Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji · Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji · Ang 1427 · Salok
Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji: frightens no one, fears no one
Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji's fifty-seven saloks come near the close of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. These two, numbers 16 and 18 of the series, describe a person who has let go of fear and attachment.
- 1ਭੈ ਕਾਹੂ ਕਉ ਦੇਤ ਨਹਿ ਨਹਿ ਭੈ ਮਾਨਤ ਆਨ ॥bhai kaahoo kau dhet neh neh bhai maanat aan
Whoever frightens no one, and is frightened by no one:
- 2ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੁਨਿ ਰੇ ਮਨਾ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਤਾਹਿ ਬਖਾਨਿ ॥੧੬॥kahu naanak sun re manaa giaanee taeh bakhaan
Nanak tells the mind to call that person truly wise.
- 3ਜਿਹਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਮਮਤਾ ਤਜੀ ਸਭ ਤੇ ਭਇਓ ਉਦਾਸੁ ॥jeh maiaa mamataa tajee sabh te bhio udhaas
Whoever has let go of wealth and the grip of 'mine', and stays detached from it all:
Note. 'Udas' means detached, the word that gives the Udasi order its name.
- 4ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੁਨੁ ਰੇ ਮਨਾ ਤਿਹ ਘਟਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ॥੧੮॥kahu naanak sun re manaa teh ghaT braham nivaas
Nanak tells the mind that God lives within that person.
Our line is a reading of the intent. For the Gurmukhi source text and reference translations seeSikhiToTheMax (part 1), SikhiToTheMax (part 2) and SikhRI's Guru Granth Sahib Project.[DB][EoS]