THE FIVE LOVED ONES                      

By the supreme sacrifice of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji at Delhi,the fame of the institution of Guru Nanak Ji spread to nook and corner of the country.The rich and the poor from far and near started coming to Anandpur to see and offer respects to Guru Gobind Rai. The Guru dispensed will the middle men called Masands to collect the offering and tithe from the Sikhs for Gurus institution.
With the end of middlemen,Sikhs themselves brought their offering to Anandpur. This resulted in increase of love for the institution and the devotees began to get pleasure beholding their Guru face to face. The muslim petty land lords and robbers began to harass the Sikhs devotees on their way to Anandpur with their offering.To escape the robberies and harassment on the way the Sikhs devotees armed themselves. They used the arms for self defence. The skirmishes were the signs of awakening of the lowly and down trodden classes.The Sikhs kept arms and had skills to use them but did not carry them all the time.
The Guru, finding the suitable time, decided to arm the Sikhs. He sent invitations to the Sikhs to assemble at Anandpur on Baisakhi Day, the 30th March 1699. An estimated eighty thousand Sikhs were present at Sri Kesgarh in the morning congregation. The Guru joined the congregation after recitation of Asa Di War was over. He had a shining sword in his hand. Showing the sword to the congregation, he said in a thunderous voice, 'I need a head. Is there a Sikh who is ready to present his head to his Guru.''
Seeing this phenomenon of a sword in the Guru's hand and the demand of head by the Guru, the congregation was terrified with disbelief and silence fell alla round. After the third call, Bhai Daya Ram, a kshatri by caste from Lahore, Punjab rose and requested, 'O, true lord, this body and soul belong to you and I offer it to you. Use it as your desire. I ask forgiveness for not offering myself on the first call.''
Holding him by arm, the Guru took him inside the tent. Dread and fear gripped. Congregation heard a sound from inside the tent as if the Guru had severed the head  of Bhai Daya Ram from the body.
The Guru again came to the congregation and asked for an another head. This time Bhai Dharam Dass, a farmer of Delhi offered his head. In this way, three other Sikhs- Bhai Himmat Rai, waterman of jagan Nath Puri, Orissa Bhai Mohkam Chand, Tailor of Dwarka, Gujrat and Bhai Sahib Chand, barber of Bider, Andhra Pradesh presented their heads to Guru.
After the five Sikhs had offered their heads to Guru, the Guru brought them out and presented  them before the congregation. They were the Panj Pyaras(the five loved ones) who had offered their heads to the Guru. They were dressed in the similar attire as to the one worn by the Gurus.They were the fully arrayed Singhs. The Gurus called for an iron bowl  and in that he put water of river sutlej and sugar  candy. Then the Guru and Guru began stirring the water in the five loved ones sat round that iron bowl.taking a doubled edged sword, the Guru  began stirring the water in the bowl and reciting the five banis (scared hymns).The five hymns recite were japu ji, jap sahib,swaiyas,chaupai and anand sahib.
After the completion of recitation of the five sacred hymns, the Guru said, ''This is the Amrit( nectar) which has been prepared. Khalsa ( the pure ) will be created with this nectar. Khalsa will be the army of Waheguru (god). Khalsa will destroy tyranny''.
The Nectar thus prepared was administred to the five loved ones. It was also sprinkled in their eyes and hair. By partaking of the nectar by the five loved ones, Khalsa was created. The Guru requested the Khalsa that he be administered by the bounty of the nectar and be made Khalsa. Having partaken the Amrit Guru Gobind Rai became Guru Gobind Singh.
The Guru bestowed the gift of the nectar on the Sikhs and made them Singhs (lions) and gave women the title of Kaur which means princess. He abolished the four castes and differences created by the Brahmins. He put women on equal footing to men in all respect. The differences between high caste and low caste people were abolished among the Singhs. All the Singhs became brothers. The dirt of ego was washed from the minds of Singhs and they were made Khalsa- the pure one.
The Guru made compulsory for the Singhs to wear five kakars: Kes( hair), Kangha(comb), Kara(iron bracelet), Kirpan (sword) and Kachhera(long breeches).
He also forbid them from the company of other women(adultery), to eat meat of animals killed slowly in Islamic ways, use of intoxicants(to smoke) and to cut hair and asked them to recite the five sacred hymns daily. He made Khalsa the saintly soldier.
It is worth nothing, that the five loved ones who offered their heads to the Guru were all from different states and only one of them was from Punjab. All five were from different places, different professions and spoke different languages. From this, one can imagine how far the roots of Sikhism were spread. The Guru's devotees were not only in Punjab and Delhi but were all over India. The whole of India was sick of the tyranny being committed and was ready to sacrifice everything, including their lives.

          THE RED CROSS

Bhai Kanahiya Ji was a resident of village Sodhara, district Gujranwala. He came to Anandpur Sahib for the first time to have an audience with Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. He was delighted by the audience. To feel that bliss all the time he stayed on in the Guru's institution. He was entrusted the service of fetching water for the community kitchen.
Before the start of the battle of Bhagnani,Guru Gobind Rai bestowed upon him the duty of serving water to the needy in the battlefield. On the 15th April 1687, the hill states, rajas, weaning away four hundred Pathans, attacked the Sikhs. In the battlefield whosoever was thirsty came to Bhai Kanahiya. He served them water.Hindus, Muslims ,Sikhs and Pathans were given a drink of water by him. Thus refreshed, they again took to fighting.
When the Sikhs saw Bhai Kanahiya Ji serving water to the enemy, they were annoyed The Sikhs thought ''If Bhai Kanahiya does not serve water to the enemy they would surely die of thirst''. The Sikhs went to the Guru and complained about it. After narrating the whole story they beseeched that Bhai Kanahiya be preventing from serving the water to the enemy.
The Guru called Bhai Kanahiya and asked him,''Brother, is it true that you are serving water to the enemy soldiers that are thirsty and wounded by the Sikhs, thus refreshing them to fight again and again?''
Bhai Kanahiya replied, O, True Lord. I do not see any enemy. I behold you everywhere.Whom should I serve water and to whom should I not? I serve water to all those who are in need and comes to me. You, yourself have bestowed the service of giving water to those in need.

The Guru was very pleased to hear the answer of Bhai Kanahiya. Giving him balm and bandages, the Guru said to him,''Bhai Kanahiya, from now onwards, besides serving water, you should also bandage the wounded. Take some other sikhs with you and raise the team. You will be the leader of this band.''
Bhai Kanahiya did as directed. He set up a band of the sikhs. He himself became the head of the band. This was the beginning of the first'Red Cross Service'. Afterwards, the bands looking after the needy and wounded began identifying themselves as 'Sewa Panthi.'

                                                SACRIFICE OF BUDHU SHAH

Pir Budhu Shah was a Muslim saint who lived at Sidhaura in Himanchal  Pradesh. While Guru Gobind Rai at Paonta, the Pir was touring hilly areas. The Pir came to know that Guru Gobind Rai, the tenth embodiment in the line of Guru Nanak, was staying at Paonta. He went to see the Guru, in a planquin, as it was the fashion amongst kings and empreors of those times to move with royal pomp and show, in planquins, with attendents and serveants.
The audience with the Guru gave him the peace of mind which the study of religious books, prayers and meditation had not given. The difference of 'That is yours and this is mine' had disappeared from his mind. The Pir could see everything belongs to one God, when he left for Sidhaura.
After the first meeting it became routine for Pir budhu shah to visit the Guru. He no more needed a planquin to visit the Guru. He came to realise that the Guru's fight was not for any kingdom but against the tyranny which was being perpetrated against the poor people. Religion was being used as an excuse to commit tyranny. He got five hundred Pathans who had been dismissed from Aurangzeb's army for being Shi'ah Muslim, enrolled with the Guru.
Before starting the 'War of Bhangani', the hill states rajas tempted and enticed four hundred of these five hundred pathans, to join them. When pir budhu shah came to know this disloyalty  of the pathans, he came to the Guru's aid with his seven hundred followers, four sons and two brothers. Fierce battle was fought at Bhagnani. two of his sons attained martydom in the battle. The army of the hill rajas suffered heavy casualties in the war and their forces were routed.
After the war was over, the Pir came to take leave from the Guru to go back to Sidhaura. The Guru asked the Pir, ''You have rendered great help to me in this war. You may ask if you have any special wish. Your wish will be fulfilled from the 'House of Nanak'. At the time, the Guru was combing his hair. The Pir said to the Guru,''If you are so pleased with my services, be kind enough to grant me this comb with your hair entangled in it''.
The Guru gave the comb with the hair to Pir Budhu Shah. Later on Maharaja bharpur singh of Nabha state obtained that comb and hair from the descendents of the Pir after paying the sum asked by them .
When Aurangzeb came to know that the pir had helped the Guru in the ''War of Bhagnani'', he sent Usman Khan with a force to Sidhaura. Usman Khan arrested the Pir for helping the Guru he was martyred by burying alive.

