Anurag Sagar

Summary of Anurag Sagar Page 3 to 5

From Page 3: - Dharmdas ji questioned Supreme God Kabir ji: -

Question: - God! After taking initiation, what kind of belief should one have in God?

Answer: - Supreme God Kabir ji said that just as a deer gets attracted to sound (Shabd), similarly, a worshipper should engross oneself in God.

A person who catches deer produces a special sound from an instrument that the deer is extremely fond of. When that sound is played, the deer walks towards it, and sitting in front of the hunter who is playing the sound, puts his head down on the ground in submission. He sacrifices his life. Likewise, a disciple should be surrendered to God. One should sacrifice one’s life.

Second example: -

A moth likes light a lot. To obtain its dear object, by getting attracted to a lamp, candle or a hot source of light of electricity, it falls over it with the aim of getting it and succumbs. Similarly, a devotee should sacrifice one’s life for attainment of God. One faces hardships in relinquishing the customary religious practices of the society and other scripture-opposed traditions and in following the true way of worship. One should face them, no matter what sacrifice one has to give. One should not retreat.

Third example: -

In olden days, if a husband used to die before a wife, then the wife used to love her husband so much that she used to die along with her deceased husband by getting burnt on the same pyre. At that time, the members of the family and the clan used to advise her that you have small children. Who will look after them without you? Paternal uncles do not raise anyone’s children. Until parents are alive, the people of the family do the formality of showing love. In reality, love is only among one’s own family members. Look at your small children. The children are crying in the separation of the father. They hold the border of the garment of their mother and try to stop her. That woman is also shown her gold ornaments – “Look, what will happen to these? How beautiful and precious jewellery it is! Stay with your children.” But that woman out of love used to get burnt on the same pyre and die. She did not use to withdraw her steps. Earlier, women used to become Sati like this. There used to be only one or two of such women. Later on, this custom took the shape of the honour of the family. After the death of the husband, a wife was forcefully burnt on the same pyre, which gave rise to the Sati Practice. Later, it was abolished after a lot of struggle.

The gist of this story is that a wife burns alive in the pain of separation from her husband. She gets burnt on the pyre while reciting Ram-Ram.

Jagat mein jeevan din-chaar ka, koyi sadaa nahin rahey |
Yeh vichaar pati sang chaali koyi kuchh kahae ||

O Dharmdas! A devotee should have a similar viewpoint.

Aise hi jo Satpurush lau laavae | kul parivaar sab bisraavae || 1
Naari sut ka moh na aane | jagat ru jeevan swapan kar jaanae ||2
Jag mein jeevan thoda bhai | ant samay koyi nahin sahaayi ||3
Bahut pyaari naari jag maahi | maat-pita ja ke sam naahin ||4
Tehi kaaran nar sheesh jo dehi | ant samay so nahin sang dehi ||5
Chaahe koyi jalae pati ke sangaa | fir dono banae keet patanga ||6
Fir pashu-pakshi janm paavae | bin Satguru duHkh kaun mitaavae ||7
Aisi naari bahuteri bhaai | pati marae tab rudhan machaayi ||8
Kaam purti ki haani vichaarae | din terah aise pukaarae ||9
Nij swarth ko rodan karahi | turant hi khasam doosro karahi ||10
Sut parijan dhan swapan snehi | Satyanaam gahu nij mati ehi ||11
Swa tan sam priya aur na aana | so bhi sang nahin chalat nidaana ||12
Aisa koyi na dikh bhai | ant samay mein hoye sahaayi ||13
Aadi ant ka sakhaa bhulaya | jhoothe jag naaton mein firae umaahya ||14
Ant samya jam doot gala dabaavae | ta samay kaho kaun chhudaavae ||15
Satguru hai ek chhudavan haara | nishchay kar maanahu kahaa hamara ||16
Kaal ko jeet hans le jaahi | avichal desh jahan Purush rahaahi ||17
Jahan jaay sukh hoye apaara | bahur na aavae is sansara ||18
Aisa drid mataa karaahi | jaise soora let ladaayi ||19
Took-took ho marae ran ke maahi | pootha kadam kabahu hataavae naahi ||20
Jaise sati pati sang jarahi |aisa drid nishchay jo karahi ||21
Saheb milae jag keerti hoyi | vishwas kar dekho koyi ||22
Ham hain raah bataavan hara | maanae bachan bhav utrae para ||23
Chhal kapat ham nahin karaahi | niswaarth parmaarth karaen bhaai ||24
Jeev ek jo sharan Purush ki jaavae | pracharak ko ghanaa punya paavae ||25
Koti dhenu jo katat bachaayi | eta dharm milae pracharak taahin ||26
Laavae Guru sharan deeksha dilaavae | aapa na thaapae sab kuchh Guru ko batavae ||27
Jo koyi pracharak Guru bani baithe | Parmatma roothe Kaal kaan aithae ||28
Laakh athaais jhoothe guru rovaen | padey narak mein na sukh sovaen ||29
Ab kahey hain bhool bhayi bhaari | he Satguru sudh levo hamaari ||30
Boye babool aam kahaan khaayi | koti jeevan ko narak pathaayi ||31
Aisi galti na karahun sujana | satya vachan maano pramaana ||32

The meaning of the above-mentioned speeches is that: -

When a boy becomes young, then he gets married. After his marriage, he develops more attachment to his wife than his parents. Then he develops affection towards his children. If a husband dies, then the wife does not go with him. After some time, that is, after the ritual on the thirteeth day of the death, she gets engaged and married to the younger or elder brother of her husband. She completely forgets her husband. If a woman gets burnt alive with her husband, then in the next birth they both are wandering in the lives of animals or birds.

