May 11Th Hukamnama

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sloku mrdwnw 1 ] (553-2)

salok mardaanaa 1.

Shalok, Mardaanaa:

kil klvwlI kwmu mdu mnUAw pIvxhwru ] (553-2, ibhwgVw, mrdwnw)

kal kalvaalee kaam mad manoo-aa peevanhaar.

The Dark Age of Kali Yuga is the vessel, filled with the wine of sexual desire; the mind is the drunkard.

k®oD ktorI moih BrI pIlwvw AhMkwru ] (553-2, ibhwgVw, mrdwnw)

kroDh katoree mohi bharee peelaavaa aha^Nkaar.

Anger is the cup, filled with emotional attachment, and egotism is the server.

mjls kUVy lb kI pI pI hoie KuAwru ] (553-3, ibhwgVw, mrdwnw)

majlas koorhay lab kee pee pee ho-ay khu-aar.

Drinking too much in the company of falsehood and greed, one is ruined.

krxI lwhix squ guVu scu srw kir swru ] (553-3, ibhwgVw, mrdwnw)

karnee laahan sat gurh sach saraa kar saar.

So let good deeds be your distillery, and Truth your molasses; in this way, make the most excellent wine of Truth.

gux mMfy kir sIlu iGau srmu mwsu Awhwru ] (553-4, ibhwgVw, mrdwnw)

gun manday kar seel ghi-o saram maas aahaar.

Make virtue your bread, good conduct the ghee, and modesty the meat to eat.

gurmuiK pweIAY nwnkw KwDY jwih ibkwr ]1] (553-4, ibhwgVw, mrdwnw)

gurmukh paa-ee-ai naankaa khaaDhai jaahi bikaar. ||1||

As Gurmukh, these are obtained, O Nanak; partaking of them, one's sins depart. ||1||

mrdwnw 1 ] (553-5)

mardaanaa 1.

Mardaanaa:

kwieAw lwhix Awpu mdu mjls iqRsnw Dwqu ] (553-5, ibhwgVw, mrdwnw)

kaa-i-aa laahan aap mad majlas tarisnaa Dhaat.

The human body is the vat, self-conceit is the wine, and desire is the company of drinking buddies.

mnsw ktorI kUiV BrI pIlwey jmkwlu ] (553-5, ibhwgVw, mrdwnw)

mansaa katoree koorh bharee peelaa-ay jamkaal.

The cup of the mind's longing is overflowing with falsehood, and the Messenger of Death is the cup-bearer.

iequ mid pIqY nwnkw bhuqy KtIAih ibkwr ] (553-6, ibhwgVw, mrdwnw)

it mad peetai naankaa bahutay khatee-ah bikaar.

Drinking in this wine, O Nanak, one takes on countless sins and corruptions.

igAwnu guVu swlwh mMfy Bau mwsu Awhwru ] (553-6, ibhwgVw, mrdwnw)

gi-aan gurh saalaah manday bha-o maas aahaar.

So make spiritual wisdom your molasses, the Praise of God your bread, and the Fear of God the meat you eat.

nwnk iehu Bojnu scu hY scu nwmu AwDwru ]2] (553-7, ibhwgVw, mrdwnw)

naanak ih bhojan sach hai sach naam aaDhaar. ||2||

O Nanak, this is the true food; let the True Name be your only Support. ||2||

kWXW lwhix Awpu mdu AMimRq iqs kI Dwr ] (553-7, ibhwgVw, mrdwnw)

kaa^Nyaa^N laahan aap mad amrit tis kee Dhaar.

If the human body is the vat, and self-realization is the wine, then a stream of Ambrosial Nectar is produced.

sqsMgiq isau mylwpu hoie ilv ktorI AMimRq BrI pI pI ktih ibkwr ]3] (553-8, ibhwgVw, mrdwnw)

satsangat si-o maylaap ho-ay liv katoree amrit bharee pee pee kateh bikaar. ||3||

Meeting with the Society of the Saints, the cup of the Lord's Love is filled with this Ambrosial Nectar; drinking it in, one's corruptions and sins are wiped away. ||3||

pauVI ] (553-9)

pa-orhee.

Pauree:

Awpy suir nr gx gMDrbw Awpy Kt drsn kI bwxI ] (553-9, ibhwgVw, mrdwnw)

aapay sur nar gan ganDharbaa aapay khat darsan kee banee.

He Himself is the angelic being, the heavenly herald, and the celestial singer. He Himself is the one who explains the six schools of philosophy.

Awpy isv sMkr mhysw Awpy gurmuiK AkQ khwxI ] (553-9, ibhwgVw, mrdwnw)

aapay siv sankar mahaysaa aapay gurmukh akath kahaanee.

He Himself is Shiva, Shankara and Mahaysh; He Himself is the Gurmukh, who speaks the Unspoken Speech.

Awpy jogI Awpy BogI Awpy sMinAwsI iPrY ibbwxI ] (553-10, ibhwgVw, mrdwnw)

aapay jogee aapay bhogee aapay sani-aasee firai bibaanee.

He Himself is the Yogi, He Himself is the Sensual Enjoyer, and He Himself is the Sannyaasee, wandering through the wilderness.

AwpY nwil gosit Awip aupdysY Awpy suGVu srUpu isAwxI ] (553-10, ibhwgVw, mrdwnw)

aapai naal gosat aap updaysai aapay sugharh saroop si-aanee.

He discusses with Himself, and He teaches Himself; He Himself is discrete, graceful and wise.

