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Tuesday, January 08, 2019

Sikh Scriptures: Sant Mat Radhasoami Books -- The E Library – Sikh Section



Link BACK to the MAIN PAGE of the E-Library: https://SantMatRadhasoami.Blogspot.com/2019/01/sant-mat-radhasoami-books-main-page-e.html
Sikh Scriptures: Guru Nanak, Sikh Gurus, Adi Granth, Bhai Gurdas Vaaran, Janamsakhis, Dasam Granth

Online E Books Relating to Guru Nanak, The Ten Sikh Gurus, Guru Granth, Bhai Gurdas Vaaran, Janamsakhis, Dasam Granth, Bhai Sahib Bhai Nand Lal's Kalaam-e-Goya, and Other Texts -- Also a Collection of Vegetarian Passages from the Shri Guru Granth Sahib

Sant Mat Radhasoami Books -- The E Library – Sikh Section


Sikh Scriptures Online: 




The Adi Granth (Sikh Scriptures), Complete, English Translation in One Volume, Khalsa Consensus Translation: 


Anthology/Selections of the Adi Granth in Contemporary English: 

"Peace Lagoon -The Songs of Guru Nanak
Guru Amar Das
Guru Ram Das, Guru Arjun
and Guru Gobind Singh
SACRED SONGS OF THE SIKHS" 
- Read Online or Download PDF File: 


Anthology/Selections of the Adi Granth in Contemporary English: 
"Peace Lagoon -The Songs of Guru Nanak
Guru Amar Das
Guru Ram Das, Guru Arjun
and Guru Gobind Singh
SACRED SONGS OF THE SIKHS" 
- Read Online or Download PDF File: 


Anthology/Selections of the Adi Granth in Contemporary English: 
“The Name Of My Beloved — Verses Of The Sikh Gurus — Devotional Poetry from the Guru Granth and the Dasam Granth”, translated and introduced by Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh, Sacred Literature Trust Series: 

Where the Text Begins: Jap Ji (Morning Prayer) of Guru Nanak — Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh: 

Main Page With Various E-Book Formats and Options — Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh: https://archive.org/details/TheNameOfMyBeloved-VersesOfTheSikhGurus



The Guru Granth Sahib was first compiled by the Fifth Sikh Guru, Arjan Dev, in 1604 in the city of Amritsar. Its second and last version was the handiwork of Guru Gobind Singh, and it was finalized at Damdama Sahib in the year 1705. He added the hymns of his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur, the Ninth Master, and a couplet of his own to the volume wrought a century earlier.


Adi Granth Audio Book: 24/7 Readings from the Adi Granth: 


Sri Guru Granth Sahib Discovered, Hakim Singh Rahi (Background on the Adi Granth):


Line by Line Adi Granth (SriGranth.org): http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?S=y


Resources (Search Engine, etc…): http://www.sikhnet.com/Siri-Guru-Granth-Sahib


Complete Adi Granth, Dr. Gopal Singh Translation, Four Volume Set:


Sri Guru Granth Sahib — Line By Line Devanagari and English Translation: https://archive.org/details/SriGuruGranthSahib-LineByLineDevanagariEnglishTranslation_892


The Adi Granth Or The Holy Scriptures Of The Sikhs, Ernest Trumpp Translation: https://archive.org/details/TheAdiGranthOrTheHolyScripturesOfTheSikhs


The Holy Granth: Sri Guru Granth Sahib Volume 1, Kartar Singh Duggal Translation:

The Holy Granth: Sri Guru Granth Sahib Volume 2, Kartar Singh Duggal Translation:

The Holy Granth: Sri Guru Granth Sahib Volume 3, Kartar Singh Duggal Translation:

The Holy Granth: Sri Guru Granth Sahib Volume 4, Kartar Singh Duggal Translation:

Adi Granth (Shri Guru Granth Sahib Online, Table of Contents, Links to All Sections of the Book) @ Sikhs.org: http://www.sikhs.org/english/eg_index.htm





The Japji, Guru Nanak's Morning Prayer, Max Arthur Macauliffe: 

The Sikh Religion Vol I, Max Arthur Macauliffe, Volume One: 

The Sikh Religion Vol II, Max Arthur Macauliffe, Volume Two: 

The Sikh Religion Vol III, Max Arthur Macauliffe, Volume Three: 

The Sikh Religion Vol IV, Max Arthur Macauliffe, Volume Four: 

