GURU SHRI JAMBHOJI

AND SABADVAANI
(Translation and Interpretation in English Language)

By

Prithwi Raj Bishnoi

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Publisher
Jambhani Sahitya Akademi
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GURU SHRI JAMBHOJI
AND SABADVAANI
(Translation and Interpretation in English Language)

By : Prithwi Raj Bishnoi

© : Author

Edition : First, 2018

Publisher : Jambhani Sahitya Akademi

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 SABADS
(SPOKEN DIVINE WORDS)
OF GURU SHRI JAMBHOJI

The translation and interpretation in the English language

given here is based on and inspired by the following two books
in Hindi language:

1. SHREE JAMBHVANI: TEEKA by Dr. Heeralal Maheshwari;

Second Edition, May 2011, Published by Shri Guru
Jambheshwer Sahitya Sabha, Shri Bishnoi Mandir,
Abohar, Dist Ferozpur (Punjab), India. ISBN No. 978-
81-921882-1-0

2. JAMBHVANI MOOL SANJEEVANI VYAKHYA by

Dr. Kishna Ram Bishnoi; First Edition 1996, Published by
Guru Jambheshwer Vishwavidyalaya (university), Hisar,
Haryana, India

The sabads reported here in Dev Nagari are taken from

the book by Dr. Heeralal Maheshwari mentioned above.

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Mr. Chanan Ram Vishnoi (Bhadu)
and
Mrs. Rampyari Vishnoi

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 Table of Contents

Page

Preface and Acknowledgements 6-8

A Short Biography of Guru Jambhashwar

Maharaj and the Twenty Nine Principles of
Bishnoi or Vishnoi Faith 9-23

The Sabad Vaani 24-304

(The one hundred and twenty three Sabads)

Some Sacred and Important Places for

Bishnois or Vishnois 305-317

Ongoing struggle of the Bishnoi Community to 318-320

Save Wildlife, Trees and Ecology

Appendix A - Glossary 321-322

Photographs of Main Shrines of Bishnois

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 Preface and Acknowledgements
Right at the start I wish to point out that I am not the best
qualified or for that matter even qualified person to write this
book. I have devoted prime time of my life in studying science
and engineering. I have never written anything in the field of
religion or spiritual philosophy. When I retired from my work
as Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Department of
Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary,
Canada, I strongly felt that I should learn more about my own
heritage. I felt the need to learn more about the teachings of
Guru Jambhoji. After all without his teachings there will be no
Bishnoi faith or even word like Bishnoi or Vishnoi. Most
importantly Guru Jambhoji had the vision to talk and teach
about the importance of preserving ecology to save the wild
life and the trees on this planet some 550 years ago. According
to him the issue was so important that it was incorporated as a
way of life and religious faith in his teachings. A long time ago
I had obtained the book by Dr. Heeralal Maheshwari entitled
“Jambhoji ki SabadVaani” (Published in 1976 CE) in Hindi
language. The book contained interpretation and explanation
of the Sabads of Guru Jambhoji. These Sabads laid the
foundation of the Vishnoi faith. I had wanted to read the book
and understand it thoroughly. However, I did not find the time
and energy to do this, as the demand on my time put by my
engineering profession was just too high. Once I retired from
my responsibilities as a professor of chemical engineering I
diverted myself to study the book by Dr. Maheshwari. The
book of Dr. Maheshwari inspired me to seek deeper
understanding of the contents of the Sabads and expressing
them in English language. I felt that bringing out the teachings
in English language will expose them to a broader audience in
India as well in the world. In addition, my children and grand
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children who grew up and are growing up in North America
(Canada and USA) will be able to read the message and thus
will have a better understanding of their own roots. Hence, I
undertook the task of understanding the subject matter and
writing it in my own words in the English language. The
translation and interpretation in the English language given
here is based on and inspired by the following two books in the
Hindi language:
1. SHREE JAMBHVANI: TEEKA by Dr. Heeralal Maheshwari;
Second Edition, May 2011, Published by Shri Guru
Jambheshwer Sahitya Sabha, Shri Bishnoi Mandir,
Abohar, Dist Ferozpur (Punjab), India. ISBN No. 978-
81-921882-1-0
2. JAMBHVANI MOOL SANJEEVANI VYAKHYA by Dr.
Kishna Ram Bishnoi; First Edition 1996, Published by
Guru Jambheshwer Vishwavidyalaya (university), Hisar,
Haryana, India
I can say that this was probably the most important and
enriching decision I made in my life for myself. I hope I
understood the material given in the books and the Sabads
and expressed the subject matter adequately in the English
language.
I wish to acknowledge the help I received from Panditji Dr.
Hari Shankar Dabral in understanding contents of many of the
Sabads and the interpretation given by Dr. Maheshwari
especially for those Sabads which involved an understanding
of the yoga philosophy. Pandit Dabral is a scholar of Sanskrit
literature and yoga philosophy. Fortunately he lives in Calgary
and was able to spare his precious time for consultations.
In addition I wish to acknowledge my friends who gave me
moral and other support during this effort. When I started the
project the typing of the Sabads in Devnaagri script was done
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by Mrs. Rashmi Mehrotra. I wish to acknowledge the
understanding, support and patience shown by my wife Urmila
during this journey. I also wish to express my thanks to my
brother-in-law, late Sahibramji Godara and his friend Mr.
Mangilalji Bhadu for arranging our trip to 7 Vishnoi dhams. In
addition, I wish to express my sincere thanks to Mr. Pankaj
Dholabhai for reading the first draft and making valuable
suggestions. I wish to acknowledge Mr Rajender K. Bishnoi
for introducing me to Jambhani Sahity Akademi and
encouraging me to publish the book through them. I also wish
to thank Mr. Budharamji Delu for making valuable suggestions
for some corrections. Last, but not the least I wish to
acknowledge my late parents Mr. Chanan Ram and Mrs.
Rampyari Vishnoi for the sacrifices made by them to give me
an opportunity to study and achieve the highest possible
education in engineering in spite of their limited resources.

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LIFE STORY OF GURU JAMBHESHWAR-
SAINT, SEER AND MANIFESTATION OF
LORD VISHNU
References:
1. Detailed description on the birth and life of Guru Jambhoji
is given by Dr. Heeralal Maheshwari in his Hindi book
“Shri Jambhoji aur Jambhvaani Mimansa” Published by
Shri Guru Jambheshwar Sahitya Sabha, Shri Bishnoi
Mandir, Abohar, Dist. Ferozpur , Punjab, First Edition May
2011; ISBN 978-81-921682-0-3.
2. “A Blueprint For Environment - Conservation and Creed”
by Air commodore R.S. Bishnoi A.V.S.M (retd). Published
by SURYA PUBLICATIONS, Dehra Dun, India, First Edition
1992. ISBN 81-85276-27-7
The material given here is based on the above two references
and to some extent on the songs sung by singers of the Bishnoi
community called Gayanas.
Shri Jambhoji was born in a Rajput (warrior community of
India) family in Vikrami Samvat 1508, on 8th of Bhadwa month
Krishan Paksha {August 8, 1451 CE (or AD)}. His birth place
is Pipasar, a small village in the present district of Nagaur.
Pipasar is about 50 kilometers north of the town of Nagaur
which is near the city of Bikaner in the province of Rajasthan.
The family was fairly well to do. Incidentally the birth date of
Jambhoji coincided with the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna.
Jambhoji’s father’s name was Lohatji and his mother’s name
was Hansadevi, her alternate name was Kesar. Jambhoji was
the only child to them and was born at a late stage in their
lives.
The story sung by the gayanas and by the Bishnoi poets tells
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us that before Jambhoji’s birth one day Lohatji was going
somewhere and by chance a farmer was coming from the
opposite side going to his field to plough. The farmer, when he
saw Lohatji, abruptly turned back and decided to go back to
his house rather than go to the field to sow the seed. The
farmers at that time in Rajasthan believed that if you see
someone married who is childless while going to sow seeds in
the field; the efforts of sowing will not be productive. Seeing
this, Lohatji was hurt and suffered in mental anguish. He then
decided to go to the forest where he undertook a penance.
One day a holy man (sadhu) met him in the forest. Lohatji told
him about his pain. The sadhu blessed him and told him to
return home, where he would have a child in due course of
time. Lohatji returned home and in due course of time his wife
Hansadevi gave birth to a male child. They named him Jambhoji.
As a child Jambhoji was not a usual child. According to poets
of the bishnoi order, the child Jambhoji did not speak, did not
eat enough for his age, did not rest on his back and did not
close his eyelids when sleeping. The villagers used to call him
“gahlo” (a Rajasthani language word for dumb or mute). The
parents, Lohatji and Hansadevi, were obviously worried and
concerned. Some villagers suggested to Lohatji that he must
consult some religious or spiritual person to see if something
could be done about curing his disability. When Jambhoji was
seven years old, one day Lohatji met a mystic (tantrik) and
asked him if he could help cure the child’s problems. Lohatji
promised to the tantrik that if the child started to eat well and
would speak he would give him a cow and some other things
as a reward. The tantrik agreed to perform some rituals to
‘cure’ the child Jambhoji. The tantrik came to Lohatji’s house
in Pipasar to perform the rituals. The tantrik performed several
rituals. As part of the rituals the tantrik took 108 small earthen
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lamps, filled them with oil, put small cotton wick in each lamp.
The tantrik then tried to light the lamps. The lamps would just
not light in spite of his repeated efforts. The child Jambhoji
took pity on the tantrik. He took the earthen lamps, put water
and wick in them. Jambhoji then lit all the lamps. The lamps lit
successfully. The tantrik then suddenly realized that the child
was divine. He bowed before the child. The tantrik then advised
the parents and all the villagers, who had gathered there, that
the child is divine. At this moment child Jambhoji spoke the
first Sabad. In this Sabad Jambhoji warns people that they
must learn to recognize a true spiritual guru and distinguish
the true guru from a person who may just have the appearance
of a guru but he may actually be a fake. These seven years
were the childhood years of Guru Jambhoji.
From that point in time, Jambhoji spent next 27 years in tending
and grazing cows and goats. During these 27 years it is told
by the poets that Jambhoji performed a number of miracles.
One such instance is of historical importance. It is said that
Rao Duda Jodhawat Rathod, prince of a small kingdom Merta,
was banished from his state by his relatives. Rao Dudaji along
with his men and horses was camping near the village of Pipasar
close to a water well. Jambhoji used to bring his cows and
goats to the same well for their drinking water. One day Dudaji,
while camping near the well, saw Jambhoji bring his animals to
the well. Dudaji was astonished to see the way Jambhoji was
commanding the animals and the disciplined way the animals
were following his commands given to the animals by simple
gestures. Rao Dudaji realized that Jambhoji was not an ordinary
young man. Dudaji, therefore, talked to Jambhoji about his
problem. Jambhoji heard Dudaji’s problem. Jambhoji blessed
Dudaji and gave him a wooden stick to use it as a sword.
Jambhoji then asked Dudaji to return to Merta and claim his
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kingdom. It is said that while Dudaji was returning a group of
people, who were his subject, approached him and asked him
to return and take charge of his kingdom. Dudoji returned to
Merta and was able to take charge of his kingdom.
Jambhoji had told his parents that he would not get married to
lead a married family life. The parents reluctantly agreed. In
the year 1483 CE (i.e. AD) Jambhoji’s father, Lohatji, passed
away. A few months later Jambhoji’s mother, Hansadevi, also
left the world. Soon after that Jambhoji decided to relinquish
his parental property and move to a sand-hill called Samrathal
dhora. Jambhoji made the Samrathal dhora as his permanent
abode. Samrathal sand-hill is about ten kilometers from the
Pipasar village.
At the Samrathal sand-hill, Jambhoji devoted his entire time to
meditation and yoga. During this time he had spiritual revelations
and Self realization. During the year 1484 – 1485, the area
witnessed worst famine in the history of Rajasthan. The farmers
lost their precious livestock and there was extreme shortage of
even drinking water. Poor people wanted to move out of the
area and go somewhere else to save themselves and their
livestock. Jambhoji persuaded them to stay and assured that
their needs would be met if they would not kill wild animals and
cut green trees. People somehow agreed and to their
amazement their daily needs of water and food grains were
met. Jambhoji assured the people that if they would continue
with the practice of not killing the animals and not cutting trees
then this kind of famine will not occur again. In light of the
modern understanding of ecology this all makes lots of sense.
Not cutting trees will retain soil. Not killing animals will provide
some kind of ecological balance. One must also appreciate
the fact that in desert areas winds generally blow quiet hard.
Cutting of trees leads to erosion of soil especially in desert
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where it could be very windy. Furthermore the trees would
attract moisture from the atmosphere thus increasing the
chances of rains, however small. Before the start of the rainy
season, he advised people to sow seeds. Thus the area of
western Rajasthan was saved from the exodus of people.
Not confining to the area around his abode Jambhoji organized
relief work in the entire area of Nagaur. The area of Nagaur at
the time was under the rule of Muslim kings. The relief work of
Jambhoji for all the people irrespective of religion made him
endeared to all people of different faiths.
During this relief work Jambhoji realized that in order to improve
the lot of the people, some change is required in the life-style
and values of the people in a permanent manner. This aspect
of his realization must be examined by looking at the political
and social conditions that existed at the time.
The society was totally fragmented – economically and socially.
On the one hand there were rich rulers, land owners known as
Raos and Jagirdars. On the other hand there were peasants in
the desert land with almost no irrigation system or water supply
except some meager rains. In between there were traders and
shop owners. The Hindus were divided along cast lines. The
Muslims were constantly attacking worship places of Hindus
and even taking away young men to use them almost as slaves.
The women had to work very hard for their family household
and even in the fields irrespective of their special health needs.
There was fraud and cheating done even by people claiming
to be religious leaders. People neglected their personal hygiene,
may be due to shortage of water. People took pride in killing
wild animals. Green trees were cut commonly even though it
took years for a tree to grow if it grew at all in the harsh desert
conditions. Even amongst the people there were lot of fights
and violence. On top of all these things famines due to lack of
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rains were quite common. The rulers, so called kings, were
too busy protecting or expanding their kingdoms without caring
adequately for their subjects especially poor farmers and
peasants. In this kind of social and economic environment,
Jambhoji felt that changes should be brought in the lifestyle of
the people so that people could benefit on a long term or
permanent basis. In order to accomplish this, Jambhoji laid
out 29 principles. Those who accepted to incorporate these
principles in their lifestyles were called Vishnois by Jambhoji.
Hindus from various communities and castes like Rajputs, Jats,
some Brahmins, shop keepers and traders accepted the faith.
Even some Muslims accepted the faith.
Bishnoi or Vishnoi faith recognizes Brahm (formless, nirakar)
as primary all powerful force pervading all forms of life and
nature. It does not encourage murti puja (idol worship).
The faith revolves around 29 Principles. Out of these 29
Principles, 8 prescribe to preserve bio diversity, non-violence,
and encourage good animal husbandry,7 provide directions
for healthy social behaviour, 10 are directed towards personal
hygiene and maintaining basic good health. Rest 4 Principles
provide guidelines for worshipping the Lord Vishnu daily
including meditation
The 29 principles are given below:
1. Maintain segregation of the mother and the newly born
infant for 30 days after the child delivery. This helps to
prevent infection of the mother and the baby, as during
this period they are highly susceptible to infection. This
also provides rest to the mother after the delivery and gives
valuable time to the mother and child to bond together.
2. Keep women away from all activities for five days during
their monthly periods. Again this provided compulsory rest

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 to women during this time as they always worked in the
kitchen, tending cattle and even in the fields.
3. One must bathe every morning.
4. Practice to stay always cool headed.
5. Always practice contentment (do not excessively chase
material things).
6. One must maintain internal and external cleanliness.
7. Pray to holy Lord Vishnu three times a day.
8. Do aarti i.e. sing the glory of the Lord every evening.
9. Offer oblation to the holy fire every morning i.e. perform
havan every morning.
10. Always use water, milk and fuel after due scrutiny so that
no insects are carried with them. (In order to appreciate
this principle one must go back in history and examine
conditions in villages at that time). This again emphasizes
that do not kill any living being even by accident.
11. Always think before speaking. Always have polite speech.
12. Always be forgiving and compassionate in nature.
13. Never steal anything
14. Never indulge in unnecessary and excessive criticism of
others or opprobrium.
15. Never tell lies or live with falsehood.
16. Never argue for arguing sake.
17. Fast on every new moon day (i.e. Amavasya)
18. Recite and do japa of the holy name of Vishnu. The word
Vishnu is used by Jambhoji to represent Brahm who is
formless and shapeless, with no beginning or end. Brahm
is the essence of the universe. Meditate on Lord Vishnu.
19. Be kind and compassionate to all living beings. Do not
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 hunt or kill animals.
20. Never cut or fell green trees.
21. Practice sexual morality and exercise control over lust and
anger.
22. Always cook with your own hands the food meant for your
personal consumption.
23. Always keep the old and hapless goats or other male
animals in well proven shelters so as to avoid their
butcheries.
24. Do not castrate bulls.
25. Never consume opium
26. Never consume tobacco or any substance that is addictive.
27. Never consume or get addicted to bhang (cannabis).
28. Never eat meat of any kind. Never consume alcoholic liquor.
29. Do not wear blue clothes. Blue colour was derived from
indigo; Jambhoji probably did not want to encourage
cultivation of indigo. Also any dark colour cloth is not
suitable for hot sunny weather in the desert area.
The 29 principles may be classified according to one’s daily
activities and life style as follows:
Religious
● Recite and do jappa of the holy name of Vishnu. The word
Vishnu is used by Jambhoji to represent Brahm who is
formless and shapeless, with no beginning or end. Brahm
is the essence and pervades all the livings beings and all
the physical things of the universe. Meditate on Lord
Vishnu.
● Pray to the holy Lord Vishnu three times a day.
● Do aarti i.e. sing the glory of the Lord every evening.
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● Offer oblation to the holy fire every morning i.e perform
havan every morning.
● Fast on the new moon day (i.e. Amavasya).
Ethical and Behavioral
● Practice sexual morality and exercise control on lust and
anger.
● Always practice contentment (do not excessively chase
material things)
● Always practice to stay cool headed.
● Always think before speaking. Always have polite speech.
● Always be forgiving and compassionate in nature
● Never steal anything
● Never tell lies or live with falsehood.
● Never indulge in unnecessary and excessive criticism of
others or opprobrium.
● Never argue for arguing sake.
Ecological, Preservation of bio diversity, and Non-Violence
● Be kind and compassionate to all living beings. Do not
hunt or kill animals.
● Never cut or fell green trees.
● Always keep the old and hapless goats or other male
animals in well proven shelters so as to avoid them from
butcheries.
● Do not castrate bulls.
● Always use water, milk and fuel after due scrutiny so that
no insects are carried with them. (In order to appreciate
this rule one must go back in history and conditions in
villages at that time). This again emphasizes that do not kill
any living being even by accident.
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Personal Hygiene and Health
● One must bathe every morning.
● One must maintain internal and external cleanliness.
● Never consume or get addicted to bhang (cannabis).
● Never consume opium.
● Never consume tobacco or any substance that is addictive.
● Never eat meat of any kind. Never consume alcoholic
liquor.
● Do not wear blue clothes. Blue color was derived from
indigo; Jambhoji probably did not want to encourage
cultivation of indigo. Also any dark color clothe is not suitable
for hot sunny weather in the desert area.
● Always cook with your own hands the food meant for your
personal consumption.
For Women and their Health
● Maintain segregation of the mother and the newly born
infant for 30 days after the child delivery. This helps to
prevent infection of the mother and the baby, as during
this period they are highly susceptible to infection. This
also provides rest to the mother after the delivery and gives
valuable time to the mother and the child to bond together.
● Keep women away from all activities for five days during
their monthly periods. Again this provided compulsory rest
to women during this time as they always worked in the
kitchen, tending cattle and even in the fields.
Since Lord Vishnu is the Lord whose worship is prescribed in
the religion, the faith was called Vishnoi. Some people for
simplicity or for following twenty (bees) plus nine (noh)
principles called it Bishnoi. I believe, Vishnoi is the right way
to call the faith.
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Along with these twenty nine rules to improve the lifestyle of
people, Jambhoji gave sermons to his followers and other
interested people at the Samrathal Dhora (sand hill). These
sermons contained spiritual messages. The sermons were
given in poetic form in Rajasthani language, popularly known
as marudhar vaani. The poems are called Sabads. So far 123
sabads have been found.
The following messages come out very clearly in these Sabads:
● Do not cut green trees and do not hunt or kill animals. This
message is very well appreciated and understood by
ecologists in modern times. The cutting of trees loosens
or destroys the soil retention. This in turn leads to soil
erosion due to winds. One can easily see this in desert
areas like in Rajasthan or in cold regions like in the northern
areas of Canada, Alaska and Siberia. It takes several years
(may be up to 20-40 years) to grow a tree in these parts
of the world. In the mountainous regions like the Himalayas,
the soil erosion caused by cutting trees leads to floods
and landslides. The trees work as carbon sinks as well
and attract moisture leading to rains and snow falls. Thus
removal of trees can lead to failure of rains and snow falls.
Lack of rains and erosion of soil causes severe draughts.
Removal of trees also destroys habitats of several animals,
birds and living beings in general. In addition, the removal
of trees can also impact negatively the green house gas
buildup in the atmosphere. Building of green house gases
leads to excessive retention of heat in the atmosphere,
which in turn causes climate disorders and its unpredictable
behavior. In India, it may affect the pattern of the monsoon
rains. Unfortunately, the explosion of population and greed
of lumber contractors in the Himalayas have lead to the
destruction of about 2/3 of the forests in India since its
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 independence in 1947. Excessive consumption of material
goods in the industrialized world has destroyed several
forests by their clear cutting to feed the endless appetite
of industry. Similarly the rain forests of the earth planet
have been lost to the expanding populations and increasing
material consumption. With the loss of forests and trees
the animal habitats are lost and thus several animal species
have become endangered. It is well recognized now by
the world at large that trees work as ecological balancers
and their removal can be one of the biggest threats to life
on this planet. In this regard then Guru Jambheshwarji
was an environmental and ecological visionary. His
teachings are truly prophetic and extremely relevant to the
industrialized world of today.
● Brahm is All-pervading (Omni-present), Brahm resides in
everything and everything resides in Brahm. The corollary
of this philosophy would be that the same spiritual creator
pervades in all of us. Then, the implication is that if we
commit an act of violence or cruelty against any other
person or animal it will be equivalent to committing this act
against ourselves. The philosophy of non-violence has its
roots in the philosophies of Upnishads (Vedantas). In
Sanskrit language the word for non-violence is ahinsa.
Ahinsa is also a fundamental teaching in Jainism and
Buddhism. The philosophy of Ahinsa goes one step beyond
the physical or bodily harm– it forbids not only physical
violence but also emotional and mental violence. Buddha
said “ahinsa permo-dharma”, meaning ahinsa is the
supreme duty and religion of every one of us. Animals are
helplessly dependent on humans for their care. Their lives
are the only asset they have. Then, how can one justify
taking their lives for the sake of one’s taste buds or
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 sometimes just for the fun of the hunting sport?
Consequently, the life style of vegetarianism has deep
philosophical and spiritual roots. Guru Jambheshwar has
therefore insisted on a strict vegetarian life style. He also
insists that providing care and protection to animals is the
dharma or duty of every human being.
(c) Every physical (living being) body is like a bhavan (bhavan
means palace). Each bhavan is lit by the same light (that
of Brahm). The darkness of ignorance in every palace i.e.
in each one of us is dispelled by the same source (Brahm)
of light. Those who realize this are able to recognize and
choose the essential valuables of life in the world. That is,
such people are able to understand the perishable nature
of physical things in this world, and hence make right
choices. A person should be recognized by his actions
and abilities, not by his birth or the claims made by him.
Guru Jambhoji is warning the people to recognize truth
and stay away from falsehoods. This message is very
relevant to the racist minds of the world today. This message
is even more relevant to Hindus who blindly believe in their
caste system, tragically even today in this world of instant
communication and availability of knowledge. If Brahm
prevails in all of us then how can we have prejudged
gradation in human beings? Some people have defended
the caste system saying that the person is born in a caste
based on his karma of his past life. Guru Jambhoji is
emphasizing that a person should be recognized by his
karmas in this life. Recognize him or her by his actions
that he or she has now in this life. In this regard then it is
to be admired that Guru Jambhoji was not only a Seer, a
Sage and a Prophet but also a reformist and a social
activist, and that too a very fearless and vocal one. Although
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 his message is about 550 years old, it is very meaningful
and relevant in this modern world which is sadly split along
religious, cultural, economic, racial and linguistic lines.
(d) One should make one’s living doing honest and just deeds
recognizing others’ rights as well. Also the message is that
one should live within the means earned by these honest
and just deeds. Always look at what one has and not what
others have or one does not have. One must be content
with what one has. What a universal message this is. It is
so much relevant even today and will always be.
(e) All the (sixty-eight) pilgrimages are in your heart (inside
you).
In addition, Jambhoji travelled extensively in various parts of
Rajasthan where he performed havan and gave sermons. He
travelled in other parts of India as well. He went to the areas
that are now known as Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa,
Gujarat, Kashmir and Sindh (now in Pakistan). Outside of the
present India he went to Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. Wherever
he went he gave sermons or spiritual talks. Jambhoji planted
trees wherever he went in addition to giving sermons. The
Bishnois or Vishnois are settled in Rajasthan (primarily in
Bikaner, Nagore, Badmer, Jalore, Hanumangarh, Bhilwara, Sri
Ganganagar, Jodhpur, and Jaisalmer areas), Haryana, Punjab,
Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujrat and Orissa. Their
number in the entire India is probably around two million (a
small number in a country of about 1.2 billion people). They
are primarily farmers in most of the places except in Uttar
Pradesh where a significant number are also business people.
Jambhoji continued giving spiritual sermons till his Samadhi
(see the note given below for explanation of the state of
Samadhi) time. He took his Samadhi on Tuesday, November
7, 1536 A.D. (or CE). He lived for a total of 85 years and 3
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months. Out of which he gave spiritual talks for about 51 years.
One thing must be noted from his life story. Jambhoji did not
have any formal education and did not even have a guru. The
spiritual knowledge contained in his sabads and 29 principles
is all revelations to him. His followers consider him an
embodiment of Lord Vishnu.
Note: Samadhi is a state where a yogi suspends the connection
between the physical body and atma (closest equivalent word
for atma is soul). This is a state at which union of the atma with
the divine (or Parmatama) is achieved.

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 [1]
s;b;dv;;ôI
s;b;d â
g;ur c;InhU g;ur c;Inh ip;r;eiht;, (â)
g;ur m;uiK; Q;rm; v;K;;'ôI= (ä)
j;;e g;ur h;ey;b;; s;hj;e s;ID;ee n;;de i''v;'de, (à)
it;'h g;ur k:; Ç;iL'g;;r ip;%;'ôI = (å)
%h drs;'ô ij;'hkE: r;ep;'iô q;;p;'iô, (ç)
s;'s;;r v;rt;'iô in;j;k:ir q;rpy;; (ê)
s;;e g;ur p;rt;ik: j;;'ôI = (ë)
ij;'hkE: K;rt;ir g;;ei@ in;r;et;ir v;;c;; (è)
rihy;; od> s;m;;'ôI= (ï)
g;ur Ç;p; s;'t;;e{;I Çv;r;' p;;e{;I, (âî)
t;'t; m;h;rs;v;;'ôI= (ââ)
k:e k:e aiLy;; v;;s;'ô h;et; h;et;;s;'ô (âä)
t;;h;' m;;' K;Iir duhIj;E+ (âà)
rs;U' n; g;;ers;U' G;Iy; n; iD;y;;E (âå)
t;;'h;' dUQ; n; p;;'ôI = (âç)
g;ur Qy;;y; re gy;;'n;I t;;ei#¥k: m;;eh;, (âê)
Çit; K;urs;;'ôI %Ij;'t; D;;eh;= (âë)
p;;'ôI %iD; t;erI K;;D; v;K;;D;;+ (âè)
s;t;g;ur t;;e#E¥ m;n; k:; s;;D;; = (âï)
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s;t;g;ur h;eew* s;hj; ip;%;'ôI+ (äî)
ik:s;n; ic;rt; iv;iô k:;c;eE k:rv;E, (äâ)
rÄ;E n; rihs;I p;;'ôI = (ää)
Ideally, Guru possesses four recognizable qualities (In human
form) – sahajae, seelae, naadae and vindae. Guru is one who
lives and behaves natural with a simple life style, his actions
are in complete harmony with his words and speech. He is
one who understands Atma and the ultimate spiritual power
(i.e. Brahm). In other words, he understands the vibrations or
dynamics of the universe and is a knower of Vedas. Sahaje
(simple, natural ), Seele ( Humility, discipline) , Naade ( the
unstuck sound, meditating on the sound of Brahm ) and Vinde
( Individual Atma, The power of Self ) are the adjectives of the
Guru. Guru lives his life founded on these principles. Search
and find, the Guru who is endowed with these Alankaars
(ornaments, qualities).
Guru is the one who established the 6 streams or systems
(Saankhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Uttarmeemaamsa and
Purva meemaamsa ) of the Bhartiya (Indian) philosophies or
whose glories are sung by the 6 streams of philosophies.
Now, Bhagwan (Lord) Vishnu is mentioned as the Supreme
Guru, as the one who created this universe - the ocean of
existence (Samsaar) with his own Will just as a potter creates
beautiful potteries with his own hands.
Know or recognize the Guru with these qualities (Pramaana).
Search and find THAT Guru with these qualities (which are
symbols for searching).
Since ultimate Guru is Bhagwan Vishnu, He is beyond
description, form or speech or comprehension. Hence, meeting
such a Guru (in human form) is extremely hard or impossible.
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He is an embodiment of Rudra (a warrior form of Lord Shiva)
who is not bound by time, causation and space.
Guru is Santoshi, established in contentment, always dwells in
the welfare of others. (His) speech is the essence of nectar.
He is beyond speech. He is bliss (parmaananda).
All different earthen pots (utensils) made of (raw) mud (clay)
when brought in contact with fire become cooked or baked
(strong and usable). (Guru Jambhoji is now talking about
knowledge received from Guru and holding or containing it. A
person is ready to digest and hold the knowledge only when
he has been put through the fire of practice with the guidance
of his Guru. Then only the person comes to fruition. So the
Guru is like “fire” and a person is like an earthen pot made of
raw mud.)
(Although water is an essential material) pot has to contain
milk in order to derive other tasty (valuable) products from it.
(Thus, even if one has reached the stage of a “baked pot” one
needs to fill it with knowledge in order to derive all the benefits
from it.)
The pot is ready (or fit) to hold milk only after it has been
baked in fire. (In other words a person is ready to hold
knowledge only after he has practiced under the guidance of
his Guru)
(Only when a pot contains milk), one can make butter (ghee)
and buttermilk from it (the milk).
Be in the service of a Guru; be in the company (Satsang) of a
Guru. Then, one becomes spiritually knowledgeable. And, only
with the acquisition of knowledge, one can destroy attachment
(i.e. ignorance). Without proper knowledge one remains
ignorant. (So after understanding the characteristics of a true
Guru, one should direct oneself to find a Guru with the described
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characteristics.
Just like rust on iron is removed by scraping with a proper tool
(like sand paper), the company of a Guru provides you the
tool of knowledge (light) to scrape away (remove) the darkness
of ignorance (accumulated during the life and possibly over
many previous lives). Darkness can also be caused by
attachment, since it gives prejudiced views in life. The iron
shines upon scraping. Similarly, after removing darkness and
getting rid of attachments you shine with knowledge. This is
the process of purification.
Body is like a vessel, and water is like the energy (shakti) that
flows through the body.
For the life energy (praan shakti) to flow without any interruption,
blockages in the body (and mind) must be removed. Sat-Guru
i.e. True Guru removes these thorns (synonymous with the
opening of blockages), for the energy to flow smoothly. Guru
achieves this by imparting proper knowledge (just like filling
the baked earthen pot with milk).
Thus, the Sat-Guru is easily recognized with the characteristics
mentioned herein.
With the blessings and grace of Bhagwan (God), we have this
human form. This human body is a like a (raw) earthen pot.
Without the blessings of Bhagwan through the medium of Guru
this body remains a raw earthen pot. In this raw state it cannot
hold and has never held water (synonymous with energy i.e.
shakti of life, knowledge or other virtues of life). Implication is
that with your practice and guidance from the Guru you “bake”
this body (and mind) to make it capable of holding knowledge.
Then only you lead an enlightened and meaningful life. So you
human being do not waste this opportunity.
[Comments: In Summary, the seed of desire to acquire
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knowledge is gifted by Lord Vishnu and the path to acquire
and hold this knowledge is shown by the Guru. The knowledge
may be about physical and biological sciences or about
philosophies and spirituality. The Guru may be in a human
form or an inspiration or books and in the modern world, it
may be even electronic media. Guru Jambhoji is emphasizing
the fact that one must be discriminating in accepting a guru.
Information and knowledge should be differentiated. Information
becomes knowledge only after it is filtered with some
discrimination and then digested. Only when the desire is
pursued (with the guidance of a Guru who helps in
discriminating information and thus providing true knowledge)
to achieve the purpose, one can receive the fruits. Just as
after the seed is sown, it needs to be nurtured in order to have
a crop to harvest.]
[2]
s;b;d ä
m;;erE %;y;; n; m;;y;; D;;ehI n; m;;s;U'= (â)
rg;t;U' n; Q;;t;U' m;;ere m;;w* n; b;;p;U= (ä)
a;p;eiô Ç;p;U' OhI n; r;p;U'= (à)
k:;ep;U' n; k:L;p;U' duK;U' n; s;r;p;U'= (å)
D;;ew* ÇD;;ew* ty;;E'h it;rD;;ew*, Aes;; n; k:;ew* (ç)
m;;erI a;id n; j;;'ô't;, m;ihy;L Q;U'v;;' v;K;;'ô't; (ê)
WrQ; $;ik:D;E it;s;ULU', (ë)
a;id an;;id t;;e h'm; rc;ID;;E' (è)
hm;E' is;rj;ID;;e s; k:v;'ô? (ï)
mhe j;;eg;I k: B;;eg;I k: aLp; Çh;rI= (âî)
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gy;;'n;I k: Qy;;n;I k: in;j; k>':m; Q;;rI= (ââ)
s;;e{;I k: p;;e{;I k: j;D;ib;'b; Q;;rI= (âä)
dy;; Q;rm; q;;ip;D;E in;r'j;'ô s;;e b;;L;e v;>'B;c;;rI==ä== (âà)
In this sabad, Guru Jambhoji explains that the true nature of
an individual is Brahm (Ever pure, Ever wise and Ever free).
In Upnishads it is said “Aham Brahmaasmi’ (“I am Brahm”).
Contemplation (Manana) leads to Self realization. Only then
an individual realizes “I am Brahm”. True nature of an individual
is the same as that of Brahm. One is unable to see the true
nature because it is covered with layers of one’s own ignorance
( Avidya) and false-hood of the worldly things around. Using
his own self as a medium, He explains in different ways what
Brahm is?
My true Self is neither Chhaya nor maya. My true Self is not
made of blood or any elemental particles. (Chaya literally means
shadow. As shadow masks a true object, chaya here means
ignorance. If one looks only at the effect i.e. result, one cannot
understand the cause that lead to this effect.). Maya means
false nature of the things as they appear to us.
The interpretation of the above could be that I (my True Self)
am neither the effect (result) nor the (prakriti) the natural cause
(force) from which the entire universe has evolved. This means
true essence of an individual is beyond cause and effect that
we notice in this world. An individual’s true nature (Self) is not
merely blood and flesh.
My true Self (Brahm) is not composed of blood or any elemental
particles. It does not have mother and father (i.e. my true Self
is not borne of any parents). My body is borne because of my
parents, but I am (my true self is) beyond body and blood.
I exist on my own. I am beyond any form or body, nor am I
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any Atma (soul). I am the Supreme Atma i.e. Brahm. (I contain
everything and I am in everything.)
No anger affects me, nor do I have any anger towards others.
Neither I have any pain nor I cause or wish any pain on others.
I pervade all the three “Lokas” i.e. the entire universe. [The
three lokas are Swarag Loka (Heaven), Martya Loka – the
Earth where we humans live in, and Pataal-loka – the lower (or
should we say hidden world?) world where lower forms live].
That is, I am All-pervading (Sarvavyapi). There is nothing that I
do not know and there is no one who does not know me. In
other words, I am in everything and everything is in me.
No one knows my beginning or ending. I have neither a
beginning nor an ending. No one knows or understands my
true nature. One only guesses, through deductive logic
(Pramaana, proof), my beginning or ending or true nature.
Just like by noticing smoke one guesses that there is fire, by
noticing my creation one only can guess my true nature
(essence).
The three sources of ignorance (Agyaana or Avidya i.e.
darkness) are desire, anger and greed. They cover the True
knowledge and wisdom, must be contained (i.e. eliminated) (if
one desires to reach moksha or the state of perpetual bliss).
So know this.
I am the creator of this universe. The universe emerged from
me. No one or no process created me. I am the creator of all,
then (tell me) who can create me? (This should be taken to
mean that true Self is the only one who knows the Brahm or
becomes Brahm realized. These statements should not be
literally or narrowly interpreted in egotistic manner)
No one knows whether I am a Yogi or Bhogi (enjoyer of worldly
pleasures) or consumer of small and selective material things
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or wise with knowledge or contemplator or doer of only good
acts. Am I the provider or the consumer or instead am I an
image (like that of sun and moon or the universe) in water
(shining the whole world) – no one knows.
One who lives his life with Dharma and practices kindness,
and one who possesses innocent and pure heart like a child is
the only one who can experience my Brahm nature. In other
words, such a person is called Brahmachari, the one who
walks in the consciousness of Brahm.
[Note: Brahm is depicted as All-pervading (omnipresent),
Brahm resides in everything and everything resides in Brahm.
The corollary of this philosophy would be that the same spiritual
creator pervades in all of us. Then, the implication is that if we
commit an act of violence or cruelty against any other person
or animal it will be equivalent to committing this act against
ourselves. The philosophy of non-violence has its roots in the
philosophies of Upnishads (Vedantas). In Sanskrit language
the word for non-violence is ahinsa. Ahinsa is also a
fundamental teaching in Jainism and Buddhism. The philosophy
of Ahinsa goes one step beyond the physical or bodily harm –
it forbids not only physical non-violent act but also emotional
non-violence. Buddha said “ahinsa permo-dharma”, meaning
ahinsa is the supreme duty and religion of every one of us.
Animals are helplessly dependent on humans for their protection
from hunting and environmental care. Their lives are the only
asset they have. Then, how can one justify taking their lives for
the sake of one’s taste buds or sometimes just for the fun of
the hunting sport? Consequently, the life style of vegetarianism
has deep philosophical and spiritual roots. Guru Jambheshwar
has therefore insisted on a strict vegetarian life style. He also
insists that providing care and protection to animals is the
dharma or duty of every human being.]
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 [3]
s;b;d à
j;id p;v;'ô n; hu't;; p;;'ôI n; hu't;;+ (â)
n; hu't;; Q;r g;Eô;O'= (ä)
c;'d n; hu't;; s;Ur n; hu't;;, (à)
n; hu't;; ig;g;'n;dr t;;O = (å)
g;~ n; g;;eO m;;y;; j;;L n; hu't;;, (ç)
n; hu't;; het; ip;y;;O'= (ê)
m;;y; n; b;;p; n; b;hô n; B;;w*+ (ë)
s;;iK; n; s;Eô n; hu't;;+ (è)
n; hu't;; p;K; p;rv;;O'+ (ï)
D;K; c;v;r;s;I j;Iv;; j;U'iô n; hu't;I, (âî)
n; hu't;I v;'ôI Ç$;r; B;;O'+ (ââ)
s;p;t; p;t;;L fu:iô'd n; hu't;;, (âä)
n; hu't;; s;;g;r K;;O'+ (âà)
aij;y;; s;ij;y;; j;Iv;; j;U'iô n; hu't;I, (âå)
n; hu't;I ku:#I¥ B;t;;O”+ (âç)
Çrq; n; g;rq; n; g;>b; n; hu't;;, (âê)
n; t;ej;I t;ur'g; t;uK;;O'+ (âë)
h;! p;!'ô b;;j;;r n; hu't;;, (âè)
n; hu't;; r;j; dv;;O'+ (âï)
c;;v; n; c;Inh n; k:;ehk: b;;ô n; hu't;;, (äî)
t;id hu't;; Ak: in;r'j;'ô is;'B;U+ (äâ)
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k:E hu't;; Q;'Q;Uk:;O'= (ää)
v;;t; k:d;e k:I p;U%E D;;ew*+ (äà)
j;ug; %t;Is; iv;c;;O'= (äå)
t;;ih p;re r av;r %t;Is;;'+ (äç)
p;hD;; a't; n; p;;O'= (äê)
mhe t;id p;'iô hu't;;, Çb; p;'iô a%;'+ (äë)
v;iL v;iL huy;sy;;', (äè)
k:ih k:id k:id k:; k:hU' iv;c;;O'==à== (äï)
In this Sabad, Guru Jambhoji enlightens us that Brahm was
there before the beginning of the universe, is there now and
will be there after the end of this universe. As “I am Brahm” He
elaborates on the “no-beginning, no-ending” nature of Brahm
in a very simple people’s language with commonly known
experiences and things in their everyday life.
(Before the beginning of this universe i.e. creation) there were
no wind, no water, no planet earth (and) no sky i.e. space.
(Before the beginning of this universe i.e. creation) There were
no moon, no sun (and) no star in the sky or space.
(Before the beginning of this universe i.e. creation) There were
no cows, no bulls or other animals and no world the way we
see and perceive it. (And) There were no well wishing loved
ones.
(Then), mother, father, sister, brother, friends or close relatives
were not there either. Family at large was not there as well to
favour or want.
(Then) The 8.4 million types of living beings and eighteen
varieties (bhar) of vegetation or forests were not there either.
(Then) the seven underground worlds were not there, the multi-
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headed cobra and any salt water ocean were not there either.
(Then) There were no physical and biological (living) matters.
Females and males (or wife and husband) were not there as
well. There were no wealth and assets. There was no ego
either. There were no fast running horses. There were no horses
of any class or variety. There was nothing of the sort that
existed.
Cities, shops, or bazaars were not there (then). There were no
kings, royals, or royal courts of any sort either.
(Then) There were no bows, no marks to aim and no arrows of
wrath. Then there was only one supreme force Swayambhu
i.e. self supporting, self stable Absolute Truth – never changing,
changeless, time-independent Truth. And a condition of extreme
haze existed then.
Which time cycle (yuga) the people are asking about? I am
aware and have knowledge of thirty six time cycles (yugas).
Beyond these thirty six time cycles (yugas) I have knowledge
of another thirty six time cycles (yugas) which have no
beginning and no end. (So which time cycle (yuga) are people
asking about?)
I was there before the beginning of the universe, I am there
today and I will be there in the future. So tell me which time
cycle (yuga) should I talk about?

[4]
s;b;d –- å
Çwy;; D;;e ap;r'p;r v;;'ôI+ (â)
mhe j;p;;' n; j;;y;; j;Iy;;E' = (ä)
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n;v; av;t;;r ny;'m;;e n;;r;y;ô, (à)
t;e p;'i[; Op; hm;;r; q;Iy;;E = (å)
j;t;I t;p;I t;k: p;Ir r{;es;r+
k:;'y; j;p;Ij;E, t;e p;'i[; j;;y;; j;Iy;;E' = (ç)
K;ec;r, B;Uc;r K;et;rp;;L; p;rg;! g;up;t;;,
k:;'y; j;p;Ij;E, t;e p;'i[; j;;y;; j;Iy;;E' = (ê)
v;;is;g; s;es; g;u'i[;d f:ui[‘;d;,
k:;'y; j;p;Ij;E, t;e p;'i[; j;;y;; j;Iy;;E = (ë)
c;;Es;i! j;;eg;'i[; b;;v;'n; v;IO|”
k:;'y; j;p;Ij;E, t;e p;'i[; j;;y;; j;Iy;;E' = (è)
j;p;;' t; Ak: in;r;D;'B; is;'B;U,
ij;'hk:e m;;w* n; p;Iy;;E' = (ï)
n; t;in; rg;t;U' n; t;in; Q;;t;U',
n; t;in; t;;v; n; s;Iy;;E' = (âî)
s;rb; is;rj;t; m;rt; iv;v;rj;t;, (ââ)
t;;s; n; m;UiL n;E D;I[;; k:Iy;;E' = (âä)
Çwy;; D;;e ap;r'p;r v;;'[;I, (âà)
mhe j;p;;' n; j;;y;; j;Iy;;E' ==å== (âå)
O’ people listen! The ultimate root (Swayambhu - the Absolute
Truth, the self supporting, the self-stable i.e. Brahm) is beyond
comprehension and description in words or speech.
I do not (i.e. we should not) do japa of any living being who is
born (Note: The nearest, although not exact, translation of japa
is worship. Japa actually means continuous repetitive recitation
of a mantra or the name of the Lord. The recitation is usually
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done silently.). [The one, who is born, is subject to changes
like death and decay. How do you worship a changing object?
Your worship then will need to change with the changes in the
object.] We should worship only the Absolute (i.e. the Brahm)
who is not subject to birth, death or change.
Lord Vishnu had nine avatars (incarnations). Those avatars
were My different forms only. Guru Jambhoji is speaking here
as the Self-Realized being i.e. as Brahm.
[Comments: Guru Jambhoji is saying here that he is in human
form of the Lord Vishnu, who is unchanging Absolute. Guru
Jambhoji’s followers, called Bishnoi or Vishnoi, consider Guru
Jambhoji as an avatar of Lord Vishnu. Hence they call Guru
Jambhoji as Guru Jambheshwar.]
Why worship ascetic persons (Jati ), persons who are
dedicated meditators (tapasvi), persons who live underground,
peers (Islamic saints) and rishis, They are also living beings
who are born. Since what is born is subject to decay and
death, hence cannot be Absolute. So why worship them?
Kha in Sanskrit means empty space. Thus, Khechar means
the one who roams the sky. Why worship living beings who
roam the skies and the earth and the deities like Kshetrapala
who are in visible or invisible state? [Footnote: In the old texts
of India four types of living species were recognized – jarayuj
(mammals), andaj (borne from egg), udbhij (born from soil,
like trees and other vegetation) and swadaj (born from sweat
or filth – like germs etc.)] They are also living beings who are
born. Since what is born is subject to decay and death, hence
cannot be Absolute. So why worship them? The implication is
that do not worship that is born.
[Guru Jambhoji is establishing a principle here that one should
not worship any living being that is born by giving various
examples. Those who are born are because of their karmas in
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the past life and their karmas in the current life will dictate their
future life. Since karmas are unpredictable, how these living
beings will change is also unpredictable. Hence they cannot
be Absolute, so why worship them? He is telling the people to
worship only the Absolute.
Why worship Vaasuki Naag, Shesha naag and other big
Cobras (Vaasuki and Shesha are species of cobras)? They
are also living beings, who are born and are subject to change,
decay and death. So why worship them?
[In Hindu mythology Vaasuki naag and Sheshnag are varieties
of cobra snake that some people consider sacred and hence
worship them. Guru Jambhoji is speaking against this practice.]
Why worship the sixty four little mothers (matrikas) and the
fifty two brave heroes or martyrs? They also are or were living
beings, which were or are born and were or are subject to
change, decay and death. So why worship them?
[Sixty four little mothers mentioned here are Yogik Shakti (the
female energy). The fifty two brave heroes are given special
sacred place in folk stories. Here, Guru Jambhoji is speaking
against the practice of such worship. ) If you worship, then
worship only the One who is self existing, self supporting
Absolute (Swayambhu), who does not have any mother or
father i.e. who is not born or is not subject to decay or death.
(Worship only the Absolute) who does not have any body blood
or body elements, and who does not have any body heat or
cold.
(Worship only the Absolute) the one who has created everything
that is the one who is the root of all the creations, but who is
not created by any one i.e. who is not born, the one who has
no death i.e. independent of any decay or death. Worship the
one who has no roots (i.e. no beginning) but who is the root of
everything. [Worship only the Ultimate.]
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O’ people! Worship the Absolute, the Ultimate, the Self existing,
the Root of everything who is beyond description or speech.
We should not worship i.e. do japa of any living being who was
or is born.

[5]
s;b;d –- ç
B;v;i[; B;v;i[; mh;rE Ak:; j;;et;I = (â)
c;uiô c;uiô D;Iy;; rt;n;;' m;;et;I = (ä)
mhe K;;ej;I %;' iv;#¥ h;ej;I n;;'hI', (à)
K;;ej; D;h;' Q;uir K;;ej;U' = (å)
aD;;h aD;eK; Ç#;L Çj;;en;I is;'B;U, (ç)
ij;'hk:; ik:s;; iv;n;;'[;I ? (ê)
mhe s;rE n; b;E@; s;IK; n; p;U%I, (ë)
in;rit; s;urit; s;;] j;;'[;I = (è)
Wit;p;uit; ih'dU j;rô;' j;;eg;I, (ï)
“k>:Iy;; b;>;hm;'ô idD; drv;es;;', (âî)
Wn;m;'n; m;uDD;;' ak:iD; im;s;iD;m;;'[;I ==ç== (ââ)
Every physical living body is lit by the same light (that of
Brahm). [Physical body is like a Bhavan. Bhavan means palace.
The darkness of ignorance in every palace i.e. in each one of
us is dispelled by the same source (Brahm) of light.]
Those who realize this are able to recognize and choose the
essential valuables of life in the world. That is, such people are
able to understand the perishable nature of physical things in
this world, and hence make right choices.
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I can find and recognize such realized people. I am not ignorant,
I can know such individuals.
I search and find the elemental (the roots of) truth.
That elemental (the root) truth is the Allah, the Brahm, the God,
the one who is beyond knowing, one who has no branch i.e.
no form, one who is not born from anything but himself, He is
swayambhu.
How can He be destroyed?
I have neither read any scriptures nor have I been taught or
guided by anyone. I meditate on the supreme atma (i.e. Brahm)
and experience being one with Brahm. Thus I know All.
I know all about the claims of a Hindu based on his birth, the
claims of a jogi about his control on his senses like desires
and anger, claims of a Brahmin about his actions, claims of a
fakir about his sincere love in his heart, claims of non-wavering
mind by a mullah and claims of intelligence by a Moslem. Guru
Jambhoji is saying here that he knows how false these claims
are or can be. Guru Jambhoji is telling the people that always
recognize or judge a person by his actions not by his claims.
Always recognize the hypocrisy of people. Guru Jambhoji was
thus a true karma yogi. He is emphasizing that the people
should be recognized by their actions. Hence, know others by
their actions and not by their claims or birth.
An elaboration of this and my personal view is now given below.
A Hindu may think that he is superior because of his birth in a
higher caste. Implication being that just by birth a Hindu cannot
be superior. He should be recognized by his actions and
abilities, not by his birth. A person may not have control on his
senses like desires and anger, but still he may claim himself to
be a yogi. Guru Jambhoji says do not be mislead by his false
claims. A Brahmin may claim to have knowledge and subtle
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mind simply because of his birth and not by his actual abilities.
A fakir may say that he has sincere love in his heart for the
good of a person, but it may not be so. A mullah may claim to
have a firm mind, but it may not be so. A Moslem may claim
that he is the most intelligent person, but it may not be so.
Rulers or winners in history have always claimed their
superiority over the rest of the world population. Several
examples of this can be found in the history all over the world,
latest being the self proclaimed supremacy of European culture,
knowledge and abilities because of the European colonial rules
for about 200 – 300 years. At one time Islamic people
considered themselves to be superior because of their rules.
This superiority or feeling of superiority is not justifiable and
true. So Guru Jambhoji is warning the people to recognize
truth and stay away from falsehoods. This message is very
relevant to the racist minds of the world today. This message is
even more relevant to Hindus who blindly believe in their caste
system, tragically even today in this world of instant
communication and availability of knowledge. If Brahm prevails
in all of us then how can we have prejudged gradation in human
beings? Some people have defended the caste system saying
that the person is born in a caste based on his karma of his
past life. Guru Jambhoji is emphasizing that a person should
be recognized by his karmas in this life. Recognize him or her
by his actions that he or she has now in this life. In this regard
then it is to be admired that Guru Jambhoji was not only a
Seer, a Sage and a Prophet but also a reformist and a social
activist, and that too a very fearless and vocal one. Although
his message is about 550 years old, it is very meaningful and
relevant in this modern world which is sadly split along religious,
cultural, economic, racial and linguistic lines.

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 [6]
s;b;d –- ê
ih'dU h;ey; k:E h9r ky;U' n; j;'py;;E, (â)
k:;'y; dh ids; idD; p;s;r;y;;E ? (ä)
s;;em; am;;v;s; Ç;idt;v;;rI, (à)
k:;'y; k:;!I v;'[;r;y;;E ? (å)
g;h[; g;h't;E v;h'i[; v;h't;E, (ç)
in;rj;L gy;;ris; m;UiL v;h't;E, (ê)
k:;'y; re m;U9rK;; p;;D;'g; s;ej; iv;%;y;;E ? (ë)
j;; idn; t;erE h;em; n; j;;p; n; t;p; n; k>:Iy;; (è)
j;;'i[; k: B;;g;I k:ip;D;; g;;y;;E = (ï)
k:U#¥ t;;'iô j; k>:t;b; k:Iy;;E, (âî)
n;; t;e D;;v; n; s;;]y;;E = (ââ)
B;UD;E p;>;'ôI' a;L v;K;;'[;I, (âä)
n; j;'py;;E s;ur r;y;;E = (âà)
%'d k:h;' t; v;;eht;; B;;v;E, (âå)
K;rt;r k:;e p;it;y;;y;;E ? (âç)
ihv; k:I v;eL;' ihv; n; z;;gy;;E, (âê)
s;'ik: rÄ;E k:'dr;y;;E = (âë)
@;$I v;eL;' @;r n; é;gy;;E (âè)
t;;t;I v;eL;' t;;y;;E = (âï)
ib;'b;E v;EL;' iv;s;n; n; j;'py;;E, (äî)
t;;q;E' k:;c;I in;k:c; k:m;;y;;E = (äâ)
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Çit; a;Ls; B;;eL;v;E B;UD;;, (ää)
n; c;Inh;E' s;urr;y;;E = (äà)
p;;rv;>'B; k:I s;uiQ; n; j;;'ôI, (äå)
t;;q;E' n;;g;e j;;eg; n; p;;y;;E = (äç)
p;rs;r;'m; k:e ariq; n; m;Uv;;, (äê)
t;;'h k:I in;hc;E s;rI n; k:;y;;E ==ê== (äë)
In this Sabad, Guru Jambhoji guides the people, who consider
themselves Hindus, to include certain acts in their daily work
routine.
Being a Hindu why did you not do japa of Lord Vishnu?
Why did you scatter your mind in ten different directions?
(i.e. why is your mind not focused on Lord Vishnu?)
(Being a Hindu) why do you cut green trees when the moon is
out, when the sun is out or when it is dark? (In other words
never cut green trees.)
During a sun or moon eclipse, during the “water collection
time” (i.e. in the morning and evening), on the day of nirjala-
gyaras and during mool nakshatra why are you fool getting
ready for intimacy with your partner?
[Note: Traditionally in rural India the water needed for household
consumption is brought from a well or a pond or a large common
tank or a river or a canal in the morning (day break) or in the
evening (just after sun set). Hence the term “water collection
time” used above should be taken to mean morning or evening.]
On the day you did not perform the homa or havan (a Hindu
religious fire ceremony), or did not do japa (of Lord Vishnu),
or honest work or any good act, you should know that on that
day kapila cow has run away from your home. (In other words,
on that day you have lost all the things needed for your material
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and spiritual growth. There are two mythological cows
mentioned in the Hindu religious literature – kamadhenu and
kapila. Kamadhenu cow is a symbol of plentiful and the kapila
cow is a symbol of general wisdom. Running away of the kapila
cow symbolizes exhaustion of general wisdom in the family.)
If your actions are false and full of lies, then nothing good will
be said (about you) and there will be no gains for you. (Then)
you as a person is lost in falsehood and useless talk.
Everyone likes to hear sweet and pleasant talks (even if they
are false). But, who likes to hear and believe straight and honest
talks (even if they are true)?
Even at this stage in this life you have not woken up,
Instead, due to your cowardice you are submerged in doubts.
When you were strong and full of strength, calmness (cool
headed conduct) did not awaken in you, Instead, you remained
hot (blooded) during your hot (youth) age.
In your old age (the age when everything cools down) also
you did not do japa of Lord Vishnu,
Thus, your life remained empty and meaningless.
You are lost in your endless laziness and ignorance, you have
(therefore) not recognized (or understood) the supreme Lord
Vishnu.
You never found or tried to know about Brahm (or Lord Vishnu).
Then how can you experience or know him (Lord Vishnu), just
as by simply staying naked one cannot become enlightened in
yoga.
In order to reach or understand Lord Vishnu one has to abandon
one’s ego. If you have not done so, you cannot accomplish
completion of your work. In other words, you cannot become
an accomplished person.
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[Comments: In this Sabad, Guru Jamabheshwar is prohibiting
people from cutting green trees. This message is very well
appreciated and understood by ecologists in modern times.
The cutting of trees loosens or destroys the soil retention. This
in turn leads to soil erosion due to winds. One can easily see
this in desert areas like in Rajasthan or in cold regions like in
the northern areas of Canada or Alaska. It takes several years
(may be up to 20-40 years) to grow a tree in these parts of the
world. In the mountainous regions like the Himalayas, the soil
erosion caused by cutting trees leads to floods and landslides.
The trees work as carbon sinks as well and attract moisture
leading to rains and snow falls. Thus removal of trees can lead
to failure of rains and snow falls. Lack of rains and erosion of
soil causes severe draughts. Removal of trees also destroys
habitats of several animals, birds and living beings in general.
In addition, the removal of trees can also impact negatively the
green house gas buildup in the atmosphere. Building of green
house gases leads to excessive retention of heat in the
atmosphere, which in turn causes climate disorders and its
unpredictable behaviors. In India, it may affect the pattern of
the monsoons rains. Unfortunately, the explosion of population
and greed of lumber contractors in the Himalayas have lead to
the destruction of about 2/3 of the forests in India since its
independence in 1947. Excessive consumption of material
goods in the industrialized world has destroyed several forests
by their clear cutting to feed the endless appetite of industry.
Similarly, the rain forests of the earth planet have been lost to
the expanding populations and increasing material
consumption. With the loss of forests and trees, the animal
habitats are lost and thus several animal species have become
endangered. It is well recognized now by the world at large
that trees work as ecological balancers and their removal can
be one of the biggest threats to life on this planet. In this regard
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then Guru Jambheshwarji was an environmental and ecological
visionary. His teachings are truly prophetic and extremely
relevant to the industrialized world of today.]
[Additional Notes about green house gases and global warming:
The gases like carbon dioxide and methane absorb radiation
energy and play the role as heat retainers. Hence these gases
are known as green house gases. The term green house is
used because just as in a green house the radiation energy of
the sun is retained, the presence of these gases in the
atmosphere retains the radiation energy of the sun in the
atmosphere. Thus the excessive presence of these gases in
the atmosphere leads to the climate warming known popularly
as the global warming. In the last about 300 years the globe
has seen emergence of large scale industries, transportation
vehicles and electricity generation power houses. All these
units use fossil fuels generating carbon dioxide as a by-product
gas. The scale of the industry and other devices is huge and
keeps increasing as the material consumption per head keeps
increasing especially in the industrialized world. The problem
is further compounded by the increase in population in countries
like India and others and increase in their material consumption.
Net result of very high per capita material consumption and
increased population has been that the accumulation of the
green house gases (in particular carbon dioxide) in the
atmosphere has become so severe that if it is not addressed
properly the world is bound to have a climatic disaster on a
scale not experienced ever before by the mankind. There is
another danger associated with the global warming due to the
carbon dioxide accumulation in the atmosphere. If the
temperature of the atmosphere rises by even a degree or so,
the gas hydrates into compounds of natural gas components,
like methane and water that exist in the permafrost regions of
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the world and on and below ocean floors will start to decompose
and release methane gas which is also a strong green house
gas. Thus, there will be a feedback effect leading to even more
rapid global warming.
Trees absorb carbon dioxide in their normal growth process
known as photosynthesis. Hence removal of trees and de-
forestation leads to the depletion of carbon sink. In addition it
leads to destruction of animal habitat. Destruction of animal
habitat in turn leads to elimination of certain species of animals
that play crucial roles in maintaining the ecological life balance.
Thus, whatever small role the trees can play in maintaining the
carbon balance in this atmosphere is taken away by cutting
them. Thus, it is recognized very well worldwide now that trees
play an essential role in sustaining life on this globe. Hence in
this light the message of not cutting trees given by Guru
Jambheshwar some 550 years ago is extremely powerful. It is
to be admired that he saw the ecological role of trees so long
ago when the rest of the world had absolutely no idea about it.]

[7]
s;b;d –- ë
s;u'i[; re k:;j;I s;u'i[; re m;uDD;; s;u'iô re b;k:r k:s;;w* = (â)
ik:ô rI q;rp;I %;LI r;es;;e ik:ôrI g;;#r g;;w* ? (ä)
k:;'$E B;;g;E k:rk: duheD;I j;;y;;E j;Iv; n; G;;w* = (à)
q;e t;urk:I %urk:I iB;s;t;I d;v;;E K;;y;b;; K;;j; aK;;j;U' = (å)
c;ir if:9r Ç;v;E s;hij; duh;v;E it;'hk:; K;Ir hD;;D;I = (ç)
it;'hkE: g;LE k:rd ky;;E' s;;]r;e ? (ê)
q;e p;i$ g;u'i[; rihy;; K;;D;I ==ë== (ë)
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In this Sabad, Guru Jambhoji is emphasizing that all living
beings have a right to live. He is awakening the Moslems to
respect all forms of life and instructing them to abandon killing
of cows, goats and sheep.
Listen o’ Moslem priest; listen o’ Islamic preacher (mullah);
listen o’ butcher (of goat or cow).
The goat, sheep or cow that you are killing, whose creation
are they? The implication is that the Lord who gave you life
also gave life to them. Hence what right do you have to take
away their lives?
These animals are unable to run away from the unbearable
pain of death that you are inflicting on them. They were also
born (with the blessing of the Lord) and you are killing them.
You Moslems, on one hand, you use your knife to kill (the
innocent animals) and eat that is non-eatable, on the other
hand, you claim to go to heaven (after your death). (How can
this be possible?)
A milch animal comes after grazing in the field and willingly
allows you to milk her. Drinking that milk is a fair right. But why
do you cut her throat with your knife? How fair and justified is
that?
(Based on your actions it is clear that) Although you have
knowledge and education, you are devoid of their benefits.
(Having information without practicing it does not make a person
truly educated.)

