Hukmnama, Golden Temple, Amritsar (Oct 30, 2023)
🎵 Sorat’h, Fourth Mehl, First House:🎵
🌿 ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ (One Universal Creator God manifesting Himself to form the Creation. Realized By The Grace Of The True Guru):
🍃 Insight:
This verse signifies that there is only one God, who manifests Himself to create the universe, and realization of this truth comes through the grace of the True Guru.
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🌸 Verse 1:
🌿 ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਅਪਾਹੁ ॥ (My Beloved Lord Himself pervades and permeates all; He Himself is, all by Himself):
🍃 Insight:
This verse emphasizes that the Lord Himself is omnipresent and independent.
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🌸 Verse 2:
🌿 ਵਣਜਾਰਾ ਜਗੁ ਆਪਿ ਹੈ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਸਾਚਾ ਸਾਹੁ ॥ (My Beloved Himself is the trader in this world; He Himself is the true banker):
🍃 Insight:
This verse metaphorically describes God as the ultimate trader and banker, controlling all transactions in the world.
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🌸 Verse 3:
🌿 ਆਪੇ ਵਣਜੁ ਵਾਪਾਰੀਆ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਸਚੁ ਵੇਸਾਹੁ ॥੧॥ (My Beloved Himself is the traders’ trade; He Himself is the true credit. ||1||):
🍃 Insight:
God Himself is the object of all trades and transactions; He is the true credit that sustains everything.
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🌸 Verse 4:
🌿 ਜਪਿ ਮਨ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਲਾਹ ॥ (O mind, meditate on the Lord, Har, Har, and praise His Name):
🍃 Insight:
This line encourages one to meditate on God’s name, as a form of devotion and focus.
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🌸 Verse 5:
🌿 ਗੁਰ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇ ਪਾਈਐ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਅਗਮ ਅਥਾਹ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ (By Guru’s Grace, the Beloved, Ambrosial, unapproachable and unfathomable Lord is obtained. ||Pause||):
🍃 Insight:
Through the Guru’s grace, one can come to understand and experience the Lord, who is otherwise unapproachable and beyond comprehension.
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🌺 **Review:**
This Shabad profoundly emphasizes the concept of divine omnipresence, asserting that everything in existence is an extension of the Divine. God is not just a creator or a distant entity but is deeply involved in every aspect of the world, acting as the trader, the banker, and even the trade itself. It suggests that every role and every action in the world is essentially a form of divine manifestation. The Shabad calls on the individual to meditate on the Name of the Lord, which is made accessible through the Guru’s Grace. This contemplative practice is highlighted as the means to understand and experience this all-encompassing Divine reality.
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