On birth anniversary of Nanaka, posting some utterances of his.
Note, by ‘सहसाकिरता’ in the first line of the second pada, Nanaka refers to संस्कृत (or study of vyAkaraNa)
Note, by ‘सहसाकिरता’ in the first line of the second pada, Nanaka refers to संस्कृत (or study of vyAkaraNa)
Idea of the 1st:
Take a dip in the tIrtha, the ‘Name’ is tIrtha
Take a dip in the tIrtha, true knowledge in heart is tIrtha,
Continuous celebration of Dasahara, is gaining the vidyA that only a Guru can awaken in your heart, and that is tIrtha...etc
Take a dip in the tIrtha, the ‘Name’ is tIrtha
Take a dip in the tIrtha, true knowledge in heart is tIrtha,
Continuous celebration of Dasahara, is gaining the vidyA that only a Guru can awaken in your heart, and that is tIrtha...etc
High level idea of the 2nd:
Some have mastered Sanskrit (grammar), some have studied the Puranas, while some have done (extensive) japa-s and others have done meditations... ignorant Nanak has learnt nothing, save saying your name. Ignorant as I am, protect me prabhu, have mercy
Some have mastered Sanskrit (grammar), some have studied the Puranas, while some have done (extensive) japa-s and others have done meditations... ignorant Nanak has learnt nothing, save saying your name. Ignorant as I am, protect me prabhu, have mercy
In the third one, Nanaka says veda pATha eliminates pApa from your mind, but veda pATha is like lighting a lamp, while the ‘knowledge’ (~ parA vidyA) is like sunrise; etc.
