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NAMES TO PRAISE GOD

In gurbani one things is mentioned in almost every

> verse and that is to meditate upon the NAAM,

> translated as God's Name. But which one of God's

> Name does NAAM refer too? Or does it mean meditate

> on any name, or does it mean just recite gurbani?

> Everyone seems to have their own interpretation.

> Radhosoamis have secret 5 Name Mantra. Many Sants

> will tell you to recite Mool Mantra. Sikhs have

> found WAHEGURU works for them. Hindu saints meditate

> upon RAAM, yogis upon HAR HAR HARI. There seems to

> be as many names for God as there are people in the

> world, each with their own favourite. Some even

> meditate upon their own name.

>

> Well surely the answer must lie with Shiri Guru

> Granth Sahib Ji, Guru Arjun Dev ji wouldn't have

> hidden such an important point from us. And that's

> right. Lets look at the following beautful verse by

> Guru Arjun Dev Ji

> http://www.sikhitothemax.com/page.asp?ShabadID=3794

> .

>

> In the first 15 verses of the following shabad Guru

> Arjun Dev Ji makes a point to use 95 different names

> for God. He praises God with so much love and

> humility, in using so many different names. Here is

> a list of the names Guru ji uses for God :

>

> Not Born AAJOONEE

>

> Unlimited ABIGATH

>

> Indestructible ABINAASEE

>

> Imperishable ACHUTH

>

> Unchanging A

DDOLO

>

> Unfathomable AGOCHAR

>

> Eliminator of egotism AHANKAAR NIVAARAN

>

> Undying Form AKAAL MOORATH

>

> Fruitful Blessed Vision AMOGH DHARASAN

>

> Master of the masterless ANAATHHEH NAATHHAE

>

> Incomparably beautiful ANOOPIAA

>

> Inner-knower ANTHARAJAAMEE

>

> Incarnator as the great fish & tortoise AOUTHARAASEE

>

>

> Undeceivable ASHAL

>

> Destroyer of demons ASUR SANGHAARAE

>

> Immaculate BAASUDHAEV

>

> Pygmy-Form who slayed demons BAAVAN

>

> Heaven-dweller BAIKUNTH KAE VAASEE

>

> Adorned with garlands of flowers BANAMAALAA

> BIBHOOKHAN

>

> Adorned with flowers BANAVAALEE

>

> Lover of Your devotees BHAGAT VASHAL

>

> Beloved Lord God BHAGAVAAN BEETHULAA

>

> Destroyer of Fear BHAV KHANDAN

>

> Discus-Holder CHAKRAPAAN

>

> The Worker of miraculous deeds CHALATH KAREHI

> NIRAALAE

>

> Great CHANGAA

>

> Four-armed Lord CHATHURABHUJ

>

> Slayer of demons DHAAMODHAR

>

> Protector who tears apart demons with His teeth

> DHAARRAA AGRAE

>

> Great Giver DHAATHAE

>

> Stager of This Play DHHAAR KHAEL

>

> Uplifter of mountains DHHAAREE MURALEE

>

> Lord of prosperity DHHANANJAI

>

> The Support of the Earth DHHARANEEDHHAR EES

>

> Savior of Dropadi's honor DHROPATHEE LAJAA

>

> Destroyer of pain and fear DHUKH BHAI BHANJAN

>

> Sole Giver EIK DHAATHAA

>

> Heart-Dweller GHATT GHATT VAASEE

>

> Lord of the Universe GOBINDH

>

> Cherisher of the world GOPAAL

>

> Master of the milk-maids GOPEE NAATHH

>

> Master of the sensory organs GOVARADHHAN

>

> Dear Lord HAR JEEO

>

&

gt; Lord of the Universe JAGADHEESUR

>

> Life of the World JAGAJEEVAN

>

> Lord of the Universe JAGANNAATHH

>

> Father of the World JAGATH PITH

>

> Never destroyed JIS KADHAE NAAHEE KHO

>

> Embodiment of Light JOTH SAROOPEE

>

> The Lord of beauteous hair KAESAV

>

> Lotus eyed KAMAL NAIN

>

> Miracle-worker KAMALAAKANTH

>

> Absorbed in delightful play KAREHI KANTHOOHAL ANADH

> BINODHEE

>

> Creator KEEAA

>

> Krishna the Enemy of ego KIRASA MURAARAE

>

> Lord of Lakshmi LAKHAMEE

>

> Lord of wealth MAADHHAV

>

> Searcher of hearts MADHHUSOODHAN

>

> Enticing Lord MANOHAR

>

> Great Charioteer MEHAA SAARATHHEE

>

> Enticer of Hearts MOHAN

>

> Thousand-forms MOORATH HAI SEHASAA

>

> Liberator MUKANDH

>

> Supreme Lord God NAARAAEIN

>

> Man-lion NARASINGH

>

> Absolutely immaculate NIHAKAEVAL

>

> Free of anguish NIHAKANTTAK

>

> Unattached NIHANSANGA

>

> Beyond need of any sustenance NIRAAHAAREE

>

> Unaffected by Maya NIRANJAN

>

> Formless Lord NIRANKAAR

>

> Free of hate NIRAVAIR

>

> Lord of Maya NIVAAR OUDHHAARAN

>

> Supreme Lord God PAARABREHAM

>

