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BHAI JOGA SINGH:

From the early youth Joga Singh was living at the Guru's Darbar and was a great devotee. One day Guru's eye caught him and he asked what his name was. He replied," O true king, my name is Joga Singh." The Guru asked," Whose Joga you are?" (Joga means for whose service he is fit or simply for whom he is?) "I am Guru Joga (I am in the service of the Guru)," replied Joga Singh. Upon this the Guru promised," If you are Guru Joga, then Guru is tere Joga ( then the Guru is for you)."

After sometimes Joga Singh went to his home in Peshawar for his marriage. When the marriage ceremony was half-way through, a man arrived with an urgent message from the Guru to him to proceed to Anandpur without delay. Joga Singh read the command and instantly left for Anandpur without completing the marriage ceremony. He obeyed Guru's order over everything else. Indeed the path of the devotees is sharper than the edge of a razor blade, and it is even narrower than the hair-breadth on which they have to tread.

Joga Singh continued his journey to Anandpur as fast as he could. After passing through Lahore and Amritsar, he reached a resting spot at Hoshiarpur. On his way his ego got inflated and he thought," Who could have acted like me? Certainly very few Sikhs would carry out the Guru's order like me." This sense of pride brought his fall. At night he was overwhelmed by evil-passion and he started towards the house of a prostitute. Joga Singh was wearing Guru's uniform- a turban and beard. On his way to the prostitute, Joga Singh talked to himself," If some one sees me going into the house of a prostitute, it will bring disgrace to the Guru. Outwardly I am in Guru's attire. So nobody should see me entering the prostitute's house."

As soon as he reached near the house of the prostitute, a watchman appeared saying aloud," Be aware fellows!" Joga Singh could not enter the house and he walked on to the next street. Looking around and thinking that the watchman might have left, he hurried towards the house of the prostitute again. To his amazement the watchman reappeared shouting," Be aware fellows!" Joga Singh could not afford to be seen by anybody going into the house of the prostitute, knowing in his heart that it would bring slur to Guru's name since he was in Guru's uniform. Finally he quit his evil act after trying a few times without success.

Next morning he started his journey and reached Anandpur. Joga Singh stood mute before the Guru with his head down. The Guru asked him about the well-being of himself and his family but Joga Singh stood mute. The divine Master then addressed him," Joga Singh, do you remember when you said that you were Guru Joga, and the Guru had promised, if you were Guru Joga, then Guru tere Joga." Upon this the Guru further explained,"In the garb of a watchman I guarded you in the streets of Hoshiarpur last night, against the sinful deeds and thus saved you from disgrace." Joga Singh fell on Guru's feet and asked for forgiveness.

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Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Jaithsree on Ang 704

CMqu ]

shha(n)th ||

Chhant:

ijau jwnhu iqau rwKu hir pRB qyirAw ]

jio jaanahu thio raakh har prabh thaeriaa ||

Save me, any way You can; O Lord God, I am Yours.

kyqy gnau AsMK Avgx myirAw ]

kaethae gano asa(n)kh avagan maeriaa ||

My demerits are uncountable; how many of them should I count?

AsMK Avgx Kqy Pyry inqpRiq sd BUlIAY ]

asa(n)kh avagan khathae faerae nithaprath sadh bhooleeai ||

The sins and crimes I committed are countless; day by day, I continually make mistakes.

moh mgn ibkrwl mwieAw qau pRswdI GUlIAY ]

moh magan bikaraal maaeiaa tho prasaadhee ghooleeai ||

I am intoxicated by emotional attachment to Maya, the treacherous one; by Your Grace alone can I be saved.

lUk krq ibkwr ibKVy pRB nyr hU qy nyirAw ]

look karath bikaar bikharrae prabh naer hoo thae naeriaa ||

Secretly, I commit hideous sins of corruption, even though God is the nearest of the near.

ibnvMiq nwnk dieAw Dwrhu kwiF Bvjl PyirAw ]1]

binava(n)th naanak dhaeiaa dhhaarahu kaadt bhavajal faeriaa ||1||

Prays Nanak, shower me with Your Mercy, Lord, and lift me up, out of the whirlpool of the terrifying world-ocean. ||1||

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Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Jaithsree on Ang 704

CMqu ]

shha(n)th ||

Chhant:

ijau jwnhu iqau rwKu hir pRB qyirAw ]

jio jaanahu thio raakh har prabh thaeriaa ||

Save me, any way You can; O Lord God, I am Yours.

kyqy gnau AsMK Avgx myirAw ]

kaethae gano asa(n)kh avagan maeriaa ||

My demerits are uncountable; how many of them should I count?

AsMK Avgx Kqy Pyry inqpRiq sd BUlIAY ]

asa(n)kh avagan khathae faerae nithaprath sadh bhooleeai ||

The sins and crimes I committed are countless; day by day, I continually make mistakes.

moh mgn ibkrwl mwieAw qau pRswdI GUlIAY ]

moh magan bikaraal maaeiaa tho prasaadhee ghooleeai ||

I am intoxicated by emotional attachment to Maya, the treacherous one; by Your Grace alone can I be saved.

lUk krq ibkwr ibKVy pRB nyr hU qy nyirAw ]

look karath bikaar bikharrae prabh naer hoo thae naeriaa ||

Secretly, I commit hideous sins of corruption, even though God is the nearest of the near.

ibnvMiq nwnk dieAw Dwrhu kwiF Bvjl PyirAw ]1]

binava(n)th naanak dhaeiaa dhhaarahu kaadt bhavajal faeriaa ||1||

Prays Nanak, shower me with Your Mercy, Lord, and lift me up, out of the whirlpool of the terrifying world-ocean. ||1||

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