Oh mind, let go of your laziness and do the effort of Naam. It will be with you in this world and in the Parlok. It will complete all of your tasks.
Sri Bala Sandhur Vaach..
Listen, oh Light of the Tehan Clan, the Sidhs sat in front of Guru Nanak Dev ji. Bhai Ajitha ji was showing his powers to all by making the dead birds alive again. Many people saw this. Guru ji looked that way as well. The Prabhoo spoke: “who is it that is making the birds alive again? Who is sitting on a piece of cloth in the Sarovar, not getting wet, and showing off his powers? This person is trying to make themselves look big in front of the people.” The Sidhs said: “it’s one of your followers. We haven’t seen anyone like him in this time. The powers are only in your home. You can show them as you wish.” Guru ji sent a person to call Bhai Ajitha ji. As soon as Guru ji looked at him, he pulled all of his powers and left him with nothing. Everyone had their powers taken away. They all sat with humility. Their minds were depressed as their powers were all gone. It was as though a merchant lost his stock, becoming poor and in regret. Guru ji didn’t say anything for a long time. The Sidhs and Bhai Ajitha ji sat there. Bhai Ajitha ji had become really powerful from doing Guru ji’s Seva. Many men and women came to do Guru ji’s Darshan.
A Tarkhaan had come to see Guru ji. He had a 12-year-old son with him. They bowed to Guru ji’s feet. The Tarkhaan said: “I have one son in my home. This is by the radiance of your Satsangat. By your blessing, he is alive. I am giving him to you now. You made him alive again.” Guru ji said: “how did I make him alive again?” The Tarkhaan said: “I will tell you: every time I would have a son, it would die after a few months. We went to many Sidhs and Peers. Hearing your praise, we made a promise in our hearts that if a son remains alive, we will give him to you. My son survived so I bring him to you now, Guru ji. When he dies, it’s up to you now.” The Master heard this and then had wood gathered in one place. Guru ji burnt the wood and then said: “child, go into the fire.” The name of the child was Sangtiya. The men and women were all surprised. They didn’t understand Guru ji’s way. They said: “the Tarkhaan has one son who he gave to Guru ji. Guru ji wants to put him into the fire. This is so surprising.” When the child was commanded to go into the fire, the Sidhs, men and women watched. The child’s mind did not have doubt. He was patient. He didn’t think about the pain from the fire. The 12-year-old boy jumped into the fire. He stayed in the fire. He was patient. The fire and heat did not touch the boy. He sat in the fire for about 4 hours. Everyone was amazed to see this. Guru ji was impressed. To bless him, Guru ji said: “you are free from taking births and dying. The bonds of Jumms are broken for you. Come out of the fire now. You are blessed from now on.” As soon as the boy heard this, his gates of doubt opened. His doubts were gone. His ego was destroyed. He had the Divine Vision of all 3 Loks. He could see everything, hidden or revealed. The sorrow of dying and birth was gone. Sri Guru ji said: “ask for what you wish for, child. I will give you without delay.” The boy folded his hands and said: “the Sidhs that are close to you, give them back their powers by being compassionate. Your Sikh, Bhai Ajitha ji, who is humble and depressed by being empty, they are sitting worried. They are like a person who lost all of their money.” Guru ji said: “they were all showing their powers to show off for their own ego. It is not good to give them powers. Their minds were drowning in ego but I can’t refuse what you wished for. I will make them all as they were before.” The Sidhs, men and women were amazed. “The boy is generous! He is altruistic. He is radiant. He had everyone forgiven.” Everyone got their powers back as they were before. Everyone was happy. They said: “Sri Guru ji, you are Dhan! Your praises can’t be said. Sikhi is Dhan and your Sikhs are Dhan! They help others, seeing them in pain.” The Sidhs lost their ego. They didn’t quarrel with Guru ji again. Their bad wisdom was calm. They said: “you are the indestructible Purakh.” They praised Guru ji in many ways.
The Sidhs asked Guru ji: “how powerful are you Tappa ji? Tell us. We haven’t seen anyone like you. You are different than other great beings.” Guru ji said: “understand the greatness of Satnam. The Ikankaar Prabhoo is complete and is the treasure of blessings. As big as the Master is, that is how big his gift is. You can’t find his end or his power. He is compassionate and the light form. The Sri Kartaar is beyond beautiful. Whom he looks upon with blessings, he gives them the Naam. Their ego and disrespect are all destroyed then. They receive the highest status with bliss. The greatness of the Satguru is really high. Their secret and end cannot be found.” Guru ji then said a Salok:
Salok M:1..