A wife for whom a man even gets himself beheaded; if someone looks at someone’s wife with an evil intention, and does not listen even when forbidden, then the husband fights and dies for his wife. Then the same wife after the death of her husband unites with another man. This might be the need of the hour, but it is a strong lesson for a devotee.

Likewise, if someone’s wife dies, then he brings another wife after some time. A wife abandons her home, brother-sister, and mother-father for her husband. After the death of the wife, the husband cries out of selfishness.  But when other people ask him to remarry, then forgetting everything, he becomes ready to remarry.  

Further, a warning has been given that – O devotee! A human being does not hold anything dearer than his/her body. For the protection of one’s body, one spends lakhs of rupees on medical treatment thinking that if my body will be saved then I will work hard and earn the money again. If one does not have any money, then one sells one’s property with the same viewpoint and saves one’s body. Supreme God Kabir ji has explained that – O Dharmdas!

Swa tanu sam priya aur na aana | so bhi sang na chalat nidaana ||

There is nothing dearer than one’s body, but even that body does not go with you. Then considering which other object as yours, you are feeling elated and have forgotten God. The entire wealth and relatives are with you like a dream. 

Supreme God Kabir ji has stated that – “In my opinion, by taking Satyanaam (mantra of true worship) from a Complete Saint, get the welfare of your soul done. And until you are in this dream (world), till then while watching this dream go in the refuge of a Complete Saint and by taking True Mantra (Satyanaam) attain salvation. All the living beings are travelling in this train of life. The compartment in which you are sitting is your city. The berth on which you are sitting is your family. Whoever’s journey will come to an end, they will disembark at their respective station. Similar is the state of this world. Like, the travellers know that they are companions for a short period of time. Civilised people live happily in that journey. They assist each other. Likewise, we have to spend the human life of our dream. When we will wake up from the dream, that is, when we will abandon our body, then we will find out what it was. Where is that family and the wealth accumulating which we wasted our invaluable life. There is no one in the world other than God who can help you when at the time of death the messengers of Yam will throttle you. Supreme God only helps that person who has taken initiation from a Complete Saint. Supreme God helps the disciple in the form of that Satguru. Therefore, after coming in the refuge of the Satguru, a knowledgeable worshipper should develop so much interest in the Supreme God as is developed by a 1. Deer 2. Moth 3. Sati and a 4. Warrior. They do not retreat from their goal. Warriors consider it to be better to drop to the floor by being cut into pieces. They never withdraw their steps. It has been mentioned in the Purans and Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 38 that – Arjun! If a soldier is killed in the war, then he attains the bliss of heaven. If a devotee while struggling on the path of bhakti does bhakti and leaves his/her body, then he/she becomes happy forever in the ocean of bliss of Satlok. The crisis of birth and death terminates forever. Like, we were born on earth. We did not know in whose house we will be born as a son or daughter. Then we did not know whom we will marry. We did not even know whether we will have a son or a daughter. All this kept happening as a result of the impressions of the deeds performed in the previous life. We developed immense love and attachment to each other. We wish to always live together. We keep wishing that no one should die.

In this Lok of Kaal Brahm, nobody will live forever. Sooner or later everybody will keep dying one by one. The wealth that we accumulated in the entire life will be left here. A soul will go empty-handed. But one who will do sadhna of the true naam (mantra) by taking initiation from a Complete Saint will go to Satyalok. There, one will be born just as one is born on earth. In a similar manner, a family will be formed. No work has to be done there. All the edible substances are available in abundance in Satyalok. There are evergreen plants-trees, gardens, dry fruit (cashew nuts, raisins, manuka raisins etc), oceans of milk there. There is neither old age nor death in Satlok. This is called Akshay Moksh (everlasting salvation). It is called complete salvation which is mentioned in Gita Chapter 18 Verse 62 and Chapter 15 Verse 4, and the Siddhi, power of salvation, that has been called “Naishkarmay” Siddhi and is mentioned in Gita Chapter 3 Verse 4 and Chapter 18 Verses 49 to 62. In the region of twenty-one brahmands of this Kaal Brahm i.e. Jyoti Niranjan, all the living beings acquire food by doing work. It is not like this in Satyalok. All the items of comfort are available there without doing any work. For example, there are trees and vines laden with fruits in the garden. Pluck a fruit and eat. All types of grains are also grown like this. They are evergreen. Whatever one wishes, one can create and eat. One does not have to cook food there. Whatever you want to eat, keep it in the kitchen; it will automatically get prepared. All this happens with the power of the Supreme God. To attain that Satlok (Eternal Place), you will have to sacrifice yourself like a Sati and a warrior. The purport is that to attain your goal, that is, complete salvation, if you have to relinquish all the incentives and benefits of this world, then you do not have to think about it. Relinquish them immediately and remain engrossed in the recitation of your mantra. If one did not acquire the refuge of Satguru, then at the time of one’s death, the messengers of Yam (god of death) will throttle a Bhaktiless person. No member of the family can release a person from those messengers of Yam (god of death). Only a Satguru helps at the time of that crisis. Therefore, Supreme God Kabir Ji has stated that: -

Ant samay jam doot gala dabaavaen | taa samay kaho kaun chhudaavae ||
Satguru ek chhudaavan haara | nishchay kar maanahu kahaa hamara ||

If a devotee after understanding the knowledge and taking initiation, through discussion of knowledge and publicity of the true kmowledge, brings other innocent and misled beings into the refuge of Satguru and gets them initiated, then he/she gets so much virtue as is obtained if one saves one crore cows from being slaughtered by a butcher. This is how precious a human life is, and it is obtained as a result of innumerable virtues. If a foolish propagator in greed for fame himself/herself starts giving initiation and becomes a guru, then he/she is a big sinner. Supreme God becomes angry with him/her and Kaal takes him/her away by dragging them from their ear just as a butcher takes a goat or a billy goat. There is evidence in Kabir Sagar, Chapter “Ambusagar” Page 48 that: -

