Related to the topic in Part I of misinterpretations and mistranslations of the Granth Sahib, there is a very clarifying sentence of Sree Guru Arjun Dev Maharaj Jee, in Aasaa Mehalaa 5 Dhupadhae 404, where He points us what is Gurparsad and what is to be done with it.
As seen above, mostly Gurparsad is understood and explained as Grace or Kirpa, which is not correct at all, it totally changes in the wrong direction, the view and objective of what our Guru Sahibans meant.
Gurparsad, is not any eatable, nor Grace or Kirpa as stated before; but it refers to the Gurmanter, the bhed, the bakshish, the jugtee, given by a Gurmukh, a Satguru, to that wadbhagee sikh or disciple, marked by Wahiguru Akal Purukh.... to receive the the greatest Daya Meher, a soul can receive.
As the Bani says: Jevad Aap, tevad teree Daat
This means, Wahiguru gives that Gift, which is as big and rich and valuable, just as like He Himself.
Wahiguru, does not give such gifts as money, parents, sons or duaghters, properties, jewelerry, business, curing sicknesses, passing exams, etc, etc, etc..... These are all karmic settlemnets, made by each one of us. So naturally, Wahiguru as our true Father can never ever give us such things, which can bind us even more in the creation ..... He is not concerned at all with any of these mayavee things. He knows, we are already condemed in this Cahurasee ka Chakar. But yes, one thing He can certainly do, and that is give us something of His own nature... and that is to shower upon us His "akhoot" Daya Meher.
And what is that Daya Meher? It is His continuous shower of grace at several stages in our lives.... Namely: first of all, He blesses us with a human birth, so that we may be able to achieve our objective of Life, which is to merge in Him; secondly, He marks us before our birth, to come in touch with a Gurmukh, or get shelter in the sangat of a Sadh of our times, and lastly, when we come in touch with such a Gurmukh, a Sant, a Brahmgyani, a Satguru, as said before, He(that Gurmukh) gives us the Gurparsad. This the laksh, the characteristic of a real Gurmukh. He never engages us in outer karam khands, neither rituals, rites or dogmas, nor pilgrimanges, fastings, idol worship, papers, stones, murti poojas, nor devis, nor devtas....neither Swarg, Shivpuri, nor Baikunth ...... but only Nam bhakti.... so that we can merge in our true origin, which is none other, than Wahiguru Akal Purukh.
And this merging in Akal Purukh or Dayal Purukh, is only possible by the Gurparsad given by a Gurmukh. That is why in the very begining of the Bani, the baseline of sikhism or any true dharma is revealed, that is: Ik Onkar, Satgur Parsad.
There is only one Lord, Wahiguru, and He is met by the Gurparsad given by a Gurmukh.
Now naturally, if we are made to believe that after Tenth Patshahee...there will be no Gurmukhs ....who will ever try to find one? Naturally no one. And if we do not meet one such Gurmukh .....how shall we ever get that Gurparsad, mentioned throughout in the Bani. Of course never. It is not, that we have a little faith, nor do we lack any love and devotion for the Truth. It is only, that since some several hundreds of years, and generations, we are walking in the wrong direction, so naturally how shall we meet our beloved Wahiguru?
Just let us take the example of Cristobal Colombus, he wanted to go to India, but instead of going to the east, he left for the West, and landed in South America, and took that for India... what a big mistake, for just not going in the right direction.
We also, are told by the Granth Sahib, to open our eyes, mind and soul and look towards, the light of Wahiguru manifested in a Gurmukh. That is why the pure paviter Bani says: Prabh Jee baseh, Sadh ke hirdey.
But what do we moorakhs, agyanis do? We try to find Him, in the lifeless things and places, which are contrary to the Bani.
Going back to the baseline of Gurmat, it clearly says: Jin Har japiya, se Har hoiya. And we may ask, do jaap, but to do the jaap of what?
Replying to this question also, Panchvee Patshahee says: Gurprasad, mere man vaseea. Means, the jaap of the Gurmanter, is established firmly in my mind. We may ask, how does that firmness come in Nam Simran?
The bani says: Saas Saas simroh Gobind. This means: leave aside all rituals, slogans, outer useless practices, and firmly do Nam Simran within your mind, with each intake of breath. This is true love and devotion, learnt from a true Gurmukh, to meet our beloved Father Wahiguru Akal Purukh.
The true Gurmukh, is honest, lives by His own earnings. He never depends on others beggings.
He disributes some of His income, between the needy. He does not make any charges.
He does not make any propaganda nor publicity of His own. He is very discreet and shy.
He says, I am a sevadar of the sangat. He never ever mixes in dirty politics, nor does He make any claims on land or mazab.
He never allows anyone to bow before Him, neither touch His feet, nor does He accept any garlands of flowers.
Nor does He require any lamps, dhoops, agarbatis, powders.... for the devotion to Wahiguru.
He never ever brings His family members, in terms of ruhaniyat in public.
He is a Gurmukh, He alone is.
He is oftenly slandered, and abused by a vast majority of us...just because, His main objective is Wahiguru, without implying any rituals, or polluted unnecessary external practices .... but stresses on Nam Bhakti alone, as per the Bani of our Guru Sahibans, and all the true Gurmukhs of all times.
And above all, He reconnects our souls with Wahiguru...with the link of the Gurparsad of Shabad or Nam.
This is the type of Satguru or Gurmukh, we see in the Bani, and this is the type of Gurmukh we should find for ourselves.
And when this blessed event takes place in one´s life, Guru Amar Das tells us what happens then.
He says: Anand bahaya meree maee, Satgur toh me paaya. He says, each cell of my body mind and soul is filled with bliss, with ecstasy ...
Why?
Beacuse, now my bad days have passed. Bad days here means, now one is aware, that by this meeting with a Gurmukh, I know I shall find, meet and merge in Wahiguru, and because of this meeting with a Gurmukh, my coming and going in the creation has stopped forever.
There comes a time in the life of a seeker, when one can see the beauty... the grandeur... and meaning of the creation ...
Wahiguru wants us to see and feel that bliss and limitless joy, of something inmense, great and beyond any imagination ... that is of the coming in touch with a Gurmukh of our times, and by establishing with Him a relation of discipleship, of a lover, like a child with his mother...
Wah wah Ooch Apaar Beant Sachhay Badshah.
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