Holy Avtar Vani - Shabad No. 142
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Vass kade nahi aunda thakar phoki jai jaikaran ton; Vass kade nahi aunda thakar talli di tankaraan ton. Vass kade nahi aunda thakar chhaine di chhankaraan ton; Vass kade nahi aunda thakar uchchi cheekh pukaraan ton. Vass kade nahi aunda thakar mandarin dhooph dhukha layiye; Vass kade nahin aunda thakar lakkhaan phull charha layiye. Vass kade nahi aunda thakar jot akhand jaga layiye; Vass kade nahi aunda thakar je til sare la layiye. Thakar nun vas karne de lai maan ganwana painda ey; Kahe avtar guru de dar te sees jhukana painda ey. |
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The Lord Master cannot be won over by mere slogans of praise; The Lord Master cannot be won over by mere ringing of bells; The Lord Master cannot be won over by the sound of cymbals; The Lord Master cannot be won over by loud cries; The Lord Master cannot be won over by burning incense in the temples; The Lord Master cannot be won over by offering millions of flowers; The Lord Master cannot be won over by burning the incessant sacred flames; The Lord Master cannot be won over by making toilsome efforts. In order to win over the Lord Master, one has to shed one's ego and pride; Avtar says, one has to bow his head at the door of the True Master. |
Meaning
Here, Baba Avtar Singh ji says that there are different ways by which one tries to win over God but still he don’t succeed in doing so.
God cannot be won over by mere loud and hollow praises, by ringing of the bells, by the sound of alarms, by loud screaming and calls, by burning of fragrance in temples, by offering lakhs of flowers, by lighting flames or by the hardest efforts we make.
The only way one can win over God is by shedding his ego and bowing his head at the door of the True Master.