Ang 682: Dhan Guru Granth Sahib Ji
ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
ਅਉਖੀ ਘੜੀ ਨ ਦੇਖਣ ਦੇਈ ਅਪਨਾ ਬਿਰਦੁ ਸਮਾਲੇ ॥
ਹਾਥ ਦੇਇ ਰਾਖੈ ਅਪਨੇ ਕਉ ਸਾਸਿ ਸਾਸਿ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲੇ ॥੧॥
ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਿਉ ਲਾਗਿ ਰਹਿਓ ਮੇਰਾ ਚੀਤੁ ॥
ਆਦਿ ਅੰਤਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਦਾ ਸਹਾਈ ਧੰਨੁ ਹਮਾਰਾ ਮੀਤੁ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
ਮਨਿ ਬਿਲਾਸ ਭਏ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਕੇ ਅਚਰਜ ਦੇਖਿ ਬਡਾਈ ॥
ਹਰਿ ਸਿਮਰਿ ਸਿਮਰਿ ਆਨਦ ਕਰਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਪੂਰਨ ਪੈਜ ਰਖਾਈ ॥੨॥੧੫॥੪੬॥
धनासरी महला ५ ॥
अउखी घड़ी न देखण देई अपना बिरदु समाले ॥
हाथ देइ राखै अपने कउ सासि सासि प्रतिपाले ॥१॥
प्रभ सिउ लागि रहिओ मेरा चीतु ॥
आदि अंति प्रभु सदा सहाई धंनु हमारा मीतु ॥ रहाउ ॥
मनि बिलास भए साहिब के अचरज देखि बडाई ॥
हरि सिमरि सिमरि आनद करि नानक प्रभि पूरन पैज रखाई ॥२॥१५॥४६॥
Summary
“ਅਉਖੀ ਘੜੀ – Aukhi Ghari – Difficult times” what are those? Well, everyone will respond unanimously, difficult times are when mind is confused, no hope is left and circumstance strangles an individual. But Dhan Guru Granth Sahib Ji tells us following about difficult times:
इक घड़ी न मिलते ता कलिजुगु होता ॥
(When I could not be with You for just one moment, the Dark Age of Kali Yuga dawned for me.)
- The Martyrdom of Dhan Guru Arjan Dev Ji sitting on ‘Red Hot Plate’ in Lahore saying ‘Tera Bhana Mitha Laga – Whatever is happening is ‘YOUR WILL’ and tastes sweet to Me’.
- The Martyrdom of Dhan Guru Teg Bhadhur Ji. The Great Guru is about to be beheaded in Delhi challenging the credibility of Imperial Regime with just sheer patience.
- Dhan Guru Gobind Singh Ji, watching the Martyrdom of ’40 Brave Sikh’ and ‘Two Elder Sons’ in battle of Chamkaur with a smile.
Ask anyone, what can be more painful than that? What kind of mental and physical pain ‘They’ had to endure but ‘They’ were just in ‘Bliss, in Deep Meditation Thanking Almighty to be part of ‘HIS PLAN’. Even in such circumstances Dhan Guru Gobind Singh Ji showers His Grace on mortals by uttering following words:
ਤੁਧੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਰੋਗੁ ਰਜਾਈਆ ਦਾ ਓਢਣ ਨਾਗ ਨਿਵਾਸਾ ਦੇ ਹਹਿਣਾ ॥ [2]
तुध बिन रोग रजाइया दा उड़ण नाग निवासा दे रहणा ||
(Without “YOU’ is like wearing blankets of disease, Without You is like living with Venomous Snakes.)
So, ‘Difficult Times’ are not what we generally comprehend, like struggling to make ends meet. As per Gurbaani, the difficult times are those when we don’t remember ‘HIM’.
‘HE’ takes cares of ‘HIS’ devotees in ‘Difficult Times’. And that is ‘HIS’ nature. HE extends HIS arms, grabs HIS devotee in his arm and protects him with each and every breath. ‘HE’ keeps sending ‘HIS THOUGHTS, HIS REMEBRANCE’ to ‘HIS’ devotees. And once mind is occupied with HIS THOUGHTS, how an individual can feel anything else? How he could feel pain in the state of ‘Ecstasy’? Even if he fails to remember ‘HIM’; events will happen that he will begin to remember ‘HIM’. One, who HE grabs, never let him to forget HIM even for a moment. Point to remember the key word above is ‘Devotee – An individual who has surrendered himself’ else no other individual remembers him and even if he does it would be act of selfishness[3].
Dhan Guru Arjan Dev Ji, ‘Baani De Datta – Bestower of Baani’, further say that His consciousness remains attached to ‘God – The One’. Let us do ‘Ardas’ at this juncture, ‘Datar Pita please grab us and bless us with enough mettle to remain absorbed in ‘THE NAAM’ and path shown by You’.
Just think if anyone protects us how probable will it be that he will let us call him ‘Friend’. But ‘HE’ is such a Bestower of Grace, that HE accepts any name given to HIM in affection and gratitude. And of course since HE is creator HE has been in the beginning and end. Guruji further say that ‘HE’ always come to help. There can be none better ‘Companion’ than HIM.
HIS greatness cannot be described.
ਉਸਤਤਿ ਕਹਨੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ਤੁਮਾਰੀ ਕਉਣੁ ਕਹੈ ਤੂ ਕਦ ਕਾ ॥ [4]
उसतति कहनु न जाइ तुमारी कउणु कहै तू कद का ॥
(Your Praise cannot be described; who can say where You are.)
ऊच अपार बेअंत सुआमी कउणु जाणै गुण तेरे ॥
(O my lofty, incomparable and infinite Lord and Master, who can know Your Glorious Virtues?)
Guruji is asking everyone to remember HIM again and again. This will take any one into ecstasy. And then HIS grace will protect and preserve the honor of such individual.
So in summary Guruji is conveying the message that remembering ‘Lord’s Name’ brings happiness to an extent that difficult times just disappear and this is HIS way of protecting HIS devotees.[1] Maajh Mehla 5 Chaupade Ghar 1 – Ang 96
[2] Dhan Guru Gobind Singh Ji wrote these lines in Deserted Jungle of Macchiwara after Battle of Chamkaur.
[3] Though Humanyun went to take blessings of Dhan Guru Angad Dev Ji after he lost in battle; but he was full of ego. He charged towards, His Holiness Guruji, with sword.
[4] Tukhaari Chhant Mehla 5 – Ang 1117
[5] Raag Bilaaval, Mehla 5, Ghar 2, To Be Sung To The Tune Of Yaan-Ree-Ay – Ang 802
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