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3. Satnaam and Waheguru

on the earth to help the sufferers (in the cycle of birth & death).

Now one need to be very careful not to attach to the physical body of the Guru or worship the

Guru. This is a body-worship or dehdhari-pooja and is forbidden per SGGS ji. When we bow in

front of the Guru or Sant or Brahmgyani, we do so to the Naam or Puran-Jyote enlightened inthe Guru. This is definitely not to the physical body. It is crucial to understand this.

Akalpurakh is beyond the cycle of death & birth and has obviously no face, eyes or tongue to

communicate. Yet he does communicate through His Saints or Brahmgyanis. We have to

worship the Lord only and at the same time serve the Guru just like Bhai Lehna ji served Guru

Nanak. Bhai Lehna ji pleased the Guru with his total commitment to the Naam and being a

Puran Sachiara. With his puran faith & truthful deeds (puran-sachiari rehit) he got blessed withthe Guru Padvi and became Guru Angad.

gur angad dee-a-o niDhaan akath kathaa gi-aan panch bhoot bas keenay jamat na taraas

He blessed Guru Angad with the treasure of spiritual wisdom, and the Unspoken Speech; He

overcame the five demons and the fear of the Messenger of Death.

SGGS 1399 - Bhagat Naalh

Guru Nanak was Bhai Lehnas Guru and Guru Angads Guru was the Lord Himself. Same was

true for other Gurus as well. SGGS ji quotes

naanak kul nimmal avtar-yi-o angad lahnay sang hu-a

Lehnaa, who became Guru Angad, and Guru Amar Daas, have been reincarnated into the pure

house of Guru Nanak.

SGGS 1395 - Bhagat Keerat

naanak parsaad angad sumat gur amar amar vartaa-i-o

By the Grace of Guru Nanak, and the sublime teachings of Guru Angad, Guru Amar Daas

broadcast the Lords Command.

SGGS 1397 - Bhagat Kaalh

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The bhagats serve their Guru with the complete surrender of their own wisdom (man-mat). They

often praise their Guru and the Lord, as was done by the respectable Bhatts in SGGS ji. The

respectable Bhatt Ga-yand ji quoted Waheguru in Guru Ram Daas Jis praise as we find in the

following shabad:

satgur gur sayv alakh gat jaa kee saree raamdaas taaran tarnan

So serve the Guru, the True Guru; His ways and means are inscrutable. The Great Guru Raam

Daas is the Boat to carry us across.

(1, Sava-yay (praise) of Guru Ram Das, Ga-yand)

partaap sadaa gur kaa ghat ghat pargaas bha-yaa jas jan kai.

The Glorious Greatness of the Guru is manifest forever in each and every heart. His humble

servants sing His Praises.


Waahay Guru, Waahay Guru, Waahay Guru, Waahay Jee-o.

O Great-Guru, Great-Guru, Great-Guru, you are Great.


kaval nain madhur bain kot sain sang sobh kahat maa jasod jisahi dahee bhaat khaahi jee-o.

You are lotus-eyed, with sweet speech, exalted and embellished with millions of companions.Mother Yashoda invited You as Krishna to eat the sweet rice.

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daykh roop at anoop moh mahaa mag bha-ee kinknee sabad jhanatkaar khayl paahi jee-o.

Gazing upon Your supremely beautiful form,

and hearing the musical sounds of Your silver bells tinkling, she was intoxicated with delight.


Based on the above Shabad from SGGS Ji, it is very obvious that Bhatt Ga-yand Ji quoted this

in praise of the Guru. As Guru Ram Daas ji was his Guru eventually, he did quote what he felt

and observed. It is just like we typically say Dhan Guru Nanak or Dhan-Dhan Das

Patshahian. The word Waheguru praises the Puran-Jyote in the Saints & Brahmgyanis or the

Lord Himself.

Satnaam The True name of the Lord

ik-oNkaar satnaam kartaa purakh nirbha-o nirvair akaal moorat ajoonee saibhaN gur parsaad

(Mool-Manter)

There is but one God - Satnaam, creative His personality and immortal His form. He is without

fear sans enmity, unborn and self-illumined. By the Guru's grace He is obtained.

jap

Embrace His meditation.

aad sach jugaad sach

True in the prime, True in the beginning of ages,

hai bhee sach naanak hosee bhee sachTrue He is even now and True He verily, shall be, O Nanak

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This is the very beginning of SGGS ji. The Mool-Manter captures the central idea of Japuji

Sahib very precisely. It is stated here that one should embrace the meditation of his Naam

Satnaam. The Naam is Gurparsadi, means one gets blessed with it through a Puran Guru.

The 5th Guru Arjun Patshah reiterated the true name of the Lord further in SGGS ji:

kirtam naam kathay tayray jihbaa, sat naam tayraa paraa poorbalaa.

With the tongue the Bhagats chant the several names given to You.

