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If we study various reputed references in Sikh Literature, then one finds different meanings of the word “WAHEGURU” given by various scholars supported by their own reasons and logics. Though the ultimate meaning of the divine word remains the same, but still before giving my own interpretation of the word, I would like to state the different meanings I could find in my research on the subject:

A. In simple terms, the word “Waheguru” means - Wonderful Guru or The Wonderful God or A wondrous enlightener.

B. As per some scholars, the word ‘Waheguru’ is combination of four first characters by which we can state the names of four Gods representing different yugs (ages), i.e.
W – Wishnu (Vishnu)
H – Hari
G – Gobind
R – Ram

C. According to modern scholar’s, “Waheguru” is a compound of two words, one from Persian and the other from Sanskrit, joined in together to define the indefinable Ultimate Power.

“Wah” is a Persian word meaning wonder or admiration and “Guru” in Sanskrit means great, respected or admired. Together they again mean A Wonderful Guru or A wondrous enlightener.

D. Another section of scholars explain it as a combination of three words,

“Wahe” meaning wonderful , awe inspiring Divine Force, “Gu” means spiritual darkness and “Ru” is the ray of light, brought to eliminate the darkness. Together “Waheguru” means “A Divine Light eliminating spiritual darkness”.

Now, coming to my interpretation of the word, it’s nothing hugely different from all the above mentioned versions. But the difference mainly lies in the way I would like to interpret the word from a distinctive point of view.

Before coming to the divine word “Waheguru” let me take examples of few words spoken in the similar style in URDU language.

Like “Haal-E-Dil”, “Shehenshah-E-Taj” or even “Shah-E-Shehenshah” which is used for singing praises of Guru Gobind Singh Ji.

Now as the above mentioned words are written in a particular style, similarly they are also defined in a particular way where the second word (after the -E- ) comes first defining the other.

For instance “Haal-E-Dil” means Dil Ka Haal or The State (Condition) of Heart,
“Shehenshah-E-Taj” means Taj Ka Shehenshah or The Emperor of the Taj.

Similarly “Shah-E-Shehenshah” used in reference of Guru Gobind Singh Ji means Shehenshahon Ka Shah or The Ultimate Emperor of all Emperors.

Taking cue from all the above examples let me take the liberty to interpret the divine word, WAHEGURU in my own way with due respect towards all the already accepted scholarly meanings stated before.

Now as pronounced the word “WAHEGURU” can also be written as “WAH-E-GURU” like in Urdu as the above mentioned examples.

And defining it in the similar manner it brings us to its easiest and simplest meaning which says,
Guru Ki Wah  or  The Praise of Almighty  or  Wah Hey Guru.

So for me, the word “WAHEGURU” purely means as if one is saying “Wah Hey Guru” or “Wah Mere Maalka” and believe me, the recitation really works like wonder in that way. So for myself it would be always “Wah-E-Guru” for eternity.

Harpreet Singh (Bobby Sing)
A Seeker On The Path.

HIS BLESSINGS

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(The above mentioned meaning of the Divine word is my own personal interpretation with love towards the almighty and is not meant to oppose or deny any other accepted meaning by the renowned scholars. So I request all to take it sportingly.)

In the last few months, I realized that in the present times, the most wide spread spiritual act in every religion is of giving spirited discourses talking about various topics around religion, its history and spirituality. The whole LOT of different Devotional TV channels have numerous teachers or speakers giving hundreds of discourses every week on various topics in their own attractive styles. And on the other side there are crores of people listening to their either self made or borrowed thoughts with great interest and passion.

Studying these various speakers and their discourses I found that somewhere or the other, all these so called teachers are not talking anything about the real thing i.e. meditation but on the contrary, are simply interested in proving their own religion the most authentic, original and even better than the other by their own logic and arguments. As I have learned, no religion teaches this kind of lesson anywhere in there Holy books. In fact every existing religion in the whole world, teaches us to respect the belief of the other too along with believing in your own being the best. That way they all teach us to maintain a sweet harmony among each other and live a more joyful life in our given time on this planet.

In this context, the best self explanatory reference can be given of “Sri Guru Granth Sahib” - The Holy Granth (Book) of Sikh Religion which is the one and only perfect example of communal integration in the whole world. In fact it’s the only religious scripture which has in it the divine poetic expressions of enlightened saints from different castes and religions, included with the same respect and love as given to all the SIKH Guru Sahibans. In fact no-where in the world, there is a HOLY BOOK which has such a wide vision to include the writings of great saints of different religions and sections without making any kind of discrimination at all. And that has rightly made many renowned religious writers and historians accept the importance of “SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB” all over the globe, which in turn has also forced them to study and explore this Great Gift to Mankind in their own way.

Coming back to the topic itself, one has to bow down to the humility expressed in “Sri Guru Granth Sahib”, when the Holy Granth gives us a great lesson in this following line by Saint Kabir.

“Beyd Kateb Kaho Mat Jhoothey ….. Jhootha Jo Na Bichaarey”

The divine words humbly teach us that we don’t have any right to say that any VEDA or HOLY Scripture is false….., actually false are those who don’t contemplate or study them.

The beautiful meaning of these few words is enough to make any one fall in love with the Divine Shabads of “Sri Guru Granth Sahib”. Truly speaking the moment I heard this one line, I felt like really blessed to have read such sacred words, which very humbly teach us not only to respect but also study every HOLY Scripture of all the other religions and then move on to a much higher level of consciousness on our own. What a heavenly way to teach us the way of life without criticizing or dis-respecting any other person and his religion.

In straight words, the above stated lines strongly teach a much needed lesson to every preacher, teacher, missionary and present leader of all religions including Sikhism. They right away tell us that if we wish we can easily go on praising our own religion as the best, but in this process there is no need of pulling down the religions of others and their sacred beliefs.

Putting it differently, if you are really skillful, then just draw a bigger line of your own to show your superiority over the other. BUT there is no need to effort-fully rub off the line drawn by others, to prove your own better and bigger.

I really hope and pray that we all read the divine expressions of SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB as a must and get our essential lessons of life at the earliest.

Harpreet Singh (Bobby Sing)
A Seeker On The Path.

HIS BLESSINGS

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