                                                SACRIFICE OF BUDHU SHAH

Pir Budhu Shah was a Muslim saint who lived at Sidhaura in Himanchal  Pradesh. While Guru Gobind Rai at Paonta, the Pir was touring hilly areas. The Pir came to know that Guru Gobind Rai, the tenth embodiment in the line of Guru Nanak, was staying at Paonta. He went to see the Guru, in a planquin, as it was the fashion amongst kings and empreors of those times to move with royal pomp and show, in planquins, with attendents and serveants.
The audience with the Guru gave him the peace of mind which the study of religious books, prayers and meditation had not given. The difference of 'That is yours and this is mine' had disappeared from his mind. The Pir could see everything belongs to one God, when he left for Sidhaura.
After the first meeting it became routine for Pir budhu shah to visit the Guru. He no more needed a planquin to visit the Guru. He came to realise that the Guru's fight was not for any kingdom but against the tyranny which was being perpetrated against the poor people. Religion was being used as an excuse to commit tyranny. He got five hundred Pathans who had been dismissed from Aurangzeb's army for being Shi'ah Muslim, enrolled with the Guru.
Before starting the 'War of Bhangani', the hill states rajas tempted and enticed four hundred of these five hundred pathans, to join them. When pir budhu shah came to know this disloyalty  of the pathans, he came to the Guru's aid with his seven hundred followers, four sons and two brothers. Fierce battle was fought at Bhagnani. two of his sons attained martydom in the battle. The army of the hill rajas suffered heavy casualties in the war and their forces were routed.
After the war was over, the Pir came to take leave from the Guru to go back to Sidhaura. The Guru asked the Pir, ''You have rendered great help to me in this war. You may ask if you have any special wish. Your wish will be fulfilled from the 'House of Nanak'. At the time, the Guru was combing his hair. The Pir said to the Guru,''If you are so pleased with my services, be kind enough to grant me this comb with your hair entangled in it''.
The Guru gave the comb with the hair to Pir Budhu Shah. Later on Maharaja bharpur singh of Nabha state obtained that comb and hair from the descendents of the Pir after paying the sum asked by them .
When Aurangzeb came to know that the pir had helped the Guru in the ''War of Bhagnani'', he sent Usman Khan with a force to Sidhaura. Usman Khan arrested the Pir for helping the Guru he was martyred by burying alive.

       ANANDPUR AN EDUCATION CENTRE.                                

Munshi Sahib Chand was a reciter of Guru Granth Sahib Ji at Guru's institution. He also taught the Punjabi language to the children in his spare time.After arrival at Anandpur from Patna,Prince Gobind Rai started learning Punjabi from Munshi Sahib Chand. Learning the Punjabi languagewas important as the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji were written in it.The Prince was very clever and intelligent.He learnt to recite the whole of the Guru Granth Sahib Ji by heart in less than six months.
Munshi Pir Mohammad was assigned the job of teaching Persian to the Prince as Persian was the official language in that era. Pandit Kirpa Ram Datt taught him Sanskrit,Hindi and Brij Bhasha. In time the Guru became a top scholar of Punjabi,Persian,Sanskrit and Hindi.In 1680AD,the institutions teaching Sanskrit were closed down by the order of Aurangzeb. The Guru sent invitations and travel expenses to the scholars of these institutions to come to Anandpur. On reaching Anandpur, they were employed on salariesin accordance with their abilities and qualifications.
In 1686AD Pandit Nath  refused to impart the knowledge of Sanskrit to Sikhs. In the view, only the Brahmins (high caste Hindus) could learn Sanskrit. It was a sin to teach Sanskrit to others. He argued that by learning Sanskrit,people would be able to read the books which contained all the religious knowledge of the times . He was convinced of the fact that if he passed the knowledge of these books to the general public then they would learn the reality. The Brahmins would then not be able to bluff them or scarethem in the name of the numerous Gods. The Guru had gone through all of these books so he wanted that the Sikhs should also know what their ancestors had written. By a thorough reading the Sikhs would gain religious knowledge,then they would discard the baseless rituals
The Guru asked five Sikhs to don saffron robes and sent them disguised as "Nirmala Saints"to Kanshi to learn Sanskrit. Upon completion of their studies,they returned back to Anandpur and started teaching Sanskrit to Sikhs. By learning Sanskrit, Sikhs got knowledge written in Vedas and Puranas. The Brahmins lost their respect with them. The truth that Brahmins had kept hidden for generations from the general public was passed to them by Sikhs.
Shi'ah (Muslim sect) and Sufi(Muslim Saints) men of learning also came to Anandpur for fear of Aurangzeb. Bhai Nand Lal Ji also came up to Anandpur. In this way,fifty two poets gathered around the Guru. Anandpur had become a place for learning. Those who came to visit the Guru, were not allowed to return without learning Punjabi and were encouraged to learn sacred hymns by heart. A small book containing Guru's hymns was given to them at the time of departure. The Sikhs upon returning back to their villages, taught their other relatives and friends the sacred hymns by heart and encouraged them to go to Anandpur and learn Punjabi. Guru Gobind Singh Ji used the money donated by the Sikhs, on propagating the teaching of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, constructing forts and looking after the buildings of the gurudwaras.
To instill courage in the Sikhs, the Guru got ballads written by the poets and had the ancient purans (Hindu religious books)translated by the scholars at Punjabi. Purans, which eulogize charity, worship and recitations more important than truth.The teachings of these books teach the people not to question the validity of truth but to follow them which make the people cowards and blind followers. The ballads of bravery written by the poets discouraged the stone worship. The Guru made the Sikhs worshippers of Shakti(The Power).
The Guru, himself, composed a number of ballads ad hymns. At the time of leaving Anandpur, these books were laden on mules. Due to heavy rains, the river Sirsa was in flood and the books were carried away by water. Only a small portion of the writing composed by the Guru was saved;namely Japp Sahib, Akal Ustat, Sawaiyas, Chandi Charitra, Chaubius Avtar, Var Bhagauti Ji Ki, Shastar Nam Mala, Gian Parbodh and some hymns of Charitar Pakhian.
Recitation of Guru's word set to music (Kirtan) is considered supreme in the instituion of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Aurangzeb was a Sunni Muslim. Music was against his tenets. Aurangzeb had banned music in his kingdom in 1670AD. Musicians took their abode at Anandpur where their art was given a place of honour. Guru Gobind Singh Ji himself played a number of musical instruments, such as Mardang,Jori and Sarinda, very well.
By the orders of the Guru, blind beggars who begged in the streets and were a burden on other, were taught the art of music which helped them to stand on their feet.

                                               

DEFENDER OF FAITH

Of all the things, Guru Gobind Singh Ji placed most reliance on religious faith. He taught his Sikhs and other people who met him, to face death and extermination in the cause of true faith. He told them to stand up and oppose the tyrants with all the might instead of bearing the tyranny. The defence  of faith lies in standing up the tyranny. Real bliss can be enjoyed only by protection of faith. Nothing can be achieved without sacrifice.
In 1674 AD the governor of Kashmir, acting on the orders of the King Aurangzeb, starting converting Hindus to Islam, forcibly. Those who refused were punished, chastised and tortured. The poor and weak, obeying the orders of the governor started to adopt Islam. When the Brahmins of Kashmir saw no other way of saving their faith, they came to Anandpur led by Pandit Kirpa Ram and narrated their woes to Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji. Pandit Kirpa Ram used to teach Sanskrit at one time to his son Gobind Rai and knew all about Guru Tegh Bahdur Sahib Ji.
Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji after giving deep thought told their complainants,''Faith can be saved if some great saint is ready to lay down his life to save it''. Prince Gobind Rai was also present in the court. Seeing  a dead silence on all sides he pleaded,'' Father! I do not see anyone greater than you who has the sufferings of the common man at his heart and is ready to sacrifice himself for the sake of faith and righteousness''.
Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji was very pleased to hear this counsel of his son. He was satisfied that Gobind Rai was capable to take up the seat of guidance founded by Guru Nanak. He said to the Brahmins from Kashmir,''Go back to Kashmir and tell your governor that Guru Tegh Bahadur is our religious leader. If you convert him to Islam we all shall follow him and become muslims''.
Om receiving this message from Guru, Aurangzeb sent his soldiers to Anandpur to arrest the Guru. The Guru had already left for Delhi before the arrival of soldiers. On his way to Delhi, the Guru,  wanted to familiarize his disciples with the  barbarities committed by the ruler. The Guru was arrested at Agra and brought to Delhi. The Sikhs and Guru accompanying him could not be convinced by the arguments to become Muslims. To intimidate the Guru, they started martyring the Sikhs after torturing them in different ways. Still the guru did not agree to become a Muslim. The guru and the Sikhs remained firm in their faith. At last, the Guru was martyred on the 11th November 1675. After the martyrdom of the Guru, Aurangzeb was convinced that it was not possible to convert every Hindu to Islam by force. 

