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Raag Maru, First Mehl  –  Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji – Ang 1021

Author: Guru Nanak Dev Ji

Maaroo, Solahas, First Mehl:

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

The True Lord is True; there is no other at all.

He who created, shall in the end destroy.

As it pleases You, so You keep me, and so I remain; what excuse could I offer to You? ||1||

You Yourself create, and You Yourself destroy.

You yourself link each and every person to their tasks.

You contemplate Yourself, You Yourself make us worthy; You Yourself place us on the Path. ||2||

You Yourself are all-wise, You Yourself are all-knowing.

You Yourself created the Universe, and You are pleased.

You Yourself are the air, water and fire; You Yourself unite in Union. ||3||

You Yourself are the moon, the sun, the most perfect of the perfect.

You Yourself are spiritual wisdom, meditation, and the Guru, the Warrior Hero.

The Messenger of Death, and his noose of death, cannot touch one, who is lovingly focused on You, O True Lord. ||4||

You Yourself are the male, and You Yourself are the female.

You Yourself are the chess-board, and You Yourself are the chessman.

You Yourself staged the drama in the arena of the world, and You Yourself evaluate the players. ||5||

You Yourself are the bumble bee, the flower, the fruit and the tree.

You Yourself are the water, the desert, the ocean and the pool.

You Yourself are the great fish, the tortoise, the Cause of causes; Your form cannot be known. ||6||

You Yourself are the day, and You Yourself are the night.

You Yourself are pleased by the Word of the Guru’s Bani.

From the very beginning, and throughout the ages, the unstruck sound current resounds, night and day;

In each and every heart, the Word of the Shabad, echoes Your Will. ||7||

You Yourself are the jewel, incomparably beautiful and priceless.

You Yourself are the Assessor, the Perfect Weigher.

You Yourself test and forgive. You Yourself give and take, O Siblings of Destiny. ||8||

He Himself is the bow, and He Himself is the archer.

He Himself is all-wise, beautiful and all-knowing.

He is the speaker, the orator and the listener. He Himself made what is made. ||9||

Air is the Guru, and water is known to be the father.

The womb of the great mother earth gives birth to all.

Night and day are the two nurses, male and female; the world plays in this play. ||10||

You Yourself are the fish, and You Yourself are the net.

You Yourself are the cows, and You yourself are their keeper.

Your Light fills all the beings of the world; they walk according to Your Command, O God. ||11||

You Yourself are the Yogi, and You Yourself are the enjoyer.

You Yourself are the reveller; You form the supreme Union.

You Yourself are speechless, formless and fearless, absorbed in the primal ecstasy of deep meditation. ||12||

The sources of creation and speech are contained within You, Lord.

All that is seen, is coming and going.

They are the true bankers and traders, whom the True Guru has inspired to understand. ||13||

The Word of the Shabad is understood through the Perfect True Guru.

The True Lord is overflowing with all powers.

You are beyond our grasp, and forever independent. You do not have even an iota of greed. ||14||

Birth and death are meaningless, for those who enjoy the sublime celestial essence of the Shabad within their minds.

He Himself is the Giver of liberation, satisfaction and blessings, to those devotees who love Him in their minds. ||15||

He Himself is immaculate; by contact with the Guru, spiritual wisdom is obtained.

Whatever is seen, shall merge into You.

Nanak, the lowly, begs for charity at Your Door; please, bless him with the glorious greatness of Your Name. ||16||1||

Source: iGurbani

Guru Nanak Dev Ji

Guru Nanak is the first Sikh Guru. He lived for 70 years. He was born in Talwandi, Pakistan and left his physical body in Kartapur Ravi, Pakistan. His father’s name was Mehta Kalyan Chand, but was known as Kalu Ji. His mother’s name was Mata Tripta Ji. His wife’s name was Mata Sulakhni Ji. He had two sons. His elder son was Baba Sri Chand Ji and his second son was Baba Lakshmi Das Ji.

Born into a Hindu family, Guru Nanak rejected the notion of divisions between people based on religion. He taught the Oneness of the Creator and the fundamental brotherhood and sisterhood of all. He stated that the experience of the Divine dwelled within every person, so there was no difference between people based on caste, creed, gender or nationality. His simple but profound philosophy rested on recognizing the fundamental Divinity of all people. When lived in an awareness of the Divine Light within all, human life could become a profound experience of love, truth, patience, peace and contentment

Guru Nanak achieved his state of enlightenment, or realization, sometime around the age of 30. After disappearing into a river and meditating in the water for three days, Guru Nanak emerged having had a powerful vision of the nature of reality, Divinity and human existence. He recorded that vision in a song – known as Japji Sahib – the Song of the Soul. With Japji Sahib, humanity has a rare picture of what a Master experienced at the moment of his enlightenment described in his own words.

Japji Sahib became the foundation of this new spiritual tradition. After his enlightenment, Guru Nanak spent 15 years traveling through India, Asia and Persia. He brought people together of all traditions and sang Divine songs in praise of the Creator, the Creation and the journey of the spirit through time and space. During this time, he also collected songs from other mystics that resonated with his own visions and experience of the Divine. After his travels, he settled down and lived as a farmer, continuing to teach those who came to learn from him.