Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji's Gareeb Nivaj,
True king of king's
Have blessed us with a Hukhamnama (a command) from SGSS ji
In Suhi Raag
Guru Arjan Dev ji Paatshah Ji have blessed us
with an opening Hukamnama for the camp
in Suhi Raag
Suhi Raag comes from
a flower called safflower.
It's a flower that
comes in three different colours
one of those colours is bright red.
Bright red represents the happily married bride.
A Sohagan.
A Sohagan is that has taken the complete happiness of her husband
Guru Arjan Dev ji Paatshah (the true king)
This morning
My brother Mandeep Singh was sitting and
going through with Amarjeet Kaur the story of
when the first Hukhamnama Sahib was taken
Kavi Santokh Singh Ji writes that day Keertan was happening in high notes
They said "when Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji themselves,
when they took the Sri Aadi Granth Sahib ji
That first Saroop (form) of SGGS ji
which was not called Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji at that time
But out of respect we will still refer to it as Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji
Guru Arjan Dev Ji Paatshah spent two years
writing that Saroop (form of SGGS ji)
When the time came
Baba Budda ji was given the Seva (selfless service)
They were privileged and honoured of having Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji Saroop on their head.
It's a big honour for anyone to do this Seva!
and today it was quite
quite a little funny story because
we have been planning like girls for the last 5 days
if we were going to wear white Dastaara or blue Dastaara (Turbans).
But then in the end we ended up wearing Blue
because Harman Singh forgot
his nice new thaan (uncut cloth for turbans) at our house
So, Anoop Singh was left with a white dastaar
as he was travelling from Birmingham
He said "Singh, I am going to be the odd one out"
"now I'm not going to be part of the 5 Singh's then"
I said,
"you are the fortunate one."
"You can do the Seva of having Maharaj ji on your head then"
Baba Budda Sahib ji was given that Seva
by Guru Arjan Dev Ji for the first time.
It's described beautifully:
Everyone is looking to see where
Guru Arjan Dev ji Paatshah is going to be.
Most assuming maybe that Arjan Dev Ji paatshah ji will walk at the front.
But no
My Dhan Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji Paatshah
did the seva of Chaur Sahib (the Royal Fan)
walking at the back
with SGGS ji at the front.
Sri Guru Arjan Dev ji Paatshah out of soo much humility
take the Chaur Sahib in their hands
walking behind Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji Maharaj
doing Chaur Sahib of SGGS Maharaj.
Baba Budda Sahib Ji is walking into Sri Harmandir Sahib.
That Sri Harmandir Sahib Ji when the last moments of Sri Guru Ram Das ji Paatshaah Ji
Guru Arjan Dev ji Paatshah said "for one year you have kept me away from you"
"I was in Lahore and you were in Sri Amritsar Sahib"
"It's only been two days since I have been back"
"and now you're telling me that you're going to leave me?"
Guru Ram Das Ji Paatshah ji said
"oh my son Arjan, the Tharraa (place) in Sri Harmandir Sahib"
At that time Sri Harmandir Sahib wasn't built yet.
Just the Tharraa.
They had made that area and put the concrete down
where Sri Harmandir Sahib was going to be built.
They said "oh my son,
"you are going to build such a Harmandir (Temple of God),"
"that you will see me inside of that Harmandir every day."
"You are going to make such a dome you will see my Dastaar (turban), in that dome."
Guru Ram Das ji said
"oh my son Arjan, I am not going to be far from you"
When Baba Budda Sahib ji has gone inside
Sri Harmandir Sahib
Baba Budda Sahib ji is looking up because it's the first time and they don't know what to do.
They looked at Guru Arjan Dev ji's face
and Guru Arjan Dev ji said
"Budda Sahib open the Granth"
"Let me listen the voice of this Granth"
Sri Guru Arjan Dev ji Paatshah said
Guru Arjan Dev ji is the Guru but They said
"I want to hear the voice of this Granth"
Kavi Santokh Singh Ji writes this beautifully
Guru Arjan Dev Ji Paatshah ji today is saying
In Suhi Mahalla 5
"This is what life is for me."
"Life is that I see You"
If I am able to have your blessed vision (Darshan), Sri Guru Granth sahib Ji Paatshah Ji
Then I can say "I am living"
If I don't get to have your Darshan, Guru Arjan Dev Ji
then it means actually I am not living.
I don't even have a life.
I am living because I get to see You.
We have this opportunity throughout these days
and I say this to myself as well
to spend as much time as we can with Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
That moment and that spare time that we have
instead of wasting time,
and it's good to connect to Sangat as well.