Tab dekha dootan kah jaai | chauraasi tahan kund banaayi ||
Kund-kund baithe yamdoota | det jeevan kah kasht bahuta ||
Tahan jaay ham thaad (standing) rahava | dekhat jeev vinay bahut lava ||

“State of false Kadihaar (Fake Satguru)”

Padae maar jeev karein bahu shora | baandh-baandh kundan mein bora ||
Laakh athaais padey kadihara | bahut kasht tahan karat pukara ||
Ham bhoole swaarth sangi | ab hamre naahin ardhangi ||
Ham to jarat hain agni manjhaara | ang ang sab jarat hamara ||
Kaun purush ab raakhe bhaai | karat guhaar chakshu dhal jaayi ||

“Gyani’s (Kabir Ji) Statement”

Karuna dekh daya dil aava | arey doot traas bhaas dikhava ||

This speech is fabricated. The actual speech is below.

Durdasha dekh daya dil aava | arey doot tum jeevan bhrmava ||
Jeev to achet agyana | vaako Kaal jaal tum bandhana ||
Chaurasi dootan kah baandha | shabd dor chaudah yam sandha ||
Tam ham sabahan kah maara | tum ho jaalim batpara ||
Hamre bhagtan ko tum bhramaava | pal pal surati jeevan digava ||
Gahi choti doot ghasiyaaye | yam ru doot vinay tab laay ||

“Doot’s (who had become fake gurus) Statement”

Chuk hamari chhamaa kar deejae | man maane tas aagya keejae ||
Ham to dhani (Kaal) kahyo jas keenha | so vachan maan ham leenha ||
Ab nahin jeev tumhara bhrmaavaen | ham nahin kabahu guru kahaavaen ||

“Gyani’s (Kabir Ji) Statement”

Sun Gyani bahute hansaayi | dootan dusht bandh na chhodo jaayi ||
Pal ik jeevan sukh deena | tab sansaar gaman ham keenha ||

Meaning: - Supreme God Kabir Ji told that those who by becoming false Satgurus in the greed for fame inspired by Kaal mislead innocent beings, they also get punishment. They are also put in hell and tortured. Their disciples are also thrown in the same hell. When I went near that hell, in which those people who out of greed for honour and superiority had become fake ‘Kadihaar’ (Kadihaar - he who takes one out from this world i.e. Satguru) and who had glorified themselves; they by making lakhs of disciples brought those disciples also along with them to hell. According to the law of Supreme God, because of being criminals they themselves were also lying in hell. There are large tanks in that hell. Souls are lying in every tank and messengers of Yam are tormenting them. Those twenty-eight lakh fake satgurus on seeing me appealed to me that – “Please save us, Lord!” The reason was that all the messengers of Yam, who were beating them in hell, started trembling in front of the power of Supreme God Kabir Ji. Because of this, those fake satgurus felt that this is some God with supreme powers. Supreme God Kabir Ji said, “You misled the innocent beings. You proved yourself to be Complete Satguru. You even knew that you did not have the authority to give initiation and that you did not have the knowledge of complete salvation. For your self-interest, you destroyed the precious lives of lakhs of people. They remained trapped in Kaal’s web.” Then I beat those messengers (Kadihaars made by Kaal) and the other messengers of Yam. I dragged them by their topknots. Then the fake satgurus said, “We have obeyed the orders of our Master, Kaal Brahm. Now we will do as you say.” I said, “Now you will not be left.” The souls, who had destroyed their lives by becoming disciples of those fake gurus, were also lying there in that hell with them. Until I (Supreme God Kabir Ji) remained there, those souls were not experiencing the suffering of hell. In this way, by giving them relief for some time, I departed from there and came to the world. After my departure, those fake gurus and their foolish disciples again started experiencing the atrocities of hell. Therefore, in the aforesaid speech, it has been stated that – “If a propagator himself/herself becomes a guru, then Supreme God will become angry with him/her and Kaal will pull his/her ears, that is, will cause grief to them.” Therefore, O Gentlemen! Never commit this mistake. Consider my words to be authentic.

Anurag Sagar, Page 6, Speech no. 7 to 17

Dharmdas’ Statement

Mritak bbhaav Prabhu kaho bujhaai | jaate manki tapni nasaayi ||
Kehi vidhi mritak ho yeh jeevan | kaho viloy naath amritdhan ||

Kabir’s Statement – Example of Mritak

Dharmdas yeh kathin kahani | gurugam te koyi virle jaani ||

Example of Bhringi

Mritak hoye ke khojahin santa | shabd vichaari gahaen magu anta ||
Jaise bhring keet ke paasa | keet gaho bhring shabd ki asha ||
Shabd ghaatkar tehi mahaen daare | bhringi shabd keet jo dhaare ||
Tab laegau bhringi nij geha | swaati deh kinho samdeha ||
Bhringi shabd keet jo mana | varan fer aapan karjana ||
Birla keet jo hoye sukhdaayi | pratham avaaj gahe chitlaayi ||
Koyi dooje koyi teeje maanae | tan man rahit shabd hit jaanae ||
Bhringi shabd keet naa gahyi | tau puni keet aasre rahyi ||
Ek din keet gahesi bhring bhasha | varan badlae poorvae asha ||

Other Examples of Mritak

(Anurag Sagar, Page 7, Speech no. 7 to 20)

Sunahu sant yeh mritak subhaau | birla jeev peev mag dhaau ||
Aurae sunahu mritak ka bheva | mritak hoye satguru pad sewa ||
Mritak chhoh tajae shabd urdhaare | chhoh tajae to jeev ubaare ||

