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ਦਿਲ ਮਹਿ ਕਪਟੁ ਨਿਵਾਜ ਗੁਜਾਰੈ ਕਿਆ ਹਜ ਕਾਬੈ ਜਾਂਏਂ ॥੪॥
Dass want to understand that is this Question by Guru Sahib to only HAJ visitors or for all devotees doing the Prayers in general ? As we know the DIL can only be purified by doing Naam Simran/Bani and doing Ardas.
This Pankiti is not only for Muslims but is also for us. If we have ulterior motives within our hearts and as show off we do Paath and Simran, then what's the point of such Pakhand. It's Guru Sahib Hukam to engage in Naam Simran with good intentions and right motives:
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਉ ਖੁਦਾਇ ਕਾ ਦਿਲਿ ਹਛੈ ਮੁਖਿ ਲੇਹੁ ॥(Utter the Naam of Khudai with good heart and mouth).
The above Pankiti does not mean that we should purify our mind and mouth prior to Naam Abhyaas because it is Naam that really purifies the mind and everything else. What this Pankiti means is that we should do Naam Abhyaas with right intentions and in accordance to Gurmat.
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ਕਬੀਰੁ ਪੂੰਗਰਾ ਰਾਮ ਅਲਹ ਕਾ ਸਭ ਗੁਰ ਪੀਰ ਹਮਾਰੇ ॥੫॥
Whom does Guru Sahib (Kabeer) ji refer as ਸਭ ਗੁਰ ਪੀਰ ਹਮਾਰੇ ?
Some ignorant people use this Pankiti and try to prove that all Gurus and Pirs of all religions are for us to worship. Under the pretense of this Pankiti they bow their heads to Rama, Siri Krishna, Shiva, Jesus and all other Pirs and prophets but the meaning of this Pankiti becomes clear when you place a Bishraam after ਸਭ. This Pankiti means that, "Kabir is son of Allah Raam and all are our Gurus and Pirs. In other words, Bhagat jee is saying in humility that he is so little that all (people) are like Gurus and Pirs for him. He is not saying that all Gurus and Pirs are his but that all people are senior to him like Gurus and Pirs.
In Bhai Sahib jee's words:
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ਕਬੀਰ ਤਾਂ ਰਚਨਹਾਰ ਕਰਤਾਰ ਦਾ ਇਕ ਨਿੱਕਾ ਜਿਹਾ ਜਨਿ (ਛੋਟੇ ਤੋਂ ਛੋਟਾ) ਹੀ ਹੈ। ਹੋਰ ਸਾਰੇ ਪੀਰ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਜੰਤ ਮੈਥੋਂ ਵਡੇ ਵਡੇਰੇ ਹੀ ਹਨ। ਇਹ ਅਰਥ ਗਲਤ ਹੈ ਕਿ - ਸਭ ਗੁਰਪੀਰ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਹੀ ਦਿਸਦੇ ਹਨ।... ਦੇਖੋ ਅਗਲੀ ਤੁਕ ਵਿਚਿ ਕਬੀਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਸਪਸ਼ਟ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ ਕਿ - ਕਹਤੁ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਸੁਣਹੁ ਨਰ ਨਰਵੇ ਪਰਹੁ ਏਕ ਕੀ ਸ਼ਰਨਾ॥" ਦੱਸੋ 'ਏਕ ਕੀ ਸਰਨਾ' ਦਸਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਕਦੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਪੀਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਅਪਨਾ ਸਮਝ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ? ਕਦਾਚਿਤ ਨਹੀਂ।Loose Translation: Kabir is a very small being of creator Kartar. All others creatures being my Pirs are senior and greater than me. These meanings are wrong that - To me, all Guru Pirs seem like my own... Look in the next verse, Kabir Sahib makes it clear - "ਕਹਤੁ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਸੁਣਹੁ ਨਰ ਨਰਵੇ ਪਰਹੁ ਏਕ ਕੀ ਸ਼ਰਨਾ॥" Now tell, ones who preach us to fall in Sharan (refuge) of One, can they consider all Gurus and Pirs to be their own? Never.
Gurmat Vichaar: In Gurbani, the message is clearly to seek One Vaheguru, through One Satguru. There is one Vaheguru and there is one Satguru who in turn gives One Gurmantr and shows only One way to reach Vaheguru. Such modern secular ideas that there are many ways to reach Vaheguru, are not supported by Gurbani. Gurbani clearly preaches the futility of all other means to reach Vaheguru, but Gurmat.
Kulbir Singh
ਸਤਿਗੁਰਬਚਨਕਮਾਵਣੇਸਚਾਏਹੁਵੀਚਾਰੁ॥