                  DEVOTION OF MOTHER JAMMUNA                                 

One day a masand Sikh authorized by the Guru for the collection of offerings was collecting the offerings and the tithe from the Sikh devotees at the village Danapur. A poor old woman, Mother Jamuna, lived in that village. She offered to put the small quantity of pulse and rice for the community kitchen in the bag of masand. Seeing, the handful of pulse and rice, the masand thought that the offerings of the elderly woman would not increase the quantity of the material of the bag, so he stopped mother jamuna and sent her away with a reprimand. This greedy masand was one of those who kept a large part of the offerings of the Sikh devotees for themselves.
Mother Jamuna took the pulse and rice to her home. She believed that the Guru could read the desires of the mind. She resolved that one day the Guru would come o her for the hotch and potch to eat. ''Then I shall prepare hotch potch myself and serve it to the Guru'', she said to herself. After that day she stored whatever little she could instead of giving it to the masand.
In 1671 AD Prince Gobind Rai stayed in Danapur on his way to Anandpur from Patna. Mother Jamuna was overjoyed to hear the news of his stay as she could see him with her own eyes. She prepared hotch potch with great love and devotion and called to mind for the Prince to pay visit to her. The mind reader of the devotees presented himself before Mother Jamuna and said, ''Grandma, bring that hotch potch which you have prepared for me''. Mother Jamuna was very pleased to  see the Prince. She bought the hotch potch she had prepared and offered it to the Prince. The hotch potch was also served to the Sikhs accompanying the Prince.
When the young Prince rose to go, the old woman requested him to stay with her forever. The Prince replied,''Grandma, I shall always be with you. If you want to see me, prepare hotch potch in this pot and serve it to the needy and poor people.You can behold me before you''.
Whenever Mother Jamuna wanted to behold the Prince, she prepared hotch potch and served it to the poor and she could feel the presence of the Prince. In this way she always had glimpse of the Guru till her last breath.
That earthern pot in which Mother Jamuna had prepared hotch potch for the Guru is still kept in Gurudwara''Handi Sahib''.

                                     RANI MAINI                     

Fateh Chand was a noted landlord of Patna. People knew him as a Raja, the king. His Maini was known as Rani. They had no children. They resorted to many amulets, incantations, worship and recitation but  nothing bore fruit. Whenever Rani Maini saw Gobind Rai and his ''child army'' pass by her palace her yearning for a child increased.
One day, the Rani was immersed in deep thought on seeing the ''child army''. A notion came to her mind that how nice it would be if Gobind Rai, the son of Mata Gujri may sit in her lap, call her mother and say, ''I am feeling very hungry. Mother, please give gram-curry and fried cake that you have prepared and kept inside, to me and companions''. Getting these thoughts, she got up and began preparing curry and cake.
The Rani had heard from Sikhs that the Prince can read the mind. Having prepared curry and cake, the Rani sat outside to wait for the ''child army''. In a short while the leader of the ''child army'' came to the courtyard where the rani was waiting. Entering the courtyard the leader of the ''child army'' said, ''Mother, bring the curry and cake that you have prepared. I and my companion are feeling very hungry''.
The Rani took the thought reading master in her lap and fondled him with love.She gave curry and cake to the ''child master'' with her own hands and also the rest of the ''child army''. The Rani felt motherly bliss by feeding the Prince in her lap like her own son. To get affection of a son the Rani began to prepare curry and cake daily for the ''child army''. Under pretext of serving meals the Rani began to get love of a son daily.
One day, the maid in service of the Rani appealed to the child master that the Rani did not have a  child of her own. She may be blessed with a son son like you. The child master replied, ''Only I RESEMBLE MYSELF. None other can be like me. So if the Rani considers me her son I shall become her son''. From that day, the affection and love of the Rani for prince Gobind Rai increased.
After the departure of Prince Gobind  Rai from Patna, the Rani constructed a gurudwara in her house where she served curry and cake to the children. In this way she felt the presence of the Prince Gobind Rai and she got affection of a son.That gurudwara came to be known as Maini Sangat, where the blessed food of curry and cake is still distributed to the congregation to this day.

                                                  

   UNCOMMON GAMES

Prince Gobind Rai was hardly five when he started to get weapon training. He began to break pitchers of women carrying water with the aim of his catapult. The women whose pitchers were broken would complain to his revered mother. The mother used to buy them brass utensils which would not break with the pellets.
The Prince asked his uncle Kirpal Chand and had bows and arrows made. The arrows had had iron tips fitted. With the arrows he began piercing those brass utensils. The women again complained to his mother. The mother spontaneously said,''I am tired of these complaints. It would be better if the water of this well turns into brackish''. The words of the revered mother came true. The water of this well turned brackish. The water thus became unfit for cooking food. The women stopped taking water from that well. The water is brackish to this day.
In Patna city, the Prince would gather children of his own age and take them to the banks of the river Ganges. He would divide them into two groups. He used to teach them the art of warfare and at the same time to defend themselves. In this way, children went with him to the river bank and played the drama of the child army.
On reaching Anandpur, the Prince was taught horse-manship and use of weapons by Bhai Bajjar Singh. The Prince was entrusted with the leadership of the Sikhs at the age of nine on the martydom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji.
On reaching the age of sixteen, the Guru ordered to make a very big drum.He named it Ranjit- Nagara, which means the drum of Victory. That drum was beaten in the morning and evening before the start of prayers. Hearing the drum-beat Sikh devotees used to gather at the Guru's institution. Every afternoon when the Guru went for hunting, the Sikhs would precede him beating the drum. This drum beat was a call of equality as only the kings of the region could go hunting in this manner.
The Sikhs, who came to Anandpur for audience with the Guru were taught horse-manship and given weapon training before they returned back. After getting weapon training the Sikhs urged their relatives and others to go to Anandpur and get training. In this way the knowledge of the use of weapons spread among the Sikhs.
Keeping in mind the training of warfare, the Guru got the first fort constructed at Paonta Sahib. The Guru returned to Anandpur after the battle of Bhangani in Himachal Pradesh. He got five forts constucted around Anandpur. To fulfill the demand of the weapons, factories for the manufacture of arrows and swords were opened at Anandpur.

                  FAR-SIGHTED BHIKHAN SHAH

In 1666 AD Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji was on a tour of India. He was preaching to the oppressed and frightened population to break the bonds of tyranny. All the young and old of the country knew him. Prince Gobind Rai was born on the 22nd December 1666. The news of his birth spread throughout the country.
Pir Bhikan Shah who viewed both Hindus and Muslims alike, also came to know the birth of the Guru's son. The Pir was a renowned Muslim saint. He was a resident of the village Gharam in the district Ambala. A desire to see the Guru's son arose in the holy man's heart. Taking some of his followers with him, he proceeded towards Patna. Undergoing hardships on the way,. the Pir reached Patna in two months. He requested Kirpal Chand the uncle of the Guru's son for the glimpse of the child.
Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji was still on his tour of assam. Uncle Kirpal Chand said to the Pir,'' Nobody can have the glimpse of the child as long as the child's father does not see his son first''. On hearing this, the Pir went on hunger strike and squated before the door. After a few days, Kirpal Chand took pity on the condition of the Pir and granted him permission to see the Prince.

The Pir was very pleased to behold Prince Gobind Rai. To see whether Prince Gobind Rai, on growing up, will love more Hindus or muslims, he placed  before him two small earthen pots, one filled with water and the other with milk. In his mind, he assigned the pot containing milk to Hindus and that with water to Muslims. The Prince who loved all and was loved by everybody, placed his hands on both the pots. The Pir understood that he would give equal love and respect to both the religions.
The Pir called for a third pot and presented it to the Prince. The child Guru placed his tender right hand on it. The Pir concluded from it that having equal respect for the two, he will create a third faith. The wish of the Pir was fulfilled. He returned to his hermitage at Gharam with his followers.
Prince Gobind Rai stopped for a night at Gharam with him on his way to Anandpur from Patna, several years later.

  I COME HERE AGAIN WITH THE LIFE HISTORY AND SOME AMAZING ANECDOTES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE OF DHAN GURU GOBIND SINGH JI.

HE WAS BORN ON 22nd DECEMBER 1666 AT PATNA.
AT THE AGE OF FIVE, HE SAW THAT THE RULERS WERE NOT PERFORMING THEIR DUTY OF LOOKING AFTER THEIR SUBJECTS. TO THE HONOUR AND THE PROPERTY OF OTHER SECTS WAS BEING LOOTED IN BROAD  DAY LIGHT. THERE WAS NO OTHER ONE TO WHOM THEY COULD COMPLAIN. IN THOSE DARK DAYS, HE PERCEIVED THAT THE POOR SHOULD BE ABLE TO DEFEND THEMSELVES AGAINST OPPRESSION AND TYRANNY. TO MAKE THEM FIT, HE BEGAN TO TRAIN THE  INTO  CHILDREN OF HIS OWN AGE THE ART OF BATTLE AT THE RIVER GANGES.
HE LEARNT TO RECITE THE' GURU GRANTH SAHIB JI' BY HIS HEART IN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS ON ARRIVING AT ANANDPUR. IN 1705 AD, AT DAMDAMA SAHIB HE DICTATED THE SCRIPTURES, FROM MEMORY TO BHAI MANI SINGH JI TO WRITE IT DOWN IN PRESENT FORM. THE GURU MADE HIS SIKHS TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THE TEACHINGS OF GURU NANAK DEV JI. HE ARRANGED FOR THE HINDU SCRIPTURES TO BE TRANSLATED INTO PUNJABI SO THAT THE SIKHS COULD LEARN, WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THOSE BOOKS. HE BROKE THE SHACKLES OF BRAHMINISM THAT THE KNOWLEDGE OF SANSKRIT AND RELIGIOUS STUDY SHOULD REMAIN WITH BRAHMINS ALONE. THE BRAHMINS FOR THEIR OWN SELF INTEREST AND BENEFIT, WANTED THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO REMAIN IGNORANT IN ORDER TO MISLEAD AND CHEAT THE SIMPLE VILLAGE FOLKS. THE GURU BROUGHT THE LITERACY TO HIS FOLLOWERS.
IN 1699 AD, OUT OF THE LOWLY AND THE WEAK, GURU GOBIND SINGH JI CREATED THE 'KHALSA', THE ARMY OF GOD, TO END THE TYRANNY. THE NECTAR BESTOWED BY HIM MADE SIKHS REAL SINGHS(LIONS). A SINGH WAS EMBUED WITH SUCH COURAGE THAT HE WAS PREPARED TO FACE AN ARMY OF THOUSANDS ON HIS OWN. EVEN A RECLUSE LIKE BANDA SINGH BAHADUR AFTER BAPTISM WAS SI ENCOURAGED THAT HE BECAME THE FIRST SIKH RULER IN PUNJAB. THE GURU BROUGHT THE WOMEN ON EQUAL FOOTING OF MEN. AFTER BAPTISM' KAUR' IS ADDED TO THEIR NAME WHICH MEANS PRINCESS. IN THE HINDU CASTE SYSTEM THE WOMEN RIGHTS WERE THE SAME AS 'SHUDRAS', THE LOWEST IN THE CASTE SYSTEM.
GURU STARTED THE FIRST''RED CROSS SERVICE''. HE HAD LOVE FOR EVERY ONE EVEN THOSE WHO WERE FIGHTING AGAINST HIM, AS HE HAD NO ENEMY EXCEPT THE REIGN OF TERROR.

