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The Meaning Of LifeGuru Nanak jee said, “If you want to give an offering, thendonate something of yours and do something that’s going tohelp you in your next life.”ShivNabh said, “I will donate MY kingdom to you Guru jee.”Guru Nanak jee said, “O foolish ShivNabh, I said give mesomething of yours, this Kingdom isn’t yours and its not goingto help you in the next world. Your father couldn’t take it whenhe died, your grandfather couldn’t take it either and neither canyou take it because it doesn’t belong to you.”Guru jee repeated his original question and asked, “O Shiv-Nabh, donate something of yours, the kingdom is not yours,the queen that rules it with you is not yours, no donate somethingthat’s yours!”ShivNabh said, “I will donate MY body to you Guru jee.”Guru said ‘O foolish ShivNabh, this body isn’t yours. Whereare your father’s and grandfather’s bodies now? They had toleave them in this world, the body wasn’t theirs and its notyours either. No donate something that’s YOURS!”ShivNabh said desparately,name.”“What can I give? Take myGuru Nanak jee said, “ShivNabh, if you want to give meyour name then show me Shiva’s Navel, that’s what ShivNabhmeans. You aren’t Shiva, you can’t give me his navel, canyou?”13