Siri Basant kee Vaar is the shortest of the 22 Vaars of Siri Guru Granth Sahib jee and is one of the three most widely read Vaars, the others being Siri Asa kee Vaar and Siri Ramkali kee Vaar. Serious seekers of Vaheguru jee, do many Paaths of Siri Basant kee Vaar everyday.
The Vaar has only 3 Pauris and one who does keen Paath of this Vaar gets this feeling that there must have been a mystical reason that Siri Guru jee did not expand further on this Vaar and ended it after 3rd Pauri. The feeling that one gets at the end of Siri Basant kee Vaar is very similar to the feeling that one gets when Siri Akal Ustat ends abruptly without even completing the last Pauri 272 and Siri Guru Gobind Singh jee just declares that “Ustat Sampoornan(g)”. Who knows what had occurred at the time when Guru Sahib jee ended Siri Akal Ustat like this. Who knows what mystical occurrence had occurred when Guru Sahib jee ended it like this. Same way, only Guru Sahib jee knows why only 3 Pauris were brought from Sachkhand.
With respect to Siri Akal Ustat, Siri Guru jee did such lofty praise (Ustat) of Akal Purakh that one gets astonished and awed but by ending it like this Guru Sahib jee is giving the message that it's not possible to complete the Ustat of Vaheguru jee.
Another point to note is that this Vaar is the only Vaar, apart from Ramkali kee Vaar, that does not have any Saloks attached to it, even though there are so many Saloks that were left in the pool of Salok Vaara tau Vadheek. The real reason behind this too, only Guru Sahib jee knows but we can only conjecture that Guru Sahib jee did not find any Salok that would match up with the Pauris of Siri Basant kee Vaar.
Since it’s the Vaar or Raag Basant, the subject does touch on blossoming. The Paath starts with allusion to blossoming but the blossoming here is not of vegetation but of the Gursikh who meditates on Naam. The first Pauri tells us the way to blossom even while living in this world which is like a desert. The way to blossom like a flower that blossoms in spring, is chanting Naam but the only way one can get Naam is if is pre-ordained by Vaheguru jee.
The second Pauri of this Vaar goes on to explain more benefits of doing the divine effort of Naam Abhyaas. The three great benefits of chanting Naam as per the second Pauri are – taming of 5 vices, elimination of all diseases and becoming one with Vaheguru jee.
The third Pauri declares that such Bhagats are beautiful (Suhaave) who chant Naam, meditate on Naam, and listen to Naam. This Pankiti also contains the secret of Jugti of Naam Abhyaas.
Gursikhs often do many Paaths of Siri Basant kee Vaar while doing Ishnaan at Amritvela. The repeated Paath of this Vaar with concentration and love gets the mind focused which in turn enhances the experience of Naam Abhyaas.
May Guru Sahib jee do Kirpa and we get Siri Basant kee Vaar to reside in our Hirda and reap all benefits of this great Amrit Baani.
Gurbani is Agam Agaadh Bodh.
Daas,
Kulbir Singh
ਸਤਿਗੁਰਬਚਨਕਮਾਵਣੇਸਚਾਏਹੁਵੀਚਾਰੁ॥