WorldGurudwara's video: Gurbani MOHE LAAGTI TAALAA BAYLEE Read Bhagat NamDev Ji s Bani along with Prof Darshan Singh Ji

This Shabad is composed by Bhagat NamDev Ji and it is on Page 874 of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Gurbani, Shabad Kirtan brought to you by WolrdGurudwara.com. Mohe Laagti Taalaa Baylee is by Prof Darshan Singh Ji. Helping you learn the correct pronunciation and meaning of Shabad Gurbani. mohi laagathee thaalaabaelee | I am restless and unhappy. basharae bin gaae akaelee |1| Without her calf, the cow is lonely. ||1|| paaneeaa bin meen thalafai | Without water, the fish writhes in pain. aisae raam naamaa bin baapuro naamaa |1| rehaao | So is poor Naam Dayv without the Lord's Name. ||1||Pause|| jaisae gaae kaa baashaa shoottalaa | Like the cow's calf, which, when let loose, than chokhathaa maakhan ghoottalaa |2| sucks at her udders and drinks her milk -||2|| naamadhaeo naaraaein paaeiaa | So has Naam Dayv found the Lord. gur bhaettath alakh lakhaaeiaa |3| Meeting the Guru, I have seen the Unseen Lord. ||3|| jaisae bikhai haeth par naaree | As the man driven by sex wants another man's wife, aisae naamae preeth muraaree |4| so does Naam Dayv love the Lord. ||4|| jaisae thaapathae niramal ghaamaa | As the earth burns in the dazzling sunlight, thaisae raam naamaa bin baapuro naamaa |5|4| so does poor Naam Dayv burn without the Lord's Name. ||5||4|| http://www.WorldGurudwara.com www Wolrd Gurudwara com Bhagat Namdev Ji (29 October, 1270 - 1350)(Marathi: संत नामदेव ) (Gurmukhi: ਭਗਤ ਨਾਮਦੇਵ) was born on October 29, 1270 in the state of Maharashtra village of Narasi-Bamani, in Hingoli district (presently called Narsi Namdev). His father, a calico printer/tailor, was named Damshet and his mother's name was Gonabai. Most of the spiritual message of Bhagat Namdev, just like our gurus', emphasized the importance of living the life of a householder (गृहस्थ जीवन) and that through marriage and having a family one could attain enlightenment. He emphasized that the truest form of bandage or devotional meditation, is to enter matrimony and jointly seek the holy experience Waheguru. God's name was always on the lips of Bhagat Namdev Ji. He was asked by the king to show miracles. He refused to do so and was thrown before a drunk elephant to be crushed to death. God saved His own saint. When the Fifth Guru, Guru Arjan dev compiled the Guru Granth Sahib, he decided to give some recognition to the saints of the Bhakti movement. This is the reason that Guru Granth Sahib contains verses of fifteen such saints. In some cases Guru Granth Sahib is the only voice remaining for such saints over the years. In his early fifties, Namdev settled down at Pandharpur where he gathered around himself a group of devotees. His abhangas or devotional lyrics became very popular, and people thronged to listen to his kirtan. Namdev's songs have been collected in Namdevachi Gatha which also includes the long autobiographical poem Tirathavah. His Hindi verse and his extended visit to the Punjab carried his fame far beyond the borders of Maharashtra. Sixty-one of his hymns in fact came to be included in the Sikh Scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib. These hymns or shabads share the common characteristic of lauding the One Supreme God distinct from his earlier verse which carries traces of idolatry and saguna bhakti. In the course of his spiritual quest, Namdev had, from being a worshipper of the Divine in the concrete form, become a devotee of the attribute-less ( nirguna) Absolute. The world being a play of maya and not being a worthwhile arena for spiritual endeavours, Namdev's goal was to have union with God through devotion and singing His praises. He says, "I perform worship, sing God's praises and meditate on Him for eight pahar in a day i.e, round the clock. At the same time, he suggests good conduct and purity of life. For, God created all men alike.