Example of Prithvi

Jas prithvi ke ganjan hoyi | chit anumaan gahe gun soyi ||
Koyi chandan koyi vishta daare | koyi koyi krishi anusaare ||
Gun augun tin samkar jana | taj virodh adhik sukhmana ||

Example of Ookh

Auro mritak bhaav suni lehu | nirakhi parkhi guru magu pagu dehu ||
Jaise ikh kisaan ugaavae | rati rati kar deh kataave ||
Kolhu mah puni taahi piraavae | puni kadaah mein khoob untaave ||
Nij tanu daahe gud tab hoyi | bahuri taav de khaand viloyi ||
Tahu maahi taav puni deenha | cheeni tabae kahaavan leenha ||
Cheeni hoye bahurit tan jara | taate misri hai anusara ||
Misreete jab kand kahava | kahey Kabir sabke man bhaava ||
Yahi vidhite jo shish karahi | Guru kripa sahje bhav tarayi ||

Meaning: - The meaning of line no. 7 to 17 written on Page 6 of Anurag Sagar is that Dhani Dharmdas ji politely put a question to Supreme God Kabir Ji that – O Lord! Please explain to me what is the nature of a Mritak (dead person) like? How one has to die while being alive? O Immotal God! O Master! Please (biloye) draw the conclusion and tell me that nectar-wealth, that is, the path of becoming immortal.

“Supreme God Kabir’s Statement – Example of Mritak”

Supreme God Kabir Ji stated that – O Dharmdas! This question that you have asked is a complex topic. Only an aspirant of knowledge, who remains in the refuge of Satguru, by comprehending it can succeed in it.

“Example of Bhringi”

Saints and worshippers search for God by becoming dead while being alive. By doing ‘Shabd Vichaar’, meaning by properly understanding the true mantras, they reach the end point of that path, that is, they attain complete salvation.

Like, there is a Bhring (a blue-colour insect with wings) which is called Bhambheeri; it is also known by the names like ‘injanhaari’ etc, and it continuously makes a sound of ‘Bheen-bheen’. It does not give rise to offsprings by the method of intercourse between a male and a female. It goes near a particular insect. It keeps doing its sound of ‘bheen-bheen’ next to that insect. If any insect becomes influenced by its sound, it carries that insect and takes it to an already prepared home of mud. That circular shaped house is of two inch circumference, has one or two openings and is made of mud. Then it takes the second and the third one in it. Then it keeps doing its sound of ‘bheen-bheen’ on them. Then bringing the water from dew drops with its mouth puts it into those insects’ mouth. On repeatedly hearing the sound of that Bhambheeri i.e. Bhring, that insect becomes of the same colour and develops wings just like it. It also starts producing the sound of ‘bheen-bheen’ like that of Bhambheeri. It itself becomes a Bhambheeri only. Similarly, a complete saint by repeatedly uttering his knowledge like a Bhambheeri even makes an ordinary person a devotee. Then that devotee also starts narrating the knowledge heard from Satguru to other people. Because of abandoning the customs and traditions of the world, other people say that his/her mannerisms have changed. He/she has become a devotee. Like when a Bhring (bhambheeri/beetle) utters sound to the insects, then someone quickly becomes active, someone becomes active after the second time, or someone at the third time. Likewise, when Satguru narrates his satsang from time to time to some people, then a person of good previous deeds agrees quickly; someone acquires the path after listening to the satsang one or two more times, and then he/she takes initiation. Some insects are such that they change their nature after many days. If that insect has not become a Bhringi and is living in the refuge of that Bhring, then one day it will definitely change. Supreme God Kabir Ji has stated that – O Dharmdas! If a disciple will keep listening to the viewpoints of Guru ji in this way, then he/she by being influenced like that Bhring insect, changing his/her wordly nature and by becoming a devotee, will attain the Hans state.

Meaning of lines 7 to 20 on Page 7.

Kabir Ji said – “O Saints! Listen to the nature of a Mritak (dead). Only someone rare follows in this way. He/she obtains the ‘mag’ i.e. the path of acquiring the ‘Peev’ i.e. God. Apart from the example of Bhring mentioned above, listen to the nature of a ‘Mritak’, so that by being ‘Mritak’ (dead), that is, by behaving like a dead while being alive, one does sadhna according to the way of worship (padyati) told by Satguru.”

Example of Earth

Like, the earth is tolerant. Similarly, one who will acquire the quality of the earth is (jeevit mritak) dead while being alive and only that person becomes successful. If someone defecates on earth, or puts faeces over earth; if someone tears it apart while doing farming; someone worships the earth; the earth does not see merits or demerits. ‘One acts according to one’s beliefs’ - thinking this the earth instead of opposing remains pleased.

The meaning is that just as earth is tolerant, similar should be the nature of devotees and saints. Whether someone says wrong things that – ‘what are you doing’, that is, insults you or someone honours you, a devotee succeeds by remaining firm on his/her goal.

Example of Ookh (sugarcane)

Like, a farmer sows sugarcane. At that time, he breaks sugarcane into one foot long pieces and plants them into the earth. The sugarcane after growing is crushed in a crusher. Then its juice is boiled on flame in a wok. Then jaggery is formed. If the juice of sugarcane is given excessive heat, then it becomes khaand (brown sugar) which is tastier than jaggery. If it is heated more, it becomes sugar. If it is heated even more, it becomes Mishri (sugar-candy). Then from mishri, kand (white crystallised sugar) is formed. Supreme God Kabir Ji has said that – O Dharmdas! In this way, the more a disciple bears hardships on the path of bhakti, the dearer and more precious he/she becomes to God.