SO FOR MY CONTINUATION ON THE ANECDOTES OF DHAN GURU GOBIND SINGH JI, I WILL  BE WRITING EACH AND EVERY ANECDOTE AND HOPEFULLY I WILL BE COVERING EACH AND EVERY PART OF IT.

THANK YOU

 PREFACE

Most sacred and Divine Hymns ( gurbani) have come up to us from ALMIGHTY GOD, through our satgurus. We worship Gurbani as our ever existing and last Satguru, under the orders of our Ten Satgurus.
It is made essential that we must know the meaning of shabads and the Gurbani that we recite, sing or hear, and we must act upon the divine Instructions, contained therein, if we really want achieve the Final Goal. The Gurbani, which we are directed to recite or hear everyday, is contained in the prayer books in Gurmukhi and hindi etc...
In this blog an attempt has been made to give the daily prayers of the Sikhs in Romanscript with Translation of each VERSE in simple English. Summaries of the Teachings would be given after each path.

NOW, WHAT IS NITNEM?

NITNEM, means recitation of certain banis( hymns) everyday without fail by Sikhs, as ordained by the Satgurus. even non-sikhs are requested to read this till end.It is because there is nothing communal or personal in them. Instead, all the hymns of SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB JI preach us things, which are meant for the whole world, without any distinction or religion or nationality. It is essential for every Sikh to recite at least five BANIS every morning. The first one is JAP(u) JI  SAHIB, composed by GURU NANAK DEV JI. The second and the third one is JAAP SAHIB and TAV PRASAD SAVIYAS, composed by, GURU GOBIND SINGH JI. The fourth one is ANAND SAHIB, composed by, SATGURU AMAR DAS JI. All these four Banis and the CHAUPAI given in this blog, are to be repeated early morning everyday by a Sikh.

The REHRAS SAHIB consists of one slok of guru Nanak Dev Ji and nine shabads, which are given in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, immediately after JAP JI SAHIB. these along with one Chupai sahib, one Savaiya and one Dohara composed by GURU GOBIND SINGH JI, the first five stanzas and the last stanzas of ANAND SAHIB and five other hymns, given towards the end of Rehras Sahib, are recited at the time of sunset. After completing the Rehras, one has to perform the General Prayer, called ARDAS.
The bani, called KIRTAN SOHIILA, IS RECITED BY A SIKH BEFORE HE GOES TO SLEEP AT NIGHT. one has to perform ARDAS again.
These hymns and the General Prayer are recited by a skih with aview to understand and practice the teachings of the Sikh Religion. It is essential for a Sikh to read them intelligently, after knowing the meaning thereof, and then to act upon what Satguru says...
There is no need of a long preface. It is impossible for  a man, of my humble intelligence and meagre knowledge, to interpret or to translate the most divine hymns, yet with satguru grace, I have made a little attempt. I am confident that the learned readers will excuse me for my shortcomings and will give their valuable suggestions.

JAP JI SAHIB

ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS

Ik onkar

God is one.

SATNAM 

His name is true.

KARTA PURAKH

He is the creator.

NIRBHAU 

He is without fear.

NIRVAIR

He is inimical to none.

AKAL-MURAT

He never dies.

AJUNI

He is beyond births and deaths.

SAIBHANG

He is self-illuminated.

GUR-PRASAD

He is realised by the kindness of the True Guru.

JAP

Repeat his name.

AD SACH

He was true in the beginning.

JUGAD SACH

He was true when the ages commenced and has ever been true.

HAI BHI SACH

He is also true now.

NANAK HOSI BHI SACH

Satguru Nanak says that he will be certainly true in future.

SOCHAI SOCH NA HOVAI JE SOCHI LAKH VAR

Mortal cannot comprehend God by pondering over Him for lacs of times

CHUPAI CHUP NA HOVAI JE LAI RAHA LIV TAR

Mortal may remain siloent while doing meditation of God and His love, yet peace of mind will not be achieved.

BHUKIA BHUK NA UTRI JE BANNA PURIA BHAR

Yearning of hungry will never end( by keeping fasts), or by collecting loads of world's riches.

SAHAS SIYANPA LAKH HOH(I) TA IK NA CHALE NAAL

Mortal may possess the lacs of clever thoughts or biggest wisdom, yet not even one wise thought will accompany him to the next world.

KIV SACHIYARA HOIAI KIV KURAI TUTAI PAL

How can the mortal become True? How can the barrier of falsehood be smashed?

HUKAM RAJAI CHALNA NANAK LIKHYA NAAL

Satguru Nanak replies that this can be achieved by obeying the pre ordained Command and Will of God recorded for the man.

HUKMI HOVAN AAKAR HUKAM NA KAHIYA JAI

By God's Command, which cannot be defined, bodies are formed.

HUKMI HOVAN JI HUKAM MILE VADAI

By God's Command lives are infused and honour is gained.

HUKMI UTTAM NEECH HUKAM LIKH DUKH SUKH PAIAAIH

By His command the mortals are made high or low and they suffer pain or get joy in accordance with His Written Command.

IKNA HUKMI BAKSHSIS IK HUKMI SADA BHAVAIAIH

Some  get boons through His Command, while others always wander in tranmigration by his order.

HUKMAI ANDAR SAB KO BAHAR HUKAM NA KOE

Everybody and everything is controlled by His Command, which none can escape.

NANAK HUKMAI JE BUJHAI TA HUMAI KAHAI NA KOE

Satguru Nanak says that if the mortal were realise the Lord's Command, they would never entartain egotism.

GAVAI KO TAAN HOVE KISSE TAN.
GAVAI KO DAT JANAI NISAN.

Who has the power and define god's power?
Who can sing and describe the boons of God?

GAVAI KO GUN VADIAIA CHAR.
GAVAI KO VIDHYA VIKHAM VICHAR.

Who can sing the virtues and excellences of God?
Who can sing and describe the most difficult knowledge of God?

GAVAI KO SAJ KARAI TAN KHEH.
GAVAI KO JEE LEH PHIR DEH.

Who can sing God, who forms the body, and then reduces it to dust?
Who can sing God, who takes away life and infuses it again?

GAVAI KO JAPE DISSE DUR.
GAVAI KO VEKHAI HADRA HADUR.

Who can sing god, who seems to be far away?
Who can sing God, who sees all just face to face?

KATHNA KATHI NA AVAI TOT.
KATH KATH KATHI KOT KOTKOT.

There is no dearth of persons who give discourses.
Milllions of describes give millions of discourses.

DEDA DE LAIDE THAK PAYE.
JUGA JUGANTAR KHAYI KHAYE.

God, the giver constantly gives His gifts and recipants become tired of receiving the same.
Throughout all the ages all have become eating provisions.

HUKMI HUKAM CHALAYE RAH.
NANAK VIGSE VEPARVAH. 

God causes others to follow the path, chalked out under His command.
Satguru nanak says that God, who is carefree, is always merry.

SACHA SAHIB SACH NAE BAKHIA BHAO APAR.

God well as His name is True and those who repeat His name with sincere affection, are true.

AKHEH MANGEH DEH DEH DAT KARE DATAR.

People beg in prayers that He may bestow gifts on them, and God fulfils this.

PHER KI AGAI RAKHIAI JIT DISSE DARBAR.

What should be offered to God so that HIs court may be seen?

MUHAU KE BOLAN BOLIYE JIT SUN DHARE PIAR.

What language should be uttered by the mouth, so taht He may bestow His love on us after hearing it?

AMRIT VELLA SACH NAO VADIAI VICHAR.

Satguru nanak says that one must utter the True Name in the early ambrosial morning and must ponder his greatness.

