Raag Assa

Shabad Veechar of Raag Assa SGGS Ji Ang 434-438 by Bhai Manjeet Singh Ji at Damansara Darbar on Sunday, 22 October 2023.

Ang 434, 435, 436, 437, 438

The Shabad Vichaar is on Shantts by Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

Guru Ji has 5 Shantts which extend till Angg 439.

In the 1st Shantt at Angg 435, a jeev isteri Sings Praises of her Husband Lord. She has been blessed with Union and she joyfully describes her blessed state (avastha).

In the 1st pada, the “mundh” (beautiful jeev isteri), says she was blessed to have His Darshan.

In the 2nd pada, she states that she set out on the journey with love, and as she constantly cried out to Him “Prio Prio” (Dear Beloved, my Beloved), her mind was drenched with the Lord’s Sublime Essence.

In pada 3, she Sings of God’s Joyful Nature. He Sports with all. Only His Grace can result in Union.

In pada 4, she describes the state of Union. It is a Blessed State, and the Lord Master is now her Eternal Friend.