The essence of Pages 8 and 9 of Anurag Sagar is that only he is a worshipper who restrains all his senses. One gets contented with whatever one gets. One does not get attracted on seeing someone beautiful. One does not hate someone ugly. One sees both of them with the eyes of divine knowledge that the above skin is white or black; the bones and muscles inside are the same and on getting a disease a body starts decaying and stinking. In this way, do bhakti with prudence. If someone honours you, speaks to you politely then do not be happy. If someone says harsh words to you, then do not get upset. Knowing the level of their intellect, remain calm. If someone feeds you good food, Kheer-Khaand, halwa-poori, then do not get impressed by them just because of that. They will get the result of their deed. If someone feeds plain food to you, then you should eat it with more passion and love. Only that devotee can attain God who does not give importance to sex. If lust bothers you, then seek enjoyment by engaging your mind in recitation of naam (mantra). Instantly, the lust will die down. The method to destroy lust: -

Kabir, parnaari ko dekhiye, behan beti ke bhaav |
Kah Kabir kaam naash ka, yahi sahaj upaay ||

Another characteristic for attaining salvation – “Temperament like that of an Anal Bird”

Like, an Anal bird (Alal Pankh) lives in the sky. This bird has now become extinct. It used to have four feet. Front ones were small and the rear ones were big. Its size used to be massive. It used to have very long wings. A mature bird could carry four elephants at a time and take them to its family in the sky.

Anal Bird (Alal bird) used to live above in the air. The female Anal used to lay eggs from there itself. She used to release the eggs at a place where there was a forest of bananas. The banana trees entangling into each other used to make dense forests. Herds of elephants, that is, hundreds of elephants also used to reside in the banana forest because an elephant eats a banana tree and lies down on the banana trees only. It enjoys in a carefree manner. The egg of Alal bird is incubated by the friction of air while passing through the atmosphere to come down on earth and baby bird is completely developed. The egg falls on the banana tree. Because of the denseness of the banana trees, the egg is not damaged. It used to fall on the ground breaking through the banana trees only at a speed to make it hatch. The size of the egg was used to be massive. Its cover also used to be very strong. For the safety of the baby bird, there used to be a cushioning substance between the cover and the baby bird that used to save the baby bird from getting hurt on falling on the ground. The offspring of Anal Bird used to stay with the offsprings of other birds on the earth. It used to fly with them, but its conscience believed that this is not my home, my family. My family is up. On becoming mature, it used to swoop on a herd of elephants. It used to fly away carrying four elephants in all the four claws and holding one elephant in its beak. It used to go to its family and also take the food for them.

Supreme God Kabir Ji giving an accurate example has guided a devotee that you are not a permanent resident of this world. You have to leave it and go. Your family is above in Satyalok. You have fallen on this earth. The state of mind of a devotee who has gained Tatvgyan (true & complete spiritual knowledge) should be similar to that of the baby of Anal (Alal) Bird. Until the time to go to Satlok comes, live in a civilised manner with the wordly people. While going from here, you should not have any attachment to them. We have to fly away taking along the earning of the recitation of our mantra and the earning of the meritorious deeds with us. We have to go to our family in our home in Satlok.

Summary of Anurag Sagar Page 152:

On this page, Supreme God has disclosed the secret of the inside of the body. This human body has 72 ducts. Three (Ida, Pingla, Sushmna) are main among them. Then there is a special duct “Brahm Randra”.

Supreme God Kabir Ji has told that – Dharmdas! Man (mind) itself is Jyoti Niranjan. It makes the soul dance in such a way like a juggler makes a monkey dance. In this body, there are three agents of Kaal – 5 elements, 25 Prakriti and 3 Gunas. They deceive the soul. Both Kaal Niranjan and the soul play an important role in the body. Kaal Niranjan in the form of Man makes one commit all the sins, and keeps all the sins on the soul’s head.

Gist of Anurag Sagar Page 153:

Kaal has misled in such a way that the soul has forgotten the Supreme God.

Man (mind) itself is the fearsome Kaal. It makes the soul dance to his tune. On seeing a beautiful woman, it arises desire to have sex with her. On having sex with a woman, the man (Kaal Niranjan) had the pleasure, but he puts the sin on the soul’s head.

{At present, the government has made stringent laws. If a man rapes a woman, he gets punishment of ten years of imprisonment. If someone rapes a minor, then he gets punishment of life imprisonment. The pleasure is only of two minutes by the stimulus of Kaal and the grief is equivalent to a mountain. Therefore, it is beneficial to restrain one’s mind in advance with the reins of knowledge.}

Summary of Anurag Sagar Page 154: -

On seeing someone else’s wealth, the Man (mind) instigates to appropriate it. On committing a theft, a soul gets the punishment. To slander someone and approrpriate someone’s wealth is a sin. In this way, Kaal keeps a soul trapped in the bondage of actions. Kaal himself in the form of man makes one oppose a saint and rebel against a Guru; which is a heinous sin.

Character of Niranjan = Trap of Kaal

Supreme God Kabir Ji has stated that – Dharmdas! I will explain to you the trap of Dharm (Dharmrai = Kaal). Kaal Niranjan by entering into Shri Krishna’s body delivered the knowledge of Gita. By telling Arjun that Karmyog is the best, he made him fight. He misled Arjun through Yog of Knowledge. Arjun was already speaking noble language, which was knowledge. He was saying that instead of fighting a battle and killing nephews, brothers, brother-in-laws, father-in-laws, and paternal uncles of our own clan, it is better that we sustain ourselves by begging. I do not need such a kingdom which is obtained through sin. By frightening and threatening him, Kaal made him fight the battle, and made him go to hell. Making the excuse of Yog of Knowledge, by emphasising on Karm Yog, Kaal made Arjun commit a heinous sin.

Gist of Anurag Sagar Page 155: -

            Dharmdas ji asked that – O Lord! You explained the Trap of Kaal. Now please tell me that what a soul should do to attain you?