Awpxw coju kir vyKY Awpy Awpy sBnw jIAw kw hY jwxI ]12] (553-11, ibhwgVw, mrdwnw)

aapnaa choj kar vaykhai aapay aapay sabhnaa jee-aa kaa hai jaanee. ||12||

Staging His own play, He Himself watches it; He Himself is the Knower of all beings. ||12||

ang sung 553

Is Bhai Mardaanaa being correct by Guru Sahib in the second verse or is Bhai Mardaanaa himself further explaining what a person must do to eradicate kaam.

At first molasses is to become truth; Truth your molasses and then in the second verse molasses becomes So make spiritual wisdom your molasses, Truth is only know if the True Guru Bless us with it, so inorder to attain truth, you must first attain spiritual wisdom as the shabad is saying. Here is the next one, at first it is said as such, Make virtue your bread but then later Bhai Mardaana say the follow to be the bread the Praise of God your bread again here to know what is virteous, we have to read Gurbani and in the second verse it is telling us exactly that, to praise Waheguru.

So ultimately my question is, if Bhai Mardaanaa is being corrected by Guru Sahib here or is Bhai Mardaana going further and telling us deeper what to do?????

[.- Prabhjot Singh -.]

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ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਰਦਾਨਾ ੧ ॥

salok maradhaanaa 1 ||

Shalok, Mardaanaa:

ਕਲਿ ਕਲਵਾਲੀ ਕਾਮੁ ਮਦੁ ਮਨੂਆ ਪੀਵਣਹਾਰੁ ॥

kal kalavaalee kaam madh manooaa peevanehaar ||

The Dark Age of Kali Yuga is the vessel, filled with the wine of sexual desire; the mind is the drunkard.

ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਕਟੋਰੀ ਮੋਹਿ ਭਰੀ ਪੀਲਾਵਾ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੁ ॥

krodhh kattoree mohi bharee peelaavaa ahankaar ||

Anger is the cup, filled with emotional attachment, and egotism is the server. (Ang 553, SGGS Ji)

Maskeen ji explains that although there is common belief that this Shalok is by Bhai Mardaana Ji but it were so, what does '੧' in it signifies? Therefore, it means that the words are of Guru Nanak Dev Ji but are directed towards Bhai Mardaana Ji. Just like in Raag Sarang, where the words are by Guru Arjan Dev Ji but are directed towards Surdaas Ji. Bhai Mardaana had raised some accusation against people of the city, the following is Guru Nanak Dev Ji's reply:

ਕਲਿ ਕਲਵਾਲੀ - Guru Nanak Dev Ji says this present yug is a kalaali yug – it makes and sells wine. (In modern times, wine is made in factories, however in old times, making and selling wine was the job of just one man, referred to as a 'kalaal'). What kind of wine is it, and what (ingredient) does the kalaal makes it from? First is the wine that physical body drinks and absorbs, which numbs body and senses and the connection with worldly problems breaks. Maskeen Ji says if we look at Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Bhai Nand Lal's works, and Zafarnaamah by Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaaj, they use wine as a simile to Akaal Purakh's Name, as it is a form of addiction too. To quote the famous lines from Janam Saakhi:

Naam khumari Nanaka chari rahe din raat

(May you remain submerged day and night in this intoxication of (Waheguru's) Naam)

How is this 'wine' made then (that keeps one submerged in Waheguru's Naam day and night)? Bhagat Kabir Ji even describes its method of preparation as follows:

ਗੁੜੁ ਕਰਿ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਕਰਿ ਮਹੂਆ ਭਉ ਭਾਠੀ ਮਨ ਧਾਰਾ ॥

gurr kar giaan dhhiaan kar mehooaa bho bhaathee man dhhaaraa ||

Make spiritual wisdom the molasses, meditation the flowers, and the Fear of God the fire enshrined in your mind.

ਸੁਖਮਨ ਨਾਰੀ ਸਹਜ ਸਮਾਨੀ ਪੀਵੈ ਪੀਵਨਹਾਰਾ ॥੧॥

sukhaman naaree sehaj samaanee peevai peevanehaaraa ||1||

The Shushmanaa, the central spinal channel, is intuitively balanced, and the drinker drinks in this wine. ||1||

ਅਉਧੂ ਮੇਰਾ ਮਨੁ ਮਤਵਾਰਾ ॥

aoudhhoo maeraa man mathavaaraa ||

O hermit Yogi, my mind is intoxicated.

ਉਨਮਦ ਚਢਾ ਮਦਨ ਰਸੁ ਚਾਖਿਆ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਨ ਭਇਆ ਉਜਿਆਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

ounamadh chadtaa madhan ras chaakhiaa thribhavan bhaeiaa oujiaaraa ||1|| rehaao ||

When that wine rises up, one tastes the sublime essence of this juice, and sees across the three worlds. ||1||Pause||

One thing is absolutely clear – Man needs some form of intoxication. One intoxication, that brings one down from his mind, and the other that elevates him above his mind. One intoxication, with which one's problems and worries are forgotten, and the other, with which one's problems and worries are eliminated. The wine that drops one below his own mind is available in shops and can be bought with money. But, the wine that elevates a person above and beyond his mind is not available in shops, rather it has to be manufactured and then drunk, by the person himself. That is why, learned men have called Akaal Purakh's name as a form of intoxication, but this intoxication does not make one lose consciousness. This intoxication awakens all the senses rather than putting them to sleep, which is the case with normal wine.

You can read the entire katha here : http://www.sikhsangat.com/index.php?/topic/41598-kaljug-kai-kamee-by-sahib-sant-singh-ji-maskeen/

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Thank you veera that helped explain it. Sant Maskeen Singh ji was one brilliant man.