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The Sikh Bulletin mwG-Pgx 542 nwnkSwhI January-February 2011
everything else, except concentrating on True Naam. In
the name of Guru Nanak Sahib, Guru Amardas Sahib
says that such a person wastes his life by performing
misdeeds and/or rituals because none has ever achieved
emancipation without seeking blessings of the
Almighty God. (3)
isrIrwgu mhlw 5 ] pMnw 71 ]
BgauqI rhq jugqw ]
jogI khq mukqw ]
qpsI qpih rwqw ]
At page 71 of the Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Arjun Sahib
says that Bhagautis seek True God without following
proper (Gurmat) ways while Yogis try to seek by
performing Yoga whereas mendicants believe in
attaining emancipation by meditating in isolation,
suffering lot of physical stress un-necessarily. (Here
Guru Sahib has condemned the ways adopted by
Bhagautis, Yogis & Tapasvis.)
gauVI suKmnI m: 5 ] pMnw 274 ]
BgauqI BgvMq Bgiq kw rMgu ]
sgl iqAwgY dustu kw sMgu ]
mn qy ibnsY sglw Brmu ]
kir pUjY sgl pwrbRhmu ]
swDsMig pwpw mlu KovY ]
iqsu BgauqI kI miq aUqm hovY ]
BgvMq kI thl krY inq nIiq ]
mnu qnu ArpY ibsn prIiq ]
hir ky crn ihrdY bswvY ]
nwnk AYsw BgauqI BgvMq kau pwvY ] 3 ] 9 ]
In Sukhmani Sahib at page 274, please read the entire
9th Ashtpadi. Guru Arjun Sahib has re-defined Aparas
(un-touched), Pundit, Ramadas, Bhagauti etc. & says
that the real Bhagauti is one who is imbued with the
love of True God ; has discarded the company of every
evil person. Such a Bhagauti has rid himself of all
doubts and dual-mindedness, and realises God
everywhere, considering Him as the cause and effect of
everything in the world ; all his vicious thoughts are
eliminated in the company of true devotees and then
such a Bhagauti / true devotee possesses highly
elevated mind, such Bhagauti serves God daily by
serving humanity; in the name of God he is ready to
surrender everything ; Gurbani (hirde charan sabad
Satgur ko, Nanak bandheo pal) resides in his heart.
Guru Sahib tells us that such Bhagauti is a true
devotee ultimately realizes formless God in true sense.
(3). So, in this third padi of 9 th ashtpadi, Guru Sahib
has described the virtues that a person should possess
to be called a “Bhagauti” in real sense.
rwmklI mhlw 5, pMnw 912 ]
iknhI igRhu qij vx KMif pwieAw ]
iknhI moin AauDUqu sdwieAw ]
koeI khqau AnMin BgauqI ]
moih dIn hir hir Et lIqI ] 2 ]
Here also so-called hindu-saints having various labels
are exposed. Refer Var Asa:
jqI sdwvih jugiq n jwxih
Cif bhih Gr bwr ]
At page 912, Guru Arjun Sahib says that some persons
have made their abode in the forests, leaving their
homes and some others have practiced complete
silence calling themselves “Moni” (moin ivgUqw ikau
jwgY gur ibnu sUqw ]” vwr Awsw) as detached Yogis.
There are some others, who describe themselves as
dedicated worshippers of Devi Bhagvati. But, poor,
humble and resourceless person like me has sought
God’s asylum. (2)
pRBwqI mhlw 5 ] pMnw 1347-1348 ]
mn mih kRoDu mhw AhMkwrw ]
pUjw krih bhuqu ibsQwrw ]
kir iesnwnu qin ckR bxwey ]
AMqr kI mlu kb hI n jwey ] 1 ]
iequ sMjim pRBu ikn hI n pwieAw ]
BgauqI mudRw mnu moihAw mwieAw ] 1 ] rhwau ]
This is another interpretation (of hypocrites) of abovequoted
lines. At pages 1347-48 of the Guru Granth
Sahib, Guru Arjun Sahib says that if the person’s mind
remains engrossed by anger, at the height of egoism;
worships Gods by performing various rituals; takes
bath and then makes circles of saffron on his body and
forehead, as a mark of Puritanism, but despite all these
rituals, filth of his evil mind does not leave him. (1) By
such rituals, way of worship, no one is able to realize
True God because the mind is entangled in wordly
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