But that moment we feel that conversation is
that actual conversation is actually drifting away
and we are speaking about something that isn't going to help us connect to Guru Sahib,
then take the opportunity
and remember back to this Hukhamnama
and say "darshan dekh jivan gur tera"
I am going to come and sit with You instead.
I can tell you if the conversation goes toward slander,
it's going to be destructive.
We have all seen it in our own lives.
It's about being conscious right from the moment
that we step into this Darbar Sahib.
This goes for me as well
Then Paatshah ji is saying "pooran karam hoe prabh mera"
oh Vaheguru ji
if I get to see my Guru, Sri Guru Ram Das ji
then I can say my karam are complete
meaning that something is on my side.
I am saying to Vaheguru ji
If I get to see you, Guru ji
then something must be right in my life
to be able to sit with You.
We sometimes think that
we have come here because we say a post online
on instagram or facebook.
But he truth is there is a Karam inside of us
Guru Nanak Dev ji Paatshah
takes our arm and brings us here
I'm sure we can go through that on the last day
what it means to Vidaa Karaavai
As the Guru's bought you here today and will bid farewell too
Listen to this request of mine, oh Vaheguru Ji.
Chere sounds like chehra face
but it doesn't mean face
Chere actually means to become a servant
to become the servant of Guru Sahib ji.
How do I do that?
What do I want from you?
Just like Guru Ram Das ji Paatshah ji said to Guru Amar Das ji
Because Guru Amar Das ji Paatshah ji chose
Sri Guru Ram Das ji Paatshah to wed their daughter
Guru Amar das ji Paathshah ji laughingly asked
"Ram Das what do you want in dowry?"
"You are the boy's side.
What do you want for dowry?"
Because the boy's side often come with pride.
Guru Ram Das ji said
"yes, we are from the boy's side"
There are those that come in pride
but this is how I come to you, Guru Amar Das ji.
Even though I am from the boy side and you are going to be my father-in-law,
but you are my Guru
I am going to become this little insect
and that's how I come to you, not with pride.
But like this little ant
This is what I want in dowry.
I want Naam.
I want every breathe of mine to say Vaheguru.
That's all I ask for.
That's all I want.
If we can get to that
then we have had success.
If we can walk out of this camp,
throughout this camp
if every breathe can say Vaheguru
Vaheguru
Repeat with me
Vaheguru
deh naam kar apne chere
Make me into your servant and give me this Naam
Pause
That's the line we contemplate on
Oh giver,
Guru Granth Sahib ji, You are my giver
keep me in your sanctuary
to be in the Guru's sanctuary means show me,
tell me how do I live a disciplined life?
Give me your Rehit.
Guru Sahib ji is saying that
with the Guru's Kirpa
there's only very few that get to know this game
and receive Naam.
There's not many.
Remember there's 7 billion people out there
and sometimes we look around and think oh there's lots of people here
But not lot of people are actually following Maharaj.
In the perspective how many people are out there
We are very fortunate.
Even myself, just to be here at this camp
for having the blessed vision of the Sangat and Maharaj.
For me I think how fortunate I am to be here
Maharaj ji says then
Sunahu is a direct request
"oh listen, Vaheguru ji, to my request"
I can't help myself so I will give away some grammar.
If you look at the lines on the actual board
It will give some grammar away here
When it says "sunahu"
Can you see the Haha Onkar?
"Sunahu" means to listen
If it was "Suno" with the Urra Onkar,
that would be saying it to myself
"oh listen, oh my mind"
but the isn't it.
It's saying "You listen"
Who's the you?
That's Vaheguru ji
"Vaheguru, You listen to me now."
Sunahu bino
but the request is mine
Urra Onkar.
but I am doing the request.
You listen to my request.
sunahu bino prabh mere meetaa
Oh Vaheguru ji, oh my friend listen to my request.
Vaheguru ji, allow your beautiful lotus feet
to be residing within my mind
Charan Kamal
Kamal means lotus
Charan means Guru Ji's and Vaheguru ji's holy feet
Guru ji and Vaheguru ji are the same for us.
Cheeta means consciousness.
So allow my focus to be attached completely
to your lotus feet and nothing else throughout this camp
Don't let it be on anything else but your Charan.
then Guru Nanak dev ji Paatshah's
little pause here
We are all to do one humble request here.
Which one?
Let me never be separated from you.
How are we referring to Vaheguru ji here?
as guntaas
The one that is the treasurer of all virtues
so how do we know we are not separating from Vaheguru ji?
We will have the same virtues as Vaheguru ji inside of our heart.
When Daya, compassion wells up inside of our hearts
then we know we have not forgotten Vaheguru ji.
That moment that compassion is gone,
we know we have been separated ourselves from Vaheguru ji as well.
So take these lines away
let them ring within your ears.
Darshan dekh jeevaa gur teraa.