Infilteration Of Castiesm In Sikhism - How To Tackle This Bhraminical Sickness That Diseased Our Equality-Basedsikh Society

[concernedsingh 8]

we are all aware of the trends in present day society
there is one great demon of brahminical origin that is far away form sikh principles but still has crept in sikh societies

we commonly are confronted with words like -

jatts,ramgharias,bhappas,khatris etc etc...

and ego-clashes among them

how and from where this castiesm has crept in our society ??

the society which was based on:-

"manas ki jaat sabhae eko pehchaanbo"

what problems and dillusions it causes in minds of sikhs???

and how should we eradicate it and tackle it in our daily life???

[DSGj 339]

One should be sincere with themselves and not make Sikhi a show and just bow down to Guru Granth Sahib Jee to show themselves as a Sikh.

Bowing down alone is nothing....it's Karam Kaand/ritual.

Along with bowing down, one should have faith and belief. Also, one should have qualities of a good listener and sevak. Also, one should not only bow down and listen, but also read at their own pace. While listening and reading, one should accept Guru's Teachings and Hukams. True acceptance of those Teachings and Hukams is seen when the person applies it in their day-to-day, breath-to-breath, action-to-action life.

ਜਾਤਿ -

ਸਮਾਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਤੋਂ ਦੂਜੇ ਨੂੰ ਵੱਖ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੀ ਵੰਡ. ਰੋਟੀ ਬੇਟੀ ਦੀ ਸਾਂਝ ਵਾਲੀ ਬਰਾਦਰੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਵੰਡ. ਇਸ ਦਾ ਮੂਲ ਨਸਲੀ ਭੇਦ, ਭੌਗੋਲਿਕ ਭੇਦ, ਇਤਿਹਾਸੀ ਵੈਰ, ਕਿਰਤ ਵਿਹਾਰ ਦੇ ਭੇਦ ਆਦਿ ਅਨੇਕ ਹਨ. ਜਾਤਿ ਦੀ ਵੰਡ ਕਿਸੇ ਨਾ ਕਿਸੇ ਸ਼ਕਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਾਰੇ ਦੇਸਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਧਰਮਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੇਖੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ, ਪਰ ਹਿੰਦੂਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੱਦੋਂ ਵਧਕੇ ਹੈ.