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Guru Arjan Sahib Mundavani | Guru Granth Sahib 1429 | Artist: Bhai Dya Singh (Australia)

Sabad Recitation

Thursday
,
21
February
2019

Guru Arjan Sahib’s Mundavani (seal) serves as a closing testament to the teachings of the Guru Granth Sahib, offering a metaphor that encapsulates the essence of spiritual wisdom.

On the platter are placed three things,
reflect on the Truth and the Contentment.

Ruler’s Immortal Nam¹ is also placed on it,
it is the support of all.

If someone eats it, if someone savors it,
that one is emancipated.

This thing cannot be forsaken,
daily, daily, keep it in the heart.

Nanak: Cross the dark-ignorant world-ocean in feet-surrender,
all is the Supreme Cosmic’s expanse.
  1. Divine Identification
    Guru Arjan Sahib Mundavani  |  Guru Granth Sahib 1429
ਮੁੰਦਾਵਣੀ ਮਹਮੁੰਦਾਵਣੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
ਥਾਲ ਵਿਚਿ ਤਿੰਨਿ ਵਸਤੂ ਪਈਓ ਸਤੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੋ ॥
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਕਾ ਪਇਓ ਜਿਸ ਕਾ ਸਭਸੁ ਅਧਾਰੋ ॥
ਜੇ ਕੋ ਖਾਵੈ ਜੇ ਕੋ ਭੁੰਚੈ ਤਿਸ ਕਾ ਹੋਇ ਉਧਾਰੋ ॥
ਏਹ ਵਸਤੁ ਤਜੀ ਨਹ ਜਾਈ ਨਿਤ ਨਿਤ ਰਖੁ ਉਰਿ ਧਾਰੋ ॥
ਤਮ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ਚਰਨ ਲਗਿ ਤਰੀਐ ਸਭੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਪਸਾਰੋ ॥੧॥

About Sabad of the Week

We are finite; our understanding is finite. Our understanding was different yesterday and may evolve tomorrow as we deepen our relationship with the Sabad. In this trans-creation, we have chosen to keep the repeating words in the Sabad same. We aspire to learn and retain the Divine attribute used in the original Sabad and avoid terms like God or Lord.

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