`Satnaam` is Your perfect, primal Name.

SGGS 1083 - Guru Arjun Dev

The explanation: His worshippers remember him with several countless names (like Dasam

Patshah has stated in Jaap Sahib) but Satnaam is his Aad-Jugaadi or original (from the very

origin) name.

Who named the Lord as SATNAAM?

Let us ask SGGS ji again. Guru Nanak Patshah quoted in Asa ji ki Vaar,

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aapeenHai aap saaji-o aapeenHai rachi-o naa-o,

duyee kudrat saajee-ai kar aasan ditho chaa-o

He Himself created Himself; He Himself assumed His Name.

Secondly, He fashioned the creation; seated within the creation,He beholds it with delight.

SGGS 463 - Guru Nanak Dev

Furthermore, Gurbani urges us to chant the Lords name SATNAAM all the time

Per the following quotes:

jap man sat naam sadaa sat naam, halat palat mukh oojal ho-ee hai

nit Dhi-aa-ee-ai har purakh niranjanaa. rahaa-o.

Chant, O my mind, the True Name, Satnaam, the True Name.

In this world, and in the world beyond, your face shall be radiant,

by meditating continually on the immaculate Lord God. ||Pause||

SGGS 670 - Guru Ram Daas

When the Lord is pleased He showers one with his true name or Naam. Very rarely, with thePurble Janam ke Ankur (or treasures of worship from the past lives) one gets blessed directly

by the Lord like Guru Nanak Dev ji or Bhagat Rama Nand ji.

More commonly, one is blessed with the Naam - Satnaam through a Pargatyo-Jyote (a Puran

Brahmgyani or a Puran Saint) as it happened in the case of Bhai Lehna ji. The nine sikh Gurus

and several Bhagats (Bhagat Sein, Bhagat Pipa, Bhagat Kabeer..) got blessed with Naam from

their Gurus - Guru Nanak and Bhagat Rama Nand ji respectively. Clearly Guru Nanak &

Bhagat Rama Nand ji were human Gurus or Pargatyo Jyotes.

SGGS ji quotes

naam amolak ratan hai pooray satgur paas

The Naam is a Priceless Jewel; it is with the Perfect True Guru.

SGGS 40 Guru Ram Daas

naam amolak gur parsaadee paa-i-aaThe Priceless Naam is obtained by Guru`s Grace.

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SGGS 124 - Guru Amar Daas

The Naam Satnaam takes one to the Sach-Khand. This state occurs to the Bhagat when he

commits to it with total faith and truthful living like Bhai Lehna did. The Lord Himself resides inSach-Khand. SGGS ji quotes -

sach khand vasai nirankaar

tithai khand mandal varbhand

jay ko kathai taa ant naa ant

In the realm of Truth abides the Formless Lord.

In that realm there are continents, worlds and solar systems.

if some one tries to describe them, he should know that there are no limits or bounds of them.


This Khand is beyond any territories or a description. So is the Naam Satnaam. This is where

the Bhagats or Brahmgyanis (beyond the boundaries of religion) are constantly in the company

of the

Lord.

jin ka-o nadar karam tin kaar

naanak nadree nadar nihaalSuch is the karma of those upon whom He has cast His Glance of Grace.

O Nanak, the Merciful Lord, by His Grace, uplifts and exalts them.


Clearly, SGGS ji describes it for us that Waheguru is used in praise of the Lord or in praise ofHis Pargatyo-Jyote Puran Brahmgyani.

Or Waheguru praises the Naam Satnaam. Once we are blessed with His Gurparsadi Naam

Satnaam, we should chant Satnaam all the time with our tongue, breath, mind and then

Hirda. One progresses through these modes of Simran typically over the time and the benefit of

Naam-Simran progresses by 1000 folds everytime you switch over from one to the next mode.

If one stays the course of Naam along with Puran Sachiarai Rehat, ultimately Satnaam resides

in Bhagats Hirda and Naam-Simran goes on here by itself.

This continueous Naam-Simran Ajjap-a-jaap happens only in Hirda and it happens so only

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with Guru-kirpa and Lords blessing.

jaa kai hirdai dee-o gur naamaa

Those whose hearts are filled with the Lords Name by the Guru


hirdai naam nit har ras bhog

The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is constantly within the heart,

and one enjoys the sublime essence of the Lord.


ahinis hirdai rav rahai nirbha-o naam nirankaar

Day and night, the Name of the One Lord, the Fearless and Formless One, dwells within theheart.


PART 2

Here is a little more elaboration of "Satnaam" and "Waheguru".

"Waheguru"reflects upon the praise of the Guru as Wah-Guru or O'Guru you are

great. This was clearly implied in "Savaiyees" of various respectable Bhatts in Sri

Guru Granth Sahib Ji. In the beginning, Bhatts were very much proud of their own writings, and

as such were grossly unaware of the state of the Gurus.