#ਗੁਰੂ ਸਾਹਿਬਾਨ ਨੇ ਜਾਤਿ ਦੇ ਅਗ੍ਯਾਨ ਭਰੇ ਵਿਸ਼੍ਵਾਸਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਦੇਸ਼ ਲਈ ਹਾਨੀਕਾਰਕ ਜਾਣਕੇ ਇਸ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਉਠਾਈ ਅਤੇ ਦੇਸ਼ ਦੇਸ਼ਾਂਤਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿਚਰਕੇ ਆਪਣੀ ਪਵਿਤ੍ਰ ਬਾਣੀ ਦ੍ਵਾਰਾ ਨਿਸ਼ਚੇ ਕਰਾਇਆ ਕਿ ਸਾਰੀ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਜਾਤਿ ਉਸ ਇੱਕ ਪਿਤਾ ਦੀ ਸੰਤਾਨ ਹੈ. ਉੱਚ ਅਤੇ ਨੀਚ ਜਾਤਿ ਕੇਵਲ ਕਰਮਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਹੈ, ਯਥਾ- ਜਾਣਹੁ ਜੋਤਿ, ਨ ਪੂਛਹੁ ਜਾਤੀ, ਆਗੈ ਜਾਤਿ ਨ ਹੇ।#(ਆਸਾ ਮਃ ੧)#ਆਗੈ ਜਾਤਿ ਰੂਪੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ।ਤੇਹਾ ਹੋਵੈ ਜੇਹੇ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਇ.#(ਆਸਾ ਮਃ ੩)#ਭਗਤਿ ਰਤੇ ਸੇ ਊਤਮਾ, ਜਤਿ ਪਤਿ ਸਬਦੇ ਹੋਇ,#ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਸਭ ਨੀਚ ਜਾਤਿ ਹੈ, ਬਿਸਟਾ ਕਾ ਕੀੜਾ ਹੋਇ.#(ਆਸਾ ਮਃ ੩)#ਜਾਤਿ ਕਾ ਗਰਬੁ ਨ ਕਰੀਅਹੁ ਕੋਈ,#ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਬਿੰਦੇ ਸੋ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਣ ਹੋਈ.#ਜਾਤਿ ਕਾ ਗਰਬੁ ਨ ਕਰਿ ਮੂਰਖ ਗਵਾਰਾ,#ਇਸ ਗਰਬ ਤੇ ਚਲਹਿ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਵਿਕਾਰਾ.#ਚਾਰੇ ਬਰਨ ਆਖੈ ਸਭੁਕੋਈ,#ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁਬਿੰਦੁ ਤੇ ਸਭ ਓਪਤਿ ਹੋਈ.#ਮਾਟੀ ਏਕ ਸਗਲ ਸੰਸਾਰਾ,#ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਭਾਂਡੇ ਘੜੇ ਕੁਮ੍ਹਾਰਾ.#ਪੰਚ ਤਤੁ ਮਿਲਿ ਦੇਹੀ ਕਾ ਆਕਾਰਾ,#ਘਟਿ ਵਧਿ ਕੋ ਕਰੈ ਬੀਚਾਰਾ.#ਕਹਤੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਇਹ ਜੀਉ ਕਰਮਬੰਧੁ ਹੋਈ,#ਬਿਨ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਭੇਟੇ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਈ.#(ਭੈਰ ਮਃ ੩)#ਜਾਤਿ ਜਨਮੁ ਨਹ ਪੂਛੀਐ, ਸਚੁਘਰੁ ਲੇਹੁ ਬਤਾਇ,#ਸਾ ਜਾਤਿ, ਸਾ ਪਤਿ ਹੈ, ਜੇਹੇ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਇ. (ਪ੍ਰਭਾ ਮਃ ੧)#ਗਰਭਵਾਸ ਮਹਿ ਕੁਲੁ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਤੀ,#ਬ੍ਰਹਮਬਿੰਦੁ ਤੇ ਸਭ ਉਤਪਾਤੀ.