Guru Gobind Singh and Daljeet

Ik Onkara,

 Today is Teachers' Day... I forgot it completely. After getting my newspaper reminded me of this. 

I dedicate this 'post today to Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Guru of Sikhs. When in  Jamalpur, my first friend was Daljeet. I still remember my first day at Notre Dame, when Daljeet walked up to me and introduced herself with a big smile. We were best friends for the next 3 years. Our sections got changed but friendship remained the same. She was the one who was present to bid adieu when I last visited my school. I saw her reciting Gurbani at my father's colleague's place. Had my first langer there. She named her daughter "Gurbani" and she continues to stay in Bihar. Post her father's death, her family moved back to Amritsar. 

Once, we visited Patna by road. On the way, we saw mustard fields. Our first stop was Harminder Sahib Gurudwara. It was in December month and the Gurudwara was all decorated. Lights and colors made it look magnificent. Coincidentally, it was the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, and it was his birthplace. The people and crowd were huge that day but we managed to get in there. Prayed and ate the prasad and then we continued our journey towards Patna. 

Ik onkar, satnam, karta purakh, nirbhau,

Nir vair, aakaal murat, ajooni se bhang,

Gur parsaad. Jap.

Aad sach jugaad sach,

Hai bhi sach naanak hosi bhi sach.

Sochey soch na hove je sochey laakh vaar,

Chupe chup na hove je lai raha liv taar,

Bhukyaa bhuk na utri je banna puriya bhaar,

Sehas sayaanpa lakh hoey ta ek na chale naal

Kiv sacheyara hoiye kiv kude tuttey paal

Hukam rajai chalna naanak likhya naal.

There is only one God. His name is true.

He is the creator, He has no fear, He has no hate.

He is omnipresent, unborn and self-illuminating.

By the Guru's grace, He is realised. Meditate on His name.

He has been true since time began. 

He has been true since the ages. He is still true.

Guru Nanak says he will forever be true.

With thinking, you can't frame him, 

even though you may think a million times.

Inner silence is not obtained by remaining silent, 

even though you may remain forever silent in meditation.

Even though one remains soaked in God, 

he doesn't obtain the peace of mind.

A hungry person's hunger isn't satisfied even after they attain the world.

Man may possess millions of wits but none will work for him before God.

How can we be true? How can the screen of lies be broken?

By obeying the orders of Guru Nanak