[8]
s;b;d –- è
idD; s;;b;it; hj; k:;b;;e n;e#¥;E, (â)
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ky;; WLb;'g; p;uk:;r;e ? (ä)
B;;w* n;;~' b;Ld ip;y;;r;e, (à)
it;'hkE: g;LE k:rd ky;;e' s;;]r;e ? (å)
iv;òô c;Inh K;ud;w* t;rs; iv;v;rj;t;, (ç)
ke:h; m;us;D;m;;'ô;E ? (ê)
k:;f:r m;uk:r h;ey; kE: r;h g;u'm;;w*, (ë)
j;;ey; j;;ey; g;;if:D; k:rE iQ;'g;;”ô;e' = (è)
jy;;E' q;e p;i%'m; ids;; WLb;'g; p;uk:;r;e, (ï)
B;L j;e ~” c;InhU' rihm;;'ô;e', (âî)
t;;e Oh c;D;'t;E ip;'# p;#¥'t;E, (ââ)
a;v;E 9B;s;t; iv;v;;'ô;e' = (âä)
c;i#¥ c;i#¥ B;I't;e m;#¥I m;s;It;e, (âà)
ky;U' WLb;'g; p;uk:;r;e ? (âå)
k:;he k:;j;E g;~ iv;ô;s;;E, (âç)
t;;e k:rIm; g;~ ky;;e' c;;rI ? (âê)
k:;'hI D;Iy;;e dUQ;U' dihy;U' ? (âë)
k:;'hI D;Iy;;e G;;ey;;E' m;ihy;U' ? (âè)
k:;'hI D;Iy;;e h;#U' m;;'s;U' ? (âï)
k:;'hI D;Iy;;e rg;t;U Oihy;U' ? (äî)
s;u'òô re k:;j;I s;u'òô re m;uDD;;, (äâ)
y;; m;;' kU:”[; B;y;; m;urd;rI ? (ää)
j;Iv;;' ~p;9r j;;er k:rIj;E, (äà)
a'it; k:;L huy;s;I B;;rI ==è== (äå)
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This Sabad is directed at the Moslems. Here again Guru
Jambheshwar Maharaj is emphasizing the practice of ahinsa
and asking the people and in particular Moslems to be kind
and caring towards animals rather than killing them.
O’ Moslems! If your heart is pure then Haj and Kaba are close.
In other words if the heart is pure and honest then the Haj and
Kaba are right here in your heart. (If this all is in your heart
then) why do you need to call loudly during your namaj (Islamic
prayers)?
One’s bullock is dearer than one’s own brother. Then why do
you cut his (bullock’s) throat with your knife.
Note: Why Guru Jambhoji is saying that bullock is dearer than
one’s own brother? In order to understand this one should
think as a farmer in India about 550 years ago. In order to
farm the land one needed bullocks for ploughs. One could not
till the land without bullocks and hence one could not have
crops. Thus a farmer’s livelihood depended on a bullock. Thus
Guru Jambhoji is stating this fact in a symbolic manner by
saying that bullock is dearer than one’s own brother. This
should not be taken literally here.
(Your these actions tell that) You are devoid of knowledge of
Khuda’s (God’s) merciful creation and you are without
kindness. Then, what kind of a Moslem are you?
You have surely lost the path of your religion by becoming
Godless (in your actions). In your carelessness, you are
imposing your (misguided) will on these living beings.
The way you call loudly as a part of your prayers while facing
the west direction, you believe you will understand Rahiman
(God). If that was so then at the time of your death (of departure
of your ruh i.e. soul), an airplane should come from the heaven
(to carry you).
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(Then) Why do you call loudly as part of your prayers climbing
on the boundary walls of mosques?
(If you believe in God so much and) if you can justify taking
the lives of cows then why did Karim (God) himself tend cows
(while they foraged in the fields)?
(If you kill cows then) why do you take their milk to make dahi
(yogurt), why do you take their milk to make buttermilk? (If you
get milk, yogurt and butter milk then) why do you eat their
bones, flesh and blood?
Listen o’ kaji (Moslem priest), listen o’ mullah in the above
actions who is unholy (dead) here (meaning the cows who
give the nourishing milk or who eat them after killing them)?
By committing violence against these living creatures, you will
have to bear very heavy loss (unbearably painful) during the
last moments of your life. (In other words you will have to face
the consequences of your actions of violence that you are
committing against these helpless, dependent animals).

[9]
s;b;d– - ï
idD; s;;b;it; hj; k:;b;;e n;e#¥;E, (â)
ky;; WLb;'g; p;uk:;r;e ? (ä)
s;In;e s;rv;r k:r;e b;'dg;I, (à)
hk: in;v;;j; g;uj;;r;e = (å)
w* ‘h hID;E hr idn; k:0 r;ej;I, (ç)
t;;e ws;hI r;ej;I s;;r;e = (ê)
a;p; K;ud;y;b;'d D;eK;;e m;;'g;E, (ë)
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re iv;n;hI' g;unhE' j;Iv; ky;U' m;;r;E ? (è)
q;e t;ik: j;;'ô;e' t;ik: p;I#¥ n; j;;'ô;e', (ï)
iv;ûô p;rc;E v;;d in;v;;j; g;uj;;r;e = (âî)
c;9r if:9r Ç;v;E s;hij; duh;v;E, (ââ)
it;'hk:; K;Ir hD;;D;I = (âä)
it;'hk:E g;LE k:rd ky;;E' s;;r;e ? (âà)
q;e p;i$¥ g;uûô rihy;; K;;D;I = (âå)
c;i#¥ c;i#¥ B;I't;E m;#¥I m;s;It;E, (âç)
ky;; WLb;'g; p;uk:;r;e ? (âê)
k:;rô K;;e!; k:rt;b; hIô;', (âë)
q;;rI K;;D;I p;#¥I in;v;;j;U' = (âè)
ik':h Ç;ej;U t;m; Q;;ev;;e Ç;p; ? (âï)
ik':h Ç;ej;U t;m; K;'#;e p;;p; ? (äî)
ik':h Ç;ej;U t;m; Q;r;e 9Q;y;;'n; ? (äâ)
ik':h Ç;ej;U c;InhU' rhm;;n; ? (ää)
re m;uDD;; m;n; m;;'hI' m;s;It; in;v;;j; g;uj;;9ry;E, (äà)
s;uô't;; n;;'hI' ky;; K;rE p;uk:;9ry;E ? (äå)
aD;K; n; D;ûK;y;;E K;Lk: ip;%;'[y;;E', (äç)
c;;m; k:!YE ky;; huwy;;e ? (äê)
hk: hD;;D; ip;%;'[y;;E' n;;'hI', (äë)
in;hc;E iv;n; g;;if:D; d;e]rE dIy;;E ==ï== (äè)
In this Sabad, Guru Jambhoji is saying that one can realize
God (Bhagwan or Allah) through just actions that respect the
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rights of all living beings including those of animals.
O’ Moslems! if your heart is pure then Haj and Kaba are close.
In other words, if the heart is pure and honest then the Haj and
Kaba are right here in your heart. (If this all is in your heart)
why do you need to call loudly during your namaj (Islamic
prayers)?
The heart is an ocean of love; (hence) all the prayers should
be in your heart and from your heart. Your namaj (prayers)
must be based on the rights of others and all living beings. In
other words your prayers must be accompanied by your just
actions (to other living beings).
While earning your own living, never forget or ignore the rights
of others. In other words be just and fair to others. Manage
your needs and living within the earnings made with such just
and fair actions. (It is implied that others include all forms of
other living beings.)
God (Allah or Bhagwan) himself will ask you to account for
your deeds (actions) in your life (at the time of your death or
after your death). Then why do you kill any living being that
has done no wrongs?
You people have learnt to kill but you have not cared to know or
feel the pain suffered by the living beings (that you kill).
(Thus) you do your prayers (namaj) without understanding; it
is of no benefit to pray in this way.
A milch animal comes after grazing in the fields and willingly
allows you to milk her. Drinking that milk is a fair right. But why
do you cut her throat with your knife? How fair and justified is
that? (Based on your actions it is clear that) Although you
have knowledge and education, you are devoid of their benefits.
(Having information without practicing it does not make a person
truly learned.)
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(Then) What is the loud call that you make as part of your
prayers climbing on the boundary walls of mosques?
Your means are faulty and your actions are mean. Hence,
your namaj (prayers) are hollow.
(When your actions are faulty and mean) Then what is the
meaning (or value) of washing yourself before you go for your
namaj (prayers)?
Then how can you get rid of your sins?
Then what do you pray about?
How can you (with this kind of actions) realize or recognize
Rahman (God, Allah or Bhagwan)? (Rahman means one who
is ever kind. With ones cruel actions in life how can one realize
the one who is ever kind?)
O’ mullah the mosque is indeed in your heart. Can God (Allah)
not hear you that you shout (call loudly) as a part of your
prayers? (Only with the purity of your actions you shall be
able to realize God not by this kind of outward show.)
You have not recognized or realized God (Allah); you devoted
yourself to only worldly show off. (For instance) what do you
gain by your worldly show off action like circumcision (if your
deeds are cruel and wrong)?
You have not recognized (others) rights and justice to others.
Thus you careless, you will end up in hell.
Commentary and my Personal View:
Although this Sabad is specifically directed at the Moslems, its
message is applicable to all the people of different faiths or
even to people who follow no specific faith on this planet.
For human beings the message is that one should make one’s
living doing honest and just deeds recognizing others rights as
well. Also the message is that one should live within the means
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earned by these honest and just deeds. What a universal
message this is. It is so much relevant even today and will
always be.
In modern world we talk about human rights. Each democratic
country has constitution or charter of rights to guarantee rights
of human beings. The United Nations has guaranteed rights
for human beings too. In addition there are international
organizations who work as watch dogs for human rights in
various nations. The human rights talk about right to live with
dignity for humans, right to own property, right to political
freedom, right to free speech, right to practice one’s religion
and so on. In this Sabad, Guru Jambhoji is insisting on
recognizing and respecting the rights of all living beings, not
just human beings. The only asset animals have is their lives.
They are dependent on us humans. Thus we are their trustees.
Then why should we not provide guarantees to the animals to
live their lives. The humans take away the right to live from
these animals without any one raising any voice against the
violation. The world must ask a simple question. Is it ethical to
take lives of these animals for food or the pleasure of hunting?
Should we not have world organizations to protect lives of these
innocent animals? Some religious leaders make statements
regularly that life is given by God, so it should be taken away
only by God. Such a statement was recently made by the
Roman Catholic leader Pope. Should we not consider that life
in all its life-forms is given by God? If so what right humans
have to take away animals life? Humans have made an industry
for regular profit making where animals are considered
commodities and traded on the stock market. How consistent
is this with the fact that all forms of life are gift from God. Or is
this just hypocrisy of humans? Just because God has given us
humans ability to develop weapons and tools that we can
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capture animals, keep them in slavery and kill them as we
please for profits. If we consider ourselves civilized, should
the principle of rights not apply to all life forms?
Guru Jambhoji is insisting in this Sabad that it is the duty
(ethical, moral and religious) of human beings to protect and
respect the rights of these animals to live. What an advanced
way this is of looking at life of all forms and its sacredness? It
will be a great advancement in human civilization if only we
could guarantee the right to live to these animals. Let us hope
and pray that we humans do achieve that advancement one
day on this planet.

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s;b;d –- âî
m;hm;'d m;hm;'d n; k:9r k:;j;I m;hm;'d k:; t;;e iv;{;'m; iv;c;;O' = (â)
m;hm;'d h;iq; k:rd j;;e h;et;I D;;ehE G;#¥I n; s;;O” = (ä)
m;hm;'d s;;iq; p;k':b;r s;IQ;; Ak: D;K; Çs;I hj;;O ”= (à)
m;hm;'d m;rd hD;;D;I h;et;; t;'m;e B;y;; m;urd;O” ==âî== (å)
This Sabad is again directed at Moslems telling them that they
should live a just life like their prophet Mohammed. The teachings
could, however, be applicable to all of us even in these modern
times.
O’ kaji (priest)! Do not (just) say Mohammed, Mohammed,
because one needs to meditate on Mohammed. The path of
meditation on the name Mohammed is hard and serious.
The dagger that Mohammed was holding in his hands was not
made of iron or steel.
One hundred and eighty thousand companions of Prophet
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Mohammed received spiritual liberation.
Mohammed was a person who always was just, but you are
the one who eats dead animals (by killing and taking away the
right of animals to live). (So how can you be just?)

[11]
s;b;d –- ââ
k:;”he re m;u9rK;; t;E' j;Lm; g;u”m;;y;;e ? (â)
B;uy;” B;;rI D;e B;;O” = (ä)
j;; idn; t;ere h;em; n; j;;p; n; t;p; n; ik:9ry;;, (à)
g;uO n; c;InhU” p;'q; n; p;;y;;e, (å)
ahL g;w* j;m;v;;O” = (ç)
t;;t;I v;eL;” t;;v; n; é;gy;;e, (ê)
@;$I v;eL;” @;O” = (ë)
ib;'b;E v;eL;” iv;s;n; n; j;'py;;E, (è)
t;;q;E' b;;eht; B;w* k:s;v;;O” = (ï)
K;i#¥y; n; K;;!I deh iv;[;;@I, (âî)
iq;9r n; p;v;[;;' p;;O” = (ââ)
ahin;s; Ç;v;; j;;y; G;!'t;I, (âä)
t;erI s;;s; hI k:s;v;;O” = (âà)
j;;' j;n; m;'t;r iv;s;n; n; j;'py;;E, (âå)
t;e n;r k:uv;rn; k:;D;U' = (âç)
j;;' j;n; m;'t;r iv;s;n; n; j;'py;;E,
n;g;re k:0r k:h;O” = (âê)
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j;;' j;n; m;'t;r iv;s;n; n; j;'py;;E,
k:;'Q; s;hE' duK; B;;O' = (âë)
j;;' j;n; m;'t;r iv;s;n; n; j;'py;;E,
t;e G;[; t;[; k:rE Çh;O' = (âè)
j;;' j;n; m;'t;r iv;s;n; n; j;'py;;E,
t;;'hk:; D;;ehI m;;s; iv;k:;O' = (âï)
j;;' j;n; m;'t;r iv;s;n; n; j;'py;;E,
g;;'v;E' g;;#r s;hre s;Uv;r, (äî)
j;L'm; j;L'm; Çv;t;;O' = (äâ)
j;;' j;n; m;'t;r iv;s;n; n; j;'py;;E,
r; n;E v;;s;;e m;;en;I b;Es;E', (ää)
$Uk:E s;Ur s;v;;O' = (äà)
j;;' j;n; m;'t;r iv;s;n; n; j;'py;;E,
a;e#;' kE: G;9r p;;eh[; h;ey;s;I, (äå)
p;I@ s;hE duK; B;;O' = (äç)
j;;' j;n; m;'t;r iv;s;n; n; j;'py;;E,
Çc;L W@;v;t; B;;O' = (äê)
j;;' j;n; m;'t;r iv;s;n; n; j;'py;;E,
t;e n;r d;e]rE G;up; Ç'Q;;O' = (äë)
j;;' j;n; m;'t;r iv;s;n; n; j;'py;;E,
t;e n;; ~t;9rb;; p;;O' = (äè)
t;;q;E' t;'t; n; m;'t; n; j;#¥I n; b;U'!I, (äï)
~'#I p;#¥I p;h;O' = (àî)
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iv;s;n; n;E d;es; ik:s;;E re p;>;'[;I, (àâ)
t;erI k:r[;I k:; Wp;g;;O” ==ââ== (àä)
In this sabad, Guru Jambhoji is emphasizing the importance
of devotion to Bhagwan and remembering Him at all times for
his kindness and blessings.
O’ you fool, why have you wasted your life (with useless and
undesirable activities)?
You have only burdened this earth with your weight (and material
consumption since you wasted your life with useless activities).
The day you did not perform homa (havan) or did not do japa
(the act of repeating the Lord’s name) or did not do acts of
goodness with perseverance and commitment or did not perform
actions with dharma (i.e. ethics and duty), you have wasted
that day.
You did not recognize the Guru (Lord Vishnu) and did not
adopt the righteous path (i.e. the path of dharma). Thus your
whole life is a waste for nothing.
During your childhood, your awareness (of right path) did not
awaken (since you were occupied with your playful childhood
activities). During your youth you chose to be indifferent (cold
to the path of righteousness).
In your old age, you did not do japa of Lord Vishnu. Thus you
have delayed too much (to devote yourself to the Lord and
follow the path of dharma).
(In short, all your life you have been too occupied with material
world around you to find time for your spiritual growth. You
have thus wasted your life in your human form.)
This human form (body) of yours that you earned as a reward
for your good deeds (karma in your past lives), is gradually
decaying (degenerating). Your life is not immortal; it is not
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going to be there forever. Your life span is limited and the time
available to live is gradually decreasing. Hence, with every
breath you breathe you are delaying (taking the path of dharma).
The persons who do not do japa of Vishnu mantra, they are of
a low category of human being and insane.
The persons who do not do japa of Vishnu mantra, they are
like keers and kahars of cities meant to carry weights. (Note:
People who carry physical loads (weights) in India as a
profession are known as Keers and Kahars.)
The persons who do not do japa of Vishnu mantra, they are
carriers of sorrow on their shoulders.
The persons, who do not do japa of Vishnu mantra, eat their
food excessively.
The persons who do not do japa of Vishnu mantra, their blood
and flesh is full of toxins.
The persons, who do not do japa of Vishnu mantra, are
condemned to be born as sheep in villages or as pigs in cities
again and again.
The persons, who do not do japa of Vishnu mantra, are like
moni birds, having rested at night, eat rotting filthy garbage
before sunrise. (Moni is a kind of bird who remains silent.)
The person who does not do japa of Vishnu mantra, is born as
a donkey in the house of odans, and will suffer all his life
carrying physical loads on his back. (People, who as their
profession raise and keep herd of donkeys to haul loads such
as building materials, junk etc. to make their living, are known
as odan.)
The persons, who do not do japa of Vishnu mantra, will always
suffer carrying loads in their entire lives.
The persons, who do not do japa of Vishnu mantra, will be
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condemned to live in hell full of darkness.
The persons, who do not do japa of Vishnu mantra, will never
be able to cross the ocean of attachments and sufferings.
Therefore, such people (who did not do japa of Vishnu) are
trapped in deep sorrow and trouble; no amount of tantra and
mantra or medicine can help these people now at the last
moments of their lives.
O’ you! Why do you blame Vishnu (for your suffering); you
are only reaping and will reap the fruits of your actions (karma).
(Then why blame Vishnu?)

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s;b;d - âä
m;;er; Wp;Ky;;'n; v;edU' k:'[; t;'t; B;edU', (â)
s;;s;F;e p;ust;k:e iD;K;[;;' n; j;;w* = (ä)
m;;er; s;b;d K;;ej;;e jy;U' s;b;de s;b;d s;m;;w* = (à)
iher[;;' d;eh ky;;E' ihr[; ht;ID;;e', ik:s;n; ic;rt; 9v;i[;, (å)
ky;;E' b;;G; iv;#;rt; g;;w* = (ç)
s;u[;hI' s;u[;h;' k:; j;;y;; m;u#¥d;, (ê)
b;G;erI b;G;er; n; h;ey;b;; ik:s;n; ic;rt; 9v;i[;, (ë)
s;I'c;;[; k:b;hI n; s;uj;I~' = (è)
K;r k:; s;b;d n; m;Q;urI b;;'[;I, ik:s;n; ic;rt; 9v;i[;, (ï)
sv;;'n; n; k:b;hI g;hIO' = (âî)
m;u'#I k:; j;;y;; m;u'#; n; h;ey;b;;, ik:s;n; ic;rt; 9v;i[;, (ââ)
rI%; k:b;hI n; s;uc;ID;U' = (âä)
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ib;D;I k:I w'd>I s;'t;;e{; n; h;ey;b;;, ik:s;n; ic;rt; 9v;i[;, (âà)
k:;f:r; n; h;ey;b;; D;ID;U' = (âå)
m;urg;I k:; j;;y;; m;;er; n; h;ey;b;;, ik:s;n; ic;rt; 9v;i[;, (âç)
B;;k:D;; n; h;ey;b;; c;IO' = (âê)
d't; iv;y;;w* j;L'm; n; a;w* ik:s;n; ic;rt; 9v;i[;, (âë)
D;;ehE p;#¥I n; k:;@ k:I s;UD;U' = (âè)
n;I'b;9#¥y;E n;;Ler n; h;ey;b;; ik:s;n; ic;rt; 9v;i[;, (âï)
%ID;re n; h;ey;b;; hIO' = (äî)
t;U'b;i[; n;;g;r v;eiD; n; h;ey;b;;, ik:s;n; ic;rt; 9v;i[;, (äâ)
b;;'v;LI n; k:eL; k:eLU' = (ää)
g;~ k:; j;;y;; K;g;; n; h;ey;b;;, ik:s;n; ic;rt; 9v;i[;, (äà)
dy;; n; p;;L't; B;ID;U' = (äå)
s;UrI k:; j;;y;; hs;t;I n; h;ey;b;;, ik:s;n; ic;rt; 9v;i[;, (äç)
a;E%; k:b;hI n; p;UO' = (äê)
k:;g;'i[; k:; j;;y;; k:;eik:D;; n; h;ey;b;;, ik:s;n; ic;rt; 9v;i[;, (äë)
b;ug;D;I n; j;'i[;b;; h's;U' = (äè)
gy;;'n;I k:e ihrdE p;rm;;e9Q; Ç;v;E = (äï)
Çgy;;'n;I D;;g;t; #;'s;U' ==âä== (àî)
In this Sabad, Guru Jambhoji is emphasizing that each living
being and each variety of vegetation has its own fundamental
characteristics and behavior. This possessed behavior or
characteristics are due to the blessings of Ishwara. Adapting
some other living beings characteristics is impossible. Only
with the blessings of the Lord Krishna (Ishwara) that impossible
things can become possible. Even what is possible becomes
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reality only with the grace and blessings of Ishwara. (We play
the role of an instrument only; rest is all the blessings of the
Ishwara, God or Brahm). He concludes by saying that only
knowledge provides enlightenment to us.
Guru Jambhoji says: “my spoken words are true knowledge;
they reveal elemental concepts of knowledge contained in the
Vedas. The words spoken (by me) are not and cannot be
written in books or scriptures; they are results of direct
experience. As words are contained in the Braham of sound,
my spoken words contain mystery of primordial truth (reality).
(Devote yourself to search that truth.)”
(In the following part of the sabad, Guru Jambho ji goes ahead
to describe the magnificence in Lord’s creations as different
living forms and their characteristic behavior. He also speaks
to say that with the grace and kindness of Ishwar (the Lord)
even the impossible is possible)
What is the fault of a deer that a deer is killed (by a hunter or
another animal)? What is the fault of cows that a panther kills
them? This cannot happen if that was not the will of Lord
Krishna. (In other words if the Lord did not allow this killing to
happen, it could not have happened. It is because of the
creation of the instinct to kill for food in certain animals that
these animals kill. Creation of this instinct was due to the Lord’s
will. Isn’t that the mystery of the Lord’s creation of life that
killing becomes part of life?)
Without the blessings of the Lord Krishna, the pups born to a
bitch and a dog that are weak cannot be strong like the male
and female panthers. (In other words the Lord’s creation will
does not make the pups strong like the panthers.) Similarly,
hawks cannot spare hunting other birds. Why? This is the
mystery of the Lord’s creation.

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Without the Lord Krishna’s blessings the voice of a donkey
cannot be sweet (or charming) and a dog’s barking cannot be
like the roar of an ocean.
Without the Lord Krishna’s blessings the deer born to a deer-
without-horn will not be a deer-without-horn, and a bear will
never be clean.
Without the Lord Krishna’s blessings, cats cannot have the
nature of contentment, and an evil person cannot be a good
person (or a non-believer cannot be a devoted person with
faith).
Without the Lord Krishna’s blessings the chicks born to a
chicken cannot be peacocks, and a cloth made from camel
hair (bhakla or bhaklo) cannot be a soft (silk) cloth. (The camel
hairs are very rough and tough. The cloth made from them is
very unpleasant to touch and unpleasant to put on. In Rajasthan
they do make cloth from camel hair. It is very strong and good
for rough usage.)
Without the Lord Krishna’s blessings a (human) baby is not
born with teeth, (In other words, a human baby is born toothless
with the Lord Krishna’s blessings.) Also, a wooden nail cannot
be put through iron (without the blessings of the Lord).
Without the Lord Krishna’s blessings a neem tree cannot bear
coconuts, and a dirty pond of water cannot produce pearls.
(Neem is a tree which bears very bitter fruits. Neem tree is
known to have medicinal values and its leaves act as pesticides.)
Without the Lord Krishna’s blessings a tumba vine cannot
become a naagar vine, and a baanvali tree cannot bear buds
of bananas. (Tumba is a very unpleasant tasting fruit. Naagar
is a very tasty fruit. Baanvali is a local tree with lots of thorns.)
Without the Lord Krishna’s blessings one born to a cow (i.e. a
calf) cannot be a bird, and a bheel cannot have kindness (to
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animals). (Bheel is a tribe in Rajasthan. Bheels are hunters by
tradition.)
Without the Lord Krishan’s blessings, one born to a pig cannot
be an elephant, and a small cannot be complete or fit. (Here,
small could mean a person, a dress, or a vessel. A small dress
cannot fit. A small (selfish) fellow cannot be trusted to complete
or do anything satisfactorily.)
Without the Lord Krishna’s blessings one born to a crow cannot
be a koyal bird, and neither can a crane give birth to a swan.
(koyal is a bird known to coo during rainy season on mango
trees in India.)
(Once you have understood what has been said, then listen) A
person with knowledge will have enlightened heart (i.e. his heart
is full of light). (Whereas) An ignorant person will stay in
darkness.

[13]
s;b;d - âà
s;ur m;;' D;I[;;' éI[;;' s;b;dU', (â)
B;U9D; n; B;;y;K;;' q;ULU' = (ä)
t;ep;9t; iv;r{;; s;I'c; ip;r;'[;I', (à)
ij;'hk:; m;I@; m;UL s;m;ULU' = (å)
p;;t;e B;UD;; m;UL n; K;;ej;;e, (ç)
s;I'c;;e k:;'y; k:m;ULU' ? (ê)
iv;s;n; iv;s;n; B;'9[; aj;r j;rID;;E, (ë)
ÇE j;Iv;'[; k:; m;ULU' = (è)
K;;eij; 9p;r;'[;I as;; iv;n;;'[;I, (ï)
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k:ev;D; ny;;'n;I gy;;'n; g;hIO', (âî)
9j;h'k:E g;uü;e n; D;;B;'t; %ehU' = (ââ)
g;ur g;uhr g;rv;; s;It;L n;IO', (âä)
m;ev;;' hI Ç'9t; m;e~' = (âà)
9hrdE m;uk:t;; k:'v;L s;'t;;e{;I, (âå)
!ev;;' hI Ç'9t; !e~' = (âç)
c;9#¥ k:9r b;;e9hq;E B;y;' j;L p;;9r D;'G;;v;E, (âê)
s;e g;ur K;ev;! %eh; %ehU' ==âà== (âë)
In this sabad, Guru Jambhoji is emphasizing that one should
focus on good deeds in life, and should not get lost in superficial
acts and ignorance.
(Your) inhale/ exhale breath has subtle words (or sounds of
Brahm). (Try to listen to those words or sounds. That is to say
focus on your breath.) Never speak false words even by mistake.
Just as rain irrigates dry hot land and in return it (the land)
yields sweetness (crops and trees) in basics (roots) and in
total (including roots). (This could mean to say that one should
help needy people when they need help at the right time and
general goodness will spread all over for the benefit of all.)
O’ people! you are lost in watering (irrigating) the leaves and
have forgotten to search (and irrigate) the roots; why are you
wasting yourself and your efforts in irrigating the unproductive
leaves. (The implication is that we should not lose ourselves in
outward material things or in actions related to material things
only, instead we should search for the fundamental truth – the
roots of the truth (i.e. Brahm). We should put our efforts in
productive actions that lead to Brahm rather than waste them
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good fruits of your actions in life).
Japa of Vishnu and control over desires (greed) and anger is
the root (fundamental truth) of the life.
O’ people! Go and search this (planet) earth to find someone
wise and learned who has pure, just, deep and serious
knowledge (and understanding of life and spirituality).
(Find the) one whose qualities are limitless. Such a person
can only be your Guru who is calm and life giving like water;
he is like super nutritious food (for your spiritual growth).
(That guru) is free of (worldly) attachments and possesses
deep internal contentment, and is provider of support to the
ones who provide support (to the needy). (It is meant to say
that that guru is super-support to all.)
(Such a guru only) can provide you with a boat to cross the
ocean of attachment (in this world) and work as a navigator to
navigate your boat in the end.

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s;b;d– - âå
D;;ehE hu't;; k:'c;'[; G;i#¥y;;, (â)
G;i#¥y;; @;'v; s;u@;~” = (ä)
j;;!;' hU't;E p;;t; k:rID;;e, (à)
ÇE ik:s;n; ic;rt; p;rv;;'[;;e' = (å)
b;e#¥I k:;@ s;'j;;eg;e im;iLy;; (ç)
K;ev;! K;ev;; K;edU' = (ê)
D;;eh;e n;Ir ik:s;I p;9r t;9rb;;, (ë)
Wit;m; s;'g; s;n;ehU' = (è)
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iv;9[; k>:Iy;; riq; v;Es;E'D;;, (ï)
jy;U' k:;@ s;'g;I[;I D;;eh;e n;Ir t;rID;;e = (âî)
n;;g;#¥ B;;'g;#¥ B;UD;; m;9hy;L, (ââ)
j;Iv; ht;E m;#¥ K;;w*D;;e ==âå== (âä)
In this sabad, Guru Jambhoji is emphasizing the importance
of keeping company of good people. If you are in the company
of skilled people you can learn those skills. If you are in the
company of honest and sincere people you can trust them. If
you are in the company of devotional and spiritual people you
get inspiration from them to take that path. It is also emphasized
here that Guru’s guidance is always needed. Keeping good
company can inspire you and make you undertake a path for
your improvement and growth. But in addition guidance from
the Guru is needed to successfully complete the journey. Any
form of addiction will act as a hindrance in your adopting a
path leading to your spiritual growth. So will one’s cruelty to
other living beings.
In English language also there is a proverb: “one is known by
the company one keeps.”
An Ironsmith in the company of a goldsmith can learn skills to
make beautiful jewelry or other items or utensils. (It is implied
here that by keeping good company even otherwise uneducated
and unskilled people can learn valuable and useful things. Hence
being in good company is very important for one’s own growth.)
Guru Jambhoji says that some Jats have chosen to adopt his
teachings (in other words they have become his sishyas i.e.
students or followers). This is a proof of Lord Krishna’s
(Ishwar’s) blessings. (In other words by following Guru
Jabmbhoji’s teachings the Lord has blessed the jats. Jat is a
farming community who are known for their hard work and
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good farming techniques. Jat is also a martial race well known
for its valor.)
With good fortune if a wooden boat is available then a navigator
can row the boat to carry you or any other object across
water. Even iron (which sinks in water on its own) can be
carried across water (any where) due to the good “company”
of a boat and skills (virtue or kindness or love) of a navigator.
The iron does not sink in water if put in a boat, but to carry it
across the skilful action or kindness of the navigator is needed.
The implication here is that being in good company provides
you the ability to float (on the symbolic water of worldly
attachments). In other words, the good company will make
you aware of the path. But to go on that path, without getting
lost, you need guidance. Just like the boat needs to be rowed
by a skillful navigator, you need the guidance of a Guru to
cross the waters of worldly attachments – that is to overcome
the hurdles created by the worldly attachments.

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s;b;d– - âç
m;;erE s;hj;e s;und9r D;;et;r v;;'[;I, (â)
ÇEs;; B;y;; m;n; gy;;'n;U = (ä)
t;wy;; s;;s;U' t;wy;; m;;s;U' (à)
rg;t;U' oihy;U' K;IO' n;IO' = (å)
jy;;E' k:ir deK;U', ny;;'n; Ç'des;U', (ç)
B;UD;; p;>;'[;I k:hE' s; k:r[;;e' = (ê)
Çw* am;;'[;;e' t;'t; s;'m;;[;;e' (ë)
p;uo{; n; D;e[;;' n;;rI = (è)
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s;;edt; s;;g;r s;;e s;u9B;y;;g;t;, (ï)
B;u'v;'9[; B;''v;'9[; 9B;òK;y;;rI = (âî)
B;IK;I D;;e 9B;òK;y;;rI D;;e, (ââ)
Ç;9d p;rm; t;'t; D;;Q;;E = (âä)
j;;kE: v;;d 9v;r;'m; 9v;r;'s;;E s;;'s;;E s;rs;;E, (âà)
k:U'[; k:hs;I s;;DÄ; s;;Q;;e ==âå== (âå)
In this sabad, Guru Jambhoji is saying that Brahm is
omnipresent, pervading all forms of life. One seeking Brahm
has to absolve oneself of the notions of superior, inferior, respect
and ego, and search for it with humility like a beggar.
Guru Jambhoji says “my peaceful and relaxed nature is
beautiful, my speeches (spoken words) are voice of wisdom
with deep knowledge; my mind and heart are this wise”.
The same breath, the same flesh, the same blood and the
same Atma (Brahm) pervade all living beings just as the fluids
like milk and water spread everywhere. [Guru Jambhoji is stating
here that the Brahm is all pervading i.e. omnipresent.] Upon
seeing (understanding) this truth one must get rid of all doubts
(i.e. one must know this without any doubts). O’ people, those
who lose sight of this philosophy cannot practice it in their
actions. (In other words, do not lose sight of this philosophy,
but put it into actions.)
Only those free from egotistic nature are able to realize the
absolute elemental fundamental truth (i.e. Brahm).
Men (women) (who want to pursue and realize the Brahm)
should not seek sensual pleasures with women (men).
One has to search (with humility) the ocean (this world - outer
and inner) to find a pearl (Brahm) just as a beggar goes from
house to house (in search of receiving alms).
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(In order to) discover the absolute elemental everlasting truth
(i.e. independent of time in other words Brahm) one has to
beg (search) for it like a beggar (absolving oneself of the notions
of superior, inferior, respect, insult and ego).
One who argues (for unhealthy argument sake), who has
destroyed one’s inner peace and who is ever doubting (the
Brahm), cannot be called (considered) a beggar (searcher)
begging (searching) to find (realize) the Brahm. (Who can
call such a person a sadhu or a disciple of the Lord?)

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s;b;d - âê
j;;' k:ui% j;;' k:ui% t;;' k:ui% n; j;;'[;I, (â)
n;;' k:ui% n;;' k:ui% t;;' k:ui% j;;'[;I = (ä)
n;;' k:ui% n;;' k:ui% Çk:q; k:h;'[;I, (à)
n;;' k:ui% n;;' k:ui% wm;>t; v;;'[;I = (å)
gy;;'n;;e s;;e t;;e gy;;'n;e r;ev;t;, (ç)
p;9$y;; r;ev;t; g;;hE = (ê)
ke:L k:r't;; m;;erI m;;er; r;ev;t;, (ë)
j;;ey; j;;ey; p;g;;' ids;;'hI = (è)
WrQ; j; {;E[;;e' W'n;m;'n; r;ev;t;, (ï)
m;u9rK;; r;ev;t; Q;;]hI = (âî)
m;r[; t; m;;G; s;'G;;r t; K;et;', (ââ)
ke: ke: av;t;;rI r;ev;t; r;hI = (âä)
j;i#¥y;; b;U'!I j;e j;g; j;Iv;E, (âà)
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t;;e b;Ed; ky;;e' m;9r j;;'hI' ? (âå)
K;;e9j; 9p;r;'[;I ÇEs;; iv;n;;'[;I, (âç)
9n;g;ur; K;;ej;'t; n;;'hI' = (âê)
j;;' k:ui% h'ut;; n;;' k:ui% h;ey;s;I, (âë)
v;iL k:ui% h;ey;s;I t;;'hI' ==âê== (âè)
Every person needs to make and must make every possible
effort to accomplish one’s goals. One must remember that
accomplishments truly made should only make a person humble
and content, and not egotistic to boast about them. Usually,
boasting results from lack of contentment. One should also
remember to look at what one has and not what one lacks.
Doing so will also lead to contentment. Contentment should not
kill the desire to improve oneself further and accomplish more.
On the other hand, contentment should lead to stability, which
should enable more focused efforts to improve further and
accomplish more. This is true for worldly as well as for spiritual
efforts and accomplishments. Believing that everything is due
to Lord Vishnu’s blessings is the key to contentment and humility
in life.
Those who claim to know somewhat (about Brahm), they really
do not know anything (about Brahm). Those who say that they
know nothing (about Brahm), they may know somewhat (about
Brahm). In fact, it is not possible to give a description (or a
story) of Brahm in words, because Brahm is indescribable.
Brahm can only be experienced just as nectar taste can only
experienced. It (the taste) cannot be described in words.
Experiencing Brahm will make a person humble. Such a person
will not boast about it. Only by abandoning one’s egotistic
nature, one truly acquires knowledge about Brahm and other
worldly things in life.
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If one acquires knowledge and education without their true
understanding, then one will keep on “crying” for more because
such knowledge and education will not lead to contentment.
Simply reading books and gathering more and more information
cannot lead to enlightenment. Because the knowledge and
education received, need to be “digested” and realized. Hence,
contentment cannot come to such people. They will always
remain unhappy with what they have.
(Such people) are like male and female peacocks while
romancing who keep crying about their ugly feet and legs,
because they are unable to see (realize) their own true beauty
(of their feathers and romance).
Admiring the sky as a mine of wonder (of creation, stillness)
and peace, a yogee feels dissatisfied with his own state of
calmness and stillness (although he is well versed in stilling his
breath, body and mind in a state of perfect meditation). An
ordinary person is foolish enough to remain unhappy in a
state of constant discontentment although he may have a lot of
money, possessions and wealth.
In the month of Maagh (eleventh month of the Hindu calendar,
around January month) it is very cold in the North India. In
that cold month, it may hail or have frost. In this month, therefore
the chance of damaging a ripe crop (usually wheat, graham
(channa) etc crops are ripe in the month of Maagh) is quite
high. The damage may lead to destroying (killing) fruits and
crops in the farm or field. This will cause sorrow for farmers.
From time to time, various great Atmas come on this earth for
the welfare of the living beings. Even they cry for other common
people because they feel their sorrow.
In other words, everyone has some sorrow or the other due to
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If the herbs and medicines could cure all the ills, sorrows of
people, and keep them alive free of sufferings, then why would
a medicine doctor i.e. vaidya die or have sufferings in his or
her life.
In other words, the cure for sorrows does not lie in worldly
medicines or things.
In order to rid yourself of all the worldly sorrows, you living
being go and search for the truth of Brahm. (Only upon
realization of the truth of Brahm, the sorrows truly disappear.)
A person without the guidance of Guru or desires to better
himself or herself will not search (the truth of Brahm). (He or
she will live forever in the false world of his or her ego and
suffer from some sorrow or the other constantly.)
Where there used to be everything sometime, there may be
nothing now. (Alternatively, one can say that the land, which
used to grow everything at one time, may not grow anything
now.) In other words, the land of everything may become the
land of nothing. Then, with the blessings of Bhagwan Vishnu,
any land may have or grow everything. In other words, even
what appears to be impossible may become possible. Hence,
always search for the ultimate time independent, timeless truth
of Brahm if you want to get rid of your sorrows.
If one honestly believes that everything that happened, is
happening or is going to happen is due to blessings of Lord
Vishnu then it is very easy to have contentment in life.
Contentment with best efforts to do things is the key to lasting
peace of mind and happiness.

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 [17]
s;b;d – - âë
Op; ÇOp; rm;U' py;'# b;>hm;'#<YE (â)
G;i! G;i! aG;! rh;y;;E = (ä)
Çn;'t; j;ug;;' m;;' Çm;r B;[;Ij;U', (à)
n;;' m;ere ip;t;; n; m;;y;;E = (å)
n;;' m;ere m;;y;; n; %;y;; Op; n; reK;;, (ç)
b;;h9r B;It;9r Çg;m; ÇD;eK;; = (ê)
D;eK;; Ç;p; 9n;r'j;'[; D;es;I, (ë)
j;;' c;Inh;e t;;' p;;y;;e = (è)
a@s;9@ t;Irq; ihrdE B;It;9r, (ï)
k:;e k:;e g;urm;uòK; iv;rL; nh;y;;e ==âë== (âî)
It is said that once a jat (a villager, a farmer) asked Guru
Jambheshwar Maharaj “How many different forms and faces
do you have”? Guru Jambhoji then replied as Self-realized
Atma, as “Aham Brahmaasmi” (“I am Brahm”) to explain the
nature of Brahm (Lord Vishnu) using himself as a medium. As
in Sabads 2, 3 and 4 Guru Jambhoji describes Brahm as
formless or shapeless (Nirakar) and time independent
pervading all universe, every smallest atomic particle and largest
body. Those who realize this elemental truth can find Him
(Bhagwan, Brahm, the Lord) in their heart; they do not have to
go anywhere searching for Him.
I with form and shape, formless and shapeless pervade all
living beings and the entire universe. In other words, I manifest
as forms and shapes and as formless and shapeless. I pervade
every particle, however small and large, in visible and in invisible
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state like oil or life force in a seed or sweet aroma in a flower.
I roam and pervade all different time cycles (juga – ages of the
world) immortally. (In other words, I am immortal and pervade
or exist in all the ages of the world.) I am Swayambhu, self-
created, self-supporting with no birth or death. (In other words,
I am time independent, I have no cause and effect – I am the
cause and effect.)
I am neither the effect (result) nor the cause. (In other words I
am not subject to any cause or effect phenomenon, I am beyond
cause and effect.) (See Sabad 2.1) I have no form or boundary
or symbol. (In other words, I am formless, incorporeal,
immaterial, and shapeless.) I am in everything; everything is
in me i.e. I am all pervading. I am incomprehensible,
inconceivable and indescribable in any language, symbol or
words. However, I am not beyond experience. Only the pure
faultless eternal Atma can experience me. Those who realize
this elemental fundamental truth can find me everywhere or
anywhere. You do not need to go anyplace looking for me
once you realize this truth.
All the (sixty-eight) pilgrimages are in your heart (inside you).
Only the rare knower of Atma, the realized person (one who
has realized the above-mentioned elemental fundamental truth)
can “bathe” in the “sacred waters” of these pilgrimages. (So,
know the elemental fundamental truth about Brahm).

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s;b;d - âè
j;;' j;;' dy;; n; m;y;;, (â)
t;;' t;;' 9v;k>:m; k:y;; = (ä)
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j;;' j;;' a;v; n; b;s;I, (à)
t;;' t;;' s;urg; n; j;s;I = (å)
j;;' j;;' j;Iv; n; j;;et;I, (ç)
t;;' t;;' m;;eK; n; m;uk:t;I = (ê)
j;;' j;;' dy;; n; Q;rm;U', (ë)
t;;' t;;' 9v;k>:m; k:rm;U' = (è)
j;;' j;;' p;;L<y;; n; s;ID;U', (ï)
t;;' t;;' k>:'m; ku:c;ILU' = (âî)
j;;' j;;' K;;ejy;; n; m;ULU', (ââ)
t;;' t;;' p;>t;ik: q;ULU' = (âä)
j;;' j;;' B;ed; n; B;edU', (âà)
t;;e s;urg;e 9k:s;I Wm;edU' ? (âå)
j;;' j;;' G;'m;# s; m;'#<y;;E, (âç)
t;;kE: t;;v; n; %;y;;E = (âê)
s;Ut;E s;;s; n;s;;y;;E ==âè== (âë)
One day a villager asked Guru Jambhoji to speak on the role
of kindness and dharma in one’s life. Guru Jambhoji then spoke
the following Sabad.
One should see the fire of Brahm burning in every living being
and search for the everlasting true reality of Brahm. In daily
living, one should have kindness and compassion for every
living being. In addition, one should have hospitality towards
visitors and guests. One should live one’s life with dharma to
discriminate between right and wrong. One should avoid
egotistic thinking, behavior and actions in one’s life. Be humble
seeking the truth of Brahm.
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People, who do not have kindness and compassion, cannot
perform good deeds. Such people generally would not do things
for human or world welfare.
A household, without hospitality for a guest or a visitor, will be
devoid of heavenly atmosphere and feelings.
Persons who do not see and recognize the same light or fire
of Brahm shining in all living beings cannot achieve Moksha,
Nirvana or Liberation.
Places or people devoid of kindness and dharma (ethics of
right and wrong) will always do or perform wrong deeds. (Deeds
cannot have goodness without kindness and dharma).
Persons, who do not cultivate or possess calmness, always
perform bad deeds.
Persons who do not search for the elemental, fundamental
truth of Brahm (Bhagwan, Vishnu, Ishwar, and God) are “hollow”
indeed and are concerned only about temporal material things
in their lives.
How can persons who do not discriminate wrong from right,
material temporal things from spiritual everlasting or time
independent things (in other words those who do not pursue or
seek the fundamental elemental truth), hope to attain heaven
or heavenly bliss?
Those who are possessed with their ego are unable to come
out of the darkness of ignorance and unhappiness due to their
desire to dominate others with their ego. Such people will spend
their lives in their sleep of darkness caused by their egotistic
ignorance.

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 [19]
s;b;d - âï
ij;'hkE: s;;r as;;O” p;;r ap;;O”, (â)
q;;G; Çq;;G;U' Wm;'gy;; s; m;;G;U' = (ä)
t;e s;rv;r ik:t; n;IO' ? (à)
v;;j;; D;;e B;D; v;;j;; D;;e, (å)
v;;j;; d;ey; g;hIO” = (ç)
Ak: v;;j;E n;Ir b;rs;E, (ê)
dUj;E m;hI iv;r;eL't; K;IO” = (ë)
ij;'hkE: s;;r Çs;;O” p;;r Çp;;O”, (è)
q;;G; Çq;;G;U' Wm;'gy;; s; m;;G;U' = (ï)
g;hr g;'B;IO”, (âî)
ig;g;n; p;y;;Le v;;j;'t; n;;dU' = (ââ)
m;;'i[;k: p;;y;;e fe:9r Dhuk:;y;;E, (âä)
n;hI' D;K;;y;;E, (âà)
duin;y;;' r;t;I v;;d iv;v;;dU' = (âå)
v;;d iv;v;;de d;'[;;E' K;I'[;;', (âç)
jy;;E' p;;ehp;e K;I'[;;' B;'v;rI B;'v;r; = (âê)
B;;'v;E' j;;'ò[; m; j;;'ò[; ip;r;'[;I, (âë)
j;;ED;E k:; 9rp; j;'v;r; = (âè)
B;er v;;j;; t;;e Ak: j;;ej;n;U', (âï)
aq;v;; t;;e d;ey; j;;ej;n;U', (äî)
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m;eG; v;;j;; t;;e p;'c; j;;ej;n;U', (äâ)
aq;v;; t;;e ds; j;;ej;n;U' = (ää)
s;;e Wit;m; D;eh ip;r;'[;I = (äà)
j;ug;;' j;ug;;'ü;I s;it; k:9r j;;'[;I = (äå)
g;ur k:; s;b;d j; éI'[;I b;;'[;I, (äç)
dUr<y;;' hI' t;E' dU9r s;u'[;Ij;E, (äê)
s;;e s;b;d g;u'[;;'k:;O” g;u[;;'p;;O”, (äë)
g;u[;;' s;;O”, b;Le Çp;;O” ==âï== (äè)
All the external sounds are limited in their effects, one should
hear (or put efforts and practice) to hear the blissful sound of
Om emanating from the Anahata (or heart) energy center. O!
You living being you should know that this sound is everlasting
and true for many yugas. With the guidance and knowledge
given by a true guru when one hears this sound one experiences
Brahm, a blissful state. This sound of Om vibrates in the whole
universe and can be heard over long limitless distances. This
sound of Om is full of all the good qualities which are limitless.
This is the essence of all the good qualities; its power has no
limits.
The essence of Parmatma or Brahm or God and knowledge
about Him is infinite and limitless with no boundaries; His glory
is spread everywhere without boundaries. The path to know
about Him is joyous and blissful. The lake containing his nectar
is so deep that its depth cannot be measured. Listen to the
sound; listen to the pleasant and blissful sound (the reference
is made here to the sound of Omkara in the universe). Listen
to the two sounds coming. Both the sounds are deep. One of
the sounds is accompanied by the rain falling from the sky.
The other sound is from churning curd made from milk in
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order to extract butter. Here the thunder from the sky
symbolically represents the constant vibrations in the universe
generating the sound of Om. The sound is spread in the entire
universe with no boundaries representing Brahm. The sound
from churning the milk curd symbolically represents the sound
from the heart or Anahata energy center. The Atma resides in
the heart center and its sound of Om can be heard with some
practice and devotion to yoga and meditation (which are
represented here by the efforts made to churn the milk curd).
Advanced stages of yoga and meditation can lead one to
experiencing Brahm. The experience is joyous and blissful.
Both the sounds are deep and serious. Higher above in the
rain clouds and sky as well as down here in one’s heart at the
Anahata energy center the vibrations of Om are prevalent.
One can hear them only with devotion and practice. In these
sounds the precious Atma is hidden. One can experience the
Atma only with the guidance of a true guru and with one’s
devotion and practice. One cannot get this experience without
proper guidance and one’s devotion and practice. Once one
has this experience one finds all the arguing and worldly things
very trivial, useless and meaningless. Arguing and pursuing
only the worldly material things has destroyed several powerful
demons or people. Pursuing only material things for the
enjoyment of senses is deadly and it is a sure path to one’s
destruction. The result of this action is just the same as the
fate of big black male and female bees who are lured by the
aroma of a flower. The bees go and sit in the flower and the
flower closes its petals at night leading to the death of the big
black bees. Pursuing the path to just satisfy the senses will
lead to one’s fall and destruction. Control on one’s senses is
essential. O! You living being whether you understand this
message or not the message truly states the truth. The path of
devotion with control on senses is difficult and full of hurdles
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just like a path through a jungle. (In spite of the difficulties one
can successfully undertake this path if one has determination
and one is blessed by the Parmatma). The drums can be heard
over a distance of only a yojan (a measure of about 4 miles) or
two. The thunder sound can be heard over a distance of about
five or ten yojans. All these external sounds are limited in their
effects, one should hear (or put efforts and practice) to hear
the blissful sound of Om emanating from the Anahata (or heart)
energy center. O! You living being you should know that this
sound is everlasting and true for many yugas. With the
guidance and knowledge given by a true guru when one hears
this sound one experiences Brahm, a blissful state. This sound
of Om vibrates in the whole universe and can be heard over
long limitless distances. This sound of Om is full of all the good
qualities which are limitless. This is the essence of all the good
qualities; its power has no limits.

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s;b;d –- äî
D;;e D;;e re r;jy;'dr r;y;;E = (â)
v;;j;E v;;v; s;uv;;y;;e Ç;B;E Çm;I' éur;y;;e = (ä)
k:;D;9r k:rs;'[; k:Iy;;e n;ep;E k:%U n; k:;y;;E = (à)
Çwy;; Wit;m; K;et;I k:;e k:;e wm;>t; r;]y;;E = (å)
k:;e k:;e d;K; idK;;y;;e k:;e k:;e w*K; Wp;;y;;e, (ç)
k:;e k:;e n;I'b; in;'b;;eLI k:;e k:;e $;k: $k:;eLI, (ê)
k:;e k:;e t;us;ò[; t;u'b;ò[; v;eD;I k:;e k:;e Çk: av;;]y;;E = (ë)
k:;e k:;e k:%U k:m;;y;;E t;;k:; m;UL k:m;ULU”, (è)
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#;L k:u#;LU' t;;k:; p;;t; k:up;;t;U' = (ï)
t;;k:; f:L b;Ij; k:ub;Ij;U' t;;e n;IrE d;es; ik:s;;y;;E ? (âî)
ky;;E' ky;;E' B;uy;' B;;g;E ~'[;;' ky;;E' ky;;E' k>:'m; iv;hU'[;;' = (ââ)
k:;e k:;e ic;#¥I c;m;e#I¥ k:;e k:;e a;eLU Ç;y;;e = (âä)
t;;kE: ny;;'n; n; j;;et;I m;;eK; n; m;uk:t;I = (âà)
y;;k:; k>:'m; as;;y;;E t;;e n;Ire d;es; ik:s;;y;;E ?==äî== (âå)
In this sabad, Guru Jambhoji conveys the message that in
order to reap good crops or fruits one needs not only good
water, fertile land and labor of cultivating but also needs good
seeds.
In order that a child grows to be a good citizen with good
qualities, the child needs to have inherent qualities of desire
and motivation to make good use of the circumstances and the
opportunity. If such inherent qualities of desire and motivation
are missing in the child then no matter how good the
circumstances or opportunities are, they are simply wasted.
Why some children have these qualities and why some do not
have them? In a child or any living being, these inherent qualities
are product of accumulation of good deeds (karma) over several
past lives. In modern scientific thinking, you may say they are
products of genes, which over the generations get modified
and changed. They are inherent qualities which no outsider or
outside circumstances can change them. Only the child or the
living being himself /herself can change the course of his /her
actions in the present life to effect the future. The message
then is clear that one reaps only the fruits (in future) of one’s
actions (in present or past).
What you plant is what you reap; do not blame other factors
for what you reap. If we do not like the products of our actions
or for our failures, we cannot and must not blame God, Brahm,
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Ishwar, Bhagwan or anyone else for that.
O’ people due to the kindness of the king of the kings (i.e.
Indra), pleasant winds blow, and nectar like water raindrops
fall from the sky.
(The falling rainwater possesses the same qualities irrespective
of where it falls.)
(The water from rains possesses the same qualities irrespective
of where it falls.)
If same rains fall on unfertile wild land, then the labor of
cultivating shall not bear any fruits. This symbolic way of saying
could mean that even if the guru (teacher), who is full of
knowledge, makes every effort to provide or impart knowledge
to a sishya (student), the sishya may not have abilities to receive
any or none of it. The rain symbolizes guru and his / her
knowledge, the fertility of land symbolizes sishya’s abilities,
and the labor of cultivating symbolizes efforts made by the
guru. This symbolic way of saying could also mean that even if
the parents with good deeds and intentions make every effort
to provide opportunities to a son / daughter learn things and
become a good citizen, the son / daughter may not have abilities
to make use of the opportunities. Again, the rain symbolizes
the parents and their good deeds and intentions, the fertility of
land symbolizes son / daughter’s abilities, and the labor of
cultivating symbolizes efforts of parents to provide opportunities.
If same rains fall on good fertile land, then the labor of cultivation
will produce valuable grains or fruits that will be tasty and
beneficial like nectar.
If same rain falls on good fertile land, where dry fruits or nuts
are planted, then there the fruits and nuts will grow, where
sugar cane is planted then there sugar canes will grow whose
juice can be used to produce jaggery (Hindi word gur). If same
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rain falls on good fertile land where neem trees are planted,
then there the fruit called nimboli is produced, where dhaak (a
locally grown fruit tree) is planted then there, dhakoli is
produced. If same rain falls on good fertile land where tumba
creeper is planted, then tumba fruit is obtained and where aak
shrub grows, sometimes without even planting, it produces
poisonous sap and fruit.
Some places such shrubs grow which even have terribly bad
roots, branches and leaves.
If the seeds are defective and bad, which result in tasteless or
bad tasting fruits, then how can we blame the (rain) water?
(The rainwater possesses the same qualities irrespective of
where it falls, so how can we blame it.)
The message conveyed is that in order to reap good crops or
fruits one needs not only good water, fertile land and labor of
cultivating but also needs good seeds. One may symbolically
compare the good water with a guru and his knowledge or with
parents of good deeds and intentions. The labor of cultivating
may be compared symbolically with the efforts made by the
guru or the parents to provide opportunities and the fertility of
land with the abilities of a sishya (student) or son/ daughter.
The seeds are symbolically compared with the inherent qualities
the sishya or son/ daughter. The inherent qualities consist of
the desire and motivation to use the abilities to make use of the
opportunities to acquire knowledge from the guru or to direct
towards good cause and deeds.
In order that a child grows to be a good citizen with good
qualities, the child needs to have inherent qualities of desire
and motivation to make good use of the circumstances and the
opportunity. If such inherent qualities of desire and motivation
are missing in the child then no matter how good the
circumstances or opportunities are, they are simply wasted.
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The inherent qualities and motivation of a child are synonym
with the qualities of a seed. Why some children have these
qualities and why some do not have them? In a child or any
living being, these inherent qualities are product of accumulation
of good deeds (karma) over several past lives. In modern
scientific thinking, you may say they are products of genes,
which over the generations get modified and changed. They
are inherent qualities, which no outsider or outside
circumstances can change. Only the child or the living being
himself or herself can change the course of his /her actions in
the present life to effect the future. The message then is clear
that one reaps only the fruits (in future) of one’s actions (in
present or past).
As said earlier, what you plant is what you reap; do not blame
water for what you reap. If we do not like the products of our
actions or for our failures, we cannot and must not blame God,
Brahm, Ishwar, Bhagwan or any one else.
Some people in this world lack resources and opportunities,
so they have to suffer due to these deprivations. On the other
hand, some people suffer in this world because of lack of their
own efforts (actions or karma) or efforts in a negative or wrong
direction.
Even in the life forms of birds some are sparrows, some are
bats and some are owls. These are born in these forms
because of their karma in their past life.
Such life forms or people are devoid of the light of knowledge
(of Brahm). These people cannot attain nirvana, moksha or
liberation.
Those with bad karma (acts) will get bad rewards they deserve.
Then how can one blame the divine force of life for the fruits
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s;b;d - äâ
s;;òDhy;; huv;; m;r[; B;v; B;;g;;, (â)
g;;9f:D; m;r[;E' G;[;;E' #rE = (ä)
s;t;g;ur im;iD;y;;e s;t;p;'q; j; p;;y;;e, (à)
m;r[;E' b;;eh Wp;g;;r k:rE = (å)
rt;n; k:y;; s;;eB;'t;I D;;B;E, (ç)
p;;r ig;r;'y;E j;Iv; t;rE = (ê)
p;;r ig;r;'y; t; n;ehI k:r[;I, (ë)
j;'p;;e iv;s;n; n; d;ey; idD; k:r[;I = (è)
j;'p;;e iv;s;n; n; in;'6; k:r[;I, (ï)
m;;'#;e k:;'Q; iv;s;n; k:I s;r[;I = (âî)
at;r; b;;eD; k:r;e j;e s;;c;;, (ââ)
t;;e p;;r ig;r;'y; g;O k:0 v;;c;; = (âä)
rv;'[;; @v;'[;; c;v;d; B;v;'[;;, (âà)
t;;ih p;re r rt;n; k:y;; %E = (âå)
D;;B;E ik:s;E iv;c;;rE ? (âç)
j;e n;'iv;'y;E' n;v;'[;I K;u'iv;'y;E' K;u'v;'[;I, (âê)
j;iry;E j;r'[;I k:9ry;E k:r'[;I, (âë)
s;IK; huw* G;ir j;;wy;E = (âè)
rt;n; k:y;; s;;'c;E k:0 $;eLI, (âï)
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g;ur p;>s;;de k:ev;L ny;;'n;e, (äî)
Q;>'m; Ç;c;;re s;ID;e s;'j;m;e, (äâ)
s;t;g;ur t;U@E p;;wy;E ==äâ== (ää)
Once, it is said, a group of people who had started to practice
teachings of Guru Jambhoji confronted some hunters who were
ready to hunt some wild animals. The followers were unarmed
but were ready to risk their own lives in order to save the
animals. Someone had witnessed this incident. He was amazed
to see the devotion of these people. He came to the place
called “Smrathal dhora” where Guru Jambhoji used to give his
parvachans (sermons). He asked Guruji “how can people be
so brave in following his teachings that they are ready to
sacrifice themselves to save animals lives.” In reply, Guru
Jambhoji spoke the following Sabad.
In this Sabad, Guru Jambheshwar Maharaj explains the
indestructible nature of Atma. Atma originates from Brahm and
ultimately merges back in Brahm. It only adopts different body
forms in various different life forms. People who know this
philosophy and follow it are not afraid to die to protect or care
for other life forms including animals. He then goes ahead and
gives some simple guidelines to follow for the people to achieve
liberation from the cycle of death and birth. Always act for the
protection and welfare of other living beings. Be humble and
forgiving where one should be. Show anger only when
necessary. In other words, have control on your ego and
emotions of anger.
Those who are truly enlightened with the knowledge of Brahm
know that Atma is indestructible (free of birth and death), and
hence they do not have fear of dieing. Those who are ignorant
of the indestructible nature of Atma are scared of dying.
Ignorance is the root cause of fear.
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(Atma only adopts new body form. It originates from Brahm
and ultimately dissolves or merges in Brahm)
Upon coming in close contact with a true guru (and receiving
true knowledge about Brahm), one finds the path of
enlightenment. These enlightened individuals are willing to even
die (i.e. sacrifice their own lives) for the welfare or protection
of other living beings in the world.
When one acts for the protection or welfare of other living
beings, the Atma (the indestructible jewel of the body) gains
radiance and beauty, and it acquires the state of moksha or
nirvana.
If one wants to acquire moksha, one must perform acts of
welfare and kindness (for other living beings) and do japa of
Lord Vishnu single-mindedly with complete devotion; one must
get rid of duality in one’s nature. Do japa of Lord Vishnu;
never criticize others negatively in their absence. Surrender
yourself to Lord Vishnu with body, mind and emotions.
If you truthfully follow and live up to these above-mentioned
words (teachings of mine), then it is Guru’s (my) promise that
you will attain moksha.
A living being comes to this world for a specific definite period.
After completing the period in this world, the living being roams
aimlessly in this universe (symbolically stated as “fourteen
palaces”). The living being then returns to this world in another
body form. The cycle of birth and death thus continues for the
living being. The realization of the truth about one’s self, the
Atma is beyond this cycle of simply coming and going in this
world. How can one then realize or attain this truth? (Guruji
then answers his own question in the following sentences.
Be humble where one should be, be forgiving where one should
be and show anger only where necessary. In other words, one
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must have control over one’s ego and emotions of anger. If
one fulfills one’s duties and commitments in the world with
these disciplined controls, then one has learnt everything
needed to open the door of moksha (i.e. return to one’s home
– Brahm).
Atma, which is the jewel of this body, is pure, stain-free and
perfect like something shaped in a frame. One realizes the
Atma only when one receives guidance from a Guru, one
practices dharma in one’s life with humility and discipline and
with the grace and blessings of a true Guru (Satguru).

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s;b;d - ää
a;s;[; b;Es;[; kU:#¥ k:p;!', (â)
k:;e k:;e c;Inht; av;j;U v;;!' = (ä)
av;j;U v;;!e j;e n;r B;y;;, (à)
k:;c;I k:;y;; %;ei#¥ k:'v;L;s;e g;y;; ==ää== (å)
Once a woman follower of Guru Jambhoji, who used to come
to listen to his parvachans (sermons), asked that there are
some people who sit with the yoga posture and claim that they
have supernatural powers. Can this be true? In reply Guruji
spoke the following sabad.
Imitating the looks of a sadhu or sitting with a yogic posture
does not make a person to possess yogic or spiritual powers.
People who claim to possess such powers are generally fakes
and cheats. No one should believe or trust them. One must
learn to distinguish pretension from reality. Only a few people
recognize and adopt the True path leading to spiritual
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enlightenment. Those who reach this advanced state of spiritual
enlightenment will make it to the top of Mount Kailash i.e. reach
the state of Shiva or Brahm when they abandon their physical
body. They will not make any claims of possessing any unusual
or supernatural powers.

[23]
s;b;d– - äà
r;j; n; B;UD;ID;;e r;ij;'dr du'n;I n; b;'Q;;e m;eO', (â)
p;uv;[;;' é;eD;E v;IK;9rj;E'D;; Q;u'v;9r t;[;;' j; D;;eO' = (ä)
Ç;eD;s; a;B; t;[;; D;ihD;;eO' = (à)
Ç;#; #'b;r k:et;I v;;r iv;L'b;[; Ç;e s;'s;;r Çn;ehU' = (å)
B;UD;; p;>;'[;I iv;s;n; j;'p;;e re m;r[; iv;s;;r;e k:ehU' ? (ç)
mh;' deK;'t;;' dev; d;'[;;e' s;ur n;r K;I'[;;', (ê)
j;'b;U m;'ée r;ic; n; rihb;; q;ehU' = (ë)
n;idy;;' n;Ir n; %ID;9r p;;'[;I Q;'uv;'9r t;[;; j; m;ehU' = (è)
h's; W#;[;;E' p;'q; iv;L'vy;;e a;s;; s;;s; in;r;s; B;w*D;;e = (ï)
t;;q;E' h;ey;s;I r'# in;r'#I dehU' = (âî)
p;uv;'[;; é;eD;E v;IK;9rj;E'D;; g;E[; iv;L'b;I K;ehU' ==äà== (ââ)
One must never be egotistically proud of one’s physical
possessions; they all will be lost some day. Nothing in this
physical world lasts forever. Everything is perishable.
O! You king, do not be so egotistically proud of your kingdom
and do not get attached to your worldly possessions. The fog
gets scattered or cleared with a gust of wind; so also the clouds
get scattered or dispersed with the gust of wind from the
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opposite direction. The clouds can also get merged easily in
the sky. The implication here is that all your material
possessions can easily be lost if the circumstances change.
Nothing is permanent in this physical world. Circumstances
and things change all the time and easily. Hence one should
never get totally submerged in the worldly possessions and
attachments. Always do jappa (utter silently and repeatedly the
name of Vishnu) of Vishnu and never forget that death is
inevitable. We all have seen that divine persons, demons and
humans do not live forever. Those living in the Jambu-dweep
(implying world) do not live forever; they are all perishable.
Formation of dew cannot produce rain. Dew cannot produce
river of water and also cannot form any pond or lake of water.
(The implication here is that nothing can grow in a soil that
does not have nutritious elements.) When one dies the jivatma
(symbolically called here as swan) leaves this physical body
and goes on its next journey. The physical body then (after the
jivatma leaves) is totally worthless. Just as the dust in the sky is
scattered and lost with the gust of wind the physical body gets
scattered or lost once the jiv-atma leaves this body. (The
implication is that do not be egotistically proud of your physical
possessions; they all will be lost some day).