“Satguru’s (Kabir Ji) Statement”

Sixteen Qualities (Ornaments) of a Devotee

Supreme God Kabir Ji said that – O Dharmdas! To get across this ocean of world, that is, to escape from this Kaal-Lok, the power of Bhakti is needed. For the attainment of God, it is imperative for a soul to have sixteen (16) characteristics. These are said to be the sixteen ornaments of a soul.

(Gyaan) Knowledge 2. (Vivek) Prudence 3. (Satya) Truth 4. (Santosh) Contentment 5. (Prem Bhaav) Loving nature 6. (Dheeraj) Patience 7. (Nirdhosha) Devoid of deceit 8. (Daya) Kindness 9. (Kshma) Forgiveness 10. (Sheel) Polite 11. (Nishkarma) Without any expectation of results 12. (Tyaag) Renunciation 13. (Bairaag) freedom from wordly desires 14. (Shanti Nij Dharma) Peaceful 15. (Bhakti kar nij jeev ubaare) To salvage one’s soul by doing bhakti 16. (Mitra sam sabko chit dhaarae) Considers everyone to be a friend.

Meaning: - A devotee should have some special characteristics for the attainment of God. These 16 ornaments are mandatory.

Tatvgyaan (True and Complete Spiritual Knowledge) 2. Prudence 3. Speak the truth 4. Have contentment in whatever is given by God and consider it to be the wish of God. 5. Do Bhakti with love and speak politely with others. 6. Have patience. Have patience in the success of the knowledge given by the Satguru. Do not rush for the result. 7. Do not deceive anyone. 8. Be kind. 9. Forgiveness is also an ornament of a devotee and a saint. One should also forgive one’s enemy. 10. One should be polite. 11. Do Bhakti without expectation of any result. Do not do it with the aim of obtaining worldly benefits. 12. It is imperative to have the feeling of renunciation. 13. One should be free from wordly desires. For salvation, it is very important to have a special attachment to God considering the world to be vain and one’s life to be temporary. 14. A special quality of a devotee is peace. This is also mandatory. 15. To do bhakti, that is, to get one’s welfare done by doing bhakti. 16. One should behave like a friend with everyone.

After having these abovementioned qualities, one would be able to go to Satyalok. Apart from these, serve the Guru; have faith in the way of worship given by the Guru. It is compulsory to do Bhakti of God and organise Sant Samagam (congregation of saints).

Summary of Anurag Sagar Page 156 and Page 157: 

These pages also have the same knowledge. One should give up all the vices; only then one’s bhakti will become successful.

Summary of Anurag Sagar Page 158-159:

Supreme God told that an initiated person should hold a religious ritual, that is, a ‘Paath’ every fortnight. If one cannot do it fortnightly, then one should definitely do it in a month. For a poor person, God has said that – if someone is poor, then one should do it twice a year or certainly once a year. If one does not even hold a ‘Paath’ once a year, then that devotee will be called a ‘Saakat’ (devoid of Bhakti). Even if one gets one ‘Paath’ done a year, he/she will still get salvation.

One should recite the name of Kabir with devotion, that is, one should take name of Kabir Ji with pride. One should not feel ashamed thinking that – ‘How can this be the name of God?’  Do not be afraid of those who say this. Do not shy away, and along with this, people should take your (Dharmdas) name also respectfully.  

The purport is that God stayed with respected Dharmdas; He took him to Satyalok and gave His true introduction to him. Dharmdas ji has done the human society a great favour by writing what he saw with his own eyes and the spiritual knowledge he heard from Supreme God in Kabir Sagar, Kabir Bani, Kabir Bijak, Kabir Shabdavali. Therefore, one should also sing the glory of Dharmdas ji.

 A devotee must do bhakti-sadhna and obey the rules until the last breath. Like a warrior either kills in the battlefield or he himself attains martyrdom. He does not retreat. The battlefield of a saint and a devotee is recitation of the Bhakti-mantra and obeyance of the rules. A disciple who turns away from the Guru and disconnects his/her naam (mantra) will naturally find some fault in the Guru. Due to which, he/she will fall in the firepit in hell. If on turning away from the Guru, one abandons bhakti, he/she also incurs a lot of damage.

Example: - Like an inverter is being charged. If in the middle, the charger is removed, then to whatever level the inverter has been charged, it will only give benefit till then. It will only last that long. Then suddenly all the facilities will stop. Consider the state of that disciple to be the same. While remaining in the refuge of the Guru and complying with the rules, for whatever days one did bhakti, the power of bhakti got accumulated in the soul; the soul got that much charged. The day one turns away from the Guru, the power of bhakti stops coming from that very day. If even after turning away (abandoning the guru by opposing him) from the guru, one does the sadhna mantra etc, one gets no benefit. Like after the connection of electricity is disconnected, if one keeps switching on the fans, motor, or bulb, neither the fan functions nor the bulb. Similar would be the state of a worshipper who has abandoned the guru. Then one will go to hell. Supreme God Kabir Ji has stated that: -  

Kabir, maanush janm paakar khovae | Satguru vimukha yug-yug rovae ||
Kabir, Guru vimukh jeev katahu na bachae | agni kund mein jar-bar naachae ||
Koti janm vishdhar ko paavae | vish jwala sahi janm gamaavae ||
Bishta (faeces) maahi krami janm dharayi | koti janm narak hi parahi ||

Meaning: - A soul who will abandon the Guru will not be saved. He will suffer by (jal-bal) boiling in the firepits built in hell. He will (naachae) dance there due to the suffering of fire, that is, he will oscillate in the fire.