The Sikh Religion Vol V, Max Arthur Macauliffe, Volume Five: 

The Sikh Religion Vol VI, Max Arthur Macauliffe, Volume Six: 

Also See, Max Arthur Macauliffe Volumes @ The Internet Archive: 






Adi Granth (Shri Guru Granth Sahib Online, Table of Contents) @ Sacred-Texts.com: http://www.sacred-texts.com/skh/granth/index.htm



Kabir in the Adi Granth, Nirmal Dass Translation: 

& @: 



The Ringing Sound (Anhad Shabad; Sound Current):


Three Central Teachings According to the Sikh Gurus in the Guru Granth: Living Masters, Hearing the Sound Current, and, Being Vegetarian:



Servants Of God, Lives of the Ten Sikh Gurus, by Jon Engle: https://archive.org/details/ServantsOfGod_291?q=kirpal+singh


Bani Of The Bhagats — Sants Quoted in the Adi Granth: https://archive.org/stream/BaniOfBhagats#page/n3/mode/2up

Classic Sants Of India: Sants Quoted in the Adi Granth: http://www.gurbanifiles.org/bani_by_author/index.htm



Adi Granth: Guru Nanak: Book of Sidh Gosht (Conversations With the Yogis): http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Sidh_Gohst

Adi Granth: Guru Nanak: Book of Sidh Gosht (Conversations With the Yogis): http://www.sikhs.org/english/eg90.htm#p938


Adi Granth: Jap Ji (Morning Prayer) of Guru Nanak, and Commentary by Kirpal Singh (Published By Ruhani Satsang USA): http://www.ruhanisatsangusa.org/jj/japji.htm






Varaan Bhai Gurdas Text Transliteration and Translation — Vol 1: https://archive.org/details/VaraanBhaiGurdasTextTransliterationAndTranslation-Vol1/page/n41

Bhai Gurdas Varan Vol 1+2 Text, transliteration and English translation by Dr. Jodh Singh:











Elucidation of the Jap Ji — Commentary on Guru Nanak’s Morning Prayer or Jap Ji by Soami Ji Maharaj of the Radhasoami Faith — at the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/ElucidationoftheJapJiBySoamiJiMaharaj



Adi Granth: Jap Ji (Morning Prayer) of Guru Nanak: Chant, Line By Line Gurmuki with English Translation @ Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpPJUjebWo8

Adi Granth: Jap Ji (Morning Prayer) of Guru Nanak: Chant @ Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubp4MUcLZ0M

Adi Granth: Sukhmani Sahib of Guru Arjan Dev: 
http://www.rajkaregakhalsa.net/downloads/Gurbani/Sukhmani%20Sahib%20-%20Eng-Rom-Gurm.pdf

Adi Granth: Sukhmani Sahib of Guru Arjan Dev:
https://www.sikhitothemax.org/sundar-gutka/31


Adi Granth (Shri Guru Granth) — Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa — Sentence by Sentence Interlinear Translation: https://archive.org/details/SriGuruGranthSahib-LineByLineDevanagariEnglishTranslation_949/mode/2up

Adi Granth (Shri Guru Granth): Line By Line English Translation: E Book and Audio/Talking Book: 

Adi Granth (Shri Guru Granth Sahib Online, Table of Contents, Links to All Sections of the Book) @ Sikhs.org: http://www.sikhs.org/english/eg_index.htm


Adi Granth (Shri Guru Granth Sahib Online, Table of Contents) @ Sacred-Texts.com: http://www.sacred-texts.com/skh/granth/index.htm


Adi Granth (Shri Guru Granth): Ernest Trumpp Translation: E Book and Audio/Talking Book: http://www.archive.org/stream/digranthorholys00japjgoog#page/n4/mode/2up



Adi Granth (Shri Guru Granth): Gospel of Guru Granth Sahib, Topical Selections from the Sikh Scriptures, by Duncan Greenlees @ The Internet Archive:  https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.1918/mode/2up




The Wondrous Play - Bachitra Natak Text And Translation ("The Bachitar Natak is partly an autobiography of Guru Gobind Singh,[5] the tenth Sikh Guru, in which he narrates the events and circumstances of the first 32 years of his life. It outlines the history and challenges faced by the Sikh community during that time." Wiki entry for Bachittar Natak): 



Dasam Granth in Four Volumes: 

Dasam Granth: 

Search Gurbani (Adi Granth, Dasam Granth, Bhai Gurdas, Bhai Nand Lal, etc...:





