m: 1.
sabho sūtaku bharamu hai dūjai lagai jāi.
jammaṇu marṇā hukamu hai bhāṇai āvai jāi.
khāṇā pīṇā pavitru hai ditonu rijaku sambāhi.
nānak jin̖ī gurmukhi bujhiā tin̖ā sūtaku nāhi.3.
sabho sūtaku bharamu hai dūjai lagai jāi.
jammaṇu marṇā hukamu hai bhāṇai āvai jāi.
khāṇā pīṇā pavitru hai ditonu rijaku sambāhi.
nānak jin̖ī gurmukhi bujhiā tin̖ā sūtaku nāhi.3.
m: 1. |
sabho sūtaku bharamu hai dūjai lagai jāi. |
jammaṇu marṇā hukamu hai bhāṇai āvai jāi. |
khāṇā pīṇā pavitru hai ditonu rijaku sambāhi. |
nānak jin̖ī gurmukhi bujhiā tin̖ā sūtaku nāhi.3. |
Guru Nanak then makes a categorical statement: all of this sutak is an illusion, made up of the doubts in our minds born out of otherness. We perceive sutak because we are not Identifying with 1Force. Instead, with darkness enveloping our minds, we have become blinded by otherness and duality. Birth and death are under the Command of IkOankar (One Universal Integrative Force, 1Force, 1-Ness). These things cannot be brought into the framework of purity and impurity, or sacred and profane, as they happen in accordance with the Will. We cannot reduce things, like eating or drinking into this framework either, because eating and drinking even during birth or death, are technically ‘sacred,’ happening as per the Will of IkOankar. Whatever is bestowed upon us is sustenance provided in accordance with IkOankar’s will, and so we are empowered to consume it as part of the Command. Dividing things up into these designations of impure or pure is just another way that we create dichotomies out of 1-Ness, and distance ourselves from others.
Guru Nanak says, those who become Wisdom-oriented have understood this mystery, and do not even entertain the idea of purity or impurity. These Wisdom-oriented ones are in the direction of grace and have no need to take heed of these formal or informal conventions of purity and impurity.
Guru Nanak says, those who become Wisdom-oriented have understood this mystery, and do not even entertain the idea of purity or impurity. These Wisdom-oriented ones are in the direction of grace and have no need to take heed of these formal or informal conventions of purity and impurity.
All this perception of sutak is merely an illusion, under which an individual forsakes IkOankar and clings to duality.
The birth and death of a being is under the Command. A being takes birth in this world and then dies in accordance with the Will of IkOankar.
For this reason, eating and drinking during someone’s birth and death is sacred, as it is as per the Will of IkOankar. Not eating food at a house where someone has taken birth or died, has no basis, since IkOankar has provided sustenance by Own Will.
Nanak! Those who have understood this mystery, by virtue of the Wisdom (Guru), they do not have the illusion of sutak.
The birth and death of a being is under the Command. A being takes birth in this world and then dies in accordance with the Will of IkOankar.
For this reason, eating and drinking during someone’s birth and death is sacred, as it is as per the Will of IkOankar. Not eating food at a house where someone has taken birth or died, has no basis, since IkOankar has provided sustenance by Own Will.
Nanak! Those who have understood this mystery, by virtue of the Wisdom (Guru), they do not have the illusion of sutak.
All (this) sutak is illusion, (under which an individual forsakes the One and) attaches to the other.
Birth and death are (under the) Command; in accordance with the Will (of IkOankar) one comes and goes.
(For this reason) eating and drinking (during anyone’s birth and death) is sacred, (since) That (IkOankar Own-Self) has given sustenance.
Nanak! Those who have understood (this mystery) through the Guru, they do not have (the illusion of) sutak.
Birth and death are (under the) Command; in accordance with the Will (of IkOankar) one comes and goes.
(For this reason) eating and drinking (during anyone’s birth and death) is sacred, (since) That (IkOankar Own-Self) has given sustenance.
Nanak! Those who have understood (this mystery) through the Guru, they do not have (the illusion of) sutak.
This salok is of inference. Rejecting the sutak described in the previous two saloks, this salok describes the processes of birth and death as the Will of IkOankar. Like the rest of Gurbani, this salok also depicts ‘Guru’ as the one who removes ignorance and illusion, because it is the Guru who bestows awareness of IkOankar’s Will to beings. Those Guru-oriented individuals, who have realized this, are beyond the influence of sutak.
This salok has four lines. The meter convention of the first three lines is 13+11; the fourth line has 4+12+10 meters. Here, the word ‘nānak’ results in four extra meters; whereas based on pronunciation/articulation 12+10 actually comes out to be 13+11. Consequently, this salok can be categorized under a two line verse/couplet with 13+11 characters each (doharā chand).
This salok has four lines. The meter convention of the first three lines is 13+11; the fourth line has 4+12+10 meters. Here, the word ‘nānak’ results in four extra meters; whereas based on pronunciation/articulation 12+10 actually comes out to be 13+11. Consequently, this salok can be categorized under a two line verse/couplet with 13+11 characters each (doharā chand).