Ang 1116

TUKHAARI, FOURTH MEHL: You are the Life of the World, the Lord of the Universe, our Lord and Master, the Creator of all the Universe. They alone meditate on You, O my Lord, who have such destiny recorded on their foreheads. Those who are so pre-destined by their Lord and Master, worship and adore the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. All sins are erased in an instant, for those who meditate on the Lord, through the Guru’s Teachings. Blessed, blessed are those humble beings who meditate on the Lord’s Name. Seeing them, I am uplifted. You are the Life of the World, the Lord of the Universe, our Lord and Master, the Creator of all the Universe. ||1|| You are totally pervading the water, the land and the sky. O True Lord, You are the Master of all. Those who meditate on the Lord in their conscious minds — all those who chant and meditate on the Lord are liberated. Those mortal beings who meditate on the Lord are liberated; their faces are radiant in the Court of the Lord. Those humble beings are exalted in this world and the next; the Savior Lord saves them. Listen to the Lord’s Name in the Society of the Saints, O humble Siblings of Destiny. The Gurmukh’s service to the Lord is fruitful. You are totally pervading the water, the land and the sky. O True Lord, You are the Master of all. ||2|| You are the One Lord, the One and Only Lord, pervading all places and interspaces. The forests and fields, the three worlds and the entire Universe, chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. All chant the Name of the Creator Lord, Har, Har; countless, uncountable beings meditate on the Lord. Blessed, blessed are those Saints and Holy People of the Lord, who are pleasing to the Creator Lord God. O Creator, please bless me with the Fruitful Vision, the Darshan, of those who chant the Lord’s Name in their hearts forever. You are the One Lord, the One and Only Lord, pervading all places and interspaces. ||3|| The treasures of devotional worship to You are countless; he alone is blessed with them, O my Lord and Master, whom You bless. The Lord’s Glorious Virtues abide within the heart of that person, whose forehead the Guru has touched. The Glorious Virtues of the Lord dwell in the heart of that person, whose inner being is filled with the Fear of God, and His Love. Without the Fear of God, His Love is not obtained. Without the Fear of God, no one is carried across to the other side. O Nanak, he alone is blessed with the Fear of God, and God’s Love and Affection, whom You, Lord, bless with Your Mercy. The treasures of devotional worship to You are countless; he alone is blessed with Them, O my Lord and Master, whom You bless. ||4||3||

TUKHAARI, FOURTH MEHL: To receive the Blessed Vision of the Darshan of the Guru, the True Guru, is to truly bathe at the Abhaijit festival. The filth of evil-mindedness is washed off, and the darkness of ignorance is dispelled. Blessed by the Guru’s Darshan, spiritual ignorance is dispelled, and the Divine Light illuminates the inner being. The pains of birth and death vanish in an instant, and the Eternal, Imperishable Lord God is found. The Creator Lord God Himself created the festival, when the True Guru went to bathe at the festival in Kuruk-shaytra. To receive the Blessed Vision of the Darshan of the Guru, the True Guru, is to truly bathe at the Abhaijit festival. ||1|| The Sikhs travelled with the Guru, the True Guru, on the path, along the road. Night and day, devotional worship services were held, each and every instant, with each step. Devotional worship services to the Lord God were held, and all the people came to see the Guru. Whoever was blessed with the Darshan of the Guru, the True Guru, the Lord united with Himself. The True Guru made the pilgrimage to the sacred shrines, for the sake of saving all the people. The Sikhs travelled with the Guru, the True Guru, on the path, along the road. ||2|| When the Guru, the True Guru, first arrived at Kuruk-shaytra, it was a very auspicious time. The news spread throughout the world, and the beings of the three worlds came. The angelic beings and silent sages from all the three worlds came to see Him. Those who are touched by the Guru, the True Guru — the residues of their sins and mistakes were erased and dispelled. The Yogis, the nudists, the Sannyaasees and those of the six schools of philosophy spoke with Him, and then bowed and departed. When the Guru, the True Guru, first arrived at Kuruk-shaytra, it was a very auspicious time. ||3||

Second, the Guru went to the river Jamunaa, where He chanted the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. The tax collectors met the Guru and gave Him offerings; they did not impose the tax on His followers. All the True Guru’s followers were excused from the tax; they meditated on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. The Messenger of Death does not even approach those who have walked on the path, and followed the Guru’s Teachings. All the world said, “Guru! Guru! Guru!” Uttering the Guru’s Name, they were all emancipated. Second, the Guru went to the river Jamunaa, where He chanted the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||4|| Third, He went to the Ganges, and a wonderful drama was played out there. All were fascinated, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of the Saintly Guru’s Darshan; no tax at all was imposed upon anyone. No tax at all was collected, and the mouths of the tax collectors were sealed. They said, “O brothers, what should we do? Who should we ask? Everyone is running after the True Guru.” The tax collectors were smart; they thought about it, and saw. They broke their cash-boxes and left. Third, He went to the Ganges, and a wonderful drama was played out there. ||5|| The important men of the city met together, and sought the Protection of the Guru, the True Guru. The Guru, the True Guru, the Guru is the Lord of the Universe. Go ahead and consult the Simritees — they will confirm this. The Simritees and the Shaastras all confirm that Suk Dayv and Prahlaad meditated on the Guru, the Lord of the Universe, and knew Him as the Supreme Lord. The five thieves and the highway robbers dwell in the fortress of the body-village; the Guru has destroyed their home and place. The Puraanas continually praise the giving of charity, but devotional worship of the Lord is only obtained through the Word of Guru Nanak. The important men of the city met together, and sought the Protection of the Guru, the True Guru. ||6||4||10||