Bhai Nand Lal (Disciple of Guru Gobind Singh): Kalaam-e-Goya: http://spiritualawakeningradio.com/Bhai_Nand_Lal_Ji_Kalaam_e_Goya.pdf







Guru Granth Ratnavali (Gems, Selections from the Adi Granth): 



Adi Granth Not Book Guru: A paper by a Namdhari author who says that Guru Gobind Singh did not make the Adi Granth into a book-guru successor (guru granth), casting doubt on a later apocryphal dohra he says was falsely attributed to Guru Gobind Singh. He also quotes Gurmat Sidhant:



History of Sikhism: The Dabestan-e Mazaheb, by the Persian historian Mohsin Fani: 


History of Sikhism: Glimpses Of The Divine Masters, by Ranbir Singh: 



Sikh And You Will Find: The Vegetarian Diet, Sikh Gurus and Scriptures, A Collection of Passages — Some have suggested that the Sikh Scriptures are not very clear on vegetarianism, the need to strictly adhere to a vegetarian diet for spiritual and ethical reasons. Not so. Let’s have a look. There are numerous vegetarian passages preserved in the Sikh Scriptures (Adi Granth, Shri Guru Granth Sahib) and related Sikh texts — quotes from Guru Nanak, Kabir, Guru Arjan Dev, Guru Gobind Singh and others. I've also included quotes from Bhai Gurdaas Ji and a Persian historian and scholar of comparative religion who wrote about Guru Nanak and the early Sikhs — how the original disciples were all vegetarians: https://medium.com/sant-mat-meditation-and-spirituality/f66bab1f8f8d

Vegetarian Diet, Guru Nanak and the Sikh Gurus: “The merit of pilgrimages to the sixty-eight holy places, and that of other virtues besides, do not equal having compassion for other living beings.” (Sri Guru Granth Sahib, pg 136) “Do not cause pain to any creature, Go back to your Home with honour.” (Sri Guru Granth Sahib, pg 322) “Keep your heart content and cherish compassion for all beings; this way alone can your holy vow be fulfilled” (Sri Guru Granth Sahib, pg 299) Nanak abstained from animal food and enjoined against cruelty to animals: "Having prohibited his disciples to drink wine and eat pork, he (Nanak) himself abstained from eating flesh and ordered not to hurt any living being." (Mohsin Fani, DABISTAN-E-MAZAHIB) “Countless are the cutthroats who trade in violence. Countless are sinners who keep on sinning. Countless are liars, wandering lost in their lies. Countless are the impious who live on unwholesome food." (Guru Nanak, Jap Ji, Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 4) "You kill living beings, and call it a righteous action. Tell me, brother, what would you call an unrighteous action? You call yourself the excellent sage; then whom would you call a butcher?" (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 1103). "Kabeer says, the dinner of beans and rice is excellent when flavored with salt. Who would cut throats to have meat with his bread?" (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 1374) "Kabeer: for those who consume marijuana, fish and wine, no matter what pilgrimages, fasts and rituals they follow, they will all be consigned to hell". (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 1377). “Do not say that the Vedas, the Bible and the Koran are false. Those who do not contemplate them are false. You say that the One Lord is in all, so why do you kill chickens?” (Kabir, Guru Granth Sahib, 1350) “Telling lies, they eat dead bodies. And yet, they go out to teach others. They are deceived, and they deceive their companions. O Nanak, such are the leaders of men. (Shri Guru Granth, 139)

"One who does not steal, commit adultery, slander anyone, gamble, eat meat or drink wine will be liberated in this very life (i.e. Jeewan Mukt)". (Guru Gobind Singh, 10th Sikh Guru, Sudharam Marag Granth —Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s “Updesh” to Bhai Daya Singh ji which is mentioned in “Sudharam Marag Granth”, and also found written in some old handwritten volumes of Sri Guru Granth Sahib): http://www.info-sikh.com/PageM1.html “His Disciples, Soaked in The Bliss of Nam, gave up opium, hashish, poppy, liquor and various other intoxicants. They would not eat meat. They would not steal. They foreswore adultery and deception. They Practised Saintliness.” (Sri Guru Panth Parkash): http://namdhari.faithweb.com/panthparkash.htm

