This pustak is very difficult to translate, apologies for any mistakes
Translation done by sevatohemaxSachkhand Darshan - Chapter 1The concept of the five realmsOur Gurus, upon receiving the Divine Light of Gurbani, directly from the source, have accessed with their grace filled eyes that original unfathomable play (of the Creator) and borne witness to such a sight that if one deliberates (upon it) with the illumination Gurbani has given us, one is left astounded about the secret creation of the Immortal Being. But whatever our all knowing Gurus have mentioned in Gurbani, it is something that they have seen with their own eyes, an occurrence that they have personally experienced. Although the faith-filled Gurmukhs do not have an iota of criticism about the things mentioned (in Gurbani) there are many such people who even after reading and listening to Gurbani, still do not believe the truth-essence or facts of the secret miraculous composition included in Gurbani. On the five Khand or realms (realm of Righteousness, realm of Knowledge, realm of Effort, realm of Grace, realm of Truth) mentioned in the Bani of Sree Japjee Sahib, their view is that these realms represent various levels of intuition. What they mean is that, this is the play of the creation of intuition. As is the level of intuition (of a seeker), that is the level that he can create for himself. (The realms, levels or planes according to them are not definitive).
If these Khand or realms are merely stages and there no real realms expressing the essence truth, then a question arises – Whose learned creation are these realms? If you say that these are the creation of scholars or the intuitional creation of educated degree holders, then it follows that as many as there are scholars, then as many too should be the stages because as many as there are wise, educated degree holders that many should be their intuitions. (To put it another way) whatever the level or to whichever level the erudite one belongs to, he will be able to absorb that kind of learned knowledge from those realms.
This means that as many types of intuitive knowledge there is, that many should be the realms. In this way, within the intuitions there will be an incredibly huge crowd of the number of levels created within. Well, this will eventually end up becoming nothing more than a creation of fancy of the so called scholars, and educated ones. (In this situation) whenever one feels like dismantling one dismantles, what ever one feels like creating one creates. This view depends entirely on the will of the intuitional evolvement of the scholars who endorse this view of the stages or levels. What was the need for Guru Jee to declare (the existence) these realms in the Bani that had come from the original source? If you say that these realms are the creation of Guru Jee’s own learned level, then according to word of the Guru
ਸੰਤਨ ਕੀ ਸੁਣਿ ਸਾਚੀ ਸਾਖੀ ॥
Listen to the true story of the Saints.
ਸੋ ਬੋਲਹਿ ਜੋ ਪੇਖਹਿ ਆਖੀ ॥
They speak only of what they see with their eyes.
The problem has resolved itself and it is very clear that these realms are not the creation of some intuition. They are according to the Guru’s own true testimony, the presence of the realms or planes of the essence-truth, personally eye-witnessed by the embodiment of Guru’s saints (the righteous ones). Compared to the essence-truth Of these visible (worldly) realms and universes, the essence-truth of the five Khand or realms is permanent and durable.
In fact for all these visible realms regions and the universes that is there, the five Khand or realms especially the Realm of Truth being the foundation within which they lie. These Khand or realms are divine regions. They are very distant, but while being in this physical body, the arrival for the subtle body with the grace of the incorporated Naam contemplation, is very rapid. It is only upon leaving this body behind that arriving will take place.
There is no indication whatsoever that this apparent knowledge of the five realms, is obtained by the evolved seeker who has reached the level of spontaneous equipoise. Only the lofty spiritual seeker who has accessed the divine level can wholly or truly experience the genuine essence of the existence of the five realms. This is the revelation of true insight. Estimation of intuition cannot be accommodated here. Those who have an estimation of intuition are only at the estimation level or stage. The true characteristics of the above mentioned five Khands or realms are the essence-realization of the divine light of the five realms. Reason and intuition cannot take one to this place. Only the cultivation of the essence contemplation of the Guru’s teachings can propel one to reach this awesome joyous level.
But this level is not just a level: This is the personal lofty lighthouse for the divine godly destination from where the subtlest of the subtle essence-form of the varied, sprawling, scintillating, divinely enlightened scenes of divine sight can be seen. Here the true intuition blooms forth. This is not investigative talk intuitional knowledge. Here the shrouds of human grossness are removed. Only then is the level of intuitional knowledge clearly visible, but this too only after putting in an enormous amount of hard work - meaning the continuous worship cum cultivation of the indicated Guru’s teaching and Guru’s stated contemplation of the Naam.
Where (as the Guru says)
ਮਨੁ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਰਸਿ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਵੈਗੋ ॥
O mind, follow the Guru’s Teachings, and joyfully sing God’s Praises.
ਜਿਹਵਾ ਏਕ ਹੋਇ ਲਖ ਕੋਟੀ ਲਖ ਕੋਟੀ ਕੋਟਿ ਧਿਆਵੈਗੋ ॥1॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
If my one tongue became hundreds of thousands and millions, I would meditate on Him millions and millions of times. ||1||Pause||
By cultivating this unfathomable contemplation of Guru’s sensibility
ਓਅੰਕਾਰਿ ਏਕੋ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਭੁ ਏਕਸ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਵੈਗੋ ॥
The One and Only Creator of the Universe is All-pervading everywhere. All shall once again merge into the One.
there is the divine, godly awareness of Guru’s sensibility where
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਏਕੋ ਏਕੁ ਪਛਾਤਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਇ ਲਖਾਵੈਗੋ ॥
The Gurmukh realizes the One and Only Lord; He is revealed to the Gurmukh.
and in this a kind of equality is experienced where
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਾਇ ਮਿਲੈ ਨਿਜ ਮਹਲੀ ਅਨਹਦ ਸਬਦੁ ਬਜਾਵੈਗੋ ॥5॥
The Gurmukh goes and meets the Lord in His Mansion deep within; the Unstruck Word of the Shabad vibrates there. ||5||
and
ਤਹ ਅਨਹਤ ਧੁਨੀ ਬਾਜਹਿ ਨਿਤ ਬਾਜੇ ਨੀਝਰ ਧਾਰ ਚੁਆਵੈਗੋ ॥3॥
The Unstruck Melody resonates and resounds there continuously; the stream of nectar trickles down constantly.
