ਜਤੁ ਪਾਹਾਰਾ ਧੀਰਜੁ ਸੁਨਿਆਰੁ ॥ ਅਹਰਣਿ ਮਤਿ ਵੇਦੁ ਹਥੀਆਰੁ ॥ ਭਉ ਖਲਾ ਅਗਨਿ ਤਪ ਤਾਉ ॥ ਭਾਂਡਾ ਭਾਉ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਤਿਤੁ ਢਾਲਿ ॥ ਘੜੀਐ ਸਬਦੁ ਸਚੀ ਟਕਸਾਲ ॥ ਜਿਨ ਕਉ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰਮੁ ਤਿਨ ਕਾਰ ॥ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਦਰੀ ਨਦਰਿ ਨਿਹਾਲ ॥੩੮॥
Translation in English :
In this Pauri, Satguru Nanak gives the essential qualities which are required for meditation on the Divine Name and the realization of the Divine within, in the form of a simile.
A goldsmith‟s shop is here taken as a model. Let self-control (control over all the sense organs; tongue, nose, ear, skin, etc.) be the furnace, forbearance (remaining calm and charitable under all trials) the goldsmith, reason (the power of judging right and wrong), the smithy, self-knowledge (I am not the body but the Atma) the hammer, the fear of God the bellows, penance (discarding all pleasures of flesh with a burning desire to reach the truth) the fire, heart full of Divine love, the crucible, and Elixir of the Divine name the purified gold (Gold free from all dross).
In short, by following the above given process, the pure Divine name, dwells in the human heart, and fills it with a sense of the presence of Divine Reality; both within and without (in the whole creation).
In this true mint (the company of saints and God-conscious persons) one realizes the Divine within. The above given method is adopted by only those who acquire the grace of God by following the teachings of the Satguru in complete humility and self- abnegation (I am nothing). O Lord, all my qualities and powers flow from Thee. Without them I cannot raise even my little finger.
Note: - In a steady mood of forbearance and toleration one has to keep self-control over all his desires and be a staunch devotee of truthfulness. With these fundamental qualities as the basis, one has to listen to, study and act upon the teachings of the Satguru. Then with the fear of God in the mind and a sustained and steady mood, one has to meditate on the Divine name. In this way all the dross of selfishness is removed and the Divine within shines in its full effulgence. Then one obtains the grace of the Guru (God conscious persons) and attains everlasting bliss. This path is followed by those who come under the gracious shade of Sat Sang, the congregation of God conscious persons.