#ਕਹੁਰੇ ਪੰਡਿਤ, ਬਾਮਨ ਕਬਕੇ ਹੋਏ,#ਬਾਮਨ ਕਹਿ ਕਹਿ ਜਨਮੁ ਮਤ ਖੋਏ.#ਜੌ ਤੂੰ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣੀ ਜਾਇਆ,#ਤਉ ਆਨ ਬਾਟ ਕਾਹੇ ਨਹੀ ਆਇਆ?#ਤੁਮ ਕਤ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ, ਹਮ ਕਤ ਸੂਦ?#ਹਮ ਕਤ ਲੋਹੂ ਤੁਮ ਕਤ ਦੂਧ?#ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੋ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੈ,#ਸੋ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਣੁ ਕਹੀਅਤੁ ਹੈ ਹਮਾਰੈ. (ਗਉ ਕਬੀਰ)#ਕੋਊ ਭਯੋ ਮੁੰਡੀਆ ਸੰਨ੍ਯਾਸੀ ਕੋਊ ਯੋਗੀ ਭਯੋ,#ਭਯੋ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਚਾਰੀ ਕੋਊ ਯਤੀ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਬੋ,#ਹਿੰਦੂ ਔ ਤੁਰਕ ਕੋਊ ਰਾਫ਼ਜ਼ੀ ਇਮਾਮ ਸ਼ਾਫ਼ੀ,#ਮਾਨਸ ਕੀ ਜਾਤਿ ਸਭ ਏਕੈ ਪਹਿਚਾਨਬੋ.#ਦੇਹੁਰਾ ਮਸੀਤ ਸੋਈ, ਪੂਜਾ ਔ ਨਿਮਾਜ ਓਈ,#ਮਾਨਸ ਸਭੈ ਏਕ, ਪੈ ਅਨੇਕ ਕੋ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਹੈ.#ਦੇਵਤਾ ਅਦੇਵ ਜੱਛ ਗੰਧ੍ਰਬ ਤੁਰਕ ਹਿੰਦੂ,#ਨ੍ਯਾਰੇ ਨ੍ਯਾਰੇ ਦੇਸਨ ਕੇ ਭੇਸ ਕੋ ਸੁਭਾਵ ਹੈ.#ਏਕੈ ਨੈਨ, ਏਕੈ ਕਾਨ, ਏਕੈ ਦੇਹ, ਏਕੈ ਬਾਨ,#ਖ਼ਾਕ ਬਾਦ ਆਤਸ਼ ਔ ਆਬ ਕੋ ਰਲਾਵ ਹੈ.#ਅੱਲਹ ਅਭੇਖ ਸੋਈ, ਪੁਰਾਨ ਔ ਕੁਰਾਨ ਓਈ,#ਏਕਹੀ ਸਰੂਪ ਸਭੈ ਏਕ ਹੀ ਬਨਾਵ ਹੈ.#(ਅਕਾਲ)#ਸਾਧੁ ਕਰਮ ਜੋ ਪੁਰਖ ਕਮਾਵੈਂ,#ਨਾਮ ਦੇਵਤਾ ਜਗਤ ਕਹਾਵੈਂ.#ਕੁਕ੍ਰਿਤ ਕਰਮ ਜੇ ਜਗ ਮੈ ਕਰਹੀਂ,#ਨਾਮ ਅਸੁਰ ਤਿਨ ਕੋ ਜਗ ਧਰਹੀਂ. (ਵਿਚਿਤ੍ਰ)#ਘਿਉ ਭਾਂਡਾ ਨ ਵਿਚਾਰੀਐ,#ਭਗਤਾਂ ਜਾਤਿ ਸਨਾਤਿ ਨ ਕਾਈ.#(ਭਾਗੁ, ਵਾਰ ੨੫)#ਪ੍ਰਿਥੀਮੱਲ ਅਰੁ ਤੁਲਸਾ ਦੋਇ,#ਹੁਤੇ ਜਾਤਿ ਕੇ ਭੱਲੇ ਸੋਇ,#ਸੁਨ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕੋ ਤਬ ਚਲ ਆਏ,#ਨਮੋ ਕਰੀ ਬੈਠੇ ਢਿਗ ਥਾਏ.#ਉਰ ਹੰਕਾਰੀ ਗਿਰਾ ਉਚਾਰੀ:-#"ਏਕੋ ਜਾਤ ਹਮਾਰ ਤੁਮਾਰੀ."ਸ਼੍ਰੀਗੁਰੁ ਅਮਰ ਭਨ੍ਯੋ ਸੁਨ ਸੋਇ:-#"ਜਾਤਿ ਪਾਤਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਕੀ ਨਹਿਂ ਕੋਇ.#ਉਪਜਹਿਂ ਜੇ ਸ਼ਰੀਰ ਜਗ ਮਾਹੀਂ,#ਇਨ ਕੀ ਜਾਤਿ ਸਾਚ ਸੋ ਨਾਹੀਂ,#ਬਿਨਸਜਾਤ ਇਹ ਜਰਜਰਿ ਹੋਇ,#ਆਗੇ ਜਾਤਿ ਜਾਤ ਨਹਿ ਕੋਇ.#'ਆਗੈ ਜਾਤਿ ਨ ਜੋਰੁ ਹੈ, ਅਗੈ ਜੀਉ ਨਵੇ,#ਜਿਨ ਕੀ ਲੇਖੈ ਪਤਿ ਪਵੈ, ਚੰਗੇ ਸੇਈ ਕੇਇ. '#ਇਮ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਨਾਨਕ ਬਾਕ ਉਚਾਰਾ,#ਆਗੇ ਜਾਤਿ ਨ ਜੋਰ ਸਿਧਾਰਾ,#ਉਪਜੈ ਤੁਨ ਇਤਹੀ ਬਿਨਸੰਤੇ,#ਆਗੇ ਸੰਗ ਨ ਕਿਸੇ ਚਲੰਤੇ.#ਸਿਮਰ੍ਯੋ ਜਿਨ ਸਤਿਨਾਮੁ ਸਦੀਵਾ,#ਸਿੱਖਨ ਸੇਵ ਕਰੀ ਮਨ ਨੀਵਾਂ,#ਤਿਨ ਕੀ ਪਤ ਲੇਖੇ ਪਰਜਾਇ,#ਜਾਤਿ ਕੁਜਾਤਿ ਨ ਪਰਖਹਿ ਕਾਇ." (ਗੁਪ੍ਰਸੂ)