Vegetarian Diet and More from the Sikh Scriptures: "Living by neglect and greed, the world eats dead carcasses. Like a goblin or a beast, they kill and eat the forbidden carcasses of meat. Control your urges, or else you will be thrown into the tortures of hell." (Guru Arjan Dev, Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 723). Bhai Gurdaas Ji said: "They eat meat by cutting throats, what will their own condition be?" (Vaar 24, Pauree 17) "To take what rightfully belongs to another, is like a Muslim eating pork, or a Hindu eating beef. Our Guru, our Spiritual Guide, stands by us if we do not eat those carcasses. By mere talk, people do not earn Liberation. Salvation only comes from the practice of truth. By adding spices to forbidden foods, they are not made acceptable. O Nanak, from false talk, only falsehood is obtained.” (Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 141) "You kill living beings, and call it a righteous action. Tell me, brother, what would you call an unrighteous action? You call yourself the excellent sage; then whom would you call a butcher?" (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 1103). “You keep your fasts to please Allah, while you murder other beings for pleasure. You look after your own interests, and so not see the interests of others. What good is your word? O Qazi, the One Lord is within you, but you do not think or contemplation on Him. You do not care for others, you are mad about religion, this is why your life is wasting away." (Kabir, Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 483): http://www.realsikhism.com/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1248309400&ucat=7


Also See: Cruelty and Food Sikh Discussion:

Also See: Even More Shri Guru Granth Vegetarian Passages — Adi Granth on Meat:


Baba Banda Singh Bahadur (1670–1716)

“On 3rd September 1708, Guru Gobind Singh Ji administered the vows and Amrit (blessed necter) to Madho Das, a Hindu Sadhu or ascetic, and gave him a new name, Banda Singh. At the same time, he gave Banda Singh a Nagara (war drum), Nishan Sahib (banner) and five arrows from his own quiver as symbols of Authority. Banda Singh was also accompanied by five Sikhs to assist him to build up his forces so as to repel the tyranny of the Mughal Empire.” — http://sikhcoin.blogspot.com/2013/05/baba-banda-singh-bahadur-1670-1716-and.html

Hukamnama (edict or order) to the Sikhs of Jaunpur by Baba Banda Singh Bahadur on 12th December 1710. “Ek Ongkar Fateh Darshan. Sri sache sahib ji ka hokum hai sarbat Khalsa Jaunpur ka Guru rekhega, guru japna janam savraega, tusi sri akal purakh ji ka khalsa ho, panj hathear banh ke hukam dekhdiya darshan awna. Khalsae di rahet rahena, bhang, tumakoo, hafeem, posthe, dharoo, amal koyee na hi khana, mas masheli paeaj na hi khana, chori jari nahi karni, asa satjug vertaeya hae aap vech pyar karna, mera hukam hae jo khalsae di rahet rahega tesdi Guru bahori kareaga. Methi Poh 12 samvat pahela satrathes.”

English Translation of the Hukamnama Shown Above

“Ek Ongkar Fateh Darshan. By the order of the true king, all the Khalsa of Jaunpur will be protected by Guru ji, Pray to the Guru for he will improve your life. You are God’s Khalsa, wear the five weapons and on being ordered, present yourself. You must obey the principals of the Khalsa. You are not to consume hemp, tobacco, opium, poppy seeds or alcoholic drinks. You are not to eat meat, fish and onions. You must not steal. We usher in a new era, Satjug — the Age of Truth. Love one another. This is my order, those who should live according to the principals of the Khalsa will be protected by God. Dated 12 Poh samvat pahela 1 (= 12 December 1710)” — http://sikhcoin.blogspot.com/2013/05/baba-banda-singh-bahadur-1670-1716-and.html



Like Satguru Kabir, Sant Ravi Das was very aggressive in his condemnation of eating meat. Selections from the Amrit Bani Granth of Sant Ravi Das, a text also respected by Sikhs: 
 
