The saints who discard duality and see the one Aatma everywhere, they become calm. I bow to such saints.
Sri Bala Sandhur Vaach..
Guru ji started a new Udaasi, as he wished to see the Teeraths. He wanted to bless the people. He first brought us to Kurukshetra. He found a nice place to sit. It was the time of the Solar Eclipses. There was a Mela to mark this event. Many had gathered for this. Brahmins and the other castes had come. They came to bathe during this time in the river. People from all 4 Ashrams had come. The people of the 6 Darshans all came to mark this event. Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji saw everyone and thought to himself: “how can I talk to these Pandits who are proud of their education? These Sanyasis are egotistical.” Guru ji stayed in one place. Guru ji sat to destroy the hypocrisy. Bhai Mardana ji started singing a sweet Raag.
At that time, a queen came with her son and bowed to Guru ji. Their enemies had overpowered them and took their kingdom. The queen and her family were exiled. She and her son were humble and bowed to Guru ji, seeing him as a complete saint. They had hunted a deer on the way which they offered to Guru ji. The queen and her son said: “we have been exiled from our kingdom. We come to your shelter. Please bless us by which we may re-acquire our lost kingdom.” Guru ji heard this and said: “do a Brahm Bhoj (a big feist). You will gain your kingdom again.” The queen and prince folded their hands and said: “we don’t have any money for food. All our money was spent on the battle. We are as poor as paupers now. We come to your shelter, oh great saint.” Sri Guru ji said: “do this then: get a big pot with love and cook this deer you have brought. Clean it up and cook the meat. Cook it in the pot. Cook it with spices. Light the fire to cook it.” They heard these instructions and did as they were told. They made a fire pit to place the pot on. They started a fired. The meat was cut and placed in the pot for cooking. The spices were sauteed.
When the nearby Brahmins, attending the Mela, saw this, they came close. The proudest and most educated Brahmins saw the smoke rising from the fire. They got angry and said: “today is the solar eclipses. These fools are cooking meat today.” They brought Kutkas and other weapon with them. They came close and wanted to beat the queen and her son. They said to them: “what is your caste and Dharma? You are preforming a sinful act. The Turks are even afraid to eat meat on this day. Today is the day to bathe and donate. Today is the great day for those acts.” Sri Guru ji heard these words and said: “I am really hungry. They are cooking food to eat.” The Brahmins spoke harsh words: “do you know what is being cooked? Show us what is being cooked otherwise we will kill you all, right here.” The ones that saw the meat go in said: “there is meat being cooked in the pot. We saw them cut it and pour it into the pot. They lit the fire after. Kill them without delay! Nobody will do such an act again. They spoiled the traditions of Dharma. It is not a sin to kill such people.” Guru ji said: “if you want to show your strength, you wish to kill us, you can do as you wish. Nobody can stop you. If you wish to have a discussion with me of what the Dharma and Adharma is, then all of you Pandits and Sanyasis can come to me and have a discussion.” The wisest Brahmins heard words of patience. They gathered and came to Guru ji. The Sanyasis were very educated with Vidhya. Other people came as well.
Among them was a Pandit named “Nanak Chand” (later, Nannu). He had defeated many people in scholarly debates. He had read the Bhavikhya Puraan, which states the praises of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji. He wanted others to think that he was actually Guru Nanak Dev ji. He started to call himself “Nanak Chand.” He called himself the Avatar of Kaliyuga who was to save many and spread the Simran of the Naam; while destroying hypocrisy. He knew all of this and named himself as so. He would speak from the Bhavikhya Puraan and try to prove that he was the one. He came with the crowd. Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji said: “oh Sanyasis, according to your ideology, what is meat? The Dharma of the Brahmins is to Read the Vedas and do the Yagnas. The Kshatriyas are the ones who fight the war of Dharma. They are to do the Yagna with meat. We are following our Dharma here. Why are you getting angry seeing this?” The Pandits all heard this and said: “the Kshatriyas always have weapons. You are dressed like a Fakir. How are you a Kshatriya without weapons?” Guru ji said: “I have great weapons. Listen to their names: I have the sharp Kharag of the Naam; the love of Satsangat is my bow; Sam (controlling the Munn) and Dam (controlling the Indrees) are my arrows; I have killed the deer of Munn; the Brahm Agni is the fire that cooks the deer; I am always eager to kill the vices.” The Pandits said: “you killed a real deer. Now you are cooking it. You are telling us something us.” Guru ji said: “listen, the 4 Vedas say hunting is the way of the Kshatriyas. This is evident in all 4 Yugas. If a person is egotistical in the world, they are sinned of killing. The ones who are not proud of their body, they are the Gyaanis who destroy the duality and vices from their minds; they see the Aatma everywhere and know that it is the infinite truth; they see the world as Asat, limited; finite; they see the world as non-existence in past, present and future (according to the Brahm Sutras, the world as we see it never existed in any time); they are not sinned with killing. The unwise Agyaanis who think they are the ones who are “doing” and “experiencing”; stuck in the caste Ashrams; they wish to eat delicious foods; only act like they don’t wish to eat such things; those people die and are born again. They are not released from this bondage.” After saying this, Guru ji said a Salok to show the Brahmins their vices:
Salok M:1..
