Sukhmani Sahib Vyakhya Ashtapadi 1 (Telecast Day - Sunday, Nov 11, 2012) Today continues the exposition of the first Ashtapadi of Sukhmani Sahib... What usually happens is that instead of elevating oneself to the level of the bani so as to grasp its essence, one tends to misinterpret it from the level of ignorance and thus remains deluded. This great bani has been greatly misinterpreted and listening to the real meaning in today's episode of Amrit Varsha by revered master Anandmurti Gurumaa is no less than a revelation. It entails who really is a bhakta? Also how simran is not something to be done but rather it happens on its own - just like a blossomed flower naturally has a fragrance, so thus simran happens when the flower of sadhana blossoms in one's life. More in this video... ga-orhee sukhmanee mehlaa 5. salok. ik-oNkaar satgur parsaad. aad gur-ay namah. jugaad gur-ay namah. satgur-ay namah. saree gurdayv-ay namah. ||1|| asatpadee. simra-o simar simar sukh paava-o. kal kalays tan maahi mitaava-o. simra-o jaas bisumbhar aykai. naam japat agnat anaykai. bayd puraan simrit suDhaakh-yar. keenay raam naam ik aakh-yar. kinkaa ayk jis jee-a basaavai. taa kee mahimaa ganee na aavai. kaaNkhee aykai daras tuhaaro. naanak un sang mohi uDhaaro. ||1|| sukhmanee sukh amrit parabh naam. bhagat janaa kai man bisraam. rahaa-o. parabh kai simran garabh na basai. parabh kai simran dookh jam nasai. parabh kai simran kaal parharai. parabh kai simran dusman tarai. parabh simrat kachh bighan na laagai. parabh kai simran an-din jaagai. parabh kai simran bha-o na bi-aapai. parabh kai simran dukh na santaapai. parabh kaa simran saaDh kai sang. sarab niDhaan naanak har rang. ||2|| parabh kai simran riDh siDh na-o niDh. parabh kai simran gi-aan Dhi-aan tat buDh. parabh kai simran jap tap poojaa. parabh kai simran binsai doojaa. parabh kai simran tirath isnaanee. parabh kai simran dargeh maanee. parabh kai simran ho-ay so bhalaa. parabh kai simran sufal falaa. say simrahi jin aap simraa-ay. naanak taa kai laaga-o paa-ay. ||3|| parabh kaa simran sabh tay oochaa. parabh kai simran uDhray moochaa. parabh kai simran tarisnaa bujhai. parabh kai simran sabh kichh sujhai. parabh kai simran naahee jam taraasaa. parabh kai simran pooran aasaa. parabh kai simran man kee mal jaa-ay. amrit naam rid maahi samaa-ay. parabh jee baseh saaDh kee rasnaa. naanak jan kaa daasan dasnaa. ||4|| parabh ka-o simrahi say Dhanvantay. parabh ka-o simrahi say pativantay. parabh ka-o simrahi say jan parvaan. parabh ka-o simrahi say purakh parDhaan. parabh ka-o simrahi se baymuhtaajay. parabh ka-o simrahi se sarab kay raajay. parabh ka-o simrahi say sukhvaasee. parabh ka-o simrahi sadaa abhinaasee. simran tay laagay jin aap da-i-aalaa. naanak jan kee mangai ravaalaa. ||5|| parabh ka-o simrahi say par-upkaaree. parabh ka-o simrahi tin sad balihaaree. parabh ka-o simrahi say mukh suhaavay. parabh ka-o simrahi tin sookh bihaavai. parabh ka-o simrahi tin aatam jeetaa. parabh ka-o simrahi tin nirmal reetaa. parabh ka-o simrahi tin anad ghanayray. parabh ka-o simrahi baseh har nayray. sant kirpaa tay an-din jaag. naanak simran poorai bhaag. ||6|| parabh kai simran kaaraj pooray. parabh kai simran kabahu na jhooray. parabh kai simran har gun baanee. parabh kai simran sahj samaanee. parabh kai simran nihchal aasan. parabh kai simran kamal bigaasan. parabh kai simran anhad jhunkaar. sukh parabh simran kaa ant na paar. simrahi say jan jin ka-o parabh ma-i-aa. naanak tin jan sarnee pa-i-aa. ||7|| har simran kar bhagat pargataa-ay. har simran lag bayd upaa-ay. har simran bha-ay siDh jatee daatay. har simran neech chahu kunt jaatay. har simran Dhaaree sabh Dharnaa. simar simar har kaaran karnaa. har simran kee-o sagal akaaraa. har simran meh aap nirankaaraa. kar kirpaa jis aap bujhaa-i-aa. naanak gurmukh har simran tin paa-i-aa. ||8||1||