ARTH (Meanings)
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Question 31 – What are the merits that the arrows of love give when striking the individual?
Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji replied:
Sarasbaan Aou Aahi Binoda
Sarasbaan = Saras = with the assistance of love, Baan = arrows, Aou = then, Aahi = is, Binoda = bliss
Those individuals who have had their hearts struck by the arrows of love for God have all of their misconceptions about the Lord dispelled. Due to this they gain a state of bliss and nothing but bliss.
ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਕੇ ਸਰ ਲਾਗੇ ਤਨ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਤਾ ਭ੍ਰਮੁ ਕਾਟਿਆ ਜਾਈ ॥੧॥
When the arrows of love strike the abstract body then all of the misconceptions about the Lord disappear.1.
(Sorath Mahalla 4 – Page 607 of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji)
Question 32 – What is the merit of singing the praises of God with love?
Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji replied:
Gaavhi Saras Basant Kamoda
Gaavhi = to sing, Saras = with love, Basant = bliss, Kamoda = poets
Those who sing the praises of God with love are similar to the poets. In their hearts they gain the bliss from Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji as one would gain radiance from the moon or the sun.
ਸਭੇ ਕਾਜ ਸੁਹੇਲੜੇ ਥੀਏ ਗੁਰੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਤੁਠਾ ॥੧॥
If the individual is to sing the praises of God the Sri Guru Nanak Dev
Ji state they will gain live and bliss within their mind.1.
(Gauree Mahalla 5 – Page 322 of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji)
ਕਈ ਕੋਟਿਕ ਜਗ ਫਲਾ ਸੁਣਿ ਗਾਵਨਹਾਰੇ ਰਾਮ ॥
If a person is to listen and sing the praises of God then they will be rewarded with the penances of completing many ritual sacrifices.
(Bihaagraa Mahalla 5 – Page 546 of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji)
Question 33 – What are the practices such as Vairaag and Vivek?
Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji replied:
Ast Puttar Mai Kahe Savaree
Ast = eight, Puttar = pure, Mai = mine, Savaree = to ride
These eight are Vairaag, Vivek, Khat Sampatee, Mokh Icha, Sarvan, Manan, Nidhasan and Tat Tvan. It is the pure saints who use these practices which enables them to gain the pure form of the Lord.
ਮਨ ਤਨ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਤੇ ਰੰਗ ਏਕੈ ॥
ਨਾਨਕ ਜਨ ਕੈ ਬਿਰਤਿ ਬਿਬੇਕੈ ॥੫॥
Due to the mind one is imbued with the love of one God. Due to the body one is imbued with the love of one God. Due to the love of the one God with both mind and body the individual remains in a state of bliss. Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji states that the attention of the saints with the Lord is one of Vivek.
(Gauree Sukhmani Mahalla 5 – Page 264 of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji)
Vairaag is when a person is able to renounce all of the material objects in the world. It is when a person has no need or desire for anything other then God. It is referred to as dispassion.
Vivek is recognising that God is the only true form in the three domains while everything else succumbs to death.
Khat Sampatee is made up of six types of techniques which are:
a) Sam – controlling one’s mind from sensual thoughts.
b) Dam – controlling the organs from committing sin.
c) Sarda – to have faith. For example to believe that the
words of the spiritual master are true and that they help
the devotee gain liberation. This is the type of faith which a person should adopt.
d) Samadhan – to destroy the restlessness in a person’s mind.
e) Upram – to control the mind and body from the thirst of
sexual engagement.
f) Tatichya – this is where a person is able to endure pain, pleasure, thirst, etc.
Mokh Icha is when a person desires to become one with God and due to this is becomes liberated from pain and bondage of the world.
Sarvan is when one is to have faith in the discourses of the Vedas (discourses of knowledge from scriptures). Following this one should collect their thinking and listen to the name of God.
Manan is when one accepts the will of the Lord and devotes his consciousness to the thought of God.
Nidhasan is when one focuses their thought and concentration on nothing but the Lord.
Tattvan is when to the soul of the individual becomes the same as the Lord. There is no difference left between them.
Question 34 – What is the reason for the human birth?
Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji replied:
Pun Aaee Deepak Kee Baree
Pun = cycle, Deepak = illuminated, Baree = human birth
Travelling through the cycle of transmigration one is granted a human birth in order to meet the illuminated form of God.
ਭਈ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਮਾਨੁਖ ਦੇਹੁਰੀਆ ॥
ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਮਿਲਣ ਕੀ ਇਹ ਤੇਰੀ ਬਰੀਆ ॥
O brother this human life which you have been granted is the greatest of all of the species in the cycle of transmigration. This life has been given for one sole purpose and that is to meet the illuminated form of the God.