KARMI AVAI KAPRE NADRI MOKH DUAR.

Mortal obtains human body asa aresult of good deeds but he reaches the gate of salvation with God's kind grace.

NANAK EVAI JANAIAI SABH APE SACHIAR.

Satguru Nanak says that one must realise that True God is all by Himself.

THAPIA NA JAI KITA NA HOE.
APE AP NIRANJAN SOE.

Pure God, unaffected by mammon, is all by Himself.
God has not been and cannot be created or established by anyone.

JIN SEVIA TIN PAIA MAN.
NANAK GAVAIA GUNI NIDHAN.

Those who serve God, obtain honour.
Satguru Nanak advises, sing God's praises, Who is the treasure of excellences.

GAVIAI SUNIAI MAN RAKHIAI BHAO.
DUKH PARHR SUKH GHAR LAI JAE.

Sing the praises of God and keep love for Him in the heart.
Then you will obtain the joy in your mind and throw away your pain.

GURMUKH NADANG GURMUKH VEDANG
GURMUKH RAHIA SAMAI

Guru's words are divine, which infuses the knowledge of God, and by following the Guru's words, God, pervading everywhere, is realised.

GUR ISAR GUR GORAKH BRHMA GUR PARBATI MAI

Guru is Shiva, Vishnu, Shiva's consort Parbati, Vishnu's consort lakshmi and brhma's consort saraswati.

JE HAU JANA AKHA NAHI KAHNA KATHAN NAH JAI

If I were to know God, I cannot narrate Him, because He cannot be described in words.

GURA IK DEH BUJHAI

Satguru has made one thing clear to me;

SABNA JIA KA IK DATA SO MEIN VISAR NA JAI

There is only one one giver for all the being, whom I must not forget.

TIRATH NAVA JEH TIS BHAVA VIN BHANE KE NAE KARE

When God likes me, then this act oh His grace is just like my taking bath at a place of pilgrimage, becaise bathing is useless, unless one please God.

JETI SIRATH UPAI VEKHA VIN KARMA KE MILAI LAI

What do all created beings, whom I behold, gain and get in the absence of good deeds?

MAT VICH RATAN JAWAHAR MANIK JE IK GUR KI SIKH SUNI.

One will find in his mind gems, jewels and rubies, if he were to act upon and listen to the instructions of the Guru.

GURA IK DEH BUJHAI

Satguru has made clear one thing to me;

SABNA JIA KA IK DATA SO MAI VISAR NA JAI

There is only One Giver for all the beings, Whom I must not forget.

JE JUG CHARE ARJA HOR DASUNI HOE

If the age of the mortal were to become equal to four ages and were to increase still furthur by ten times;

NAVA KHANDA VICH JANAIE NAAL CHALE SAB KOE

If the mortal were to become known in the nine continents and all were to obey and follow  him.

CHNGA NAO RAKHAI KE JAS KIRAT JAG LEH

If he were to acquire good name, praise and fame in the world;

JE TIS NADAR NA AVAI TA VAT NA PUCCHAI KE

No one would care for such a person, if he does not obtain God's grace.

KITA ANDAR KIT KAR DOSI DOS DHARE.

He would be treated as an ignonimous and insignificant worm amongst worms and will be held as a sinner.

NANAK NIRGUN GUN KARE GUNVANTIA GUN DE

Satguru nanak says that God confers virtues on the non- virtuous and more virtues on the pious.

TEHA KOE NA SUJHAIE JE TIS GUN KOE KARE.

There is none who can show goodness to God.

SUNAI SIDH PI SUR NAATH.
SUNAI DHARATH DHAVAL AAKAS.

Mortal becomes a perfect saint, a religious guide, a spiritual leader and a great yogi, by hearing the name of God.
Reality of earth and a bull supporting it and of heaven becomes known by hearing the name of God.

SUNAI SIDH PIR SUR NATH.
SUNAI DHARAT DHAVAL AAKAS.

Knowledge of the world, continents and nether religions is gained by the mortal of hearing the name of God.
Death cannot touch and come near the mortal by hearing the name of God.

NANAK BHAGTA SADA VIKAS.
SUNIAI DUKH PAP KA NAAS.

Satguru nanak says that saints always remain blissful.
Diseases and sins are destroyed by hearing the Name of God.

SUNAI ISAR BARMA IND
SUNIAI MUKH SALHAN MAND

The status and power of Shiva, god of death, of Brahma, god of creation and of Indra, god of rain, are obtained by hearing the name of God.
Even a sinner begins uttering praises of God,, after listening the Name of God.

SUNIAI JOG JUGAT TAN BHED
SUNIAI SASAT SINMRIT VED

By hearing the name of God, the method of realisisng Him and the secrets of human body, become known.
knowledge of the four religious books, the six schools of philosophy and the twenty four ceremonial treatises is attained by hearing the Name of God.

NANAK BHAGTA SADA VIGAS
SUNIAI DUKH PAAP KA NAS

Satguru nanak says that saint always remain blissful.
Diseases and sins are destroyed by hearing the Name of God.

SUNIAISAT SANTOKH GYAN
SUNIAI ATSHSATH KA ISNAN

Truthfulness, contentment and divine knowledge are obtained by hearing the Name of God.
Spiritual benefits of the bath a sixty-eight holy places is obtained by hearing the Name of God.

SUNIAI PAR PAR PAVE MAAN.
SUNIAI LAGAI SAHAJ DHIAN.

One gets honours by hearing and reading again and again the Name of God.
One is absorbed in the meditation of God easily by hearing the Name.

NANAK  BHAGTA SADA VIGAS
SUNIAI DUKH PAP KA NAS.

Satguru nanak says that true saints always remain blissful.
Diseases and sins are destroyed by hearing the name of God.

SUNIAI SARA GUNA KE GAH
SUNIAI SEKH PIR PAT SAH.

One dives deep into the ocean of virtues by hearing the name of god.
Mortal becomes a scholar, a spiitual guide and an emperor by hearing the name of God.

SUNIAI ANDHE PAVAH RAH
SUNIAI HAATH HOVE ASGAH.

The blind sees the way by hearing the name of god.
Unfathomable Lord becomes fathomable by hearing the name of god.

NANAK BHAGTA SADAH VIGAS
SUNIAI DUKH PAP KA NAAS

Satguru nanak says that the true saints always remain blissful.
Diseases and sins are destroyed by hearing the name of god.

MANNE KI GAT KAHI NA JAE
JE KO KAHAI PICCHAI PACHHUTAE

State of mind, who obeys the Lord, cannot be described.
One trying to describe it, will have to repent afterwards.

KAGAD KALAM NA LIKHANHAR.
MANNE KA BAH KARAN VICHAR.

There is neither the paper and pen nor the writer,
Who can sit and describe the state f the devotee, who obeys God.

AISA NAAM NIRANJAN HOE
JE KO MAN JANAI MAN KOE.

Such is the pure name of god
One obeying God, realises the bliss, given by such obedience in his mind.

MANNAI SURAT HOVE MAN BUDH.
MANNAI SAGAL BHAVAN KI SUDH.

By obeying God, consciousness, divine knowledge and understanding are acquired.
Knowledge of all the spheres is acquired by obeying God.

MANNAI MUH CHOTA NA KHAE.
MANNAI JAM KAI SAATH NA JAE.

Believer in God, does not get blows of death on his face.
One who obeys God, will not be caught by the god of death.

AISA NAAM NIRANJAN HOE.
JE KO MAN JANE MAN KOE.

Such is the pure name of god.
One obeying god, realises the bliss, given by such obedience in his mind.

MANNAI MARAG THAK NA PAE.
MANNAI PAT SIO PARGAT JAE.

One who obets god, will face no hinderance in his way.
one who obeys god, goes to next world with honour and fame.

MANNAI MAG NA CHALE PANTH.
MANNAI DHARAM SETI DSANBANDH.

One who obeys god, is not misled.
One who obeys god, loves truth

AISA NAAM NIRANJAN HOE.
JE KO MANN JANAI MAN KOI.

Such is the pure name of god.
One obeying God, realises the bliss, given by such obedience in his mind.

MANNAI PAVAH MOKH DUAR.
MANNAI PARVARAI SADHAR.

One who obeys God, reaches the door of salvation.
One who obeys God, reforms his family members.

MANNAI TARAI TARE GUR SIKH.
MANNAI NANAK BHAVE NA BHIKH.

One who obeys God, swims and causes true disciples of the guru to do so.
One who obeys God, never has an occasion to beg.

AISA NAM NIRANJAN HOE.
JE KO MANN JANAI MAN KOE.

]Such is the pure name of God.
One who obeys God, realises the bliss, given by such obedience in his mind.

PANCH PARVAN PANCH PARDHAN
PANCHE PAVAH DARGAH MAN.

Saints are supreme and are approved by god.
Saints gain honour in the court of god.

PANCHE SOHAH DAR RAJAN.
PANCHA KA GUR EK DHYAN.

God's saints look beautiful in God's court.
Saints concentrate their minds on the Guru's alone.

JE KO KAHAI KARAI VICHAR.
KARTE KAI KARNAI NAHI SUMAR

One may reflect on god and describe him as much as possible.
Yet the doings of God cannot be counted.