Then he will obtain crores of lives (bodies) of a snake. A snake is very much troubled by the heat of venom inside its body. In hot weather, to prevent itself from that heat of venom, a snake wraps around a sandalwood tree to obtain coolness. Then that Guru-Vimukh, that is, Guru-Drohi (who has abandoned guru) obtains the life of a worm in (bishta) feaces. In this way, a person who has gone away from guru bears extreme suffering. If the guru is fake, then one does not incur any sin by abandoning him and going in the refuge of a complete guru.

Kabir, Guru dayal to Purush dayal | jehi Guru vrat chhuye nahin Kaal ||

Meaning: - O Dharmdas! If a Guru is merciful to a disciple, that is, if the Guru has a good image of the disciple in his heart that the disciple obeys all the rules, then God is also happy with that devotee. Otherwise, the disciple will have to bear the abovementioned hardships. 

Summary of Anurag Sagar Page 160: 

On this page, there is some mention of the glory of a Guru and the Chanakya strategy of a cuckoo.

A Soul of Kaal Does Not Accept Satguru’s Knowledge

Example of “Cuckoo and Crow”: - A cuckoo never lays her eggs by building its distinct nest. The reason is that the crow eats the eggs of a cuckoo. Therefore, a cuckoo recalled such a strategy by which its eggs are not harmed. When a cuckoo has to lay eggs, it keeps a track of where a female crow has laid eggs in her nest. When the female crow goes far away in search of food, the cuckoo lays its eggs in the female crow’s nest in her absence, and herself sits on a far away tree or stays nearby. When the female crow returns to her nest, she sees four eggs instead of two. She is unable to recognise which eggs are hers and which are someone else’s. Therefore, she incubates all the four eggs and hatches them. The cuckoo also stays nearby. Now the cuckoo also does not recognise her offsprings because all the baby birds have the same complexion (black). When the baby birds are able to fly, the cuckoo sitting on a nearby tree produces the sound of “kuhu-kuhu”. The sound of cuckoo attracts the offsprings of the cuckoo, whereas the offsprings of the crow remain carefree. On hearing the sound of the cuckoo, the offsprings of cuckoo start flying towards the cuckoo. The cuckoo while doing ‘kuhu-kuhu’ flies far away. Along with her, the offsprings of cuckoo attracted by the sound following her go far away. The female crow ponders that – ‘Let them go. Let me take care of the ones in the nest, otherwise some bird might harm them.’ On thinking this, the female crow returns. In this way, the offsprings of the cuckoo join their family.

Supreme God Kabir Ji explained to Dharmdas that – O Dharmdas! Your son Narayan Das is an offspring of crow i.e. Kaal. He had no effect of my sermons on him. You are a part of Dayal (Karunamay Satpurush). Every speech of mine had an effect on you and you were drawn towards me. It had no effect on Narayan Das who is a part of Kaal. This story occurs in every family. The Ankuri Hans, that is, those who had done bhakti of Satguru Kabir Ji in some previous birth and had taken initiation in the True Kabir Panth, but could not get liberated; they have taken birth in some family. As soon as they hear Kabir Ji’s speech from a Satguru, they become restless. On getting attracted, they take initiation, become disciple and get their welfare done. There are also such individuals in the same family who do not agree at all. They even oppose and ridicule the other members who are initiated. They are parts of Kaal. They also, just like Narayan Das, only practice way of worship propagated by the messengers of Kaal.

Summary of Anurag Sagar Page no. 161.

Supreme God Kabir said – O Dharmdas! Just as children of a warrior or a cuckoo after moving off do not look behind; likewise, if someone comes running in my refuge by overcoming all obstacles and relinquishing the attachment towards the family, then I will liberate his/her hundred and one generations.

Kabir, bhakt beej hoye jo hansa | taarun taas ke ekottar bansha ||
Kabir, koyal sut jaise shoora hoyi | yahi vidhi dhaay milae mohe koyi ||
Nij ghar ki surati karae jo hansa | taaron taas ke ekotar bansha ||

If a person gives up the evil disposition like that of a crow, then he/she becomes a hans i.e. a devotee. A crow for the fulfilment of its selfish interests causes harm to others. If an animal develops a wound on its body, the crow eats its flesh by pinching it out from its wound. The poor animal keeps shedding tears. A crow’s speech is also unpleasant. A hans (devotee) should give up his/her crow-like nature. One should not cause any harm to others for one’s selfish interests. One should speak politely like a cuckoo. These are the characteristics of a devotee.

Characteristics of a Knowledgeable Person, that is, a Satsangi

After obtaining the knowledge and initiation from a Satguru, if a disciple behaves in a worldly manner, then he/she is a fool. He/she remains devoid of the benefit of bhakti. They are not able to progress in bhakti. They do not become worthy of receiving Saar Shabd. If a blind man steps on faeces or dung, nobody ridicules him. Nobody laughs at him. If a person who can see, that is, a devotee goes to a wrong place (going to a prostitute, committing a theft, violation of rules, using a forbidden object or following forbidden way of worship is said to be going to a wrong place), then he becomes a recipient of criticism.

