Gagan mein thaal

Gagan mein thaal is an Aarti (prayer) in Sikh religion which was recited by first guru, Guru Nanak.[1] This was recited by him in 1506[2] or 1508[3][4] at the revered Jagannath Temple, Puri during his journey (called "udaasi") to east India.[2][3] This arti is sung (not performed with platter & lamps etc.) daily after recitation of Rehraas Sahib & Ardās at the Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar and each Gurudwara sahib.

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Views of Ravindranath Tagore

Famous saint poet of India Rabindranath Tagore was once asked by Balraj Sahni, who used to teach at Santiniketan then, that the way he has written the National Anthem of India, why doesn't he write one for the world? He replied that it has already been written. It was written in 16th Century by Guru Nanak,and this was sung by Guru Nanak as Arati at Jagannath puri to the lord (the omnipresent God).[5] and that this anthem was not only for the world, but for the entire universe. He was so influenced by this aarti that he himself translated it into Bangla language.[2][3][6][7]

Text and translation

Guru Nanak Dev Ji has imagined the entire universe decorated as a prayer platter on the altar of the almighty. The starting verses of the aarti are as follows :

Roman text

Gagan mein thaal, rav chand deepak bane,
 taarka mandal janak moti
dhoop malay aan lao, pawan chavro kare
sagal ban raai phulant jyoti
kaisi aarti hoye, bhavkhandana teri aarti anhata sabad bajant bheri rahao.

Original Gurumukhi text

ਗਗਨ ਮੈ ਥਾਲੁ ਰਵਿ ਚੰਦੁ ਦੀਪਕ ਬਨੇ ਤਰਿਕਾ ਮੰਡਲ ਜਨਕ ਮੋਤੀ ||
ਧੂਪੁ ਮਲਆਨਲੋ ਪਾਵਣੁ ਚਵਰੋ ਕਰੈ ਸਗਲ ਬਨਰਾਇ ਫੂਲੰਤ ਜੋਤੀ ||੧||
ਕੈਸੀ ਆਰਤੀ ਹੋਇ ਭਵਖੰਡਨਾ ਤੇਰੀ ਆਰਤੀ ||ਅਨਹਤਾ ਸਬਦ ਵਾਜੰਤ ਭੇਰੀ ||ਰਹਾਊ||
ਸਹਸ ਤਵ ਨੈਨ ਨਨ ਨੈਨ ਹੈ ਤੋਹਿ ਕਉ ਸਹਸ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਨਨਾ ਏਕ ਤੋਹੀ ||
ਸਹਸ ਪਦ ਬਿਮਲ ਨਨ ਏਕ ਪਦ ਗੰਧ ਬਿਨੂ ਸਹਸ ਤਵ ਗੰਧ ਆਇਵਿ ਚਲਤ ਮੋਹੀ||੨||
ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਹੈ ਸੋਈ ||ਤਿਸ ਕੈ ਚਾਨਣੁ ਹੋਇ ||
ਗੁਰ ਸਾਖੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਹੋਇ ||ਜੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੁ ਆਰਤੀ ਹੋਇ ||੩||
ਹਰਿ ਚਰਣ ਕਮਲ ਮਕਰੰਦ ਲੋਭਿਤ ਮਨੋ ਆਨਦਿਨੋ ਮੋਹਿ ਆਹਿ ਪਿਆਸਾ ||
ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਜਲੁ ਦੇਹਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਰਿੰਗ ਕਉ ਹੋਇ ਜਾ ਤੇ ਤੈਰੇ ਨਾਇ ਵਾਸਾ ||
ਹਰਿ ਚਰਣ ਕਮਲ ਮਕਰੰਦ ਲੋਭਿਤ ਮਨੋ ਅਨਦਿਨੋ ਮੋਹਿ ਆਹੀ ਪਿਆਸਾ॥੪||ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮ:੧[8]


Means - The sky is the prayer-platter, the sun and the moon are the lamps, the stars and the constellations are the pearls and jewels. The air coming from the sandal laden Malay mountain are the incense, air is the fan, entire flora of the earth are the flowers..... oh... what an aarti it is ! o destroyer of fear !

References
  1. http://www.livehindustan.com/news/tayaarinews/tayaarinews/article1-story-67-67-199585.html गुरु नानक देव और उनके द्वारा प्रवर्तित मार्ग
  2. http://www.orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissareview/2012/Feb-March/engpdf/1-6.pdf
  3. http://www.barusahib.org/Assets/Publications/Natures_Own_Arti.pdf 
  4. http://www.sikh-heritage.co.uk/Scriptures/Guru%20Granth/Guru%20Granth.htm 
  5. "Tagore and Sikhism - Mainstream Weekly". www.mainstreamweekly.net. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  6. Sep 3, Gur Kirpal Singh Ashk | TNN | Updated; 2004; Ist, 0:59. "Sikhism inspired Tagore: Expert | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-10-11.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. "Tagore and The Sikh Gurus: A good read". The Statesman. 2015-01-14. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  8. http://www.gurugranthdarpan.net/0663.html
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