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s;b;d - äå
G;[; t;[; j;Imy;;' k:;e g;u[; n;;'hI', m;L B;9ry;; B;'#;O' = (â)
Ç;g;E p;;%E m;;!I éUD;E, B;UD;; B;v;E' j; B;;O' = (ä)
G;[;;' 9dn;;' k:; v;#; n; k:ihb;; v;#; n; D;'iG;b;; p;;O' = (à)
Wit;m; k:uLI k:; Wit;m; n; k:ihb;; k:;r[; ik:iry;; s;;O' = (å)
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g;;erK; dI@E is;Q; n; h;ey;b;;, p;;eh Wt;irb;; p;;O' = (ç)
k:9L j;ug; v;rt;E c;et;;e D;;eew*, c;et;;e c;et;[; h;O' = (ê)
s;t;g;ur im;iD;y;;E s;t;p'';q; b;t;;y;;E, v;ed g;rq; Wdg;;O' ==äå== (ë)
Eating too much or more than one’s capacity is totally useless.
This will only fill one’s stomach with more waste. Eating too
much will lead to obesity, increase in one’s weight and the
body will be filled with fat. The stomach will increase and so will
the rear end. The body will swing at the front as well as at the
rear just like sacks of sand. If a person is old and does not
have good qualities, the person does not deserve to be called
a wise old man/ woman. It is the qualities of a person that
make a person wise not just the old age. If a person is born in
a respectful family does not make the person respectful and
good. The person is respectful and good only if the person
possesses good qualities and does good deeds. Just because
a person gets to see an accomplished and gifted yogi or
spiritual leader does not make the person yogi or spiritual. A
person will attain spirituality and liberation only by his/her own
actions or deeds. It is kaliyuga (present fourth era, out of total
of 4 eras of this universe's total life time) at this time and life is
going by. O! People wake up and find a sat-guru to guide you;
the sat-guru is right here. The sat-guru will enlighten you with
the true knowledge and show you the true path. The sat-guru
has the knowledge of Vedas.

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s;b;d– - äç
p;i$ k:;g;L v;ed;e' s;;s;t;r s;b;d;e', (â)
p;i$ g;ui[; r9hy;; k:%U n; D;ihy;; = (ä)
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in;g;ur; Wm;'gy;; k:;@ p;{;;'[;;E = (à)
k:;g;L p;;eq;; n;;' k:ui% q;;eq;; n;;' k:u9% g;; ¢y;; g;Iy;;E' = (å)
ik:i[; 9ds; a;v;E ik:i[; 9ds; j;;v;E m;;w* D;K;E n; p;Iy;;e = (ç)
w'#e m;'Q;e j;Iv; Wp;n;;E' ik:i[; 9ds; p;E@; j;Iy;;e ? (ê)
s;ui[; re k:;j;I s;ui[; re m;uDD;; p;Ir r{;es;r, (ë)
re m;s;v;;s;I t;Irq;v;;s;I 9k:i[; G;9! p;E@; j;Iy;;e ? (è)
k:'s;; s;b;de k:'s; Dhuk:;w* b;;h9r g;w* n; rIv;;E' = (ï)
iK;i[; Ç;v;E iK;i[; b;;h9r j;;v;E =
o9t; k:9r v;rs;t; s;Iy;;e = (âî)
s;;ev;n; D;'k: m;'d;ev;9r k:;j;E j;;ey; =
j;;ey; B;ed B;v;I{;[; dIy;;e = (ââ)
t;eD; iD;y;;E K;9L c;;Ep;E j;;eg;I ij;'hk:;e m;;eD; q;;e#e¥r;e k:Iy;;e = (âä)
gy;;'n;e Qy;;'n;e n;;de iv;'de j;e n;r D;E[;;' t;'t; B;I t;;'hI D;Iy;;e = (âà)
k:r[; dQ;Ic; is;v; r b;9L r;j;; hUw* k:;e f:L D;Iy;;e = (âå)
t;;r;de r;e9ht;;s; hrIc;'d k:;y;; ds;v;'Q; dIy;;e (âç)
iv;s;n; Çj;py;;' j;Lm; wky;;rq; Ç;k:e #;e#; K;I'p;e f:9Ly;;E = (âê)
k:f: iv;v;rj;t; Owy;;e, (âë)
s;et;U' B;;'t;U b;;eh r'g; D;e[;;' s;b; r'g; D;e[;;' Owy;;e = (âè)
n;n;;' re b;;eh r'g; n; r;c;E k:;LI ~n; k:uj;Iy;;e = (âï)
p;;hE D;;K; m;j;I@E r;t;; m;;eD; n; j;;k:;e Owy;;e = (äî)
k:hb;I Ç;Eg;>h ~' 9q;9r Ç;v;E s;Et;;'n;I s;;q;E D;Iy;;E = (äâ)
@;e@ g;O iv;{;LIp;9t; n;;rI j;9d p;'k: j;9d b;Iy;;E' = (ää)
wm;>t; k:; f:L Ak: m;n; r;iK;b;; m;ev;; m;I@ s;B;;y;;E = (äà)
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as;Q; p;ur{; iv;{;LIp;9t; n;;rI, (äå)
iv;[; p;rc;E p;;r ig;r;'y; n; j;;w* = (äç)
deK;t; a'Q;; s;u[;'t;; b;hr; (äê)
t;;'s;U' k:; n; b;s;;w* ==äç== (äë)
If someone reads Vedas and other books of knowledge but
does not reflect on what one reads and does not implement the
knowledge in one’s everyday life then one has learnt nothing
from the books and just wasted one’s effort of reading the
books. One always reaps the fruits of one’s actions or karmas.
When people do wrong and bad deeds they just keep sinking
deeper and deeper in the “mud” of their wrong doings. One
must avoid company of such persons.
A person without the guidance of a guru puts all his/her life’s
efforts in chasing and hoarding things made of stone and wood
(in other words just material things). Such persons are happy
in just acquiring these material things. Knowledge given in the
books is not shallow by any means. However if one does not
reflect on what one reads then the knowledge available in the
books appears shallow.
How and where does the jivatma enter and leave one’s physical
body is not known to even one’s mother or father. A baby bird
is born from an egg. From where does the life force (jivatma)
enter the egg? O! Qazi, mullah, saints and pilgrims tell us from
where does life force (jivatma) enter and leave one’s physical
body? (Then Guru Maharaj goes on to answer this question.)
A bell made of the bronze metal has the sweet sound vibrations
hidden in it (metal). When the bell is struck the sweet vibrations
come out of it and fill the whole space around it and then it gets
merged in the outer space. Symbolically speaking the bronze
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from the outer space reside in the heart energy center of the
body. This sound or vibration of Om is the jivatma or life force.
When the jivatma leaves the body it simply gets merged in the
outer space; it is never lost. The jivatma enters the body in a
fraction of a moment and leaves in a similar manner in a fraction
of a second to merge in the space. It is never lost or wasted.
The seasons come and go in a year and the changes take
place year after year. In a similar fashion the jivatma comes
and goes.
Mandodari’s father gave golden Lanka to Ravana at the time of
Mandodari’s marriage to Ravana. During the war between Rama
and Ravana, Vibhikshana gave all the secrets of Ravana and
Lanka to Rama. With this knowledge about Ravana and Lanka,
Rama destroyed Ravana and captured Lanka. When oil is
extracted out of sesame seeds the left over material does not
have as much value as the oil and it is suitable as a feed to the
animals only. Hence one should always reflect on the knowledge
(contained in the Vedas and other books) and meditate on the
vibrations of Anahata or heart center (i.e. Om). Only such
persons will be able to experience atma and Parmatma (i.e.
Brahm).
One always reaps the fruits of one’s actions or karmas. Talking
about historical figures Guru Maharaj says that Karan,
Dadhichi, king Shivi, and king Bali were rewarded according
to their deeds or karmas. Queen Taradevi, Rohitashva and
king Harishchandra donated one tenth of their earnings in
charity. They were also rewarded for their good deeds. Without
the jappa of Vishnu one’s life is worthless just as the fruits of
the plant aak (Caiotropis Gigantia) and beans of the plant
Kheenpe , which have no utility and value.
Cotton without any dry grass or leaves can be dyed in different
colors, whereas black wool cannot be dyed in different colors.
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(The meaning here is that a person with purity and talent can
learn a lot of different good things, but a person with no talent
and falsehood cannot learn anything.) When a cloth is made
from white cotton it can be given different colors and shades
by a person experienced in dyeing clothes. Doing so will
increase the value of the cloth a lot more than the cotton itself.
(The meaning here is that if a person keeps good company
and learns good things, the person becomes a much better
and improved person.)
There are all kinds of people in this world. Some have calm
and good nature where as some have angry, evil and egotistic
nature. Some people are total fools and ignorant but still pretend
to be knowledgeable and noble like a guru. Some women have
no morals and character. Some men have no character as
well and do wrong and bad deeds. When such persons do
wrong and bad deeds they just keep sinking deeper and deeper
in the “mud” of their wrong doings. One must avoid company
of such persons.
Just as inherent quality of dry fruits like raisins etc is good
taste full of sweetness, well focused pursuit of good deeds or
karmas will always give fruits of good taste. A calm and devoted
person will always reap such fruits. One always reaps the fruits
of one’s actions or karmas. Some women have no morals and
character. Some men do wrong and bad deeds. If these people
do not want to have the knowledge and do not want to reflect
on atma then they cannot be helped and they are doomed to
remain stuck in their bad and wrong karmas. If these people
do not want to receive the knowledge then they are like blind
persons who cannot see and deaf persons who cannot hear.
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 [26]
s;b;d– - äê
m;%I m;% if:rE j;L B;It;9r, (â)
it;h'k:; m;;G; n; j;;ey;b;; = (ä)
p;rm; t;'t; hE ÇEs;;, (à)
Ç;%E Wrv;;r n; t;;q;E p;;O' = (å)
a;ev;#¥ %ev;#¥ k:;eewy; n; q;Iy;;e (ç)
it;'hk:; Ç't; D;hIb;; k:Es;; ? (ê)
ÇEs;; D;;e B;D; ÇEs;; D;;e, (ë)
k:h;e n; k:h; g;hIO' = (è)
p;rm; t;'t; k:E Op; n; reK;;, (ï)
D;Ik: n; D;ehU' K;;ej; n; K;ehU', (âî)
v;rü; iv;v;rj;t;, (ââ)
q;e K;;ej;;e b;;v;n; v;IO' = (âä)
m;In; k:; p;'q; m;In; hI j;;'ü;'t;, (âà)
n;Ir s; r'g; m;e' r9hy;;e = (âå)
is;Q; k:; p;'q; k:;e k:;e s;;Q;u j;;[;'t;, (âç)
b;Ij;; b;rt;ü; v;9hy;;E ==äê== (âê)
There are lots of small and large fish (like whales, sharks etc)
in the ocean. They roam around in the ocean taking various
different undefined path ways. It is hard almost impossible to
know their exact path ways in the ocean. The Brahm or
Supreme Being also cannot be defined or known in shape or
form. It is not possible to know His starting point or end point.
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He has no starting point or end point as He is infinite. He is
limitless. His depth cannot be measured. He is therefore
unknowable by our senses. He can only be experienced. O!
People always strive to experience the Brahm or Supreme
Being. Paramtatva or Brahm has no line to define him or no
shape to define him. He has no symbols or signs that one can
follow or pursue to know Him. You are searching and seeking
to know fifty-two different deities (implication is that why are
you searching for various deities when Brahm has no lines or
signs to define Him.) The path traversed by a fish is known
only to the fish because fish lives in water and is submerged in
it. Path to experience Brahm is known only to a few sadhus
and sanyasis who have experienced Brahm. Other persons
are occupied with worldly issues.

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s;b;d - äë
g;ur k:EE s;b;id Çs;'iü; p;rm;;eQ;I, (â)
K;;r s;m;'d p;rID;;e = (ä)
K;;r s;m;'d p;rE p;rE rE c;;EK;'# K;;O” , (à)
p;hD;; a't; n; p;;O' = (å)
Çn;'t; k:;e9#¥ g;ur k:E d;'v;9ü; iv;D;gy;;, (ç)
k:rüI s;;c; t;rID;;e = (ê)
s;;'éE j;m;U' s;v;erE q;;p;'iü;, (ë)
g;ur k:I n;;q; #rID;;e = (è)
B;g;v;I' !;ep;I q;L is;9r a;y;;E, (ï)
het; m;eDh;'ü; k:rID;;e = (âî)
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a”b;;r;y; b;Q;;w* v;;j;E, (ââ)
ihrdE h9r is;'v;rID;;e = (âä)
iv;s;n; m;y;; c;;EK;'# ik:rs;;'ü;I, (âà)
j;'b;U dIp; c;rID;;e = (âå)
j;'b;U dIp; as;;e c;ir a;y;;E, (âç)
ws;k:'dr c;et;;y;;E = (âê)
m;;'ny;;E s;ID; hk:Ik:q; é;gy;;E, (âë)
hk: k:I r;ej;I Q;;]y;;E = (âè)
~'n;q; n;;9q; k:up;h k:; p;;eh m;;' Ç;'[y;;', (âï)
p;;eh k:; Q;u9r p;;ehc;;y;;E = (äî)
m;;erE Q;rt;I Qy;;'n; v;ü;;s;p;9t; v;;s;;E, (äâ)
Wj;U m;'#L %;y;;e = (ää)
g;I'dU m;er p;g;;'[;E p;rb;t;, (äà)
m;n;s;; s;;E9#¥ t;uD;;y;;E = (äå)
ÇE j;ug; cy;;9r %t;Is;;' av;r %t;Is;;', (äç)
as;r;' v;hE Ç'Q;;rI, (äê)
mh;' t;;e K;#¥; iv;h;y;;e = (äë)
t;et;Is;;' k:I v;rg; v;h;' mhe, (äè)
b;;]r;' k:;j;E a;y;;e = (äï)
b;;]r;' k:;9j; G;'ü;; n; @;hr = (àî)
m;t;;' t; #IDhe #IDhe k:;e9#¥ rc;;y;;e , (àâ)
mhe Wj;U m;'#L k:; r;y;;e = (àä)
s;m;'d iv;r;eL<y;;E v;;is;g; n;et;E, (àà)

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m;er im;q;;'ü;I p;;y;;e = (àå)
s;E's;; Çrj;'n; m;;r<y;;E k:;rj; s;;r<y;;E, (àç)
j;id mhe rh'9s; dm;;'m;;' v;;]y;;E = (àê)
f:erI s;It; D;w* j;9d D;'k:;, (àë)
t;9d mhE a;eq;E q;;y;;e = (àè)
dh9s;r k:; ds; m;s;t;g; %ed<y;;, (àï)
b;;'ü; B;D;; in;rt;;y;;e = (åî)
mhe K;;ej;I %;' 9v;#¥ h;ej;I n;;'hI', (åâ)
D;]9h D;]9h K;eD;'t; #;y;;e = (åä)
k:'s;;s;ur s;U' j;Uv;E r9m;y;;, (åà)
s;hj;E n;'d hr;y;;E = (åå)
k:U't; k:'v;;rI k:rü; s; m;;'ü;;E', (åç)
it;'hk:; p;;eh p;;eh p;#¥d; %;y;;e = (åê)
p;;hE D;;K; m;j;I@E p;;K;;e, (åë)
v;n;f:L r;t;; p;I'éU, (åè)
p;;'9ü; k:E r'9g; Q;;]y;;e = (åï)
t;e p;9ü; c;;iK; n; c;;Ky;; (çî)
B;;iK; n; B;;Ky;;, (çâ)
j;;ey; j;;ey; D;Iy;; f:L f:L k:Er rs;;y;;E = (çä)
q;e j;;eg; n; j;;egy;;, (çà)
B;;eg; n; B;;egy;;, (çå)
n;; c;Inh;e' s;ur r;y;;e = (çç)
k:'ü; iv;ü; k:Uk:s; k:;'y;;E p;Is;;E, (çê)
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in;hc;E s;rI n; k:;y;;E = (çë)
mhE Çv;Q;U in;rp;eK;I j;;eg;I, (çè)
s;hD; n;g;r k:; r;y;;e = (çï)
j;;e jy;U' Ç;v;E s;;e ty;U q;rp;;', (êî)
s;;c;;' s;U s;t; B;;y;;e = (êâ)
m;erE m;n; hI m;u'dr; t;n; hI K;'q;;, (êä)
j;;eg; m;;rg; s;h #;y;;e = (êà)
s;;t; s;;y;r mhe k:urLE k:Iy;;, (êå)
n;; mhe ip;y;; n; rÄ; it;s;;y;;e = (êç)
#;k:iü; s;;k:9ü; 9n;'7; K;uQy;; (êê)
aE mh;rE t;;b;E k:Up; 9%p;;y;;e = (êë)
mh;rE m;n; hI m;ud'r; t;n; hI K;'q;;, (êè)
j;;eg; m;;rg; s;h k:Iy;;e = (êï)
#;k:iü; s;;k:9ü; 9n;'7; K;uQy;;, (ëî)
aE mh;rE m;UiL n; q;Iy;;e ==äë== (ëâ)
Everywhere in this universe Brahm pervades. Guru Maharaj
says that he has come here in this world to spread the true
knowledge about Brahm or Parmatma so that human beings
can achieve moksha. Guru Maharaj says “the purpose of my
coming here is to guide millions of living being to do good
deeds so that they can reach the state of moksha. I have taken
the path of yoga and mastered all its lessons. I have learnt and
mastered secrets of all the seven chakras. I am a complete
yogi. Hope, desire, sleep, hunger and thirst etc are not even
part of my nature. “
A number of people who were trapped in salty waters of oceans
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have benefitted from the knowledge received by them from
listening to the guru. ( Here Guru Maharaj says symbolically
that the hunger of the people trapped in everyday worldly things
and emotions like jealousy and attachments has been satisfied
by eating good and tasty food of knowledge received from the
guru). Outside and away from the physical world (symbolically
stated here as ocean of salty water) lies the vast universe
which has no beginning or end that is it is infinite. Everywhere
in this universe Brahm pervades. (The word Brahm is
considered to portray the Supreme Guru). Earlier many million
living beings crossed the ocean of attachment (that is reached
the state of moksha) due to their own good karmas or deeds
and blessings of the Guru. (In this world when the dharma gets
very weak and the corruption and immorality dominate Lord
Siva performs the dance of destruction- called the time of
“Pralaya”. Lord Vishnu dissolves the whole world and goes to
sleep. The darkness and the night of Lord Vishnu’s sleep lasts
for many hundreds of years. When Lord Vishnu wakes up the
world is regenerated afresh all over again). O People! have
fear of this Parmatma and do good karmas during your lives.
(Speaking now as manifestation of Vishnu) Guru Maharaj says
that “I have come here as a sadhu with bhagva color cap on
my head and I am sitting on the Smrathal sand dune. The
purpose of my coming here is to guide millions of living beings
to do good deeds so that they can reach the state of moksha.”
Every place and every direction is filled with the light of glory
of Bhagawan Vishnu. One should remember and do jappa
(silently) of Vishnu in one’s heart. The entire universe is creation
of Vishnu due to his kindness. Make use of your life as a
human being to fulfill the purpose of your birth that is do deeds
that lead you to achieve moksha. Guru Maharaj says that he
has come here in this world to spread the knowledge so that
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human beings achieve moksha. “I enlightened Emperor
Sikander Lodi with the knowledge (about Parmatma and Brahm).
Consequently, he (Sikander ) adopted the principle of kindness
and realized the true reality. He (Sikander) started to live on
only his rightful share of things (without taking away others
rights). Guru Maharaj says that many people have adopted
his message of kindness which has guided them to change
their lives from undisciplined to disciplined and from cruelty to
kindness and compassion. The change has helped them to
abandon the path of bad karmas and take the path of good
karmas. Taking the path of good karmas will lead them to the
state of liberation (from the cycle of birth and death). Guru
Maharaj says (describing Vishnu using himself as medium)
that he always keeps the world in his attention and he pervades
in all the vegetation on this earth. He says that he is spread out
in the whole universe. He says further that Sumer Mountain
makes his pillow and other mountains are at his feet. He says
that the power of his will is his cover or pull-over, All the four
yugas (time cycles) – Sat-yuga, Treta-yuga, Dwapar-yuga and
Kali-yuga and thirty six sets of the four yugas along with all
the physical things were swallowed by the darkness of time.
However I (as manifestation of Vishnu) was and am not affected
by time. I remained and will remain standing still totally unaffected
or unchanged. The purpose of my coming to this physical
world has been to liberate 330 million living beings. This time I
have come here to liberate the remaining 120 million living
beings. After these 120 million living beings are liberated I
shall not stay here in the physical world.
Speaking further as manifestation of Vishnu and describing
powers of Vishnu, he says that if he desires he can create
millions of physical bodies from a single body. I (as Vishnu)
am the king of the paradise of the universe. While churning
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the ocean, I used Vasuki cobra as a rope and penalized
Mandranchal with the product of churning. Appearing in the
form of Parsuram I killed Sahsrarjun in order to accomplish
the task. I declared victory by getting rid of all the khatryas
from this earth 21 times. Appearing as Rama I attained victory
over Lanka and freed Sita from Ravana. In order to accomplish
this I used arrows to behead all the ten heads of Ravana. I am
always in search of people with good deeds; I am not a stranger
or ignorant. I deal with and handle people according to what
they are. I dealt and gambled with the demon Kans (I killed
Kans at an opportune time and went to live in the form of
Krishna with the Nanda family as Nanda’s child. Karan was
born to virgin Kunti; I always kept her respect and prestige. I
dealt with all these persons according to their deeds and
characters. One cannot get the taste of a fruit without tasting
it. Any two fruits with the same color will not necessarily taste
the same. One can judge a fruit only by tasting it, not by looking
at its color only. In the same manner, one may understand or
know about Brahm or Supreme Being only by experiencing
him and not by any appearance. O! You have neither devoted
yourself to be a true yogi nor fully experienced yoga; you
have not made efforts to take and practice a path that may
lead you to experience Brahm or the Supreme Being. Instead,
you have spent all your life to pursue physical worldly things.
Why are you grinding dry plants without any grain in them? In
other words do not waste your time and life in non-productive
activities. It is definite that the non-productive activities will not
lead you towards achieving moksha or liberation.
Guru Jambhoji says “I am a yogi with no preferences or
prejudices. I am king of Paradise. Whoever comes here with
whatever feelings and sincerity, he/ she gets rewarded
accordingly. Those who come with truth get rewarded with
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truth. Mudra is in my mind and my body is my kantha (quilt or
blanket). I have taken the path of yoga and mastered all its
lessons. I have learnt and mastered secrets of all the seven
chakras. Neither have I drunk the nectar nor am I thirsty for
the nectar. I have reached the state and form which does not
change. (This is the highest accomplishment of a yogi where
the yogi experiences Brahm and becomes one with the Brahm).
Hope, desire, sleep and hunger are all under my full control. I
have mastered all the paths of yoga. I am a complete yogi.
Hope, desire, sleep, hunger, thirst etc are not even part of my
nature.

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s;b;d– - äè
Ç;y;;e hk:;r;e j;Iv;#¥;e b;uD;;y;;e, (â)
k:9h j;Iv;#¥;, ke: k:rü; k:um;;y;;e ? (ä)
q;rhr k':p;E j;Iv;#¥;e #;eD;E, (à)
Wt; m;;w* p;Iv; n; k:;ewy; n; b;;eD;E = (å)
s;uk:rt; s;;iq; s;K;;w* c;;D;E = (ç)
s;;m;I' ‘ p;v;ü;;' p;;'ü;I n;v;9ü; k:r't;;e, (ê)
c;'de s;UrE s;Is; n;v;'t;;E, (ë)
iv;s;n;; s;ur;' p;9h p;U9% D;h't;;e = (è)
w* ‘h K;;!Y;E j;Lm;'t;r s;;'m;I, (ï)
wh in;s; t;er;e n;;'v; j;p;'t;;e = (âî)
in;g;'m; k:m;;w* m;;'g;I m;;'g;, (ââ)
s;urp;9t; s;;c; s;ur;' s;U' r'g;, (âä)
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s;urp;9t; s;;c; s;ur;' s;U' m;eL;e, (âà)
9n;j;p;;e K;;e9j; 9Q;y;;wy;E = (âå)
B;;e9m; B;D;I 9k:rs;;'ü; B;I B;D;;e, (âç)
v;U@;e hE j;e v;;9hy;E = (âê)
k:rs;ü; ik:y;;E t; n;ehI K;et;I, (âë)
9t;9s;y;; s;;9K; 9n;p;;wy;E = (âè)
D;u9ü; c;u9ü; D;Iy;;E m;urt;b; k:Iy;;E, (âï)
k:ü; k:;j;E K;L g;;9hy;E = (äî)
k:[; t;us; ée#¥;E h;ey; n;v;e#¥;E, (äâ)
g;urm;u9K; p;v;ü; W#;wy;E = (ää)
p;v;'[;; é;eD;E t;us; W#ED;;, (äà)
k:[; D;e ar9q; D;g;;wy;E = (äå)
~' ky;U' B;D;;E j; Ç;p; n; f:9ry;E, (äç)
av;r;' af:r f:r;wy;E = (äê)
~' ky;U' B;D;;e j; Ç;p; n; j;9ry;E, (äë)
av;r;' aj;r j;r;wy;E = (äè)
~|'” ky;U' B;D;;e j; a;p; n; m;9ry;E, (äï)
ky;' Uav;r;' m;;r[; Q;;wy;E = (àî)
p;hD;U ik:9ry;; Ç;p; k:um;;wy;E, (àâ)
t;;e av;r;' n;E f:urm;;wy;E = (àä)
j;e ky;;E'h k:Ij;E m;r[; p;hD;U, (àà)
m;t; B;Lk:w m;9r j;;wy;E = (àå)
s;uc; is;n;;'n; k:r;E ky;U' n;;'hI', (àç)
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j;Iv;#¥; k:;j;E nh;wy;E = (àê)
s;uc; is;n;;'n; ik:y;;E 9j;[; n;;'hI, (àë)
h;ey; v;t;U'L; v;9hy;E = (àè)
s;ID; iv;v;rj;t; j;Iv; duheD;;e, (àï)
j;m;p;u9ry;E s;'t;;wy;E = (åî)
rt;n; k:y;; m;u9K; s;Uv;r v;rg;;e, (åâ)
ÇB;K;L é'Ky;; p;;wy;E = (åä)
sv;; m;[; s;;en;;e k:r[;E p;;K;;e, (åà)
ik:[; p;rv;;h c;D;;wy;E ? (åå)
Ak: g;~ g;v;;L; ir{; m;;'g;I, (åç)
k:rü; p;K;;e 9k:[; s;urh s;uv;% duh;wy;E = (åê)
k:r[; p;K;;e 9k:[; k:'c;[; dInh;E', (åë)
r;j;; k:v;'[; k:h;wy;E ? (åè)
9r[; OQ;E s;;m;I k:rü;E p;;K;;e, (åï)
k:uü; hIr; #s;ü; p;uL;wy;E ? (çî)
9k':h 9n;s; Q;rm; huv;E Q;u9r p;Ur;E, (çâ)
s;ur k:I s;B;; s;m;;wy;E ? (çä)
j;e n;'iv;'y;E' n;v;ü;I K;'9v;'y;E' K;'v;'ü;I, (çà)
j;9ry;E j;rü;I k:9ry;E k:rü;I (çå)
s;IK; huw* G;9r j;;wy;E = (çç)
wh 9n;s; Q;rm; huv;E Q;u9r p;Ur;E, (çê)
s;ur k:I s;B;; s;m;;wy;E = (çë)
9k':h g;u[; 9v;dr;e p;;9r p;hU't;;e, (çè)
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k:r[;;e' f:e9r b;s;;wy;E ? (çï)
m;n; m;u9K; d;'n; j; dInh;e\E k:rü;E', (êî)
Ç;v;;g;v;[; j; Ç;wy;E = (êâ)
g;ur m;u9K; d;'n; j; dInh;E' iv;drE, (êä)
s;ur k:I s;B;; s;m;;wy;E = (êà)
9n;j;p;;eh p;;K;;e p;;ir as;I p;9r, (êå)
j;;'[;E g;It; 9v;v;;he g;;wy;E = (êç)
B;rm;I B;UD;; v;;d iv;v;;d, (êê)
Ç;c;;r 9v;c;;r n; j;;'[;t; sv;;d, (êë)
k:Ir9t; k:E r'9g; r;t;; m;u9rK;; m;n; h@ m;rE, (êè)
s;e p;;r 9g;r;'y;E k:t;;e ~t;rE ? ==äè== (êï)
In this Sabad, Guru Jambhoji emphasizes that one’s karmas
are more important than words. The righteousness of dharma
must always guide one’s karmas. Even while performing duty
one must always be conscious of right and wrong. A duty well
done for wrong cause or with wrong means cannot lead to the
attainment of moksha. Dharma must always guide actions.
At the moment of death, the Lord’s messenger comes and
takes the life force (one may say the spirit) of a person or a
living being to the Lord’s Justice hall, where the ultimate justice
is administered. The beholder of the dharma i.e. the Lord then
asks him (the life force) “tell us about the good you have earned
during your life through good and righteous actions”. Although
the Lord already has the accounts of his actions, the Lord
directs the spirit to elaborate in his own words. The spirit starts
to shiver in fear because he knows that now he cannot escape
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evaluate himself honestly his own life’s actions and he cannot
hide his wrong doings. In the Lord’s court of justice, the spirit
did not have his mother or father or any other close well-wisher
to protect or defend him. The spirit has to face alone his life’s
actions. Only the honest, good and right deeds are one’s
companion and friend on the day when the ultimate justice
provider i.e. the Lord administers the final judgment.
Oh Swami (Lord), (If only I had known that I will have to account
for my life’s actions) I would have humbly performed my actions
for the good of others just as the water and air give themselves
for the survival of others. I would have been as regular and
faithful with humility in performing my good actions as the sun
and moon are in giving (energy) to the life on this earth. (If I
had known) I could have taken guidance from enlightened good
persons. Oh Lord, I earned this (human) life form by doing
good actions (karma) in my several previous lives in different
life forms. (If only I had known that I would have to account for
my actions) I would have always (day and night) performed all
my actions in your name and glory.
In the ultimate justice court, only true and honest actions matter.
Lord Vishnu loves only the truth and honest actions. Only those
holding truth and honesty get to see Lord Vishnu. Therefore,
always be truthful and seek the truth about yourself.
If the land is fertile, if farmer is good, and with the arrival of
rains if the land is ploughed and seeded then one will expect to
have good crops. After the crop ripens, one should separate
the grain crown from the main plant and crush the crown
(without crushing the grain). One should subject it to blowing
wind in order to completely separate the grain from husk. By
doing this the husk will be blown away from the grain and thus
it will be separated. You must use both the grain as well as the
husk. The teachings of a guru blow away the ignorance that
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covers the knowledge about self just like the wind blows away
the husk from the grain. [The farming and harvesting technique
described here was practiced in olden days in India during
Guru Jambhoji’s time.]
How can it be fair to preach others to do something with full
commitment when you do not do the same yourself? How can
it be fair to preach others to exercise controls on desires,
anger and greed when you do not have the controls yourself?
How can it be fair that you do not want to die but you are ready
to kill others (including other living beings)? First do a task
yourself then only preach others to do it. Whatever you plan
or wish to do, you must do it now before you die, because
death can strike any time very fast like lightening.
Oh, people! Why you do not keep your body and mind
(including intentions) clean and pure? For the advancement
(benefit) of your atma, keep your actions, speech, body and
mind clean and pure. Those who do not have this purity are
like tornado (whirlwind) storm blowing (roaming) aimlessly with
unknown or unpredictable directions. In other words, such
persons spend their lives without any purpose or direction to
lead them.
A person without calm and sweet nature (temperament) is
without peace with himself. (In other words, one without calm
nature cannot live with contentment and satisfaction.) Such a
person’s atma will suffer even after his death. Those who have
foul speech or do not have honesty and purity in their speech,
and talk or argue without purpose are like people having human
body with the mouth of a pig. (A pig puts his mouth to eat
anywhere, dirty or filthy. Talking without sweetness or calmness
or purpose is like a pig eating anything that may even be
impure, filthy, dirty or rotten.)
Who could match the generosity of Karan, who as a part of
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his daily activity used to give in charity sava man (about 50
kilogram, symbolic way of saying lots) of gold? (Karan is a
character in Mahabharat. See comments on him elsewhere.)
A cow caregiver sage when asked Karan to donate a cow,
Karan gave in charity a milk-providing cow with a calf. Who
else other than Karan can be so generous in giving in charity?
No one else could match the generous charitable deeds of
gold-giver Karan. No king or emperor is known to be as brave
and generous as Karan. Even when he was dying due to injuries
during the war of Mahabharat he pulled out his gold and gem
laden teeth to give them in charity (to Krishna).
In spite of his generous charitable acts, Karan did not achieve
moksha (nirvana). If generous acts of charity are not sufficient
then what should one do to achieve the moksha? [Guru Jambhoji
then points the way to moksha in the following lines.]
A person who is always humble and calm, who in spite of
having the authority and power is forgiving, who has full control
on desires and anger, and who does his duty guided by
(dedicated to) righteousness (based on the teachings of true
guru i.e. dharma of right and wrong) goes to the Lord’s house
i.e. achieves moksha. When one leads one’s life with these
principles one surely (definitely) attains the state of moksha.
[The important thing to note is that doing duty without the
guidance of dharma is not sufficient to lead one to moksha or
liberation. Right cause for any karma or duty is essential.]
(Guru Jambhoji then asks) “What were the reasons that Vidur
(another character in Mahabharat) attained the state of moksha,
but Karan (who was very generous in giving in charity) did
not?”
[Guru Jambhoji then answers his own question in the following.]
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attaining fame); hence, he did not attain the state of moksha.
(Whereas) Vidur performed his charity tasks without any selfish
motives (i.e. following the d harma of righteousness); hence,
he attained the state of moksha.
[In addition, even though Karan performed his duties faithfully
(he even gave his life while doing his duty) he was doing it for
the Kaurvas who were greedy and devoid of dharma in their
karma. In other words doing duty without the guiding principles
of dharma does not lead to moksha or even completeness in
life. Therefore, even in performing any duty one must follow
the guiding principles of dharma.]
A person without self-realization (atma-gyan – knowing the
nature of one’s own atma) cannot achieve moksha or fulfillment
of one’s life; his/ her pleasures in life are like marriage songs,
which last only shortly. Many live with false notions and are lost
in worthless arguments; they have not tasted the fruits of good
deeds or thoughts (they only know how to talk with no support
for their words with actions). Such people waste their lives in
worldly greed and self-conceit with ignorance. How can such
people attain the state of enlightenment or moksha?

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s;b;d –- äï
B;D; m;UL s;I'c;;e re p;>;'[;I, (â)
jy;U' k:; B;D; b;u9Q; p;;v;;E (ä)
j;;'m;[; m;r'[; B;v; k:;L n; Ç;v;;E = (à)
B;D; m;UL s;I'c;;e re p;>;'[;I (å)
jy;U' t;rv;r m;eDh't; #;LU' = (ç)
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hr p;rh9r k:I Ç;'[; n; m;;'n;I, (ê)
é'Ky;; éUD;; a;LU' = (ë)
dev;;' s;ev;;' !ev; n; j;;'[;I, (è)
n; v;'cy;; j;m; k:;LU' = (ï)
B;UD;; p;>;'[;I ` iv;s;n; n; j;'py;;E, (âî)
m;UL n; K;;ejy;;E, (ââ)
if:ir if:ir j;;e]y;; #;LU = (âä)
iv;[; rE[;;y;r hIr n; n;IrE, (âà)
g;j; n; s;Ip;e, (âå)
t;k:e n; K;;eL<y;; n;;LU' = (âç)
c;D;'ü; c;D;'t;E, v;;is; v;h't;E, (âê)
j;Iv; j;Iv;'t;E, s;;9s; f:ur't;E, (âë)
k:;y;; n;v;'t;I, (âè)
k:;'y; re p;>;'ü;I t;E' iv;s;n; n; G;;t;I B;;LU' ? (âï)
G;#¥I G;!'t;9r, p;h9r p;!'t;9r, (äî)
r;it; 9dn;'t;9r, m;;9s; p;K;'t;9r, (äâ)
9K;9[; a;eDh9rb;; k:;LU' = (ää)
m;I@; éU@; m;;eh iv;!'b;'ü;, (äà)
m;k:9r s;]m;;y;; j;;LU' = (äå)
k:b;hI k:;e v;;'wd;e v;;j;'t; D;;ew*, (äç)
G;9#¥y;; m;ht;ik: t;;LU' = (äê)
j;Iv;; j;U'ü;I p;#¥E p;r;s;;, (äë)
jy;U' éI'v;r m;%I m;%; j;;LU' , (äè)
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p;hD;U j;Iv;#¥;e c;ety;;e n;;'hI', (äï)
ab; ~'#E p;i#¥y; p;h;O' = (àî)
j;Iv; r 9p;'# iv;%;e#¥;e h;ey;s;I, (àâ)
t;; 9dn; q;;ik: rhE 9s;r m;;O' ==äï== (àä)
In this Sabad, Guru Jambhoji asks people to put their faith and
trust in Lord Vishnu at right time in their lives, and to perform
good and right deeds instead of wandering off purposelessly
in their lives. One must find qualities in a person before
accepting him/ her as guru or for that matter a disciple or even
a friend. Available time in one’s life is limited and subject to
end any moment without warning. One should not get involved
or fall in love with sweet and false attachments of worldly material
things and relations. They are all time-dependent and perishable.
One must not get trapped in the web of this falsehood. One
must pursue the basic truth or the roots of everything.
O’ people, always nurture (s;I’c;;e) good roots i.e. always perform
good and right deeds that lead to ( or reward you with) good,
healthy and balanced mind (B;D; b;u9Q;). The balanced mind always
makes right decisions distinguishing right from wrong. The
ability to distinguish between right and wrong along with good
karmas liberates you from the pain of death and joy of birth
i.e. they give the abilities to lessen or eliminate the sorrow of
losing and happiness of gaining. In other words, a person
learns to remain even minded during the pains and joys of life.
(Now giving an example of everyday in life)Just as watering
the roots makes a tree flourish and develop healthy branches,
performing good karma always results into good “things” in
one’s life.
You did not put your faith or trust in Lord Vishnu the
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not perform your actions keeping faith or trust in the Lord
Vishnu). Instead, you wandered off (éUD;;) purposelessly in
your life wasting (a;LU’) your speech (é’Ky;;) and actions. You
did not learn (j;;’[;I) the habit (!ev;) of keeping company of divinely
(dev;;’) persons. No one is spared (v;’cy;; ) of the impact and
judgment of time (k:;LU’).
Oh! You lost-person (B;UD;; p;>;’[;I) without cause or purpose, you
did not pursue Lord Vishnu. You did not search to discover
(K;;ejy;;E ) the basic roots, you wandered off and got lost in the
branches, that is to say, you only went after the outwardly and
superficially good looking worldly things but never sought to
know and discover the basic roots of the reality.
Without a jewel-maker (rE[;;y;r) a diamond (hIr) is not worth its
full potential, every elephant (g;j; ) in the waters (n;IrE) (of the
Sindh river) does not attain moksha (this relates to a story in
the ancient book of Bhagwat – see note below), every sea-
shell (s;Ip;e) does not contain a pearl and they (t;k:e) (i.e. sea-
shells) are not seen or found in every water collection (K;;eL<y;;)
or stream (n;;LU’).
[Without a jewel-maker (rE[;;y;r) a diamond (hIr) is not worth its
full potential, elephants or sea-shells are not seen (t;k:e) or found
in every water collection or stream. Every elephant seen in the
waters (of Sindh River) does not attain moksha and every sea-
shell seen in water collections or streams does not hold a pearl.]
An alternate interpretation could be as follows. Without the
blessings or wishes of Lord Vishnu (the greatest of the great
jeweler, shaper, maker, creator and provider of everything)
there will not be or exist precious stones (i.e. diamond, ruby,
pearl etc.), an elephant in water will not attain moksha, a sea-
shell in the water of a stream or a collection will not hold a
pearl.

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One must search and find these qualities in a stone, water or a
sea-shell. One must not blindly assume or take it for granted
that every stone is a diamond, every water collection or stream
holds sea-shell, or every sea-shell contains a pearl. The
implication is that every person you meet is not necessarily full
of knowledge or goodness. That is to say, one must find qualities
in a person before accepting him/ her as guru or for that
matter a disciple or even a friend.
Why did you not seek (G;;t;I) to discover (B;;LU’ ) Lord Vishnu,
while you were wealthy and influential, lived in a neighborhood
where everyone respected you for your wealth and influence,
you had a comfortable living and your body was healthy to
bow (n;v;’t;I) or respond to your command?
Time is passing (available time is decreasing for you) by the
moment, day, night, fortnight, month or year. These divisions
of time are only arbitrarily set by us. Time is continuous. Where
it begins or ends, no one knows? For you though, the end (of
the available time) (a;eDh9rb;; k:;LU’) may come any moment (9K;9[;).
Do not get involved or fall in love with the sweet and false
attachments (of worldly things) or do not cheat (to acquire
them). They all are time-dependent and perishable. Do not get
trapped in the web of this falsehood of material worldly things.
These material things (attachments or acquisitions) change
with time and are subject to perish.
Oh people (D;;ew*), if strong stormy winds start to blow (v;;’wd;e
v;;j;’t;) suddenly (without advance warning), a stack of earthen
pitchers (G;9#¥y;; ) carried by a woman on her head can go off-
balance, fall on hard ground and break. (Figuratively speaking,
the earthen pitcher symbolically represents a living person.
Breaking of the pitcher symbolizes person’s death. Sudden
blowing of strong stormy wind symbolizes an unpredictable
event or accident in life.) All living-beings (j;Iv;; j;U’ü;I) are trapped
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(p;#¥E) in their time cycle and bondages (p;r;s;;), just as small or
big fish (m;%I m;%;) get trapped in a woven-net (éI’v;r j;;LU’). (They
are all bound to meet their time of death).
Earlier, when the time was right (p;hD;U), your conscious-being
(j;Iv;#¥;e) did not wake-up to realize the importance of pursuing
the basic truth of life that the power of time is supreme and
you have limited access to it. Now you are fallen (p;i#¥y; ) deep
(~’#E) and heavy like a mountain (p;h;O’ ) in trouble (due to your
actions or karma). (You should have known that for sure) your
conscious-being will separate from your body (j;Iv; r 9p;’#) one
day (your death will come one day), and you will not be able to
get rid of your wrongdoings even if you banged your head (9s;r
m;;O) several times in tiring (q;;ik:) (i.e. you regretted deeply).
[Note: There is a beautiful story, given in Bhagwat and written
in poem form by the saint poet Surdas. The story says that
once an elephant went to the Sindh river to drink water. In the
waters there lived a powerful ferocious crocodile. When the
elephant put his foot on the river bank and started to drink
water, the crocodile grabbed elephant’s leg and started to pull
the elephant in water. The elephant started to drown. At that
moment the elephant called Lord Krishna and prayed that he
be saved. The story says that Lord Krishna appeared and
blessed the elephant. The elephant thus achieved moksha.]

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s;b;d - àî
k:;e9#¥ g;~ de t;Irq;;' d;'n;U', (â)
p;'c; D;;K; t;ur'g;m; d;'n;U', (ä)
k:'ü; k:'c;ü; p;;! p;!'b;r d;'n;U', (à)
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g;j; hs;t;I d;'n;U' a9t; b;9L d;'n;U', (å)
t;;q;E' s;B; s;I9r s;ID; is;n;;'n;U = (ç)
k:rü; dQ;Ic; 9s;v; r b;9L r;j;;, (ê)
XI r;m; jy;;E' b;;eht; k:rI Ç;c;;O' = (ë)
j;;' j;;' v;;d iv;v;;dI, Ç9t; ah'k:;rI, D;b;9Q; s;v;;dI, (è)
9k:s;n; 9c;rt; 9v;9[;, n;; ~t;9rb;; p;;O' ==àî== (ï)
In this Sabad, Guru Jambhoji emphasizes the importance of
character and honest conduct in one’s life. The cleanliness of
body, mind and actions are superior to any acts of physical
charities. Respect others rights and have honest dealings with
others without greed.
One may donate in charity one-hundred-million (k:;e9#¥) cows in
pilgrimage, one may donate five-hundred thousand (p;’c; D;;K; )
horses (t;ur’g;m;) in charity, one may donate food, gold, clothes
or cloth of cotton and silk, one may donate many elephants in
charity, one may donate more than one’s assets in charity, but
the best of all and the most superior acts are to keep one’s
body clean by daily baths and have one’s daily actions kind
(s;ID; ), clean and honest. In other words, the cleanliness of
body, mind and actions are superior to any acts of physical
charities. [Respect others rights and have honest dealings with
others without greed.]
[A comment: If one does not have honest dealing without greed
and one does not respect others rights, then giving alms can
only be construed as actions to win public praise and gain
social recognition. If alms are given with any kind of selfish
motives, then the giving is not a charity.]
Karan, Dadhichi, Sivi and Bali were well known kings and
respected for their charities and sacrifices, but (one) should
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have conduct and dealings (with purity) like Shri Rama.
[Karan, Dadhichi, Sivi and Bali were well known for their
charities and sacrifices in the stories told in India. The motives
behind their acts of charities were not necessarily of Dharma
and purity.]
Those who argue for argument sake and are egotistic, greedy
and adamant (may give large sums of charity but) cannot
achieve Moksha (cannot swim across the ocean of attachment
and sorrow that is cannot be above the sorrow of death and
joy of birth). One must have the character and conduct of
(Shri) Krishna in order to attain Moksha.

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s;b;d– - àâ
k:v;'ü; n; hUv;; k:v;'ü; n; h;ey;s;I, (â)
9k:ü; n; s;Ä; duK; B;;O' ? (ä)
k:v;'ü; n; g;wy;; k:v;'ü; n; j;;y;s;I, (à)
k:v;'ü; rÄ; s;'s;;O' ? (å)
an;ek: an;ek: c;D;'t;; dI@;, (ç)
k:9L k:; m;;ü;s; k:v;'[; 9v;c;;O' ? (ê)
j;;e ij;t; hu't;; s;;e 9t;t; n;;'hI', (ë)
B;D; K;;e!; s;'s;;O' = (è)
k:E'hk:; 9p;t; m;;w* b;h[; r B;;w*, (ï)
k:E'hk:; p;K; p;rv;;O' ? (âî)
B;UD;I du9n;y;;' m;9r m;9r j;;m;E, (ââ)
n; c;InhE' k:rt;;O' = (âä)
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9v;s;n; 9v;s;n; t;U' B;'9[; re p;>;'[;I, (âà)
v;9L v;9L v;;r;ev;;O' = (âå)
k:s;ü;I k:9s;y;; B;U9D; n; B;y;b;;, (âç)
B;;g; p;r;p;9t; s;;O = (âê)
g;It;; n;;d k:9v;t;; n;;'~', (âë)
r'g; f:!; rs; !;O' = (âè)
f:;e!k: p;>;'[;I B;rm;e B;UD;;, (âï)
B;L j;e ~' c;InhE' k:rt;;O' = (äî)
j;;m;'[; m;r[; 9v;g;;ev;;e c;Uk:E, (äâ)
rt;n; k:y;; D;e p;;9r p;hU'c;E, (ää)
t;;e a;v;;g;v;'9ü; 9n;v;;O' ==àâ== (äà)
In this Sabad, Guru Jambhoji reminds us of the changeable
nature of everything in this world. Everyone in this world is
mortal, no one is eternal. All types of people (kings, spiritual
leaders, politicians, accomplished or dumb) have gone from
this world. No one stays here permanently. There is no other
poem equal or comparable to the song of Bhagavad-Gita. The
knowledge contained in the Bhagavad-Gita helps remove all
the doubts and darkness in one’s mind or thinking. It is only
through good Karmas (deeds) that one achieves or receives
good rewards. The Path of Karma Yoga guides one to realize
Brahm in this phenomenal and physical world. If one
understands and realizes (the indestructible or imperishable
nature) of Atma then one is freed of the ignorance of birth and
death (of the physical body form) and thus the joy of birth and
pain of death. Thus, one achieves freedom from the coming to
and going from this world. Hence, you human being must do
the japa of Lord Vishnu. (You must do japa “Vishnu, Vishnu
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…”), you must do this japa always and repeatedly.
(In this world) There is no one or there has never been anyone
or there will never be anyone who is not feeling or has not felt
or will not feel the load of pain (of some kind or the other).
Is there anyone who came to this world and did not depart
from this world or who has come to this world and will not
depart from this world? Who is living in this world permanently?
(Everyone in this world is mortal, no one is eternal.) All sorts of
people (kings, spiritual leaders, politicians, accomplished or
dumb) have been seen to depart (from this world). What should
we then think of a person living in this Kaliyuga? (In other
words, a person living in this Kaliyuga can never be immortal.)
All persons, good or evil, who once were in this world, are not
there now. Everyone goes, everyone leaves this world.
Will the relations of father, mother, sister and brother remain
forever? Will the ones who care and are family remain forever?
The world lives in illusion. People of the world forget that people
are born and die. No one here is permanent. (Hence the
relations are not permanent.). People are too occupied in the
cycle of birth and death; they ignore and do not accept (and
put trust in) the Parmeshwar i.e. the Absolute, the
unchangeable, the Lord, the God.
Oh, you human being you must do japa (B;’9[; ) of Lord Vishnu.
(you must do japa “Vishnu, Vishnu …”), you must do this japa
always (v;9L v;9L) and repeatedly (v;;r;ev;;O’). You must tighten
your belt (k:s;ü;I k:9s;y;; ) to get ready with firmness, do not forget
(B;U9D; ) and wander (B;y;b;;) off ignoring the fact that you will
receive the fortunes (B;;g; ) based on your karmas (s;;O’ ) only.
There is no other poem equal or comparable to the song of
Bhagavad-Gita. Just like alum (f:!;) separates (!;O)’ out
impurities in water (rs;), the knowledge contained in the
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Bhagavad-Gita helps remove all the doubts and darkness in
one’s mind or thinking. [The Law of Karma is clearly stated in
the teachings of the Bhagavad-Gita. It is only through good
Karmas that one achieves or receives good rewards. The Path
of Karma Yoga guides one to realize Brahm in this phenomenal
and physical world.]
Human beings are lost in vain in illusions. How can one realize
the Brahm without good Karmas? In other words, one cannot
accomplish good results without putting honest efforts and
following the path of good deeds.
If one understands and realizes (the indestructible or
imperishable nature) of Atma then one is freed of the ignorance
of birth and death (of the physical body form) and thus the joy
of birth and pain of death. Thus, one achieves freedom from
the coming to and going from this world.

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s;b;d - àä
f:ur'[; f:u'h;rE 9k:s;n;I m;;y;; G;ü; v;rs;'t;;', (â)
%9D;y;; s;rv;r n;Ir, t;EO t;ery;t; t;Ir, (ä)
j;e 9t;s; m;rE t;;e m;9ry;;e = (à)
Ç'n;U Q;'n;U dUQ;U' dhIy;U' G;I~' m;e~' !e~', (å)
j;e D;;B;'t;;' B;UK; m;rE, t;;e j;Iv;'ü; hI 9v;[; s;9ry;;e = (ç)
K;et; m;uk:9t; D;e 9k:s;n;;' Çrq;E, j;e k:'Q; hrE t;;e h9ry;;e = (ê)
s;uk:rt; k:rt;;' hrk:9t; Ç;v;E, t;;e n;; p;%t;;v;;e k:9ry;;e = (ë)
9v;s;n; j;p;'t;;' j;IB; j;U q;;k:E, t;;e j;IB;9#¥y;;' 9v;9[; s;9ry;;e, (è)
B;IK;I D;;e 9B;9K;y;;rID;;e j;e Ç;9d p;rm; t;'t; D;;Q;;E=
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j;;k:E v;;d 9v;r;'m; 9v;r;'s;;E s;;'s;;E s;rs;;E = (ï)
k:u[; k:9hs;I s;;DÄ; s;;Q;;E ==àä== (âî)
In this Sabad, Guru Jambhoji emphasizes that greed has no
limits. Hence, there is no satisfaction in spite of the plentiful
availability of things. One should not sympathize with such
greedy persons if they are discontented and unhappy. Offer
all your karma to the Lord Krishna and work without greed.
While doing something for noble cause if one has to overcome
hurdles or barriers, then one should do so without regret. A
person who gets tangled in the arguments for arguments sake
and doubts everything (i.e. does not have faith in Brahm or
Bhagwân) loses his/ her peace of mind.
With the blessings of the Lord Krishna (9k:s;n;I m;;y;;), rain-water
appears as showers (from clouds) (f:ur’[; f:u’h;r) and when the
rain is ample (G;ü;), the lakes (s;rv;r) and ponds get filled (%9D;y;;)
with water (n;Ir). If a swimmer (t;EO) life-form is floating (t;ery;t;)
near the banks (of a lake or a pond)( t;Ir) but is still thirsty, then
this swimmer deserves to die of thirst (9t;s;).
[Implication is that in spite of the availability of water in plentiful
if a water creature is thirsty, then he is thirsty not because of
the lack of availability of water but because he does not want
to make the effort of drinking the water or that his thirst is not
satisfied no matter how much water is available. Greed has no
limits and hence there is no satisfaction in spite of the plentiful
availability.]
If one’s life is dependent (!e~) on eating food grains (Ç’n;U G;’n;U),
milk, yogurt, ghee and dry fruits (m;e~’ ) and has plentiful of
these available. In spite of this plentiful availability (D;;B;’t;;’ ) if
the person is starving, then let that person die of hunger. The
world can manage (s;9ry;;e) without such a person.
[Again, the implication is that in spite of plentiful availability of
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food, if a person is starving then either he/ she is too lazy to
eat or is too greedy to keep on wanting more. The world can
do without such greedy persons.]
While doing one’s karma on the karma-ground (K;et; ) as offering
to the Lord Krishna (9k:s;n;;’ Çrq;E)(i.e. doing work selflessly without
greed) if one loses one’s body (i.e. dies) (k:’Q; hrE) then let it be
so (i.e. let there be death (h9ry;;). There is liberation (of Atma)
(m;uk:9t;) in this kind of death. While doing something for noble
cause (s;uk:rt;) if has to overcome hurdles or barriers (hrk:9t;),
then one should do so without any regrets (p;%t;;v;;e). If one’s
tongue (j;IB;) gets tired of doing japa of Lord Vishnu then one
can manage (s;9ry;;) without this tongue (j;IB;9#¥y;;’). (In other words
no one should get tired of doing japa of Lord Vishnu. Enough
is not enough.)
Always seek (D;;Q;;E) to realize the roots of the Absolute reality
(i.e. Brahm, Bhagwân or Ishwar) (Ç;9d p;rm; t;’t;) even if you have
to beg (B;IK;I) like a beggar (for it) (9B;9K;y;;rID;;’e) leaving your ego
or pride aside. A person who is tangled (s;rs;;E) in the arguments
for arguments sake (v;;d 9v;r;’m;) and doubts (s;;’s;;E) everything
(i.e. does not have faith in Brahm or Bhagwân) loses his/ her
peace of mind. Who will call (k:9hs;I) such a person a seeker
(of Absolute Truth) and saint (s;;DÄ; s;;Q;;E)?

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s;b;d –- àà
v;9L v;9L B;'[;t; 9v;y;;s;U', (â)
n;n;;' Çg;'m; n; a;s;U' = (ä)
n;n;;' Wdk: Wd;s;U', (à)

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v;9L v;9L B;w* 9n;r;s;U' = (å)
g;L n;E p;#¥I p;r;s;U' , (ç)
j;;' j;;' g;O n; c;Inh;e', (ê)
t;wy;; s;I'cy;; n; m;ULU' , (ë)
k:;e k:;e b;;eD;k: q;ULU' ==àà== (è)
In Sabads 33 through 36, Guru Jambhoji asks people to believe
only those who have experienced “things” directly rather those
who claim to know the “things” or who have only read about
the “things”. The things include everyday worldly or spiritual.
Knowing Brahm, Ishwar, God or Allah with rational or logical
mind is not possible. Brahm can only be experienced. Even
after experiencing, we, humans cannot know it in total.
Instead of the words like “Brahm, Ishwar, God or Allah” Guru
Jambheshwar Maharaj uses the term moole (m;UL), The dictionary
meaning of this term is root, beginning, source, birth,
foundation, base, cause etc. In the context of its usage, it
means root of everything, cause behind everything, beginning
or end of everything, absolute and unchangeable truth behind
everything. The implication of the term, therefore, is Brahm,
Ishwar, Bhagwan, God or Allah.
Various well read and knowledgeable pundits (9v;y;;s;U’) write or
talk about the elemental roots (i.e. the Absolute and
unchangeable Truth) repeatedly (v;9L v;9L ) without experiencing
it. The books of Vedas enumerate reasons as to why the
knowledge (of the Absolute) is incomprehensible (without
experiencing it). The learned persons feel sad because the
Absolute Truth is so complex and mysterious (Wdk:) that they
cannot grasp it and know it (because it is unreachable through
the rational faculty of the human mind). It is beyond the human
ability to describe it.
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Everyone is disappointed repeatedly (v;9L v;9L). They live several
life cycles, but still fail to comprehend this knowledge, because
perishables cannot understand or comprehend the imperishable.
Those who do not seek and pursue to find the signs or symbols
or markings of the Guru (meaning Brahm) cannot acquire the
understanding of the Absolute Truth. People who claim that
they know the Absolute Truth are false and hollow (q;ULU’ )(in their
claims).
Another interpretation could be that in order to know the truth
about Brahm, one should only seek guidance from a Guru
who has experienced the Brahm. Never believe the ones who
only talk about knowing the Brahm, but have never experienced.
There is a corollary of the above. Never ask others to do
anything that you do not practice yourself or have not
experienced it yourself.

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s;b;d– - àå
k:;j;I k:q;E m;uD;;'[;;e', (â)
n; c;InhE' f:urm;;'[;;e' = (ä)
k:;f:r q;UL B;y;;'[;;e', (à)
j;wy;; g;O n; c;Inh;e', (å)
t;wy;; s;Icy;; n; m;ULU', (ç)
k:;e k:;e b;;eD;k: q;ULU' ==àå== (ê)
Those who talk about the Absolute do not know it. The Absolute
can only be experienced, it cannot be known.
Kazi i.e. Mullah only knows to talk or lecture on the teachings
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of Islam. He, however, does not truly recognize and understand
Prophet Mohammad because he is only interested in lecturing.
That is, he himself does not understand the teachings of the
Prophet, because if he did then he would live his life as per the
teachings rather than lecture others about them. Only lecturing
about the teachings instead of living by them (i.e. practicing
them himself / herself) makes him false and dishonest. He thus
himself is Kafir (i.e. non-believer in spiritual Supreme Being,
God, Brahm or Allah).
Those who do not seek and pursue to find the signs or symbols
or markings of the Guru (meaning Brahm) cannot acquire the
understanding of the Absolute Truth. People who claim that
they know the Absolute Truth are false and hollow (q;ULU’ )(in their
claims). Another interpretation could be that one should only seek
guidance from a Guru who has experienced the Brahm to
know the truth about Brahm. Never believe the ones who only
talk about knowing the Brahm, but have never experienced it.

[35]
s;b;d– - àç
D;;eh;e D;'g; D;uh;O', (â)
@;@; G;#¥E @@;O' = (ä)
W9t;m; k>:'m; k:u'B;;O' , (à)
j;wy;; g;O n; c;Inh;e', (å)
t;wy;; s;I'cy;; n; m;ULU', (ç)
k:;e k:;e b;;eD;k: q;ULU' ==àç== (ê)
Materials with the same source take different forms with the
work and expertise of different kinds. The forms may be
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different, but the root is the same. Similarly, the force behind
the universe may manifest in different forms but all the same, it
is the same force. We call this root cause of everything, which
has no start and no end as Brahm. Different aspects or
manifestations of Brahm can only be experienced; can never
be known in total.
A blacksmith turns or forges pieces of iron metal (by heating
then hammering them), into various useful things such as tools,
ship anchor, cartwheels rim etc. An artisan hammers brass,
bronze, copper, silver etc. and shapes them into beautiful and
useful items like kitchen utensils etc. A potter makes beautiful
and artistic earthen wares. The basic materials needed to make
all these things come from the same planet earth. The blacksmith,
artisan, and potter know how to use different materials coming
from the same source planet earth and have the experience of
turning them into various things. They know the secret and
have the experience. They can explain and talk about their art.
The planet earth is the same that is the source of different
materials like metals, mud etc., and persons with experience
and expertise can convert them into a variety of items. Similarly,
the root, basic and absolute force or cause that lies behind the
whole universe is the same and only one. Brahm is all pervading
and all-powerful. The items that we see or feel are different but
the root cause behind their existence is the same.
Those who do not seek and pursue to find the signs or symbols
or markings of the Guru (meaning Brahm) cannot acquire the
understanding of the Absolute Truth. People who claim that
they know the Absolute Truth are false and hollow (q;ULU’ )(in their
claims). Another interpretation could be that one should only
seek guidance from a Guru who has experienced the Brahm to
know the truth about Brahm. Never believe the ones who only
talk about knowing the Brahm, but have never experienced it.
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 [36]
s;b;d– - àê
re re 9p;'# s;] 9p;'#, (â)
n;>G;[; j;Iv; ky;;E' K;'#' ? (ä)
t;;q;E' K;'# 9v;h'#', (à)
G;#¥I s;] G;#¥' = (å)
awy;; p;'q; k:up;'q;' = (ç)
j;wy;; g;O n; c;Inh;e', (ê)
t;wy;; s;I'cy;; n; m;ULU', (ë)
k:;e k:;e b;;eD;k: q;ULU' ==àê== (è)
In this Sabad Guru Maharaj emphasizes again that the same
Brahm pervades all living beings and hence do not hurt or kill
other forms of life. Killing others will only hurt you. Realization
of this truth will lead to the understanding and realizing of the
roots of everything.
O’ people listen, every living being’s body (9p;”#) is just like
yours. (Every living being’s body is created (G;#¥I) the same
way and from the same source, the creator is the same. All
living being love their bodies the same way you love yours.
When someone hurts your body, it hurts and pains you, so
also every living being feels the pain when hurt.) Then why
are you so cruel (n;>G;[;) to slaughter (K;’#’)other living beings
body? (Why are you not realizing that the same Brahm pervades
all living beings?). The act of destroying and slaughtering other
living beings’ body is wrong and evil. This path is wrong and
evil (Do not follow that path.)
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Those who do not seek and pursue to find the signs or symbols
or markings of the Guru (meaning Brahm) cannot acquire the
understanding of the Absolute Truth. People who claim that
they know the Absolute Truth are false and hollow (q;ULU’ )(in their
claims). Another interpretation could be that one should only
seek guidance from a Guru who has experienced the Brahm
to know the truth about Brahm. Never believe the ones who
only talk about knowing the Brahm, but have never
experienced it.

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s;b;d –- àë
W9t;m; s;'g; s;u s;'g;U', W9t;m; r'g; s;u r'g;U' = (â)
W9t;m; D;'g; s;u D;'g;U', W9t;m; $'g; s;u $'g;U' = (ä)
W9t;m; j;'g; s;u j;'g;U', t;;'q;E' s;hj; s;u D;ID;U' = (à)
s;'j;m; s;up;”q;U”, m;rt;ik: m;;eK; dv;;O” ==àë== (å)
Company of good and divine minded people is the best
company to keep. Attachment to Self knowledge i.e. knowledge
of the universal consciousness is the best attachment to have.
Crossing or swimming across the ocean of temptations of the
worldly things is the best swim to have. The path of detachment
is the best path to follow. The battle to control one’s mind is the
best battle to conduct. Therefore it is best to adopt these goals
in life. In other words, it is best to tread these good paths with
full self-control. Following this conduct in life is the way to
attain Moksha after death.

