Those, whom the Creator Lord would destroy - first He strips them of virtue

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Satnaam Satguru Satsangat ji,

Dandauth Bandhana Ji,

 

whilst reading through Guru Nanak Ji's divine verses, the following line

struck me

 

" ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਆਪਿ ਖà©à¨†à¨ ਕਰਤਾ ਖà©à¨¸à¨¿ ਲà¨

ਚੰਗਿਆਈ ॥੩॥ (417)

 

Those, whom the Creator Lord would destroy - first He strips them of virtue.

||3|| " SGGS 417

 

On one side we have SatGuru Ji's divine teachings that to be God's virtuous

wife (GUNN-VANTI) we need to collect the 32 virtues and wear them as

necklace to please our Husband, the Lord Himself. So we strive to collect

these virtues like kindness, forgiveness, humbleness and so on. Also we

know we are only capable of doing this because we have been blessed with

Gurprasad - God's grace through our Guru. And before even receiving the

Grace (Gurprasad) in person from our Guru, we also know it only happened

because God decided that it was time for our particular soul to come back to

Him - so He Himself gave the order in His Royal Court (Dargah) and cast His

favourable glance (NADAR) upon us. Here are the steps :

 

1) due to our accumulation of good deeds, God decided we would be saved and

gave the order in God's court,

2) He Himself came to us in the form of the Guru at the time and place set

by God Himself ( " Bhaag hoa gur-sant milaayaa " ..Guru Ram Das ji).

3) He Himself arranged all the opportunities for us to collect the 32

virtues (GUNNs) by arranging for us to have holy congregation (sat-sangat),

divine email forums, divine websites, Gurdwaras to do service and so on,

4) when we are completely virtuous , He Himself takes us into His embrace as

His wife (suhagan) and the wife forever (Sada Suhagan) - no chance of

divorcing God! No chance of falling back into Maya's hands.

 

But, the opposite is also true. How do some souls come to destruction? It

also starts with God's command and that is what Guru Nanak Dev ji is

explaining to us.

 

" ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਆਪਿ ਖà©à¨†à¨ ਕਰਤਾ ਖà©à¨¸à¨¿ ਲà¨

ਚੰਗਿਆਈ ॥੩॥ (417)

 

Those, whom the Creator Lord would destroy - first He strips them of virtue.

||3|| " SGGS 417

 

Souls that have collected so many sins under the influence of maya are

judged in God's royal court (Dargah) :

 

1) Due to the accumulation of bad deeds, God himself decides that they are

to be destroyed and gives the order in God's court (DARGAH)

2) He Himself gives them opportunities to lose whatever few virtues they

have left by doing more sins

3) He Himself comes in the form of the Destroyer (invader) to cut them down

4) He Himself sends them back down into lower lifeforms - and who knows who

many thousands of years they will spend in transmigration, until they

collect enough good deeds again and He himself decides to give them another

chance.

 

 

This line from Guru Nanak Dev Ji shows how fortunate we all are that we are

in a position to collect as many virtues as possible and finish our soul's

journey. It also explains why Baba Ji has always said that the ones who

slander and then go on to slander Saints had that written as their destiny

from before they were even born. Due to all the sins they have accumulated

in their previous lives and in the past of this life, God's command for them

was to lose all their virtues and ultimately to be destroyed.

 

That is all I wanted to share with Guru's blessing, please forgive us for

mistakes, but it shows how everything comes from God and virtues are the key

on this path. Lacking them we are destroyed, collecting them we become Dhan

Dhan (blessed blessed).

 

For information , here is the full verse and little bit of history behind

the verse - it is one of four verses by guru Nanak Dev Ji written about the

invasion of Punjab by the Mughal Babar (collectively known as Babarbani).

 

" During the end of Guru Nanak's last journey Mughal invader Babar attacked

Aimnabad (Saidpur). His troops slaughtered thousands of innocent civilians.

Women and children were made captives and all their property looted.

 

In spite of his destructive role Babar is seen by Guru Nanak to have been an

unwitting instrument of the divine Will. Because the Lodhi's had violated

God's laws, they had to pay the penalty. Babar descended from Kabul as God's

chosen agent, demonstrating the absolute authority of God and the

retribution which must follow defiance of His laws. Guru Nanak's commentary

on the events which he actually witnessed thus becomes a part of the same

universal message. God is absolute and no man may disobey. His commands with

impunity. Obey Him and receive freedom. Disobey him and the result must

inevitably be retribution, a dire reckoning which brings suffering in this

present life and continued transmigration in the hereafter. "

http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/historical-events/historical-sikh-events-the-invasi\

on-of-babar-1525-ad.html

 

To Read the original Shabad(verse):

http://www.sikhitothemax.com/Page.asp?SourceID=G & PageNo=417

 

 

dust of your feet

 

Harjit