Gurbani Shabad Explanation

[Gurparsad]

rwgu soriT bwxI Bgq rivdws jI kI

raag sorat(h) baanee bhagath ravidhaas jee kee

Raag Sorat'h, The Word Of Devotee Ravi Daas Jee:

<> siqgur pRswid ]

ik oa(n)kaar sathigur prasaadh ||

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

jb hm hoqy qb qU nwhI Ab qUhI mY nwhI ]

jab ham hothae thab thoo naahee ab thoohee mai naahee ||

When I am in my ego, then You are not with me. Now that You are with me, there is no egotism within me.

Anl Agm jYsy lhir mie EdiD jl kyvl jl mWhI ]1]

anal agam jaisae lehar mae oudhadhh jal kaeval jal maa(n)hee ||1||

The wind may raise up huge waves in the vast ocean, but they are just water in water. ||1||

mwDvy ikAw khIAY BRmu AYsw ]

maadhhavae kiaa keheeai bhram aisaa ||

O Lord, what can I say about such an illusion?

jYsw mwnIAY hoie n qYsw ]1] rhwau ]

jaisaa maaneeai hoe n thaisaa ||1|| rehaao ||

Things are not as they seem. ||1||Pause||

nrpiq eyku isMGwsin soieAw supny BieAw iBKwrI ]

narapath eaek si(n)ghaasan soeiaa supanae bhaeiaa bhikhaaree ||

It is like the king, who falls asleep upon his throne, and dreams that he is a beggar.

ACq rwj ibCurq duKu pwieAw so giq BeI hmwrI ]2]

ashhath raaj bishhurath dhukh paaeiaa so gath bhee hamaaree ||2||

His kingdom is intact, but separated from it, he suffers in sorrow. Such is my own condition. ||2||

rwj BuieAMg pRsMg jYsy hih Ab kCu mrmu jnwieAw ]

raaj bhueia(n)g prasa(n)g jaisae hehi ab kashh maram janaaeiaa ||

Like the story of the rope mistaken for a snake, the mystery has now been explained to me.

Aink ktk jYsy BUil pry Ab khqy khnu n AwieAw ]3]

anik kattak jaisae bhool parae ab kehathae kehan n aaeiaa ||3||

Like the many bracelets, which I mistakenly thought were gold; now, I do not say what I said then. ||3||

srby eyku AnykY suAwmI sB Gt BuogvY soeI ]

sarabae eaek anaekai suaamee sabh ghatt bhuogavai soee ||

The One Lord is pervading the many forms; He enjoys Himself in all hearts.

kih rivdws hwQ pY nyrY shjy hoie su hoeI ]4]1]

kehi ravidhaas haathh pai naerai sehajae hoe s hoee ||4||1||

Says Ravi Daas, the Lord is nearer than our own hands and feet. Whatever will be, will be. ||4||1||

"Like the story of the rope mistaken for a snake, the mystery has now been explained to me." - does anyone know this story in detail? also is there a story for the line that says "It is like the king, who falls asleep upon his throne, and dreams that he is a beggar."?

thank you all :wub:

[KKV]

This is all I could find - its related:

Sri Guru Nanak Dev Jee's oochaar'eh Shabad

"Owing to ignorance of the rope the rope appears to be a snake; owing to ignorance of the Self the transient state arises of the individualized, limited, phenomenal aspect of the Self. The rope becomes a rope when the false impression disappears because of the statement of some credible person; because of the statement of my teacher I am not an individual life-monad (yivo-naham), I am the Blissful One (sivo-ham )."

Dunno if that helps.... I don't know bout any other story...could do sum detective work