If I dressed myself in fire, and built a house of snow, and made food of iron (the strongest kind); if I were to make all the pain of the world into water and drink it, and drive the entire earth before me;
If I were to place the sky upon a scale and balance it with a single copper coin; if I were to become so big that I could not be contained, if I were to control all;
If I were to possess so much power within my mind that I could cause others to do what I wish. As Great as our Lord and Master is, so great are His gifts. He bestows them and satiates them. O Nanak, those upon whom the Lord casts His Glance of Grace, they obtain the glorious greatness of the True Name. ||1||
(SGGS 147)
Everyone heard this Salok. The Sidhs accepted this as the truth. Gorakh Nath and the others became humble. They folded their hands and bowed to Guru ji. The other Sidhs asked for forgiveness. Bhunger Nath did not bow. He said: “the Ganga never flowed towards the west. The sun never sets in the east. The Sumer has never flown with wings. We are Sidhs. We will never bow to Ghristis. This is impossible for me.” Bhunger Nath said this and flew upwards like a bird. Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji saw him with ego. To destroy his ego, Guru ji made his own sandal fly up and hit Bhunger Nath in the head. Bhunger Nath felt a lot of pain. He flew higher. The sandal went higher and hit him in the head again. Every time he would stay still, he would get hit in the head. He would run in every direction. The Sandal chased him. When he came towards Guru ji’s direction, the sandal would stop hitting him. Bhunger Nath figured out the sandal was not going to stop. There was nothing he could do to stop it. He felt the pain and regretted it. His ego was gone. He was embarrassed. He became humble and came down to where Guru ji was sitting. He bowed to Guru ji’s lotus feet and sat down near him.
Gorakh Nath saw this and said to Bhunger Nath: “you couldn’t have been calm without doing all this. In Kaliyuga, the Sri Kartaar took on a human form to make everyone do the Simran of his name. He cannot be compared. Bow to him so you are blessed. Speak well and listen. Ingrain the pure Gyaan in your heart.” Gorakh Nath ji said to Guru ji: “what is the way of Kaliyuga?” Sitting with the Sidhs, Guru ji said:
Salok M:1..
There is a famine of Truth; falsehood prevails, the blackness of Kali Yuga has turned men into demons.
The planted seeds (of Bhagti) have departed with honor; now, how can the shattered seed sprout?
If the seed is whole, and it is the proper season, then the seed will sprout. O Nanak, without treatment, the raw fabric cannot be dyed.
In the Fear of God it is cleansed, if the treatment of modesty is applied to the cloth of the body. O Nanak, if one is coloured with Bhagti, the falseness does not remain. ||1||
(SGGS 468)
Sri Mukhvaak..
Salok M:1..
Kaliyuga is the Kaati sword, the kings are butchers; Dharma has sprouted wings and flown away. In this dark night of falsehood, the moon of Truth is not visible anywhere.
I have searched in vain, and I am so confused; in this darkness, I cannot find the path. In egotism, they cry out in pain. Says Nanak, how will they be saved? ||1||
(SGGS 145)
Salok M:1..
The Sattis sin and call themselves chaste. The Gurus go to the students’ homes to give them knowledge.
The women and men love only for wealth; they come and go as they please.
No one obeys the Shastras or the Vedas. Everyone worships themselves. Becoming Qazis, they sit and administer justice. They chant on their Tasbees, and call upon Khuddah.
They accept bribes, and block justice. If someone asks them, they read quotations from their books. The Muslim scriptures are in their ears and in their hearts. They plunder the people, and engage in gossip and flattery.
They anoint pure kitchens to try to become pure. Behold, such is the Hindu. The Yogi, with matted hair and ashes on the body, sit in the homes of Ghristi householders. The children weep in front of and behind.
He does not attain Yoga - he has lost his way. Why did they put ash in their head? O Nanak, this is the sign of the Dark Age of Kali Yuga; everyone says that he himself knows. ||1||
(SGGS 951)
Guru ji did the Sidh Gosht, which is in Raag Ramkali, in Guru Granth Sahib ji. He removed all of the doubts of the Sidhs. He answered their questions. The Sidhs bowed at Guru ji’s feet and praised him with joy. Guru ji told the Sidhs the way of Kaliyuga. The Sidhs saw Guru ji as Parmeshwar who came to make people chant the Naam. He came to spread Bhagti. “There is no one equal to him. Whoever has faith in him, will receive Mukti. Other than Prabhoo, nobody could defeat us. Therefore, he can be no one else other than Prabhoo himself.” They had faith in Guru ji now. They bowed to the Master of the Universe. The Sidhs took leave, saying “Adesh, Adesh.” The Sidh Gosht was not discussed here because this would make this Granth really long. The summary could not be described of what Guru ji discussed with the Sidhs.