This shows the kind of Guru-orientated understanding that needs to be achieved if one is to receive direct divine knowledge. One tongue turns into a hundred thousand tongues and these hundred thousand multiply twenty fold more. Through these millions of tongues the chant-meditation of the one Guru-Orientated Naam of the Primal Being Lord of the Universe is contemplated upon. It is because of the greatness of this unfathomable meditation that we are able to scale the steps that ensure the acquiring of the Lord Husband, and such is the climb that we become one with the One Primal Lord, Waheguru. When the flash, miracle, blaze-filled divine glance of oneness takes place, the whole veil is lifted off the creation as if with one look all the invisible scenes completely and directly come into the view. Listening to such immortal things, even the powerless, imitative ants too feel the urge to reach such a place, but this level of potency is only obtained with the Glance of Grace. For the others who falsely boast of the estimated (as opposed to the experienced) intuitive power, they have nothing else, all else is false, all else is vanity.
ਇਕ ਦੂ ਜੀਭੌ ਲਖ ਹੋਹਿ ਲਖ ਹੋਵਹਿ ਲਖ ਵੀਸ ॥
If I had 100,000 tongues, and these were then multiplied twenty times more, with each tongue,
ਲਖੁ ਲਖੁ ਗੇੜਾ ਆਖੀਅਹਿ ਏਕੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਗਦੀਸ ॥
I would repeat, hundreds of thousands of times, the Name of the One, the Lord of the Universe.
ਏਤੁ ਰਾਹਿ ਪਤਿ ਪਵੜੀਆ ਚੜੀਐ ਹੋਇ ਇਕੀਸ ॥
Along this path to our Husband Lord, we climb the steps of the ladder, and come to merge with Him.
ਸੁਣਿ ਗਲਾ ਆਕਾਸ ਕੀ ਕੀਟਾ ਆਈ ਰੀਸ ॥
Hearing of the etheric realms, even worms long to come back home.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਦਰੀ ਪਾਈਐ ਕੂੜੀ ਕੂੜੈ ਠੀਸ ॥32॥
O Nanak, by His Grace He is obtained. False are the boastings of the false. ||32||
The next (33rd) paurhee of JapJee Sahib lending support to the deliberation on the potency of the Glance of Grace explains that the attainment of this level, in line with what the Guru says:-
ਏਤੁ ਰਾਹਿ ਪਤਿ ਪਵੜੀਆ ਚੜੀਐ ਹੋਇ ਇਕੀਸ ॥
Along this path to our Husband Lord, we climb the steps of the ladder, and come to merge with Him.
Implying that the attainment of the all potent magnificent combined strength and power of the supreme level, is not something that can be acquired by merely delving into rigorous philosophical knowledge. Neither by keeping quiet or taking a vow of silence, nor doing insipid meditation can this powerful precious status be obtained.
Neither can this strength and power be attained by absurd whimpering. Neither does this true, potent power emerge by making donations or giving charities. (Infact, by becoming a donor egotism increases) Neither does this divine-essence-power, spiritual strength arise with the lengthening of age. Neither can any form of dogged perseverance methodologies used to awaken the soul, ensure the attainment of true valor-filled power and strength. Neither can this manifestation of strength and power be obtained through the riches of dominion and attainment of property. In fact with power of dominion and property, the noise of tyrannical pride will rise sharply and the urge to blow ones trumpet is unrestrainable. Neither can this true strength and power (be enhanced) to provide illumination through the deliberations on Vedas and Simarities (religious texts). Neither can this true divine power descend into the innate self within through the practice of asceticism or renunciation.
But that potent, all powerful Primal Being Waheguru, who has in His hands the gift of strength and power, that benefactor of benefactors Waheguru, on becoming benevolent, bestows this life-giving gift of divine power and strength on whomever He pleases. He Himself administers the blessings and does so joyously. No one by the strength of one’s own power can deem himself as powerful and project himself as some virtuous being. No one by way of comparison can call himself strong and deem someone else as lesser or low. The ability to infuse someone with power and strength lies with the Primal Being Waheguru. According to their destiny the low and the lofty beings are the creation of the Benefactor of Destiny. What hand can any human have in this?
ਆਖਣਿ ਜੋਰੁ ਚੁਪੈ ਨਹ ਜੋਰੁ ॥
ਜੋਰੁ ਨ ਮੰਗਣਿ ਦੇਣਿ ਨ ਜੋਰੁ ॥
ਜੋਰੁ ਨ ਜੀਵਣਿ ਮਰਣਿ ਨਹ ਜੋਰੁ ॥
ਜੋਰੁ ਨ ਰਾਜਿ ਮਾਲਿ ਮਨਿ ਸੋਰੁ ॥
ਜੋਰੁ ਨ ਸੁਰਤੀ ਗਿਆਨਿ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
ਜੋਰੁ ਨ ਜੁਗਤੀ ਛੁਟੈ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ॥
ਜਿਸੁ ਹਥਿ ਜੋਰੁ ਕਰਿ ਵੇਖੈ ਸੋਇ ॥
ਨਾਨਕ ਉਤਮੁ ਨੀਚੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥33॥
ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕਾਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ
ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕੀਫ਼ਤਹਿ
ਸਤਿਗੁਰਬਚਨਕਮਾਵਣੇਸਚਾਏਹੁਵੀਚਾਰੁ॥