Glimpses Of World Religions

Author(s): Gunvant Barvalia
Publisher: Navbharat Sahitya Mandir

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Glimpses of World Religions
with that. He carries on his life as "an indifferent householder" - his mind was never over-attracted or overpowered by worldly desires. His love for God began to be increased day by day.
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Once, while going to the river for a bath, he had a divine vision and Guru Nanak states - "Ha..oo dhadhi bekaru kare laia" "I was a penniless flatterer (charan) or a praiser, but God gave me a job. That great and able master has commanded me to sing songs of praise (prayers) to him, everyday." and Nanak sang prayers.
"Ek omkar (3) Satinamu Karta purkha nirbhaoo, Nirvairoo Akal Moorti, Ajoonee Saibham Guru Prasadi". In other words, He is One, He is 3 kar incarnate, truth is His name, He is the Creator of this world first man, fearless, revenge-free, immortal, without being born from any womb (ayoni) and spontaneous. Only by the grace of Guru, we can have him. (In other words, Guru himself is like super God and by His grace and blessings only we get (a glimpse of) God. Guru Nanak's teacher or Guru was God Himself.
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The above speech is the Root-Mantra for the Sikhs. It contains the whole turth of Sikh Dharma. Each and every Sikh when partaking of these bliss, has to repeat this Mantra five times. This Root-Mantra or original Mantra's repetitions are planned at the beginning of every Raga (musical notes) of "Guru Granthsaheb". Its brief exposition is "Omkar Sati Guru Prasadi".
"Japa" - Adi Sachu jugadi sachu, haiybhi sachu, Nanak hosi bhi sachu. In other words, it means he is truth in the beginning, truth in the beginning of the Epochs or Ages,.. is really truth and Nanak says, "in future also, he will be truth and only truth. And therefore the man who understands the commands of God, renunicates his ego." Thus is said by Nanak "I have got the infinite, super Brahma, God in the form of Guru."