DHAUL DHARAM DAYA KA PUT.
SANTOKH THAP RAKHIA JIN SUT.

The mythical bull representing piety is the outcome of the compassion of god.
It god's compassion holds the earth at its position with patience/

JE KO BUJHAI HOVAI SACHIYAR.
DHAVLE UPAR KETA BHAR

One will be called true if he realises this,
If he can know as to how much weight is placed on the supposed bull.

DHARTI HOR PARAI HOR HOR.
TIS TE BHAR TALAI KAVAN JOR

Beyond this earth, there are many more and more earths.
What power bears their load from underneath?

JIA JAT RANGA KE NAV.
SABHNA LIKHIA VURI KALAM

There is the ever flowing pen of God.
It inscribed various kinds, colours, and names of all the things.

EH LEKHA LIKH JANAI KOE.
LEKHA LIKHIA KETA HOE.

Even if someone know how to write this account,
What big volume of such a writing would be?

beauty of God is?
How grand is God's gift? Who can assess its extent?

KITA PASAO EKO KAVAO.
TIS TE HOE LAKH DARIAO.

God's one word created the world's expansion.
And lacs of rivers began to flow.

KUDRAT KAVAN KAHA VICHAR
VARIA NA JAVA EK VAR.

What power can describe God or his schemes?
I cannot even once be a sacrifice to You, my God!

JO TUDH BHAVAI SAI BHALI KAR.
TO SADA SALAMAT NIRANKAR.

Whatever, pleases God, is a good undertaking.
Lord, the formless, ever exists without any fear.

ASANKH JAP ASANKH BHAO.
ASANKH PUJA ASANKH TAP-TAO.

Ways of meditation on God and those, who meditate upon Him with devotion, are countless.
Ways of worshipping God are countless and those, who practise penance, are countless.

ASANKH GRANTH MUKH VED PATH.
ASANKH JOG MAN RAHAH UDAS.

Scriptured are countless and those, who can recite vedas extempore, are countless.
Yogis, who in their minds have no attachment for the world, are countless.

ASANKH BHAGAT GUN GIAN VICHAR.
ASANKH SATI ASANKH DATAR.

True devotees, who reflect over the excellence and knowledge of God, are countless.
pious mortals and those who distribute charities, are countless.

AKHRI NAAM AKHRI SALAH.
AKHRI GIAN GIT GUN GAH.

God's Name and praises are uttered through words.
Go'd virtues and knowledge are sung through words.

AKHRI LIKHAN BOLAN BAN.
AKHRA SIR SANJOG VAKHAN.

The divine hymns are uttered and recorded in letters.
The destiny of a mortal, written on his forehead, is declared in letters.

JIN EH LIKHE TIS SIR NAH.
JIV PHURMAE TIV TIV PAH.

God who writes destinies, has no such letters written on His forehead.
Mortals obtain that, which is ordained by God.

JETA KITA TETA NAO.
VIN NAVE NAHI KO THAO.

Whatever has been created is his name.
There is no place without God';s name.

KUDRAT KAVAN KAHA VICHAR.
VARIA NA JAVA EK VAR.

What power can describe God and his schemes?
I cannot even once be a sacrifice to God.

JO TUDH BHAVAI SAI BHALIKAR.
TU SADA SALAMAT NIRANKAR.

Whatever places God, is a good undertaking.
God, the formless, ever exists without any fear.

BHARIAI HATH PAIR TAN DEH.
PANI DHOTAI UTRAS KHEH.

If hands, feet and body are covered with dust,
Their dust is washed with water.

MUT PALITI KAPAR HOE.
DE SABUN LAIAI OH DHOE.

When clothes are soiled with urine.
These are washed with soap.

BHARIAI MAT PAPA KAI SANG.
OH DHOPAI NAVE KE RANG.

When mind becomes polluted with sins,
It is washed by colouring it with his name.

PUNNI PAPAI AKHAN NAH.
KAR KAR KARNA LIKH LE JAH.

Dubbing men by mere words of mouth, does not make men virtuous or sinful.
Often repeated actions are engraved on the heart and will be taken in God's court.

APE BIJ APE HE KHAH.
NANAK HUKMI AVAI JAH

Whatever one sows,he reaps.
Satguru nanak says that, man takes birth and dies by God's order.

TIRATH TAP DAYA DAT DAN.
JE KO PAVE TIL KA MAN.

Pilgrimage, penance, compassion and charity,
Give honour, if any as insignificant as sesame.

SUNAI MANNIA MAN KITA BHAO.
ANTARGAT TIRATH MAL NAO.

By faithfully hearing, believing and loving the name of the God.
Salvation is obtained and this amounts to taking bath in the true shrine, existing with one's self.

SAB GUN TERE MAI NAHI KOE.
VIN GUN KITE BHAGAT NA HOE.

Lord is the owner of all virtues, but I have no virtue.
Without obtaining virtuous qualities, God's devotional service is not possible.

SUAST ATH BANI BARMAO.
SAT SUAN SADA MAN CHAO.

I salute God, who is himself worldly wealth and is real brahma and I utter His praises.
God is true and beautiful and all joy resides perpetually within his mind.

KAVAN SU VELA VAKHAT KAVAN.
KAVAN THIT KAVAN VAR.

What was the time, the moment, the lunar day, the week day,

 KAVAN SI RUTHI MAHA KAVAN.
JIT HOA AKAR.

What was the season, the month, when the world was created?

VEL NA PAA PANDITI,
JE HOVAI LEKH PURAN.

Had the puranas referred to this, the pandits would have discovered the time.

VAKHAT NA PAIO KLADIA, JE LIKHAN LEKH QURAN.

Nor do the Qazis, who write and read the Quran, know the time.

THIT VAR NA JOGI JANAI, RUT MAH NA KOI.

Neither Yogis nor anyone else knows the lunar day, week day, season and month.

JA KARTA SIRTHI KO SAJE.
APE JANAI SOI.

The Creator, Who creates the world, alone knows this.

KIV KAR AKHA KIV SALAHI, KIO VARNI KIV JANA.

How to express, to praise, to describe and to know God?

NANAK AKHAN SABH KO AKHAI, IK DU IK SIANA.

Satguru nanak says that all give discourses about God and each one thinks himself to be wiser than the other.

VADA SAHIB VADA NAI, KITA JA KA HOVAI.

rand are the Master, his name and glory,and what He does,must happen.
.

NANAK JE KO APAU JANAI, AGAI GAYA NA SOHAI.

Satguru nanak says that if someone thinks himself to be powerful to do things, or thinks himself to be powerful to do things, or thinks himself to be knower of God, he will not be honoured in the next world.

PATALA PATAL LAKH AGASA AGAS.

There are niether worlds and more niether worlds below them and are there lacs of skies over them.

ORAK ORAK BAL THAKE, VED KAHAN IK VAT.

The vedas pronounce one conclusion that people are tired of searching the limits and boundaries of god.

SAHAS ATHARAH KAHAN KATEBA ASALU IK DHAT.

The saints, the eighteen purans and four religious books of Jews, christian and muslims conclude that God is limitless.

LEKHA HOE TA LIKHIAI, LIKHAI HOE VINAS.

If there be any account of God, then alone the mortal can write the same; but His account does not finish and the mortal himself dies while writing the account.

NANAK VADA AKHIAI, APE JANAI AP.

Satguru nanak says that one should call him great, and god himself knows his ownself.

SALAHI SALAH, ETI SURAT NA PAIA.

Praisers praise God, yet they do not get enough understanding to realise his greatness.

NADIA ATAI VAH, PAVAH SAMUND NA JANIAH

It is like streams and rivers, falling into the ocean, and not knowing its limits.

SAMUND SAH SULTAN GIRHA SETI MAAL DHAN.

Kings and emperors owning properties, wealth, oceans and mountains.

KIRI TUL NA HOVNI, JE TIS MANOH NA VISARAH.

Are not equal even to an ant, who in its mind never forgets God.

ANT NA SIPHTI KEHEN NA ANT.
ANT NA KARNAI DEN NA ANT.

Countless are the praises as well as the praisers of God.
Countless are the works and gifts of God.

ANT NA VEKHAN SUNAN NA ANT.
ANT NA JAPAI KIA MAN MANT.

God's power of hearing and seeing is limitless.
Limits of the motive in God's mind are unknown.

ANT NA JAPAI KITA AKAR. ANT NA JAPAI PARAVAR.

Limits of the creation, created by God, are unknown.
Limits of this or the other end of God, are unknown.

ANT KARAN KETE BIL-LAH. TA KE ANT NA PAE JAH.

Many persons weep and yearn to find His limits.
But these are not to be found.

EH ANT NA JANAI KOE. BAHUTA KAHIAH BAHUTA HOE.

No one can know God's limits.
The more we describe, the more is yet to be found.

VADA SAHIB UCHA THAO. UCHE UPAR UCHA NAO.

God is great and His seat is high.
God's Name is the highest of the high.

EVAD UCHA HOVAI KOE. TIS UCHE KAU JANAI SOE.

If one were to be as big and high as God.
Only then he would know the high god.

JEVAD AP JANAI AP AP.
NANAK NADRI KARMI DAT.

God alone knows, how great he is.
Satguru nanak says that merciful God showers gifts by his kind look.