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They came to the fifth Guru Arjun Dev Ji to bring forward their writings in SGGS Ji, and were

declined. The Guru did not want egoistic creations as a part of the holy brahmgyan. Guru kirpa

occurred on them and they were enlightened. They felt the Lord's presence in the fifth Guru and

as such did realize the same for other Gurus.

The Lord appeared through them and so happened their "Savaiyees". These truthful

writings now were depicting exactly what these respectable Bhatts saw and felt. They reflected

upon the praise of Gurus in large volume.

SGGS ji quotes `Waheguru' in this context. In Bhai Gurdaas's vars `Waheguru' is implied as a

`Gur-Manter'. One gains humility by praising the Guru or chanting `Waheguru' as was clearly

quoted by Bhai Gurdaas Ji. We all are indebted to the Gurus and Bhagats of Lord, and as such

praise them often such as Dhan-Gur Nanak, Dhan-Dhan Kalgidhar Pita, Dhan-Dhan Bhagat

Kabeer and so on.

We should do this as it helps to clean ourselves up, and connects us to the Lord. When you

think of Guru with your true heart, Guru is there for you. In fact, it is the Lord in the Guru that

you are praising for. If you please the Guru, the Lord will be pleased as well. Gur Manter takes

one through various khands through Karam Khand. Your honest prayers to the Guru or the

Lord, will now help you further (if destined so) and you will come across a Puran Brahmgyani.

A Puran Brahmgyani is a custodian of the Param-Manter: Satnaam. It is a Gurparsadi khed, as

clearly quoted in the very beginning of SGGS Ji, in the Mool-Manter. It is reiterated several

times in the SGGS Ji.

Satnaam will take you further to the Fifth Khand Sach khand. This is Lord's House as clarified

in `Japuji Sahib'.

"Sach khand Vasse Nirankaar"

All other manters or kirtam naams end up before `Sach khand" and only Satnaam (True

Name) prevails in the Sach khand. The Sach khand is the common destination place for PuranBrahmgyanis, where all the religions merge in, and there are no boundaries here.

"Sach me sach samiya"

This is perhaps why Guru Nanak Patshah recited `Satnaam'- the Param-Manter of the Truth

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itself. This is what he blessed the other Gurus with as well. The Sach khand is where you truly

understand the 'Mool-Manter', and its significance. The first Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj did a

great service to the humanity with the "Japuji Sahib", and as such the Mool-Manter

represents the essence of it all.

"So jaane jin chaakhia har naam amola"

SGGS Ji is the puran brahmgyan, and it is truly understood in complete by a puran brahmgyani.

For the humble devotees on the path of truth (across various khands), the meanings of SGGS Ji

change as your spiritual state moves up. The Sach khand is a vast khand, and here

Brahmgyani comes across various forms of the Truth. In the end, the puran brahmgyani is

totally embodied in the Lord and the `Satnaam' is totally merged here. The Lord and Saint serve

each other here.

barahm meh jan jan meh paarbarahm. aykeh aap nahee kachh bharam

The servant is in God, and God is in the servant. He Himself is One-there is no doubt about this.


This state is beyond what words can capture.

"Milvei ke mehma varn na sakoon"

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One has to walk through the total journey to taste the true sublime essence.

A Humble Servant

PART 3

Bhai Gurdas has spent the first Var explaining, there is One God who created many forms andmany holy people dear to him. Some found the right way, others didnt.

Bhai Gurdas explains what the people of the 4 Ages were like and now in Kaljug there was not

one saint left and Guru Nanak Dev Ji did performed so much loving devotion to God that he

reached Sach Khand and was given naam and humilty and went out to the crying world.

Then Guru Nanak Dev ji transformed himself into the following Gurus. Having said all that, the

final verse about Waheguru sums it all up and gives a practical proven way of merging with the

Creator.

Bhai Gurdas Ji is saying that there is now no need to recite the mantrs of previous ages RAMRAM, HAR HAR, etc, because the benefit of all these is in Waheguru. Just recite Waheguru

mantr and your soul will merge into God, the Wondrous Guru. Which is absolutely true.

Bhai gurdas also writes in the first verse that Guru nanak spoke the "Satnam" mantr.

So it means we have two very powerful Names mentioned in the very first VAR, Guru-Mantr =

Waheguru, Naam = "SatNaam"

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namasakaar guradhaev ko sathanaam jis ma(n)thr sunaayaa||

I bow before the Guru (Guru Nanak Dev) who recited the satinam mantra(for the world).

Bhai Gurdaas Ji

Vaars Bhai Gurdaas

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Guru-Mantr gets us to the Personal form of God, i.e. God as Guru, Wondrous Guru, Guru

Nanak's SatGuru. And many sants and brahmgianis have been blessed with this.

But later on the journey, God also takes your soul beyond his personal form to His Supreme

Form, the Absolute Form, (PARbrahm PARmesar) and thats where SatNaam Mantr takes you.

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