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s;b;d– - àè
D;K;m;'[; D;K;m;'[; n; k:9h Ç;y;s;;', (â)
mh;' q;;' p;#¥E 9v;r;'~ = (ä)
D;K;m;'[; s;;e 9j;9[; D;'k:; D;Iv;I r;v;'[; m;;r<y;;e, (à)
ÇEs;;e k:Iy;;E s;'g;r;m;U' = (å)
D;K;m;'[; t;I9n; B;v;[; k:;e r;j;;, (ç)
t;ere Aek: n; g;;'m;U' = (ê)
D;K;m;'[; k:E t;;e D;K; c;;Er;s;I j;Iv;; j;U'[;I, (ë)
t;ere Ak: n; j;I~' = (è)
D;K;m;'[; %E g;[;v;'t;;e j;;eg;I, (ï)
t;Ere v;;d 9v;r;'~' = (âî)
D;K;m;'[; k:; t;;e D;K;[; n;;'hI', (ââ)
s;Is; 9k:s;I p;9r n;;~” ?==àè== (âä)
A person must be judged by the qualities he or she possesses,
not by the claims he or she makes to be or to possess.
O jogi of the Nâth panth (sect) (Ç;y;s;;’), do not claim yourself to
be Laxman ( younger brother of Lord Rama), because this
creates differences (9v;r;’~’ ) between you and me. (By saying
so you claim yourself to be superior.)
Laxman is the one who conquered Lanka by killing Râvan in a
fierce battle.
Laxman is king of the three worlds; you do not have control
over even one village.
Laxman presides over eighty four lakh (8.4 million) forms of
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life or living beings, you do not rule even a single living being.
(So how can you claim to be Laxman?)
Laxman is a jogi full of noble qualities, whereas you only argue
without knowing or understanding things. (So how can you
claim to be Laxman?) You do not have a single noble quality of
Laxman, then how can and why should I bow before you (even
though you claim to be Laxman).

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s;b;d– - àï
t;wy;; s;;s;U' t;wy;; m;;'s;U' t;wy;; deh dm;;ew* = (â)
W9t;m; m;9Q;m; ky;;E j;;'[;Ij;E 9v;v;r9s; deK;;E D;;ew* = (ä)
j;;kE: v;;d 9v;r;'m; 9v;r;'s;;E s;;'s;;E s;rs;;E B;;eL;e c;;D;E, (à)
t;;'hke: B;It;9r %;e9t; Dhk:;ew* = (å)
j;;kE: v;;d 9v;r;'m; 9v;r;'s;;E s;;'s;;E s;rs;;E B;;eL;e B;;g;;E, (ç)
t;;'hke: m;ULe %;e9t; n; h;ew* = (ê)
9dD; 9dD; Ç;p; K;ud;y;b;'d j;;g;E, s;b; 9dD; j;;gy;;e D;;ew* = (ë)
j;;e 9j;'d;e hj; k:;b;E j;;gy;;e, q;L B;I j;;gy;;e s;;ew* = (è)
n;;'y; 9v;s;n; k:E m;us;k:9D; G;;t;E', t;e k:;f:r s;Et;;'n;I = (ï)
9h'dU h;ey; kE: t;Irq; Q;;ekE:, B;UD;; rÄ; wv;;'[;I = (âî)
j;;eg;I h;ey; kE: g;;erK;h!#¥I Q;;ekE: m;U'# m;u'#;v;E, (ââ)
ke: ke: v;E p;9[; rÄ; wv;;'[;I = (âä)
t;urk:I h;ey; hj; k:;b;;e Q;;ek:E B;UD;; m;us;Lm;;'[;I = (âà)
k:e k:e p;ur{; Çv;r j;;g;E'D;;, q;L j;;gy;;e 9n;j; j;;'[;I = (âå)
òj;'hke: n;;de iv;'de s;ID;e s;'j;m;e D;K;[;e Ç't; n; p;;O' = (âç)
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Çj;'[; m;;'9h in;r'j;n; a;%E, s;;e g;ur D;K;[; k:'v;;O' ==àï== (âê)
In this Sabad, Guru Jambhoji emphasizes that everyone is
endowed with the same light of Brahm or God. Everyone has
the same (t;wy;; ) breath, the same flesh (and) the same life
force in (his/ her) body (deh dm;;ew). (Then) why should you consider
(j;;’[;Ij;E) anyone inferior or superior. One does not have to go
far of places to seek blessings of the Brahm, because one can
find Brahm in one’s own inner self. Guru Jambhoji also
emphasizes that Prophets have come in the past and will surely
come in the future. One who focuses and meditates on his
inner voice (n;;de iv;’de), one who is calm with full control over one-
self and one’s mind, one who has unlimited divinely good
qualities and one who lives in this world but has no desires and
attachments, is the only one who is worthy of being called and
accepted as Guru (for guidance in spiritual path).
(Everyone has) the same (t;wy;; ) breath, the same flesh (and)
the same life force in (his/ her) body (deh dm;;ew). (Then) why
should you consider (j;;’[;Ij;E) anyone inferior or superior; O’
people (D;;ew) why do you discriminate others?
One who is tangled in arguments full of doubts leads his/ her
life in confusion without peace (of mind) and stays ignorant.
Only such ignorant persons carry the feeling of superior and
inferior in their hearts and practice discrimination.
A person from whose heart the arguments full of doubts,
confusion and ignorance have gone (B;;g;;E) shall be free of the
discrimination feelings of superior and inferior. Such persons
will see everyone with equal or same eye.
O’ people know this, Brahm (God) resides in every person’s
heart. Know this that it is the same Brahm residing and lighting
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up everyone’s heart (life).
The Brahm or God who lit up the heart of Prophet Mohammad
in Kaba, the same Brahm or God has lit the heart here at
Samrâthal. It is the same enlightenment light source and power.
(Then,) those who create hurdles in the japa (repetitive silent
uttering of Lord’s name i.e. worship) of Lord Vishnu are kafirs
and shaitâns.
Being a true Hindu, if you are going to pilgrimage sacred
places for worship and devotional acts then you are lost in
ignorance. (Because Brahm resides right in you, you do not
have to go long distances to find or realize Him.).
Those who claim to be yogi, but go to their guru’s samâdhi to
worship and shave off their heads, are lost in ignorance and
stay ignorant.
Being a Moslem if you go to Kaba to worship or pray then you
are lost in ignorance. (Because God or Allah is right here in
your heart.)
There will be persons in the future with revelations who will
show spiritual paths and guide people as Prophets. I (Guru
Jambhoji refers to himself) have come here on Sambharâthal
place to give spiritual guidance as a part of duty. (It is worth
noting that Guru Jambhoji points out that He has come as a
Prophet with revelations to show spiritual paths to people.) One
who focuses and meditates on his inner voice (n;;de iv;’de), one
who is calm with full control over one-self and one’s mind, one
who has unlimited divine good qualities and one who lives in
this world but has no desires and attachments, is the only one
who is worthy of being called and accepted as Guru (for
guidance in spiritual path).
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s;b;d– - åî
s;p;t; p;y;;Le B;uy;” Ç't;9r, (â)
Ç't;9r r;K;ID;;e a!L; !LU' = (ä)
aD;;h ÇD;eK; Ç#;L Çj;U'n;I 9s;”B;U = (à)
p;v;[; ÇQ;;rI 9p;'# j; D;U” = (å)
k:;y;; B;It;r m;;y;; a;%E = (ç)
m;;y;; B;It;r dy;; a;%E = (ê)
dy;; B;It;r %;y;; a;%E, (ë)
%;y;; B;It;r 9b';b; f:LU' = (è)
p;Urk: p;U9r p;U9rD;e p;v;'[;, (ï)
B;UK; n;hI' B;;t; j;Im;'t; k:U'[; ?==åî== (âî)
In this Sabad, Guru Jambhoji says that one can control and
even eliminate one’s desires or needs for material things by
regularly practicing Pranayam – a breathing exercise detailed
in the science of Yoga. Elimination of desires for material things
leads to a detached way of life which enables one to see the
image of Brahm i.e. universal conscious in every living form.
The emotion of kindness to all living beings is the most superior
quality of mind. By developing truly the emotion of kindness to
all living beings one gradually starts to disentangle or disengage
oneself from all-material things and thus acquires the state of
a detached mind. The detached mind starts to understand and
feel the true nature of Atma which is the reflection or shadow
of the all pervading Brahm i.e. universal conscious. In this
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Brahm (or God). One realizes that the entire universe is a
reflection or an image of the Brahm (God). This is the true
self-realized state of enlightenment. Thus living life with kindness
and compassion to all living beings and practicing Pranayam
regularly is a way to realize the formless and beyond-
comprehension Brhaman.
[According to the Yoga science there are seven energy (shakti)
centers (chakrâs) in human body - Mooldhara (root or earth
chakra), Svadhishtana (Sex or Water chakrâ), Manipura (Naval
or Fire chakra), Anahata (Heart or Air chakrâ), Visshudha
(Throat or Ether Chakra), Ajna (Third Eye or Mind chakra),
Sahasrara (Crown or Consciousness chakra). They are not
physical chakrâs (centers) but they do have physical
correspondences. These chakrâs help organize the physical
body, although they cannot be perceived by means of the
bodily senses and organs. For more detailed discussions please
see any treatise on Yoga like that of Patanjali or “Path of Fire
and Light volume 1 – Advanced Practices of Yoga by Swami
Rama]
In our human body (synonym with planet earth - B;uy;” ) there are
seven (s;p;t;) chakrâs – spread from the bottom most (synonym
with patâl - p;y;;Le) Mooldhara to the Sahasrara or crown
(synonym with sky - Ç’t;9r ). By mastering these chakras
especially the Sahasrara chakra one attains powers to control
over the unavoidable and uncontrollable events such as death
or needs such as hunger.
Brahm (God, Ishwar, universal conscience, or Alâha (aD;;h) is
beyond comprehension or description (ÇD;eK;), has no form,
shape or branch (Ç#;L), is ever existing with no birth or death
(Çj;U’n;I) , and is self-supporting (9s;”B;UU). One can realize (D;U” )
Brahm in one’s own body (9p;”# ) form by controlling and
empowering (ÇQ;;rI ) the life-breath (p;v;[;) (This can be
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accomplished by mastering the chakrâs mentioned earlier via
practicing the Yoga science).
Physical body (k:;y;;) houses mind which stores memory, mind-
impressions (m;;y;;) and emotions, but mind is the king (a;%E ) of
the body i.e. mind controls body and body-functions. The
emotion of kindness to all living beings is the most superior
quality of mind.
By developing truly the emotion of kindness to all living beings
one gradually starts to disentangle or disengage oneself from
all-material things and thus acquires the state of a detached
mind. The detached mind starts to understand and feel the
true nature of Atma which is the reflection or shadow (%;y;;) of
the all pervading Brahm. In this reflection one sees, nurtures
(f:LU’) and experiences the image (9b’;b;) of Brahm (or God). One
realizes that the entire universe is a reflection or an image of
the Brahm (God). This is the true self-realized state of
enlightenment.
One should learn the practice of inhaling air with one nostril
while keeping the other nostril closed with a finger (p;Urk:). [This
is first of the three components of the Pranayam (p;v;’[; -
breathing) practice of Yoga discipline. The other two
components are known as rechak (rec;k:) and kumbhak ( ku:mB;k:).
Starting with this practice one should learn all the components
(complete - p;U9rD;e) of the Pranayam science. One should then
practice and master the complete Pranayam. Regular practice
of Pranayam awakens kundalini. Awakened kundalini rises to
the chakra of Sahasrara. This practice leads to the control
and empowerment of one’s bodily and material-worldly needs.
Thus one’s hunger (instinct) remains satisfied all the time. When
one does not have an appetite (B;UK;) who will eat (j;Im;’t; ) or
consume the material things (B;;t;)?

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s;b;d– - åâ
m;;eh m;'#p; q;;9p; q;;p;n;' r;9K;y;'t;e ÇQ;r; Q;O” = (â)
Ç;des; v;Es;'t;e n;re s; h't;e, t;e n;r; Çp;'r p;O' = (ä)
r'n; m;Q;e s;Uny; r9hy;;E, t;e n;r; Ç#r; #O' = (à)
gy;;'n; K;#¥g;U' j;q;; h;q;e, k:U'[; h;ey;s;I hm;;r; 9rp;U' ==åâ== (å)
In this Sabad, Guru Jambhoji asks people to free themselves
from the attachments to perishable worldly things or relationships
and direct their emotions of love to non-perishable spiritual
things. In this world if one can conduct oneself without
attachment to worldly things or relationships then one can lead
his/ her life fearlessly. (One then does not have the fear of
losing any thing or any one or even one’s own life.) Who can
dare to be enemy of such a person?
De-construct or destroy (q;;p;n;’) the house of (worldly)
attachments (m;;eh m;’#p;) that is rooted (q;;9p;) in you, and carry
(r;9K;y;’t;e) your emotions to the sky (ÇQ;r;) i.e. to the higher level
and keep them firmly there (guarding them against any worldly
temptations). [In other words free yourself from the attachments
to perishable worldly things or persons and direct your emotions
of love to non-perishable spiritual things.]
Those (s;) people (n;re ) who follow (v;Es;t;e ) the directions (Ç;des; )
or guidance (of their Guru) to conduct their lives are able to
destroy or kill (h’t;e) the attachments to the perishable worldly
things, persons or relationships; such people (t;e n;r;) are able
to reach beyond the material world and reach the world of
non-perishable permanent joy and reality (Çp;r’ p;O’).
In this (m;’Q;e) world, (r’n;) if one conducts oneself without attachment
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(s;Uny;) to worldly things then one leads his/ her life fearlessly
(Ç#r; ). (One then does not have fear of losing any thing or any
one.)
[If one can stay without any emotions in the middle of a war
then one is able to fight the war without any fear of death or
loss.]
If one possesses this knowledge (of the futility of attachments)
then who can dare to be his/ her enemy? “I” (Guru Jambhoji)
possess this knowledge then who can be my enemy?

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s;b;d– - åä
Ç;y;s;;' ‘ m;>g;%;L; p;;v;#¥I k:;'y; 9f:r;v;;e ? (â)
m;'t;U t; k:; d; Wg;v;'t;;e B;;'[; @'B;;~' = (ä)
d;eny;;E' p;>b;t; m;er Wjy;;g;r, (à)
m;t;U' t; ÇQ; 9v;c; Ç;'9[; 9B;#¥;~' = (å)
t;In; B;v;'[; k:I r;hI o{;m;'9[;, (ç)
m;t;U' t; q;L 9s;9r Ç;'9[; v;s;;~' = (ê)
n;v;s;E n;dI 9n;v;;s;I n;;L;, (ë)
m;t;U' t; q;L 9s;9r g;'g; v;h;~' = (è)
s;It; b;h;e#¥I D;'k:; t;;e#¥I as;; k:Iy;; s;'g;r;n;U' = (ï)
j;;'h b;;'[;; mhe r;v;[; m;;r<y;;e, (âî)
m;t;U' t; k:;ev;'# s;;e{;; h;q;e s;;h' = (ââ)
k:Er' p;;'#v; j;;d'm; j;;eQ;;, (âä)
m;t;U' t; g;$ hq;[;;p;u9r Ç;'9[; v;s;;~' = (âà)
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Ç9t; an;er; v;;g; s; v;;]y;;, (âå)
m;t;U' t; s;;ev;'n; 9m;>g;; k:9r c;r;~' = (âç)
Ç9t; Çn;er; p;;v;s; p;;'[;I, (âê)
m;t;U' t; G;[; p;;h'[; b;rs;;'~' = (âë)
Ç;y;s;;' ` m;>g;%;L; p;;v;#¥I k:;'y; 9f:r;v;;e ? (âè)
m;t;U' t; k:; d; Wg;v;'t;;e B;;'[; @'B;;~' ==åä== (âï)
Guru Jambhoji says that a truly accomplished yogi or yogini
does not show- off for his or her accomplishments. He asks
people that they should not believe those who make claims just
to show off and get attention. Guru Jambhoji then speaks in
first person about miracles and tasks of different Avatars of
Lord Vishnu in different yugas or times. The followers of Bishnoi
(Vishnoi) faith believe that Guru Jambhoji was Avatar of Lord
Vishnu.
O’ jogi, leader of the Nâth panth (sect) (Ç;y;s;;’) ! why are you
showing off tricks with deer-skin (m;>g;%;L;) and (wooden) slippers
(p;;v;#¥ I )? (The question is rhetoric implying that a truly
accomplished yogi does not show off his/ her
accomplishments.)
In the following paragraphs Guru Jambhoji speaks in first person
the powers of Lord Vishnu.
If I want (m;t;U’ t;), I could pause (@’B;;~) the rising sun (Wg;v;’t;;e B;;’[;)
for a short duration (k:; d;).
If I want, I could make the two mountains - Sumeru (m;ere) and
Udayagiri (Wjy;;g;r) collide (9B;#¥;~) together (ÇQ; 9v;c;).
If I want, I could bring Rukhmani (consort of Lord Krishna),
the queen of the three lokas (worlds), here and seat her at the
Samrâthal (the sacred place where he used to give sermons to
people).
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If I want, I could make nine hundred rivers, eighty-nine creeks
and Ganga (river) to flow here on the Samrâthal.
(In tretayuga,) Lanka was destroyed (t;;e#¥I) (by me) in a fierce
war, and Sita was brought back (b;h;e#¥I) (by me). The arrows
that were used by me (mhe) to assassinate the king Ravan (in
that war), if I want, I could use the same (j;;’h ) arrows (b;;’[;;)
with a bow (k:;ev;’# ) held (s;;h’) in my hands (h;q;e) to dry-up (s;;e{;;)
oceans.
If I want (m;t;U’ t;), I could bring (Ç;’9[;) back to settle (v;s;;~) the
Kouravs, Pandavas and yadav warriors in the Hastinâpur fort
(g;$) again.
If I want, I could plant to grow several (Ç9t; an;er;) gardens (v;;g; )
with lawns and create (k:9r) golden (s;;ev;’n;) deer (9m;>g;; ) to graze
(c;r;~ )(in these gardens).
During monsoon-season (p;;v;s; ) water (p;;’[;I) rains from several
(Ç9t; Çn;er; ) clouds (G;[;), (but) if I want I can make the same
clouds to rain (b;rs;;’~’) rocks or stones (p;;h’[;).
O’ jogi, leader of the Nâth panth (sect) (Ç;y;s;;’) ! why are you
showing off tricks with deer-skin (m;>g;%;L;) and (wooden) slippers
(p;;v;#¥I)? If I want (m;t;U’ t;), I could pause (@’B;;~) the rising sun
(Wg;v;’t;;e B;;’[;) for a short duration (k:; d;).

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s;b;d –- åà
s;p;t; p;y;;Le ty;;E'h 9t;rD;;ek:e (â)
c;v;d; B;u'v;ü;e 9g;g;n; g;hIre (ä)
b;;h9r B;It;9r s;rb; 9n;r't;9r (à)
j;h;' c;InhE' t;h;' s;;eew* = (å)
s;t;g;ur 9m;9D;y;;E s;t;p;'q; b;t;;y;;E B;>;141
'9t; c;uk:;w* (ç)
Çv;r n; b;U9éb;; k:;ew* ==åà== (ê)
In this sabad, Guru Jambhoji says that one can understand
and realize the unifying truth that Brahm is all pervading and
all powerful only with the guidance and grace of a true guru.
(Supreme fundamental power or force i.e Brahm) pervades
all seven (s;p;t;) underworlds (p;y;;Le ) , all three lokas
(worlds)(9t;rD;;ek:e) fourteen palaces and deep sky (9g;g;n; g;hIre),
outside, inside and everywhere without any change in one
form (9n;r’t;9r); where ever you look (j;h;’ c;InhE’) in any direction or
in any thing –living or nonliving, Brahm is there (t;h;’ s;;eew* ) .
(Brahm is all pervading and all powerful.)
When you find and learn from a satguru (true guru) he will
show you (and guide you on) this true path (s;t;p;’q; ) to remove
(c;uk:;w*) any differences (B;>;’9t;) that you may see (or any doubts
you may have); no one else or no other way (Çv;r) you can
find and realize (b;U9éb;;) this truth to see the light of this knowledge
and understand the mystery of Brahm.

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s;b;d - åå
s;u'9[; r;9j;'dr, s;u'9[; j;;e9g;'dr, (â)
s;u'9[; s;e9K';dr, s;u'9[; s;;e9f:ndr, (ä)
s;u'9[; k:;9f:'dr, s;u'9[; c;;9c;'dr, (à)
9s;Q; k: s;;Q; k: h;'][;I = (å)
éU@I k:;y;; Wp;j;t; 9v;[;s;t;, (ç)
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j;;' j;;' n;ug;re 9q;9t; n; j;;'[;I ==åå== (ê)
Human or any other living body is temporary, it is not everlasting
reality. Guru Jambhoji says that all people must understand
this and not have pride in something which will not last forever.
Listen (s;u’9[; ) o’ emperor, listen o’ yogi, listen o’ shekh, listen o’
sufi, listen o’ kafir (atheist), listen o’ chisti (or a truthful person),
o’ sidhi (truly enlightened) and o’ sadhu ( one who is not attached
to worldly things ) listen to (the following) story (k:h;’[;I).
This (human or any other living being) body (k:;y;; ) is false
(éU@I) – not ever lasting, it is subject to birth (Wp;j;t;) and death
(destruction)(9v;[;s;t;). Those who have not received knowledge
from a guru (n;ug;re) do not know (j;;’[;I) this. (Such people will be
covered in the darkness of falsehood.)

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s;b;d - åç
Ç;y;s;;' ‘k:;hE k:;j;E K;eh B;k:o#¥;e, (â)
s;ev;;e B;Ut; m;s;;'[;0 ? (ä)
Q;#¥E ~ ‘Q;E b;;eh b;rs;t; m;eh;, (à)
9t;'hm;;' 9k:s;n; 9c;rt; 9v;9[;, (å)
p;#¥< y;;E n; p;9#¥s;0 p;;'[;0 = (ç)
j;;eg;0 j;'g;m; n;;d 9#g;'b;r, (ê)
s;'ny;;s;0 b;>;hm;ô v;>'‘B;;c;;r0, (ë)
m;n;h@ p;9$y;; 9p;'#t;, (è)
k:;j;0 m;UDl; K;eLE' Ç;p; duv;;r0 = (ï)
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9n;h'c;E k:;'~ v;;'~ ‘ h;ey;sy;E, (âî)
j;e g;ur 9v;9[; K;el p;s;;r0 ==åç== (ââ)
In this sabad, again Guru Jambhoji emphasizes that a truly
accomplished yogi or yogini does not show off his or her
accomplishments. He/ she does not put up any façade in order
to reach the state of Brahm realized person. Without receiving
knowledge and guidance from Guru, all actions, performances
and facade directed to realize Brahm are doomed to be lost
and wasted.
O’ jogi, leader of the Nâth panth (sect) (Ç;y;s;;’) ! For what reason
do you apply ash on your body (K;eh B;k:o#¥;E) and worship (s;ev;;e)
ghosts in cremation grounds? (Actions of this nature can never
lead one to Brahm realization or experience.)
A pitcher lying upside down has never collected and can never
collect water without Lord Krishna’s blessings, even if it rains
very heavily. That is to say, if your karmas, deeds or actions
are not right then you can never realize Brahm. (Then why put
up this façade applying ash and worshiping ghosts in cremation
grounds?)
Jogi, Lingâyat Shiviats (j;’g;m;), players of singi (a musical
instrument) (n;;d), Digambar Jain sadhus (who do not put-on
any clothes) (9#g;’b;r), sanyâsis, Brahmins, brahmacharis,
learned Pandits, Kajis and Mullahas are self centered (m;n;h@)
because they all are staying and playing in their own narrow
paths and thinking (Ç;p; duv;;r0). Without receiving knowledge
and guidance from Guru, all actions and performances directed
to realize Brahm are definitely (9n;h’c;E) doomed to be lost and
wasted just like the noise made by crows (k:;’~ v;;’~). (Again
why put up all the façade?)
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 [46]
(s;b;d- åê)
r;j; g;y;E r;9j;'dr ßéurv;E K;;Ej; g;y;E n;U ‘ K;;ej;0 = (â)
l;% 9m;w* 9g;rhy';t; éurv;E Ç;9q; 9v;hU'[;;' l;eg;0 = (ä)
m;;er é#¥<y;E 9k:rs;;'[; B;0 éurv;E 9v;'d g;y;e n;U' ‘j;;eg;0 = (à)
j;;eg;0 j;'g;m; j;9t;y;; t;9p;y;; j;t;0 t;p;0 t;k: p;0o' = (å)
9j;9[; t;u9l B;Ul; p;;'h[; t;;el;e it;9[; t;;el;e n; h0o' = (ç)
j;;eg;0 s;;e t;;e j;u9g; j;u9g; j;;eg;0 ab; B;0 j;;eg;0 s;;ew* = (ê)
q;e k:;'n; 9c;r;v;;E 9c;rG;! p;hr;E, p;;K;'# p;;eh n; k:;ew* (ë)
j;!; v;Q;;r;E j;0v; 9s;'G;;r;E,
a;y;s;;' ‘ wh;' p;;K;'#e j;;eg; n; h;ew* ==åê== (è)
One cannot be a true yogi if one does not detach oneself from
worldly things. If one is not truly detached from worldly things,
one cannot avoid sadness in this world. Mere pretenses without
detachment do not take one on the path to become a true yogi.
A family-man (9g;rhy’;t;) is sad upon the death (9m;w*) of his wife
(l;%); likewise (poor) people are sad without (9v;hU’[;;’) wealth
(Ç;9q;). Farmers (9k:rs;;’[;) are sad upon the loss of cobs on their
crops; likewise a yogi (who practices meditation) is sad when
his/ her focus (9v;’d) (of meditation) is lost.
Yogi, Lingâyats - Shiviats (j;’g;m;) (followers and worshippers of
Lord Shiva), long hair sadhus, tapasvis (who deny themselves
of all physical and worldly things in order to focus on their
devotion to Divinity), Islamic fakirs who live below ground level
(t;k:) in basements, Islamic peirs (p;0o ‘) – (all of these and
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O’ people! The balance (t;u9l) meant to weigh diamonds (h0o);
you are making mistakes and using it to weigh (t;;el;e) pebbles
(p;;’h[;). Balance here is used as a simile for life, diamond for
good deeds and rocks for wrong or bad deeds. In this physical
world, everyone is sad about something or the other; however,
in this life as human beings we should focus on doing good
deeds rather than on bad or wrong deeds.
A true yogi will always (in every yuga) (j;u9g; j;u9g;) be a true yogi;
he does not need to make any pretense or façade to prove
that he is a yogi.
Hey, you âyas you make so many false pretenses and put on
the façade (p;;K;’#e) of piercing your ears (k:;’n; 9c;r;v;;), wearing a
strip of cloth (9c;rG;!), grow long hair and kill (sacrifice) animals
(j;0v; 9s;’6;r;). There is no place for such pretenses (p;;K;'#e) in the
path of a yogi. Doing this kind of façade you are not practicing
the path (p;;eh) of a true yogi; you cannot be and are not a true
yogi.
[In short, you cannot be a true yogi if you do not detach yourself
from worldly things. If you are not truly detached from worldly
things, you cannot avoid sadness in this world. Mere pretenses
without detachment do not take one on the path to become a
true yogi.]

[47]
(s;b;d - åë)
K;rt;r é;eL0 K;rt;r k:'q;;, k:;'Q; s;h;e duK; B;;o' = (â)
j;;eg; t;[;0 q;e K;b;9r n; p;;w*, k:;'y; t;jy;; G;r b;;o' ? (ä)
le s;Uw* Q;;g;; s;0v;'[; l;g;;, k:r#¥ k:s;0d0 m;eK;9Ly;;E = (à)
j;#¥ j;!;Q;;r0 l'6E n; p;;r0, v;;d 9v;v;;de v;ek:r[;;E' = (å)
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q;e v;0r j;p;;E v;Et;;L 9Q;y;;v;;E, k:;'y; n; K;;ej;;e t;'t; k:'[;;E' (ç)
a;y;s;;' #'#t; #'#U m;u'#t; m;u'#U m;u'#t; m;;y;; m;;eh 9k:s;U ‘ ? (ê)
B;rm;0 v;;d 9v;v;;de B;Ul;, k:;'y; n; p;;L0 j;Iv; dy;U' ?==åë== (ë)
In this Sabad, Guru Jambhoji emphasizes that one should
abandon the pretense and façade of a yogi in adapting outward
dress and looks; instead one should practice kindness to all
living beings (a fundamental characteristics of a yogi) and
seek the Absolute Truth of Brahm.
Carrying always a bag (é;eL0) on your shoulders is hard (K;rt;r);
carrying always a quilt (k:’q;;) on your shoulders is hard,
(because) you have to bear the pains of carrying this load on
your shoulders (k:;’Q;).
(You have adopted the dress of a yogi in pretense but,) you
have no knowledge of yoga, then why did you abandon your
home and household duties?
(Speaking symbolically) Taking (ordinary) needle and thread
you are trying to embroider (k:s;0d0) a fabric made of camel
hair (k:r#¥) in order to stitch (s;0v;’[;) your long (yogi) dress
(m;eK;9Ly;;E). (You cannot do fine work of embroidery on a rough
fabric with ordinary needle. Without properly preparing yourself
and learning about yoga you cannot become a yogi by pretense
only.) Such ignorant persons ((just) with long hair (in pretense)
cannot attain enlightenment; these people are tangled in wrong
deeds (v;ek:r[;;E’) and (shallow and meaningless) arguments (9v;v;;de).
You Jogiyo, you do japa of (fifty two) braves and worship
spirits and ghosts; why do you not search for the Absolute
Truth (I,e, Brahm) (t;’t; k:’[;;E’)? Oh, you Jogiyo why are you
suffering from the pain and penalty of carrying load on your
shoulders of bags? Why do shave your heads? Having shaven
your heads like yogis (and pretending to be yogis) why do you
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then have attachments and love for the worldly material things?
You have lost yourself in false arguments; instead why not
practice (p;;L0) kindness to all living beings?

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(s;b;d - åè)
d';ey; 9dl d;ey; m;n; s;0v;0 n; k:'q;; = (â)
d;ey; 9dl d;ey; m;n'; p;u9Ly; n; p;'q;; = (ä)
d;ey; 9dl d;ey; m;n'; k:h0y; n; k:q;; = (à)
d;ey; 9dl d;ey; m;n'; Ç;ej;s; t;q;; = (å)
d;ey; 9dl d;ey; m;n'; p;'q; duhel; = (ç)
d;ey; 9dl d;ey; m;n'; g;o n; c;el; = (ê)
d;ey; 9dl d;ey; m;n'; b;'Q;0 n; b;eL; = (ë)
d;ey; 9dl d;ey; m;n'; rb; duhel; = (è)
d;ey; 9dl d;ey; m;n'; s;Uw* n; Q;;g;; = (ï)
d;ey; 9dl d;ey; m;n'; 9B;#¥<y;; n; B;;g;; = (âî)
d;ey; 9dl d;ey; m;n'; B;ev; n; B;e~ ‘= (ââ)
d;ey; 9dl d;ey; m;n'; !ev; n; !e~ ‘ = (âä)
d;ey; 9dl d;ey; m;n'; k:eL0 n; k:eL; = (âà)
d;ey; 9dl d;ey; m;n'; s;urg; n; m;eL; = (âå)
r;v;L j;;eg;0 t;;' t;;' 9f:9ry;;E a[; c;0nhE k:e c;;]y;;E ? (âç)
k:;he k:;j; 9ds;;v;r K;el;E m;n;h@ s;0K; n; k:;y;;e (âê)
j;;eg; n; j;;egy;; B;;eg; n; B;;egy;; g;o n; c;0nh;E' r;y;;E (âë)
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k:[; 9v;9[; k:Uk:s; k:;'y;;E' p;0s;;E, 9n;h'c;E s;r0 n; k:;y;;E (âè)
9v;9[; p;;y;9c;y;E p;g; duK; p;;v;E av;Q;U l;eh duK;s;0 k:;y;; (âï)
p;;rv;> ‘B; k:0 s;u9Q; n; s;;]o', t;;e n;;g;e j;;eg; n; p;;y;; ==åè== (äî)
In order to complete a job right, one has to be focused and
single minded, and put one’s heart in it. Nothing of significance
is accomplished without dedication of one’s heart and mind to
a job or one’s actions. In order to attain moksha one must
pursue the path of Brahm single minded with full devotion. If
one is double hearted and double minded (in other words not
single mindedly focused), one cannot (even) stitch a quilt. With
a split state of mind and heart one cannot even start (p;u9Ly;) on
a proper path or route (to reach a destination). One can’t even
tell a story or hear a story (properly) in a dual state of mind
and heart. If one does anything with divided heart and mind,
one does it badly and gets a bad reputation (Ç;ej;s;). With split
mind and heart any path one walks on gets difficult. With divided
heart and mind a pupil and a guru cannot have good relations
(and thus the guru cannot impart knowledge to the pupil and
the pupil cannot receive the knowledge he or she wants). With
divided mind and heart one cannot have discipline (b;’Q;0) of
time (b;e<L;). With split heart and mind one is unable to have
devotion to Bhagwan (i.e. God or Brahm) (rb;). In the state of
double mind and heart, one cannot do even needle work. In
this kind of split state of mind and heart one can neither fight
(9B;#¥ <) well nor run away from a fight (or a battle). In the state of
double mind or heart one cannot understand hidden meanings
(B;ev; n; B;e~ ‘) or secrets of a thing, happening or a behavior of
another person. In this split state of mind and heart one cannot
provide sincere help or service to another person (!ev; n; !e~ ‘).
(One can easily feel
envious or jealous of others in this state of confused and unsure
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mind and heart; hence cannot help others.) With unfocused
mind and heart one cannot fully participate in any sport,
entertainment or pleasure activity (k:eL0 n; k:eL;), and thus benefit
from its joy and enjoyment. With unfocused mind or heart (i.e.
without complete attention and devotion) one cannot achieve
moksha, nirvana or heaven (s;urg; n; m;eL;). O’ Raval (a type or
class of yogis), if a yogi roams (9f:9ry;;E) far distances here and
there (t;;’ t;;’), without (a[;) knowing what he/ she is seeking
(c;;]y;;E); then he/ she has not identified or recognized the true
signs of Asolute Truth (i.e. Brahm). Thus he or she is wandering
aimlessly. (If you think or believe that by merely roaming you
can find or reach the Absolute Truth, it is your mistake. You
have to first recognize what you are seeking.) Why do you do
wrong or ignorant deeds (9ds;;v;r) ; why (k:;y;;e) do you not seek
knowledge (lessons) (s;0K;) about Brahm from some one, why
do you have egotistic or stubborn (m;n;h@) attitude? (This will not
take you anywhere.) First know what you are seeking. You
have neither accomplished yoga (j;;eg; n; j;;egy;;) nor have you
enjoyed or lived the worldly material things (B;;eg; n; B;;egy;;) like
family life. You have not recognized or approached (r;y;;E) a
sat-guru to learn about Absolute Truth (Brahm) either. (You
have not devoted yourself to the Lord Vishnu either.) Why
have you taken this path of grinding (p;0s;;E) grain-less (k:[; 9v;9[; )
(plant) shells (k:Uk:s;) to get grains? Why are you wasting your
life efforts like this? You are surely (9n;h’c;E) not going to find any
grains (rewards) in these kinds of wasteful actions or karmas.
Walking without shoes (9v;9[; p;;y;9c;y;E) makes the feet (p;g;) ach;
carrying heavy iron chain (l;eh) only pains the body. (Doing
things in life to put on a façade and pretending to be a yogi
does not make you a yogi and lead you to moksha.) If you
have not acquired the knowledge about Brahm (from a guru)
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and devoted yourself to the Lord, you will not attain the level of
a yogi simply by staying or roaming naked (n;;g;). So devote
yourself single minded with fully devoted heart to learn about
and experience Brahm. Live your life with honesty, without
pretence.
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(s;b;d - –åï)
9j;'h j;;eg;0 k:E m;n; h0 m;u'dr; t;n; h0 K;'q;; (â)
9p;'#E ag;9n; @'B;;y;;E , (ä)
9j;'h j;;eg;0 k:0 s;ev;; k:0j;E, (à)
t;U@;E B;y;' j;L p;;9r l'G;;y;;E = (å)
n';;q; k:h;v;E m;9r m;9r j;;v;E, (ç)
t;e ky;;e' n;;q; k:h;v;E ? (ê)
n;;nh0' p;v;[;0 j;0v;; j;U'[;0 9n;rj;t; 9s;rj;t; , (ë)
9f:9r 9f:9r p;U@; Ç;v;E = (è)
hm;h0' r;v;L hm;h0' j;;eg;0, (ï)
hm; r;j;; k:e r;y;;E = (âî)
j;;e jy;;E' Ç;v;E s;;e ty;;E q;rp;;', (ââ)
s;;c;; s;'U' s;t; B;;y;;E = (âä)
p;;p; n; 9%p;;' p;u9n; n; h;r;', (âà)
k:r;' n; k:rt;; v;;o ‘= (âå)
j;0v;t;#¥E k:;e 9rj;k: n; m;e!;', (âç)
m;Uv;;' p;r h's; s;;]o' = (âê)
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d;E]rE 9B;s;t; 9v;c;;LE ~B;;, (âë)
9m;9ly;;' k:;'m; s;'v;;o ‘==åï== (âè)
In this sabad, Guru Jambheshwar says that only the yogi who
has awakened the fire of yoga in his body is the true yogi.
One should seek blessings of such a yogi. In this world people
are standing in the middle of two gates – one of hell and the
other of heaven. One may choose either of the two gates by
choosing their karma (deeds) – which could be good or bad,
right or wrong. If people choose to live their lives following
Guru Jambhoji’s teachings then He shall guide them to the
right path leading to the gates of heaven.
A yogi whose mind (heart, desire, inclination and/ or
disposition) is his/ her ear-ornament, his/ her body is his/ her
quilt and has awakened the fire of yoga in his/ her body is the
true yogi. One should do service to only such a yogi. If such a
yogi is pleased then with his/ her blessings one can
(comfortably) cross this “ocean” of worldly things and
attachments.
Those who are known as “nâth” (the word literally means master
or one who controls everything including birth, death and re-
birth) do die, then why are they called “nâth” (a rhetorical
question)? (If a person cannot control death then the person
cannot be called nâth.) Such pretenders who make false claims
are reborn again and again as small or large living beings with
consciousness or as lifeless matters without consciousness.
They are never liberated from the cycle of birth and death.
I am a chieftain (in the olden days a title of râval was sometimes
given to petty kings in Rajasthan), I am a yogi, I am king of
kings, I am supreme yogi (Guru Jambhoji is speaking here as
Self-realized yogi i.e. as embodiment Brahm). Therefore,
people of all castes, classes, religions and types come to me.
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Whoever comes to me with whatever language, thoughts,
emotions, doubts, needs and/ or deeds, I fulfill his/ her needs
according to his/ her requirements with understanding,
compassion and kindness thus bestowing upon him/ her peace.
Those who are honest and truthful are most and truly dear to
me. They are blessed by me with not only the worldly things
but also with true moksha.
Guru Jambheshwar says that many people come to me, but I
neither hide their bad karma (sins or wrong-doings) nor do I
strip them off their good karma (right-doings). I am above right
or wrong doings; I do not prevent anyone from doing what one
undertakes to do. I do not destroy the life routines of any living
being. A living being is free to conduct his/ life with whatever
deeds one chooses -good or bad (I do not interfere). However,
when a living being dies his or her atma does come to me. (At
this stage he or she does not have the freedom of choosing
his or her deeds or consequences.)
In this world, people are standing in the middle of the doors of
hell and heaven. One may choose either of the two doors by
choosing their karma (deeds) – which could be good or bad,
right or wrong. If they come to me (choose to live their lives
following my teachings) then I shall guide them to the right
path leading to the gates of heaven.

[50]
(s;b;d - çî)
k:;y;; t; k:'q;; m;n; j;;eg;U'!;e s;0'g;0 s;;s; Ws;;s;U ‘ = (â)
m;n; m;>G; r;9K;le k:09#¥le k:rs;'[; Ç ‘mhe B;l; Wd;s;U ‘ (ä)
hm;h0' j;;eg;0 hm;h0' j;t;0 hm;h0' s;t;0 hm;h0' r;9K;b;; 9c;t;U' = (à)
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p;;'c; p;![; n;v; q';;'n; s;9éle, a;9dn;;q; k:; B;g;t;U' ‘==çî== (å)
In this sabad, Guru Jambhoji says that this mind gets easily
tempted. Keep this mind under control; do not let it be trapped
in the worldly temptations. Getting trapped and involved in worldly
things will make one sad. Make your mind free of these worldly
temptations and involvement. One, who has this knowledge
and practices it, is truly a yogi. One must control all the five
senses and nine gates of this human body if one wishes to be
a yogi. {Five senses are smell, taste, hearing, sight and touch.
Nine gates of the body are two eyes, two ears, two nostrils,
mouth and two ports of excretion.}
For a person with the mind (heart, desire, inclination and/ or
disposition) of a true yogi, (symbolically speaking) his/ her
body (k:;y;;) itself is his/ her quilt (k:'q;;); his/ her breath itself is
his/ her music instrument (s;0’g;0). (In other words a true yogi
does not need to carry a quilt on one’s shoulders and a music
instrument in his/ her hands. Persons carrying these things
and claiming to be yogi do it for show off.) (Symbolically
speaking) this mind is like a deer who gets easily tempted.
Keep this deer-like mind under control (k:09#¥le) do not let it be
trapped in the worldly temptations (k:rs;’[;). Do not be sad (Wd;s;U)
by getting trapped and involved in worldly things. Make your
mind a yogi free of these worldly temptations and involvement.
One who has this knowledge and practices it is truly a yogi.
When one considers outward signs as illusions and acquires
the true internal qualities, then only one can successfully tread
the path of a yogi. Such a person only can realize Brahm. As
a Self realized person Jambhoji says “I am a true yogi, I am
an ascetic, I am a follower of Truth, (and) I have full control
over my mind (heart, desire, inclination and/ or disposition)”.
Oh! You devotee of Âdinâth (Nâth yogi), you must control all
the five senses and nine gates of this human body if you want
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to claim yourself to be a yogi. {Five senses (p;;’c; p;![;) are
smell, taste, hear, see and touch. Nine gates (n;v; q’;;’n;) of the
body are two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, mouth and two ports
of excretion.}
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(s;b;d - çâ)
g;ur h0r; 9v;[;;j;E leh m; lehU' , (â)
g;ur n;U d;es; n; de[;;' = (ä)
p;v;[;;' p;;'[;0 9j;m;0' m;ehU' , (à)
B;;r a@;r; p;rb;t; rehU' , (å)
s;Urj; j;;et;0 p;rE p;rE rE , (ç)
At;0 g;ur k:e s;rô;' = (ê)
k:et;0 p;uv;[;0 Çr j;L 9b;'b;; = (ë)
n;v;s;E n;d0 9n;v;;s;0 n;;L;, (è)
s;;y;r At;0 j;r[;;' = (ï)
k:;e9#¥ 9n;n;;'[;v;E' r;j;; B;;eg;0, (âî)
g;ur k:E Ç;K;9r k:;r'9[; j;;eg;0 = (ââ)
j;;' m;;y;; r;'[;0 r;j; t;j;0l;e, (âä)
g;ur B;e'!0l;e j;;eg; s;é0l;e = (âà)
9p;'#; de9K; n; éur[;;' = (âå)
k:'[; 9k:rs;;[; 9v';f:;y;t; s;'@; = (âç)
j;;e jy;;E j';0v; 9p;'#E n;0s;r[;;' = (âê)
Ç;d p;hl'U G;#¥0 a$;w*, (âë)
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s;urg; p;hU't;; 9hr[;0 9hr[;;' = (âè)
s;Ur;' p;nh;' t;et;0s;;' m;eL;e, (âï)
j;e j;0v;'t;;' m;r[;;' = (äî)
k:e k:e j;0v; k:uj;0v; k:l;et;r b;;'[;0, (äâ)
v;;d0l;e ah'k:;r0l;e, (ää)
t;e B;;r G;[;;' leh m;r[;;' = (äà)
m;n;K;; re t;E s;Ut;E s;;ey;;e K;uDhE K;;ey;;E, (äå)
j;L p;;h'[; s;'s;;r 9b;g;;ey;;E, (äç)
9n;rf:L K;;e9#¥ 9B;r;'t;0 B;Ul;, (äê)
a;s; 9k:s;0 j;;'h m;r[;;' ? (äë)
9v;s;; h0 Ç'Q; p;#¥<y;;E 9j;9[; f:'Q;, (äè)
9ly;;E g;L b;'Q;, (äï)
g;o v;rj;'t;;' helE = (àî)
s;;'my; s;' k:et;0 t;;e!E, (àâ)
p;;r s; dUt;r t;r[;;' = (àä)
9n;h'c;E %eh p;#¥el;e p;;]L;E, (àà)
g;;ev;Lv;;s; j; k:r[;;' = (àå)
g;;ev;Lv;;s; k:'m;;y;;E j;0v;#¥;, (àç)
s;;e s;urg;;p;u9r lh'[;; ==çâ== (àê)
The winds, waters, earth, rainfall, all categories of vegetation,
all the mountain chains, sunlight and everything beyond are in
the shelter of the Lord Vishnu. All things exist due to the blessings
of Lord Vishnu (Guru). This world and the universe are
reflections of Brahm. Although we see and experience them
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(reflections) every day, Brahm is not affected in any manner.
The universe is merged and submerged in Brahm. Always seek
to acquire the truly valuable content or juice and not the worthless
things in life. Before our eyes one day (certainly) the life force
(breath) will leave the body. Without good deeds, it is certain
that you will be left alone (to walk the path of life). You must do
good deeds here in this life, and then only you will get to live in
heaven.
(Oh, brother!), Guru offers [does business of (9v;[;j;;e )] diamonds
(of knowledge), it is up to you whether you take them or not.
[In other words it is your choice whether you take and practice
the knowledge offered by him or not.] If you do not want to
receive the knowledge from the Guru then do not blame (d;es;)
him (Guru) (if you remain ignorant).
The winds, waters, earth, rainfall, all categories of vegetation,
all the mountain chains, sunlight and everything beyond are in
the shelter of the Guru. [Here the word Guru is used to represent
the Lord Vishnu.] In other words all the things exist due to the
blessings of Lord Vishnu (Guru).
Reflected images (9b;’b;;) of various (k:et;0) things including large
mountains, moon, sun etc. are seen in water (without affecting
them or water). Hundreds of rivers and creeks flow into and
get merged (j;r[;;’) in oceans (s;;y;r). Still the oceans are not
affected. (Implication of this verse is that this world and the
universe are reflections of the Brahm. Although we see and
experience them (reflections) every day, Brahm is not affected
in any manner. The universe is merged and submerged in
Brahm.)
Hundreds of thousands of kings and others enjoying worldly
things adopted the path of yoga upon receiving (yogic and
spiritual) knowledge from Guru. They abandoned worldly
materialistic enjoyments, their queens or partners and their
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kingdoms or possessions upon contacting with Guru and
receiving yogic knowledge. They committed themselves to the
path of yoga. One should not always yearn for bodily comforts
and looks; do not sorrow for the bad looks and lack of comforts
of the body.
A farmer (9k:rs;;[;) must not seek to obtain useless or worthless
(9v’;f:;y;t;) chaff or sticks (s’;’@;) from his harvested crop; instead
he must obtain grain (k:’[;). [The word santhâ (s’;’@;) literally
means remains of sugarcane from which the juice has been
taken out i.e. the skin and fibre of the sugarcane.] {In other
words, always seek to acquire the truly valuable content or
juice and not the worthless things in life.} Before our eyes one
day (certainly) the life force (breath) (j’;0v;) will leave (n;0s;r[;;’)
the body (9p;’#E). [This life force is indestructible Âtman.] Initially
the formation of the body takes place, and then one day the
body dies. [Formation and destruction is intrinsic nature of the
body. Hence do not be too concerned everyday with the looks
and comforts of the body.] When the body dies the âtmân
(the life force, symbolically represented here as the female
deer i.e. doe - 9hr[;0') goes to heaven along with all the worldly,
sensuous desires (symbolically represented here as the male
deer - 9hr[;;) and their memories. In the heaven only those who
did good deeds (i.e. karma) and are liberated from the life and
death cycle get the shelter (p;>nh;’) of divines and meet others
liberated from the cycle.
There are all kinds of people in this world – some are good and
saintly. Whereas some are evil, who talk and act evil with
ignorance (k:l;et;r) . Some are stubborn, argumentative (v;;d0l;e)
and egotistic (ah’k:;r0l;e). Such people when die carry with them
large (6[;;) loads of sins.
O! You human (man - m;n;K;;), you have spent your whole life
sleeping (being lazy and dull) without any restrictions or
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discipline. You have wasted (9b;g;;ey;;E) your stay in this world by
staying action-less like a non-living (j;#¥) object and a stone
(p;;h’[;). You are lost aimlessly (9n;rf:L) in wasteland (K;;e9#) without
any directions. What hope do you have when you die (which
is certain)? In other words you have no hope whatsoever upon
your death.
You are as usual blind (ignorant) (Ç ‘Q;;) and bound to your
attachments like a noose around your neck (g;L b;’Q;), although
(your) true Guru has been loudly calling (helE) you to wake up
and abandon (v;rj;’t;;’) these (your worldly attachments, laziness
and short-term pleasures). This way you have drifted far away
from Parmeshwar (the Lord). It will be next to impossible for
you now to swim across the “ocean” of worldly attachments
and pleasures.
[Without good deeds] It is certain that you will be left alone (to
walk the path of life). (Without good deeds, good karma, no
one will help or accompany you.) Living in this world is like
living in your home. You must do good deeds at home (in this
life) then only you will get a place to live in heaven. In other
words in order to get to live in heaven you must do good karma
in this life in this world.

[52]
(s;b;d - çä)
ar[; 9v;h;'ôe rE 9rv; B;;'ôe, (â)
9v;s;n; p;ur;'ôe dev; 9dv;;'ôe, (ä)
s;Ur Wg;;'ôe 9b;'b;;v;;'ôe, (à)
k:;'y;;E é'Ky;;E Ç;L 9p;r;'[;0 ? (å)
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s;ur n;r t;[;'0 s;v;eo ‘ = (ç)
w ‘#;e f:U!;e v;eL;' v;0t;0 (ê)
t;;q;E' hUw* v;er Çv;eo ‘ = (ë)
m;er p;rE s;;e] j;;ey;[; 9b;'b;; l;ey;[;, (è)
p;ur{; B;l;e 9n;j;v;;[;0, (ï)
Ç;v;; g;u ‘v;'9[; B;l;ey;; K';#0, (âî)
m;n;s;; s;;s; 9v;v;;'[;0 = (ââ)
k:;e Ç;c;;r0 Ç;c;;re l0[;;', (âä)
s;'j;m;e s;0le s;hj; p;t;0n;;', (âà)
9t;'9h a;c;;r0 n;E c;0nht; k:;E'[; ? (âå)
9j;'9hk:0 s;hj;e c;Uk:E Ç;v;;g;;E'[; ==çä== (âç)
At dawn, at morning time, during day time (while sun shines),
from dawn to sunset, during religious gathering and discourses,
in the company of virtuous people, (in other words all the time
and at all the places), why do you tell lies? (Implication is that
at any time or place and under any circumstances one should
never tell lies - one should always speak truth.)
One must persevere, without wasting time, to realize or
experience the Supreme Being. Time will come, sooner than
later, when eggshell (physical body) will breakdown. Thus time
will be lost and the opportunity (to experience the Supreme
Being) will be lost.
Detaching from one’s ego and worldly pleasures enables one
to realize the beautiful world as an image or reflection of Brahm,
the Supreme Being. A person who detaches from one’s ego
and worldly pleasures is always humble and able to eliminate
and control ones desires for worldly pleasures. Such a person
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is a virtuous person. (There is no need or desire to tell lies for
such a person.)
Some persons with such virtues are able to realize the Supreme
Being by their virtuous living. Their control on worldly desires
and humility enables them to easily realize the Brahm (Supreme
Being). Who is able to recognize such virtuous people? Those
who do recognize such virtuous people are also able to easily
liberate themselves from the cycle of coming and going (i.e.
birth and death).
Commentary:
Ego can be an obstacle in the path to Self realization. Ego can
mask Self and hence make it (Self) inaccessible. Ego can be
an obstacle in one’s relations with others. Ego leads to ever
expanding desires which are never fulfilled. Thus ego easily
leads to discontent. Ego can make one greedy, possessive
and attached to worldly pleasures. Thus overcoming and taming
ego to channel it in right directions is very essential if one
wants to tread the path of spirituality, calmness and general
contentment. Untamed ego can be biggest enemy of oneself.

[53]
s;b;d - çà
9r[;G;9!y;E k:E K;;ej; 9f:r't;;', s;'u9n; s;ev;'t;;', (â)
K;;ej; hs;t; k:;e p;;y;;E = (ä)
lU'k:9#¥y;E k:E K;;ej; 9f:r't;;', s;u ‘9n; s;ev;'t;;', (à)
K;;ej; s;urh k:;e p;;y;;E = (å)
m;;eq;9#¥y;E k:;e g;;e'$ K;[;'t;;', s;u ‘9n; s;ev;'t;;, (ç)

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l;Q;;e q;;'n; s;uq;;n;U ‘= (ê)
r;'g;9#¥y;E k:;e G;;! G;#¥ ‘t;;', s;u'9n; s;ev;'t;;', (ë)
k:'c;'[; s;;en;; #;y;;e = (è)
hs;t;0 c;#¥t;;' g;0'v;r g;u#¥t;;', (ï)
s;u'[;h0 s;u'[;h; B;U's;t; k:;y;;E' ==çà== (âî)
Learning to recognize and trace the pugmarks of a rabbit and
practicing it regularly with commitment and devotion can make
one perfect in the task of recognizing and tracing pugmarks
(footprints). One can then start to recognize and trace the
pugmarks of an elephant, if one continues the practice with
devotion. Learning to recognize and trace the pugmarks of a
fox, one can learn to recognize the pugmarks of cows, if one
pursues the learning single mindedly with full devotion. [By
pursuing this activity with devotion, one can start to recognize
and gain expertise in recognizing and tracing the pugmarks of
any wild or domesticated animal.]
Starting with the activity of digging the roots of wild grass called
mothu (found in the desert of Rajasthan), and practicing it
single minded, one can become an expert in digging. One can
then start to dig some important places to become well known
for one’s accomplishments. In other words, doing even small
jobs with devotion and sincerity, one can reach high levels of
expertise. No job is small if well done.
One may start to learn smithing using bronze. With sincere
and devoted practice one can become very good at it and then
become a good goldsmith to make beautiful and expensive
jewelry. In other words, starting with small ordinary jobs one
can become really good at doing high value jobs.
A person who reaches great heights by working and practicing
any job with commitments, sincerity, and devotion is like a
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person sitting or lying on an elephant. Others may feel jealous
of his/ her accomplishment and may even criticize him. Should
a person riding or lying on an elephant give any importance to
barking dogs while the elephant is walking?
Commentry:
One can accomplish expertise and success in almost any field
or work by pursuing it single mindedly with full devotion. One
can build on successes with small tasks to accomplish great
success and knowledge of very complex tasks or field by
remaining single minded and devoted in ones pursuit. This
holds true for even spiritual goals and practices. Starting in a
small manner the practice of meditation with devotion and
regularity, one can reach great heights of meditation and
possibly even the state of smâdhi. No task is small or big,
single minded devotion is the key to reaching heights of
accomplishments.

[54]
s;b;d - çå
k:up;;t;; n;E d;n; j; d0y;;E, (â)
j;;'[;E rE[; a'Q;;r0 c;;erE l0y;;E = (ä)
c;;er j; lek:9r B;;K;r c;9#¥y;;, (à)
k:9h j;0v;#¥; t;E k:E'h n;E d0y;;E ? (å)
d;'n; s;up;;t;;' b;0j; s;uK;et;;', (ç)
w‘m;>t; f:Ul f:L0j;E = (ê)
k:;y;; k:s;;E!0 m;n; j;;eg;U'!;e, (ë)
j;rô;' $;k:'ô d0j;E = (è)
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q;;e#¥E m;;'9h q;;e#¥er;E d0j;E, (ï)
h;et;E n;;'9h n; k:0j;E = (âî)
j;;e j;;e n;;'y; 9v;s;n; k:E d0j;E, (ââ)
Çn;'t; g;uô;' 9lK; l0j;E ==çå== (âä)
Alms given to the undeserving are like the goods and loots
stolen by thieves on a dark night. In other words the undeserving
persons are like thieves who steal and cunningly disappear
with the others possessions without leaving any trace. Then,
why give alms to such people (or institutions)? Meaning thereby
that do not give alms to such people, at least if you know that
the person or the institution is undeserving. Give alms to only
those persons (or institutions) who are deserving. Alms given
to the deserving are like seeds sown in fertile lands which yield
precious crops worth gold. This effort leads to prosperity of
everyone. Direct your physical and mental efforts towards
gaining or acquiring (good) knowledge. Turn your mind, heart,
and disposition into like of a yogin who is always detached,
calm, forgiving, balanced and has full control over his/her
material (physical) desires and anger. Aspire to achieve these
virtues. If your possessions are small then you may give only
a small amount but give you must (if someone asks for help).
Never deny giving to the deserving if you do have something.
If you donate (give) something do so selflessly (i.e. without the
objective of gaining something in return). Then you will always
have the joy of giving and will reap the fruits in several ways.
Commentry:
Give alms only to the deserving. This act of giving must always
be selfless with no objective of gaining in return. Alms given to
the deserving will bring prosperity and benefit to everyone.
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to control your senses, physical desires and anger. Anger
consumes and hurts self.

[55]
(s;b;d - çç)
Ç9t; b;L d;'n;;e s;B; 9s;n;;'n;;e' = (â)
g;~ k:;e9#¥ de t;0rq;;' d;'n;;e, b;;eht; 9k:y;; a;c;;o' = (ä)
t;e p;9ô j;;ey; j;;ey; p;;r n; p;;y;;E, B;;g; p;r;p;9t; s;;o' = (à)
G;VE ~'‘Q;E b;;eh v;rs;t; m;eh;, n;0r 9q;y;;E p;9ô @;lU' = (å)
k:;e h;ey;s;0 r;j;; drj;;eQ;n; s;;e, 9v;s;n; s;B;; m;9h l;ew* = (ç)
9t;ô h0 j;;ey; j;;ey; p;;r n; p;;y;;e ÇQ; 9v;c; r9hy;;E @;lU' = (ê)
j;9p;y;; t;9p;y;; p;;eh 9v;9ô K;9p;y;;, K;9p; K;9p; g;y;; wv;;'ô0 = (ë)
k:;c;; k:u'‘B; g;LE g;L j;;y;s;E, rÄ;E n;E r9hs;0 p;;'ô0 = (è)
j;9t;y;; s;9t;y;; p;0r r{;es;r, p;0r m; s;;y;k: j;;'ô0, (ï)
t;e~ p;;9r p;hU't;; n;;'h0,j;;'k:0 Q;;et;0 rh0 Çs;m;;'ô0 ==çç== (âî)
Look at the people who have given alms even beyond their
means, who have performed the rituals of baths at all the sacred
places, who have given in charity several hundred thousands
of cows during their pilgrimages and who conduct themselves
with appropriate social and religious etiquettes and behaviors!
Even these people have not been able to realize the mystery
and blessings of Parmâtmâ, because these fruits are received
only by deeds or karmas. In other words, it is only through
karmas that one reaches one’s spiritual goals. A pitcher left
upside-down in rain will not collect water even if it rains very
heavily. One has to do the right karmas or deeds in order to
reach a state of spiritual enlightenment.
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[One may be big and powerful but if one is full of ego with
egotistic mind, then also one cannot realize the spiritual
enlightenment. Ego will always work as a barrier between oneself
and spirituality.] Duryodhan (a key character in Mahabharat
epic) was a very powerful king. Oh people! Who else is known
to be more powerful than the king Duryodhan? In his royal
court Lord Krishna himself went as an ambassador. Which
other king was like him to have Lord Krishna as an ambassador
in his royal court? But he (Duryodhan) could not recognize
Lord Krishna as to who he truly was, because Duryodhan had
a big ego with egotistic mind. His ego prevented him from
seeing and realizing the truth. Hence he could not reach spiritual
enlightenment and know the Parmâtmâ. Duryodhan thus
remained ignorant all his life. His ego was thus his biggest
enemy.
[One cannot experience or realize spiritual enlightenment
without shedding ignorance and treading right path.] People
devoted to jappa and intense meditation also are finished if
they do not tread the right path, and similarly ignorant people
are also finished without knowing the ultimate truth and realizing
spiritual enlightenment. This human body is like a raw-earthen
pot which is bound to break and be destroyed one of these
days; a broken pot is not known to hold and will never hold
water. (Implication is that one must do right deeds and tread
right path while one is alive if your goal is to realize Parmâtmân.)
One must understand that no one including a peere (a Sufi
saint), rishi (a Hindu, Jain or Buddhist saint), or a truthful
person can help you achieve moksha (or nirvana), only one’s
right deeds and treading of right path are helpful in reaching
this goal. In the similar manner those who only show or pretend
outwardly, even if they are digambri (Jain) saints who stay
naked, can help one achieve moksha (or nirvana) i.e. liberation
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from the joys and pains of birth and death cycles. Only your
right deeds and treading of right path can help.

