ਕਾਹੇ ਰੇ ਬਨ ਖੋਜਨ ਜਾਈ

Описание: ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੯ ॥ ANG 684
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ਕਾਹੇ ਰੇ ਬਨ ਖੋਜਨ ਜਾਈ ॥
ਸਰਬ ਨਿਵਾਸੀ ਸਦਾ ਅਲੇਪਾ ਤੋਹੀ ਸੰਗਿ ਸਮਾਈ ॥1॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
ਪੁਹਪ ਮਧਿ ਜਿਉ ਬਾਸੁ ਬਸਤੁ ਹੈ ਮੁਕਰ ਮਾਹਿ ਜੈਸੇ ਛਾਈ ॥
ਤੈਸੇ ਹੀ ਹਰਿ ਬਸੇ ਨਿਰੰਤਰਿ ਘਟ ਹੀ ਖੋਜਹੁ ਭਾਈ ॥1॥
ਬਾਹਰਿ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਏਕੋ ਜਾਨਹੁ ਇਹੁ ਗੁਰ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਬਤਾਈ ॥
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਬਿਨੁ ਆਪਾ ਚੀਨੈ ਮਿਟੈ ਨ ਭ੍ਰਮ ਕੀ ਕਾਈ ॥2॥1॥684॥

(ਕਾਹੇ=ਕਾਹਦੇ ਵਾਸਤੇ, ਅਲੇਪਾ=ਨਿਰਲੇਪ,ਮਾਇਆ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ
ਤੋਂ ਸੁਤੰਤਰ, ਤੋਹੀ ਸੰਗਿ=ਤੇਰੇ ਨਾਲ ਹੀ, ਪੁਹਪ=ਫੁੱਲ, ਮਧਿ=ਵਿਚ,
ਬਾਸੁ=ਸੁਗੰਧੀ, ਮੁਕਰ=ਸ਼ੀਸ਼ਾ, ਛਾਈ=ਛਾਇਆ,ਅਕਸ, ਨਿਰੰਤਰਿ=
ਬਿਨਾ ਵਿੱਥ ਦੇ,ਹਰ ਥਾਂ, ਘਟ ਹੀ=ਹਿਰਦੇ ਵਿਚ, ਬਿਨੁ ਚੀਨੈ=ਪਰਖਣ
ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾ, ਭ੍ਰਮ=ਭਟਕਣਾ, ਕਾਈ=ਹਰੇ ਰੰਗ ਦਾ ਜਾਲਾ ਜੋ ਉਸ ਥਾਂ ਲੱਗ
ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਚਿਰ ਖਲੋਤਾ ਰਹੇ। ਇਸ ਜਾਲੇ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ
ਪਾਣੀ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਵਿਚ ਰਚ ਨਹੀਂ ਸਕਦਾ)

ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੯ — Meaning & Summary (Ang 684)

Line‑by‑Line Meaning
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
Ik Oankar — One Divine Reality.
Realized through the Grace of the True Guru.

ਕਾਹੇ ਰੇ ਬਨ ਖੋਜਨ ਜਾਈ ॥
Why, O mind, do you wander into forests searching for God?
Guru Ji begins with a gentle challenge:
Why are you looking outside, far away, in special places, when the One you seek is not distant at all?

ਸਰਬ ਨਿਵਾਸੀ ਸਦਾ ਅਲੇਪਾ ਤੋਹੀ ਸੰਗਿ ਸਮਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
The One resides in all, untouched by the world, and is always with you.
Rahao (Pause and reflect):
God is everywhere, in everything, and also beyond everything — and most importantly, already within you.
There is no separation except the one created by your own mind.

ਪੁਹਪ ਮਧਿ ਜਿਉ ਬਾਸੁ ਬਸਤੁ ਹੈ ਮੁਕਰ ਮਾਹਿ ਜੈਸੇ ਛਾਈ ॥
Just as fragrance lives naturally within a flower,
and a reflection appears naturally in a mirror…
Guru Ji uses two gentle metaphors:
• A flower does not go anywhere to find fragrance — it is inherent.
• A mirror does not search for the reflection — it appears automatically.