First, the mortal is conceived by the flesh, and then he lives in the flesh.
When he comes alive, his received the mouth made of flesh; his bones, skin and body are made of flesh.
He comes out of the womb of flesh, and puts the nipple of the breast in his mouth which is made of flesh to feed.
His mouth is flesh, his tongue is flesh; his breaths are in the flesh.
When he grows up and is married, he brings his wife which is made of flesh, into his home.
Flesh is produced from flesh; all of the relatives are made of flesh.
When the Satguru is met, the one realizes the Hukam of the Lord's Command, then he becomes wise.
By saying you have been released, the mortal does not find release; O Nanak, through empty words, one is ruined. ||1||
(SGGS 1289)
After being born, since then, everything is about the flesh. There is nothing without flesh. If there is, then tell me. The ones who have Vairagya (detaching desires), they go to the Satguru. The Satguru gives them wisdom. They understand all of the secrets. The person then sees the body as separate. They see their consciousness as different. They see the Aatma as different from the body. They know then that the Aatma is the Truth (unlimited and everlasting). The body is destined to die. The connection of Sat (infinite and everlasting) and Asat (finite and diminishing) is nothing. Just as the sun and darkness are never close to each other, that is how Sat and Asat are never together. You can’t know yourself without the wisdom of the Satguru.” After saying this, Guru ji went quiet.
The Pandit and Sanyasis had gathered in great numbers. They couldn’t respond to Guru ji and just looked at each other. They couldn’t look at Guru ji. The Sanyasis spent some time. The Pandit Nanak Chand, who had won the world, the Sanyasis said to him: “you have won the world. This Fakir that sits here, why don’t you debate with him? You know the Vedas and the Shastras. You are the wisest.” Nannu Pandit heard this and prepared to speak after being motivated. He didn’t really know an answer so he fidgeted and spoke whatever popped into his mind: “oh Fakir, you did a bad thing. You cooked on a holy day today. You call yourself a follower of the Dharam. How can you say that? The Shastras find you guilty. Today is the Solar Eclipses and you are cooking meat. It is the time for charity and bathing. What is your ideology? Give us your answer or else you will be destroyed.” The omniscient Satguru, wise and intelligent in every way, responded right away, while the Sanyasis, Brahmins and everyone else listened:
M:1..
The fools argue about flesh and meat, but they know nothing about Gyaan (of the self) and Dhyaan, focus.
What is called meat, and what is called green vegetables? In which does the sin lay?
By killing a rhinoceros for the Home Yagna, this was the direction of the Devatas.
They renounce meat, and hold their noses while sitting near it, they eat flesh at night (indulging with other women)
They practice hypocrisy, and make a show before other people, but they do not understand anything about Gyaan or Dyaan.
O Nanak, what can be said to the blind people? They cannot answer, or even understand what is said.
They alone are blind, who act blindly. They have no eyes in their hearts.
They are produced from the blood of their mothers and fathers, but they do not eat fish or meat.
But when men and women meet at night, they come together in the flesh and sin.
In the flesh we are conceived, and in the flesh we are born; we are all vessels of flesh.
You know nothing of Gyaan or Dhyaan, even though you call yourself clever, O Paanday.
You believe that flesh on the outside is bad, but the flesh of those in your own home is good.
All beings and creatures are flesh; the Aatma has taken up its home in the flesh.
They eat the uneatable (Tabacco and slander); they reject and abandon what they could eat. They have a teacher who is blind.
In the flesh we are conceived, and in the flesh we are born; we are all vessels of flesh.
You know nothing of Gyaan or Dhyaan, even though you call yourself clever, O Paanday.
Meat is allowed in the Puranas, meat is allowed in the Kataybs and the Koran. Throughout the four Yugas, meat has been used.
It is featured in sacred feasts and marriage festivities; meat is used in them.
Women, men, kings and emperors originate from meat.
If you see them (by your account) going to hell, then do not accept charitable gifts from them.
(If according to you) The giver goes to hell, (how can) the receiver goes to heaven - look at this injustice.
You do not understand your own self, but you preach to other people. O Pandit, you are very wise indeed.
O Paanday, you do not know where meat originated.
Food, sugar cane and cotton are produced from water. The three worlds came from water.
For Water you say, "it is good in many ways." But water takes many forms of vices.