[56]
(s;b;d - çê)
t;Wv;; m;;''ô drj;;eQ;'n; m;;'[y;;', (â)
Çv;r B;0 B;;'ô't; m;;'ô;e = (ä)
t;Wv;; d;'n; j; 9k:s;n;0 m;;y;;, (à)
av;r B;0 f:Ul't; d;'n;;E' = (å)
t;Wv;; j;;'ô j; s;h's;r b;UBy;';, (ç)
Çv;r B;0 b;Ué't; j;;'ô;E' = (ê)
t;Wv;; b;;'[; j; s;0t;;' k:;r9[; l%m;[; K;E'cy;;, (ë)
av;r B;0 K;E'c;t; b;;'[;;E', (è)
j;t;0 t;p;0 t;k: p;0r r{;es;r, (ï)
s;;'v;t; s;ur b;;'[;;l;E', (âî)
j;;eQ;; m;h;rq;0 b;L;k>:'m;0 j;;ey;b;;, (ââ)
t;;e9l rÉ; s;h p;;'[;;E' = (âä)
t;e~ 9k:9[; K;'9c; n; s;k:0, (âà)
9s;'B;U t;[;0 k:b;;'[;;E' = (âå)
t;e~ p;;9r p;hU't;; n;;'h0', (âç)
s;e k:0y;;E Ç;p;;e B;;'[;;E' = (âê)
t;e~ p;;9r p;hU't;; n;;'h0', (âë)
j;;'hk:0 Q;;et;0 rh0 Çs;m;;[;;E' = (âè)
b;;]r;' k:;j;E hrk:9t; a;w*, (âï)
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aQ; 9v;c; m;;'#<y;;E q;;'[;;E' = (äî)
n;;9r9s;'G; n;r n;r;' j; n;rv;;E, (äâ)
s;ur;' j; s;urv;;E. (ää)
n;r;' n;rp;9t; s;ur;' s;urp;9t;, (äà)
n;r;' n;9r'd;E b;;eh g;u[; 9c;'d;E = (äå)
p;hlU p;hr;j;; a;p; p;t;9ly;;E, (äç)
dUj;;' k:;j;E k:;m; 9v;!9ly;;E, (äê)
K;et; m;uk:9t; le p;;'c; k:r;e#¥0 s;U, (äë)
p;hr;j;; g;ur k:0 b;;c;; b;9hy;;E = (äè)
t;;'hk:; s;K;r ap;;r;, (äï)
t;;'hk:;e t;;e b;Ek:U'@e b;;s;;E = (àî)
rt;n; k:y;; de s;U'py;; %lt; B;'#;r; = (àâ)
t;e~ Çj;U' Wrv;;re q;;'[;;E, (àãä)
aw* Çm;;'[;;E p;;9r p;hU'c;[; h;r; = (àà)
l'k:; n;r s;ur s;'g;>;m;e' G;[;e' 9v;r;'m;e', (àå)
k:;Le k:;n;e B;l; 9t;k:'!, (àç)
p;hlU éUzy;; b;;b;ré'!, (àê)
p;#¥ E t;;L s;m;'d;' p;;r0, (àë)
t;e~ hwy;; l'k: dv;;r0 = (àè)
K;et; m;uk:9t; le s;;t; k:r;e#¥0 = (àï)
f:rs;r;'m; k:E huk:9m; j; m;Uv;;, (åî)
s;e t;;e 9k:s;n; 9p;y;;r;, (åâ)
t;;'hk:;e t;;e b;Ek:U'@e b;;s;;E, (åä)
rt;n; k:y;; de s;U'py;; %lt; B;'#;r; = (åà)
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t;e~ aj;U' Wrv;;re q;;'[;;E', Çw* am;;'[;;E', (åå)
p;;9r p;hU'c;[; h;r; = (åç)
K;;f:r K;;'n;;E b;uQ; B;r;#¥;E, (åê)
K;et; m;uk:9t; le n;v;E k:r;e#¥0 s;U' r;v; dhU@L = (åë)
s;'e t;;e 9k:s;n; 9p;y;;r; = (åè)
t;;'hk:;e t;;e b;Ek:U'@e b;;s;;E, (åï)
rt;n; k:y;; de s;U'py;; %lt; B;'#;r; = (çî)
t;e~ aj;'U Wrv;;re q;;'[;;E, (çâ)
aw* Çm;;'[;;E p;;9r p;hU'c;[; h;r; = (çä)
b;;]r;' k:;j;E hrk:9t; Ç;w*, (çà)
t;;q;E' b;h;et; B;w* k:s;v;;o' ==çê== (çå)
The people who wish to tread the path of spirituality and
reach the goal of Moksha must abandon their egotism. If one
wants to rise above the material attachments in this world,
one has to overcome one’s egotism. Egotism keeps one
attached to material and worldly pleasures and things. Hence,
overcoming egotism is the first step towards spiritual
enlightenment and hence liberation from the cycle of birth and
death i.e. reaching the state of Moksha. Guru Jambhoji as a
divinity revealed person says that He has come on this earth to
show the path of liberation to one hundred and twenty million
people because there already have been lots of delays in their
liberation.
People behave with egotism, but no one else is known to behave
with as much egotism as Duryodhan did. Charity is known to
bring prosperity to the one who gives, but no one prospers
more than the one who receives charity in the form of kindness
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wrong acts sometime or the other in their lives, but nothing
equals the wrong act done by Sahastrabahu (by snatching a
cow or a calf from Rishi Yamdagni). People do wield bow and
arrow (you may say weapons), but no one is known to have
wielded bow and arrows like Laxman did in defending or
liberating Sitâ. (At the Sitâ swayamber time in Janakpur)
Ascetics of all sorts, famous kings, experts in wielding weapons,
experts in martial arts and powerful people tried their strength
to lift the Shiva Bow but none of them could lift it with the
exception of Rama who not only was able to lift it but was able
to pull it to shoot an arrow. Those people were also not able to
reach the state of Moksha because they were full of egotism
(about their kingdoms and powers). People who show off that
they have abandoned the worldly things by staying naked (i.e.
digambaries – a sect of Jains) also cannot reach the state of
Moksha (Nirvana) as these people are full of egotism about
their abandonments. Even if a person is accomplished, but
has egotism about his accomplishments, cannot reach the state
of spiritual enlightenment or liberation (Moksha or Nirvana).
Guru Jambhoji now speaks as a Divinity inspired (Revealed)
person and says that knowing the sufferings of millions (one
hundred and twenty million or so) of living beings on this earth
and knowing the hurdles they face in reaching spiritual
enlightenment (Moksha) I have come in their middle to guide
them. Narsingh devotee, Prahlâd, is the best human being
amongst the good human beings, best deity amongst the deities,
(due to his virtues) king of humans, Indra amongst the deities,
most virtuous amongst the virtuous human beings. (That)
Prahlad first and foremost of all put complete faith in
Parameshwar (Eshwar, Bhagwân, Brahm or God) and received
his (God’s) blessings for clear passage to Moksha not only for
himself (Prahlâd) but for many others too. Following the words
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or directions of his Guru, Prahlâd achieved Moksha along with
other millions (fifty million or so) of living beings. Prahlâd and
others who followed his path have endless virtues and are now
stationed in the Bainkoonth (proximity of Bhagwan i.e. God).
Their atma are blessed with all the comforts and wellness. Those
who are wrapped up or totally immersed in their egotism, remain
attached to worldly things and are not liberated from the cycles
of birth and death, but people who have overcome their egotism
are on their way to the liberation or Moksha.
Demon like cruel people, with various different looks and
appearance, fought against Lord Râma and his army in all
possible ways in Lankâ. Some were of black color, some had
only one eye, some had long open hair and some were very
skilled, possessing magic like swift qualities. Their battle field
extended to the other side of the ocean. Many of them were
killed in the battlefield guarding the entrance ways to Lanka.
Maharaja Harish Chandra was an ever-truthful king. Those
who followed the path of truthfulness with Maharaja Harish
Chandra (after Lord Rama’s period in the Tretâ Yuga i.e. era)
were also liberated. A total of seventy million people were
liberated from the cycle of birth and death i.e. reached the
state of Moksha. The atma of these liberated people are dear
to the Lord and have all the comforts, bliss, joy, happiness and
total wellness. An endless supply of nectar (drink of gods) is
available to them. These people deserved to reach the state of
liberation because they were devoid of egotism although they
were also here in this world. Those who are full of egotism
keep coming back to this material world again and again. During
the Dwapur yuga Lord Vishnu, manifesting as Budha, got the
extremely wicked demon Gayasur killed. During the same
Dwâpar Yuga those who died while siding with Yudhistra in the
great war of Mahabharata also reached the state of Moksha
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i.e. were liberated from the cycle of birth and death. Yudhistra
was embodiment of Dharma who always followed the path of
truthfulness and dharma. The people who sided with him were
truthful but also included some who were non-believers and
corrupt minded. Since the path taken by Yudihistra was the
path of dharma and truthfulness, the actions of all these people
were committed to truthfulness. Hence they all achieved the
liberation i.e. Moksha. A total of ninety million people reached
the state of liberation. The atma of these people is dear to Lord
Vishnu (or Krishna). They all are residing in ‘Bainkoonth’ with
all the comforts, bliss, joy, happiness and total wellness. An
endless supply of nectar (drink of gods) is available to them.
Those who were or are full of egotism are still in this material
world. They are not able to cross the ocean of material
attachments. Those who have risen above the egotism will cross
the ocean of material attachments.
Now, in this Kaliyug there are hurdles and obstacles in the way
of liberation of one hundred and twenty million living beings
from their birth and death cycle. There has already been lots
of delay in their liberation. Speaking as divinity revealed person,
Guru Jambhoji says that He has come here (on this earth) to
show them the ways and paths to achieve their liberation from
the cycle of birth and death.

[57]
(s;b;d - çë)
p;9$ k:;g;L v;edU ‘s;;s;t;r s;b;dU, (â)
B;Ul; B;Ul0 é'K;;E Ç;LU' = (ä)
ah9n;s; a;v; G;!'t;0 j;;v;E, (à)
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t;erE s;;'s; h0 k:s;v;;o' ‘= (å)
k:wy;;' c;'d; k:wy;;' s;Uo' ? (ç)
k:wy;;' t;;L v;j;;'v;'t; t;Uo' = (ê)
arQ;k: c;'d; 9n;rQ;k: s;Uo‘', (ë)
s;Uny; G;9! t;;L v;j;;'v;'t; t;Uo' = (è)
t;;q;E' b;;eht; B;w* k:s;v;;o' = (ï)
rg;t; s; 9v;'dU, p;rhs;' 9n;'dU ap;s; s;het;U', (âî)
p;9ô b;UéE n;h0' 9g;'v;;o' ‘==çë== (ââ)
You read many books of knowledge, scriptures and Vedas.
You participate in several gatherings to hear and discuss things
of knowledge. Even then you talk about useless things and tell
lies that are of no true value to you. You are lost and live in
your lost world. As every night and day passes by, your life is
shortened. Every breath you take delays things. With every
breath you are delaying or losing the opportunity to do
something truly useful and valuable for yourself. Do not waste
your breath in this way.
Instead of wasting your breath, direct your breath to discover
and activate chakras in your body [Now Guru Jambhoji talks
about Yoga, Pranayam and Meditation]. Discover various
chakras. Find out where the moon and sun (in your body) are
located. Learn about Ida and Pingala nadis. Learn to purify
nadis and activate chakras. Save your breath from undesirable
actions and utilize it via yoga and pranayam to purify the nadis.
[see the background material on Nadis and Chakras given
below]. Find the field where the turiya sound is resonating and
experience it. (Turiya is a state of spiritual enlightenment. In
this state one can experience the turiya sound.) The moon is
located higher up at the Soma chakra and sun is located down
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below at the Mooldhara chakra. Turya sound is heard near the
Anahata chakra located near the heart. This sound heard near
the Anahata chakra is the sound of OMKARA. If you learn to
use your breath right (through the practice of yoga and
pranayam) you can experience these chakras and hear the
turiya sound. All these experiences, the sound of turiya and
the sound of Omkara are within you and your body. So do not
waste your breath in trivial talks and tasks. Use your breath to
have the ultimate highest form of joy.
With every breath you inhale and exhale your life span is
decreasing and your body is headed towards its complete
destruction. Your living body is very valuable because it houses
your atma which shows you the light of spiritual enlightenment.
Your physical body is made of blood, bone and flesh. These all
are decaying with time and will vanish one day. Therefore,
why waste it in putting others down by saying undesirable
things about them. May be, saying these things makes you
feel superior to others although in a false manner. But, people
lacking in-depth understanding and true knowledge do not
understand the futility of these actions.
[Background Material on the Nadis and Chakras:
Nadis are energy channels through which energy or prana
flows. Where are the Prana and mental energies flowing? Ida
is connected to the left nostril and the right brain hemisphere.
Pingla is connected to the right nostril and the left brain
hemisphere. When Ida is dominating, the left nostril is open
and hence the right hemisphere of the brain is active. In this
state one is more internally focused and creative forces are
dominant. Whereas, when Pingla is dominating the right nostril
is open and hence the left hemisphere of the brain is active. In
this state one is more logical, analytical and physically active.
Ida nadi controls the subconscious activities, whereas the
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pingala nadi controls the conscious and dynamic functions.
When these forces are balanced and operating simultaneously
then both the nostrils are open. Generally only one nostril is
open at any one time. Their openings alternate. Both the nostrils
are open only for a short time while transitioning from one
nostril open to the other. The Hatha Yoga and Pranayam
generally help to increase the duration of simultaneous opening
of both the nostrils. When both the nostrils are open
simultaneously the sushumna nadi is functioning. In this state
all the forces are balanced. This creates balance between
physical and mental functions. In other words the mind and
body are in harmony. When mind and body are in harmony
good health prevails. Thus nadis are energy channels which
need to be purified. Yoga and Pranayam help purify nadis. In
addition to the nadis one needs to purify chakras which are
active prana centers located along the spinal column. Chakra
means a circling motion or wheel. Pran and manas shakti collect
in the chakras as swirling bundles of energy. Chakras and
Nadis are not traceable in the physical body. Their impacts
are however noticeable and experienced. There are several
chakras in the body. However, only seven are considered main
chakras located along the spinal column. The lowest chakra is
within the perineum (the region of the body between the thighs
at the outlet of the pelvis – specifically small triangular region
including the anus and the base of the penis) in the male body
and the cervix in the female body. It is called mooldhara. It
influences the excretory and reproductive organs, reproductive
glands and hormonal secretions. Mooldhara is directly
connected to our nose and sense of smell and with our basic
instincts of physical desires. Highest chakra is Sahasrara which
is located at the crown of the head and is associated with the
pituitary gland. When this chakra is fully activated it is the
highest experience of human evolution. Below the Sahasrara
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chakra is located Soma chakra. It is one of the chakras
responsible for higher intelligence. Anahata chakra is located
near the heart. It is connected to the cardiac plexus, heart,
respiration and thymus gland and is responsible for the emotions
of love/ hate, compassion/cruelty etc. Anahata is also connected
to the sense of touch and the hands.
State of Samadhi is the ultimate state of spiritual enlightenment.
Turiya is the transcendental state of consciousness beyond
the state of waking, dreaming and deep sleep.
The material given here is taken from the book “Hatha Pradipika
– Light on Hatha Yoga” Commentry by Swami Muktibodhananda
Under the Guidance of Swami Satyananda Saraswati, Yoga
Publications Trust, Munger, Bihar, India, Second Edition 1993,
Reprinted in 2002. ISBN: 81-85787-38-7.}

[58]
(s;b;d - çè)
Ak: duK; lK;m;'ô b;'Q;U hwy;;E = (â)
Ak: duK; b;U$E G;9r t;rô0 awy;;E = (ä)
Ak: duK; b;;Lk: k:0 m;; m;uwy;;E = (à)
Ak: duK; a;e%E k:0 j;m;v;;o ‘= (å)
Ak: duK; t;U!E s;U ‘v;;Eh;o, (ç)
t;er; lK;ô;' Ç't; n; p;;o' = (ê)
s;hE n; s;k:t;0 B;;o' ‘= (ë)
k:E t;E' p;rs;r;'m; k:; Q;'[;K; s;h0y;;E = (è)
k:E t;E d;v; k:ud;v; n; j;;'[y;;E' B;wy;;E = (ï)
lK;m;'[; b;;'[;e dh9s;r hwy;;E = (âî)
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Ah;e éUé hm;E' n;h0' j;;'[y;;E' = (ââ)
j;e k:;e lh hm;;r; n;;'~', (âä)
t;;e lK;m;[; le b;Ek:U ‘@e j;;~' = (âà)
t;;e 9v;9[; ~B;; p;h p;rQ;;n;;', (âå)
t;;e 9v;9ô s;Un;;' 9F;B;v;ô q;;'n;;' = (âç)
k:h; hUv;;e j;e l'k:; lwy;;E ? (âê)
k:h; hUv;;e j;e r;v;'[; hwy;';E ? (âë)
k:h; hUv;;e j;e s;0t;; Çwy;;E ? (âè)
k:h; k:o ‘g;uôv;'t;; B;wy;;E ? (âï)
K;9L k:E s;;!E h0r; g;uwy;;E ==çè== (äî)
There are many sorrows in this world. One great sorrow was
experienced by Rama when (Bhagwân Shri Rama’s brother)
Laxman was wounded (in the war against Râvana). It is sorrowful
for both man and woman when a very young woman is married
to an old man. It is a great sorrow for the child when the child’s
mother passes away. A mean natured person’s life is full of
sorrow. Dealing in money matters with a poverty stricken person
with no means is full of sorrow. (Bhagwân Shri Rama says that
the sorrow felt by him is similar to the ones mentioned above
when his brother Laxman was wounded in the war.) Oh! Laxman,
you have endless qualities. (Bhagwân Shri Rama continues to
agonize). Oh! Laxman you are such a skillful warrior, how
could you then not deflect the shaktibân (a special kind of
arrow known to be very powerful and destructive)? At one
time you were willing to stand up to and even fight with
Parshurâm when the Shiva Bow was flexed and broken (by
Rama). How come now you could not figure out the war plans
of the enemy forces? Oh! Laxman you have been wounded by
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the arrows of Râvana, the ten headed one. I could not
appreciate that this will be the result of this fierce war so soon
at this time. Oh! Laxman whoever takes my name with devotion
attains the state of liberation (Nirvana or Moksha). Then how
come you being my dear brother are lying unconscious here
now. Army warriors and cheifs are standing here, but without
you. All the three lokâs (worlds) feel ‘empty’ without you. Even
if I win the war to take Lanka it is of no value to me without you.
Even if I kill Râvana it is of no significance to me (without you).
Even if I free Sitâ (from Râvana) it is of no significance to me
(without you}. Oh! My precious brother with several qualities
what should I do (without you)? I have lost a precious diamond
for (winning) something of value as little as that of animal feed.
(Such was the agony and sorrow of Lord Rama when his
brother was wounded in the war and he thought he may lose
him.)

[59]
(s;b;d - çï)
k:E t;E' k:;r[; 9k:9ry;; c;Uky;;E ? (â)
k:E t;E' s;Urj; s;;'mh;E' q;Uky;;E ? (ä)
k:E t;E'E ~B;E k:;'s;; m;;'jy;; ? (à)
k:E t;E' %;'9n; t;u'‘ô'k:; K;;'jy;;? (å)
k:E t;E'E b;;'B;ô 9n;v;9t; b;h;e#¥<y;; ? (ç)
k:E t;E'E Ç;v;E k:;er'B; c;;er<y;; ? (ê)
k:E t;E' v;;#¥0 k:; v;n;f:L t;;e#¥<y;; ? (ë)
k:E t;E' j;;eg;0 k:; K;p;r f:;e#¥<y;; ? (è)
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k:E t;E'E b;;'B;ô k:; t;;g;; t;;e#¥<y;; ? (ï)
k:E t;E' b;Er 9v;r;eQ; Q;'ô h! l;e#¥<y;;? (âî)
k:E t;E' s;Uv;; g;;y; k:; v;% 9v;%;e#¥<y;; ? (ââ)
k:E t;E' c;rt;0 p;0v;t;0 g;~ 9v;#;r0 ? (âä)
k:E t;E'E h#¥0 p;r;w* n;;r0 ? (âà)
k:E t;E'E s;g;; s;h;edr m;;r<y;; ? (âå)
k:E 9t;9ry;; 9s;9r K;#¥g; WB;;r<y;; ? (âç)
k:E t;E'E 9f:rt;E d;'t;'[; k:0y;;E ? (âê)
k:E t;E'E rn; m;;' j;;y; du]‘v; d0y;;E ? (âë)
k:E t;E' v;;9! k:U9! Q;n; l0y;;E ? (âè)
9k:s;e s;r;p;e lK;m;[; G;wy;;E ?==çï== (âï)
(When Laxman regained his consciousness after he was
wounded by the powerful arrow, Shakti baan, Shree Rama
enumerates 18 wrong acts and asks him if he ever did any of
those wrong acts that could become the reason for him to get
wounded and become unconscious.) What is the reason for
your getting wounded (oh Laxman), did you ever miss your
daily discipline acts? Did you ever spit while facing and looking
at the sun? Did you ever clean and scour used utensils (with
sand) while standing? Did you ever remove straws from a
thatched roof? Did you ever invite a Brahmin for lunch or
supper and did not serve him the food? Did you ever steal pots
from a (mud) pottery maker? Did you ever pluck and steal
fruits from someone else’s orchard? Did you ever intentionally
break the begging bowl of a yogi or monk? Did you ever break
the sacred thread worn by a Brahmin? Did you ever get
vindictive and steal someone else’s money or wealth? Did you
ever separate and take away a calf while he was sucking milk
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from his mother cow? Did you ever scare a cow to make it run
away while she was grazing or drinking water? Did you ever
kidnap to abuse someone else’s wife? Did you ever kill a close
relative? Did you ever draw your sword to hurt or kill a woman?
Did you ever brush your teeth while walking around? Did you
ever set a forest on fire intentionally? Did you ever beat up
and loot money and belongings from a traveler? What kind of
wrong did you commit from these acts so as to get wounded
and unconscious?

[60]
(s;b;d - êî)
n;;' hU' k:;rô 9k:9ry;; c;Uky;;E = (â)
n;;' m;E' s;Urj; s;;'mh';E' q;Uky;;E = (ä)
n;;' m;E' ~B;E' k:;'s;; m;;'jy;; = (à)
n;;' m;E' %;'9n; t;u ‘[;'k:; K;;'jy;; = (å)
n;;' m;E' b;;'B;[; 9n;v;9t; b;h;e#¥<y;; = (ç)
n;;' m;E' a;v;E k:;er'B; c;;er<y;; = (ê)
n;;' m;E' v;;#¥0 k:; v;n;f:L t;;e#¥<y;; = (ë)
n;;' m;E' j;;eg;0 k:; K;p;r f:;e#¥<y;; = (è)
n;;' m;E' b;;'B;[; k:; t;;g;; t;;e#¥<y;; = (ï)
n;;' m;E' b;Er 9v;r;eQ; Q;'[; h! l;e#¥<y;; = (âî)
n;;' m;E' s;Uv;; g;;y; k:; v;% 9v;%;e#¥<y;; = (ââ)
n;;' m;E' c;rt;0 p;0v;t;0 g;~ 9v;#;r0 = (âä)
n;;' m;E' h#¥0 p;r;w* n;;r0 = (âà)
n;;' m;E' s;g;; s;h;edr m;;r<y;; = (âå)
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n;;' 9t;9ry;; 9s;9r K;#¥g; WB;;r<y;; = (âç)
n';;' m;E' 9f:rt;E d;'t;'ô k:0y;;E = (âê)
n;;' m;E' rn; m;;' j;;y; du ‘v; d0y;;E = (âë)
n;;' m;E' v;;9! k:U9! Q;'n; l0y;;E = (âè)
Ak: j; Çv;g;'ô r;m;E' k:0y;;E, (âï)
a'[;hu't;;e 9m;rG;;e m;;r'[; g;wy;;E = (äî)
dUj;;E av;g;'ô r;m;E' k:0y;;E (äâ)
Ak:;e d;es;' ad;es;;' d0y;;E (ää)
v;n;K;'# m;;' j;9d s;;q;9r s;;ewy;;E = (äà)
j;9d k:;e d;es; t; d;ek:;E h;ewy;;E ==êî== (äå)
Laxman replies to Shree Rama’s enquiries and says that he
did not do any of the 18 wrong acts mentioned by him i.e.
Rama) and hence none of these were the cause for his getting
wounded and unconscious.) I never missed my daily discipline
acts. I never spit while facing and looking at the sun. I never
cleaned and scoured used utensils (with sand) while standing.
I never removed straws from a thatched roof. I never denied a
meal to a Brahmin after inviting him. I never stole a pot from a
(mud) pottery maker. I never plucked fruits to steal from
anyone’s orchard. I never broke a begging bowl of a yogi or a
monk. I never broke the sacred thread worn by a Brahmin. I
never was vindictive and stole money or wealth from anybody.
I never separated and took away the calf of a milk giving cow.
I never scared a cow to make her run away while she was
grazing or drinking water. I never kidnapped and abused
someone else’s wife. I never killed a close relative. I never
drew or pulled my sword to hurt or kill a woman. I never brushed
my teeth while walking around. I never set a forest on fire. I
never beat a traveler to loot his/ her money or belongings.
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 One serious error or mistake I made was when, O’ Rama,
you went to hunt the deceiving golden deer and left Sita in my
care; I disobeyed you and left Sita alone to search for you
when the deer made a deceiving false call sounding like you
were hurt. I disobeyed you. That was my one serious mistake.
Second big mistake I made was when brother Bharat came to
see you in the forest I accused him falsely and I made an
excuse of being very sleepy to go and sleep on the bed made
of grass. I made these two terrible mistakes in my life; hence I
went through the sufferings of getting wounded and
unconscious.

[61]
(s;b;d - êâ)
Çt;9r p;;t;9r r;h0 o{;m;9[;, (â)
m;eDÄ; 9m;'dr B;;Ey;;EE ‘ = (ä)
g;$ s;;ev;n;;' t;e p;9[; m;eDÄ;, (à)
rÄ; %#¥; s;0j;;ey;;E' = (å)
r;9t; p;#¥ ‘t;; p;;L; B;0 é;gy;;, (ç)
6;E's; t;p;'t;; s;Uo ‘= (ê)
~'nh;' @;$; p;uv;'ô B;0 é;gy;;, (ë)
G;ô b;rs;'t;; n;0o' ‘= (è)
dun;0 t;ô;' av;c;;! B;0 é;gy;;, (ï)
k:e k:e n;ug;r; det;; g;;L g;h0o' = (âî)
9j;9h' t;n; ~'n;; Ç;e$[; a;e$;' (ââ)
9t;9h Ç;e$'t;; c;0o' = (âä)
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j;;' h;q;;' j;p;m;;L0 j;p;;', (âà)
t;h;' K;el't;; h0o' = (âå)
b;;]r;' k:;j;E p;#¥<y;;E 9v;%;eh;e, (âç)
s;'B;9L s;'B;9L éUo' = (âê)
r;G;;E s;0t;; g;'[;v;'t; p;;{;;e, (âë)
k:v;'ô b;'Q;;v;E Q;0o ? (âè)
m;;'g;rm;9ôy;;' k:;c; k:q;0o', (âï)
h0r s; h0r; h0o' ‘= (äî)
9v;K;; p;!'t;r p;#¥t;; a;y;;, (äâ)
p';urs; p;Ur; p;Uo' = (ää)
j;e 9r[; r;h'e s;Ur g;h0j;E, (äà)
t;;e s;Ur s; s;Ur; s;Uo' = (äå)
du9K;y;; t;e p;'9[; s;u9K;y;; h;ey;s;E', (äç)
k:9rsy;E' r;j; g;h0o' = (äê)
m;;9h a'g;0@0 n; 9v;r{;; a;e]l;E, (äë)
j;e@ n; @'$; n;0o' = (äè)
9p;l'g; n; p;;e$'ô s;ej; n; s;;ev;'ô, (äï)
k:'@ oL't;; h0o' = (àî)
at;n;;' m;;eh n; m;;'n;E, (àâ)
9s;'B;U t;h h0 t;Eh0 s;U ‘ s;0o' = (àä)
G;;e#¥;c;;eL0 b;;Lg;ud;w* X0 r;m; k:; B;;w*, (àà)
g;ur k:0 v;;c;; v;9hy;;E = (àå)
r;G;;e s;0t;; g;'ôv;'t; p;;{;;e, (àç)
duK; s;uK; k:;n;U' k:9hy;;E' ? ==êâ== (àê)
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(One experiences all kinds of pains and pleasures - pleasant
and unpleasant things in one’s life; one should not get affected
by these experiences, instead should stay in even and stable
state (neither get too excited nor depressed). In other words
one must rise above the pleasures and pains in one’s life.)
Every person whether he/ she was sad, happy, wealthy or
poor, and king or queen had to leave one day his/ her
possessions of every kind including ones place of residence -
modest or palatial or even temple. Even those who owned golden
palaces or were very influential and powerful had to leave one
day empty handed without their precious possessions.
Everything changes in this material natural world. Change is
the fundamental quality of the nature. It gets cooler at nights
and warmer during the day as the sun shines. The blowing
winds are sometimes warm and sometimes cold. Sometimes it
even rains heavily. Some persons are even bothered by these
natural changes; they even get worried and start to use serious
foul language to curse.
In order to emphasize that one must deal with changes in life
with even mind; Guru Jambhoji enumerates his own life
experiences in the following sentences. This body is covered
today with woolen clothes. The same body used to be covered
with silk clothes sometime. The hands that hold rosary these
days to do japa, used to play with precious diamonds at one
time. One hundred and twenty million living beings are still
separated from the two hundred and ten million living beings
that attained moksha. Jambhoji says (as a self-realized person)
that thinking about this he gets very concerned and restless.
(He asks rhetorically) Who could comfort Rama and Sita during
their moments of distress other than Rama’s dedicated devotee
Hanuman? (Two important incidents are described in
Ramayana where Hanuman provides comfort to Shri Rama.
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When Laxman gets injured, while fighting Ravana, Hanuman
brought the lifesaving herb from the Himalayan Mountains.
When Sita was imprisoned by Ravana in Lanka, Hanuman
had carried the message and a ring from Rama for Sita in
order to let her know that action has been initiated to free her
from the imprisonment.) The implication of this statement is
that Guru Jambhoji would also feel comforted about his concerns
if he could also find dedicated devotee(s) to carry out his task
of joining these living beings who are separated from the ones
who attained moksha.
People who possess sea or river shells or glass decorations
(jewelry) do not know the worth or value of a diamond. The
diamond will always remain a diamond even if people do not
recognize its value. Ignorance of people does not make a
person or a thing worthless. Highly accomplished people full of
valuable qualities can also have difficult times. If a brave soldier
while fighting in a battle is captured (by the enemy), the brave
soldier will still remain a brave soldier. Those who are having
difficult and unhappy times will one day be happy and enjoy all
the comforts. (In other words comfort or pain are transient and
do pass away with time.)
(In order to emphasize the point that comfort or pain is transient,
Guru Jambhoji now speaks as an ordinary person about his
current living conditions at the Samrathal (a mountain like high
sand dune where he used to meet people.) There is bitter cold
here (at the Smrathal) in the month of Maagh (a month in
Hindu lunar calendar that falls in the range of mid-February to
mid-March) and there is no fire hearth to stay warm. There is
no shelter here to protect against rains in the monsoon season.
In the month of Jeth (a Hindu month that falls somewhere in
May and June) when it is extremely hot (the temperatures
could reach as high as 50o C in shade) there is no cold drinking
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water. There is no bed even to lie down. This is the condition
under which I (Guru Jambhoji) live these days whereas once I
had all the jewels and diamonds on me (in other words all the
luxury things of life). Life is full of these kinds of changes
going from extreme sorrow to extreme happiness. It is full of
ups and downs. People who are not affected by these ups and
downs and stay even minded (i.e. those who do not love their
comforts and do not cry about their sorrows) are able to realize
and experience the permanent joy of knowing the all powerful
Absolute Truth i.e. Brahm. This is possible only if you follow
the path shown by a true Guru. O! Laxman Nath, just as
GhoraCholi Nath and Balgudai Nath got liberation to achieve
moksha by following teachings of their Guru, you also follow
the teachings of your Guru if you want to experience the
permanent joy of knowing the Absolute.
Changes with time are sure things. Take the example of Rama
and Laxman. The two brothers, Rama and Laxman, used to
ride and play with horses and other games together in their
childhood. With time they grew older. Time came when Rama
was asked to abandon his right to the throne and asked to go
to forests (for 14 years). Laxman left all his princely comforts
and decided to accompany Rama to the forests. Laxman
followed Rama’s wishes like a disciple does for a Guru. Sita,
Rama’s wife, also accompanied him to the forests. So did the
Rama’s devotee Hanuman. All three - Laxman, Sita and
Hanuman, provided support to Rama’s time of need and
attended to his wishes. Guru Jambhoji says as an ordinary
person that he does not have anyone so near to him that he
could share his concerns and restlessness about showing the
path of Moksha to the people who were left behind. (The
implication here is that Guru Jambhoji will continue his mission
no matter what his circumstances are, good or bad.)
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(s;b;d - êä)
m;;erE Ç'g; n; ÇLs;0 t;el n; m;9ly;;E = (â)
n;E p;rm;L p;0s;;y;;E = (ä)
j;0m;t; p;0v;t; B;;eg;t; 9v;Ls;t; d0s;;' n;;'h0 = (à)
mh;'p;9[; k:;e a;Q;;o' = (å)
Ç@s;9@ t;0rq; 9hrdE B;0t;r; b;;h9r l;ek:;c;;o' = (ç)
Ç;ep;9t; K;p;9t; j; n;;'nh0 m;;e!0 j;0v;; j;U'ô0 =
At;0 s;;s; f:Ur't;E s;;o' = (ê)
v;;s;'dr ky;;E' hek: B;ô0j;E 9j;hk:E p;v;'[; ip;r;'[;;'e = (ë)
a;l; s;Uk:; m;eDhE n;;'h0, 9j;ô 9ds; k:rE m;uh;'ô;E = (è)
p;;p;e g;un;hee b;0hE n;;'h0', r0s; k:rE r0s;;'[;;E = (ï)
b;;ehL0 d;e]rE l;'v;'9ô h;r;E', B;;'v;'9[; j;;'9[; m'; j;;'[;;E' = (âî)
n; t;U' s;urn;r n; t;U' s;'k:r n; t;U' r;v; n; r;'[;;E' = (ââ)
k:;c;E 9p;'# Çg;;j; c;l;v;E' m;h; ÇQ;Urt; d;'ô;E' = (âä)
m;;erE %ur0 n; Q;;o', l;eh n; s;;o', n; h9q;y;;o' = (âà)
s;Ur j;k:;e 9rp; 9v;h'#¥; n;;'h0, t;;q;E' k:h; W@;v;t; B;;o' ? (âå)
9j;h h;k:'[;#¥0 b;Ld j;u' h;ky;;, n; l;ehe k:0 Ç;o' ‘==êä== (âç)
[In this Sabad Guru Jambhoji reveals himself as a supreme
yogi and as incarnation of Vishnu. He advises an ordinary
person that all the sacred pilgrimages are within one self. One
does not need to look for them outside. He also advises people
that anger is one’s biggest enemy. Acts committed in anger
have no boundaries of right or wrong. Carrying weapons does
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not make one brave. Brave is the one who has no fears. Do
not live in fear.]
I have not applied linseed oil (alsi oil) or any other body lotion
(in order to nourish my body). I cannot be seen eating, drinking,
resting or caressing my body in any way. He says that he
does not do any of these things because He is self supporting
and thus does not need any outer support. (I am an
accomplished yogi.) Guru Jambhoji now advises ordinary
people. All the sixty eight pilgrimage sacred places are within
you. Thus you do not need to go out to search for them. Going
to different places to look for the sacred pilgrimages is only for
external show and social recognition. Speaking as an
incarnation Guru Jambhoji says that He looks after and fulfills
all the needs of all forms of life–small or big in a fraction of
second from their birth to their death. Burning-fire feeds on
air. Whatever comes in its way–dry or wet, burns down. Anger
in a person is like a burning fire. A person who is overcome by
anger can commit any action without caring if it is a sin, wrong
or extremely terrible. You may or may not agree but anger
puts a person on a sure path to hell. You are neither a divine
person nor Shankar; you are also not a lord, king, or any kind
of royalty. In short, you are insignificant (in the context of the
universe). In spite of this, with this destructible body, you commit
so many wrong and evil things. (You must realize that this is
very wrong.) I do not possess any kind of sharp knife, sword,
steel or weapon; possessing weapons does not make a person
brave. Brave is the one who is not afraid of one’s enemies,
then why do you want to carry the load of weapons? I do not
carry even a small sharp tool that is usually put at the end of
stick used in controlling bullocks. In short do not live in fear.

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(s;b;d - êà)
g;$ a;'lm;;e t; p;;!9ô B;uy;' n;;g;;Er0, (â)
mhe ~'#e n;0re Çv;t;;r l0y;;E = (ä)
a@g;0 @g;ô ag;'jy;; g;'j;ô, (à)
~n;'q; n;;q;'[; Çn;U ‘ n;v;;'v;ô = (å)
k:;'h0 k:;e K;E'k:;L K;y;;E, (ç)
k:;'h0 s;urg; m;ur;d0 desy;;' k:;'h0 d;e]rE d0y;;E = (ê)
h;em; k:r0l;e 9dn; @;v;0l;E s;h's; rc;0l;e = (ë)
%;p;r n;0b;0 duôp;uo' (è)
g;;'v; s;u'd9ry;;e, %0l b;L9dy;;e %de m;'de B;;L9dy;;E', (ï)
aj;m;e hU't;; n;;g;;ev;;#¥E rôq;'B;;Er g;$ g;;g;rô;e' = (âî)
k:u'k:u k:;%'9ô s;;er9@ m;rh! 9t;l'g; d0p; g;$ g;;g;rô;e', (ââ)
g;$ 9dl0 k:'k:[; B;r j;'v;'[;;v;r, (âä)
9f:9r 9f:9r du9n;y;;' p;r9K; lhU' = (âà)
q;!E b;'B;9[;y;;' a;Er g;uj;r;t; Ç;%;ej;;w* s;v;l;K;', (âå)
m;;Lv;E p;rb;t; m;;'#U m;;'he gy;;'n; k:q;U' = (âç)
K;ur;s;;'[; g;$ l'k:; B;0t;9r g;Ug;L K;ey;;E p;r@y;;E = (âê)
w*#r k:;e! Wj;0ô0 n;g;r0,
k:; d; 9s;'Q; p;ur0 9v;s;r;'m; 9ly;;E = (âë)
k:;'y; re s;;y;r; g;;j;E v;;j;E,
G;urE G;urhrE k:rE wv;;'ô0 a;p; b;LU' ? (âè)
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9k:h g;u[; s;;y;r; m;0@;e hu't;;e,
9k:'9h' Ç;Eg;[; hUv;;e K;;r K;o' ? (âï)
v;;9s;g; n;et;;e m;er 9m;q;;'[;0', s;m;'d 9v;r;eL<y;;E $;ey; Wo' = (äî)
rE[;;'y;r #;eh'ô p;;ô0 p;;eh'[;,
Ah s; r;h; b;eQ;0 k:r'[; %LU' = (äâ)
dh9s;r n;E j;9d v;;c;; d0nh0', t;9d mhe m;eDh0 Çn;'t; %LU' = (ää)
dh9s;r k:; ds; m;;h t;k: 2ed<y;;, t;;'[;;E v;;'[;;E lLU' k:LU' =
s;;eK;; b;;'[;;E Ak: v;K;;'[;;E b;;eh p;rv;;'[;;E, (äà)
9n;hc;E r;K;0 t;;s; b;LU' = (äå)
r;y; 9v;s;n; s;U ‘ v;;d n; k:0j;E, k:;'y; v;Q;;r;E dEt; k:LU' ? (äç)
mhep;9[; mhew* q;ep;9[; q;ew*, s;;p;u9rs;;' k:0 l9h s; k:LU' = (äê)
g;u#¥k:E g;;j;E s;e ky;;e' b;0hE, j;eéL ßé;g;0 s;h's; f:'[;;E = (äë)
m;ere m;;y; n; b;;p; n; b;h'[; n; B;;w*,
s;;9K; n; s;E[; n; l;ek: j;'ô;E' = (äè)
v;Ek:U'@e v;ees;;s; 9v;l'b;[;, p;;9r 9g;r;y;e m;;t; 9K;'[;;E' = (äï)
9v;s;n; 9v;s;n; t;U' B;'9[; re p;>;[;0,
9v;s;n; B;'[;'t;; an;'t; g;u'[;;E' = (àî)
s;h's;e n;;'v;e s;h's;e @;'v;e s;'hs;e g;;'v;e', (àâ)
g;;j;e v;;j;e h0re n;0re 9g;g;n; g;h0re, (àä)
9t;hU' 9F;l;ek:e, c;v;d; B;v;ôe, (àà)
s;p;t; p;y;;Le, j;'b;U d0p;e = (àå)
aw am;;'[;;E, t;t; s;m;;[;;E g;ur f:urm;;[;;E' = (àç)
Çwy;;' Wwy;;', 9n;rj;t; 9s;rj;t;, (àê)
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n;;'nh0 m;;e!0 j;0v;; j;U'[;0, (àë)
At;0 s;;s; f:ur't;E s;;]o' = (àè)
9k:s;n;0 m;;y;; G;[; v;rs;'t;; (àï)
mhe Çg;[;0 9g;[;;' f:uh;o' = (åî)
k:u'[; j;;'[;E mhe dev; k: de~', (åâ)
k:u'[; j;;'[;E mhe s;urn;r de~', (åä)
k:u'[; j;;'[;E mh;r; p;hl; B;e~' = (åà)
k:u[; j;;'[;E mhe alK; aB;e~' = (åå)
k:u'[; j;;'[;E mhe k:ev;L ny;;'n;0 = (åç)
k:u'[; j;;'[;E mhe v;>'B; 9g;y;;'n;0, (åê)
k:u'[; j;;'[;E mhe v;>'B;;c;;r0 = (åë)
k:u'[; j;;'[;E mhe ÇLp; Çh;r0, (åè)
k:u'[; j;;'[;E mhe p;ur{; k: n;;r0 = (åï)
k:u'[; j;;'[;E mhe v;;d 9v;v;;d0, (çî)
k:u'[; j;;'[;E mhe lv;Q; s;v;;d0 = (çâ)
k:u'[; j;;'[;E mhe j;;eg;0 k: B;;eg;0, (çä)
k:u'[; j;;'[;E mhe Ç;p; s;'j;;eg;0 = (çà)
k:u'[; j;;'[;E mhe B;;v;9@ B;;eg;0, (çå)
k:u'[; j;;'[;E mhe l0lp;t;0 = (çç)
k:u'[; j;;'[;E mhe s;U ‘b; k: d;t;;, (çê)
k:u'[; j;;'[;E mhe s;t;0 k:us;t;0 = (çë)
Ç;p;e s;U'b; r a;p;e d;t;;, (çè)
Ç;p; k:us;t;0 Ç;p; s;t;0 = (çï)
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n;v; d';'[;v; 9n;rv;'s; g;um;;y;;, (êî)
k:Eo'‘ k:0y;; 9f:t;0 9f:t;0 = (êâ)
r;Ed op; k:9r r;k:s; Ç9#¥y;;, (êä)
b;;'[; K; a;g;9h v;n;'c;r j;u9#¥y;;, (êà)
t;9d p;'9[; r;K;0 k:v;'[; p;t;0 ? (êå)
dy;; op; mhe Ç;p; v;K;;'[;;', (êç)
9s;'G;;r op; mhe Ç;p; ht;0 = (êê)
s;;eDhE s;h's; n;v; r'g; g;;ep;0 (êë)
B;;eL9v; B;;L9v; !;eL9v; !;L9v; %;eL9v; %;L9v;, (êè)
s;hj;e r;K;0l;e mhe 9n;hc;E k:'nh#¥ b;;L;e Ç;p; j;t;0 = (êï)
%;eL9v;y;; mhe t;p;0 t;p;es;'r, (ëî)
%;eL9v; k:0y;; f:t;0 f:t;0 = (ëâ)
r;K;'[; m;t;;' t; p;#¥dEw* r;K;;', (ëä)
jy;;E d;hE p;;'n; v;[;;'s;p;t;0 ==êà== (ëà)
[Here, Guru Jambhoji speaks as incarnate of Lord Vishnu.]
There are many famous big cities, towns and forts in this world.
I, however, chose to incarnate in the land of Nâgore (a place
near the city of Bikaner in the state of Rajasthan in India),
where water is found very deep underground. I have come
here with the purpose of making the biggest cheats realize the
futility of their actions and show them the path to live with
honesty. I have come here with the purpose of changing the
arrogant and egotistic people, and show them the path of
knowledge to live with humility. I have come here to conquer
those who think they are uncontrollable and unconquerable
and to make them live with humility. (In the past) I have destroyed
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some evil people at times; in future, I shall grant some good
people their wish to go to heaven and I shall send some evil
people to hell.
On certain decided days, I performed havan (homa) by
manifesting myself in different forms at many different places.
I have gone to various places – Chaapar, Neebee, Dronpur,
Sunderiyo, Cheelo, Chandemande, Bhaaldiyo, Ajmer- Naagor
vati area, Ranthambore, Gaagrone Fort, Koon Koon (Kashmir),
Kutch, Saurashtra, Maharashtra, Telangana, Delhi, Konkan
etc. I have spread the words of knowledge by preaching in
many parts of the world. I travelled on land and preached in
Gujarat, Aachojai, Sapâdlaksh, Mâlvaa, Parvatsar and Mându.
I have performed havan (homa) at Khurâsan and Lanka forts.
I have rested for short durations at Eedergarh, Ujjain, Sindh,
Kâbul and Puri.
Oh! Ocean (addressing a human being symbolically as ocean)
why do you roar, like you do? You roar like this because you
are being controlled by your own arrogant ego. Why are you
thundering with strong unpleasant words full of arrogance?
Why are you arrogant about your strength?
What qualities did the ocean (or sea) have some time ago that
made it sweet, and what qualities made it salty later? (Its arrogant
ego led it to its churning, which made it lose its sweet qualities
and thus made it salty. Therefore o’ human do not live or behave
arrogantly.)
I churned the ocean using Vâsuki Nâg as leader rope and
Sumeru Mountain as churning stick. I took the form of a large
turtle and carried various divinities and demons on my back
and made them churn the ocean. Churning the ocean water
yielded some precious things. After I took out these precious
things the ocean water lost its sweetness and became salty. I
always destroyed deceitful people or things in this manner.
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When I granted boons to evil and deceitful ten-headed Râvana
I let him keep his deceitful nature (which later led him to his
destruction). When Râvana was beheaded I used different
techniques and tricks with my bow and arrows and distilled out
his good qualities; I am talking about the Lord Râma who has
vast endless glory. You must have and keep trust and faith in
the Lord Râma.
Oh people! Do not abandon the good qualities granted to you
by Lord Vishnu, do not adopt the deceitful qualities of demons.
I (as Vishnu) am changeless and standing firm. Oh people!
Don’t be lost in your arrogant ego, keep your good qualities
granted to you by Lord Vishnu; do not get swayed by deceitful
people and lose yourself. Adopt the ways, habits and qualities
of good persons.
People possessed by their arrogant ego do not hesitate to roar
like hundred-headed black cobra. (They however will be
destroyed.)
(Looking beyond every day worldly things, Guru Jambhoji says)
I do not have brother, sister, father, mother, close relation,
friend or any close person. (I am self-supporting; I stand on
my own; I do not depend on anyone or anything to support
me.)
If one sincerely and honestly pursues the path of spiritual
enlightenment one can easily reach the state of Moksha.
Sincerity and honesty are absolutely essential.
O’ living being do the japa (chanting) of Vishnu; the japa of
Vishnu has infinite qualities. Vishnu is known by thousands of
names, Vishnu is present in hundreds of places and hundreds
of villages, Vishnu is present in the name, in the sound, in
precious matters, in water, in (deep) sky, in all three worlds,
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(Eurasia continent). In other words, Vishnu is all pervading;
Vishnu is present here, there and everywhere, in every material
thing or living creature –small or large. Those who have freed
themselves from their arrogant ego will accomplish the ultimate
in spirituality, reach the ultimate truth and get submerged in
the ultimate. Here, there and everywhere and everything living
or non-living, no matter how small or big, in this world or universe
are sustained by him (Vishnu). By the mâyâ of Shri Krishna
rain drops fall from clouds and He (Vishnu) can count all the
drops of water that fall, even if they are infinite in number.
No one totally understands or knows about me; no one knows
if I am a human being, deva (divinity) or deva of devas; no one
knows my past or roots. No one knows about me or understands
me fully, because I am incomprehensible with no secrets, no
past or no form. No one knows if I am omnipresent (all
encompassing), who knows if I am knower of Brahm, who
knows if I am Brahmchari (one who lives and walks in
consciousness of Brahm). No one knows if I need to eat only
very small amounts, no one knows if I am a man or a woman,
who knows if I argue for arguing sake only. No one knows if I
am greedy and enjoyer of several different tastes. Who knows
whether I am a yogi (accomplished yoga master) or a bhogi
(enjoyer of worldly pleasures). Who knows if I am self
supporting (i.e.I do not need anything or anybody to sustain
me). No one knows if I am sufferer of pains for everyone and
suffer all the worldly pains. No one knows if I am the Lord of
the creation, who knows if I am miser or giver (provider). No
one knows if I am pursuer of truth or liar (imposter). I am a
miser as well as a giver (provider); I am an imposter as well as
pursuer of truth.
(Before my present form) I incarnated nine times to destroy
demons with their complete lineage. (During the Dwapar yuga)
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I came as Krishna and helped defeat Kaurvas and put them to
shame. (In the tretâyuga) I incarnated as Râma and defeated
Râvana in Sri Lanka with the help of forest dwellers. Who
saved the good and just from the evil during these times?
(Implication being Lord Vishnu manifested in different forms
to defeat the evil so that good and justice could prevail.). I am
the giver of life in my kindness; as destroyer I annihilate
everything – my own creation as well as even myself. (After
describing himself as creator and annihilator, Guru Jabmbhoji
now talks about his role as sustainer or preserver.) (As a
young Krishna) I played with sixteen thousand gopis (milk maids
or girls), who were beautiful and young, as a group as well as
separately, keeping and respecting their wishes with purity
and remained Yogi with total control on my feelings and mind.
Ascetics who were possessed by their arrogant ego, I made
them lose themselves in worldly material comforts and
attachments, thus removing the mask of their false asceticism.
If I wish to protect someone, I shall do so no matter how bad or
unfavorable their situation or circumstances are, just as
vegetation leaf is protected in severe cold.

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(s;b;d - êå)
Wm;;j; g;um;;j; p;'j; g;'j; y;;r0, (â)
r9hy;; k:up;9hy;; s;Et;;'n; k:0 y;;r0 = (ä)
s;Et;;'n;l;e s;Et;;'n;l;e s;Et;;'n; b;h;e j;ug; %9Ly;;E, (à)
s;Et;;'n; l;e#¥t; r9Ly;;E = (å)
s;Et;;'n; k:E k:b;Qy;; n; K;et;0 k:L'[; m;Qye; k:L'[; = (ç)
b;er;h0 b;eik:9ry;;v;'t; k:um;l0 d;e]rE j;;y;sy;'E = (ê)
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j;;' j;;' s;Et;;'n; k:rE Wf:;r;E t;;' t;;' m;ht; k: f:9Ly;;E = (ë)
n;0l m;Qy;e ku:c;0D; k:irb;;, s;;Q; s';g;0[;0' q;ULU' = (è)
p;;ehm; m;Qy;e p;rm;L;' j;;et;0, jy;;E' s;urg; m;Qy;e l0lU' ‘= (ï)
s;'s;;r m;;' Wp;g;;r ÇEs;;, jy;;E' G;[; b;rs;'t;; n;0o' = (âî)
s;'s;;r m;;' Wp;g;;r ÇEs;;, jy;;E' oh0 m;Qy;e K;0o' ‘==êå== (ââ)
One must stay away from any kind of intoxication, one must
not have arrogant ego, and one must not be attached to the
pleasures of five senses. One must not keep company of evil
persons and tread evil paths. There are lots of evil persons in
this world who have cheated and cheat innocent people. These
evil persons collaborate with each other to cheat and loot
innocent people. Evil persons have no business other that
pursuing evil deeds; it is their nature that is evil and they act in
various evil ways in this world – they are stuck in the mud of
their evil nature and they keep sinking in this mud. These people
with evil mind and deeds are bound to go to hell. Whenever
these evil people commit bad acts against good innocent
persons, they receive damning wishes. Just as the aroma of a
flower is spread in the air and the joy is spread in the heaven,
the light and energy of Brahm (Bhagwan, Paramatma or
Ishawar) is spread all over and everywhere in the world and
universe. (In other words Brahm is all pervading and
everywhere.) Therefore, perform your actions that benefit
everyone – always do good deeds for others, just as a cloud
brings rain that benefits everyone. Your action should benefit
others with natural feelings of love just as mother’s blood
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 [65]
(s;b;d - êç)
v;E k:'v;r;w*, p;;r 9g;r;'w* Çn;'t; b;Q;;w*, (â)
v;E k:'v;r;w* s;urg; l#;w*, ÇE k:'v;r;w* K;eh rL;w* = (ä)
du9n;y;; r;eLE k:'v;r 9k:s;;E ? (à)
k:'[; 9v;9[; k:Uk:s;, rs; 9v;9[; v;;k:s;, (å)
9v;9[; 9k:9ry;; p;rv;;r 9j;'s;;E = (ç)
Çrq;U' g;rq;U' s;;h'[; q;;!U' , (ê)
Q;u'v;9r k:; lhl;er 9j;s;;E = (ë)
s;;e s;;r'g;Q;r j;9p; re p;>;'[;0', (è)
9j;'h j;9p;y;E huv;E Q;rm; ws;;E = (ï)
c;l'[; c;l't;E v;;9s; v;h't;E, (âî)
j;0v; j;0v;'t;E s;;9s; f:ur't;E, (ââ)
k:;y;; n;v;'t;0 k:0v;0 n; k:m;;w* = (âä)
t;;q;E' j;'v;r 9v;n;#¥s;0 re B;;w* = (âà)
s;urn;r s;'k:r k:;e n; Wg;;]w* = (âå)
m;;y; n; b;;p;' n; b;'h'[; n; B;;w*, (âç)
w*t; n; m;0t; n; l;ek: j;'[;;E' = (âê)
j;'v;r t;[;; j;m;dut; dhE'l;, (âë)
leK;;e les;0 Ak: j;'[;;E' ==êç== (âè)
In this Sabad, Guru Jambhoji speaks about karma and
emphasizes that only your good karmas help you in this life
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only. So perform good karmas while you have the energy,
capability and means. Do not wait for the old age to creep up
on you.
A Royal person is one whose actions are noble that benefit
many people. Such a royal person inspires others to do noble
deeds thus enhancing the goodness. In other words, Royalty
lies in one’s actions (karma); it is not hereditary. Such persons
cross the worldly ocean of attachments. Such a royalty is loved
even in the heaven. If a royal person (prince, king or emperor)
destroys people and their world then what kind of royalty is
this? (In other words it is not a royalty.) A destructive and
exploitative royalty is like husk without grains; it is like sugar
cane peels without any juice. It is like a family who does not
work to earn its living. Such a royalty or family is useless and
burden on all humanity. Wealth and army (acquired by kings
or kingdoms) are like clouds of fog which are or may be
destroyed or removed by a gust of wind. In view of this, oh you
human (do not waste your life in just accumulating wealth and
power, instead) do japa of Lord Vishnu and tread the path of
dharma. At this time in your life, you are energetic and capable
and are respected in the society you live in. You have means
and time to live your life with comforts. Your body and mind
are alert. At this stage in your life why don’t you do good
deeds (karma)? (In other words, do good deeds at this stage
in your life.) While you are capable and have means you must
always do good deeds (for others and for yourself). If you do
not do good deeds now, old age will come to you one day
when you may not have the capability, energy and means to
perform good deeds. Surely, the old age one day will end up in
terminating your life. So hurry and do good deeds now. Only
your good deeds will count when you will stand to be judged by
the supreme ultimate power and Judge. No one else including
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all your relatives like brother, sister, parents or other dear ones
and even your personal divine deities will be able to help you.
You will be judged on the basis of only your good deeds (karma)
in this life.

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(s;b;d - êê)
j;'v;r; re t;E' j;ug; #;'#0l;e, deh n; j;0t;0 j;;'[;;'E = (â)
m;;y;; j;;Le le j;'m; k:;Le, lE[;;' k:v;[; s; m;;'[;;'E = (ä)
k:;c;E 9p;'#E 9k:s;0 v;#;w*, B;Ul; B;u ‘v;E Çy;;'[;;'E = (à)
mh;' deK;t;;' dev; d;'ôU s;ur n;r K;0[;;', b;09c; g;y;; b;er;'[;;'E = (å)
k:u ‘B;k:r[; m;hr;v;'[; hu't;;, Çb;L0 j;;eQ; Çy;;'[;;'E = (ç)
k:;e! l'k:; g;$ 9v;{;m;;' hu't;;,
k:; d; v;9s;gy;;E r;v;'[; r;'[;;E' = (ê)
n;v;g;>h r;v;'[; p;;y;e b;'Qy;;,
9t;9[; B;9v; s;ur n;r s;'9k: B;y;;'[;;E' = (ë)
le j;'m; k:;Le Ç9t; b;u9Q;v;'t;;e, s;0t;; k:;9j; lUB;;'[;;E' = (è)
B;rm;0 B;;eg;0 Ç9t; wh'k:;r0 k:rt;; g;rb; g;um;;'n;;E' = (ï)
t;e~ t;;e j;'m; k:;Le K;0[;;', 9q;9r n; l;Q;;E q;;'[;;E' = (âî)
k:;c;E 9p;'# Çg;;j; Wf:;r;E, 9k:s;;E 9p;r;'[;0 m;;'[;;E' = (ââ)
s;;b;[; l;K; m;j;0@ 9v;g;Ut;;, q;;eq;; v;;j;r G;;'ô;E' = (âä)
du9n;y;;' r;c;E g;;j;E v;;j;E] t;;'h m;;' k:'[;;E' n; d;'[;;E' = (âà)
du9n;y;;' k:E r'9g; s';;eh k:;ew* r;c;E, d0n; rc;E s;;e j;;'[;;E' = (âå)
l;eh0 m;;s; 9v;k:;r;e h;ey;s;0, m;u9rK;;e 9f:rE Çy;;'[;;E' = (âç)
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m;;g;rm;9[;y;;' k:;c; k:q;0r n; r;c;;E k:U#¥ dun;0 #f:;'[;;E = (âê)
c;l'[; c;l't;E v;;9s; v;h't;E, (âë)
j;0v; j;0v;'t;E k:;y;; n;uv;'t;0 s;;s; f:ur't;E = (âè)
k:;'y; re p;>;'[;0' t;E' 9v;s;n; n; j;'py;;E ? k:0y;;E k:;'Q;E k:;e t;;'[;;E' = (âï)
9t;'h ~p;9r a';v;El; j;'v;r t;[;; dL,
t;;s; 9k:s;;e s;hn;;'[;;E' ? (äî)
t;;'hk:E s;0s; n; Ç;e$'[;, p;;y; n; p;hr'[;,
n;;' v;;' éUl éy;;'[;;E' = (äâ)
Q;[;'{; n; b;;'[; n; !;ep; n; a'g;';, !;!r c;ug;l c;y;;'[;;E' = (ää)
s;;L s;uc;'g;0 G;>t; n; s;uv;;s;;E, p;0v;[; n; @'$; p;;'[;0 = (äà)
s;eé n; s;;ev;'[; 9p;l'g; n; p;;e$[;, %;t; n; m;E#¥0 m;;'[;;E' = (äå)
n;;' v;;' dwy;; n;;' v;;' m;wy;;, n;;g;#¥ dUt; B;y;;'[;;E' = (äç)
k:;c;; t;;e#¥E 9n;k:c;; B;;K;E, ÇG;! G;!E m;9L m;;'[;;E' = (äê)
Q;rt;0 ar Çs;m;;'[; ag;;ec;9r, j;;'t;E j;0v; n; deh0 j;;'[;;E' = (äë)
a;v;'t; j;;v;'t; d0s;E n;;'h0, s;'c;9r j;;'9h w'v;;'[;;E' = (äè)
j;'v;r t;[;; j;'m;dUt; dhE'l;, m;9L b;Es;E'l; m;;'[;;E' = (äï)
t;;q;E' k:9Ly;r k:;g;; r;eL;E, s;Un;;' rÄ; wm;;'[;;E', (àî)
Ç;y;s;;' j;;ey;s;;' B;[;t;;' g;u'[;t;;' v;;r m;hUr9t;, (àâ)
p;;eq;; q;;eq;; p;us;t;k: p;$<y;; p;ur;''[;;E' = (àä)
B;Ut; p;ret;0 k:;'y; j;p;0j;E, ÇEh p;;K;'# p;rv;;'[;;E' = (àà)
k:;nh 9ds;; v;rj;E k:9r c;;l;E, rt;n; k:y;; le p;;r p;hU'c;;E = (àå)
t;;q;E' r9hs;0 Ç;v;;j;;'[;E = (àç)
t;;'h p;rE rE p;;r 9g;r;'w*, 9t;t; k:E 9n;h'c;L q;;'[;;E = (àê)
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s;;e Çp;r'p;r k:;'y; n; j;'p;;E, m;t; 9K;[; lh;e wm;;'[;;E' = (àë)
B;l m;UL s;0'c;;E re p;>;'[;0, jy;;E' t;rv;r m;eDh't; #;LU' = (àè)
j;wy';; m;UL n; K;;ejy;;E] t;wy;; j;;m;'[; m;r'[; 9v;g;;ev;;e = (àï)
wh 9n;s; k:r[;0 9q;9r n; r9hb;;, n; v;'cy;; j;'y; k:;LU' ‘= (åî)
k:;e k:;e B;l m;UL s;0'9c;lE, B;L t;'t; b;U9élE, (åâ)
j;;' j;0v;'[; k:0 9v;9Q; j;;'[;0 = (åä)
j;0v;t;#¥;' k:u9% l;h;e h;ey;s;0, m;Uv;;' n; Ç;v;E h;'][;0 ==êê== (åà)
In this Sabad, Guru Jambhoji emphasizes that one should
perform good karmas in life and seek the path of knowing and
realizing the Absolute truth. One should not waste one’s life
living with false arrogant ego. One’s karmas or actions must
not be directed towards feeding the arrogant ego. Those who
perform good karmas and seek to know the Absolute truth,
abandoning the arrogant ego, have understood the secret of
living. Such persons free themselves of bondages and
attachments in this world and get liberated of the cycle of birth
and death. In other words they reach the state of moksha.
O’! You brave strong man, you have attempted to conquer and
rule the whole (physical) world and sometimes may have even
punished the world, but you have not been able to conquer
your own body and self. Everything physical in this world is
bound to perish someday. Then, why are you so self-conceited
arrogant and proud of your physical acquisitions and
possessions? (In other words, do not be so egotistically proud.)
The body of yours is perishable. Then why praise it and live in
illusions? Only ignorant fools are lost in this delusion and spend
their lives in delusion. I have seen all kinds, devâs, demons,
humans brave or cowards, become victims of death and perish.
Kumbhkarana and Mahirâvana, who were very brave and
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talented warriors, also met the same fate and perished because
of their foolish arrogance. Even Râvan, the king of Sri Lankâ,
who was powerful, had invincible fort and lived in luxurious
palaces, could rule for only a limited time because he chose a
self-destructive path due to his foolish arrogance. He was so
powerful that he was described (figuratively speaking) to have
full command on all the nine planets which were anchored to
his bed. The brave warriors of the time used to shiver in his
fear. In addition, he was very intelligent and shrewd, but foolishly
egotistic. He committed the act of kidnapping Sitâ in his lust
which led to his downfall and destruction. His act, committed in
foolish ego, brought the fate of time to destroy him. People
who are excessively involved in enjoying physical worldly things
and have big arrogant ego also perish one day becoming
victims of time; their bodies perish so also their ego leaving no
trace behind. O’ you living being (person) you commit wrong
deeds because you are possessed and driven by your arrogant
ego. This body of yours that you clean everyday with soap
and decorate with colorful clothes will perish one day (so why
be arrogant egotistic). All the outward decorations and show
are like hollow husk without any grain. Generally, people in this
world are pleased with outward showoff and sweet talks, but all
this is hollow and empty of any elemental truth. People get
soaked in artificial showoff worldly colors, but only those who
get soaked in Dharma are truthful persons treading the path of
truthfulness.
Toxins will accumulate and saturate the blood and flesh of this
human body leading to its destruction and death. Only a fool
will be ignorant of this and live in one’s own arrogant ego. Do
not chase and waste your life in pursuing artificial perishable
things that are full of temptations like diamonds, pearls and
other jewelry. While you have energy, strength, reputation and
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respect in the society and have all the means at your disposal
you should remember and worship Lord Vishnu; instead why
do you chase your desires and force your will on others? One
of these days soon the agents of death will come to take your
physical body away; you will not even recognize them. After
the death agents have taken away your physical body it won’t
even have any cover on the head, any clothes or any shoes
on the feet. It will not possess any weapons like bow and arrow.
It will own nothing, possess nothing, it will be totally naked.
There will be no house to live in, no roof to take shelter, no
food to eat and water to drink, no bed to sleep on or even a
place to rest; the death agents will not be kind or compassionate
– they will be ruthless and brutal. These death agents will totally
destroy the persons with bad deeds. Even those who are
arrogant and egotistic will have no powers to fight or escape
these death agents.
No one knows and no one can see how the life force (praan or
Atma) enters or leaves the physical body. The life force (praan
or Atma) pervades the entire earth and the universe. Your bad
deeds and arrogant ego are bound to destroy you totally and
you are bound to be afraid and scared of the death agents
when they come to get you. After your death in the kaliyuga
(the current yuga or time cycle of the universe), all you will
hear would be kav kav of the crows. Ignorant persons shall
always remain empty, shallow and without substance in every
respect.
Even naath yogis, astrologers, or well-read and educated
persons cannot tell in advance the time and date for the coming
of these death agents (to get them). Reading and studying
Vedas and Purânâs superficially does not help anyone in this
matter either. Do not perform jappa (repeated way of saying
prayers) of ghosts and spirits because this act is only a show
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off. O’ you human why do you take wrong paths that are
prohibited (by dharma); why do you perform wrong deeds
(bad karma)? Instead recognize your true self (atma) and
abandon these wrong paths; get on the paths of dharma which
lead you to perform good deeds, thus taking you on the way to
liberation from attachments which cause sufferings in this
physical world of birth and death. In the state of liberation one
is freed of birth and death and acquires permanence (by
merging in the true reality of Brahm). Hence, o’ human why do
you not perform japa of Vishnu, the permanent Absolute truth
without wasting any moment? Devote yourself to good deeds
and gather true benefits of knowing the Absolute truth, abandon
bad deeds just like a tree would drop a diseased branch and
nurture only the healthy ones. In the same manner, only do the
good deeds and leave all the wrong deeds and paths. Those
who do not pursue the path of good deeds and Absolute truth
are bound to be lost in this world as well as in the next world
after death. No one is permanent in this world; everyone who
is born is bound to die. Those who seek the Absolute truth and
pursue the path of good deeds have discovered the secret of
life. Such persons are not only bound to have good life in this
world but also will have good life after death and get liberated
from cycles of birth and death.

