# Section  2 - So Dar

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> Shri Guru Granth Sahib: So Dar
> Section 02 - So Dar - Part 001
> In the realm of humility, the Word is Beauty.
> Forms of incomparable beauty are fashioned there.
> These things cannot be described.
> One who tries to speak of these shall regret the attempt.
> The intuitive consciousness, intellect and understanding of the mind are shaped there.
> The consciousness of the spiritual warriors and the Siddhas, the beings of spiritual perfection, are shaped there. ||36||
> In the realm of karma, the Word is Power.
> No one else dwells there,
> except the warriors of great power, the spiritual heroes.
> They are totally fulfilled, imbued with the Lord's Essence.
> Myriads of Sitas are there, cool and calm in their majestic glory.
> Their beauty cannot be described.
> Neither death nor deception comes to those,
> within whose minds the Lord abides.
> The devotees of many worlds dwell there.
> They celebrate; their minds are imbued with the True Lord.
> In the realm of Truth, the Formless Lord abides.
> Having created the creation, He watches over it. By His Glance of Grace, He bestows happiness.
> There are planets, solar systems and galaxies.
> If one speaks of them, there is no limit, no end.
> There are worlds upon worlds of His Creation.
> As He commands, so they exist.
> He watches over all, and contemplating the creation, He rejoices.
> O Nanak, to describe this is as hard as steel! ||37||
> Let self-control be the furnace, and patience the goldsmith.
> Let understanding be the anvil, and spiritual wisdom the tools.
> With the Fear of God as the bellows, fan the flames of tapa, the body's inner heat.
> In the crucible of love, melt the Nectar of the Name,
> and mint the True Coin of the Shabad, the Word of God.
> Such is the karma of those upon whom He has cast His Glance of Grace.
> O Nanak, the Merciful Lord, by His Grace, uplifts and exalts them. ||38||
> Shalok:
> Air is the Guru, Water is the Father, and Earth is the Great Mother of all.
> Day and night are the two nurses, in whose lap all the world is at play.
> Good deeds and bad deeds-the record is read out in the Presence of the Lord of Dharma.
> According to their own actions, some are drawn closer, and some are driven farther away.
> Those who have meditated on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and departed after having worked by the sweat of their brows
> -O Nanak, their faces are radiant in the Court of the Lord, and many are saved along with them! ||1||
> So Dar ~ That Door. Raag Aasaa, First Mehl:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> Where is That Door of Yours, and where is That Home, in which You sit and take care of all?
> The Sound-current of the Naad vibrates there for You, and countless musicians play all sorts of instruments there for You.
> There are so many Ragas and musical harmonies to You; so many minstrels sing hymns of You.
> Wind, water and fire sing of You. The Righteous Judge of Dharma sings at Your Door.
> Chitr and Gupt, the angels of the conscious and the subconscious who keep the record of actions, and the Righteous Judge of Dharma who reads this record, sing of You.
> Shiva, Brahma and the Goddess of Beauty, ever adorned by You, sing of You.
> Indra, seated on His Throne, sings of You, with the deities at Your Door.
> The Siddhas in Samaadhi sing of You; the Saadhus sing of You in contemplation.
> Section 02 - So Dar - Part 002
> The celibates, the fanatics, and the peacefully accepting sing of You; the fearless warriors sing of You.
> The Pandits, the religious scholars who recite the Vedas, with the supreme sages of all the ages, sing of You.
> The Mohinis, the enchanting heavenly beauties who entice hearts in paradise, in this world, and in the underworld of the subconscious, sing of You.
> The celestial jewels created by You, and the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, sing of You.
> The brave and mighty warriors sing of You. The spiritual heroes and the four sources of creation sing of You.
> The worlds, solar systems and galaxies, created and arranged by Your Hand, sing of You.
> They alone sing of You, who are pleasing to Your Will. Your devotees are imbued with Your Sublime Essence.
> So many others sing of You, they do not come to mind. O Nanak, how can I think of them all?
> That True Lord is True, forever True, and True is His Name.
> He is, and shall always be. He shall not depart, even when this Universe which He has created departs.
> He created the world, with its various colors, species of beings, and the variety of Maya.
> Having created the creation, He watches over it Himself, by His Greatness.
> He does whatever He pleases. No one can issue any order to Him.
> He is the King, the King of kings, the Supreme Lord and Master of kings. Nanak remains subject to His Will. ||1||
> Aasaa, First Mehl:
> Hearing of His Greatness, everyone calls Him Great.
> But just how Great His Greatness is-this is known only to those who have seen Him.
> His Value cannot be estimated; He cannot be described.
> Those who describe You, Lord, remain immersed and absorbed in You. ||1||
> O my Great Lord and Master of Unfathomable Depth, You are the Ocean of Excellence.
> No one knows the extent or the vastness of Your Expanse. ||1||Pause||
> All the intuitives met and practiced intuitive meditation.
> All the appraisers met and made the appraisal.
> The spiritual teachers, the teachers of meditation, and the teachers of teachers
> -they cannot describe even an iota of Your Greatness. ||2||
> All Truth, all austere discipline, all goodness,
> all the great miraculous spiritual powers of the Siddhas
> -without You, no one has attained such powers.
> They are received only by Your Grace. No one can block them or stop their flow. ||3||
> What can the poor helpless creatures do?
> Your Praises are overflowing with Your Treasures.
> Those, unto whom You give-how can they think of any other?
> O Nanak, the True One embellishes and exalts. ||4||2||
> Aasaa, First Mehl:
> Chanting it, I live; forgetting it, I die.
> It is so difficult to chant the True Name.
> If someone feels hunger for the True Name,
> that hunger shall consume his pain. ||1||
> How can I forget Him, O my mother?
> True is the Master, True is His Name. ||1||Pause||
> Trying to describe even an iota of the Greatness of the True Name,
> people have grown weary, but they have not been able to evaluate it.
> Even if everyone were to gather together and speak of Him,
> He would not become any greater or any lesser. ||2||
> That Lord does not die; there is no reason to mourn.
> He continues to give, and His Provisions never run short.
> This Virtue is His alone; there is no other like Him.
> There never has been, and there never will be. ||3||
> As Great as You Yourself are, O Lord, so Great are Your Gifts.
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> — *Section  2 - So Dar*