ਤੈਸੇ ਹੀ ਹਰਿ ਬਸੇ ਨਿਰੰਤਰਿ ਘਟ ਹੀ ਖੋਜਹੁ ਭਾਈ ॥੧॥
In the same way, the Divine dwells continuously within you.
Search within your own heart, O brother.
The message becomes crystal clear:
Stop searching outside. Turn inward. That is where the Beloved lives.

ਬਾਹਰਿ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਏਕੋ ਜਾਨਹੁ ਇਹੁ ਗੁਰ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਬਤਾਈ ॥
Know that the One is both outside and inside.
This is the wisdom the Guru teaches.
The Guru’s knowledge dissolves duality:
There is no “inside God” and “outside God.”
There is only One Presence, everywhere.

ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਬਿਨੁ ਆਪਾ ਚੀਨੈ ਮਿਟੈ ਨ ਭ੍ਰਮ ਕੀ ਕਾਈ ॥੨॥੧॥੬੮੪॥
O Nanak, without knowing your own self,
no doubt or illusion can ever be removed.
This is the final key:
Self‑knowledge is God‑knowledge.
When you understand your true nature — beyond ego, beyond fear, beyond identity —
all confusion disappears.

✨ Summary (Simple & Deep)
Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji lovingly teaches:
• Stop searching for God in forests, temples, or distant places.
• The Divine is already within you — as close as fragrance in a flower or reflection in a mirror.
• God is both inside and outside; there is no separation.
• Only by understanding your own true self (ਆਪਾ ਚੀਨਣਾ) can illusions and doubts disappear.
• The path is inward, through awareness, stillness, and Guru’s wisdom.
In essence:
👉 The One you seek is already living inside you.
Look within, and all wandering ends.
1. Mystical Interpretation ✨
This shabad is not merely telling you where God is — it is telling you how to find Him.
The forest is your wandering mind.
When Guru Ji says, “Why do you go to the forest to search?”, He is pointing to the mind’s habit of seeking God in special places, special moods, special times.
The “forest” is:
• the future
• the past
• fantasies
• expectations
• spiritual ambition
• the idea that God is far away
The fragrance metaphor reveals your true nature.
A flower does not create fragrance — it reveals what is already inside it.
Similarly, you do not “bring” God into yourself — you remove the coverings that hide Him.
The mirror metaphor reveals the secret of darshan.
A mirror does not chase the reflection.
It simply becomes still, clean, and open — and the reflection appears.
This is the mystical key:
When the mind becomes still, the Divine appears automatically.
No effort. No searching. No distance.
“ਘਟ ਹੀ ਖੋਜਹੁ ਭਾਈ” is not a suggestion — it is a doorway.
Guru Ji is saying:

This is not metaphorical.
It is literal, experiential, and immediate.
The final line reveals the deepest truth:
“Without knowing your own Self, no illusion can end.”
This means:
• God is not separate from your true Self.
• When you know who you really are, the search ends.
• The seeker dissolves into the Sought.
• The drop realizes it was always the ocean.
This shabad is a map from wandering → inwardness → stillness → union.

2. A Practical Daily Routine Based on This Shabad 🌿
Here is a gentle, spiritually aligned routine that matches your temperament — longing, humility, and a desire for inner experience.

Morning (10–15 minutes)
Step 1: Sit in stillness
Sit comfortably.
Place your attention in the center of your chest (heart space).
Step 2: Whisper the Rahao line
Softly repeat:
“ਸਰਬ ਨਿਵਾਸੀ ਸਦਾ ਅਲੇਪਾ ਤੋਹੀ ਸੰਗਿ ਸਮਾਈ”
Let the meaning sink in:
The One is already with me.
Step 3: Feel the Presence
Don’t try to imagine anything.