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(s;b;d - êë)
9v;s;m;Dl; rhm;;'n; rh0m;, (â)
9j;'hk:e 9s;dk:e B;0n;;'B;0n;, (ä)
t;;e B;e'!0l;e rhm;;n; rh0m;, (à)
k:r0m; k:y;; 9dl k:r[;0, (å)
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k:lm;;' k:rt;b; k:v;L k:ur;'[;;'E = (ç)
9dl K;;ej;;E drv;es; B;w*l;e, (ê)
t;wy;; m;us;Lm;;'[;;E' = (ë)
p;0r;' p;urs;;' 9j;m;0 m;us;l;', (è)
k:rt;b; lek: s;l;'m;'U' = (ï)
j;e j;0v;'t;; K;;k:0 h;ey;sy;E', (âî)
j;;' hk: s;;c; 9s;dk: p;rv;;'n;U' = (ââ)
t;wy;;' t;t; r s;l;'m;;lek:'m; alek:'m; s;l;m;U' = (âä)
hm; 9dl 9ll; t;m; 9dl 9ll;, (âà)
rhm; k:rE rhm;;n;U' = (âå)
At;e m;s;Le c;;L;E m;0y;;', (âç)
t;;e p;;v;;E 9B;s;t; w*m;;'n;U' ==êë== (âê)
This sabad is addressed to the Islamic (Moslem) community in
general and in particular to the Islamic or Moslem priests. The
act of killing any living being is totally against the very nature
of kindness and compassion associated with Bismillah, Allah,
Ishwar or God. You should see God’s, Ishwar’s or Allah’s light
in all forms of life and respect their right to live; only those who
recognize this truth and live by it can reach the higher state of
liberation in life. God, Ishwar or Allah resides in my heart, your
heart and everyone’s heart and so does His kindness and
compassion. You Moslems follow this with honesty as the
principle of your life and you will surely reach heaven.
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Bismillah is kind and compassionate. Thus, Bismillah is just
another name for compassionate and kind Ishwar (Bhagwan
or God). So committing violence in the name of Bismillah to
kill another living being (person or animal) is not just or
justifiable. This act of killing is totally against the very nature of
kindness and compassion associated with Bismillah, Allah,
Ishwar or God. Only those who realize oneness in the diverse
forms of life (i.e do not see differences in different forms of
living beings) and see Ishwar in all living beings will come
close (i.e will be dear) to the kind and compassionate Ishwar,
Bhagwan, God, Bismillah or Allah. Seeing God, Ishwar or Karim
in your heart and in all your actions doing good deeds only
should be taken as basic teachings of Islam. You should
consider doing good deeds only as the statements (kalma) of
Quran. Oh! You have become priest and preacher of Islam,
but you have not searched your own heart and done
introspection; only after you do an honest introspection of your
heart you can call yourself a true Moslem. When Moslem saints
and the Moslem people assemble for prayers or for any other
occasion they consider it their duty to greet and respect each
other by saying salaam. (O’ you Moslems) you should see
God’s, Ishwar’s or Allah’s light in all forms of life and respect
their right to live; only those who recognize this truth and live
by it can reach the higher state of liberation in life. You all
Moslems should recognize this truth while greeting each other
and saying salaam. God, Ishwar or Allah resides my heart,
your heart and everyone’s heart and so does His kindness
and compassion. You Moslems follow this with honesty as the
principle of your life and you will surely reach heaven.

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 [68]
(s;b;d - êè)
j;;eg;0 re t;U' j;ug;9t; 9p;%;'[;0, (â)
k:;j;0 re t;U' k:l'm; k:ur';'[;0 = (ä)
g;~ 9v;[;;s;;E k:;he k:E t;;'w*, (à)
r;m; r;y; s;U' d0nh0' d;'n;0, (å)
k:;nh c;r;w* r'n; b;ev;;'n;0', (ç)
9n;rg;u[; op; amhe p;9t;y;;'[;0 = (ê)
q;L 9s;9r rÄ;e Çg;;ec;9r b;;'[;0, (ë)
Q;;y; re m;u'9#y;; p;r d;'n;0 = (è)
f:0!; re Ç'[;hu't;; t;;'n;0, (ï)
ÇDl; leK;;e les;0 j;;'[;0 ==êè== (âî)
God (Brahm or Ishwar) is all pervading and all powerful without
any obvious form or attributes. God therefore is present in all
forms of life. Hence do not kill or slaughter any life form.
(Speaking as Brahm realized or divine inspired person) Guru
Jambhoji says that although I am present here on the Samrâthal
(Sand dune where Guruji revealed himself and his teachings
as Sabads) in this human form, believe in me only as Brahm
with no form, attribute or voice
O’ yogi, you must recognize and follow true principles of yoga;
o’ you Moslem priest (kâji) you must truly understand, adopt
and follow the true knowledge of the Kuran. Why do you kill
cows (or other animals)? (If this act of killing cows was good
then) why would Bhagwan (Lord) Rama give cows as alms and
why would Lord Krishna tenderly care for them in forests while
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they grazed. God (Brahm or Ishwar) is all pervading and all
powerful without any obvious form or attribute. God therefore
is present in all forms of life. Hence do not kill or slaughter any
life form. (Guru Jambhoji now speaks as Brahm realized or
divine inspired person) Although I am present here on the
Samrâthal (Sand dune where Guruji revealed himself and his
teachings as Sabads) in this human form, believe in me only
as Brahm with no form, property or voice. O’ Yogi always
meditate on or be inspired by Brahm while imparting knowledge
to others and doing good things for others. O’ kaji (Moslem
priest) you must understand that killing or slaughtering other
living forms is wrong; stay away from such acts. Remember
and understand this that one day Allah will examine your actions
in this life and judge you by that.

[69]
(s;b;d - êï)
t;n; m;n; Q;;ewy;E, s;'j;m; h;ewy;'E, hr{; n; K;;ewy;E = (â)
jy;;E' jy;;E' du9n;y;;' k:rE K;v;;r0, ty;;E' ty;;E' 9k:9ry;; p;Ur0 = (ä)
m;ug;Q;;' hU't;E ~' !9L c;;l;E, jy;;E' K;#¥k:E p;;9s; Q;'n;Ur0 ==êï== (à)
One should always keep one’s body, mind, heart, speech and
actions clean and pure; one should always exercise self-control
and discipline; one should always remain happy and content
in all (good or bad) circumstances. Even if some people in this
world insult you or humiliate you, keeping your self-control
and doing your work with pure mind and heart will allow you to
complete your work well; in fact these experiences will make
you stay away from false attractions in this world and will attract
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dhanuri gets alert and flies away hearing a slightest sound,
one should always recognize and stay away from ignorant
trouble-causing individuals. (Do not let your behavior be
affected by such troublesome ignorant people; you must always
keep your self-control with pure mind.)

[70]
(s;b;d - ëî)
hk: hl;lU' hk: s;;c; ik:s;n;U', s;uk:rt; ÇhL;e n; j;;w* = (â)
B;l v;;hIl;e, B;l b;Ij;Il;e, p;v;'[;;' v;;i#¥ v;L;w* = (ä)
j;Iv; k:E k:;j;E K;#¥;e j; K;et;I, t;Eh n;E l;e rK;v;;L;E B;;w* = (à)
dEt;;'n;I s;Et;;'n; if:rEl; m;t; m;;er; c;ir j;;w* = (å)
W ‘n;m;'n; m;n;v;;' j;Iv; j;t;n; k:ir m;n; r;K;Il;e @;w** = (ç)
j;Iv; k:E k:;j;E K;#¥;e j; K;et;I, s;; v;;v; dv;;v; n; j;;w* = (ê)
n; t;E' ihr'[;I' n; t;E' ihr[;;', n; c;InhU hiry;;w* = (ë)
n; t;E' m;;eir n; t;E' m;;er; n; ~'dr c;ir j;;w* = (è)
k:;ew* g;ur k:ir gy;;'n; t;;e#¥k: m;;eh;, m;n; rK;v;;L;E q;;w* = (ï)
j;;e a;r;Qy;;e r;v; dhU@L s;;e Ç;r;Q;;e re B;;w* = (âî)
In this Sabad, Guru Jambhoji advises people to live their lives
with honesty and truthfulness. He also advises them to avoid
any physical temptations, attachments and desires that could
lead them to the path of dishonesty away from truthfulness and
bad deeds. He further advises people to watch for and avoid
persons who may take them astray to wipe out their fruits of
good karma or deeds.
Making a living by just means is right and appropriate; just
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means are honest and truthful; truthfulness brings you closer
to Ishwar or God; honest good acts are never wasted.
Symbolically speaking, your body is like a fertile farm land.
Just as a farmer ploughs his field and plants good healthy
seeds, make efforts and prepare yourself to do good acts.
Protect yourself and your good actions against the storms of
temptations and sufferings just as the farmer protects the seeds
from flying away with strong winds by putting a fence around
his field. Good actions will be like good seeds that grow to give
a good crop. Grow the crop from good deeds for the wellness
of your Atma. Always guard your good actions against the
temptations of evil means for material gains. People with evil
designs and nature may come in contact with you and try to
awaken and tempt your basic benign harmful weaknesses of
physical desires, anger, greed and attachments; if these
weaknesses start to dominate your mind then your own mind
that guards against them and protects wellness of your atma
(i.e. crop of your honest hard work) itself may start to destroy
your own crop (i.e. wellness of your atma). One should keep
one’s mind in stable and focused state. One should do
introspection (or meditation) in stable state of mind; always do
good deeds to nurture the wellness of your atma and put your
best efforts to gain knowledge of and understand one’s self
and atma. For the benefit of your atma and inner-self plough
your field and sow good seeds (good deeds); take good care
of your crop (resulting from your hard work and good deeds)
and protect it well so that it does not get damaged or buried
under dust because of dust-storms (worldly temptations).
(Ignorant persons do not understand the worldly temptations
and their own weaknesses, hence know about these temptations
and overcome them to protect the fruits of your hard work and
good deeds.). You do not fully understand either about doe (a
term used here symbolically for one’s atma), or deer (a term
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used here symbolically for the nature of inner self); furthermore,
you do not recognize all the animals (term used here
symbolically for worldly temptations) who could steal or destroy
your crops (term used symbolically for fruits of your good
karma or deeds). You are unable to recognize or identify a
peacock (symbolic term used here for mind, intellect or
emotion), a female peacock (a symbolic term used here for
emotional or physical temptations or desires) or a mouse that
is slowly eating away your crop and destroying it from its roots
(a symbolic term used here for passage of time that is making
you weak and destroying you). (In other words, your own
ignorance is destroying your good karma.) Therefore, acquire
some knowledge from a Guru that can empower you to get rid
of all your temptations, worldly desires and physical attachments
so that you can attain the state of mental stability and awareness.
Oh brother, learn to recognize and follow the path of truth and
justice just like the king Yudhistra did in his life.

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(s;b;d - ëâ)
Q;v;[;;' Q;Uj;E p;;h'[; p;Uj;E, v;ef:urm;;'ô K;ud;w* = (â)
g;ur c;elE k:E p;;A l;g;E, deK;;E l;eg; Çny;;w* = (ãä)
k:;@I k:'i[;j;;e op;; reh[;, k:;p;# ¥m;;'ih i%p;;w* = (à)
n;Ic;; p;i#¥ p;i#¥ it;'h n;E Q;;ek:E Q;Ir; re hir Ç;hI = (å)
b;;'B;[; n;;'~' l;d[; O#¥;, B;Ut;;' n;;~' k:Ut;; = (ç)
v;E ap;h;' n;E p;;eh v;t;;v;E, v;Er j;g;;v;E' s;Ut;; = (ê)
B;Ut; p;ret;I j;;K;; K;E'[;I', ÇE p;;K;'# p;rv;;'[;;E' = (ë)
v;iL v;iL k:Uk:s; k:;'y; dLIj;E, i'j;'hm;;' k:[;;E' n; d;[;;E' = (è)
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t;el ily;;E K;iL c;;Ep;E j;;eg;I, K;iL p;i[; s;u ‘hg;I iv;k:;'[;;E' = (ï)
k:;lir b;Ij; n; b;09j; ip;r;[;I,
q;l is;ir n; k:ir in;v;;'[;;E'| = (âî)
n;Ir g;y;E %Ilr k:;'y; s;;eQ;;e, rIt;; rÄ; w'v;;'[;0 = (ââ)
if:r't;; t;e B;uv;'t;;, B;uv;'t;; t;e if:r't;;, (âä)
m;#¥e m;s;;'ôe, t;#¥e t;!'g;e p;#Ãe¥ p;{;;'ôe = (âà)
v;;' t;;e 9s;Q; n; k:;w* , (âå)
9n;j;p;;eh de9K; ip;%;'[;0 = (âç)
j;Es;0 k:r[;0 p;;r B;0 v;Es;; p;;reK; j;;ey; 9p;r;'[;0 = (âê)
j;e n;r d;v;;E %;e#<y;;e m;er c;uk:;w*, (âë)
r;h t;et;0s;;' k:0 j;;'[;0 ==ëâ== (âè)
In this sabad, Guru Jambhoji advises people not to perform
idol worship, not to look for divine people on river or water
pond banks and not to perform ghost or spirit worships. In
order to reach or experience divinity one must do introspection
on one’s Atma, perform good karma or deeds and live with no
worldly attachments and without false ego.
Some people worship (while shaking their neck) an idol made
of stone; this is not ordered or desired by God (i.e. Ishwar or
Bhagwaan); this is not even his (God’s) message. This is unjust
because the idol is created or made by a man (or woman).
Why should a man (or woman) bow or worship his (or her)
own creation? It is like a Guru bowing in front of his own
disciple. Some people or priest put fancy clothes on statues
made of wood, gold and silver. These people then worship
them by bowing, even prostrate on ground in front of them.
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will appear in person to bless everyone and grant your wishes.
Even a donkey is better than such a priest and even a dog is
better than such statues. The dog will at least lead his owner
on a (danger free) path and will warn him of any danger while
he (the owner) is sleeping. Worshiping ghosts and spirits is
total fraud. Grinding empty husk without grain will not give
anything and it is worthless. Oil free sesame seeds cannot
yield oil. Once the oil has been taken out the left over sesame
shells are good only as animal feed. Do not cultivate and plant
seeds in unproductive land, it will not yield any crop. Do not
store water in a pond dug on top of a sand dune. The water
just won’t stay there. What is the use of searching for water in
a dry pond? People who pursue such actions will not achieve
anything and will always remain ignorant devoid of any
knowledge and accomplishment. It is totally worthless to go to
cremation grounds to worship dead bodies or to look for divine
accomplished persons on the banks of rivers or water ponds.
Do not waste your time and energy in this manner, you shall
not find any divine person or divine experience in this activity.
One must examine, evaluate and meditate on one’s own Atma.
One must do introspection. A true test of a person is his deeds
or karma. One reaps fruits of only one’s actions or deeds.
[Perform good deeds if you wish to reach divinity.] Only a
person who has truly renounced one’s false ego and attachments
will achieve and experience true divinity.

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(s;b;d - ëä)
v;ed k:ur;'[; k:um;;y;; j;;LU', (â)
B;Ul; j;0v; k:uj;0v; k:uj;;[;0' = (ä)
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v;Es;'dr n;;'h0' n;K; h0o', (à)
Q;r'm; p;uirK; is;rj;0v;E p;Uo', (å)
k:iL k:; m;;y;; j;;L if:!; k:ir p;>;'[;0, (ç)
g;ur k:0 k:lm; k:ur;'[; 9p;%'[;0 = (ê)
d0n; g;um;;'n; k:rEl;e K;;l0, (ë)
jy;;E k:'[; G;t;E G;u'[; h;'[;0 = (è)
s;;c; 9s;dk': s;Et;;'[; c;uk:;v;;E, (ï)
jy;;E' 9t;s; c;uk:;v;E p;;'[;0 = (âî)
n;r p;Ur;E s;9r 9v;ôj;E h0r;, (ââ)
lesy;E' j;';'rE 9hrdE l;ey;ô = (âä)
Ç'Q;; rÉ'; wv;;'[;0', (âà)
9n;r9K; lh;e n;r 9n;rh;r0 = (âå)
9j;ô c;;EK;'# B;0t;9r K;el p;s;;r0, (âç)
j;'p;;E re 9j;9ô j;'py;;' l;B;E = (âê)
rt;n; k:y;; Ak: h;‘]'[;0, (âë)
k:;'h0' m;;o' k:;h0' t;;o' = (âè)
9k>:y;; 9v;hU'[;; p;r h's; s;;]o', (âï)
s;eL dhU' Wb;;o'' ~nh;' = (äî)
w*'h k:9L A k: h;'][;0, (äâ)
k:ev;L ny;;n;0 q;L 9s;9r a;y;;E, (ää)
p;rg;! K;el p;s;;r0 = (äßà)
k:;e9#¥ t;et;0s; p;hU'c;[; h;r0, (äßå)
jy;;E' %9k: Ç;w* s;;]r0 ==ëä== (äç)
In this Sabad, Guru Jambhoji warns people to avoid frauds
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who pretend to know everything about Kurân and Vedas. He
asks them not to get trapped in the net of falsehood spread out
by these frauds. Instead recognize and listen to the people
with true knowledge and experience of spirituality.
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In the name of Vedas and Kurân some people, who are frauds,
pretend to know everything about them (Vedas and Kurân).
They spread a net of total falsehood. Some innocent people
get trapped in this net of falsehood. These frauds may shine
momentarily like a flash of fire, but they soon vanish like ashes
from fire. On the other hand, truly knowledgeable and spiritually
accomplished persons shine like diamonds forever; their deeds
are always for the welfare of everyone. Hence one must stay
away from falsehood. One must learn to recognize truthfulness
of the teachings of a true Guru and true meaning of the
teachings of Kurân. Just as insects like worms and some other
insects will hollow wood and grain to make it worthless, false
ego and pride about one’s own religion and faith will make a
person hollow, without any true understanding of spiritual
teachings. Just as water truly quenches thirst and gives
satisfaction, truth and truthfulness eliminate one’s evil thinking
and tendencies. Complete person (appearing as Guru
Jambheshwar) is, symbolically speaking, trading jewels and
diamonds (that is gives knowledge filled sermons). Only those
with deep inner understanding capacities will receive these
jewels of knowledge. Fools who are like blind persons cannot
see this and understand this. Try and recognize this Guru who
has understanding and knowledge of all four directions. Receive
knowledge from this person. Recite and do japa of Lord Vishnu.
Only then you will get to know yourself and your Atma. This is
the only truth for any person (or living being) seeking knowledge
about one’s Self. It is only in the human form that one can
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reach the state of Self (Atma) realization, so make use of it (do
not waste this birth in the human form). Now Guru Jambhoji
speaks as a Self realized person and says “I am the one who
causes death and liberates one’s Atma”. He goes on to say “I
am the one who librates a person of his or her wrong deeds or
karmas and provides comfort. Knower of the only Truth i.e.
united with the Almighty has come on this Samrâthal sand
dune in this desert area. He has created this reality around
himself here. He has organized this play of liberating people
from the cycle of birth, death and re-birth.” Using the word
play symbolically Guru Jambhoji is saying that by practicing
his teachings in one’s life one gets liberated from this cycle of
birth and death i.e. attains the state of Moksha.

[73]
(s;b;d - ëà)
Hr0 k:'g;h#¥0 m;'#p; m;E#¥0, t;;'h;' hm;;r'; v;;s;'; = (â)
cy;;9r c;k: n;v; d0p; q;rhrE, j;e a;p;;E p;rg;;s;;' = (ä)
s;ug;'[;;' mh;r; g;u'9[;y;;' c;el;, 9n;g;u'[;;' n;h0' ÇBy;;s;U' = (à)
s;ug;'[;;' h;ey;sy;E' s;urg;0k: h;esy;E', mhe s;ug;'[;;' k:; d;s;U' = (å)
j;;'hk:; q;;'n;; s;uh;v;; G;r v;Ek:U'@e, j;;']r s;'des;; a;y;;E = (ç)
a'9m;y;;' @'9m;y;;' wm;'>t; B;;ej;'n; , (ê)
m;n;s;; s;;e9#¥ 9n;h;l 9b;%;y;;E = (ë)
j;;g;;e j;;e]v;;E j;;eit; n; K;;ev;;E, %il j;;s;0 s;'s;;O' = (è)
B;'[;0 n; B;'i[;b;; g;u'[;0 n; g;u'9[;b;;, (ï)
s;u'[;0 n; s;u'i[;b;; k:h0 n; k:9hb;; K;#¥0 n; K;9#¥b;;, (âî)
re B;l ik:rs;;'[;0 k:r[;0 n;E G;;t;;E hel;e, (ââ)
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k:il k:;L j;ug; v;0c;e j;El;e =
t;;q;E' n;h0' s;ur;' n;r;' dev;;' s;U' m;eL;E ==ëà== (âä)
In this Sabad, Guru Jambhoji warns people to watch out in this
Kaliyuga. Here, there are many temptations to waste your
precious time and lead you astray preventing you from doing
right things. By going astray, you will miss the chance to go to
“Bainkunth” where you could meet and get to know the truthful
spiritually enlightened persons and thus miss taking the path
leading to Moksha. Only right actions i.e. good karmas can
put one on the path to seek the Absolute Truth. Guru Jambhoji
goes on to say that all his disciples do good deeds and possess
good qualities and good character. He is servant of his disciples.
On the Smrâthal sand dune located in the desert of Rajasthan,
India, there are green trees known as Kankerdi. These trees
serve as mandap (canopy) for me. I reside there under the
canopy of these trees. If I manifest my true self, it will reveal
my true energy or force. This will shake all the four directions
and nine islands. My disciples possess good character and
qualities and do good deeds. They all are talented and do
good deeds. I do not accept those who do not possess good
character and qualities and do not do good deeds. Only persons
with good character and deeds will qualify to go to heaven; I
am servant of my good disciples. They (disciples with good
character, qualities and deeds) have very high and superior
place. Their real abode has no corners and no edges (implying
no beginning or end) i.e. it is bainkunth; I have come here
with their message. In their abode the disciples eat nectar like
food. They get very comfortable beds to rest. O’ people! Wake
up and search for the Absolute Truth; do not waste the light of
this life aimlessly. A day will come soon when your Atma will
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search for, experience and realize the Absolute Truth. (O’
brother) you did not study right books that could give you
proper guidance and knowledge about Atma and the Absolute
truth. In addition, you did not listen to right things, you did not
speak the right words and you did not do right actions
(symbolically speaking, did not plough the fertile land). Hence
wake up now and do the right things, symbolically speaking
plough the fertile land, so as to get the fruits of your actions
that will enlighten you with the Absolute Truth. Watch out in this
Kaliyuga. Here there are many temptations to waste your
precious time and lead you astray preventing you from doing
right things. By going astray you will miss the chance to go to
“Bainkunth” where you could meet and get to know the truthful
spiritually enlightened persons and thus miss taking the path
leading to Moksha.

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(s;b;d - ëå)
K;;r; k:#¥v;; B;;ej;n; iB;iK;le, iB;i%y;; deK;;e K;0o' = (â)
Q;r ÇK;r#¥0 s;;q;r s;;ev;'[; a;e$ô ~ ‘n;; c;0o' = (ä)
s;hj;e s;;ev;'[; k:0 p;;eh j;;g;'[;, j;e m;'n; r9hb;; q;0o' = (à)
s;urg; p;hel0 s;;'B;iL j;0v;#¥;, p;h Wt;9rb;; t;0o' ==ëå== (å)
In this Sabad, Guru Jambhoji advises people to live with
simplicity and not let mind wander off after worldly temptations.
Even if one has very meager physical comforts of life one
must learn to enjoy them with happiness. Only then one can go
beyond the attachments of this physical world and cross the
ocean of worldly attachments.
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Enjoy happily whatever food you get to eat. The food may be
sour or bitter, but consider it sweet like rice pudding made of
milk and enjoy it thoroughly. You may get to sleep on the
nature’s bed i.e. ground, you may have a simple mat and a
woolen or a rag to cover yourself with; consider them all the
same and have total comfort in sleeping with joy. Here Guru
Jambhoji is advising that even if one has very meager physical
comforts of life one must learn to enjoy them with joy. How
does one achieve this? Guru Jambhoji says that one must
keep one’s mind stable. Do not let your mind hanker after
worldly temptations. Live with simplicity. If one develops these
qualities then one will sleep comfortably under any
circumstances and wakeup only at dawn every day. This can
happen only when one lives with honesty and simplicity
performing good karmas (actions). He also advises to perform
actions without attachments. Then he asks the people to
become aware and careful before the final moments of life to
practice the above mentioned lifestyle. Only then one can go
beyond the attachments of this physical world and cross the
ocean of worldly attachments.

[75]
(s;b;d - ëç)
B;Ul;l;e B;L B;Ul;l;e, B;Ul; B;Uil n; B;UlU' = (â)
j;e @U'@9#¥y;E p;;'n; n; hu't;;, t;e ky;;E' c;;h't; f:UlU'‘? (ä)
k:;e k:;e k:p;Ur 6U ‘!0 lE iv;i[; G;U'!0 n;'h0' j;;'[;0 = (à)
s;t;g;ur h;ey;b;; s;hj;e c;0inhb;;, j;;'c;'Q; Ç;L v;K;;'[;0= (å)
a;e%0 ik:iry;; a;;v;E if:iry;;, B;>;'it; iB;s;it; n; j;;w* = (ç)
a'it; K;ud;y;;b;'d leK;;e les;0 p;i[‘; c;0nhE' n;h0' l;e k:;w* = (ê)
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k:'[; iv;i[; k:Uk:s; rs; iv;9[; b;;k:s;,
iv;i[; ik:iry;; p;rv;;o' = (ë)
hir iv;i[; deh#¥0 j;;'[; n; l;B;E Ç'b;;r;y; dv;;o' ==ëç== (è)
A person without good karmas cannot get kind blessings from
the Parmatma (Supreme spiritual power). Without these
blessings one cannot get freedom from the cycle of birth and
rebirth. Thus doing good karmas is the only path to achieving
Moksha.
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O! People you are lost in total ignorance. Come out of the
darkness of ignorance; do not stay lost. Do not chase false
dreams in your life any more. Do not expect to get flowers
from a shrub or a tree which is totally dried up and does not
even have green leaves. Just as, with a plugged up nose one
cannot smell right. In order to cure this deficiency one needs
to do something such as take some medicine like a small
quantity of camphor. Similarly, in order to remove the
ignorance, one needs a true guru to show the right path and
provide guidance and knowledge. One, however, needs a true
guru, not a fraud. A person who has not experienced and
realized Self will only talk based on what he/ she has heard
from others. Such a person is a fraud and is not capable of
guiding you to realize Self, Atma or Brahm. Such fraud persons
can never free themselves from the cycle of birth and rebirth.
Do not get trapped by these fraud persons. In the end, one is
judged by the actions or karmas done during one’s life. So do
good karmas. A plant without any grain has no value. Sugarcane
without juice is worthless. Having a family without having any
work to do (to provide for the family) is not comforting. Similarly,
a person without good karmas cannot get kind blessings from
the Parmatma (Supreme spiritual power). Without these
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blessings one cannot get freedom from the cycle of birth and
rebirth. Hence, everyone must do good karmas if one wants to
experience the Supreme Self.

[76]
(s;b;d - ëê)
n;v;E p;;E9L n;v;E drv;;j;;, ahU'@ k:;e9# ¥o'r;y; j;#¥0 = (â)
re v;n; m;;L0 k:;'y;;E' s;0'c;E w* ‘h v;;#¥0 t;;e B;eL p;#¥0 = (ä)
s;uv;c;n; b;;eil s;d; s;;eihl;l0, n;;'v; iv;s;n; k:;e hr s;u'[;;E' = (à)
G;[;t;U' g;#¥v;#¥ k:;~' v;;~', in;j; m;;rg; t;;e iv;rL; k:;'y;;E' = (å)
in;j;p;;e p;;K;;e p;;ir Çs;0 p;ir j;;'[; g;;hew m; g;;]h g;U[;;E' = (ç)
X0 r;m;E m';U9rK; m;it; q;;e#¥0
k:[; iv;i[; k:Uk:s; l0[;;E' ==ëê== (ê)
Guru Jambhoji asks people to seek the Absolute Truth keeping
their body healthy. He advises them to always live with honesty.
Speak truth - pleasantly, gently and sweetly (not rudely).
Possess only those things that you earned with honest work.
(Do not be a cheat or fraudster.) Always listen to the name
Hari-Vishnu and always remember Hari-Vishnu.
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Symbolically speaking, this physical human body is like a
garden with nine gates (nine openings – one mouth, two ears,
two eyes, two excretion ports, two nostrils) and it (body) is
decorated with millions of pores. The human mind (heart or
intellect), symbolically speaking, is gardener of this garden
(physical human body). Do not use this gardener (mind) to
nurture only the physical body (garden). The physical body is
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perishable. It could perish anytime any day. Do keep this body
healthy. But, while it (the body) is healthy, seek the Absolute
Truth to reach Parmâtmâ. Now, Guru Jambhoji shows the path
to reach this goal. Always live with honesty. Speak truth,
pleasantly, gently and sweetly (not rudely). Possess only those
things that you earned with honest work. (Do not be a cheat or
fraudster.) Always listen to the name Hari Vishnu and always
remember Hari Vishnu. Many people, instead of following this
path, waste their lives by living dishonestly and talking
nonsense. Only a few lead the path of honesty seeking the
Absolut Truth. Those who do not follow the path seeking Absolute
Truth with honesty waste their lives in worthless activities and
arguments. Such people can never break the cycle of birth
and death. They can never achieve Moksha. Such persons do
not have any interests or orientation for seeking Râma. They
waste their lives in foolishness. They only beat husk without
getting any grain.

[77]
(s;b;d - ëë)
b;;r; p;;EiL n;v;E dr s;;é0, r;y; Çq;rg;$ q;0o' = (â)
w9ô g;i$ k:;ew* iq;r n; rihb;;,
in;h'c;E c;;il g;y;; g;ur p;0o' ==ëë== (ä)
The perishable human body is like a royal fort having nine
gates. According to the yoga science the body has seven
energy centers (i.e. life centers) – seven shakti chakras. (See
Sabad 40 for their description). One of these centers (chakras)
is Anahata (Heart or Air chakra). The Anahata chakra has
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doors. Symbolically speaking, opening a door will signify having
an awakening. Jiva-atma (life force) dwells on the twelfth level
that is on the highest level of awakening. As one achieves the
twelfth level of awakening that is after complete awakening of
the Anahata chakra one’s jiva-atmân meets Parmâtmâ. The
jiva-atmân (the life force) is called here by Guru Jambhoji as
king. It is certain that no king can live in this fort forever. One
day the king will leave this fort. The fort perishes as well. This
holds true for everyone no matter who one is – guru, disciple,
rich or poor. Hence one must always pursue in one’s life the
Absolute Truth, the Paramâtmâ.

[78]
s;b;d - (ëè)
j;e mh;' s;Ut;;' ‘rE'ô iv;h;v;E v;rt;E ib;b;;v;;o' = (â)
c;'d B;0 l;j;E s;Ur B;0 l;j;E Q;r g;Eô;o' = (ä)
p;v;'ô; p;;'ô0 ÇE p;9[; l;j;E l;j;E n;v;lK; t;;o' = (à)
n;v;s;E n;d0 9n;v;;s;0 n;;L; l;j;E l;j;E s;;g;r K;;o' = (å)
Çs;! k:uL0 9g;rv';r p;'i[; l;j;E l;j;E v;'ô0 Ç$;rE B;;o' = (ç)
j;'b;U d0p; k:; l;ew* B;0 l;j;E l;j;E Q;v;L0 Q;;o' = (ê)
is;Q; s;;Q;k: s;urn;r m;uin;y;r l;j;E l;j;E 9s;rj;'ô h;o' = (ë)
j;e mh;' s;ut;;' rE'[; iv;h;v;E t;;e b;;eh huv;E k:us;v;;o' = (è)
s;t;ir l;K; as;0 p;ir j;'p;;', t;;e p;i[; n;;v;E t;;o' ==ëè== (ï)
Brahm’s energy is the source of light and energy for the entire
Universe. If Brahm goes to sleep, that is if Brahm absorbs or
swallows its own light or energy then the entire universe and
everything in it will become dark. Jappa of Brahm’s name
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enables one to reach Moksha.
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[Using himself as a medium for Brahm, Guru Jambhoiji says
the following in this sabad.] If I keep on sleeping then night will
never pass and there will be no day-break and no sun rise. In
that case, then there will be no evening or sun set. In other
words, it will remain night and dark all the time. Everything in
the universe will become inactive and ineffective. The moon,
sun, sky, wind, water, all the stars, all the rivers, streams and
mountains, all the continents, all the vegetation and all life forms
including people on this planet will become “lifeless” that is will
become inactive. Hence, if I remain sleeping tragedy and
catastrophe will strike this universe. The protector of all the life
forms and objects in the universe is Lord Vishnu. Only Lord
Vishnu’s jappa will liberate a person from the cycle of births
and death.
[79]
(s;b;d - ëï)
mhe B;l p;;K;'#0 p;;K;'# m';#<y;; = (â)
p;hlU k:; p;;p; p;r;i%t; K;'#<y;; = (ä)
ij;'hk:E n;;de iv;'de v;;j;'t; p;U'[; = (à)
it;'h p;;K;'#0 n;E c;0'nht; k:U'[; = (å)
ij;'hk:I s;hj;e c;Uk:E a;v;;g;U'[; ==ëï== (ç)
This sabad was formulated, possibly after someone called Guru
Jambhoji a fraudster.
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It may well be that I am a fraudster and whatever I am saying
or doing is a fraud. One may call me a fraud because I am
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asking people to be guided by dharma and follow the path of
spirituality. I am asking people to regret their past bad actions
or karma – some may consider it a fraud. I am one who hears
the sound of Brahm in my every breath. Some people may not
recognize or understand this sign and call me a fraudster. If
one can recognize me truly and follow my message with
honesty, then one can liberate oneself from the cycles of birth
and death.

[80]
(s;b;d - èî)
alK; ÇlK; t;U'‘ alK; lK; lK;[;;E', (â)
t;er; Çn;'t; wl;eL'U = (ä)
k:v;[; s; t;er0 k:r[;0 p;Uj;E ? (à)
k:v;[; s; t;E'h s;' t;UlU' ? ==èî== (å)
O’ Ishwar (God) you are “ Alakh”. You have numerous (hundreds
of thousands of) “gunas” (qualities or attributes). You have
several forms and names. You have infinite movements. No
one in this universe has your qualities and doings. No one can
be compared with you. You are infinite with infinite kindness
and compassion. You are unequaled and incomparable.
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(s;b;d - –èâ)
j;;e n;r G;;e#¥E c;#¥E n;E p;;G; n; b;;'Q;E, (â)
t;;'hk:0 k:r[;0 k:U'[; 9v;c;;o' ? (ä)
s;ic;y;;r; h;ey';sy;'E a;y; 9m;lesy;E', (à)
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k:r#¥; duK; d;ej;9k: K;v;;o' = (å)
j;0v;t;#¥;' k:;e irj;k: n; m;e!U', (ç)
m;Uv;;' p;r h's; s;;]o' = (ê)
h;q; n; Q;;Ev;E p;;v; n; p;K;;LE, (ë)
n;'h0' s;uiQ; b;uiQ; ig;v;;'o' = (è)
mhe p;hr;j;; s;U'k:;EL j; ily;;E, (ï)
n;;iris;'G; n;r k:;j;U' = (âî)
j;ug; an;'t; an;'t;; v;rty;;, (ââ)
mhe s;Uny; m;'#L k:; r;j;U' ==èâ== (âä)
Lord Vishnu does not take away anyone’s right to do any
karma one wants to do. Lord Vishnu only rewards the person’s
jeevatma based on his/her karma. One must keep physically
clean as well as maintain internal cleanliness and purity. Only
those who are truthful and humble with pure hearts are close
to Lord Vishnu.
What can one think of a person who rides a horse without
putting a turban on his head? (In other words one cannot think
much of a person who rides a horse without a turban.) One
just cannot expect good behavior from such a person, because
this kind of person is egotistic. Only those persons who are
truthful and humble with pure hearts are close to Lord Vishnu.
As a Self realized person Guru Jambhoji says that persons
with these qualities come here to listen to my talks or teachings.
People who are egotistic and ignorant spend their lives in doubts
and falsehood. They suffer throughout their lives and end up
going to hell.
[Background: In olden days, going out in public without a
turban or topi ( a local hat) was considered against generally
accepted public manners or norms and even rude in Rajasthan
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for a common man. Hence if a high status person was seen in
public without a turban or a topi it was considered outright
rude and egotistic on his part. A person who rode a horse
definitely is a high rank person. Hence riding a horse without
putting on a turban is unacceptable and rude according to
those traditions. See Dr Heeralal Maheshwari’s book in Hindi “
Shri Jambhvani : Teeka published in 2011 C.E.]
As a Self realized person Guru Jambhoji now says that he
does not take away anyone’s right and means to make a living
or his karma. I (Guru Jambhoji) only take care of a person’s
jeevatma (atma or soul) after the person dies depending on
his/ her karma. Ignorant people do not even keep physically
clean, leave aside the internal purity. These ignorant people
do not wash their hands or feet. One must keep physically
clean as well as maintain internal cleanliness and purity. In
Sat-Yuga, the devotee Prahlâd had taken promise from Lord
Vishnu (who appeared as Narsingha) to preserve and look
after all life forms at all times. (Hence I, speaking as incarnation
of Vishnu, have come here.) I have been steady and have
ruled the Space for many yugas that is for endless eras. (I,
speaking as Lord Vishnu, have ruled the endless and empty
space even before the creation of this universe. Note: It is
worth comparing these words with those of Lord Krishna in
Bhagavad Geeta.)

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m;U'# m;u'#;v;;E m;n; n; m;u'#;v;;E, (â)
m;u'ih ÇB;K;L idl l;eB;0 = (ä)
a ‘dir dy;; n;h0' s;ur k:;'n;e, (à)
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in;'dr;h#¥; k:s;;eB;0 = (å)
g;ur g;it; %U!0 !;e! p;#¥El;, (ç)
v;;'h k:I a;v; Ak: p;K; s;;t;;E = (ê)
v;E k:r[;0 hU't;e K;U'Q;; = (ë)
Çs;0 s;h's; n;v; l;K; B;v;E'l;, (è)
k:u'B;0 d;ej;9k: ~'Q;; ==èä== (ï)
O! You yogis or swamis may shave your head but if you do not
shave off your greed and do not purify your heart then it is of
no use. In other words, external exhibition does not make you
a true yogi or swami. You may say or claim all kinds of things
but none of this has any value unless your heart is pure and
you truly get rid of all your greed worldly attachments. If you
are not kind and compassionate at your heart and you do not
follow teachings of saints and Godly person then external show
off like shaving your head is not of any value and significance.
If you malign others and say negative things about others then
shaving your head and claiming yourself to be a yogi is totally
misleading. If your actions do not follow teachings of a true
guru, then you will suffer a big loss and you are a fraudster no
matter what your external appearance is. Such fraudsters lose
their credibility in a very short time. These people also lose
their honour due to their own deeds. They (the fraudsters) will
not be liberated from the cycle of birth and death; eventually
they will end up going to hell and suffer there terribly.

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B;;eim; B;l0 ik:rs;;'ô B;0 B;l;E, K;ev;! k:r;e k:m;;w* = (â)
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g;ur p;rs;;id k:y;; g;$ K;;ej;;E, idl B;0t;9r c;;er n; j;;w* = (ä)
q;iLy;E Ç;y; s;t;g;ur p;rg;;sy;;E, j;;e]lE p;#¥0 l;ek:;w* = (à)
Ak: iK;[; m;;'ih' t;0in; B;u ‘v;ô mhe p;;e{;;',
j;0v;; j;U'i¥ô s;b;;w* = (å)
k:r[; s;v;;E' d;t;;r n; hUv;;E ij;iô k:'c;ô b;;'h W@;w* = (ç)
s;;ew* k:v;0s;;' k:v;L n;v;e#¥0, ij;i[; s;urh s;uv;% duh;w* = (ê)
m;er s;r0K;;E k:er n; deK;U', s;;y;r ij;s;0 t;L;w* = (ë)
l'k: s;r0K;;E k:;e! n; deK;U', r'Eô;y;r s;0 K;;w* = (è)
j;s;rq; s;r0K;;E ip;t;; n; deK;U', dev;Lde s;0 m;;w* = (ï)
s;0t; s;irK;0 t;y;; n; deK;U', g;rb; n; k:iry;;E k:;w*= (âî)
g;'[;v;'t; s;irK;;E p;;y;k: n; deK;U', B;0'v; 9j;s;0 s;b;L;w* = (ââ)
r;v;'ô s;irK;;E r;v; n; deK;U', c;;ehc;ik: Ç;'[; if:r;w* = (âä)
Ak: t;y;; k:E r;h;v;eQ;0 l'k:; f:eir j;L;w* = (âà)
s;'K;; m;;ehr; m;hl t;m; s;et;; t;;k:U' iv;lg; t; k:;w* ? (âå)
b;;'B;[; q;; t;e v;ede B;Ul;, k:;j;0 k:lm; g;um;;w* (âç)
j;;eg; iv;hU'ô;' j;;eg;0 B;Ul;, m;u'9#y;E Çk:9l g;um;;w* (âê)
w*'h k:iLj;ug; m;;' d;ey; j;[; B;Ul;, Ak: ip;t;; Ak: m;;w* = (âë)
b;;p; j;;'[;E j;e hiLy;;E !;erE, k:';ehr s;0'c;ô j;;w* = (âè)
m;;y; j;;'[;E j;E b;;eh!L Ç;v;E, v;;j;E iv;rQ; b;Q;;w* = (âï)
is;'B;U s;;e' f:urm;;v; a;y;;E, b;E@; t;K;t; rc;;w* = (äî)
d;eh B;uj; #''#e p;rb;t; t;;el;'', f:er;' a;p;''ô r;w* = (äâ)
Ak: iK;i[; m;;'he s;rb; Wp;;y;; j;0v;; j;U'iô s;b;;w* = (ää)
j;ug;;' j;ug;;' k:;e j;;eg;0 a;y;;E b;E@;e Ç;s;'[; Q;;r0 = (äà)
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h;L0 p;U%E p;;L0 p;U%E, a; k:9L p;U%'[; h;r0 = (äå)
q;L0 if:r't;;e iK;lhr0 p;U%E, m;E'r g;um;;w* %;L0 = (äç)
b;;'ô c;h;e9#¥ p;;r9Q;y;;E p;U%E,
s;;'m;0' ` 9k:'9h g;u ‘ô c;Uk:E c;;e! hm;;r0 ? (äê)
r;eh r;eh m;u9rK;; m;ug;Q; 9g;'v;;r;, k:r;E m;j;Ur0 p;e! %l;w* = (äë)
hy; hy; j;;y;;E j;0v; n; G;;w* = (äè)
s;;ek: duh;g;'[; ÇEp;[; p;U%E,
s;;'m;0' ` 9k:s;0 p;r;p;9t; mh;r0 ? (äï)
b;;'é t;y;; huv;E's;e p;ô p;U%E, le le h;9q; s;;ep;;r0 = (àî)
@;k:r p;U%E c;;k:r p;U%E, p;U%E k:0r k:h;r0 = (àâ)
m;E#¥0 b;E@;e r;9j;'dr p;U%E
s;;'m;0' ` 9k:t;0 Ak: h;ey;s;0 a;'ô hm;;r0 ? (àä)
s;u9K;y;; du9K;y;; s;e p;[; p;U%E,
s;;'m;0' ` ik:t;0 Ak: a;v; hm;;r0 ? (àà)
t;et;; j;ug; m;;' h0r; iv;[;jy;;, dv;;p;ur g;W #'v;;L0 = (àå)
v;n;r;v;'n; m;;' v;'s; v;j;;y;;E, k:iL j;ug; c;;r0 %;L0 = (ãàç)
n;v; K;e#¥0 mhe Ç;g;9L K;e#¥0, ds;v;E' k:;L'g; k:0 v;;r0 = (àê)
W9t;m; de9K; p;s;;r;E m;;'#<Y;e, rm;'[; b;E@;e jy;;E' s;;]r0 = (àë)
Ak: K;'# b;E@E n;v; K;'# j;0t;; aEs;;E lh;E j;uv;;r0 ==èà== (àè)
Drawing a parallel between a farmer’s efforts to farm land and
devotion to Bhagwan, Guru Jambhoji says that sincere devotion
to Bhagwan will be rewarded just like a farmer is rewarded with
a good crop. One must get rid of physical passion, anger,
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these attributes in a person will weaken and destroy devotion.
Path of devotion without carrying these attributes is a path to
moksha.
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(Here, Guru Jambhoji draws a parallel between a farmer’s
efforts to farm a land and devotion to Ishwar or Bhagwan.] If
the land is fertile, the farmer is knowledgeable, works hard
with full attention and focus and guards the budding crop
against thieves and astray animals then with the blessings of
Ishwar i.e. God the rewards will be a good crop. Here the
fertile land is healthy body, the farmer is jivatma (i.e. the life
force), and working with full attention and focus is devotion.
Physical passion, anger, greed, attachment, egotistic attitude
and jealousy are the thieves who weaken and destroy the
devotion. One must guard against these thieves and never let
them enter one’s heart. One should meditate and introspect on
the teachings and knowledge imparted by the true guru. Then,
with the God’s or Ishwar’s blessings and kindness one will be
rewarded with the fruits of spiritual enhancement and
enlightenment.
In the desert land of Rajasthan, India there is a sand dune
called Samrathal. On this sand dune sat-guru (i.e. true guru)
is spreading the light of knowledge. Experience this light of
knowledge and discover the Absolute Truth, the Supreme
spiritual power. Since Guru Jambhoji used to deliver his sermon
on the Samrathal sand dune, he is now talking about himself
as an incarnation of Vishnu. He says “I take care and preserve
all the life forms in the three worlds in a fraction of a second.
(Even the most powerful and talented people are destroyed by
attachments to the physical world, greed and ignorance.)
Referring to Mahabharat, Guru Maharaj points to the king
Karan. There has been no one more generous in giving alms
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(charity) as king Karan in the history. He gave gold in charity
with his own hands. He always fulfilled his promises made to
Rishis and Munis. He even donated in charity dairy cows
along with their calves to Rishis who kept cow herds. One
cannot find a mountain like Sumeru, a lake or pond like an
ocean. a fort like Lanka, a father like Dashrath, a mother like
Devaki and a wife like Sita. No father can claim to be like
Dashrath, no mother can claim to be like Devki and no wife
can claim to be like Sita. No one has seen a devotee like
Hanuman, a powerful man like (Pandav) Bheem, a king like
Râvan who was known and considered most gifted and powerful.
But his city Lanka was burnt to ashes (by Hanumanji) because
of his adamant wish to win and keep a woman (Sita). He
(Ravan) had lots of wealth like gold and beautiful palaces. He
lost all these possessions because of his egotistic and evil
behavior and actions.”
Brahmins, who are considered religious and spiritual leaders
of Hindus, have lost the knowledge of Vedas and qâzis (mullahs)
have forgotten the basic teachings of Quran. Yogis, who should
have knowledge of yoga, are lost in their deceit instead of truly
practicing yoga. People roaming around with shaven heads
and claiming to be ascetics (sanysis) have lost their minds,
and intellect. In this Kaliyuga even parents (mothers and fathers)
have forgotten their duties towards their children. Instead of
nurturing and developing their (children’s) abilities, the parents
expect their children to fulfill their own (parents) desires and
needs. The father expects that when his son grows up the son
will share in his (father’s) work load and will satisfy his (father’s)
needs. The mother expects that when the daughter-in-law will
come there will be celebrations in the house, daughter-in-law
will do all the household work and will look after her (mother’s)
needs. In short, people in general, in this kaliyuga, have become
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selfish, greedy and forgotten their basic duties.
I sit here at the Samrathal sand dune and bring the message
of the Almighty that is Bhagwan Vishnu to the people. If I want
to I can balance two mountains in my two arms and spread my
presence in the whole world or even the universe (with the
power of Bhagwan Vishnu). I preserve and provide sustenance
to all forms of life in a fraction of a second (such is the power
of Bhagwan Vishnu). I have been a yogi in several yugas and
I am a yogi sitting here on Samrathal sand dune. If people
want they can learn ways of dharma and path to moksha or
liberation. Instead people ask for my advice on trivial worldly
things. A farmer asks me about his problems concerning plowing
his land, a cow herder asks me about his problems concerning
his cows, a shepherd asks me about his lost goat or sheep
and a hunter asks me why he missed his mark to strike to kill
an animal or a bird. O’ you fool stop making a living by killing
and taking away a life; you must sincerely work hard and grow
food by farming in order to make a living. Do not commit an
act of violence by hunting. Women who do not get love and
comforts from their husbands ask “Swamiji, shall we ever get
love and comforts of married life”. Childless barren women
ask “Swamiji, shall we be blessed with children in our lives”.
Property or land owners, servants and people from every
economic strata ask about their problems and sufferings. Even
a king who lives in a palace asks how far and how long his
fame and influence will extend. Persons living with comforts or
with sufferings ask how long will they live. (In this manner
everyone asks about their daily worldly problems only.) In the
Treta yuga, I (manifesting as Rama) traded in diamonds i.e. I
looked after people with goodness to defeat evil. In the Dwaper
yuga, I caressed and tended cows, charmed people by playing
bamboo flute in Vrandavana and playing with them. In this
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Kaliyuga I was a shepherd grazing goats. In the earlier times,
I have farmed nine different farm fields i.e. I have incarnated
nine times in different forms to destroy the evil and support the
good. Now, it is the turn of Kalki to farm the tenth field i.e. the
Kalki incarnation will take place in the future. (Farming a field
is a symbolic way of saying about playing different roles in
different yugas or time cycles.)
In the last two lines Guru Jambhoji explains about reaching the
state of Moksha by drawing a parallel with playing a gambling
game of Chopard. I considered this place appropriate to spread
the four arms (sections or folds) of this chopad game here. In
this game, a marble is moved forward by throwing a dice. The
marble has to be moved around all these four arms. While
moving on these arms the marble can be “killed” by another
player’s marble. After a marble is “killed” it has to start all over
again from the beginning. It is only when the marble has
travelled all the four arms it is considered fit to move in the
center fold. The marble is compared with the jivatma (i.e. a living
being) and the center fold is compared with the final state of
liberation (i.e. moksha) because once the marble reaches the
center fold it cannot be “killed”. In other words, it becomes free
of the cycle of birth and death. As a gambler plays the chopad
with money, Guru Jambhoji symbolically speaking here plays
with his talks of knowledge. With these talks Guru Maharaj is
showing the path to reach moksha. If you are willing you can
learn from his talks about the path and how to tread on it so that
you can achieve the state of moksha. Speaking as an incarnation
of Vishnu, Guru Jambhoji says that he is such an accomplished
gambler that by staying at only one place He has won nine
different yugas (i.e. time cycles). If he is such an accomplished
gambler then why we should not learn from his teachings and
reach the state of moksha?
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(s;b;d –- èå)
j;ug; j';;g;;e j;ug; j;;g; 9p';r;'ô0 k:;'y; j;;g;'t;; s;;ev;;E ? (â)
B;Lk:E v;0r iv;g;;ev;;e h;ey;s;0 dus;m;'ô k:;'y; Dhk:;ev;;E ? (ä)
Dy;;E k:U'c;0 drv;;'n; b;ul;v;;E 9dl t;;L; d9r K;;ev;;E = (à)
j;'p;;e re 9j;'ô j;'py;;' j;;'9[;y;E, j;';[;s;0 s;;e]j;'ô h;r0 = (å)
l]9h l]9h d;v; p;#¥ ‘t;; K;el;E, s;ur t;et;0s;;' k:;r0 = (ç)
p;v;'[; b;'Q;;'[; k:y;; %E k:;c;0, n;0r %l0 jy;;E' p;;r0 = (ê)
p;;r0 9v;[;s;0 n;0r $uLEl;eh Ç;eh 9p;'# k:;'m; n; k:;r0 = (ë)
le k:;y;; v;;s;'dr h;em;U'l; d;e{; c;#¥El;e B;;r0 = (è)
s;uk”:rt; j;0v; s;K;;y;t; h;ey;s;0, het; f:LE s;'s;;r0 = (ï)
k:;c;0 k:;y;; id$ k:ir s;0'c;;E, jy;;E' m;;L0 s;0'c;t; v;;#¥0 = (âî)
s;u9c; is;n;;'n;e s;'j;m;e c;;l;E p;;'[;0 deh p;K';;L0 = (ââ)
g;ur k:e v;c;n;e n;iv;' K;'9v;' c;;l;E, h;9q; j;p;;E j;p; m;;L0 = (âä)
v;s;t; 9p;y;;r0 K;rc;;E ky;U' n;;'h0', 9k:'h g;uô r;K;;e !;L0 ? (âà)
K;rcy;E l;h;e r';{y;E !;e!;e v;0v; r9s; j;;ey; in;h;l0 = (âå)
G;r Ç;g;0 Çt; g;;ev;Lv;;s;;E, k:U#¥0 Ç;Q;;ec;;r0 = (âç)
k:;Dhe m;Uv;;' a;j; dUj;;E 9dn; %E, j;e ky;;E' s;rE t; s;;r0 = (âê)
p;0%E k:9Ly;r k:;g;; r;eL;E, rihs;0 k:Uk: p;uk:;r0 = (âë)
t;;'ô q;k:E ky;;E' h;r<y;;E n;;'h0', av;s;e j;;el; h;r0 ==èå== (âè)
In this sabad, Guru Jambhoji asks people to get rid of enemies
like physical desires, greed, anger etc. and perform good deeds
i.e. karmas with the purity of mind and heart. Just as a gardener
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waters and cares for the plants in a garden one must supply
one’s body with healthy nutrition, keep it clean and take good
care of it to keep it healthy. Always wash your body with water
i.e take bath every day to keep clean externally. Keep your
body clean internally as well by living your life with self control
and purity of thoughts and mind. Time is going by very fast.
Hence, whatever good deed or karma one wants to do one
should do it now. Death is unavoidable for all who are born, so
hurry up and do good karmas now. Do not wait.
O! People, o! Living persons wake up. Why are you asleep
even in your awakened state? (In other words, why are you
behaving ignorant even though you are well aware of the truth?)
You know very well that atma will leave your body with the
speed of lightening, then why are you hiding inside your own
enemies like physical desires, anger, greed etc. Perform good
deeds so that they can be used as a key to open the lock of
your heart to free yourself from the mentioned enemies. In
other words, get rid of these enemies and perform good deeds
with the purity of your mind and heart. Do the japa of Vishnu.
Japa and devotion will get you closer to knowing and
experiencing Vishnu. Always look for an opportunity to play
your dice in such a manner that you get to see and meet all
the deities i.e. you reach the heaven. Playing dice here implies
performing good deeds or karmas. Our body houses our atma
just like an earthen pot holds water. Once the earthen pot breaks
the water flows out and the broken pot without water is not
worth anything. In the same manner, once the atma leaves the
body, the body is worthless – it has no value. Burning this
worthless body in fire will be very wrong. The atma will reap
fruits of only karma or deeds. If the karmas or deeds have
been good the atma will reap good fruits. Just as a gardener
waters and cares for the plants in a garden one must supply
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one’s body with healthy nutrition, keep it clean and take good
care of it to keep it healthy. Performing good karmas will also
keep the body and mind healthy. External cleanliness of the
body and internal cleanliness are essential. Always wash your
body with water i.e. take bath every day to keep it clean
externally. Keep your body clean internally as well by living
your life with self control and purity of thoughts and mind. Self
control is very essential in life so that one does not yield to
temptations of any kind. Always practice Guru’s teachings with
humility and forgiveness and perform good acts with your
hands. Lead your life with clean body and pure mind. Do not
contaminate your body with dirt and mind with temptations.
Surrender your body and mind to Bhagwan Vishnu. Do not try
to hold back on this act of surrender. Remember this body is
precious but it will vanish one day, so why not surrender it to
Bagwan Vishnu. Do not live selfishly with greed and ego. If
one lives with ego without surrendering body and mind to
Bhagwan Vishnu then one will lose greatly. Real or true abode
of atma is paradise which is permanent. The physical body in
this world is only temporary, it will vanish some day. If you
wish to do good deeds then you must do them now while you
have this body in good health. If someone died yesterday then
today is already second day after the death. In short, time is
going by very fast. Hence, whatever good deed or karma one
wants to do one should do it now. In this Kaliyuga after one’s
death all that is left is useless crying like crow makes caw caw
noise. Hence, do good karmas or deeds while you have strength
and energy. Do not wait because old age will come soon and
you may not be able to do good karma even if you wished to
do so. Death is unavoidable for all who are born, so hurry up
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 [85]
(s;b;d - èç)
ij;'hk:; Wm;'gy;; s; m;;G;U' it;[y; p;'q; k:”e iv;rL; l;g;U' = (â)
b;0j;; c;;k:r v;0o', irô s;'K; Q;0o' = (ä)
k:v;h0 oé't; r;y;;E', p;;s;E B;;j;'t; B;;y;;E' = (à)
t;e ht;'t;e j;0y;;E' t;;q;E in;g;ure éUé n; k:0y;;E = (å)
t;e p;Ujy;; k:iL q;;n;U', s;ew* v;s;E s;Et;;n;U' ==èç== (ç)
The path that leads to the Essential Element of the universe
(i.e. Brahm) is very delightful and blissful. Very few people
choose and pursue this path. Rest of the people either serve
or seek to become rich and powerful. They feel satisfied
collecting conch or other superficial things. They are happy to
possess these superficial things full of material temptations
and lead shallow lives. Only a few enlightened persons abandon
the path of material possessions. Those who undertake this
path have to overcome temptations for the material things. They
have to overcome their weakness of desires for material things
and physical pleasures. People who ignore Guru’s teachings
yield to their weaknesses for physical comforts. (In order to
show off to the world) they visit various places of worship,
even though they may harbor evil in their hearts.

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(s;b;d - èê)
m;ik>: B;Ul; m;;'# ip;r;'[;0, k:;c;E k:'Q; ag;;j;U' = (â)
k:;c;; k:'Q; g;Le g;iL j;;y;sy;E', v;0s;irj;E'l; r;j;U' = (ä)
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g;#¥v;#¥ g;;j;; k:;'y; v;ev;;j;;, k:[; 9v;9ô k:Uk:s; k:;'y;;E le[;;' ? (à)
k:;'y; b;;el;E m;uK; t;;j;U' ? (å)
B;rm;0 v;;d0 Ç'9t; ah'k:;r0 lb;iQ; s;v;;d0, (ç)
l;v;it;y;; r; p;s;uv;;' p;#¥<y;; iB;r;'t;0 = (ê)
j;0v; iv;[;;s;E l;hE k:;r9ô l;eB; s;v;;r9q; (ë)
K;;y;b;; K;;j; aK;;j;U' = (è)
Ç'it; k:;Le le j;'m; k:;Le, s;e p;i[; K;0[;;', (ï)
ij;'hk:;e l'k:; g;$ %;e r;j;U' = (âî)
iv;i[; hs;t;0 p;;K;r iv;iô g;j; g;ui#¥y;;e, (ââ)
iv;i[; $;el;' #U'm;;' l;k:i#¥y;;E' = (âä)
ij;'[; r; p;#¥s;'ô v;;j;; b;;j;E, (âà)
s;;e Çp;r'p;r k:;'y; n; j;'p;;E 9h'dU m;us;Lm;;'ô;E' = (âå)
#ir #ir j;0v; k:E k:;j;E = (âç)
r;v;;' r'k:;, r;j;;' r;v;;', r;v;t; r;[;;' K;;n;;' K;;ej;;', (âê)
m;0r;'' im;lk:;', G;'G; f:k:0r;', G;'G;; g;urv;;' s;urn;r dev;;', (âë)
it;m;r il'g;;', a;y;s;;' j;;ey;s;;',
s;;h ip;r;eiht';;', im;s;r iv;y;;s;;', (âè)
oK;;' iv;erK;;' a;v; G;!'t;0 Çt;r;' m;;'he k:v;[; v;s;eK;U' ? (âï)
m;r'[; t; Ak:;e m;;G;U' = (äî)
p;s;U m;uk:eo' ‘lhE' n; f:eo'‘ k:hE' j; m;eo', (äâ)
s;B; j;'ug; k:eo', s;;'c;E s;U' rhE k:rE G;ôeo' = (ää)
ir[;%;'[;E' jy;;E' v;0K;irj;El; t;;q;E' m;er n; t;eo' = (äà)
iv;s;ir g;y;; t;e m;;G;U' = (äå)
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rg;t;U' n;;t;U' s;et;U' Q;;t;U' k:'m;L;v;E jy;;E' s;;g;U' = (äç)
j;0v;]r ip;'# iv;%;e#¥;E h;ey;s;0 =
t;; idn; w*h ip;'# d;'m; dug;;'[;0 = (äê)
a;$ n; p;E k:;e rt;0 iv;s;;ev;;e s;0éE n;;'h0', (äë)
it;i[; idn; a;eh ip;'# k:;m; n; k:;j;U' = (äè)
a;v;t; k:;y;; le Ç;y;;E %;E j;;'t;E s;Uk:;e j;;g;U' = (äï)
Ç;v;t; iK;[; Ak: l;w* %0 p;iô j;;'t;E iK;[; h0 n; l;g;U' = (àî)
B;;g; p;r;p;it'; k:rm;;' reK;;, drg;E j;uv;'L; j;u'v;L; m;;G;U' = (àâ)
iv;rK;e p;;'n; é#¥e éi#¥ j;E'l;, t;e p;iô t;w* n; l;g;U', (àä)
s;et;U' dg;Q;U' k:'v;L k:iLy;;E', oit; v;s;'t;0 Ç;w*, (àà)
av;r B;ler; s;;g;U' = (àå)
B;Ul; t;eiô g;y;; re p;>;'ô0', it;'ihk:; K;;ej; n; m;;G;U'‘ = (àç)
iv;s;n; iv;s;n; B;i[; lw* n; s;;w*,
s;urn;r s;'k:'r k:;e n; g;v;;]w* = (àê)
t;;q;E' j;'v;r iv;n;#¥s;0 re B;;w*, v;;is; v;h't;E k:0v;0 n; k:m;;w* = (àë)
j;'v;r t;[;; j;'m;dUt; dhE'l; t;;q;E' t;er0 k:; n; v;s;;w* ==èê== (àè)
In this physical world, no one owns anything. There is nothing
here that you can possess forever. Even the relations are not
permanent. A person reaps fruits of his/ her actions, deeds or
karma only. Once the leaves fall from a tree or bush, these
leaves do not go back on the tree or bush. In the spring time,
new leaves sprout on the tree or bush. In the same manner all
living beings are born when their atma appears in their new
body form. When the atma leaves the same body does not
regenerate just like the leaves fallen on the ground from a tree
do not regenerate. However, the atma takes a new body form
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and appears in this world. Thus, the cycle of birth and death
continues. Always do good deeds or karma and do the jappa
of Vishnu. Only good karmas and devotion to Vishnu will liberate
you from the endless cycle of birth and death.
Note: Guru Jambhoji likely spoke this sabad especially for the
king of Bikaner Rao Loonkaran Singh and the king of Jaisalmer
Jait Singh (See Dr. Kishna Ram Bishnoi, “Jambh Vaani mool
sanjiveenee vyakhyaa” a book in Hindi language and published
by Guru Jambhashwar Viswavidyalaya, Hissar, Haryana, India).
It is equally addressed to the common people.
O! You kings (and people), you have forgotten the realities of
life because you are submerged and lost in your own false
world of fame. You are committing all the wrong and harmful
acts using your body, which is perishable. Your physical body
is degenerating every day and is bound to perish one day. On
that day you will totally forget the worldly fame and acquisitions.
On top of doing wrong acts, you argue very loudly with anger
to claim that you are great and right. Your arguments are
meaningless and worthless. Your actions are like collecting
chaff (husk) with no grains. This is total foolishness. Why do
you talk and behave egotistic? You are behaving like an animal
tied with a thick rope and being dictated by the rope. You are
living in falsehood. Your lives are run by your selfishness,
greed and false pleasures. You commit violence against
innocent animals to kill them. You eat food that is unsuitable for
eating, but you eat it only for the pleasure of your taste. One
day the messenger of death will come and take you people
straight to hell. Why talk of ordinary people and kings, even
the powerful and extraordinary king Raavan who ruled golden
Lanka had to submit to the messenger of death. At his death
he could not take wealth, horses or royal elephants with him.
Even such a powerful king had to go empty handed. No one
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played drums or music or sang when he had a go. No one
offered even fire wood for his cremation last rites. O! Hindus
or Muslims you all must always remember and do jappa of that
limitless and ever present Supreme Power (i.e God, Ishwar, or
Paramatma). For the wellness of your atma or soul you must
always have fear of committing wrong and harmful acts. No
one can or has defied death no matter who he or she is. One
who is born will surely die one day. This principle applies to all
– the kings, the emperors, land lords, masters, servants, rich
or poor, powerful or powerless, sadhu, fakir, guru or disciple,
priest or devotee. Even the trees, vegetation or rocks and stones
are subject to this law. Each and every living being or non-
living thing is subject to decay with time. So why live in the
false world of your ego? Always perform good deeds. It is only
the good deeds that will lead you to salvation. Even the animals
want freedom from any tie-downs or restrictions. Once an
animal gets freedom from a restriction, it does not want to
come back to the restriction. You being a human, why do you
stay attached and tied down to worldly material things? Why
do you chase fame and why do you want to rule the world with
your material possessions? You always stay away from good,
honest deeds and truth, but you always want to stay attached
to world fame, material possessions and everything that is
temporal. All these things are subject to destruction or decay –
they are not ever lasting. In this physical world no one owns
anything. There is nothing here that you can possess forever.
Even the relations are not permanent. The worldly relations
are like flowers and fruits. They also get destroyed with time.
When the atma leaves this physical body then the body is
worthless and useless and no one wants it. When your atma
came to this world it brought your body with it. When the atma
will leave, it will take nothing with it. When your atma came with
your body it took at least some moments. However, it takes not
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even a moment to leave it. A person reaps fruits of his/ her
actions, deeds or karma only. Once the leaves fall from a tree
or bush, these leaves do not go back on the tree or bush. In
the winter time, leaves of lotus plant “burn” out. In the spring
time, new leaves sprout on the tree or bush or on the lotus. In
the same manner, all living beings are born when their atma
appears in their body form. When the atma leaves, the same
body does not regenerate just like the fallen leaves from a tree
do not regenerate. However the atma takes a new body form
and appears in this world. Thus the cycle of birth and death
continues. O! You living being, don’t try to follow the path taken
by those who lived in the falsehood of this physical world.
Always do good deeds or karma and do the jappa of Vishnu. If
you did not do good karma and did not do jappa of Vishnu
then at the justice time in front of Dharmaraj, no one including
Bhagwan Shanker will be able to take your side and help you.
You will be rewarded according to your karma only. If you did
not do good karma then you will be punished accordingly and
will be subjected to the cycle of birth and death endlessly.