"O man! Renounce these evils. Gambling, eating meat, drinking liquor, going to a prostitute, violence and theft are all sinful deeds, which will take you to hell. The life of the man is auspicious which he gets according to his virtuous deeds. Ravidass says, after consideration, the life of a man is going waste without reciting the name of God."   "By killing an animal how can you achieve the God? Why not this fact has been taught to you by the Pirs, Prophet of God, and other religious men, says Ravidass? [183]"   "Those people who eat meat of cow, goat etc., daily in their meals, Ravidass says, they may perform prayer day and night, but they cannot achieve the heaven. [184]"   "After slaughtering the head of an animal, the foolish people describe it legitimate because it is permitted in their religion. Ravidass says, if they have to cut their own heads like this, only then they will realise the pain. [185]"   "The man who kills an animal for his food or livelihood, Ravidass says, he has to undergo horrible punishment in the court of God. [186]"   "One should not kill any living being because every creature is equal to Creator. Ravidass says, he cannot get liberation from such sinful deeds by giving millions of cows in alms. [187]"   "Ravidass says, who eats meat and fish for the taste of his tongue, one day he will get punishment for this sinful act and he will have to get his head cut for killing innocent animals. [188]"   "Ravidass says, O man! You should not kill animal because the God is fully absorbed in every creature. Everybody has the same soul. There is no other soul except God in the world. [189]"   "One, who eats meat of animals, has to get his neck cut. Ravidass says, such a person will go to hell. [190]"   "A man, who is not kind and merciful, eats meat of animals, such a person will go to hell, verily says Ravidass. [191]"   "The people who butcher animals and eat their meat, have become dead creatures, says Ravidass after full consideration. [192]"   
 
From Another Translation of the Amrit Bani of Sant Ravidass: 
 
"Ravidass moondah kaat kar moorakh kahat halal! Gala katavahu aapna tou ka hoyihi haal!! 185!! Satguru Ravidass Ji articulates that “A foolish person designates slow cutting of throat of an animal as halal meat. Let him severe his own throat slowly the same way and experience the pangs of suffering."   "Ravidass jo aapan het hi par koon maran jaie! Malak ke dar jai kari bhogahi kari sajaie!! 186!! Satguru Ravidass Ji says that “If anyone kills an animal for his use; then he has to suffer grave punishment on reaching the court of God."   "Prani badh nahin kijiyahi jivah Brahm samaan! Ravidass paap nanh shootayie karor gouan kari daan!! 187!! Satguru Ravidass Ji explains that “Human beings should never kill any animal because component of God is uniformly manifest as Atman in all living beings. One, who resorts to killing of animals, can never succeed in atonement of his sins even if he may donate millions of cows in alms."   "Ravidass jibhya swad bas jou maans mashrian khaye! Nahak jeev maaran badal aapan sees kataye!! 188!!  Satguru Ravidass Ji preaches his pious sermon that “Those, who eat meat or fish for the sake of satisfying taste of their tongues, will have to undergo severe punishment for killing animals without any fault and their own heads will get severed one day."   "Ravidass jeev mat marahin ik sahib sabh manhi! Sabh manhi eko Atma doosrah kou nanhi!! 189!!  Satguru Ravidass Ji states that “Human beings should never kill any animal as only same one God is manifest in all living creatures. As such there is but one Atman manifest in every one and there is no second Atman anywhere."   "Mansahari - Narak Adhikari Vegetarian life style   Apnah geev kataihin jo maans praya khanye!  Ravidass maans jau khat haen te nar narkahi janye!! 190!!  Satguru Ravidass Ji preaches human beings to lead a vegetarian life. Those who eat meat ultimately lose their own necks and go to hell." 



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Saturday, May 11, 2013

Guru Nanak Chart of the Heavens -- The Five Khands



Guru Nanak Chart of the Heavens -- The Five Khands

Chart of the Heavens Based on Guru Nanak's Morning Prayer (Jap Ji) -- THE FIVE KHANDS (REALMS) -- The Spiritual Journey, Ascension of the Soul Back to God





"Iik Ong Kaar Sat Naam" [Ekonkar Satnam] ("There is One God -- Truth is His Name.")


(5) Sach Khand or the realm of Truth [Eternal Spiritual Realm, God].

(4) Karam Khand or the Realm of Grace.

(3) Saram Khand or the Realm of Spiritual Efforts: Humility and Ecstasy.

(2) Gian Khand or the Realm of Knowledge (Gnosis).

(1) Dharm Khand or the Realm of Action [Physical Plane].


1. Dharam Khand: The Realm of Action -- This Khand refers to the karmic life of beings on earth and their daily tryst with Karma. Guru ji [Guru Nanak] has called earth a Dharamshal (a home of Dharma).

