Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji in Macchiwara

In the jungles of Machiwara in the cold winter of 1704, having watched their two eldest sons and closest Sikh devotees fall bravely in battle, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji lay with their head resting on a rock. Shaheed Singhs, those who had attained martyrdom fighting at the battle of Chamkaur came in their spirit form to inform the Guru of the result of the battle and receive further orders. Pleased with their bravery, courage and the sacrifice they had made for Dharam, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji told the Shaheed Singhs to ascend to Sachkhand, the abode of truth where the Divine being resides in complete form. The Shaheed Singhs asked Guru Sahib what message they wished to send from middle earth to the perfect complete Being in Sackhand. Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji replied;

ਮਿਤ੍ਰ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਨੂੰ ਹਾਲ ਮੁਰੀਦਾਂ ਦਾ ਕਹਿਣਾ ॥
Convey to the dear friend the condition of the disciples,

ਤੁਧੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਰੋਗੁ ਰਜਾਈਆਂ ਦਾ ਓਢਣ ਨਾਗ ਨਿਵਾਸਾਂ ਦੇ ਰਹਿਣਾ ॥
Without Thee, the taking over of quilt is like disease and living in the house is like living with serpents;

ਸੂਲ ਸੁਰਾਹੀ ਖੰਜਰੁ ਪਿਆਲਾ ਬਿੰਗ ਕਸਾਈਆਂ ਦਾ ਸਹਿਣਾ ॥
The flask is like the spike, the cup is like a dagger and (the separation) is like enduring the chopper of the butchers,

ਯਾਰੜੇ ਦਾ ਸਾਨੂੰ ਸੱਥਰੁ ਚੰਗਾ ਭੱਠ ਖੇੜਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਰਹਿਣਾ ॥੧॥੧॥
The straw bed of the beloved Friend is most pleasing and the worldly pleasures are like furnace.1.1

This shabad is widely regarded as one of the finest pieces of moving Punjabi poetry ever written. It reminds us to forever keep our mind attached to the leaving feet of Akaal Purakh in times of joy and pain and overcome temporary sensual experiences. This is because Akaal Purakh is the source of true and everlasting joy, and separation from this is the most intense pain experienced by the soul. It is unfortunate that those with an agenda against the writings of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji have not spared this divine composition from their malicious and uneducated musings. Let them serve to further our own relationship and bond with the Divine Bani of our Guru.

From: NihangSingh.org

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