Notes
A key Gurbani shabad that expresses the idea that God's essence, blessings, or
presence is "given" or "comes" to the devotee is found on Ang 616 of Guru Granth Sahib
Ji, authored by Guru Arjan Dev Ji:
ਅੰ ਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਰਮੇਸਰੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਜੋ ਸਿਮਰੈ ਸੋ ਜੀਵੈ
(Amrit Naam Parmesar Tera Jo Simrai So Jeevai)
This translates to:
"Your Nectar-Name, O Supreme Lord, is true ambrosia; whoever remembers it, truly
lives."
Context and Meaning
● The shabad continues to say that those touched by divine grace become pure,
obstacles are destroyed, and all sorrows are removed when the mind becomes
absorbed in remembrance of Parmeshar (God).
● It also emphasizes that the company of the saints (the holy) leads to eternal
peace, and the Lord is never forgotten while in their presence, deepening one's
experience of divine proximity and existential joy.
● This shabad revolves around the experience that when the devotee remembers
or meditates on God's Name (Naam), the Divine truly enters their life with bliss,
support, and love. The presence of Parmeshar is thus not external, but is realized
within—the devotee lives in union with God.
Additional Example
Another relevant shabad on the theme of God's presence being bestowed, expressed
through "tere" and "parmeshar," is:
● ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਹੋਆ ਸਹਾਈ ਕਥਾ ਕੀਰਤਨੁ ਸੁਖਦਾਈ
(Paarbrahm Hoaa Sahaaee Kathaa Keertan Sukhdaee)
"The Supreme Lord God has become my helper and friend; His sermon and the Kirtan of
His Praises have brought me peace."
Such shabads beautifully embody the Sikh faith's core teaching that realization of God’s
presence, and the grace that comes with it, is available to all through remembrance,
company of the holy, and the wisdom of the Guru.
A key Gurbani shabad that expresses the idea that God's essence, blessings, or
presence is "given" or "comes" to the devotee is found on Ang 616 of Guru Granth Sahib
Ji, authored by Guru Arjan Dev Ji:
ਅੰ ਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਰਮੇਸਰੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਜੋ ਸਿਮਰੈ ਸੋ ਜੀਵੈ
(Amrit Naam Parmesar Tera Jo Simrai So Jeevai)
This translates to:
"Your Nectar-Name, O Supreme Lord, is true ambrosia; whoever remembers it, truly
lives."
Context and Meaning
● The shabad continues to say that those touched by divine grace become pure,
obstacles are destroyed, and all sorrows are removed when the mind becomes
absorbed in remembrance of Parmeshar (God).
● It also emphasizes that the company of the saints (the holy) leads to eternal
peace, and the Lord is never forgotten while in their presence, deepening one's
experience of divine proximity and existential joy.
● This shabad revolves around the experience that when the devotee remembers
or meditates on God's Name (Naam), the Divine truly enters their life with bliss,
support, and love. The presence of Parmeshar is thus not external, but is realized
within—the devotee lives in union with God.
Additional Example
Another relevant shabad on the theme of God's presence being bestowed, expressed
through "tere" and "parmeshar," is:
● ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਹੋਆ ਸਹਾਈ ਕਥਾ ਕੀਰਤਨੁ ਸੁਖਦਾਈ
(Paarbrahm Hoaa Sahaaee Kathaa Keertan Sukhdaee)
"The Supreme Lord God has become my helper and friend; His sermon and the Kirtan of
His Praises have brought me peace."
Such shabads beautifully embody the Sikh faith's core teaching that realization of God’s
presence, and the grace that comes with it, is available to all through remembrance,
company of the holy, and the wisdom of the Guru.
A key Gurbani shabad that expresses the idea that God's essence, blessings, or
presence is "given" or "comes" to the devotee is found on Ang 616 of Guru Granth Sahib
Ji, authored by Guru Arjan Dev Ji:
ਅੰ ਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਰਮੇਸਰੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਜੋ ਸਿਮਰੈ ਸੋ ਜੀਵੈ
(Amrit Naam Parmesar Tera Jo Simrai So Jeevai)
This translates to:
"Your Nectar-Name, O Supreme Lord, is true ambrosia; whoever remembers it, truly
lives."
Context and Meaning
● The shabad continues to say that those touched by divine grace become pure,
obstacles are destroyed, and all sorrows are removed when the mind becomes
absorbed in remembrance of Parmeshar (God).
● It also emphasizes that the company of the saints (the holy) leads to eternal
peace, and the Lord is never forgotten while in their presence, deepening one's
experience of divine proximity and existential joy.
● This shabad revolves around the experience that when the devotee remembers
or meditates on God's Name (Naam), the Divine truly enters their life with bliss,
support, and love. The presence of Parmeshar is thus not external, but is realized
within—the devotee lives in union with God.
Additional Example
Another relevant shabad on the theme of God's presence being bestowed, expressed
through "tere" and "parmeshar," is:
● ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਹੋਆ ਸਹਾਈ ਕਥਾ ਕੀਰਤਨੁ ਸੁਖਦਾਈ
(Paarbrahm Hoaa Sahaaee Kathaa Keertan Sukhdaee)
"The Supreme Lord God has become my helper and friend; His sermon and the Kirtan of
His Praises have brought me peace."
Such shabads beautifully embody the Sikh faith's core teaching that realization of God’s
presence, and the grace that comes with it, is available to all through remembrance,
company of the holy, and the wisdom of the Guru.