Guru Nanak: "The earth is a place where day, night, and date have been created along with air, water, fire and the sky. There is so much variety of living beings on earth. As are their deeds and actions, so is their result. The law of karma thus is behind their life circumstances. The result of karma may look unjustified outwardly but is a corrective justice of the law, as in HIS true court only truth prevails. It is also the karma done while living on earth that attracts the Nadar (Grace), which is the sign that the person is now open to dwell in next Khand. The Sikh [disciple] receives the fruit of his thought and action and goes ahead through Jap (meditation) and Simran. Such is the Dharma in the Dharam Khand." (Naamaukhad's Sikh Translation)

"Creating the day and the night, the months and the seasons,
The fire, the wind, the water and the nether regions,
Amidst all these, He set up the earth as Dharm Khand
or the arena of action.
And He peopled it with creatures of many colours and many forms,
Creatures of whom there is no count.
All are judged according to their deeds,
For true is the Lord and immaculate His Law.
Those acceptable to Him are honoured in His Court,
And it is only through His Grace that one may gain that distinction.
The imperfect are perfected there,(1)
O Nanak! It is there that this mystery is revealed." (Kirpal Singh's Translation)

(1) The last two lines -- "Kach pakai uthe pa-aye, Nanak gia japey ja-aye" have been invariably interpreted by various translators, as stating that the true and the false are known there and can no longer deceive. But this does not appear to stand as it apparently ignores the fact that the lines follow on the reference to those honoured by God and the metaphor of "raw and ripe" suggests immaturity and maturity, rather than falsehood and truth.

"The first is the Realm of Dharm, which the soul must fully realise before it can rise to the next higher spiritual plane above it. This is the stage where the embodied souls must work fully cognisant that it is He who made the world phenomena with all the immutable laws which bind one and all. The law of cause and effect nobody can escape. What a man sows, he must reap. There is none outside His domain. Men's actions go with them after their death and are weighed in the scales of God's Justice. Those found wanting are sent for judgment according to their actions. The only thing acceptable at his Court is 'communion with and practice of the Divine Word.' Those who adhere to it, are honoured." (Kirpal Singh's Commentary)


2. Gyan Khand: The Realm of Knowledge (Spiritual Knowledge/Gnosis) -- The Gurbani, although simple, has subtle meanings behind each and every word. As Vichar is done the Gurbani opens up doors and more doors of knowledge and wisdom. First, let us see how Guruji [Guru Nanak] has described the Gyan Khand:

Guru Nanak: "So many winds, waters and fires; so many Krishnas and Shivas. So many Brahmas, fashioning forms of great beauty, adorned and dressed in many colors. So many worlds and lands for working out karma. So very many lessons to be learned! So many Indras, so many moons and suns, so many worlds and lands. So many Siddhas and Buddhas, so many Yogic masters. So many goddesses of various kinds. So many demi-gods and demons, so many silent sages. So many oceans of jewels. So many ways of life, so many languages. So many dynasties of rulers. So many aware people, so many devotees, says O Nanak, His limit has no limit! In the realm of wisdom, spiritual wisdom reigns supreme. The Sound-current of the Naad vibrates, amidst the sounds and the sights of bliss." (Naamaukhad's Sikh Translation)

"Thus much of the Realm of Dharma;
And now Gian Khand, the Realm of Knowledge;
Countless its elements, air, water and fire,
And countless Krishnas and Sivas,
And countless the Brahmas fashioning various creations
of countless forms and countless hues.
Countless the Fields of Action,(1) countless the golden mountains,(2)
And countless the Dhrus(3) meditating therein.
Countless the Indras, countless the suns and moons,
and countless the earthly and stellar regions;
Countless the Siddhas, the Buddhas, the Naths, and countless
the gods and goddesses.
Countless the Danus(4) and the Sages, and countless
the bejewelled oceans.
Countless the sources of creation, countless the harmonies,
countless those that listen unto them,
And countless the devotees of the Word,
Endless and unending, O Nanak! this Realm." (Kirpal Singh's Translation)

[(1) Karam Bhumi: A place where one is endowed with a free will, and reaps the fruits of his own actions. This world is termed as Karm Bhumi for here reigns the principle of action and reaction or cause and effect. (2) Sumer: The golden mountain seen in this spiritual plane by the devotees. (3) Dhru: A saint proverbial for his steadfast meditation. (4) Danu: Demigods.]