[N30S1NGH 3,090]

Vahiguroo- manas ki jaat sabhae eko pehchaanbo

[concernedsingh 8]

waheguru jika khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh

thanks "dasamsarblohgranth" jio for your great infor regarding the jaat-paat da bhed and how gurbani makes it crystal clear that sikhs shoul not engage in such discrimination..

Being a sikh i am too firmly against it

but as we see the ground reality most of the people in sikh societies asscociate them with this caste system and there are even clashes commonly seen in colleges of punjab .

people of so called higher caste try to push down people of so called lower caste.

even we may have relatives that associate themselves wiith a particular caste.

generally if see in society people will say that they are modernised the dont believe in castes ... this and that but when question of marraige of their children comes up all their modern thoughts are put in a sack and they revert to this jaati system to find a match ...
so in social terms what solution should be suggested to eradicate it completely ??

[13Mirch 1,151]

I was listening to a katha once where the veecharak made a very controversial but critical point. Hindus don't need to open any temples today because gurughars have become parallel ritual-houses of theres. Cast is just one of the many problems we face. This is going of on a tangent but is still related, families hold akhand paaths but how many actually stay with maharaj and do seva????

[harj1ts1ngh 57]

ਜਾਧ ਥਾਕ਼ ਅੱਸੀ ਬਖਰੇ ਬਖਰੇ ਗੁਰਦਵਾਰੇ ਰਾਖਾਗੇ ਥਾੜ ਥਾਕ਼ ਇਹ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਚਾਲ੍ਲੁਗੀ

ਲੋਕਾ ਨੂ ਸ਼ਾਦੀ ਆਪਣੀ ਬਿਰਾਦੇਰੀ ਵਿਚ ਕਰਨ ਥੋ ਰੋਕਣਾ ਪਵੇਗਾ

[Mehtab Singh 3,896]

See this is my point, you stick your leg even in threads that are pertaining to Sikhs and shouldn't bother you. And then when someone says something about Islam you raise the red flag. Why can't you just leave us alone veer, LOL? If you love us that much, you're free to become one of us. Atleast with Sikhs you can be glad they won't chop your head off just in case you choose to go back to Islam

[Jonny101 4,065]

I'm not sure if its caste-ism or clan-ism....

Jatts, Arain, rajputs blah blah are clans...not castes...

Don't know about India...But Pakistani Punjab has a huge problem of clanism..People identify with their clans...SPECIALLY in their voting patterns...which is a huge problem for people like me who are trying to break the political monopoly of Shareef Family over Punjab!

btw..I belong to the most superior clan of 'em all :biggrin2:

Unlike the rest of India, the caste system is a bit different in Punjab or even across the border in Pak Punjab. But whether one calls it casteism or clanism, it is not a good system for the people as a whole.

[ekgurjaskhalsa 290]

I have no idea how it infiterated Sikhi but I do few things with which we can tackle it:

1. Start with yourself

2. Spreading Gurmat to your younger generation, your younger siblings, your kids, grandkids

3. Having Inter-caste marriage... Don't ask and Don't tell RULE..

If each and every one who reads this, follow it.. we can make a difference...

[concernedsingh 8]

thnks ekgurjaskhalsa ji

and from above posts we can say that majority of us are firmly against it

firstly about educating our younger generations yes we can do that what u said but it ll take a lot of time for it to eradicate it

i think maybe institutions like sri akal takht sahib ji that have power in sikhism can and should also take some steps

but like other issues they have convieniently shut off their mouths on this matter also(GOD KNOWS WHY...)

it ll surely help in tackling it fastly..(my opinion)

secondly , inter (so called) caste marraiges can also be very much helpful but here's the problem.. our elders oppose it and see it with great hatred as if like a sin

moreover some people in pinds are not educated enough to understand the diff. between inter religion and intercaste marraiges

moreover some cases even get voilent if question of such marraiges come up.. this sadly include murder of their own children in so called hounour of fake castes thing..

this problem is more prominent in village areas but even in cities it is existing..

many people with higher education degrees and posts also behave like illiterate when they speak about these bhraminical things that are a shame to sikhism

the so called modern society becomes prehistoric when they speak about these things

some people even say that they are jatts or ramgharias or of so so caste first and then sikh..

some idiotic people say that religion is man made but castes comes from DNA ..lol

i have myself seen people making fun of others coz they belong to some other caste..

even the todays punjabi media films and lachhar geets in a way promote these stupid things and they highly influence the youth to adopt thses idiotic practices thus promoting this illness of castiesm in younger generations also..

all this indeed is very much sad...

Edited July 6, 2013 by concernedsingh

[harj1ts1ngh 57]

thnks ekgurjaskhalsa ji

and from above posts we can say that majority of us are firmly against it

*Not just majority can be against it Concerned Veerji. 100% of Sikhs must oppose it tooth and nail as Guru Sahib ordered.

