Se Kinehya, Chapter 69

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SIGNIFICANCE OF SALOK GURDEV MATA GURDEV PITA

Whenever Baba Ji would recite a Sehaj path or give Santhiya

(teach pronunciation of Gurbani) to a new learner, he would come across

a specific instruction written at the end of the prayer of “Bawan Akhri”

in Raag Gauri by the fifth Guru. He would ponder over the Gurbani and

its meaning and why Guru Ji’s had found it necessary to write this

instruction. This Gurbani comes on page -262, at the end of which is

written a specific direction for the reader.

The divine Guru is my mother,

The divine Guru father and

The divine Guru is my Lord and supreme God

gurdayv maataa gurdayv pitaa gurdayv su-aamee parmaysuraa.

(Salok- page 262)

The above stanza of Gurbani appears twice, once at the start of

“Bawan Akhri” and then at the end of this prayer. At the end of the

Salok, the great Guru has clearly instructed, “Read this Salok at the

beginning and at the end”.

The motive of the great Guru regarding this Salok was not clear.

Baba Ji asked many scholars of Gurbani about its meaning. Some said

that instruction was applicable only for the prayer of ‘’Bawan Akhri‘’

and it meant that at the beginning and the end of reading this prayer, the

reader must recite the above Salok twice. Baba Ji used to reply, ‘’This

Salok is written twice, first in the beginning and then at the end, so it is

to be read twice, there is no doubt regarding that. Some would say,

”This sentence is not Gurbani, it is just a written statement.” Baba Ji

would answer, ‘’There are so many Salok’s in Gurbani which appear

twice in the Guru Granth Sahib Ji, but none of them ends with this

instruction to “ Read this Salok at the beginning and at the end.‘’

At last, when he was not satisfied, he prayed to the great Guru to

give him counsel regarding the special instruction and its meaning. The

tenth Guru, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji appeared in front of Baba Ji and

uttered, ‘’Bhai Harnam Singh! Whenever a gursikh begins nitnem,

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either in the morning or in the evening, at the beginning and after

completing their prayers, this Salok should be read. Before the start of

Sri Akhand Path Sahib, or Sehaj Path, and after completing the recitation

of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, this Salok should also be read. This line is

written only for the purpose to remind the Sikh to read the Salok twice.

Any person who reads this Salok at the beginning and the end of their

prayers will receive extra spiritual benefit.”

Listening to the divine words of the Great Guru, Baba Ji was

totally satisfied and overjoyed. From that day onward, all the devotees

of Baba Ji read this Salok as per the order of the Great Guru.

SALOK

The divine Guru is my mother

And the divine Guru the father

The divine Guru is my Lord and supreme God

The divine Guru is my companion

The dispeller of spiritual ignorance

The divine Guru is relative and brother

The divine Guru is the giver

And teacher of the God’s name

And the divine Guru is my infallible spell

The divine Guru is the image of peace

Truth and wisdom, the divine Guru is

The philosopher’s stone

By touching which the mortal is saved

The divine Guru is a place of pilgrimage

And a tank of nectar

By having a bath in Guru’s divine knowledge

Man meets the illimitable master

The divine Guru is the creator

And destroyer of all the sins

The divine Guru is the purifier of the impure

The divine Guru is from the beginning

Of ages and in every age

The divine Guru is the spell of God’s name

By repeating which the mortal is saved

My master, take pity and unite me

SALOK

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gurdayv maataa gurdayv pitaa gurdayv su-aamee parmaysuraa.

gurdayv sakhaa agi-aan bhanjan gurdayv banDhip sahodaraa.

gurdayv daataa har naam updaysai gurdayv mant niroDharaa.

gurdayv saaNt sat buDh moorat gurdayv paaras paras paraa.

gurdayv tirath amrit sarovar gur gi-aan majan apramparaa.

gurdayv kartaa sabh paap hartaa gurdayv patit pavit karaa.

gurdayv aad jugaad jug jug gurdayv mant har jap uDhraa.

gurdayv sangat parabh mayl kar kirpaa ham moorh paapee jit

lag taraa.

gurdayv satgur paarbarahm parmaysar gurdayv naanak har

namaskaraa. ||1||

ayhu salok aad ant parh-naa.

(Guru Bawan Akhri 5th Guru, page 263)

[Guest shastr]

wat page of the pustak is this on sunny???

[Nehmat]

wat page of the pustak is this on sunny???

Not Sunny but...

It's on page 314 of the English Version...Don't know about the other one!

[bsbk123]

wat page of the pustak is this on sunny???

Not Sunny but...

It's on page 314 of the English Version...Don't know about the other one!

Waheguru jee ka khalsa waheguru jee kee fateh

I been to Rampur Khera Gurudwara Sahib and there the Prachark told once someone suggested Baba Jee to get print this Salok in the Nitname Gutaka but Baba Jee said No and we do not wanna to start a new Maryada, its person own sweet will to read this Salok before and after Nitname Banis.

Waheguru jee ka khalsa waheguru jee kee fateh

[Guest shastr]

nahi, its not 314

[guptveer1469]

WJKK WJKF Shastr Veerjio

I got the Jan 2001 publication in Punjabi, and chapter 69 there, starts on page 359.

[Guest shastr]

thanks sunny.

o btw, its me, amrik

[guptveer1469]

Veerji,

Amrik kaun? :umm:

[Guest shastr]

wats the exact title written in the pustak for chapter 69

[guptveer1469]

Idha likheya hoya hai jio,

69. Salok || Gurdev mata, Gurdev Pitaa ... da Mahtam - 359