SGGS Angg 1142.

Raag Bhairo M.5

Guru Ji tells us about the amazing Shabad Guru.

My Satguru (Shabad) is totally independent; my True Guru is adorned with Truth; the Guru (Shabad) is the Giver to all; my True Guru is pervading all, and is the Writer of destinies.

“Satgur mera behmohtaj; Satgur mere Sacha saaj; Satgur mera sabhas ka Dataa; Satgur mera Purakh Bidhataa.”

There is no divinity equal to the Guru; one whose forehead has good fortune written on it, applies himself to sewa (of the Guru Shabad).

“Gur jaisa nahi ko dev; jis mastak bhaag so laaga sev.” (rahao).

My True Guru cherishes all; He kills and revives; the glorious greatness of my Guru becomes manifest everywhere.

“Satgur mera sarab pritpalay; Satgur mera maar jivalay; Satgur mere ki vadiaiyee; pargat bheyi hai sabhni thayee.”

My True Guru (Shabad) is the power of the powerless; the Satguru holds Court in my body home; I am forever a sacrifice to my True Guru; He has shown to me the manifested Path (Hukam).

“Satgur mera taan nitaan; Satgur mera ghar dibaan; Satgur ko hao sadh balh jaaieya; pargat marag jin kar dikhlaieya.”

One who serves the True Guru (Shabad) is not afflicted by fear; one who serves the True Guru does not suffer in pain; Nanak says, I have studied the Simritees and the Vedas; (my conclusion after that study), there is no difference between the Supreme Lord God and the Guru.

“Jin Gur seviya tis bhao neh biappey; jin Gur seviya tis dukh neh santapey; Nanak sodhay Simrit Bedh; Parbrahm Gur nahi bhed.”


Bhai Ji further elaborated on December 2, 2025:

Although the Satgurus were in physical form, their real form is the Shabad/Bani.
Thus,
“Bani Guru Guru hai Bani vich Bani Amrit saare; Gurbani kahe sewak jann maane partakh Guru nistare. ” (Ang 982).

This Shabad lists the Infinite Glories of the Shabad Guru, which in Essence is Nirankar Ji, Himself.

“Wah Wah Bani Nirankar hai Tis jewad avar no koye.” (Ang 515).

It is this Bani Roop Nirankar, a Sikh must enshrine in his heart, not something of akaar, nothing physical.

“Eik Nirankar le ridhay namaskaro.”
(Ang 1136).

Shabad Viakhya by Bhai Manjeet Singh Ji

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