BAHUTA KARAM LIKHIA NA JAE.VADA DATA TIL NA TAMAE.

God's large number of bounties cannot be recorded.
He is the great Giver and has no avarice whatsoever.

KETE MANAGAH JODH APAR. KETIA GANAT NAHI VICHAR.

Number of men and warriors beg at the door of the Infinite God.
Those, are many and beyond counting.

KETE KHAP TUTAH VEKAR.

Many are consumed to extinction in their wickedness.

KETE LAI LAI MUKAR PAH. KETE MURAKH KHAHI KHAH

.
Many obtain gifts again and again, yet do not admit this.
Many fools go on eating continously.

KETIA DUKH BHUKH SAD MAR. EH BHI DAT TERI DATAR.

Many suffer privation and pain and are continuously beaten.
Even these are God's gifts.

BAND KHALASI BHANAI HOE. HOR AKH NA SAKAI KOE.

By God's will, freedom from bondage is achieved.
None has any say in this.

JE KOI KHAIAK AKHAN PAE. OH JANAI JETIA MUH KHAE.

If any fool tries to intervene.
He knows that he will receive many blows on his face.

APE JANAI APE DEI.AKHAH SI BHI KEI KEI

God imself knows everything and he himself gives everything.
Only a few acknowledge this.

JIS NO BAKHSHE SIPHAT SALAH. NANAK PAT SAHI PAT SAH.

He, upon whom God showers the gift of his praises,
becomes king of kings, says satguru nanak.

AMUL GUN AMUL VAPAR. AMUL VAPARIE AMUL BHANDAR.

Virtues and the trade of the God are priceless.
Traders of God and his treasures are priceless.

AMUL AVAH AMUL LAI JAH. AMUL BHAE AMULA SAMAH.

Priceless are those who come to god and those who purchase and take divine goods from him.
Priceless is their love for god and the union with him.

AMUL DHARAM AMUL DIBAN.
AMUL TUL AMUL PARVAN.

Priceless are the divine laws and his court.
Priceless are his scales and weights.

AMUL BAKHSIS AMUL NISAN.
AMUL KARAM AMUL PHURMAN

Priceless are his gifts and marks of approval.
Priceless is His mercy and command.

AMULO AMUL AKHIA NA JAE. AKH PARE KARAH VAKHIAN.

None can assess value of God, who is invaluable.
By continuously remembering, one remains absorbed in him.

AKHEH VED PATH PURAN. AKHEH PARE KARAH VAKHIYAN.

Reciters of vedas and puranas, remember and speak of God.
The literate persons repeat God's name and deliver discourses about him.

AKHEH BARME AKHEH IND. AKHEH GOPI TEH GOVIND.

Brahmas and indras remember and speak of God.
Milkmaids and krishna remember and speak of god.

AKHEH ISAR AKHEH SIDH. AKHEH  KETE KITE BUDH.

Shiva and persons of miracles remember and speak of god.
Budhas, created by god, remember and speak of him.

AKHEH DANAV AKHEH DEV. AKHEH SUR NAR MUN JAN SEV.

Demons and the gods remember and speak of god.
Demi- gods, men, silent persons and God's servants, remember and speak of him.

KETE AKHEH AKHAN PAH.
KETE KEH KEH UTH UTH JAH.

Many give god's description and make attempts to describe him.
Many have been describing god again and again and then they lreave this world.

ETE KITE HOR KAREH. TA AKH NA SAKEH KEI KE.

If god were to create as many more as already created,
Even then they cannot describe even His few virtues.

JEVAD BHAVAI TEVAD HOE. NANAK JANAI SACHA SOE.

God becomes as great as he likes.
Satguru nanak says that God himself knows his greatness.

JE KO AKHEH BOL VIGAR.
TA LIKHIAI SIR GAVARA GAVAR.

 If some prater claims that he can describe god,
Then declare him to be the greatest fools of all fools.

SO DAR KEHA SO GHAR KEHA, JIT BAH SARAB SAMALE.

What is that gate and what is that mansion, where god sits and takes care of all?

VAJE NAD ANEK ASANKHA, KETE VAVAN-HARE.

Innumerable musical instruments of different kinds are played there by many singers.

KETE RAG PARI SIO KAHIAN, KETE GAVAN-HARE

Many minstrels sing praises of God in various measures and their consorts.

GAVEH TUHNO PAUN PANI BAISANTAR.
GAVAI RAJA DHARAM DUARE.

Water, wind, fire and the god of justice.sing the praises of god at his door.

GAVEH CHIT GUPAT LIKH JANEH,
LIKH LIKH DHARAM DUARE.

Angels, who record the mortals deeds and know how to write these, and on the basis
of whose recorded accounts, the god of justice will administer heavenly justice, also sing god's praises.

GAVEH ISAR BARMA DEVI, SOHAN SADA SAVARE

Shiva, brahma and the fair goddesses, adorned by God, sing the songs of God.

GAVEH IND INDASAN BAITHE, DEVITA DAR NALE.

Indra, sitting on his throne with deities, sing the praises of God at his gate.

GAVEH SIDH SAMADHI ANDAR, GAVAN SADH VICHARE.

Persons, claiming to have miraculous powers, and saints sing praises of god in their meditation.

GAVAN JATI SATI SANTOKHI, GAVEH VIR KARARE.

Continents, true and calm saints and the fearless warriors, sing  God's praises.

GAVAN PANDIT PARAN RAKHISAR, JUG JUG VEDA NALE.

Scholars, readers of vedas of all ages and sven supreme sages, sing the praises of god.

GAVEH MOHANIA MAN MOHAN, SURGA MACHH PAYALE.

Fascinating she-searphs who captivative hearts in paradise, sing the praises of god in this world and the nether regions.

GAVAN RATAN UPAE TERE, ATH-SATH TIRATH NALE.

Invaluable objects created by god as well as the sixty-eight places of pilgrimage, sing the praises.

GAVEH JODH MAHA BAL SURA, GAVEH KHANI CHARE.

Great mighty warriors, divine heroes and four sources of creation, sing god's praises.

GAVEH KHAND MANDAL VARBHANDA, KAR KAR RAKHE DHARE.

The continents, worlds and solar system, established by god, sing his glories.

SEI TUDHNO GAVEH JO TUDH BHAVAN,
RATE TERE BHAGAT RASALE

God's saints steeped in his name, who are pleasing to god, sing  his praises.

 HOR KETE GAVAN SE MAI CHIT NA AVAN,
NANAK KIA VICHARE.

Satguru nanak says that many more, who cannot be recollected in the mind, sing God's praises.

SOI SOI SADA SACH SAHIB SACHA SACHI NAI.

God, his name and glory are always true.

HAI BHI HOSI JAE NA JASI, RACHNA JIN RACHAI.

God, who created the creation, exists and will exist for ever, and will not depart when the creation disappears.

RANGI RANGI BHATI KAR KAR  JINSI MAIA JIN UPAI.

God, who created maya, has by various ways, created the creation of different colours and kinds.

KAR KAR VEKHAI KITA APNA, JIV TIS DI VADIAI.

After creating the creation, God in his grandeur, beholds his works

JO TIS BHAVAI SOI KARSI, HUKAM NA KARNA JAI.

God does whatever pleases him, and no one can give any order to him.

SO PATSAH SAHA PAT SAHIB, NANAK REHAN RAJAI

Satguru nanak says that one should live subject to his will, who is the king of kings.

MUNDA SANTOKH SARAM PAT JHOLI,
DHIAN KI KAREH BIBHUT.

Wear the ear rings of contentment, make modesty your begging bowl and wallet and smear yourself with God's meditation, treating it as ashes.

KINTHA KAL KUARI KAIA JUGAT DANDA PARTIT.

Wear the fear of death as your coat made of patches, make chastity, like that of a virgin, your path to achieve union and faith in god as your staff.

AI PANTHI SAGAL JAMATI MAN JITAI JAG JIT.

Join the brotherhood of the universe and treat this as the highest sect of the yogis and by conquering your mind, conquer the world.

ADES TISAI ADES.
AD ANIL ANAD ANAHAT JUG JUG EKO VES.

I salute god again and again.
God is primal and pure with unknown beginning, who cannot be destroyed and, who remains same in all the ages.

BHUGAT GYAN DAYA BHANDARAN GHAT GHAT VAJEH NAD.

Make divine knowledge your food and mercy your steward and listen to the hevenly music that exists in heart.

AP NATH NATHI SAB JA KI, RIDH SIH AVARA SAD.

God himself is supreme, who has snuffled all; and riches and miracles are useless relishes.

SANJOG VIJOG DUE KAR CHALAVEH LEKHE AVEH BHAG.

The continents, worlds and solar system, established by god, sing his glories.

ADES TISAI ADES
AD ANEEL ANAD ANAHAT JUG JUG EKO VES.

The worlds ways are regulated by union and sepration and the mortal gets his share according to his destiny.

EKA MAI JUGAT VIAI TIN CHELE PARVAN.

Unique God designed the plan and created maya and after creating the creation, appointed three approved disciples.

IK SANSARI IK BHANDHARI IK LAYE DIBAN.

One of these is brahma, who creates the world; the other is vishnu,who sustains it; and the third is shiva, whose disposition is to destroy; but,

JIV TIS BHAVE TIVE CHALAVAI JIV HOVAI PHURMAN.