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(s;b;d - èë)
t;Wv;; j;;g; j; g;;erK; j;;gy;;, Çv;r B;0 j;g;'t; j;;g;U' = (â,ä)
n;r in;h'c;L in;r;L'b; n;rlep;n;U'‘ n;r in;r'j;ô n;r in;rh;r0, (à)
j;ug; %t;0s';;' Ak:'9[; a;s;[; b;E@;' v;rty;; = (å)
t;Wv;; ty;;g; j; v;>'B;; ty;;gy;;, (ç)
av;r B;0 ty;;g;'t; ty;;g;U' = (ê)
t;Wv;; B;;g; j; w*s;r m;s;t;ig;, (ë)
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av;r B;0 m;;q;E B;;g;U' = (è)
t;Wv;; s;0r j; w*s;r g;v;r0, (ï)
av;r B;0 k:ihy;E s;0o' = (âî)
t;Wv;; v;0r j; r;'m;E l%m;'[;, (ââ)
av;r B;0 k:ihy;E v;0o', (âä)
t;Wv;; p;;G; j; dhis;r b;;'Q;0, (âà)
av;r B;0 b;;'Q;t; p;;G;U' = (âå)
t;Wv;; l;j; j; s;0t;; l;j;0, (âç)
Çv;r B;0 l;j;'t; l;j;U' = (âê)
t;Wv;; v;;j;; r;'m; v;j;;y;;, (âë)
av;r B;0 v;;j;'t; v;;j;U' = (âè)
t;Wv;; p;;j; j; l%m;'[; b;;'Q;0, (âï)
av;r B;0 b;;'Q;t; p;;j;U' = (äî)
t;Wv;; k:;j; j; g;'[;v;'t; s;;r<y;;, (äâ)
av;r B;0 s;;r't; k:;j;U' = (ää)
t;Wv;; K;;g; j; k:u'B;k:r[; m;hr;v;[; K;;gy;;, (äà)
Çv;r B;0 K;;g;'t; K;;g;U' = (äå)
t;Wv;; r;j; drj;;eQ;'n; B;U'cy;;, (äç)
av;r B;0 B;U ‘c;E r;j;U' = (äê)
t;Wv;; r;g; j; k:nh#¥ v;;'ô0, (äë)
v;r;g; t;ô; B;0 r;g;U' = (äè)
t;Wv;; m;;G; t;urg;'m; t;ej;0, (äï)
!!U t;ô; B;0 m;;G;U' = (àî)
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t;Wv;; v;;g; j; h's;; !;eL0, (àâ)
b;ug;L; !;eL0 B;0 v;;g;U' = (àä)
t;Wv;; n;;g; W6;v;L k:9hy;E, (àà)
g;r#¥9s;y;; B;0 n;;g;U' = (àå)
t;Wv;; s;;g; j; n;;g;r v;el0, (àç)
k:Uk:rb;g;r; B;0 s;;g;U' = (àê)
j;;' j;;' s;Et;;'n; k:rE' Wf:;r;E, (àë)
t;;' t;;' m;ht; j; f:9Ly;;E = (àè)
j;ur; j;'m; rk:s; j;ur; j;r0'dr. (àï)
k:'s; k:es; c;'#Uo' = (åî)
m;Q; k:0c;k: ihrô;k:s; c;k:Q;r, (åâ)
b;9l dev;U' p;l't; v;s; dev;U' = (åä)
m;'#L0k: k:;'y; n; j;;ey;b;;, (åà)
w*'h Q;r ~p;9r rt;0 n; rh0b;; r;j;U' ==èë== (åå)
Whenever evil people are overcome with their egocentricity
and commit atrocities in this world, the glory and grace of
Parmatma prevails. Even powerful kings and emperors were
destroyed due to their egocentric evil deeds. All these evil
people were destroyed with no residual trace of their power or
glory on this globe.
Many yogis are devoted to the practice of yoga. But the single
minded focused devotion of Gorakhnaath to yoga is unparalleled.
He pursued to achieve oneness with Brahm, who is formless
with no knowable associated characteristics. He stayed
motionless in one yoga-aasan (yoga posture) without eating
or drinking anything for thirty six yugas. Many people renounce
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things in this world. But no one has renounced material things
like Brahma did (He created this universe, then renounced it
and never accepted that He created it). There are many
fortunate couples in this world but no couple is as fortunate as
Ishwar Shiva and Parvati. There are many brothers in this
world, but no brothers are as fortunate and brave as Shree
Rama and Laxman. Many kings and emperors have crown on
their heads, but no one has crown like king Raavana of Lanka
had. There are many women who have and kept their honor
and dignity, but no one is like Sita in keeping her honor and
dignity (in spite of the fact that she was kidnapped by Raavana).
Many kings and emperors are famous and have acquired fame
and power. But no king or emperor can match king Rama who
got fame because of his rule of dharma with dignity, keeping
his promise and annihilating evils. No one can and has drawn
a protection boundary like Laxman did (for protecting Sita).
No one has provided or provides service with devotion like
Hanuman did. Because of complete devotion the people even
today worship Hanuman. The people ask for Hanuman’s
blessings to successfully complete their work without any
unexpected interruption. Many people may wield their swords
(weapons) skillfully, but no one is known to be as skillful as
Kumbhkaran and Ahiravaan were. Many kings have enjoyed
luxury, comforts and power offered by their kingdom, but no
one is known to have enjoyed luxury, comforts and power of
his kingdom like Duryodhan did.
In the battle field of Kurukhestra, Arjun the warrior was
overcome with the attachments to his family and elderly
statesmen. He was feeling weak due to these attachments to
fight against the family members and elderly statesmen. Lord
Krishna imparted the knowledge of the Bhagavad-Gita to Arjuna.
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With this knowledge, the warrior Arjuna was able to overcome
the weakness due to the attachments, get the strength to fight
and eventually win the war. No other talk of renouncement and
sanyasa would have enabled Arjuna to overcome the
attachments and love with the family members, and given him
the strength to perform his duty to fight the war of dharma.
One can cover distance and complete journey even riding a
mule. But the same distance and journey can be covered in lot
less of time with a horse. One may find a flock of herons in the
forest near or on a lake. But the flock of herons does not look
as graceful and beautiful as a flock of swans. One finds a
large variety of poisonous snakes. But no snake is as poisonous
as the species of cobra snakes known as udyaval. Kukarvagra
is also a kind of vegetation, but no other vegetation is as good
as Naagarbel. (The distinction in the vegetation is made here
due to their associated beneficial qualities.)
Whenever evil people are overcome with their egocentricity
and commit atrocities in this world, the glory and grace of
Parmatma prevails. Raavana, who was king of Lanka and had
gained mastery over birth and death, was destroyed because
of his egocentric actions. Similarly Kans, Keshi, Chaanur,
Madhu, Kaitabh, Harinyakashupa, king Bali and many other
powerful kings and emperors were destroyed because of their
egocentric evil deeds. All these evil people were destroyed
with no residual trace of their power or glory on this globe.

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 [88]
(s;b;d - èè)
g;;e rK; l;e g;;e p;;l l;e, (â)
l;l g;uv;;L l;e l;l l0l'g; dev;U' = (ä)
n;v;K;'# p;>q;m;0 p;>g;9!y;;E, (à)
k:;e k:;e j;;'[;'t; mh;r; Ç;9d m;UL k:; B;ev;U' ==èè== (å)
Guru Jambheshwar Maharaj advises that one must conquer all
sense organs. Do not let the desires of your sense organs
lead you astray. Have control on your sense organs and win
over them. Lead your life with clean character. Do not let the
sensual pleasures overcome you and mislead you. God, Ishwar,
Bhagwaan, Brahm or Absolute super truth shows himself in
multiplicity of creations and forms in the entire universe – it is
all pervading and all powerful. This fundamental absolute truth
is the root of all of us and everything around us. This truth
about us can be realized, experienced and known only by
those who have conquered pleasures and temptations of their
sense organs.

[89]
(s;b;d –- èï)
ÇrQ;k: c;'d; in;rQ;k: s;Uo', (â)
%E lK; t;;r; n;E#¥; n; dUo' = (ä)
n;v; l'K; c;'d; n;v; lK; s;Uo', (à)
n;v; lK; Q;'Q;Uk:;o' = (å)
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t;;'h p;rE rE j;;e p;9r hu't;0, (ç)
9t';hk:; k:hU' 9v;c;;o' ==èï== (ê)
In this Sabad, Guru Jambhoji talks about Tantra yoga and
kundalini maarg. (In the body) the moon is located higher up
in the Crown (Sahasrara) chakra and the sun is located down
below in the Muldhara chakra. In between the moon and the
sun there are six more chakras. Because of our desires for
material and worldly pleasures, the nectar produced by the
moon (i.e. life energy) is gradually lost or wasted through the
nine gates of the body, which are normally open. The nectar is
absorbed or wasted in the heat of the seat of fire. Consequently,
the energy is depleted in the body and eventually the body
dies. When the kundalini is awakened to rise above from the
muldhara, where it is resting in the coiled up state, and meet
the moon to drink the nectar. In this state, the shakti meets
Shiva and one gains the total universal consciousness (i.e.
one experiences the union with Brahm) – the ultimate in the
self realization. Guru Jambhoji says that he is talking here of
that state of self realization.
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[Background Material: Please read any treatise on Yoga like
Yogasutra of Patanjali or the following books;
1. “Path of Fire and Light – Advanced Practices of Yoga”
by Swami Rama Published by The Himalayan International
Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy of the U.S.A,
Honesdale, Pennsylvania, USA. ISBN 0-89389-097-9.
2. “Yoga & Ayurveds – Self-Healing and Self-Realization”
by David Frawley, Published by Lotus Press, PO Box 325,
Twin Lakes, Wisconsin 53181, U.S.A. ISBN0-914955-81-0.
3. “Hatha Pradipika – Light on Hatha Yoga” Commentry by
Swami Muktibodhananda Under the Guidance of Swami
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Satyananda Saraswati, Yoga Publications Trust, Munger, Bihar,
India, Second Edition 1993, Reprinted in 2002. ISBN: 81-
85787-38-7.
I have taken the following material and the background material
given in Sabads 76, 57 and 40 from the above three books.
For more detailed discussion on the subject of chakras and
kundalini please go to these references given above.
Simply speaking, human body has nine gates (openings) –
one mouth, two ears, two eyes, two excretion ports and two
nostrils. These openings sense the outside world and
communicate with the human mind, which leads to the feelings
of dislike or pleasure. In responding to these feelings a certain
amount of energy is used up in every event.
Yoga science is comprehensive and extensive. It deals with
the study of the physical body, nervous system and the forces
that govern the bodily functions. In addition the yoga science
includes careful study of the mind, its modifications, and all
states of consciousness, as well as the philosophy of the
universe and of human relations. In order to reach an integral
understanding of all of these, one needs to study the chakras,
their nature and their interrelationships. Within the physical
body is the pranic body, or energy sheath, and more subtle
still is the mental body. After carefully examining the human
being in its totality one realizes matter, energy and mind are
not the whole of the existence of human. Beyond these there
lies the self existent principle of pure consciousness. The
external body (the physical sheath), the pranic sheath, and
the mental sheath mask the light of consciousness. These
sheaths do not function independently. They are connected
and coordinated by the chakras. Chakras are moving circles
of energy which are latent energy centers that exist as
evolutionary potentials. There are seven major chakras which
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are located along the central axis of the body in conjunction
with the spinal cord. Energy is usually focused in one or more
of these centers or chakras to the relative exclusion of others
at any given moment for an individual. Depending upon where
the energy is dominantly focused at a given time an individual
experiences the world accordingly. Similarly different individuals
experience the world differently depending on which center
the energy is dominantly focused. The chakras and their
approximate locations are defined below.
The Threefold Head chakras – Seat of the Moon.
Sahasrara – Crown or Consciousness Chakra- the Moon
Ajna – Third Eye or Mind Chakra – Orbit of the Moon
Visshuddha – Throat or Ether Chakra – Reflection of the Moon
The Central Heart – Seat of the Sun
Anahata – Heart or Air Chakra
The Threefold Kanda or Bulb – Seat of Fire
Manipura — Navel or Fire Chakra
Svadhishtana – Sex or Water Chakra
Muldhara – Root or Earth Chakra
The lower set of three chakras are located close together from
the base of the spine to the naval – a region of about six to
eight inches. Together they are called kanda or bulb. The
dormant energy resting at the base of the spine is called
kundalini. The awakening of the kundalini lights up these three
chakras together like a fire in a cauldron. Thus they constitute
the region of fire. This lower set reflects more physical and
vital functions. They are linked to the basic instincts of survival
of the individual and the species. When kundalini wakes up it
rises upwards and it supplies energy to the other higher
centers.
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The higher three chakras – the throat, third eye and crown are
closely related and form the region of the head, governing the
higher brain centers. They share many common qualities and
powers of higher expression and perception. It is said to be
the region of the moon or soma, reflective and contemplative
qualities. People operating at these levels exhibit creativity,
intuition and wisdom. Thus the head chakras reflect the spiritual
issues.
In between stands the heart as the central chakra mediating
between these two groups of three chakras, connecting both
to the throat above and navel below. It is the region of the sun,
which expands the light of fire and reflects its luminosity to the
moon. It connects to the solar plexus between the heart and
the navel. The heart chakra reflects emotional issues.
Yogic or spiritual development aims at opening the chakras.
This requires transcending their ordinary functions in our
personal nature to the level of cosmic. Yogis merge the chakras
of the astral body into the causal body reversing the entire
process of creation. They merge earth into water, water into
fire, fire into air, ether into mind, mind into intelligence, and
intelligence into Supreme self. ]
In this Sabad, Guru Jambhoji talks about Tantra yoga and
kundalini maarg. He says that our physical body houses the
entire universe (Brahmând). (In the body) the moon is located
higher up in the Crown (Sahasrara) chakra and the sun is
located down below in the Muldhara chakra. In between the
moon and the sun there are six more chakras. The body has
nine gates (openings). Because of our desires for material
and worldly pleasures, the nectar produced by the moon (i.e.
life energy) is gradually lost or wasted through these gates,
which are normally open. The nectar is absorbed or wasted in
the heat of the seat of fire (Manipura — Navel or Fire Chakra,
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Svadhishtana – Sex or Water Chakra Muldhara – Root or Earth
Chakra). Consequently, the energy is depleted in the body
and eventually the body dies. On the other hand, with proper
discipline and yoga practice the kundalini can be awakened to
rise above and meet the moon to drink the nectar. In this state,
the shakti meets Shiva and one gains the total universal
consciousness (i.e. one experiences the union with Brahm) –
the ultimate in the self realization. Guru Jambhoji says that he
is talking here of that state of self realization.

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(s;b;d - ïî)
c;;Ev;0s; c;e#¥; k:;9L'g; k:e#¥; wQ;k: k:L;v;'t; Ç;y;sy;E' = (â)
v;E f:e9r a;s;'[; m;uk:r h;ey;sy;E' 9n;g;ur; q;;n; rc;;y;sy;E' = (ä)
j;;'ô't; B;Ul; m;h;p;;p;0 v;E du9n;y;;' B;uL;y;sy;E' = (à)
idl k:; k:U#¥; k:u9#¥y;;r; Wp;'g; v;;t; c;l;y;sy;E' = (å)
g;ur g;h[;;' …é;e l0v;E n;;'h0' ds;v;'Q; G;9r v;;es;;y;sy;E' = (ç)
Ç;p; q;;p;0 m;h;p;;p;0 dg;Q;0 p;rlE j;;y;sy;E' = (ê)
s;t;g;ur k:E b;e#E¥ n; c;#¥E g;ur s;;'m; n; B;;y;sy;E' = (ë)
m;'F; v;eLU 9r9Q; k:9rsy;E' de de k:;r c;l;y;sy;E' = (è)
k:;@ k:; G;;e#¥; 9n;rj;0t; t;; s;rj;0t; k:9rsy;E' = (ï)
t;;'h n;E d;9L c;r;y;sy;E' = (âî)
aQ;r Ç;s;'[; m;;9Dh v;Es;E'l; m;Uv;; m;#¥; h's;;y;sy;E = (ââ)
j;;' j';;' p;v;'[; Ç;s;'ô p;;'ô0 a;s;'ô, (âä)
c;'d a;s;'[; s;Ur Ç;s;'[; g;o Ç;s;'[; s;'B;r;q;Le = (âà)
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k:hE s;t;g;ur B;U9l n; j;;wy;;E p;#¥;El; ÇB;E d;ej;g;e ==ïî== (âå)
In this sabad, Guru Jambheshwar maharaj warns people to
watch out for fraudsters in religious matters. He advises his
followers, who come to listen to his sermons at the Samrâthal
sand dune, to recognize such fraudsters and avoid them. Do
not fall in the traps and false claims made by the fraudsters.
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In this sabad, Guru Jambheshwar maharaj warns people to
watch out for fraudsters in religious matters. He advises his
followers, who come to listen to his sermons at the Samrâthal
sand dune, to recognize such fraudsters and avoid them.
In this kaliyuga, many fraudsters will be born who will worship
fourteen ghosts and evil spirits. They will show off by sitting in
various postures and establish locations to conduct pujas and
worships. Such persons mislead people and they are the biggest
sinners.
Many people lie from their heart (through their teeth as they
say in Canada). Such people spread false and baseless talks
and rumors. They are so dishonest that they will even keep for
their personal use the donations commanded to be made in
the name of God or Bhagwan to a religious organization. They
try to portray themselves as knowledgeable and spiritually
accomplished persons. Such persons have never even come
in close contact with a true Guru (sat-Guru). They pretend to
carry out religious ceremony by uttering some mantras and
conducting some rituals. They will take wooden horses and
pretend to feed them as if they are living live horses. They will
claim to make dead bodies laugh. These people will pretend
and claim to have control over elements of nature like wind,
water, moon and sun. Oh! My disciples do not be led by their
false claims and do not fall in their trap. O! My disciples never
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forget my warnings and fall in the traps of these fraudsters.
Always practice and follow what you have learnt from my talks
and sermons at this Samrâthal sand dune. Do not forget or
ignore my (Guru Jambheshwar Maharaj’s) teachings. Guru
Maharaj then warns that if you fall in the traps of these fraudsters
then you will suffer as if you are in hell.

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(s;b;d -– ïâ)
%'de m;'de b;;Lk: b;uQ;e k:U#¥e k:p';!e 9rQ; n; 9s;Q;e = (â)
m;erE g;uo j; d0nh0' 9s;Ky;; s;rb; ÇiL'g;ô f:er0 9dKy;; = (ä)
j;;'9ô Çj;;'9[; v;9hy;E j;b; j;b;,
s;rb; Ç9L'g;[; m;e!Y; t;b; t;b; = (à)
m;m;t;; hs;t;0 b;'Qy;; k:;L 9n;h'c;L 9v;rK; n; p;s;rE #;L = (å)
m;n; n; #;elE Qy;;n; n; !LE Çh 9n;s; v;>'B; ag;ny; p;>j;LE = (ç)
k:;y;; p;9t; n;g;r0 m;n; p;9t; r;j;; p;'c; a;t;m;;' p;rv;;o' = (ê)
v;s; k:;e a;%E m;9hm;'#9L s;Ur; m;n; r;y; s;U' éUé rc;;y;le = (ë)
Çq;k:; q;k:;y;le aq;G;; q;G;;y;le Çb;s;; b;s;;y;le = (è)
Hek: hek: p;;v;'t;e Ç'n;;ep;;v; m;;g;U' Ç'n;v;E m;;g; p;;9l le = (ï)
s;9t; s;9t; B;;K;'t; g;ur r;y;;E j;ur; m;r'[; B;;E B;;g;U' ==ïâ== (âî)
One who conquers the senses with still and stable mind is
bound to achieve liberation from the cycle of birth and death.
In other words, one must stop this mind to take a wrong path.
Guru Jambhoji says that he is saying the truth that one who
can have this control will not be afraid of death and will liberate
oneself from the cycle of birth and death.
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Sweet and pleasant talks, full of temptations, are always not
true and good. People who are happy to hear and believe this
kind of talks have mental capacities like those of small innocent
children. One must evaluate and think about what one hears.
One will never achieve or realize spiritual enlightenment by
embracing these kinds of sweet, shallow and false talks. My
Guru has imparted true knowledge to me and to his disciples
about dharma and about renouncing worldly pleasures. If one
knowingly or unknowingly makes the mistake of getting carried
away in the worldly pleasures, one must remember the teachings
of the Guru. This will help one to overcome and avoid the
worldly pleasure temptations. Symbolically speaking, the
elephant of attachments and desires is tied in the cycle of time
in an individual. (The elephant is very powerful so is the cycle
of time). One must get rid of this elephant from one’s inner self
with the help of the knowledge and teachings received from
the Guru. In other words, one must keep the temptations under
control and avoid attachments to the worldly pleasures. One’s
mind must be focused and still. When the mind is focused and
stable the branches (symbolically speaking) of the tree of
attachments will not spread and grow. The branches here
represent the greed, desire and attachments. If one keeps
one’s mind in stable and focused state, the growth of worldly
desires is automatically arrested leading to detachments. One
must practice meditation on atma with still and focused mind.
When one’s actions during every day of one’s life are focused
on Brahm, one is treading the path that leads to Brahm
realization. Symbolically speaking Guru Maharaj says that this
is equivalent to performing havan ceremony in with the internal
fire of Brahm.
In the city of one’s body (city word is use here symbolically)
one’s mind is the king of five faculties of perception,
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consciousness, sense, sensation and rationality. In this city
the king (mind) lives with its family of five faculties. In this city
also lives the jivatma (life force of atma). Mind is the king of the
faculties whereas the jivatma is the king of the body.
In this world on this earth who is the brave one who will go to
war with the mind in order to control it. Who is that brave one
who will tire the mind out of enjoying the senses? In other
words who is that brave one who can control the mind and
keep it away from enjoying the senses, and thus keep the
mind stable, still and calm. One who conquers the senses with
still and stable mind is bound to achieve liberation from the
cycle of birth and death. In other words, one must stop this
mind to take a wrong path. Guru Jambhoji says that he is
saying the truth that one who can have this control will not be
afraid of death and will liberate oneself from the cycle of birth
and death.

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(s;b;d - ïä)
deiK; ÇdeKy;; s;u[y;;' Çs;u[y;;' iK;m;;' op; t;p; k:0j;E = (â)
q;;e#¥E m;;'9h q;;e#¥er;e d0j;E h;et;E n;;'9h n; k:0j;E = (ä)
ik:s;n; m;y;; 9t;hU' l;ek:;' s;;K;0 wm;rt; f:Ul f:L0j;E = (à)
j;;ey; j;;ey; n;;'y; iv;s;n; k:E d0j;E ,
a'n;'t; g;u'[;;' ilK; l0j;E ==ïä== (å)
If one sees anything terribly bad one should ignore seeing it.
If one hears something terribly bad one should ignore it. One
should always follow the path of forgiveness. Even if one has
very little of something one must give at least a small amount of
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it to someone who asks for it. One should not say no to give
something, if someone asks for it. Lord Vishnu pervades all
three worlds (i.e. everywhere in the universe). Hence one
should prosper by doing good deeds and drinking the nectar
(of the Lord). If you give charity in the name of Lord Vishnu,
you will get it back in the future several times more than what
you gave.

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(s;b;d - ïà)
s;h's; n;;'v; s;;'w* B;L 9s;'B;U Wp;n;;' Ç;9d m;ur;r0 = (â)
t;9d mhe rÄ; in;r;l'B; h;ey; k:ir Wt;p;9t; Q;'Q;Uk:;r0 = (ä)
n;; m;ere b;'s; n; b;;p; n; m;;w* ap;[;0 k:;y;; Ç;p; s;'v;;r0, (à)
j;ug; %t;0s;;' s;uny; v;rty;; s;t;j;ug; m;;'# 9s;rj;0 s;;r0, (å)
v;>'B;; iv;s;n; m;h';od q;rpy;; d0v;0 k:r;m;9t; k:et;0 v;;r0 = (ç)
c;;'d s;Urj'; d;ey; s;;K;0 q;rpy;; p;U[; p;u'ôes;r p;u'v;[; ÇQ;;r0 = (ê)
t;9d m;E' op; 9k:y;;E m;E[;;v;9t;y;;E, s;t;v;&t; k:';e N;n; Wc;;r0 = (ë)
t;9d mhe op; rcy;;E k:;m;9@y;;E, t;et;0s;U' k:;e9#¥ hk:;r0 = (è)
j;9d m;E' op; rcy;;E v;;r;h0, Q;rt;0 d;$ c;#¥;w* s;;r0 = (ï)
n;;9r9s;'G; h;ey; 9hr[;;k:s; v;>9Q;y;;E,
p;hr;j;; r9hy;;E s;r[y; hm;;r0 = (âî)
b;;'v;n; h;ey; v;9L r;v; 9c;t;;y;;E, t;0n; p;E'# k:0v;0 s;'s;;r0 = (ââ)
p;rs;r;'m; h;ey'; %F;;y;'[; s;;é<y;; g;rB; n;E %U!Y;E n;;r0 = (âä)
X0 r;'m; 9s;r m;;E#¥ b;'Q;;y;;E s;0t;; k:w h'k:;r0, (âà)
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k:'nh#¥ h;ey; k:r Q;rt;0 %ed0 v;;9s;g; n;;qy;;E m;er ÇQ;;r<y;;E, (âå)
Çs;r 9k:y;; K;y;k:;r0 = (âç)
b;uQ; op;0 g;y;;s;r m;;r<y;;E, K;;f:r m;;9r 9k:y;; v;eg;;r0 = (âê)
p;'q; c;l;y;; r;h b;t;;y;;, n;v; 9v;9ry;;' 9v;j;E hm;;r0 = (âë)
9v;s;n; é;'B;r;y; a;p; Çp;r'p;r, av;l 9dn; t;e k:9hy;E, (âè)
g;;erK; g;o Çp;;r; = (âï)
k:;j;0 m;uDl; p;9$y;; 9p;'#t; in;'dr; k:rE' 9g;'v;;r; = (äî)
d;ej;k: %;9#¥ m;uk:9t; j;e c;;h;E k:9hy;; k:r;E hm;;r; = (äâ)
w'7p;ur0 v;Ek:U'@e v;;s;;e p;;v;;E m;;eK; dv;;r; ==ïà== (ää)
Swayambhu or Parmatma was there on his own before the
beginning of time. He has always been there and is there
without any beginning or end. Before the creation of this
universe, He was there without any support of any kind. Before
the creation of the universe, there was total haze with darkness.
Nothingness prevailed everywhere. The creation of the universe
took place from this state of nothingness and total haze.
Adi Vishnu is only one, but He is known by many different
names. He is formless, material less, unknowable and timeless
with no beginning or end. He has several names and
manifestations with knowable forms and shapes. From time to
time Vishnu has appeared on this earth as avatars to show the
people the path of dharma. At this time, Vishnu, the one with
no beginning and no end that who is infinite, has come in this
world as Jambhoji. He has come to guide the people and show
them the path of dharma again.
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Adi Vishnu is only one, but He is known by many names. He is
formless, shapeless, material less, unknowable and timeless
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with no beginning or end. He has several names and
manifestations with knowable forms and shapes. Vishnu had
manifested himself in the form of Sri Krishna as Murari, the
destroyer of evil demon Mur. From time to time Vishnu has
manifested himself in various other forms too. Now Guru
Jambhoji talks as a self-realized person about himself as
manifestation of Vishnu and describes the creation of this
universe and the ten Avatars of Vishnu. Swayambhu or
Parmatma was there on his own before the beginning of time.
Before the creation of this universe, I was there without any
support of any kind and there was darkness with total haze.
Nothingness prevailed everywhere. The creation of the universe
took place from this state of nothingness and total haze. I do
not belong to any race or have any mother or father (i.e. Brahm
does not need anything to be born from; it is born from its own
forces or energy). I am the creator of my own self and of the
universe. The state of nothingness and haze lasted for thirty-
six yugas. During this state nothing material existed. After that
(speaking as Brahm) I created the universe starting with
satyuga. Then I (speaking as Brhaman) manifested in the form
of three divines – Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh; thus established
the divine trinity. Subsequently, I manifested several times in
several different forms to perform important tasks. I, as Brahm,
the divine super spiritual power, created the sun, the moon,
wind, sky, water and the earth. In other words, the world as we
know was created. Guru Maharaj now elaborates the nine out
of the ten avatars of Vishnu. In the Satyuga, I manifested as
Matsyavatar (fish avatar) in order to spread the knowledge of
Dharma. I killed the demon, Shankhasur, who wanted to drown
the Vedas into the ocean. I crowned Satyavrat Dravidevshar
and enlightened him. Then manifesting again as Katchap
(tortoise), I gathered 330 million divines and led them to churn
the ocean against the evil demons and recovered fourteen
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precious gems. Later manifesting as a boar, I saved this earth
(world). Prahlaad was my devotee. I took the form of Narsingh
(human lion combination) to destroy and kill Hiryankashap in
order to save Prahlaad. In order to alert the king named Bali, I
came as Vaaman avatar and measured the entire globe in
three steps. I appeared as Parsuraam to annihilate all the
kshatryas. The kshatrya women were so scared that during
their pregnancy in fear they miscarried and aborted their
children prematurely. I manifested as avatar of Shri Rama and
married Sita. As avatar of Shri Krishna I drilled a hole in the
ground to capture the vicious cobra named Vaasuki and killed
it. As Krishna, I lifted the mountain called Govardhan, killed
several demons and saved the people of Braj. Appearing as
Buddha, I killed the demon named Gayasur and many other
demons. During these nine avatars (Matsyavatar, Katchap
avatar, Vrahavatar, Narsingh avatar, Vaaman avatar, Parsuraam,
Shri Rama avatar, Shri Krishna avatar and Buddha avatar) I
showed the people the right path of dharma and guided them.
At this time Vishnu, the one with no beginning and no end that
is infinite, has come in this world as Jambhoji. I am guiding the
people and showing the path of dharma again (by initiating the
Vishnoi dharma). Amongst all the Gurus in the history, Guru
Gorakh is the supreme. Kazi mullahas and well read pundits
criticize me and talk ill of me, because they have not cared to
understand me. Do not listen to them; instead just follow my
teachings. Doing so will lead you to heaven and eventually you
will attain moksha. Good deeds or karmas will take you to heaven
and karmas without attachments to worldly desires will lead
you to moksha.

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 [94]
(s;b;d - ïå)
Ç;e' Ç;9d s;b;d Çn;;hd v;;'[;0, (â)
c;v;dE B;uv;'[; rÄ; %9l p;;'[;0 = (ä)
9t;'h p;;'[;0 m;;' w'# Wp;'n;;', (à)
Wp;n;;' v;>'B;; Çr 9t;p;r;r0 ==ïå== (å)
The word “AUM” pervades the whole universe from its (universe)
beginning. The sound of this word vibrates in the body
originating from the Anahat Chakra (See Sabad 89 for
description of Chakras or energy centers). There was water in
all the fourteen worlds (i.e. everywhere) before the emergence
of the universe and life. First an egg appeared in the water
(when the timeless Swayambhu that is Universal Spiritual Power
desired to create the universe). (This egg is known as
Hiranyagarbh). Then the Brahma, and Tripurari (Shiva)
emerged.
[95]
(s;b;d - ïç)
Ç;p;e alK; Wp;'n;;E' 9s;'B;U, (â)
9n;rh 9n;r'j;'[; k:E Q;'Q;Uk:;o' = (ä)
Ç;p;E Ç;p; huv;; Çp;r'p;r, (à)
n;;' t;9d c;'d n; s;Uo' = (å)
n;;' t;9d hu't;; p;v;[; n; p;;'[;0, (ç)
n;;' Q;rt;0 Ç;k:;s; 9q;y;;E' = (ê)
n;;' t;9d m;;s; n; v;rs; n; G;9#¥y; n; p;ho', (ë)
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Q;Up; n; %;y;; t;;v; s;0y;;E' = (è)
n;;' 9t;rL;ek: n; t;;r; m;'#L, (ï)
m;eG; n; m;;L; v;rs; 9q;y;;E' = (âî)
n;;' t;9d j;;eg; n; n;K;t;r, (ââ)
9t;9q; n; v;;r 9q;y;;E', (âä)
n;; t;9d p;Uny;;E' m;;v;9s;y;;E', (âà)
d;ey; p;K; n;;'h0 j;Uv;; j;Uv;; = (âå)
n;;' t;9d s;m;'d n; s;;g;r n; 9g;r p;rb;t;, (âç)
n;;' Q;;EL;9g;r0 m;er 9q;y;;E' = (âê)
n;;' t;9d h;! n; v;;! n; k:;e! n; k:s;b;;, (âë)
9v;[;j; n; v;;K;r l;B; 9q;y;;E' = (âè)
ÇE %t;Q;;r v;#; s;uLt;;n;U', (âï)
r;v; n; r;[;;' aE d0v;;'[;;' = (äî)
9h'dU m;us;Lm;;'[;;', (äâ)
d;ey; p;'q; n;;'h0' j;Uv;; j;Uv;; = (ää)
n;;' t;9d k:;'m; n; k:rs;'[; j;;eg; n; drs;'[;, (äà)
t;0rq; v;;s;0 aE m;s;v;;s;0 = (äå)
n;;' t;9d hu't;; j;9t;y;; t;9p;y;;, (äç)
n;;' K;cc;r h0'v;r b;;j; 9q;y;;E' = (äê)
n;;' t;9d s;Ur n; v;0r n; K;#¥g; n; K;t;r0, (äë)
9r[; s;'g;>;m; n; éUé 9q;y;;E' = (äè)
n;;' t;9d s;0h n; sy;;v;j; m;>G; p;'K;eo, (äï)
h's; n; m;;er; l0l s;Uv;;E' = (àî)
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r'g; n; rs; n;;' k:;p;#¥ c;;Ep;#¥, (àâ)
g;;ehU' n; c;;v;L B;;eg; 9q;y;;E' = (àä)
m;;y; n; b;;p; n; b;h[; n; B;;w*, (àà)
n;;' t;9d hu't;; p;Ut; Q;0y;;E' = (àå)
s;;s; n; s;b;dU' j;0v; n; 9p;'#U', (àç)
n;;' t;9d hu't;; p;uo{; 9F;y;;E' = (àê)
p;;p; n; p;u'9n; n; s;t;0 n; k:us;t;0, (àë)
n;;' t;9d h;et;0 m;y;; n; dy;; = (àè)
a;p;E alK; Wp;'n;;E' 9s;'B;U, (àï)
9n;rh 9n;r'j;'[; k:E hu't;; Q;'Q;Uk:;o' = (åî)
mhe a;p;E a;p; huv;; Çp;r'p;r, (åâ)
h';e r;9j;'dr leh ‘9v;c;;o' ==ïç== (åä)
The imperceptible Swayambhu (Vishnu) sprung or appeared
on his own. Before the emergence or creation of the universe
the formless, shapeless, imperceptible Swayambhu or
Parmatma was there and a misty state of darkness and total
invisibility prevailed everywhere. In other words it was a state
of total nothingness. That formless and imperceptible
Swayambhu emerged on its own. It did not need any cause or
source for its existence.
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The imperceptible Swayambhu (Vishnu) sprung and existed
on his own. Before the emergence or creation of the universe
the formless, imperceptible Swayambhu or Parmatma was
there and a misty state of darkness and total invisibility prevailed
everywhere. That formless and imperceptible Swayambhu
emerged on its own. The moon, sun, wind, water and ground
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did not exist in that state. In that state the time did not exist. The
moment, day, night, month, year, heat, cold, light or shadow
did not exist either. The three worlds, stars, galaxies, rain clouds
or rain did not exist as well. The yoga, planets, date, weekday
definition, full moon night or new moon night did not exist too.
The seas, oceans, snow covered mountains, Dholgiri or Meru
mountain did not exist as well. Continuing further, there were
no shops, weight measures, villages, towns, wealth, gain or
loss. There were no kings, emperors, sultaans, separate
religions like – Hindu or Islam. There was no physical desire
or temptation, yoga or devotion tradition. There was no spiritual
or other philosophy or agriculture. There were no pilgrimage
places or sanyasis. There were no mules, horses, hawks,
braves, weapons, kshatriyas, fighters, or wars. There were no
animals like lions, deer, or other games. There were no birds
like swans, peacocks, parrots etc. There were no colors,
textiles, wheat, rice or any other grain, enjoyment, luxury or
romance. There were no people and relations like mother, father,
brother, sister, son or daughter. There was no breath, word,
life or body. There was no man or woman. There was no sin,
charity, truth holders or liers. There was no emotion of kindness
or cruelty. The formless, shapeless and imperceptible
Swayambhu or Brahm appeared on its own without any cause
or source. Before the creation or appearance of this universe
the misty state of total invisibility and darkness existed. As
Brahm realized person and Identifying himself with Brahm,
Guru Jambhoji says that He appeared on his own without any
cause or source. O! Rajender or king; give it a serious thought.

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(s;b;d - ïê)
s;u'9[; g;u'[;v;'t;; s;u'9[; b;u9Q;v;'t;;, (â)
m;er0 Ç;ep;9t; Ç;9d luh;o' = (ä)
B;;@0 Ç'd9r l;eh t;p;0l;E', (à)
t;'t; k: s;;en;;' G;#¥E k:s;;o' = (å)
m;er0 m;ny;s;; ah'r9[; n;;d hq;;e#¥;E, (ç)
s;9s;hr s;Ur t;p;0lU' = (ê)
p;v;'[; ÇQ;;r0 K;;lU' = (ë)
j;e t;E' g;ur k:; s;b;d m;;'n;0l;e, (è)
p;9h Wt;9rb;; p;;o' = (ï)
Ç;s;'[; %;e9#¥ 9s;Q;;s;[; b;E@;e, (âî)
j;u9g; j;u9g; j;0v;E luh;o' ==ïê== (ââ)
In this Sabad, three approaches to saadhana (devotion) are
pointed out - the breath as a source of life, getting to drink the
Brahm Nectar with the proper mastery and use of three primary
nadis – Ida, Pingla and Sushumna and purifying one’s Jiva
Atma by practicing in actual life the teaching of the Guru.
Guru Maharaj has pointed out the three approaches by giving
similes (metaphors).
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[Please see the Hindi book of Dr. Heera Lal Maheshvari titled “
Shri Jambhvaani: Teeka for the philosophical interpretation of
this Sabad. According to his interpretation, in this Sabad three
approaches to saadhana (devotion) are pointed out as given
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below:
1. The breath as a source of life.
2. Getting to drink the Brahm Nectar with the proper mastery
and use of three primary nadis (please see the background
material given in Sabad 57) – Ida, Pingla and Sushumna with
the practice of the discipline of Hatha Yoga or Tantra Yoga.
With the purification of these nadis one can activate chakras
(energy centers) and reach the state where one can taste the
Nectar (for background material on chakras, please see Sabad
89).
3. Purifying one’s Jiva Atma.
Guru Maharaj has pointed out the above mentioned three
approaches by giving similes (metaphors).
O! You talented and intelligent person listen to me. As a Self
realized person who has experienced Brahm, he asks the
intelligent talented person to recognize him as a manifestation
of Brahm. Then he compares himself with a blacksmith or a
goldsmith in regards to their creations from iron or gold metal.
While making various things, blacksmith heats the iron red hot
in an oven. Once the iron is heated red hot, the blacksmith
puts it on an anvil (metal block) and hits it persistently with a
hammer. By doing this, he can mould it into various shapes. It
is extremely important to note that the iron is heated red hot
before it can be made into very fine things. Similarly, a goldsmith
melts the gold in small oven and then makes very beautiful
jewelry. The goldsmith can turn the gold even into a very thin
string. A blacksmith or a goldsmith creates various things from
metal iron or gold, but stays apart from the created things.
Similarly, Parmatma stays away from his supreme creations
although Supreme Atma is everywhere and the root cause of
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red hot before it can be made into very fine things. The similes
here are – human body is like an oven, heating of the iron
metal is like burning all the worldly material and bodily desires
and keeping one’s mind pure and focused; the human will is
like an anvil; the vibrations or the sound of the energy chakra,
Anahat, is like a hammer; breath keeps a person alive just like
the combustion in the oven is sustained by supplying air with
the help of a leather balloon.
As mentioned above the human will is like an anvil; the vibrations
or the sound of the energy chakra, Anahat, is like a hammer.
By constant practice of Hatha Yoga or Tantra Yoga the three
primary nadis - Ida, Pingla and Sushumna are purified and
kept clear. These nadis form the channels for energy flow to
the chakras. Sasihar represents the Ida nadi; Sur represents
Pingla nadi and Tapilu represents the Sushumna nadi. Please
see the background material on nadis given below.
[Background Material on Nadis: This material is also given as
background material in Sabad 57.
Ida is connected to the left nostril and the right brain hemisphere.
Pingla is connected to the right nostril and the left brain
hemisphere. When Ida is dominating, the left nostril is open
and hence the right hemisphere of the brain is active. In this
state, one is more internally focused and creative forces are
dominant. Whereas, when Pingla is dominating the right nostril
is open and hence, the left hemisphere of the brain is active.
In this state, one is more logical, analytical and physically
active. Ida nadi controls the subconscious activities, whereas
the pingala nadi controls the conscious and dynamic functions.
When these forces are balanced and operating simultaneously
then both the nostrils are open. Generally, only one nostril is
open at any one time. Their openings alternate. Both the nostrils
are open only for a short time while transitioning from one
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nostril open to the other. The Hatha Yoga and Pranayam
generally help to increase the duration of simultaneous opening
of both the nostrils. When both the nostrils are open
simultaneously, the sushumna nadi is functioning. In this state,
all the forces are balanced. This creates balance between
physical and mental functions. In other words, the mind and
body are in harmony. When mind and body are in harmony
good health prevails. Thus nadis are energy channels which
need to be purified. Yoga and Pranayam help purify nadis. In
addition to the nadis, one needs to purify chakras which are
active prana centers located along the spinal column. Chakra
means a circling motion or wheel. Pran and manas shakti collect
in the chakras as swirling bundles of energy. Chakras and
Nadis are not traceable in the physical body. Their impacts
are however noticeable and experienced. There are several
chakras in the body. However, only seven are considered main
chakras located along the spinal column. The lowest chakra is
within the perineum - the region of the body between the thighs
at the outlet of the pelvis. It is called mooldhara. It influences
the excretory and reproductive organs, reproductive glands
and hormonal secretions. Mooldhara is directly connected to
our nose and sense of smell and with our basic instincts of
physical desires. Highest chakra is Sahasrara which is located
at the crown of the head and is associated with the pituitary
gland. When this chakra is fully activated, it is the highest
experience of human evolution. Below the Sahasrara chakra
is located Soma chakra. It is one of the chakras responsible
for higher intelligence. Anahata chakra is located near the
heart. It is connected to the cardiac plexus, heart, respiration
and thymus gland and is responsible for the emotions of love/
hate, compassion/cruelty etc. Anahata is also connected to
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O! You living being, if you put into practice the teachings of the
Guru then you will be able to cross this ocean of attachments
to the material world. Leave all the superficial and material
possessions in this world; take only the path of spiritual
enlightenment that leads to the realization of the super essential
Truth. With this realization you will reach the state of immortality
which is not subject to death or birth.

[97]
(s;b;d - ïë)
k:;y;; k:;e! p;v;'[; k:;e!v;;L0 k:uk:r'm; k:ulf: v;[;;'w* = (â)
m;;y;; j;;L B;r'm; k:0 s;'k:L b;;eh j;ug; r9hy;;E %;w* = (ä)
v;ed k:ur;'[; k:u'm;;y;; j;;LU' d't; k:q;; j;u9g; q;;w* = (à)
9s;Q; s;;Q;;' k:';e Ak: m;t;;e hE j;0v; m;ug;9t; 9d$;w* = (å)
j;ug;;' j;ug;;' k:;e j;;eg;;0 Ç;y;;E s;t;g;ur s;0Q; b;t;;w* = (ç)
k:ev;Lny;;'n;0 v;>'B;9g;y;;'n;0 s;hj; 9s;n;;'n;0, (ê)
s;uk:rt; ÇhL<y;;E n; j;;w* = (ë)
ky;;E' ky;;E' B;'[;t;;' ky;;E' ky;;E' g;u'[;t;;' ky;;E' ky;;E' s;u'[;t;;' = (è)
s;m;9é 9v;n;;' k:%u s;0Q; n; p;;w* ==ïë== (ï)
Follow teachings of Sat-Guru to lead your life. Good karmas
are never wasted; hence lead your life with good karmas.
Simply reading or hearing what is written in the books without
understanding will not show you the right path to spiritual
accomplishment. Do not be mislead by Hindu fraudsters who
claim to know about Vedas but in reality they are cheats;
similarly do not be mislead by Muslims who claim to know
Quran but in reality they are cheats.
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Human body is like a fort. The breath is its sentinel. In other
words, the air we breathe is source of our lives. The fort has
locks all around it. All our bad karmas and evil nature are
locked inside the fort. The falsehood of maya is the chain that
keeps many people tied in the worldly attachments; these people
are stuck with all the false reality surrounding them. In the
name of Vedas many Hindus are spreading false stories and
carrying out frauds. In the name of Quran many Muslims are
committing and spreading frauds. The essence of Vedas and
Quran is known and understood by only a few. All the spiritually
enlightened persons and Sadhus give the same advice that
everyone of us should strive for freeing ourselves from worldly
attachments and liberate our Atmas from the cycle of birth and
death. Referring to himself Guru Jambhoji says that a yogi of
many yugas has come here as true Guru to show the people
the path to liberation. This true Guru is Brahm realized, knower
of the Absolute truth, and simply pure. Good karmas are never
wasted; hence lead your life with good karmas. Simply reading
or hearing what is written in the books without understanding
will not show you the right path to spiritual accomplishment.

[98]
(s;b;d - ïè)
v;;d 9v;r;'m; 9f:!;e k:9r p;>;'[;0, (â)
%;#¥;E m;n; h@ m;n; k:;e B;;'[;;E' = (ä)
k:;'h0' k:E m;9n; q;y;;E Ç'Q;er;E, k:;'h0' s;Ur Wg;;'[;;E' ? (à)
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9n;g;ur;' k:E m;9n; q;y;;E Ç'Q;er;E, s;ug;r;' s;ur Wg;;'[;;E' = (å)
c;l'[; j; r9hy;; l;ey;[; éu9ry;; 9p;'j;r p;#¥¥Y;E p;ur;'[;;E' = (ç)
b;e!0 b;e!; b;h[; ]r B;;w*, s;b; t;E' B;y;;E ÇB;;'[;;E' = (ê)
t;el 9ly;;E K;9L c;;Ep;E j;;eg;0 r0t;; r9hy;;E G;;'[;;E' = (ë)
h's; W#;'[;;E' p;'q; 9v;L ‘vy;;E k:0y;;E dU9r p;y;;'[;;E' = (è)
a;g;0 s;urn;r leK;;e m;;'g;E k:9h j;0v;#¥; k:e k:r'[; k:m;;'[;;E' ? (ï)
j;0v;#¥E n;E p;;%;E s;Ué'[; l;g;;E s;uk:rt; n;E p;%t;;'[;;E ==ïè== (âî)
In this sabad, Guru Jambhoji advises people to remain humble
in life and do good karmas before it is too late. One should do
good deeds while one is young and capable. As one gets old,
ability to do anything is reduced. When the jivatma leaves this
physical body, then it definitely is too late even to regret for not
doing good karmas. Hence, one should do good karma with
humility when one is capable of doing so.
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Never argue for arguing sake. Stay away from this wasteful
activity. Abandon your stubborn and egotistic behavior. Some
persons live in the darkness of ignorance, whereas some people
are guided by the sun light of knowledge. Those who have not
been initiated by a guru and do not have the knowledge
bestowed upon them by a guru live in the darkness of
ignorance. Those who have been initiated by a guru and have
been enlightened by the knowledge bestowed upon them by a
guru have the sun light of knowledge. The implication being
that those who live in the light of knowledge will not have stubborn
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acquire knowledge and become humble.
As one gets old one may lose the ability to walk and the eyes
may become weak with running water. The body, which is like
a cage, becomes old and weak. In this condition, one generally
becomes a burden on the close relatives like son, daughter,
brother and sister and may even be disliked by them. This is
comparable to the vegetable oil cake after the oil has been
taken out. The oil cake has no value to the people; it is fit only
as a feed to animals. In the old age, Jiv-atma may leave this
physical body any time and be on its way to go far off to
present an account of one’s deeds or karmas to Dharmaraj. At
this time, the Jivatma will realize that it is now too late to do
good karmas or deeds. The person will then repent of being
negligent of good karmas or deeds in his/her life time. The
implication being that one should abandon egotistic behavior
and do good deeds or karmas in life while one is capable of
doing so.

[99]
(s;b;d - ïï)
9v;s;n; 9v;s;n; t;U' B;'9[; re p;>;[;0 j;e m;n; m;;n;E' re B;;w* = (â)
9dn; k:;e B;Ul;e r;9t; n; c;ety;;e k:;'y; p;9#¥ s;Ut;;E ? (ä)
a;s; 9k:s;0 m;9n; q;;w* ? (à)
k:u9$ k:;c;0 lg;v;;#¥ G;'[;; %E k:us;L ik:s;0 re B;;w* , (å)
9hrdE n;;'v; 9v;s;n; k:;e j;'p;;E h;q;e k:r;e !b;;w* = (ç)
Hr p;r h9r k:0 Ç;'[; n; m;;'n;0,
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re B;;eL; B;U9l n; j;p;0 m;hm;;w* = (ê)
p;;h'[; p;>09t; 9f:!; k:9r p;>;'[;0, g;ur iv;9[; m;uk:9t; n; j;;w* = (ë)
p;;'c; k:r;e#¥0 le p;hr;j;; t;9ry;;E, K;rt;r k:r0 k:m;;w* = (è)
s;;t; k:r;e#¥0 le r;j;; hirc;'d t;9ry;;E, (ï)
t;;r;de r;eht;;s; h9rc;'d v;;! 9v;k:';w* = (âî)
n;v; k:r;e#¥0 le r;v; dHU@L t;9ry;;E,Q;ny; k:u't;;'de m;;w* ` (ââ)
b;;]r;' k:;e9#¥ s;'m;;'h'[; Ç;y;;E, p;hr';j;; s;U'k:;EL j; q;;w* = (âä)
ik:s;k:0 n;;r0 b;s;t; 9p;y;;r0 9k:s';k:; b;h[; ]r B;;w* ? (âà)
B;Ul0 du9n;y;;' m;9r m;9r j;;v;E n;;' c;0nh;E' s;urr;w* = (âå)
p;;h'[; n;;'~' l;eh;e s;k:t;;e 9n;g;ur; c;0nh't; k:;w* ==ïï== (âç)
Do your work with your hands to make a living, simultaneously
do the jappa of Vishnu in your heart. A total of 210 million living
beings attained moksha in the the three yugas - Satyuga, Treta
and Dwapar combined). Guru Jambhoji says that since he is
bound by the promise he made to the devotee Prahlaad, now
he has come to this world for the benefit of 120 million living
beings to enable them to attain moksha. In this perishable world
it should always be the aim of every living being to attain moksha.
In this world all the relations, fame and glory are only temporary.
Iron metal is more valuable than a stone, but an ignorant person
who has not received knowledge from a satguru does not even
recognize the difference.
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O! You living being do the jappa of Vishnu whenever you can
prepare your mind and it is ready. You forgot to do the jappa
of Vishnu during the day time and you did not remember to do
the jappa at night. Now, why are you fast asleep? What kind of
hopes do you really have (if you act in this manner)? Your
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physical body is perishable, and life has many challenges and
problems. In this situation, what welfare do you expect for
yourself? Do your work with your hands to make a living,
simultaneously do the jappa of Vishnu in your heart. You have
not shown respect to Hari (i.e. Vishnu), the preserver of the
universe, do not have the oversight of worshipping any other
deity. You must leave your love for worshipping any statue
made of stone. (In other words do not get scattered, always do
the jappa of Vishnu). You will never be able to reach the state
of moksha (liberation) without having and practicing the
knowledge imparted to you by sat-guru (true guru). The devotee
Prahlaad did lots of good karma; he attained moksha along
with 50 million other living beings. The king Harish Chandra
attained moksha along with 70 million other living beings. In
order to always remain truthful king Harish Chandra had to go
through lots of hardships such as he had to sell himself along
with his wife Taradey and son Rohitashiva in the open market
of Kashi (now known as Varanashi). Maharaja Yudhistra attained
moksha along with 90 million living beings; for this we thank his
mother Kunti. (Thus a total of 210 million living beings attained
moksha in the the three yugas - Satyuga, Treta and Dwapar
combined). Guru Jambhoji says that since he is bound by the
promise he made to the devotee Prahlaad, now he has come
to this world for the benefit of 120 million living beings to enable
them to attain moksha. (In this perishable world it should always
be the aim of every living being to attain moksha. In this world
all the relations, fame and glory are only temporary.) The
relations of husband and wife, the love of brother and sister
and all the physical wealth are temporary and perishable. The
world is lost in the cycle of death and birth; it is not recognizing
and understanding Vishnu. Iron metal is more valuable than a
stone, but an ignorant person who has not received knowledge
from a satguru does not even recognize the difference.
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 [100]
(s;b;d - âîî)
k:'c;[; d;'n;U' k:%U n; m;;n;U' = (â)
k:;p;#¥ d;'n;U' k:%U n; m;;n;U' = (ä)
c;;Ep;#¥ d;'n;U' k:%U n; m;;n;U' = (à)
hs;t;0 d;'n;U' k:%U n; m;;n;U' = (å)
t;ur'g;'m; d;'n;U' k:%U n; m;;n;U' = (ç)
t;y;; d;'n;U' k:%U n; m;;n;U' = (ê)
m;;n;U' Ak: s;uc;0l 9s;n;;'n;U' ==âîî== (ë)
In this sabad, Guru Jambhoji emphasizes the importance of
personal hygiene or cleanliness. The personal cleanliness
includes the physical body cleanliness as well as the mental
cleanliness. He considers purity of physical body and mind to
be the most important and desirable act compared to many
charities such as giving gold, clothes, ghee or oil, elephant or
horse in charity or even giving away daughter in marriage.
Keeping the body clean helps keep the mind clean. Hence
everyday cleaning your body by taking daily bath is the most
important act in daily routine.
(One must view this sabad in light of the fact that Guru Jambhoji
is advising his listeners in a desert country where there is
extreme shortage of water even for drinking purposes. The
place of his sermons or talks was a small village near Bikaner
in Rajasthan, India. In this area there is no river or lake. Even
annual rainfall is very meager. Even if one has plenty of water
available, no charity can be more important than purity of body
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 [101]
(s;b;d - âîâ)
s;u'9[; re k:;j;0 s;u'9[; re m;uDl;, s;u9[;y;;E l;eg; lug;;w* = (â)
mhe n;r 9n;rh;r0 Ak:L v;;w* 9j;9[; Ç;e r;h f:urm;;w* = (ä)
j;;er j;rb; k:rd j;;e %;#;E t;;e k:lm;;' n;;'v; K;ud;w* = (à)
j;E' hk: s;;c; 9s;dk: w*m;;'n; s;l;'m;9t;,
9j;9[; a; 9B;s;t; j; p;;w* ==âîâ== (å)
O! Kazi, O! Mullah, O! men and women , listen to me. I take
only air for nutrition and living in this human form. I have shown
the path to live your lives without exercising force on any other
innocent living being. Do not hurt other living beings and do
not draw your dagger or sword to take away their lives. Put
away that dagger or sword that you have drawn to kill some
living being. Not taking away other lives is the only path to
paradise. Only those who lead their lives with honesty,
truthfulness, justice and respecting other living beings right to
live will go to paradise or heaven.

[102]
(s;b;d - âîä)
Hrec;e d;r0 s;rf: k:u'‘(n;) dr r;h k:u'‘(n;) = (â)
luLt; n;;' luL v;erh t;;t; t;ulf: k:'‘(n;) ==âîä== (ä)
Go ahead and spend during your life only whatever you
possess. Do not go in the direction that most people are going.
Do not be attracted by the worldly materialistic things. Do not
be sad due to separation from a loved one. Get rid of all the
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worldly sorrows. Do not be very happy with the worldly things.
Always live your life with even and balanced emotions and
thoughts.

[103]
(s;b;d - âîà)
k:v;[; s; m;;e9m;[; k:v;[; s; m;;'[;, (â)
k:v;[; p;u9r{; Ç%E r9hm;;'[; ? (ä)
k:e9[; p;u9r{; Ç; 9j;m;0' Wp;;w* ? (à)
m;us;Lm;;'[;0 k:h;' q;0 a;w* ? (å)
p;uv;'[; s; m;;e9m;[; p;;'[;0 m;;'[;, (ç)
Çl0l p;u9r{; Ç%E r9hm;;'[; = (ê)
ÇlK; p;u9r{; Ç; 9j;m;0' Wp;;w*, (ë)
m;hm;'d q;0 m;us;Lm;;'[;0 Ç;w* ==âîà== (è)
This sabad is probably addressed to followers of Islam. Guru
Jambhoji asks some questions and then answers them himself.
Who is follower of dharma? Who is respectful to all? Who is
immortal and extremely kind? Who created this universe? From
where did the Islam faith start? Air or wind is the best follower
of dharma and water is the most respectful to all. (Air or wind
is the best follower of dharma, because wind does not
discriminate; it is available to all equally. Water is respectful to
all because it is a gentle life source to all.) The formless and
with no beginning or no end, the swayambhu, is immortal and
extremely kind to us all. Parmatma or Brahm is the absolute
elemental source and creator of the universe. Mohammed sahib
started the Islamic faith.

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 [104]
(s;b;d - âîå)
s;urg;;' hu't;;e 9s;'B;U Ç;y;;E k:h;e k:u'[;;k:E k:;j;E ? (â)
n;r 9n;rh;r0 a;p; 9n;r'j;'ô p;rg;! j;;e9t; 9v;r;j;E = (ä)
p;hr;j;; s;U'k:;EL j; 9k:y;;E Ç;y;;E b;;]r;' k:;j;E = (à)
b;;]r;' m;;'9hy;;E' Ak: j; G;!E s;U' g;ur c;elE l;j;E ==âîå== (å)
Guru Jambhoji asks (as a way of conversation) people as to
why, for what purpose and doing whose tasks Swayambhu
(referring to himself as Brahm realized person) from the
paradise has come here? Why is Swayambhu in the form of
the person (referring to himself i.e Jambhoji) who needs only
air to sustain and who is emitting light is sitting here on the
Samraathal sand dune? He then goes on to answer these
questions.
I as supreme Swayambhu had promised and given my word to
Prahalaad in the satyuga to lead 330 million living beings to
moksha. I have come here now in this kaliyuga to lead the
remaining 120 million living beings to the state of moksha.
Even if one living being is left out from attaining moksha then
Guru (i.e. Narsingh Bhagwan) will have to feel ashamed in
front of his devotee Prahlaad. That is, in that case I will have to
feel ashamed.

