratives (sakhis) of Bhagat Pipa Ji are found under Rag Asavari, Ramgri, and Sarang. A Sabad is also found in ‘Makke Madine Di Gosti’ (Guru Nanak Sahib’s dialogue with Muslim fakirs) in Rag Ramkali. Bhagat Pipa Ji’s entire Bani is also edited by Dr. D. P. Verma and Dr. Dharampal Singhal.
Dr. Raijasbir Singh, Bhagat Pipa Ji, page 296.