God causes them to act in the way, He likes and orders.

OH VEKHAI OHNA NADAR NA AVAI BAHUTA EH VIDAN.

The most wonderful thing is that God sees them, but they cannot see him.

ADES TISE ADES.
AD ANIL ANAD ANAHAT JUG JUG EKO VES.

I salute God again and again.
God is primal and pure with unknown beginning, Who cannot be destroyed, and who remains same in all the ages.

ASAN LOE LOE BHANDAR. JO KICH PAIA SU EK VAR.

God has his seat and His storehouses in all the worlds.
Whatever is stored, was put once for all, enough for ever.

KAR KAR VEKHAI SIRJANHAR. NANAK SACHE IS SACHI KAR.

After creating the creation, God is beholding it.
Satguru nanak says that the works of the true god are true.

ADES TISE ADES.
AD ANIL ANAD ANAHAT JUG JUG EKO VES.

I salute God again again.
God is primal and pure with unknown beginning, who cannot be destroyed, and who remains same in all the ages.

IK DU JIBHAU LAKH HOVEH LAKH VIS.

Instead of one tongue, may I possess lacs of tounges, which may increase to twenty lacs of tounges;

LAKH LAKH GERA AKHIAH EK NAM JAGDIS.

Then may I repeat God's name, lacs and lacs of times, with each of the lacs of tounges.

ET RAH PAT PAVARIA CHARIAI HOE IKIS.

The way to meet God, the bridegroom, is to ascend the ladders to God's palace step by step and then achieve union by god.

SUN GALA AKAS KI KITA AI RIS.

By hearing of the heavenly things even the worms would like to emulate.

NANAK NADRI PAIAI KURI KURAI THIS.

Satguru nanak says that God is obtained by his kindness and the boasting of the false is false.

AKHAN JOR CHUPAE NA JOR.
JOR NA MANGAN DEN NA JOR.

It is not within man's power to speak, or to keep quiet.
The man has no power to beg or to give.

JOR NA JIVAN MARAN NAH JOR.
JOR NA RAJ MAL MAN SOR.

The man has no power to live or die.
It is not within his power to acquire kingdom and riches, which cause disturbance in the mind.

JOR NA SURTI GIAN VICHAR. JOR NA JUGTI CHHUTAI SANSAR.

It is not within his power to gain understanding of the divine knowledge of god's meditation.
It is not within man's power to find the method of freedom from the world's bondage.

JIS HATH JOR KAR VEKHAI SOE.
NANAK UTAM NICH NA KOE.

God, in whose hands the power is, exercises the same, and beholds it.
Satguru nanak says that none can become good or bad because of his own strength.

RATI RUTI THITI VAR.
PAVAN PANI AGNI PATAL.

God created nights, seasons, lunar days, and week days.
God created wind, water, fire and nether lands.

TIS VICH DHARTI THJAP RAKHI DHARAMSAAL.

In between these, God established the earth as the home for his worship and to practise truth.

TIS VICH JIA JUGAT KE RANG. TIN KE NAAM ANEK ANANT.

God created living beings of various colours and habits;
And of different and limitless names.

KARMI KARMI HOE VICHAR. SACHA AP SACHA DARBAR.

They are judged by thier deeds and actions;
God and his court are true.

TITHAI SOHAN PANCH PARVAN. NADRI KARAM PAVAI NISAN.

There the accepted saints sit and look graceful.
They bear the mark of grace of the merciful Master.

KACH PAKAI UTHE PAI. NANAK GYA JAPAI JAE.

The good and the evil will be judged there.
Satguru nanak says that these facts will become known in the court.

DHARAM KHAND KA EHO DHARAM.
GIAN KHAND KA AKHO KARAM.

The above narration is of the realm of the truth and the religious duties.
Now is narrated the working of the realm of knowledge.

KETE PAVAN PANI VESANTAR, KETE KAN MAHES.

There are many winds, waters, fires and krishnas and shivas.

KETE BARME GHRAT GHARIAH , RUP RANG KE VES.

There are many brahmas, fashioning forms of various colours, beauties and clothes.

KETIA KARAM BHUMI MER KETE, KETE DHU UPDES.

There are number of earths and mountains for doing various deeds;
and there are innumerable Dharu, who gave sermons.

KETE IND CHAND SUR KETE, KETE MANDAL DES.

There are innumerable indras, moons, suns, globes and countries.

KETE SIDH BUDH NATH KETE, KETE DEVI VES.

There are innumerable sidhs, budhas, naths, great yogis and forms of goodness.

KETE DEV DANAV MUN KETE, KETE RATAN SAMUND.

There are innumerable gods, demons, silent saints, jewels and oceans.

KETIA KHANI KETIA BANI, KETE PAT NARIND.

There are innumerable sources of production, innumerable languages, and innumerable dynasties of kings.

KETIA SURTI SEVAK KETE, NANAK ANT NA ANT.

Satguru nanak says that there is noend to god's bounds and there are innumerable men of divine knowledge, and countless servants of god.

GIAN KHAND MAH GIAN PARCHAND.
TITHAI NAD BINOD KOD ANAND.

The light of god's knowledge brightly shines in the domain of knowledge.
The heavenly music is played there, from which flow millions of joys and amusements.

SARAM KHAND KI BANI ROOP.
TITHAI GHARAT GHARIAI BAHUT ANUP.

The language of those reaching the realm of spiritual happiness is beautiful.
Unique forms, having no parallel whatsoever in beauty, are finished there.

TA KIA GALA KATHIA NA JAH. JE KO KAHAI PICHAI PACHHTAE.

What is happening in that sphere, cannot be depicted.
He, who tries to describe the same, will have to repent subsequently.

TITHAI GHARIAI SURAT MAT MAN BUDH.

The inner consciousness, the intellect, the soul persons and men of miracles is fashioned afresh.

TITHAI GHARIAI SURA SIDHA KI SUDH.

The genius of pious persons and men of miracles is fashioned afresh.

KARAM KHAND KI BANI JOR. TITHAI HOR NA KOI HOR.

Language of those, who enter the realm of grace, possess spiritual power and effect.
None else resides there except the approved ones.

TITHAI JODH MAHA BAL SUR. TIN MAH RAM RAHIA BHARPUR.

There are powerful warriors and heroes,
Might of the all pervading God is contained to the brim within such residents.

TITHAI SITO SITA MEHMA MAH. TA KE RUP NA KATHNE JAH.

Such residents are fully absorbed in the praises of god.
Their beauty cannot be narrated.

NA OH MARAH NA THAGE JAH.
JIN KAI RAM VASAI MAN MAH.

They never die and can never be defrauded.
Because God's name resides within their hears.

TITHAI BHAGAT VASAH KE LOA.
KARAH ANAND SACHA MAN SOE.

The saints of all worlds live there.
They are full heavenly bliss, as god abides in their hearts.

SACH KHAND VASAI NIRANKAR.
KAR KAR VEKHAI NADAR NIHAL.

In the realm of truth, resides the formless god.
By his merciful glance, god, while beholding the creation, makes them happy.

TITHAI KHAND MANDAL VARBHAND. JE KO KATHAI TA ANT NA ANT.

There are continents, worlds, solar systems in that realm.
One, who attempts to describe them, should know that these are limitless.

TITHAI LOA LOA AKAR. JIV JIV HUKAM TIVAI TIV KAR.

There are creations after creations and universe after universes.
They functions according to the command of god.

VEKHAI VIGSE KAR VICHAR. NANAK KATHNA KARANA SAR.

God gets joy by thinking of and beholding his creation.
Satguru nanak says that to describe the realm of truth is as difficult as eating iron.

JAT PAHARTA DHIRAJ SUNIAR.
AHARAN MAT VED HATHIAR.

Make continence your furnace and patience your goldsmith.
Make understanding your anvil and divine knowledge your tools.

BHAU KHALA AGAN TAP TAO.

Make god's fear your bellows and the practice of penance as the fire.

BHANDA BHAO ANMRIT TIT DHAL.
GHARIAI SABAD SACHI TAKSAL.

Treat the love as the pot, extract and pour the nectar in it.
And then the divine words are minted in the true mint.

JIN KAU NADAR KARAM TIN KAR.
NANAK NADRI NADAR NIHAL.

This is the daily programme of those, upon whom god casts his gracious glance.
Satguru nanak says that god with his merciful look, showers happiness on them.

                             SALOK

PAVAN GURU PANI PITA, MATA DHARAT MAHAT.

Air is the guru, water, the father and the earth, the great mother.

DIVAS RAT DOE DAI DAIA KHELAI SAGAL JAGAT.

Day and night are two male and female nurses, in whose lap the entire world plays.

CHANGIAIA BURIAIA, VACHAI DHARAM HADUR.

Good and bad actions will be narrated before the god of justice.

KARMI APO APNI, KE NERAI KE DUR.

Some will be called in, and others will be pushed away by god in accordance with their actions.

JINI NAAM DHIAIA, GAE MASAKAT GHAL.

Those who have meditated on god's name, will leave this world after putting toil in the right direction.

NANAK TE MIKH UJLE, KETI CHUTI NAAL.

They will go with brilliant faces; and many more will be emancipated along with them.

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