(Aasaa Mahalla 5 – Page 12 of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji)
Question 35 – How does a person eradicate ignorance?
Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji replied:
ਕਛੇਲੀ ਪਟਮੰਜਰੀ ਟੋਡੀ ਕਹੀ ਅਲਾਪਿ ॥
Kachelee Patmanjaree Todee Kahee Alaapi
Kachelee = Ka = defective, evil, Chelee = mind which tricks, Patmanjaree = Pat = to pull up, Man = in the heart,
Jaree = fixed, Todee = complete
The defective and evil mind that tricks a person through ignorance is fixed in the heart. This ignorance is uprooted and taken out of the heart. The individual who is orientated toward the spiritual master sings the praises of the Lord, who is the form of the supreme consciousness.
This individual also makes others sing the praises of God.
ਕੁਬੁਧਿ ਮਿਟੈ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
By deliberating on the holy word the ignorance from the individual is eradicated.
(Raamkalee Mahalla 1 Sidh Gosht – Page 944 of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji)
Question 36 – How does a person gain the supreme intellect?
Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji replied:
ਕਾਮੋਦੀ ਅਉ ਗੂਜਰੀ ਸੰਗਿ ਦੀਪਕ ਕੇ ਥਾਪਿ ॥੧॥
Kaamodee Aou Gujree Sang Deepak Ke Thapi
Kaamodee = one who creates lust, such as a poet, Goojree = to give sustenance, Deepak = illuminated form, Thapi = corrected, complete, Aou = then
The individuals who are engrossed in the ignorance of the uncontrollable sense organs are creating lust like poets do, they later give sustenance so that the individual becomes the illuminated form of the supreme intellect. In this way the student becomes complete and corrected.
ਸੁਕਰਣੀ ਕਾਮਣਿ ਗੁਰ ਮਿਲਿ ਹਮ ਪਾਈ ॥
The individual who meets with the spiritual master learns how to meditate making them superior.
(Aasaa Mahalla 5 – Page 370 of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji)
ਹਮ ਬਾਰਿਕ ਤੂੰ ਗੁਰੁ ਪਿਤਾ ਹੈ ਦੇ ਮਤਿ ਸਮਝਾਏ ॥
We are your children and you are the form of the spiritual master. You are also the form of the father and give us superior intellect to understand you.
(Aasaa Mahalla 4 – Page 450 of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji)
Question 37 – Can the undesirable traits be eradicated?
Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji replied:
Kaalanka Kuntal Aou Raamaa
Kaalanka = sin, blemish, Kuntal = black, dark, Aou = then, Raamaa = go away, eradicate
The blemishes created by the dark sins are all eradicated. All of the undesirable traits can be eradicated.
ਕੋਟਿ ਜਨਮ ਕੇ ਬਿਨਸੇ ਪਾਪ ॥
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਤ ਨਾਹੀ ਸੰਤਾਪ ॥
By singing the praises of God the sin from thousands of births is decimated. By singing the praises of the Lord the individual feels no more pain.
(Raamkalee Mahalla 5 – Page 897 of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji)
Question 38 – How does consciousness become pure?
Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji replied:
Kamalkusam Chanpak Ke Naamaa
Kamalkusam = Kamal = lotus, Kusam = flowers, Chanpak = tree bearing yellow flowers, Ke = to do, Naamaa = God’s name
By mediating and repeating the name of God the individual becomes like lotus blossom, unattached from the world mentally and at the same time like a tree bearing flowers while remaining pure.
ਨਾਮਿ ਜਿਸੈ ਕੈ ਊਜਲੀ ਤਿਸੁ ਦਾਸੀ ਗਨੀਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
By meditating on the name of God my consciousness has become purified. I consider myself as self obedient.1.Pause.
(Aasaa Mahalla 5 – Page 400 of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji)
Question 39 – What is the greatest thing in the heart of an individual who is orientated toward the spiritual master?
Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji replied:
Gaura Aou Kaanra Kalaanaa
Gaura = praise, Aou = and, Kaanra = Kaa = peaceful form, Nra = endless form, Kalaanaa = liberated form
Within the heart of the disciple orientated towards the spiritual master is the praise of God. They take the peaceful and endless form of God within them and obtain the liberated form.
ਸਭ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮ ਵਿਚਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਧਿਆਈਐ ॥
Within the name of God you can find the praise of the Lord. For this reason the individual should adopt the name of god from the spiritual master.
(Bilaaval Mahalla 3 – Page 850 of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji)
Question 40 – How does a person gain the wealth of the name of God?
Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji replied:
Ast Puttar Deepak Ke Jaanaa
A = without, St = in exchange, Puttar = pure, Deepak = knowledge, Ke = to, Jaanaa = realise
The merit of fruit gained cannot be exchanged for the name of God. God can only be realised through the knowledge of the name. Without this knowledge one cannot repeat or know the name of God.
ਕੰਚਨ ਸਿਉ ਪਾਈਐ ਨਹੀ ਤੋਲਿ ॥
ਮਨੁ ਦੇ ਰਾਮੁ ਲੀਆ ਹੈ ਮੋਲਿ ॥੧॥
O King you cannot use your weight in gold in order to meet the Lord. You can meet the Lord by giving your body and mind to the spiritual master who will then exchange it for the wealth of the name of God.1.
(Gauree Kabir Ji – Page 327 of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji)
Question 41 – How do the saints sing the praises of God?
Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji replied:
Sabh Mil Sireeraag Vai Gaavhi
Sabh = all, Mil = join, Sireeraag = Siree = great, Raag = love, Vai = of the Lord, Gaavhi = sing
The saints all join together to sing the praises of God with great love.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਜੈਦੇਉ ਨਾਮਾਂ ॥
ਭਗਤਿ ਕੈ ਪ੍ਰੇਮਿ ਇਨ ਹੀ ਹੈ ਜਾਨਾਂ ॥੫॥
Through the grace of the spiritual master the saints such as Jaidev and Namdev sing the praises of the Lord with love until they realised the Lord.5.
(Gauree Gauraeree Bhagat Kabir Ji – Page 330 of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji)
Question 42 – How does one meet God within the heart?
Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji replied:
Paanchou Sang Barangan Laavhi
Paanchou = conscious Lord, Barangan = Bar = great, Angan = heart
By meeting the great saints one can meet God and place the conscious Lord within the heart.
ਇਹੁ ਤਨੁ ਵੇਚੀ ਸੰਤ ਪਹਿ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮੁ ਦੇਇ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥੩॥
O beloved, I have sold this body to the saints and due to this I have met the Lord within.
(Aasaa Mahalla 4 Bihaagra – Page 431 of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji)
Question 43 – How does one gain complete merit?
Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji replied:
Bairaaree Karnaatee Dharee
Bairaaree = poverty which is the destroyer of enmity, Karnaatee =
complete grace, Dharee = to adopt
Those people who have adopted the grace of the spiritual master and become pure will gain complete merit.
ਸਹਜ ਸੁਹੇਲਾ ਫਲੁ ਮਸਕੀਨੀ ॥
ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਅਪੁਨੈ ਮੋਹਿ ਦਾਨੁ ਦੀਨੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
If a person is to adopt the virtue of humility then they will be awarded with inner peace. The true spiritual master has granted me this virtue.1.Pause.
(Gauree Guaraeree Mahalla 5 – Page 235 of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji)
Question 44 – Whose glory is being sung in all of creation?
Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji replied:
Gavree Gaavhi Aasaavaree
Gavree = focused intellect (Parbati), Gaavhi = to sing, Aasaavaree = Aasaa = hope, Varee = to invite
Those people who sing the praises of God with the focused intellect also invite hope. All of the demi gods such as the goddess Parbati sing the praises of God’s glory.
ਮਮਤਾ ਜਾਲ ਤੇ ਰਹੈ ਉਦਾਸਾ ॥
ਪ੍ਰਣਵਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਮ ਤਾ ਕੇ ਦਾਸਾ ॥੨੦॥੧॥
If a person remains disassociated from the web of attachment then they will become the form of God. Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji state that they are singing the praises of the Lord.
(Bilaaval Mahalla 1 Tithee – Page 840 of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji)
Question 45 – How does one eradicate desires?
Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji replied:
Tih Paachai Sidhvee Alaapee
Tih = desires, Paachai = away from, Sindhvee = Sindh = ocean, Vee = like, Alaapee = praise
The saints who have pushed the desires away from themselves, their praise and glory is difficult to comprehend similar to expounding the praise of the huge ocean. They understand the Lord’s vastness like the ocean and sing His praises. By doing this they were able to eradicate their thirst for desires.
ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਅਗਨਿ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਆਪਿ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥
ਨਾਨਕ ਉਧਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥੫॥੧॥੫੫॥
Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji state that if a person comes in the shelter of the Lord then the fire of desire and greed will be extinguished by the Lord. This individual then crosses the worldly ocean.5.1.55.
(Dhanasree Mahalla 5 – Page 684 of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji)
ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਬੁਝੈ ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਨਾਮਿ ॥
Through the singing of God’s name the fire of desire and greed can be extinguished.
(Dhanasree Mahalla 5 – Page 682 of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji)
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