"Nanak, in this stanza describes the immense expansion of the soul's horizon when it enters "Gian Khand" or the Realm of Knowledge. Here the devotee sees the manifold nature with all created things. Here he begins to hear the rapturous strains of Melodious Song resounding through the whole creation. Here he feels excessive joy at the conception of Nature with her immutable laws, her infinity of forms and phenomena, multifarious creations and manifold blessings that he finds." (Kirpal Singh's Commentary)


3. Saram Khand or the Realm of Spiritual Efforts: Humility and Ecstasy

Guru Nanak: "In the realm of humility, the Word becomes forms. These are fashioned with incomparable distinctness here. These things cannot be described. One who tries to speak of these regrets the past. The surat (awareness), intellect and understanding of the mind are shaped here. The consciousness of the spiritual warriors of spiritual perfection, are shaped here." (Naamaukhad's Sikh Translation)

"Divine Knowledge illumines all in the Realm of Knowledge,
While Divine symphonies play unending music,
and Joy and Bliss reign supreme,
Next, the Realm of Ecstasy, where the Word is enrapturing.
Everything created here is marvelously strange,
and beyond description,
Whoever tries to describe the same, must repent his folly.
Herein the mind, reason and understanding are etherealised,
the self comes to its own, and develops the penetration of the
gods and the sages." (Kirpal Singh's Translation)

"From the description of Gian Khand or the Realm of Knowledge, Nanak proceeds to describe, "Sarm Khand," or the Seal of ecstasy. Here everything is enchantingly beautiful and marvelously strange, and words are of no consequence. It is here that the soul becomes etherealised by the power of the Word and one gets an insight into the real nature of things." (Kirpal Singh's Commentary)


4. Karam Khand: The Realm of Grace

Guru Nanak: "In the Realm of Karam, the Word is the Effort. No one else dwells here, except the great spiritual heroes. They are totally imbued with the oneness consciousness. They are sewn together with the creator filled with awe of HIS glory. Their form (mind) cannot be described. They do not die (do not reincarnate) and so neither are deceived (by maya) when within whose minds the Lord abides. Here (in Karam Khand) devotees of many worlds dwell. They are in anand (spiritual joy) as the True Lord abides in their mind." (Naamaukhad's Sikh Translation)

"Higher still stands Karm Khand, the Realm of Grace,
Here the Word is all in all, and nothing else prevails.
Here dwell the bravest of the brave, the conquerors of the mind,
filled with the love Divine,
Here dwell devotees with devotion, incomparable as Sita's.(1)
Illumined with beauty ineffable,
All hearts filled with God, they live beyond the reach of death
and of delusion.(2)
Here dwell the Bhagats or Sages drawn from all regions,
Who rejoice in the True One and live in perpetual bliss." (Kirpal Singh's Translation)

[(1) Sita: The wife of Rama known for her great devotion. (2) The word delusion here refers to the delusion of maya or matter.]

"In the Realm of Grace, man rises above the evanescent charms of the phenomenal world. He sees all nature standing submissively to serve at God's Feet. His Word purifies the soul of its sins and awakens the latent energies in it. Matter no longer blinds the inner vision. For him, the Lord pervades everywhere and he is now fully conscious of Him. Here one comes face to face with the Word in Its pure substance. And he now knows himself and his true origin, for he sees himself as of the same substance as God." (Kirpal Singh's Commentary)


5. Sach Khand: The Timeless Realm of Eternal Truth and Oneness -- God

Guru Nanak: "In the Realm of Truth, the Formless Lord abides. Having created the creation, HE watches over it and HIS Nadar (Glance of Grace) bestows happiness (to the devotee). There are planets, solar systems and galaxies. If one speaks of them, there is no limit, no end. There are worlds upon worlds of His Creation. As is HIS commands, so they operate." (Naamaukhad's Sikh Translation)

"Sach Khand or the Realm of Truth is the seat of the Formless One.
Here He creates all creations, rejoicing in creating.
Here are many regions, heavenly systems and universes,
To count which were to count the countless,
Here, out of the Formless,
The heavenly plateaux and all else come into form,
All destined to move according to His Will.
He who is blessed with this vision, rejoices in its contemplation.
But, O Nanak, such is its beauty that to try to describe it
is to attempt the impossible."(3) (Kirpal Singh's Translation)

[(3) Karara Sar: Literally it means, hard as iron; metaphorically, impossible.]

"Finally, the pilgrim soul reaches Sach Khand or the Abode of Truth. Here complete Oneness is realized and it sees all universes functioning according to His Will in devout awe and adoration. Even remembrance of such a vision is blissful, but the vision itself is such that no eye has ever seen, the heart cannot conceive and the tongue cannot describe." (Kirpal Singh's Commentary)


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