*Baisakhi da matlab saaf ehde khilaaf si and so was everything our Guru Sahiban said since Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

concernedsingh, on 06 Jul 2013 - 04:05, said:

firstly about educating our younger generations yes we can do that what u said but it ll take a lot of time for it to eradicate it

*In this modern time it can be wiped out as fast as Guru Sahib wiped out the custom of Sati. Straight away Sikhs stopped following old hangovers from Hinduism and Islam. Now we are openly copying them on this, praying to peers, going on pilgrimages and so forth.

concernedsingh, on 06 Jul 2013 - 04:05, said:

i think maybe institutions like sri akal takht sahib ji that have power in sikhism can and should also take some steps

but like other issues they have convieniently shut off their mouths on this matter also(GOD KNOWS WHY...)

it ll surely help in tackling it fastly..(my opinion)

*Very true. Other matters should be pushed lower down the agenda. This should be one of the top, alongside abortions and drugs.

concernedsingh, on 06 Jul 2013 - 04:05, said:

secondly , inter (so called) caste marraiges can also be very much helpful but here's the problem.. our elders oppose it and see it with great hatred as if like a sin

*These elders are not Sikh. Elders who go against Gurmat like this don't deserve respect if they disagree with Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj.

concernedsingh, on 06 Jul 2013 - 04:05, said:

moreover some people in pinds are not educated enough to understand the diff. between inter religion and intercaste marraiges moreover some cases even get voilent if question of such marraiges come up.. this sadly include murder of their own children in so called hounour of fake castes thing..

this problem is more prominent in village areas but even in cities it is existing..

many people with higher education degrees and posts also behave like illiterate when they speak about these bhraminical things that are a shame to sikhism the so called modern society becomes prehistoric when they speak about these things

*Very true. Our farz is to explain Gurmat to them. If they want to still abuse Sikhi then they have clearly chosen another path.

concernedsingh, on 06 Jul 2013 - 04:05, said:

some people even say that they are jatts or ramgharias or of so so caste first and then sikh..

*Sikhs can only be Sikh. Anybody with another identity is not Sikh. Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj said Kul nash sadi pechaan hai

concernedsingh, on 06 Jul 2013 - 04:05, said:

some idiotic people say that religion is man made but castes comes from DNA ..lol

*Even this is bakwas as different biraderi share 99% same dna

concernedsingh, on 06 Jul 2013 - 04:05, said:

i have myself seen people making fun of others coz they belong to some other caste.

*The people making fun must be tackled by Gursikhs. When these non-Sikhs insult Tarkhan they insult Bhai Lalo Ji, when they insult Kamboh they insult Shaheed Bhai Satwant Singh Ji, when they insult Jatt they insult Baba Deep Singh Ji, when they insult Walia they insult Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, when they insult Chamar they insult Dhan Dhan Ravidas Ji Maharaj, when they insult Julahe they insult Dhan Dhan Kabir Ji Maharaj, when they insult Bhappe they insult Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa, when they insult chure they insult Bhai Jiwan Singh Ji, when they insult Brahmin they insult Bhai Mati Das, Bhai Sati Das Ji, when they insult Gujjar they insult Banda Singh Bahadur Ji, when they insult Jhir they insult Bhai Himmat Singh Ji, when they insult Chimbe they insult Dhan Dhan Bhagat Namdev Ji Maharaj, when they insult Mirasi they insult Bhai Mardana Ji. The list can be never ending. All of our Panth's greatest true Guru ke Sikh turned their back on biraderi and only cared for the brotherhood and identity of mukth Gurmukhs and Khalsa Panth rather than these Hindu and Muslim caste labels which go against Baisakhi 1699 and everything that represented.

concernedsingh, on 06 Jul 2013 - 04:05, said:

even the todays punjabi media films and lachhar geets in a way promote these stupid things and they highly influence the youth to adopt thses idiotic practices thus promoting this illness of castiesm in younger generations also..all this indeed is very much sad...

*Very true. Manmohan Singh Director and Gurbir Grewal director and others should be politely approached by Sikhs to make sure that biraderi and sharab are not promoted but always presented in negative light. If we approach musicians with nimrata maybe even they can do.