[105]
(s;b;d - âîç)
9j;'9h' g;ur k:E 9K;'[; h0 t;;y;;E' 9K;'[; h0 s;0y;;E' = (â)
9K;'[; h0 p;v;'[;; 9K;'[; h0 p;;'[;0 9K;'[; h0 m;eG; m;'#;[;;E' = (ä)
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9k:s;n; k:r't;;' v;;r n; h;ew* q;L 9s;r n;0r 9n;v;;'[;;E' = (à)
B;ul; p;>;'[;0 9v;s;n; j;'p;;e re jy;;E' m;;et; !LE j;'m;r;'[;;E' = (å)
B;0jy;; hE p;9[; B;e6; n;;'h0' p;;'[;0 m;;'9h p;{;;'[;;E' = (ç)
j;0v;t; m;r;e re j;0v;t; m;r;e 9j;[; j;0v;'[; k:0 9v;9Q; j;;'[;0 = (ê)
j;e k:;ew* h;e h;e h;ey; k:9r Ç;v;E t;;e a;p;[; h;ewy;E p;;'[;0 = (ë)
j;;'hk:E b;;eht;0 n;v;'[;0 b;;eht;0 K;v;'ô0,
b;;eht;0 9k>:y;; s;m;;'[;0 = (è)
j;;'hk:0 t;;e 9n;rm;L0 k:;y;; deK;;e le c;9#¥y;; Çs;m;;'[;0 = (ï)
m;$ dev;L t;0rq; m;U9L n; j;;ey;b;;,
in;j;k:9r j;p;;E 9p;r;'[;0 = (âî)
Çn;'t; op;;' j;;ey; s;uBy;;g;t;,
9j;'9h'k:0 K;;e9j; lh;e s;urb;;'ô0 = (ââ)
s;et;j; s;et;U' j;erj; j;eo' w'#j; w'#U,‘
Çwy;;l;e WrQ;j; K;;'[;0 ==âîç== (âä)
Parmatma is all powerful and all pervading. One who is forgiving,
patient, and serene and stays calm and peaceful under all the
circumstances in life has learnt the true secret of living. Such
a person gets to reach the state of moksha (i.e. liberation from
the cycle of birth and death). One does not need to search for
Parmatma (or God) in temples and pilgrimage places (because
God or Parmatma is right within you). One should do japa of
Vishnu everyday suiting one’s circumstances. Parmatma
pervades every living being and manifests in several different
ways; learn to indentify and recognize Him with the knowledge
gained from the learned and experienced people. He resides
in the organ of birth for every living being.
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If the Parmatma wishes it to be cold or hot it happens instantly.
Similarly, the wind starts to blow and the clouds appear and
start to thunder the moment He wishes it so. Parmatma referred
to as Krishna here can make anything happen the moment he
wishes it to happen. He can create a lake on top of a sand
dune easily. O! You lost living being do the jappa of Vishnu so
that you are liberated from the cycle of birth and death. Even if
stone is submerged in water, the water just wets its surface but
it stays dry inside. (In the same way a person who never learnt
from a guru just won’t understand the significance of knowledge
and learned persons. One must abandon outward show. One
must have pure heart and always learn to gather the real
substance of things in one’s life.) A person must learn how to
get liberation from birth and death during one’s life. One who
has true secret of living, only that person can achieve this. If
someone comes to you in an angry state, learn to stay cool,
calm and tranquil like water. One who is forgiving, patient, and
serene and stays calm and peaceful under all the circumstances
in life has learnt the true secret of living. Hence, such a person
gets to reach the state of moksha (i.e. liberation from the cycle
of birth and death). One does not need to search for Parmatma
(or God) in temples and pilgrimage places (because God or
Parmatma is right within you). One should do jappa of Vishnu
everyday suiting one’s circumstances. Parmatma pervades
every living being and manifest in several different ways; learn
to indentify and recognize Him with the knowledge gained from
the learned and experienced people. He resides in the organ
of birth for every living being. For example, for insects he
resides in the humidity, for those born from a womb (humans
and animals) He resides in the outer skin of the womb, for
those born from an egg (birds) He resides inside the eggshell
and for those who sprout from the ground He resides in seed
of the vegetation.
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 [106]
(s;b;d - âîê)
s;;c; s;h0 mhe k:U#¥ n; k:9hb;;, (â)
n;E#¥; %;' p;9[; dU9r n; r9hb;; = (ä)
s;d; s;'t;;e{;0 s;t; Wp;g;r[;;', (à)
t;9j;y;; m;;'n; Ç9B;v;;'n;U' = (å)
v;9s; k:9r p;v;'[;; v;9s; k:9r p;;'[;0, (ç)
v;9s; k:9r h;! p;!'[; drv;;j;U' = (ê)
ds;e dv;;re t;;L; j;9#¥y;;, (ë)
j;;ey; Aes;; Ws;t;;j;U' = (è)
d's;e dv;;re t;;L; k:U'c;0, (ï)
B;0t;9r p;;e9l b;[;;'w* = (âî)
j;;e Ç;r;Qy;;E r;v; dhU@L, (ââ)
s;;e Ç;r;Q;;E re B;;w* = (âä)
9j;'h g;ur k:E érE n; ér'[;;', (âà)
9K;rE n; 9K;r'[;;' = (âå)
v;'k: 9F;v;'k:e n;;L p;n;;Le, (âç)
n;E'ôe n;0r n; éu9rb;; = (âê)
9v;9[; p;uL b;'Qy;; b;;'][;;E' = (âë)
t;jy;; Ç9L'g;[; t;;e#¥0 m;;y;;, (âè)
t;n; l;ec;'[; g;u'[; b;;'][;;E' = (âï)
h;L0l;e B;l p;;l0l;e, (äî)
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K;el't; s;uny; rh;y;;E' ==âîê== (äâ)
Brahm is all pervading. He is in every living being. He is not far
away from you. You have to just realize Him. Guru Jambhoji
talks about how one can realize Brahm and reach the state of
total happiness and bliss. One should always be content; one
should always be truthful and tread the path of truth. One should
abandon the desire to be always respected and the
egocentricity. One should have the control so that the nectar
produced at Sahasrara or Crown chakra is not wasted on the
bodily desires.
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Guru Jambhoji says, “I always speak truth, I never say anything
false.” Brahm is all pervading. He is in every living being. He
is not far away from you. You have to just realize Him. Now
guru Jambhoji talks about how one can realize Brahm and
reach the state of total happiness and bliss. One should always
be content; one should always be truthful and tread the path of
truth. One should abandon the desire to be always respected
and the egocentricity. One should pursue the path to accomplish
control over the flow of nectar of Sahasrara and the nine gates
(see Sabad 89 and 57 for the descripton of the nine gates and
chakras) of the bodily desires. In other words, one should
have the control so that the nectar produced at Sahasrara or
Crown chakra is not wasted on the bodily desires. (One must
put a lock on the door of Sahasrara chakra and control the
nine gates of the body i.e. all the bodily desires. In a person
normally the nectar produced by the Sahasra chakra falls on
the three fold kanda or bulb or seat of fire – Manipura chakra,
Svdhistana chakra i.e. sex or water chakra and Mooldhara
chakra and it gets vaporized and hence the nectar is wasted
and destroyed. With proper discipline and yoga practice,
kundalini can be awakened to rise above and meet the moon
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to drink the nectar. In this state one gains the total universal
consciousness i.e one experiences the union with Brahm –
the ultimate in reaching self realization and bliss. Putting a
lock on the door of Sahasrara implies not letting the nectar go
waste. Please see Sabad 89.) One who accomplishes this
state is the true master and Guru. One should search such a
Guru. Hence one must pursue the path of truthfulness and
justice, a path that was taken by the king Yudhistra. A true
Guru does not let the nectar go waste – that guru meditates in
the trikuti state. The true guru has stopped the wasteful flow of
nectar without putting a dam and has broken the ties of worldly
and material attractions. That guru has stilled his mind totally.
That guru is forever playing in the field of universal consciousness.
[107]
(s;b;d - âîë)
9n;t; h0 m;;v;s; 9n;t; s;k:r;'t;0, (â)
9n;t; h0 n;v;g;>h b;Es;e' p;;'9t; = (ä)
9n;t; h0 g;'g; 9hl;eLE j;;y;, (à)
s;t;g;ur c;0nhE' s;hj;e nh;y; = (å)
n;Mm;L p;;'[;0 n;Mm;L G;;!,
n;Mm;L Q;;eb;0 m;'#<y;; p;;! = (ê)
j;e Ç;e Q;;eb;0 j;;'ôE' Q;;ey;,
G;r m;E' m;El; v;;g;; rhE n; k:;ey; = (è)
Ak: m;n; Ak: 9c;t; s;;b;'[; l;v;E, (ï)
p;hr't;;E g;;hk: Ç9t; s;uK; p;;v;E = (âî)
~'c;E n;0c;E k:re p;s;;r;, (ââ)
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n;;'h0' dUj;E k:; s;'c;;r; = (âä)
9t;l m;;' t;el p;;ehp; m;;' v;;s;, (âà)
p;;'c; t;'t; m;;' 9ly;;E p;rg;;s; = (âå)
9b;j;L0 k:E c;m;k:E Ç;v;E j;;y;, (âç)
s;hj; s;Uny; m;;' rhE s;m;;y; = (âê)
n;E v;;e g;;v;E n;E]r g;v;;v;E, (âë)
s;urg;e j;;'t;;e v;;r n; l;v;E = (âè)
s;t;g;ur Aes;; t;'t; b;t;;v;E, (âï)
j;u9g; j;u9g; j;0v;E j;L'9m; n; Ç;v;E ==âîë== (äî)
The basic concept put forward in this sabad is very similar to
the one in Sabad 106, but explained in a different poetic manner.
A person who lives his/her life with purity of heart and mind
and who has got rid of physical and worldly desires, anger,
greed, and attachment to worldly things is on the way to the
realization of atma. Such a person will achieve the state of
liberation and reach heaven. Only sat-guru can show this path
to moksha i.e. liberation from the cycle of birth and death.
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There is universe in this body. Every day here is new moon
day (amavasya). Every day here is Shakranti (Shakranti is a
Hindu festival celebrated all over India on the day the sun
moves from the southern hemi-sphere towards the northern
hemi-sphere of this globe. The date for this festival was
calculated by the Hindu mathematicians and astronomers some
time in 300 - 400 CE. This was golden era for mathematics
and astronomy for Hindu India. It falls sometimes in January.)
Guru Jambhoji is referring to the flow of nectar from the
Sahasrara or moon chakra, which happens all the time in a
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person. However, normally this nectar is vaporized and hence
wasted away because it falls on the seat of fire i.e. Manipura
chakra, Svadistana chakra i.e. sex or water chakra and
Muldhara chakra. In other words, this nectar is wasted away
through the nine gates in the body. There are waves of nectar
in the sky where the moon is located (reference is made to the
Sahasrara chakra). If the jiv-atma can bathe in these waves
then the atma is purified. (A person then is spiritually
enlightened and experiences the Parmatma. The person is
self-realized.) The water (nectar) of this flowing river is totally
pure and the ghat (bathing place at the bank of a river) is pure.
If a pure hearted washer man (i.e. one whose mind is pure)
sets up his facility to wash (i.e. devotion to Supreme Being)
with focused mind and the person knows the technique to wash
(i.e. the way to devotion) by applying soap (spiritual knowledge)
then in his house there will not be a single dirty cloth (i.e. the
internal self of the person will be pure and totally free of any
dirt like physical and worldly desires, anger, greed, and
attachment to worldly things). Just as a washer-man spreads
clothes after washing in order to dry them, one should purify
one’s mind by getting rid of physical desires, anger etc using
several different ways. No one else can do this work for you;
you have to do this work (of purifying mind) yourself. Just as
sesame seeds have oil and flowers have aroma, the jivatma
lights up the body’s five elements. The coming in and going
out of atma from this body is like lightening in the sky which
takes only a fraction of a second. One’s jivatma resides in
one’s heart and in the sahasrara (crown) chakra. Neither a
person knows about it nor can anyone else tell him about it.
(Realizing atma can only be experienced, one cannot know
about it by talking or listening about it.) A person who lives his/
her life with purity of heart and mind and who has got rid of
physical and worldly desires, anger, greed, and attachment to
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worldly things is on the way to the realization of atma. Such a
person will achieve the state of liberation and reach heaven.
Only sat-guru can show this path to moksha i.e. liberation from
the cycle of birth and death.

[108]
(s;b;d - âîè)
s;hj;e s;0le rhj; rc;;w*l;e, W'n;m;'n; rÄ; Wd;s;U' = (â)
9rv; ~g;E jy;;E' Ç;eLU a'Q;; du9n;y;;' B;y;; Wj;;s;U' = (ä)
s;t;g;ur a';y;;E s;t; p;'q; b;t;;y;;E s';ug;r;' B;y;;E 9v;s;v;;s;U' = (à)
j;;' h0 j;;'[y;;E' t;;'h p;rv;;'[y;;E' s;hj; 9p;%;'[y;;E, (å)
j;;'hk:E m;n; k:0 p;Ug;0 a;s;U' = (ç)
m;;ehe s;ev;E s;ew j;'[; m;er;' m;E']r j;n;;' k:; d;s;U', (ê)
g;o n; c;0nh;E' p;'q; n; p;;y;;E j;;' g;9L p;#¥0 p;r;s;U' ==âîè) (ë)
One who understands that the physical body and Atma are
separate, one who is calm and collected and one whose mind
is still (not wandering), I am that one. There is light in this world
when the sun rises; however, the owl is unable to see even
after the sunrise (even though the owl does have eyes.).
Similarly, many people in this world cannot see even though
they have eyes (i.e. cannot or do not want to understand even
though they have intellect). Sat-guru has come in this world
and he has shown the true path through his sermons of
knowledge or wisdom. His true disciples have believed him
and have faith in the sat-guru and the knowledge imparted by
him. Those who recognized the sat-guru got the light and
realization of atma due to his (guru’s) blessings. These true
disciples got the proof of the real truth. Guru maharaj now
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says that he (Jambhoji) is servant of these true disciples. Those
who did not recognize the sat-guru and the truth in his words
will always carry the load of the chain of cycle of death and
birth around their neck (in other words will not achieve moksha
or liberation from the cycle of birth and death).

[109]
(s;b;d - âîï)
h;L0l;e B;l p;;L0l;e 9s;Q; p;;L0l;e, (â)
K;et; K;#¥E s;Uny; r;n;U' = (ä)
c;'d s;U9r d;ey; b;El rc;0l;E g;'g; j;m;n; d;ey; r;s;0 = (à)
s;t; s;'t;;e{; d;ey; b;0j; b;09j;l;E K;et;0 K;#¥0 Çk:;s;0 = (å)
c;et;n; r;v;L p;hrE b;E@; m;>G;; K;et;0 n; c;9r j;;w* = (ç)
mhew* Çv;g;9t; k:ev;Lny;;'n;0 s;;c; 9s;Q; p;;w*l;e ==âîï== (ê)
O! Farmer farm your land well and take care of it and look
after it well. O! Devotee, one who wants to experience Brahm,
farm the sky where moon resides and guard your farm well so
that you reach your goal of Brahm realization. The Sahasrara
chakra is the moon and the muldhara chakra is the sun; these
two chakras are like two bulls pulling the plough. Ida (Ganga)
and Pingla (Jamuna) nadis (energy channels) are the two reins.
Control the flow of these two nadis and undertake the middle
path of sushumna nadi (i.e. direct your energy through the
sushumna nadi). [Please see Sabad 57 where the role of the
nadis is explained.] Directing your energy through sushumna
nadi will enable the union of moon and sun (this objective is
met by following the practices of Hatha-Yoga and Pranayam).
(The union of sun and moon is like keeping the two bulls together
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to pull the plough.) Sow the seeds of truth and contentment in
the farm of the sky so that the crops in the sky prosper and
grow well. (Truth and contentment are two essential ingredients
to keep one’s mind pure and free of greed, passion and desires
for material things. Keeping the mind pure is essential for union
with Brahm.) One’s pure mind acts like a guard protecting
your crop from the deer of greed, passion and materialistic
desires so that the deer does not eat away the crop (i.e. fruits
of the discipline of your devotion.) Now revealing himself, Guru
Maharaj says that I cannot be seen when I am in the formless
state. Now, I am manifesting myself in the human form (and
sitting here on the Smrathal sand dune). Truly Knowing the
truth is the only way to experiencing the Brahm.

[110]
(s;b;d - ââî)
deK;t; B;Ul0 k:;e m;n; m;;'n;E, s;ev;E 9v;l;ev;E b;;j; 9s;n;;'n;E = (â)
deK;t; B;Ul0 k:;e m;n; c;ev;E, B;0t;9r k:;er;e b;;h9r B;ev;E = (ä)
deK;t; B;Ul0 k:;e m;n; m;;'n;E', h9r p;rh9r 9m;9Ly;; s;Et;;'n;E = (à)
deK;t; B;Ul0 k:;e m;n; c;ev;E, Ç;k: v;K;;'[;E q;'dE m;ev;E = (å)
B;Ul;l;e B;L B;Ul; l;ew*, B;Ul; B;U9l n; B;UlU' = (ç)
j;E'h @U'@9#¥y;E p;;'n; n; h;ew*, t;e ky;;E' c;;h't; f:UlU' ==ââî== (ê)
Imitating others or doing things that one just feels like doing is
wrong. The water used for bathing is just not suitable for making
curd (just as you will make curd from milk) and churning (to
get butter from it). You see the things that others have and get
tempted to want them. You want to have and do things just for
external show off, however you are hollow from inside. In other
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words you do not make effort to earn them. Imitating others
and doing what you just feel like doing is wrong; it is like
abandoning Vishnu and accepting devil. Imitating others and
doing what you just feel like doing is wrong; it is like considering
the fruit of the plant Calotropis Gigantea (aak) better than the
usual dry fruits (like almonds, walnut etc.). O! People do not
live in this falsehood; do not make this mistake. Do not live in
this ignorance anymore. How can a flower blossom on a dry
wood which does not have even a single leaf? (In other words,
do not wish to find a flower on a totally dry wood. The implication
here is that you must put efforts to get anything; you just cannot
get something by not working for it.)

[111]
(s;b;d - âââ)
m;uq;r n;g;r k:0 r;'[;0 hu't;0, hu't;0 p;;!m;de r;'[;0 = (â)
t;0rq;v;;s;0 j;;'t;; lU!<y;;, a;#; f:er<y;; #;'[;0 = (ä)
m;;9[;k: m;;et;0 h0r; lU!<y;;, lU!<y;; K;Ur;s;;'[;0 = (à)
k:v;Dy;;E c;Uk:0 v;c;ny;;E h;r0, (å)
9j;'h a;Eg;'9[; $;ev;E $;'c;0 p;;'[;0 = (ç)
9v;s;n; n;E d;es; 9k:s;;E re p;>;'[;0 ? (ê)
a;p;e K;t;; k:'m;;'[;0 ==âââ== (ë)
There once was a queen of the Mathura city. She was powerful
and had the authority to get things done. Instead of doing
good things for the people she misused her powers and
authority. Whenever pilgrims came to Mathura she used to
send her soldiers to surround them and loot all their personal
belongings including diamonds, gems, pearls and jewellery.
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Her soldiers even looted the pilgrim’s horses. Thus she totally
failed in her duties as a ruler queen and lost her opportunity to
do good karmas so that she could be on her way to moksha or
liberation from the cycle of birth and death. Her jivatma is now
born as a donkey, which is now being used to carry water
containers. This is not any fault or injustice of Bhagwan Vishnu.
She is being rewarded with the fruits of her own deeds or
actions that she did as a powerful queen. She earned her own
misfortune.
Commentary: (See the Hindi book by Dr. Heeralal
Maheshwari)
One can as a simile consider one’s buddhi i.e. rational mind
as the powerful queen, one’s body with nine gates as the
Mathura city, One’s senses like bodily pleasures as the soldiers.
If the rational mind does not control one’s senses (i.e. soldiers)
one ends up doing bad karmas. The bad karmas in this life
lead the jivatma to suffer in the next birth as some lowly life.
One should blame oneself and not Bhagwan Vishnu for the
sufferings.

[112]
(s;b;d - ââä)
K;r#¥ Ç;e$0j;E t;U'b;; j;0m;0j;E s;urh duh0j;E = (â)
9k:rt; K;et; k:0 s;0'v; m;E' l0j;E p;0j;E ~#; n;0o' = (ä)
s;ur n;r dev; j; b;'d0K;;n;E' 9t;t; Ç;Et;9ry;; t;0o' = (à)
B;;eL9v; B;;L9v; !;eL9v; !;Lv;0 jy;;E' j;;'ô;E' ty;E' a;'[;;E' = (å)
mhe v;;c; l0v;0 p;hr;j;; s;U'w* s;;e v;;c;; p;>v;;'[;;E' = (ç)
k:;e9#¥ t;et;0s;U' v;;#¥E d0nh0',
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j;;'hk:0 j;;9t; 9p;%;'[;;E' ==ââä== (ê)
One should cover oneself even with a pull-over called “bhakla”
(which is made out of very rough wool) if required. Intent of
saying this is that one must never hesitate to wear or cover
oneself even with a very rough cloth or a pull-over made of
very rough wool. One must not feel ashamed of doing so if that
is all one has available. One must gladly eat whatever is available
at home – whether it is tasty or not, whether it is sour like a
fruit called “tumba” which is normally fed to animals, or fresh
milk and its products like ghee, curd, buttermilk etc from a
cow. In short, always wear and eat within your means. In other
words, live within your means. Addressing to the farmers, Guru
Maharaj advises that always live on the income from your own
farm and your labor. Always keep your food and clothes simple,
but clean. Always drink clean water. Lead a simple life with
cleanliness and contentment. Demons, humans and even divine
persons are tied to their attachments; they all are subject to
birth and death. People come and go in herds on this planet
stuck in the cycle of birth and death. I have come on this earth
to liberate people from this cycle because I had given my word
to the devotee Prahalad in the sat-yuga to liberate 330 million
living beings from the cycle. I recognize these living beings
i.e. I recognize their birth and death cycle.

[113]
(s;b;d - ââà)
j;k:e p;'q; k:; B;;'j;ô;' g;o k:; 9n;'d'[;;', (â)
sy;;'m; k:'; dus;m;'ô;' k:uf:r t;e k:;f:r; = (ä)
k:um;l0 k:up;;t;U' k:uc;0l k:uQ;;t;U', (à)
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h#h#¥; B;#¥h#¥; d;'[;v;e dUt;v;;, (å)
d;'ôv;e B;Ut;v;; r;k:s;; b;;ek:s;;, (ç)
j;;'k:; j;L'm; n;h0' p;9r k>:'m; c;'#;LU' = (ê)
a;Er k:U' 9j;b;h k:9r Ç;p; k:U' p;;e{;[;;', (ë)
j;;'k:0 rv;;he d0j;s;0 d;e]rE G;up; Ç'Q;;o' ‘= (è)
t;;'9ôb;e t;;'9ôb;; %;'9[;b;e %;'9ôb;;, (ï)
t;;e9#¥b;e t;;e9#¥b;; k:U9k:b;e p;uk:;9rb;;, (âî)
t;;'k:0 k:;ewy; n; k:9rb;; s;;]o' ==ââà== (ââ)
The soul or atma of those people who feed and nourish
themselves by killing other living beings are sure to go to dark
hell. Those who destroy damage or hurt non-Muslims or others
(who do not follow their faith) are non-believers in True Supreme
Being and are actually enemies of God or True Supreme Being.

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The people who destroy, damage or hurt true religion or faith
and those who criticize their own guru are enemies or God,
Bhagwan, Ishwar or Absolute True Supreme Being. Those who
destroy damage or hurt non-Muslims or others (who do not
follow their faith) are non-believers in True Supreme Being
and are actually enemies of God or True Supreme Being. They
are evil-natured, sinful and evil-tradition people. These people
are like dogs stealing bones and quibblers. They are cruel like
ambassadors of demons. Their nature and actions are like
those of devils, ghosts, and demons. These people may not be
evil by birth but they surely are evil by their actions (or karmas).
The souls or atma of those people who feed and nourish
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themselves by killing other living beings are sure to go to dark
hell. Those who make others suffer are bound to suffer
themselves, those who cheat others and are bound to get
cheated themselves. The jivatma, soul or atma of such people
will cry and ask for help in the hell but no one will care to even
listen to them and no one will come to help them. They are
condemned to suffer in hell.

[114]
(s;b;d - ââå)
Çrq;U ‘ g;rq;U ‘s;;h'[; q;;!U', (â)
k:U#¥; d0@;E' n;; @;!U' = (ä)
k:U#¥ m;;y;; j;;L n; B;U9l re r;9j;n7, (à)
ÇLg;0 rh0 a;ej;U k:0 v;;!U' = (å)
n;v; lK; d't;;L; v;;r k:r0l;e, (ç)
v;;r k:re k:9r b;'d k:r0l;e = (ê)
b;'d k:re k:9r d;n; k:r0l;e, (ë)
d;n; k:re k:9r m;'n; f:Ul0l; = (è)
t;'t; m;'t; v;0r v;Et;;L k:9r, (ï)
K;;y;b;; K;;j; aK;;j;U' = (âî)
in;rh 9n;r'j;'ô n;r in;rh;r0, (ââ)
s;;ew* g;ur 9n;r;L'b; dev; ho', (âä)
9n;r9t; n; p;;y;b;;, j;;e]y; j;;e]y; B;;g; ÇB;;g;U' ==ââå== (âà)
Money, wealth, means, or any other worldly possessions are
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false and short lived. Do not lose yourself in this falsehood.
The egocentric pride in one’s strength, power and charity giving
is very wrong and worthless as well. Similarly, showing off
one’s attainment of yogic powers is false. One must not spend
one’s life in this kind of falsehood of accomplishments and
efforts to get fame, if one wants to take a path that leads to
liberation from the cycle of birth and death.
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Oh you Rajender (king), you should consider money, wealth,
means, your army, or any other worldly possession as false
and short lived. You should not take pride in these possessions.
Do not lose yourself in this net of falsehood. The path of one’s
liberation is very different than taking pride in these worldly
possessions. Let us say one captures nine hundred thousand
elephants and controls them. Now, if one gives them in charity
and feels very egocentrically proud about it then this egocentric
pride is very false and worthless. Similarly, if one uses one’s
powers acquired by practicing yoga and meditation to control
some persons and eats undesirable and non-eatables then
this type of yogic accomplishment is false and wasteful. Such
egocentrics, charity givers and yogis consider materialistic
possessions, showing off to others and seeking fame important
and valuable to them; they spend their lives in this false sense
of accomplishments and chasing fame. These people can never
reach the state of oneness or union with Brahm or Supreme
Being or for that matter even liberation from the cycle of birth
and death.

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(s;b;d - ââç)
w*m;;' m;;e9m;ô c;0 m;;' g;;ey;m; m;hm;'d f:urm;;'ô0 = (â)
Wrk:;' f:urk:;' 9n;v;;j; f:r0j;;' K;;s;; K;b;9r 9v;n;;'[;0 = (ä)
aDl; r;s;9t; w*m;;' m;;e9m;ô m;;rf:t; m;uDl;'ô0 ==ââç== (à)
Mohammad Sahib placed an order to his followers that God or
Allah is not hidden from those Muslims who are honest and
follow their religion; i.e. such Muslims can experience Allah.
According to Quran it is every Muslim’s duty to offer their
prayers in their heart silently and always remember the Quran’s
teachings in their heart and practice them. By doing this, they
can learn about the mysteries of Allah or God. This simple
teaching of Mohammad can be learnt even from a school
teacher of children i.e. from a mullah.

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(s;b;d - ââê)
s;ur n;r t;[;; s;'n;es;; Ç;y;; s;;'B;9Ly;;e re j;;!;e = (â)
c;;'d[;E q;k:E Ç'Q;erE k:;'y; c;;l;e B;U9l rÄ; g;ur v;;!;e = (ä)
n;Ur q;k:E G;! q;UL ky;;e' r;K;;e s;b;L 9v;g;;ev;;e K;;!;e = (à)
m;;g;r m;9ôy;;' ky;;E' h;9q; 9v;s;;h;e,
k:;'y; h0r; h;9q; Ws;;!;e ? (å)
s;ur n;r t;ô; s;'n;es;; Ç;y;; s;;'B;9Ly;;e re j;;!;e ==ââê== (ç)
O! Jats (a farming community in India who is settled mostly in
north India), listen with full attention a message that has come
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from Bhagwan Vishnu for you. Why are you living in darkness
when there is light around you? In other words, there is light of
knowledge around you; do not get lost in the darkness of
ignorance in your heart. You are forgetting the path of light
shown by the Guru. Keeping the light of knowledge shown by
the Guru in your heart, utilize your life as a human being by
working hard and following the path shown by the Guru. Why
are you throwing away diamonds and wanting to have pearls?
In other words do not waste your life by chasing perishable
material things in this world. This message has come from
Bhagwan Vishnu; be alert and listen to the message with full
attention.

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(s;b;d - ââë)
mhe a;p; g;r0b;0 t;n; g;Ud9#¥y;;E, (â)
k:;rô 9k:9ry;; deK;;e = (ä)
9v;'d;E 9v;v;r;E 9v;v;9r 9v;c;;r;E, (à)
B;U9l s; n;;'h0' leK;;e = (å)
n;9dy;;' n;0o' s;;g;r h0o', (ç)
p;v;'[;; op; rm;E' p;rm;es;r = (ê)
9v;v; rsy; v;e n;h0' c;;lU' = (ë)
q;;G; Çq;;6U' Wm;'gy;; s; m;;G;U' = (è)
t;e s;rv;r 9k:t; n;0o' g;hr g;'B;0o' ? (ï)
9K;'9[; Ak: 9s;Q;p;ur0 9v;s;r;'m; 9ly;;E = (âî)
av;j;U m;'#L huw* av;;j;U', (ââ)
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mhe s;;ev;n; m;'#L k:; r;j;U' ==ââë== (âä)
I appear before you as a poor man; I use a pullover or shawl
made of old rags. Do not look at my external appearance,
instead look at the reasons for my coming here and my deeds.
(Using himself as a medium Guru Jambhoji says that do not
give importance to how a person looks like or what the person
wears, but always look at the deeper substance of what the
person does and what the person says.) Always think and
meditate on your atma and examine your wrong doings. One
must always regret one’s wrong doings so that one does not
repeat them. Parmatma or Supreme Being is everywhere,
Parmatma is all pervading – one can find Him in everything or
every living being. In the rivers Parmatma is found in the water,
He is found in all the pearls or any other rock in the oceans.
He pervades in the air or wind that roams around everywhere.
In order to know and experience Parmatma, get rid of your
nature of seeing differences in different things and duality in
your mind. The depth or dimensions of Parmatma are
immeasurable i.e. Parmatma is infinite. The path leading to
Parmatma is full of joy and bliss. Where is that Supreme Being?
Where is that lake of water (nectar)? What is the depth of
water (nectar) in that lake? One should find time, however
short, to ponder and meditate on the Supreme Being after
some rest with total concentration and still mind. There is
constant vibration of Omkara in the Anahata chakra (in one’s
heart). Atma is the king of this Anahata chakra or heart.
Revealing himself, Guru Maharaj says that he is stationed as
Jiv-atma in this chakra or empty space.

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 [118]
(s;b;d - ââè)
!Uk:; j;0my;; m;g;r m;c;;y;; jy;;E' h9#¥y;;y;; k:uT;; = (â)
j;;eg; j;ug;t; k:0 s;;r n; j;;'ô0 m;U'# m;U'#;y; 9v;g;ut;; = (ä)
c;el; g;uo Çp;rc;E K;0ô;' m;rt;;' m;;eK; n; p;;y;;E ==ââè== (à)
O! You with the appearance of a yogi, you eat like a mad dog
and cheat the world and your own apparel by pretending to be
what you are not. You do not know anything about yoga and
yoga practices; you live in falsehood just by shaving your head
and pretending to be a yogi. You are totally ignorant about
yoga and yoga practices. The guru and disciples of such a
guru are surely not going to achieve liberation from the cycle
of birth and death. You are condemned to suffer in this cycle
of birth and death.

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(s;b;d - ââï)
9v;s;n; 9v;s;n; t;U' B;'9ô re p;>;'ô0 w**9h' j;0v;'[; k:E h;v;E = (â)
9t;l 9t;l a;v; G;!'t;0 j;;v;E m;r'ô j; n;E#¥;e a;v;E = (ä)
p;;l9!y;;E g;$ k:;'y; n; c;et;E' lg;'n; 9lKy;;E jy;;E' s;;v;E = (à)
g;ur m;u9K; m;u9rK;;e c;#¥E n; g;0'v;9r m;n;m;u9K; B;;r W@;v;E = (å)
jy;;E' jy;;E' l;j; dun;0' k:0 l;j;E ty;;E' ty;;E' d;vy;;E d;]v;E = (ç)
B;l;E huv;E s;;e B;l0 k:u'm;;v;E b;u9ry;; b;ur0 k:u'm;;v;E = (ê)
b;ur;e j;U9[; c;v;r;s;0 B;u'9v;s;0,
B;l;E Ç;v;;g;u'9[; n; a;v;E ==ââï== (ë)
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O! You should silently utter Vishnu Vishnu for your own benefits
in this life. Your life span is gradually reducing every second
and death is getting closer. Just as marriage is certain after
engagement (or if marriage is going to take place engagement
is certain) it is definite that your body is bound to change. You
must wake up to this fact. Don’t be a fool. You have heard and
received the knowledge from the Guru. Put the knowledge into
practice and live your life according to the teachings of the
Guru. If you do so you will be riding the elephant of your good
deeds. Instead, you like a fool are ignoring the knowledge
given to you by the Guru and leading the life dictated by your
desires. By doing so instead of riding the elephant of your
good deeds, you are riding the donkey of pains caused by
your bad deeds (karmas). The more you are afraid of the
world the more you do wrong or bad deeds (in other words do
not be afraid to take the path that leads to Parmatma or
Supreme Being.) One who does good deeds is practicing the
teachings of the Guru whereas the one who is pursuing his
own desires is doing bad deeds or karmas in this life. The one
with bad karmas will be lost in the cycle of birth and death
(subjected to life and death of 8.4 million life forms) and the
one with good karmas will be liberated from the cycle of birth
and death.

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(s;b;d - âäî)
9v;s;n; 9v;s;n; B;'9[; Çj;r j;r0j;E l;h;e l0j;E p;h j;;'ô0j;E = (â)
Q;r'm; huv;E p;;p;;' %U!0j;E hr{;E h9r k:;e n;;'v; j;p;0j;E = (ä)
hr{;0l;e h9r Ç;'ô ho' h9r n;;r;y;[; dev; ho' = (à)

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a;s;; s;;s; 9n;r;s; B;w*l;e,
p;;v;;E m;;eK; dv;;r 9K;ôU' ==âäî== (å)
O! You living being, always, every moment, do the jappa of
Vishnu (in other words always utter silently the name of Vishnu).
Control your physical desires, bodily passions, anger etc,
because they are your enemies. Keeping these enemies under
control, recognize the good path that benefits you spiritually
and undertake your life journey on this path. Do the jappa of
Hari or Vishnu with a happy and relaxed mind. Following this
path of dharma will help you get liberation from your sinful acts
or karmas. Keeping happy and joyful state of mind, see and
recognize Hari or Vishnu in every living being, everything and
everywhere around you. Keep doing this even at the time you
lose hope to breathe (i.e. at the time of one’s death). This will
lead you to achieve moksha that is liberation from the cycle of
birth and death in a fraction of a moment.

[121]
(s;b;d - âäâ)
9v;s;n; 9v;s;n; t;U' B;'9[; re p;>;'ô0,
9v;s;n; B;ô't;;' an;'t; g;uôU' = (â)
Ç;s;; s;;s; 9n;r;s; B;w*l;e,
p;;v;;E m;;eK; dv;;r 9K;ôU' ==âäâ== (ä)
O! You living being always (every moment) do japa of Vishnu
that is utter the name Vishnu Vishnu silently in your mind.
Doing jappa of Vishnu has limitless benefits for you. Even the
time you lose hope to breathe i.e. at the time of your death do
the jappa of Vishnu. This will instantly open the door to moksha
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(i.e. liberation from the cycle of birth and death) for you. Hence,
always (every moment) do the jappa of Vishnu – even when
the time is difficult for you or even when the time is happy for
you in your life.

[122]
(s;b;d - âää)
9v;s;n; iv;s;n; t;U' B;9[; re p;>;[;0 p;Ek:E l;K; Wp;;j;U' = (â)
rt;'n; k:;y;; v;Ek:U'@e v;;s;;E j;ur; m;r[; B;;ev; B;;j;U' ==âää== (ä)
O! You living being always do jappa of Vishnu (utter silently the
name Vishnu Vishnu). Just as you can accumulate millions of
Rupees (or Dollars) by saving small amounts at a time over a
period of long time, one accumulates lots of good deeds by
doing small deeds at a time. So always do jappa of Vishnu
every moment of your life. This will allow you to lose fear of
death and your atma will be liberated from the cycle of birth
and death.

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(s;b;d - âäà)
Çv;Q;U Çj;r; j;;9rle Çm';r; r;9K;le,
r;9K;le 9v;'d k:0 Q;;r[;;' = (â)
p;t;;L k:; p;;'ô0 Çk:;s; k:U' c;#;y;le,
B;e'9!le g;uo k:; drs;[;;' ==âäà== (ä)
In this sabad, symbolically speaking atma is called as “amra
vind” and Parmatma is called Guru. Guru maharaj has pointed
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here a way to experience atma and Parmatma.
O! you sadhu, yogi or monk control your six instincts that work
as your enemies – the enemies are bodily passion, anger,
greed, attachments, egocentricity and jealousy or enmity
(hatred). Atma is deathless and hence immortal or eternal.
Focus on your atma with single minded determination. This will
lead you to know your atma and experience atma. One who
experiences atma frees oneself from all the sufferings.
Controlling the six enemies allows one to direct them in a
direction one wants. Here the six enemies are symbolically
called as underground water. Lift the underground water and
direct it upwards towards Parmatma (symbolically called here
as Guru). Alternate meaning one may take for the second
sentence is that controlling the six enemies will enable one to
direct kundalini energy to move upwards to taste and drink the
nectar from the sky i.e. Sahasrara chakra or moon chakra.

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Some Sacred and Important Places for
Bishnois or Vishnois
There are 8 main temples of Bishnois (also called
Asthdham). These are the sacred places where Guru
Jambheshwar either lived or visited.
Out of the 8 dhams my wife and I were fortunate to visit 7
dhams in the year 2008. The trip was organized by Shri
Mangilalji Bhadoo (Vishnoi) through my brother-in law
Sahibramji Godara (Vishnoi ). Mangilalji and Sahibramji also
accompanied us. Mangilalji knew the area very well, and hence
his company was extremely valuable.
1. Pipasar Sathri
This village of Pipasar is the birth place of Guru Jambhoji.
It is located in the District of Nagaur in Rajasthan.
Guru Jambhoji was born here in the year 1451 CE (Vikrami
Samvat 1508, on 8th of Bhadwa month Krishan Paksha). (See
Appendix A for glossary.) Sathri (small temple) is made here in
the boundary of guru Jambhoji’s home where he was born.
Some of Guru Maharaj’s home belongings are kept here e.g.
wooden sleepers, manual flour mill, hand spice grinder etc.
Rao Duda of Merta came here and he tied his horse to a
Khejri tree. Rao Duda saw that a child brought some cows to
water them from a holding tank that was constructed outside a
well. This child was the divine child Jambhoji. Rao Duda was
surprised to see that the child called his cows to come and
drink water one by one with the gesture of his fingers. Rao
Dudaji told the divine child Jambhoji about his plight that people
in his kingdom are revolting against him and that he lost his
kigdom of Merta. Upon hearing the story the divine child
Jambhoji gave Rao Duda a wooden stick and asked him to use
it as a sword. Divine child Jambhoji told Rao Duda that he
should go back and fight to recover his kingdom using this
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stick as a sword. Rao Dudaji returned and recovered his
kingdom.
This is the same well where Guru Maharaj spoke his first shabad.
The village of Pipasar is located about 45 km north of Nagaur
which is about 100 km from Bikaner. Nokha town is midway
between Nagaur and Bikaner. Pippasar is not far from Mukam
and Samrathal Dhora (sand hill). After visiting Mukam &
Samrathal, Bishnois generally visit Pipasar as well.
On Janamashtmi (Birthday of Guru JambhoJi & Lord Krishna),
a mela (gathering) is held here on Krishna paksh (see Appendix
A for glossary) 8th of Bhadwa month.
2. Sambhrathal Dhora (also called Dhok Dhora)
It is located 2km south-east of Mukam and 82 Km from
Bikaner. This is a high sand dune (DHORA) where Guru
Maharaj is believed to have achieved enlightenment below a
tree called KANKEDI. Guru Ji organized a famine relief camp
here during Rajasthan’s worst drought in the year 1485, to
stop migration of farmers and cattle towards Malwa. This was
the main preaching place of Guruji. On the 8th (krishna) of
Kartik month of Vikrami samwat 1542(year 1485 CE) Guruji
founded Bishnoi dharma after a havan & pahal and Pulho Ji
was made the first Bishnoi. Guruji stayed here most of the time
(VS 1540 to 1593). Guru Jambhoji gave sermons known as
Sabads and accepted people in Bishnoi dharma from many
casts and faiths.
The followers visit here on all Amawas (new moon day) but
Falguni & Asoji amawas are main. In 1941 Maharaja Ganga
Singh of Bikaner constructed a pond here. It is a tradition to
bring a load of sand from the bottom and leave it at the top of
the dune.
3. Jambholav (Jambh-talab) or Jambha Sarovar
Jambha Sarovar is located near the village- Jambha, tehsil-
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Phalodi, Dist.-Jodhpur in Rajasthan.
This is a small lake (TALAB) founded by Guru Jambhoji near
Jambha village, hence called JAMBHOLAV or JAMBHA
SAROVAR. Water of the pond is salty and people take bath in
the pond. This is like an oasis in desert.
The Jambha Sarovar is located about 33 km north-east off
(before) Phalodi. Phalodi is midway on the national highway
NH-15 (from Bikaner to Jaisalmer). Phalodi is also well
connected by trains.
On Amawas of Chetra (mid March to mid April) and purnima of
Bhadwa (bhadrapad – mid August to mid September) months,
melas (religious gathering) are held here every year.
4. Janglu Sathri
The Janglu Sathri (temple) is about 5 km south-west of
the village Janglu on the Bikaner to Nokha road. The village
Janglu is about15 km south-west of the Deshnok town (which
is known for the Karni temple, famous for rats).
Guru Jambhoji stayed here on his way to Jaisalmer when he
was invited by Rawal Jaitsi of Jaisalmer kingdom to inaugurate
Jaitsamand dam (sarovar) in VS 1570. Guru Jambhoji
performed a Havan here. Guruji’s robe (CHOLA) & wooden
bowl with handle (CHIPPI) are kept here. Between Janglu village
and Sathri there is a pond which was constructed by Bar Singh
Beniwal on order of Guruji. There is a beautiful temple here.
Mela is held here on Amawas of Chetra (mid March to mid
April) & Bhadwa (mid August to mid September) months.
5. Rotu
Rotu village is located in Jayal Tehsil of Nagaur District,
Rajasthan. It is located 45 km north-east of Nagaur on Nagaur-
Sujangarh road. The village of Ramsar is about 3 km from
here which is off the NH-65 (Nagaur to Churu).
Guru Jambhoji came here in VS 1572 on the occasion of
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BHAAT/MAYRO (gift giving ceremony for the sister on her
elder daughter’s marriage) of one of his followers/pupils Uma
Devi Bhadu. Guruji planted a garden of Khejari trees which still
exists. The khanda (wooden sword) which the divine child
Jambhoji gave to Rao Duda is kept here. Foot print on a stone
is supposed to be of Guru Maharaj when he came for the
BHAAT ceremony.
6. Lalasar (Lalasar sathri)
Lalasar Sathri is located in the Nokha tehsil of Bikaner
district in Rajasthan. It is about 25 km north-west of Mukam
and 60 km south-east of Bikaner. The place is near Nokha off
the road NH-89 (from Bikaner to Nagaur-Ajmer). Lalasar sathri
is 7 km from the Lalasar village.
Guru Jambhoji took his last breath here and left his physical
body under a tree of KANKEDI on a sand dune on 9th of
Mingsar month in VS 1593(on November 7, 1536 CE). Guruji’s
body was moved to Mukam by his disciples for his Samadhi
memorial.
On Krishna 9th of Mingsar month a mela is held here.
7. Mukam (Mukti dham Mukam)
Mukam is in the Nokha tehsil of Bikaner district in
Rajasthan and located about 80 km from Bikaner, 15 km from
Nokha on Sujangarh road. Nokha is well connected by railway
train.
Old name of this vilage was Talwa but being the last resting
place of Guru Maharaj it is called Mukam (the destination).
Guru ji’s body was burried here on 11th of Mingsar month of
VS 1593 near a Khejari & Jaal tree as advised by Guruji. Guru
samadhi & Khejari tree is now covered by the marvelous temple
constructed with white marble stone. The trishul found at the
time of excavation to burry Guruji’s body can be seen, fixed on
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for Bishnois. Two main melas are held here on Amawas of
Aasoj (ashwin) and Falgun month but followers visit here on
each Amawas. Many Dharamshala (place for pilgrims to stay)
are constructed here for the pilgrims.
The Head Office of the Akhil Bhartiya Bishnoi Mahasabha (All
India Bishnoi Council) is also located here. On Mukam to
Samrathal road a large Gaushala (cows’ shelter) is managed
by the Bishnoi community. This provides shelter to abandoned,
hungry, helpless, sick cows.
8. Lodipur (also called Lodipur dham)
This is in Muradabad district of Utter Pradesh and located
6 km west of Muradabad on the Muradabad-Delhi railway line
and NH-24(Muradabad-Delhi). The place is around 150 Km
from Delhi.
Guruji came here in VS 1585 on request of his pupil Surji Devi
and planted a Khejari tree which still exists. Guruji’s foot prints
are on a square stone.
On Amawas of Chetra Month a mela is held here.
Places of Importance to Bishnoi in addition to Asthdhams
1. Khejarli
This village is located about 25 km south of Jodhpur in
Rajasthan. We visited Khejarli in 2008 CE as a part of our trip
mentioned above.
Three hundred and sixty three (363) Bishnois sacrificed their
lives in 1730 to save Khejari trees (Prosopis Cineraria). Village
panchyat of nearby village Gudha Bishnoian approved the
supreme sacrifice also called KHEJARLI SAKA. Bishnois took
bath here before proceeding to sacrifice themselves. A memorial
is constructed and 363 khejri trees are planted to remember
the martyers. Government of India and State Govt. of Rajasthan
and Madhya Pradesh awards “Amrita Devi Bishnoi Award” for
environment protection every year in the name of the first
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Bishnoi martyr of Khejarli Saka who initiated the sacrifice with
her 2 young daughters.
Every year a mela is held on the 10th of the Bhadwa
(Bhadarpad) month.
2. Pur (in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan)
Part of Bhilwara City. Bishnoi temples are also there in
nearby Dariba & Samela.
Guruji visited here and stayed for some days during the rule of
the Mewar king Rana Raimal Sisodiya. His son Rana Sangram
Singh respected the Bishnoi faith and many others adopted
the faith.
3. Nagina (in Bijnor District of Utter Pradesh)
Guruji visited here and many Vaish/Baniya (business
comunity) accepted Bishnoi Panth. All India Bishnoi
mahasabha’s first conference was held here and first office
was located here which later on was relocated in Hissar and
now in Mukam
4. Lohawat (in Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district of Rajasthan)
This is a very large Bishnoi vilage. Guruji met here Kunwar
Maldev, prince of Jodhpur.
This is located at 23 km south-east of Phalodi on the Phalodi to
jodhpur road. Phalodi is mid way on NH-15 (from Bikaner to
Jaisalmer).
The Rotu Village
The story related to the Rotu village and the Jambhoji’s
visit here is beautifully sung by Vishnoi Gayanas. The story is
also narrated in the book “ A Blueprint for Environment –
Conservation as Creed” by Air commodore R.S. Bishnoi.
Guru Jambhoji paid a visit to the Rotu village. It is said that a
lady, named Uma Bhadu, lived in the village of Rotu and was a
devotee of Guru Jambhoji. Uma Bhadu did not have any brother.
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Sometime back Uma Bhadu got promise from Guru Jambhoji
that whenever her daughter gets married Gurujji will attend the
wedding and act as her brother. It was customary at that time
and is so even today that the brother of the mother brings gifts
at the wedding during a ceremony known as bhaat.
At the wedding celebration of Uma Bhadu’s daughter, Guru
Jambhoji arrived along with four more sadhus in a bullock
driven chariot. On arrival, the bullocks were unharnessed and
tied to a heavy wooden log. It is said and believed that in the
morning this wooden log turned into a green khejri tree. The
villagers were astonished to see this. They then asked Uma
Bhadu to request Guruji to grow many more khejri trees. Uma
Bhadu took the request to Guruji, who agreed to plant many
more trees and make them grow. There were so many trees
that it almost looked like a forest. Even today lots of trees are
standing and they do look like a forest. A photograph taken
from the top of the temple in Rotu is shown below. It does look
like lots of trees in the middle of dry desert where the village is
located.
Some people in the village, when they saw so many trees, got
concerned that the trees will bring birds and the birds may ruin
or eat away their meager crops that grow in this desert. They
talked about their fears to Guruji. Guru Jambhoji assured them
that if they will take the grains (bird feed) and scatter them in
the forest then the birds will not come to their fields. Thus their
crops will not be eaten away or damaged by the birds. The
village people started this practice and to their amazement
they found that there were lots of birds that came to the trees
but stayed in the forest and did not damage their crops. The
villagers continue this practice even to this day. They proudly
claim that their crops are never damaged by the birds. When
we visited the village and the temple, the villagers asked us to
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proudly that they continue with the tradition of scattering grain
for the birds in the forest and that their crops are never eaten
or damaged by the birds.
Ramarawas
Ramarawas is situated in the Piparcity tehsil of Jodhpur
district. It is around 35 kilometers due north-east of Jodhpur.
Eminent Bishnoi saint Veelhoji, towards the closing years of
his life retired here for many years and left for heavenly abode
here only on Chaitra Sudi Ekadashi in Vikram Sanwat 1673.
Ramarawas houses the sepulchre of Veelhoji. It is sacred to
Bishnois and they dub it as Ramarawas Dham.“ Veelhoji's
disciple Gulabdas ji and distinguished poet Sahabram ji got
constructed a humble temple dedicated to Veelhoji in V.S. 1911.
This temple houses the statue of Veelhoji in tranced
posture.“There stand two inscriptions, one details the temple
and other highlights an account of exemption of taxes on cow
grazing. A humble Sathari is also situated near the temple.
Saint poet Govindram ji has composed some verses on the
importance of Ramarawas Dham. Two important fairs, one on
Chaitra Sudi Ekadashi and other on Amavasya of Bhadva are
held at Ramarawas every year. These fairs are visited by
Bishnois in umpteen number. Recently, the old temple has been
replaced by grand temple which is made of Chhitar stone and
marble.
Khejarli
A village where unarmed bishnoi women, children and
men, who tried to save khejri trees, were massacred by the
king’s ‘brave” men.
The story about the massacre is beautifully sung by Vishnoi
gayanas. The story is also narrated in the book “A Blueprint
for Environment – Conservation as Creed” by Air commodore
R.S. Bishnoi.
In the year 1730 CE, Jodhpur (located in Rajasthan) was a
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kingdom. It was then ruled by Maharaja Abhay Singh (son of
Maharaja Ajit Singh). He wanted to construct a palace for
himself in the city of Jodhpur. The construction required lime.
The manufacture of lime from lime stone required fuel. Dry
wood was commonly used as fuel at that time.
One court official named Girdhar Das was given the
responsibility to procure fire wood. Bishnoi villages in the desert
area were known to have lots of trees. Girdhar Das with his
party of men armed with axes decided to go to the Khejarli
village. It was day time in the rainy season. The men folks of
the village had gone to their fields to work. Only women and
children were at home in the village. The tree felling party
stopped in front of Ramuji Bishnoi’s (Khod gotra) home. There
was a huge khejri tree in front of the home. While Ramu was
away in the field his wife Amrita Devi and their three young
daughters named Asu Bai, Ratni Bai and Bhagu Bai were at
home. The party decided to go about their business of cutting
this tree. The three young daughters saw this and told their
mother, who was busy in the house with her daily household
chores, as to what was going on. Amrita Devi came out and
tried to explain to the men that in their Vishnoi religion tree
cutting is prohibited and requested them not to cut the tree.
The men cutting the tree told her that if she wanted them not to
cut the tree then she must give them some money as bribe.
Amrita Devi told the men that it will be insulting to her religion if
she gave bribe to prevent cutting of the tree. She told the men
that she would rather give her life than allow them to cut the
tree. It is then she spoke the following words in Rajasthani
language written on the bill board that one finds at the Khejerli
memorial.
One finds this bill board in front of a tree that was planted in
memory of Amrita Devi. It means that “it will be a blot on my
faith if I give or take any bribe to stop felling the tree. Consider
it that it is better to sacrifice my life by letting you cut my head
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to save the tree”. These were the words spoken by Amrita Devi
before the men used their axe and beheaded her. It is to be
noted that these words were spoken by a simple housewife
and a mother. The three daughters – Asu, Ratni and Bhagu,
when they saw this, came out and they offered their heads as
well. The men beheaded them too. The king’s men will not stop
cutting the trees. They continued with their job. The news spread
very quickly in the village. The people of the village decided to
send messages to the nearby villages. People gathered and
decided that for every tree being cut one person - man. Woman
or child will sacrifice his/her life. Initially old men would wrap
themselves around the tree and try to stop cutting of the tree. It
had no impact. The king’s men continued beheading the men
and cutting the trees. The young women and men came forward,
but the killing of the people and cutting the trees continued.
Then the children came forward but again the beheading and
the cutting the trees continued. People came from many nearby
Bishnoi villages and the cruel act of the wood gathering party
continued. Seeing all this the head of the party Mr. Girdhar
Das and some people in his party were shaken. They stopped
the work and started to return to the city of Jodhpur. In the
mean time a delegation of Bishnoi men took the news to the
king. The king decided to come to the scene immediately on a
horse back. He ordered to stop the operation of killing of the
people and cutting of the trees. By that time 363 (three hundred
and sixty three) men, women (young and old, married and
unmarried) and children had sacrificed their lives to save the
trees. The names of these persons with the details of their
village, gotra etc are posted at the memorial. They came from
49 Bishnoi villages. Thus 363 persons became martyrs to
save the trees. It shows the strong commitment the community
had to the teachings of Guru Jambhoji to save the green trees
and the ecology of the land.
The memorial also has some paintings, created by some
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Bishnoi artists, which show the senseless and merciless act of
slaughtering unarmed men, women and children who were
simply trying to save the trees in their village.
Ongoing struggle of the Bishnoi Community to Save Wildlife,
Trees and Ecology.
Bishnoi community historically has been able to get special
rights from the kings and rulers for the protection of wild animals
and green trees in their villages before independence as well
as after the independence of India. Historically this kind of
rights have been granted to them even by Muslim rulers The
community has traditionally preserved green trees and
protected wild lives in their villages in Rajasthan, Punjab,
Haryana and in olden days before partition even in some areas
of what is now Pakistan. As a result, if one drives in Rajasthan
one can easily recognize a Bishnoi village from a distance
because the village will have lots of green trees and freely
roaming wild animals in the middle of barren landscape. This
sometimes has created problems with keen hunters and lumber
seekers.
In modern democratic India one such incidence occurred in
the late1970s when Mrs. Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister
of India. Some Arabian Sheikh of Royal family went to the
Sindh desert of Pakistan for hunting. To his disappointment he
did not find any wild animal especially a large bird called
bustard. Villagers in Pakistan told him that if he can go across
the border to India he will find lots of animals to hunt. The
Sheikh and his party got the permission from the Govt. of India
to cross the border to come to India. This area happens to be
Jaisalmer and had Bishnoi villages. The sheikh and his party
set up a tent and started to prepare for hunting the next day.
During this time the news got to the people of the villages (who
were Bishnois) that the party has come to hunt. The Bishnoi
villagers gathered whatever agricultural tools like machetes,
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axes etc. they could get and surrounded the tent where the
sheik and his party were staying. The villagers told the sheik
that by morning they must leave the area and go away because
they will not allow them to hunt. This became an international
incident and the news reached the Prime minister of India.
Mrs. Indra Gandhi intervened and sent the message to the
Sheik that his party must immediately leave as hunting is not
allowed in the area. They must do so immediately in order to
avoid possibility of bloodshed. The sheikh and his party in
their wisdom left the area and a catastrophe was avoided.
The latest incidence is the famous incidence of Salman Khan
(a well known Indian film celebrity) in 1998. Salman Khan and
his friends were involved in shooting some film around the city
of Jodhpur. Salman Khan was blinded with his success and
was full of ego and arrogant behavior. Salman Khan and his
friends went out in the countryside to shoot some wild animals
or chase for fun herds of gazelles. The group was so taken
away by their egotistic arrogance that they did not care to
know that the animals they were going to hunt were protected
by law. The animals were graceful Indian antelope Chinkara
and the rare Black Buck. On top of that, they were doing so
just outside a Bishnoi village. On top of this, they brought their
hunt and woke up the head cook of a famous hotel where they
were staying to cook the meat of the hunted animal. It was
their ego that took the group the next day again to hunt. They
travelled in a jeep that had blood stains from the last hunt. This
occurred right in the heart of a Bishnoi region. That was enough
to bring the villagers to catch the persons hunting red handed.
The film star and his friends were taken to the Police and they
were kept there. The persons other than Salman Khan were let
go the next day on bail. But Salman Khan was put in police
hold-up cell for a week. This was a total shock to the ego of the
“famous film star”. They, including Salman Khan, were accused
of killing threatened animals in the protected area of Rajasthan.
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To cut the story short the case against Salman Khan is still
being fought in the Supreme Court of India. The Bishnoi
community is united and firm in their determination to bring
justice. The case is delayed for so long because the film star
is rich and the film industry is arguing the case that their
business is in jeopardy if Salman Khan is put in jail for long.
Let us all hope that the justice system of India will prevail and
do the right thing to penalize Salman Khan for his criminal act.
The Bishnoi community is united and determined to fight the
case as far as needed. The community has realized after the
Khejarli massacre that in free democratic India first peaceful
means should be used to persuade the hunters and lumber
seekers. If all peaceful methods fail the community must fight
within legal frame work to bring justice.
In the Province of Punjab there have been direct confrontations
with threats of violent fights between Bishnoi community and
another community who wanted to hunt near a Bishnoi village.
Fortunately, confrontations have not lead to any bloodshed.

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 Ongoing struggle of the Bishnoi
Community to Save Wildlife, Trees and
Ecology
Bishnoi community historically has been able to get special
rights from the kings and rulers for the protection of wild animals
and green trees in their villages before independence as well
as after the independence of India. Historically this kind of
rights have been granted to them even by Muslim rulers The
community has traditionally preserved green trees and
protected wild lives in their villages in Rajasthan, Punjab,
Haryana and in olden days before partition even in some areas
of what is now Pakistan. As a result, if one drives in Rajasthan
one can easily recognize a Bishnoi village from a distance
because the village will have lots of green trees and freely
roaming wild animals in the middle of barren landscape. This
sometimes has created problems with keen hunters and lumber
seekers.
In modern democratic India one such incidence occurred
in the late1978s when Mr. Morarji Desai was the Prime Minister
of India. Some Arabian Sheikh of Royal family went to the
Sindh desert of Pakistan for hunting. To his disappointment he
did not find any wild animal especially a large bird called
bustard. Villagers in Pakistan told him that if he can go across
the border to India he will find lots of animals to hunt. The
Sheikh and his party got the permission from the Govt. of India
to cross the border to come to India. This area happens to be
Jaisalmer and had Bishnoi villages. The sheikh and his party
set up a tent and started to prepare for hunting the next day.
During this time the news got to the people of the villages (who
were Bishnois) that the party has come to hunt. The Bishnoi
villagers gathered whatever agricultural tools like machetes,
318
axes etc. they could get and surrounded the tent where the
sheik and his party were staying. The villagers told the sheik
that by morning they must leave the area and go away because
they will not allow them to hunt. This became an international
incident and the news reached the Prime minister of India. Mr.
Morarji Desai intervened and sent the message to the Sheik
that his party must immediately leave as hunting is not allowed
in the area. They must do so immediately in order to avoid
possibility of bloodshed. The sheikh and his party in their
wisdom left the area and a catastrophe was avoided.
The latest incidence is the famous incidence of Salman
Khan (a well known Indian film celebrity) in 1998. Salman Khan
and his friends were involved in shooting some film around the
city of Jodhpur. Salman Khan was blinded with his success
and was full of ego and arrogant behavior. Salman Khan and
his friends went out in the countryside to shoot some wild
animals or chase for fun herds of gazelles. The group was so
taken away by their egotistic arrogance that they did not care
to know that the animals they were going to hunt were protected
by law. The animals were graceful Indian antelope Chinkara
and the rare Black Buck. On top of that, they were doing so
just outside a Bishnoi village. On top of this, they brought their
hunt and woke up the head cook of a famous hotel where they
were staying to cook the meat of the hunted animal. It was
their ego that took the group the next day again to hunt. They
travelled in a jeep that had blood stains from the last hunt. This
occurred right in the heart of a Bishnoi region. That was enough
to bring the villagers to catch the persons hunting red handed.
The film star and his friends were taken to the Police and they
were kept there. The persons other than Salman Khan were let
go the next day on bail. But Salman Khan was put in police
hold-up cell for a week. This was a total shock to the ego of the
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“famous film star”. They, including Salman Khan, were accused
of killing threatened animals in the protected area of Rajasthan.
To cut the story short the case against Salman Khan is still
being fought in the Supreme Court of India. The Bishnoi
community is united and firm in their determination to bring
justice. The case is delayed for so long because the film star
is rich and the film industry is arguing the case that their
business is in jeopardy if Salman Khan is put in jail for long.
Let us all hope that the justice system of India will prevail and
do the right thing to penalize Salman Khan for his criminal act.
The Bishnoi community is united and determined to fight the
case as far as needed. The community has realized after the
Khejarli massacre that in free democratic India first peaceful
means should be used to persuade the hunters and lumber
seekers. If all peaceful methods fail the community must fight
within legal frame work to bring justice. If at all this fails (let us
hope not) then even violent fight will be justifiable.
In the Province of Punjab there have been direct
confrontations with threats of violent fights between Bishnoi
community and another community who wanted to hunt near a
Bishnoi village. Fortunately, confrontations have not lead to
any bloodshed.
The list of sacrifices by Bishnois against hunting of wild
life is so much long, that it will require a separate book.

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 APPENDIX A - Glossary
Hindu Calender months and Vikram Samvat (reference: Wikipedia
encyclopedia available on the web.
No. Name Hindi Days Corresponding
Gregorian months
1. Baishakh cS'kk[k 30 / 31 mid-April to mid-May
(30.950 exactly)

2 Jestha ts"B@tsB 31 / 32 mid-May to mid-June

(31.429 exactly)

3 Ashadh vk"kk<+@vlkj 31 / 32 mid-June to mid-July

(31.638 exactly)

4 Shrawan Jko.k@lkmu@lkou 31 / 32 mid-July to mid-August

(31.463 exactly)

5 Bhadra HkkÊ@HknkS@Hkknks 31 / 32 mid-August to mid-Sept.

(31.012 exactly)

6 Ashwin vkf'ou@vlkst@ 30 / 31 mid-Sept. to mid-October

dqvkj@Dokj (30.428 exactly)

7 Kartik dkfrZd 29 / 30 mid-October to mid-Nov.

(29.879 exactly)

8 Mangsir ekxZ@eaflj@vxgu 29 / 30 mid-Nov. to mid-December

(29.475 exactly)

9 Poush ikS"k@iq"k@iwl 29 / 30 mid-Dec. to mid-January

(29.310 exactly)

10 Magh ek?k 29 / 30 mid-January to mid-February

(29.457 exactly)

11 Falgun QkYxqu@Qkxqu 29 / 30 mid-February to mid-March

(29.841 exactly)

12 Chaitra pS=@pkSr 30 / 31 mid-March to mid-April

(30.377 exactly)

The exact length of each month is the time taken by the Sun
to move through a full zodiac sign.
Vikram Samvat (Hindi: foÿe lEor~) (abbreviated as V.S. (or VS) or
B.S. (or BS)); is the historical Hindu calendar in India. It uses lunar
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months and solar sidereal year.
The Vikram Samvat started in 58/57 BCE in southern
(purnimanta) and 57/56 BCE in northern (amanta) systems of
Hindu calendar. The Shukla Paksha in both systems coincides,
most festivals occur in the Shukla Paksha. The era is named
after King Vikramaditya.
The Vikram Samvat calendar is 56.7 years ahead (in count)
of the solar Gregorian calendar. For example, the year 2074
BS began in 2017 CE and will end in 2018 CE. The New Year
begins with the first day of month Baishakh, which usually falls
in April–May in the Gregorian calendar. The first day of the
New Year is passionately celebrated in a historical carnival
that takes place every year in Bhaktapur, called Bisket Jatra.
The Rana rulers of Nepal made Nepali Bikram samvat
official calendar. In India, the reformulated Saka Calendar is
officially used, although in the Hindi version of the Preamble of
the Constitution of India, the date of adoption of the constitution,
26 November 1949, is presented in Vikram Samvat
(Margsheersh Shukla Saptami Samvat 2006). There have been
calls for the Vikram Samvat to replace Saka as India’s official
calendar.
Krishna Paksha
Krishna paksha refers to the dark lunar fortnight or
waning moon in the Hindu calendar. Krishna Paksha is a period
of 15 days, which begins on the (Full Moon) day (Purnima),
culminating on (New Moon) day (Amavasya).

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