> Transcendent Lord PARAMAESUR

>

> Purifier of sinners PATHITH PAAVAN

>

> Lord in yellow robes PEETH PEETHANBAR

>

> Upholder of the Earth PRITHHAM DHHARAAEIN

>

> Supreme Rishi RIKHEEKAES

>

> No form nor feature ROOP NA RAEKHIAA

>

> Archer who draws the bow SAARINGADHHAR

>

> Assumer of Krisha’s form SAAVAL SUNDHAR ROOP

> BANAAVEHI

>

> Lord God of all SABH HEE SAETHEE

>

> Companion of all SAGAL HAI SAATHHAE

>

> All-

pervading SAMAAEIAA

>

> Self-existent SANBHO

>

> Carrier of conch discus and war club SANKH CHAKR

> GADHAA HAI DHHAAREE

>

> All Limbs SARABANGAA

>

> Stays with His Saints SATHASANGAA

>

> Thousand-eyed SEHAS NAETHR

>

> Raam Chand SREE RAAMACHANDH

>

> Greatest Love SREERANG

>

> Lord and Master SUAAMEE

>

> Master THAAKUR

>

> Giver to the three worlds THRIBHAVAN DHHANEE

>

>

>

> Having praised God with so many praise names, Guru

> ji next says in the 16th verse that he still cant

> even describe one quality of God:

>

> "One may chant new names for You day and night,

>

> but even so, O God, no one can describe even one of

> Your Glorious Virtues. ||16||"

>

> Meaning that God is still far from you, even if you

> keep chanting so many different names of His. Then

> how do we realise the Lord? We have to ask someone

> who has already attained the Lord. So Guru ji shows

> us how to pray for the company of the saints who

> know the answer. And shows us to beg for the dust of

> their feet. This means we want to be humble before

> the saints so we will take what they say seriously

> and put it into practise.

>

> All that is seen is an illusion.

>

> I beg for this one gift, for the dust of the feet of

> the Saints,

>

> O Lord of the Universe.

>

> Applying it to my forehead, I obtain the supreme

> status;

>

> he alone obtains it, unto whom You give it. ||18||

>

>

>

> But finding a true saint is beyond our control. We

> only meet them if God gives that gift to us - if God

> is merciful to us - gives HIS GRACE. And what do we

> get from the true saints? They give us the wealth of

&gt

; the NAAM. Before we knew anything we chanted

> hundreds of different names of God and got nowhere.

> But now the Saint has given us the wealth of the

> NAAM and it goes deep within our mind.

>

> Those, unto whom the Lord,

>

> the Giver of peace, grants His Mercy,

>

> grasp the feet of the Holy,

>

> and weave them into their hearts.

>

> They obtain all the wealth of the Naam, the Name of

> the Lord;

>

> the unstruck sound current of the Shabad vibrates

> and resounds within their minds. ||19||

>

>

>

> And what is the NAAM wealth that you get from the

> company of the saints? Guru ji says the NAAM, the

> Name of God to meditate upon is "SATNAAM" . Having

> been blessed with the NAAM, you go beyond just

> chanting hundreds of praise names, your mind now

> fills with love for God and you are blessed with His

> sacred Vision (Darshan) :

>

>

>

> With my tongue I describe You with the Praise Names

> given to You.

>

> But 'Sat Naam’ – TRUTH - is Your perfect, primal

> Name.

>

> Says Nanak, Your devotees have entered Your

> Sanctuary.

>

> Please bestow the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan;

>

> their minds are filled with love for You. ||20||

>

>

>

> Having been blessed with Darshan what is your reason

> for living in this world? It is to be so awe

> inspired by the Supreme Truth, that you know deep

> down how great God is and how insignificant we are.

> And your only hope is to become a sacrifice to

> theTruth, to the NAAM, to the saints, to become a

> slave of God's slaves...to become DASSAN DAS.

>

>

>

> You alone know Your state and extent.

>

> You Yourself speak, and You Yourself describe it.

r>>

> Please make Nanak the slave of Your slaves, O Lord;

>

> as it pleases Your Will, please keep him with Your

> slaves. ||21||2||11||

>

>

>

>

>

> Pray to God everyday and all the time for the gift

> of Naam from the true saints.

>

> dust of your feet

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