Forsaking these delicacies, one becomes a true Sanyasis. Nanak reflects and speaks. ||2||
(SGGS 1289-1290)
The Agyaanis say "meat, meat," and fight foolishly in ego. They don't understand the words of wisdom and instead they feed their egos with hypocrisy. The Aatma's form, forgetting that and seeing the body as infinite is the eating of meat. The Aatma is separate in all 3 times from the body. It is not affected while living in the body. It is always separate. The body is false. The body comes according to Karma. The food comes to a person according to their Karma. Seeing the Shastras, one should eat without doubt. That is good. One can eat according to destiny. The Devatas advise the Gyaanis to kill the rhinoceros and other animals for Yagnas. They considered the Aatma as not the doer. They see that the Aatma is not the one experiencing anything. To experience taste is the Dharma of the Pranas. To eat food is the Dharma of the Indrees. The Dharma of the Munn is to know good and bad. Understand all this. If one eats and experiences, seeing their Karma, they are not involved in sin and virtue. The foolish Agyaanis show off, being Vaishnoo. They see meat and hold their noses during the day. In the night, they indulge with other women. They don't have the eyes of the heart. They are blindly earning sins in pleasures. They consider the flesh of the outside as bad and hide to indulge with the flesh at night. This gives pain. The Agyaanis who do this, they eat with sin and are in pain. If the Gyaani destroys the ego of the body (seeing the Aatma as separate, not the experiencer), they eat what comes to them by their destiny. They eat seeing their Karma. They are not confined by sin or virtue. The Puranas and Kataybs mention meat. The Devatas' Pooja is done by meat. Other occasions like weddings; without meat they are never great. Kings and emperors eat meat. If you think they are going to Hell, why do you take donations and gifts from them? You eat food from that money. Wouldn't you go to Hell first? The givers would go after. You don't understand this but you try to teach others. You call yourself wise Pandits. Meat, vegetables, cotton, sugar cane and other things, they are all made from water. The ones who denounce the tastes of “water,” that Pandit would be a true Sanyasi. You are hypocrites who are misleading the world. You will be punished ahead." When Sri Guru ji said this, everyone went quiet. They didn't know what to say. The false cannot stand in front of the truth; like a coward seeing a warrior, running away. Nanak Chand, the Pandit, folded his hands and said: "oh Fakir, what is your name?" Guru ji said: "my name is Nanak. I am the servant of the Nirankaar, the Giver of Joy." Pandit Nanak Chand heard this and thought about it. He said to his people: "in the Bhavikhya Puraan, such is written about the Sri Nanak Avatar in Kaliyuga: Parmeshwar will come himself to spread the Dharma. For this reason, I named myself according to that. I won debates around the world by the strength of my Vidya. The truth is that I am not Nanak. This who sits in front of you, is the true Guru Nanak Dev ji. He came to save the world. His words are solid. They can't be weighed. Who can talk in front of him? Whoever hears his wisdom, they will be saved in this world. They will break the chains (of attachment and desire) and be saved." After saying this, everyone bowed their heads. Their hearts were drenched for the love of Guru ji's feet. They asked for forgiveness and said: "oh Prabhoo ji, we didn't know your greatness. You are the great saint Avatar. The biggest scholars of the world, they don't change the ways of the previous Yugas. None of the Puranas mention not eating meat of special days. We understand that now. Forgive us as we didn't know." The Ocean of Virtues heard this and said: "I have cooked Kheer in the pot. I called milk from many cows and had it cooked here. The Solar eclipses is done. You can now all eat." Pangats were formed and the prince was instructed to serve the Brahmins. To give joy to the servants of Hari, to kill the enemies; Guru ji kept giving Kheer to the Brahmins and Rikhis. The Merchants that were there, also came to eat. They all noticed that the pot was small but the Kheer didn't finish. All of the Brahmins and Sanyasis ate as much as they wanted to. The Kheer kept coming out. Everyone was amazed as the Kheer would not finish.
Nanak Chand Pandit then said to all: "I take one letter of Kakka off from my name. I will now be known as “Nannu.” Don't call me Nanak Chand from now on. This who sits before you is the real Guru Nanak ji." He praised Guru ji. Everyone heard this and liked what was said. Many took the Pahul of Guru ji's feet. They followed Gurmat in a good way. Sri Guru ji said: "keep your Dharma according to your Varna. Do the Simran of Satnam with love. Share your food and eat it, in a good way. Practice and recite the Bani of the Satguru. Make the Gyaan illuminate in your heart." In this way, everyone heard the wisdom and bowed. They all went back to their homes. They sang the praises of Guru ji as they went home: "this is the Avatar of Prabhoo that came."
The queen and her son came to bow to Guru ji's feet. The Master saw them and said: "go back to your land and fight, facing your enemy. The enemy won't last in front of you. You will take your kingdom back. Do the Simran of the Satnam." The queen and her son obeyed. They were happy. They left quickly. They gathered an army from all around. They came to their land and fought a battle with rifles. Metal clanked with metal. Their metal proved to be stronger. The enemy couldn't tolerate the force of the prince as he carried the radiance of Guru Nanak Dev ji. Many from the enemy army were killed and thrown onto the ground. The enemy wondered if it was the army of Jumms that came. The Prince fought straight on, by the boon of the Guru. The enemy ran away and the Prince took his kingdom back. He became the king and ruled the land. The capital was near Patna. He knew the greatness of Guru ji. Guru Angad Dev ji, listen, Guru ji then left Kurukshetra. He went to another place to save the world.