ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਪਾਇਓ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

What does Guru Nanak dev sahib ji mean here? I believe that Guru Nanak Dev ji didn't have a physical Guru as he was God himself (aap nirankaar). Other Guru Sahibaan and bhagats do mention satguru or about getting Gurus kirpa where they refer to Guru Nanak Dev ji or other Guru Sahibaans before them.

So which Satguru Guru Nanak Dev ji is mentioning here in this tuk?

Sangat ji, any thoughts?

It would seem this is an Updesh by paathshaah jee for his gursikhs and for the world.

Without the true Guru, Being Guroo Saheb now enshrined in gurbaanee, no one has attained muktee with vaheguroo, and no one shall, until they surrender to Guroo Sahib.

Guroo Saheb gives updesh which sometimes seem as if being Uchaaraned in third person speech.

The Baani in Siri Guru Granth Sahib jee came from Sachkhand and came as per Hukam. In 6th Pauri of Siri Asa kee Vaar, "Satgur" is referred to the Guru-Jyoti that has been in existence from the beginning. That Guru-Jyoti appeared in open in form of Siri Guru Nanak Dev jee. Guru Sahib is stating the fact that in the past no one has attained Vaheguru without the Satguru i.e. without the Guru-Jyoti.

There are not multiple Satgurus out there. There is but only one Satguru, just as there is only one Vaheguru and one Naam. And one Panth - Panth Khalsa.

Kulbir Singh