The Mela was done and everyone began to leave. People went to their own homes. The Sant Balak grabbed Guru ji’s feet. Guru ji put his hand on his head and said: “whoever will meet you, they will receive Mukti. You will do Simran of Satnam and make others do it too. Stay with your parents. Go to your father and mother. Stay with them. Many people will be saved because of you. You will receive Mukti and so will the ones that follow you.” Bhai Sangtiya ji obeyed and went home with joy. Guru ji went back to Kartarpur. Some Sangat came with him.
For many days, Guru ji sat in the Dharmsala and gave his Darshan to the Sangat everyday. Keertan happened everyday. The Sangat came to do his Darshan and did their Ardaas. Whatever wishes the people had, they would do Guru ji’s Darshan and have their wishes fulfilled. The people of all of the villages and cities praised Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji. They all said his name with respect.
A person named Malo Sheikh heard the praises of Guru ji and came to the Gem of the Bedis. He did a Salaam to Guru ji and sat down near him. He had jealousy in his mind. He asked: “tell me, are the Hindus greater or the Turks? Whose ideology is greater? Tell me. How can one achieve Mukti? You are praised by all.” Sri Guru ji heard this and said: “only the ones who are unwise, ask such questions. You have doubts in your mind. You don’t have good wisdom. The unwise see Hindus and Turks as two different sides. They don’t see the greater thing. They debate and quarrel over false claims. They never receive Mukti. They suffer the punishment of the Jumms all of the time.” When Malo Sheikh heard this, he burned with jealousy. He spoke in pride: “if nobody is Hindu or Turk then why did Khuddah make these two? One prays to Khuddah and the other does the Simran of Ram. They live in their own homes and have different customs of living. One prays to the east and the other prays towards the west. They all think their religions are better.” Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji spoke: “the highest Bhagat is Bhagat Kabeer ji. He was raised by Muslims. Al-Kabeer is one of the 99 Names of Allah. He is the most praised out of all the Bhagats. There is no difference between Ram and Kabeer. He gave wisdom to both Hindus and Muslims. He got rid of the doubt for people in the best way. According to the world, he was born in a Muslim home. Listen to what he said: there is soil and there is one who made everything. There is one Jot that lives in all. Everything is made of the One so then why is their doubt in the heart? Ikankaar and Khuddah are One. Ram and Raheem or not two. The forgotten ones are entangled in taking sides. They remain in the cycle of birth and death. The body is false and so is its pride and claim. If you see Hindu and Turk, when the body breaks open, what name will you give the Aatma that comes out? When you rid of the claims of the body, you will see Allah and Akaal as the same Sri Naam. The claims are only done by hypocrites. The world is false and so are its claims. Everything you see will not exist one day. Malo, for this reason, think about this in your heart: if you want to be blessed, then get rid of your doubts.” Guru ji gave Malo Sheikh wisdom to get rid of his bad wisdom. The Jagtesha looked at Malo Sheikh and blessed him. Guru ji’s words destroyed Malo’s hypocrisy. Malo Sheikh was in bliss. He bowed to Guru ji’s lotus feet. He was really happy and felt at peace. He became humble and said: “I now know that you are the Gunkhaani. I am now your Mureed. I heard your words and my doubts are now destroyed. You are Khuddah who came within a human form. You erased the prise, duality and hypocrisy. You are now my Peer. Doing your Darshan, I am at peace. In my heart, your form shines like the sun. Live in my heart. Your words are like the rays. Destroy the darkness of attachment in my mind. Make the twinkling stars in my heart disappear. I wish to question you one more question. The court of Khuddah, who is honoured there? Who is rejected and who is accepted? Tell me the characteristics of the person so I may not be rejected.” Sri Guru ji said: “the one who rejects the claims of duality and accepts the will of Vahiguru; in Kaliyuga, the one who praises the Naam, they are accepted and honoured in the court. They see joy, sorrow, respect and disrespect as the same. They aren’t rejected anywhere. They are drenched in truth. They speak the truth. Their hearts are soft. They are generous and think well for all. They see pain and joy as the same.” Hearing Sri Guru ji’s wisdom, the Peer became Guru ji’s humble Mureed. He had love in his heart. He stayed with Prabhoo ji for some days and then went home. He meditated on Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji all of the time. Wherever he sat, he praised Guru ji.