Edited July 6, 2013 by harj1ts1ngh

[concernedsingh 8]

hnji harjit singh veerji

me aap ji de naal puri tara sehmat haa

par ji gl eh hai k sanu eh gla te eh sb thoughts that tackle castiesm, nu promote krna chahida oh v vde level te te full fledgedly pr sadi sunda koi ni j koi sade jathedar es khilaf morcha la len ta kuch asr hoye

me apne level te ta vdh toh vdh 10 ya 15 janeya nu smja skda

j asi sare v ese tra 10 10 jneya nu smjayiye tavi frk pe jayega ji

me ta ji eho jahe bndeya nu v jaanda jo pahaul chhak k v apne aap nu jatt ya khatri kahaunde te dujya da mjak udaunde j smjan di koshish kro fr jida tuc dsya na k oh sb singh flani flani biradri de san ta oh v ehi nukta dende ne k caste ta hundi c

so tuhanu v benti karuga k tuc v eh gl nu chahe positive hi krde ho pr u shud refrain it frm using to prove our point coz v shudnt associate those singhs wd any caste or creed

wjkk wjkf

[harj1ts1ngh 57]

^^^ Concerned Veerji. Mai tuhade nal pura 100% sehmat haa.

Harek Sikh panj hor nu samjave Gurmat bare nimrata nal te asi kithe de kithe paunch jage.

Sade Bhagat te Gurmukh jo si ohna di koi biraderi nehi si lekin ohna da misal dithah si janke ke ohi insaan jere Sikhi de khilaaf ne birdaeri vich vishwaas karde ne

Edited July 10, 2013 by harj1ts1ngh

[DSGj 339]

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ਘਰੁ ੬

Soohee, Fourth Mehl, Sixth House:

ਨੀਚ ਜਾਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਤਿਆ ਉਤਮ ਪਦਵੀ ਪਾਇ ॥ When someone of low social class chants the Lord's Name, he obtains the state of highest dignity.

ਪੂਛਹੁ ਬਿਦਰ ਦਾਸੀ ਸੁਤੈ ਕਿਸਨੁ ਉਤਰਿਆ ਘਰਿ ਜਿਸੁ ਜਾਇ ॥੧॥ Go and ask Bidar, the son of a maid; Krishna himself stayed in his house. ||1||

ਹਰਿ ਕੀ ਅਕਥ ਕਥਾ ਸੁਨਹੁ ਜਨ ਭਾਈ ਜਿਤੁ ਸਹਸਾ ਦੂਖ ਭੂਖ ਸਭ ਲਹਿ ਜਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ Listen, O humble Siblings of Destiny, to the Unspoken Speech of the Lord; it removes all anxiety, pain and hunger. ||1||Pause||

ਰਵਿਦਾਸੁ ਚਮਾਰੁ ਉਸਤਤਿ ਕਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਨਿਮਖ ਇਕ ਗਾਇ ॥ Ravi Daas, the leather-worker, praised the Lord, and sang the Kirtan of His Praises each and every instant.

ਪਤਿਤ ਜਾਤਿ ਉਤਮੁ ਭਇਆ ਚਾਰਿ ਵਰਨ ਪਏ ਪਗਿ ਆਇ ॥੨॥ Although he was of low social status, he was exalted and elevated, and people of all four castes came and bowed at his

feet. ||2||

ਨਾਮਦੇਅ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਲਗੀ ਹਰਿ ਸੇਤੀ ਲੋਕੁ ਛੀਪਾ ਕਹੈ ਬੁਲਾਇ ॥ Naam Dayv loved the Lord; the people called him a fabric dyer.

ਖਤ੍ਰੀ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ ਪਿਠਿ ਦੇ ਛੋਡੇ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਦੇਉ ਲੀਆ ਮੁਖਿ ਲਾਇ ॥੩॥ The Lord turned His back on the high-class Kashatriyas and Brahmins, and showed His face to Naam Dayv. ||3||

ਜਿਤਨੇ ਭਗਤ ਹਰਿ ਸੇਵਕਾ ਮੁਖਿ ਅਠਸਠਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਤਿਨ ਤਿਲਕੁ ਕਢਾਇ ॥ All of the devotees and servants of the Lord have the tilak, the ceremonial mark, applied to their foreheads at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage.

ਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਪਰਸੇ ਜੇ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਇ ॥੪॥੧॥੮॥ Servant Nanak shall touch their feet night and day, if the Lord, the King, grants His Grace. ||4||1||8||

Edited July 10, 2013 by DasamSarblohGranth

[harj1ts1ngh 57]

Very appropriate to the discussion