Sunday 24 February 2008

Protection Sakhi


This Sakhi if from Ang 1194 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji:

Prahlaad was sent to school.
He took many of his friends along with him.
He asked his teacher, ""Why do you teach me about worldly affairs?
Write the Name of the Dear Lord on my tablet.""||1||

O Baba, I will not forsake the Name of the Lord.
I will not bother with any other lessons. ||1||Pause||
Sanda and Marka went to the king to complain.
He sent for Prahlaad to come at once.
He said to him, ""Stop uttering the Lord's Name.
I shall release you at once, if you obey my words.""||2||

Prahlaad answered, ""Why do you annoy me, over and over again?
God created the water, land, hills and mountains.
I shall not forsake the One Lord; if I did, I would be going against my Guru.
You might as well throw me into the fire and kill me.""||3||

The king became angry and drew his weapon.
"Show me your protector now!"
So God emerged out of the pillar, and assumed a mighty form.
He killed Harnaakhash, tearing him apart with his nails. ||4||

The Supreme Lord God, the Divinity of the divine,
for the sake of His devotee, assumed the form of the man-lion.
Says Kabeer, no one can know the Lord's limits.
He saves His devotees like Prahlaad over and over again. ||5||4||