Summary of Anurag Sagar Page 162 and 163: 

A Devotee Should Be Benevolent     

For instance, a cow herself grazes in the jungle or fields and drinks water, but feeds nectar-milk to human beings. Ghee (clarified butter) is made from her milk. The male offspring of a cow, that is, an ox is used for ploughing. He nurtures man. Even the cow dung is used by human beings. After the death of a cow, its skin is used to make leather shoes that protect man’s feet from thorns and pebbles. A person in human life by not doing benevolence and remaining devoid of bhakti, destroys the precious human life in committing sins. A meat-eater man by killing a cow like a demon eats its flesh, and incurs heinous sin. Please read Supreme God Kabir Ji’s following speech in this regard: -

Example of Benevolent Cow

Gauko jaanu parmaarth khaani | gau chaal gun parkhahu gyaani ||
Aapan charey trin udyaana | anchvey jal de ksheer nidaana ||
Taasu ksheer ghrit dev aghaahin | gau sut nar ke poshak aahin ||
Vishtha taasu kaaj nar aave | nar agh karmi janm gamaave ||
Teeka purey tab gau tan naasa | nar raakshas gotan let graasa ||
Chaam taasu tan ati sukhdaayi | etik gun ik gotan bhaai ||

Example of Benevolent Saint

Gau sam Sant gahae yeh baani | to nahin Kaal karae jivhaani ||
Nartan lahi as buddhi hoyi | Satguru miley amar havae soyi ||
Suni Dharmni parmaarath baani | parmaarthte hoye na haani ||
Pad parmaarth Sant adhaara | Guru sam leyi so utre para ||
Satya shabd ko parichay paavae | parmaarth pad lok sidhaavae ||
Sewa karey visaare aapa | aapa thaap adhik santaapa ||
Yeh nar as chaatur buddhimana | gun subh karm kahae ham thaana ||
Ooncha karm apne sir linha | avgun karm par sir dinha ||
Taat hoye shubh karm vinasha | Dharmdas pad gaho vishwasa ||
Asha ek naamki raakhe | nij shubhkarm pragat nahin bhaakhe ||
Gurupad rahe sada lau leena | jaise jalahi na visrat meena ||
Guru ke shabd sada lau laave | Satyanaam nishdin gungaave ||
Jaise jalahi na visre meena | aise shabd gahey parveena ||
Purush naamko as parbhaau | hansa bahuri na jagmahn aau ||
Nishchay jaay Purush ke paasa | koormkala parkhahu Dharmdasa ||

Meaning: - Supreme God Kabir Ji has given a message and a direction to the mankind via Dharmdas ji that a human being should be benevolent like a cow. Those who have found a Satguru will become immortal. They will be saved from heinous (anghon) sins. If one does service, then one should not aspire for praise. If one will pat oneself on the back (consider oneself to be praiseworthy in order to get honour and superiority), then he will experience greater suffering. The auspicious deeds will get destroyed.

An initiated person should only aspire for naam (mantra). One should relinquish the desire for honour and superiority from one’s heart. One should not reveal one’s auspicious deeds (donation or other service) before anyone. One should stay in Guru’s feet i.e. refuge just as a fish stays in water. A fish cannot live without water even for a second. It immediately dies. One should give importance to the refuge of Guru in this way. One should always remain engrossed in the (shabd) recitation-mantra (Satguru Shabd), which is Satyanaam, the real bhakti mantra, given by Guru ji. It is a bhakti-mantra of Purush (God). It has such an influence, such a power that a worshipper never returns in the cycle of birth and death in the world. One goes to the Eternal Supreme Abode where there is supreme peace. After going there, a worshipper never returns to the world. 

This same evidence is in Shrimad Bhagavat Gita Chapter 18 Verse 62. The Speaker of the knowledge of Gita has stated that – O Arjun! You may go in the refuge of that Supreme God in every respect. Only by the grace of that Supreme God, you will attain supreme peace and go to the Eternal Supreme Abode (Shashvat SthanM). (Chapter 18 Verse 62)

In Gita Chapter 15 Verse 4, the Speaker of the knowledge of Gita has stated that after gaining the Tatvgyan (true & complete spiritual knowledge), one should search for that supreme state of the Supreme God, having gone where, a worshipper never returns to the world. Only worship the Supreme God who has created the world-like tree. (Chapter 15 Verse 4)

The Speaker of the knowledge of Gita has clarified his mortal state i.e. state of birth and death in Chapter 2 Verse 12, Chapter 4 Verse 5, 9 and Chapter 10 Verse 2 that – “O Arjun! You and I have had several births. You do not know; I know.” Readers! It has become clear from Gita that the Speaker of the knowledge of Gita (is Kaal Brahm who was speaking by entering into the body of Shri Krishna ji) is mortal; he is in the cycle of birth and death, so his worshippers also have a similar state. Therefore, they cannot obtain the benefit mentioned in Gita Chapter 18 Verse 62 and Chapter 15 Verse 4. The second thing that has been proved is that there is some Almighty God, the Giver of all the benefits, other than the Speaker of Gita. The speaker of Gita i.e. Kaal Brahm is advising to go in that God’s refuge. That Supreme God is Kabir Bandi Chhod Ji. He has himself described his magnificence that you are reading in Kabir Sagar. Supreme God has mentioned in Anurag Sagar Page 13 that - who shall I make the witness of the story of the nature created by Satya Purush, because everybody was created afterwards? Earlier there was only Satpurush. The thing to ponder here is that from where did Kabir Ji gain this knowledge, when there was no one at the time of the creation of nature? It is self-evident from this, that He is himself the Complete God, the Creator of the universe. The great souls whom Supreme God Kabir Ji has met, they have also given this very testimony that: -

Garib, anant koti brahmand ka, ek rati nahin bhaar |
Satguru Purush Kabir hain, kul ke Sirjanhaar ||

The meaning is clear in this speech itself.

The meaning of “Koorm Kala Parkho Dharmdasa” is that like a ‘Koorm’ i.e. a tortoise at the time of crisis, hiding his face and feet inside him, becomes inactive, and immediately after the crisis is over, moves off on his path. Likewise, if the worldly people cause hindrance in the path of bhakti of a devotee, then the devotee instead of responding to them should hide one’s bhakti and keep it safe. As soon as the circumstances become normal again, one should start doing sadhna at the same speed. By doing so, “Nishchay Jaay Purush Ke Pasa” that worshipper will definitely go to God.

Anurag Sagar on Page 163 (281):

Sortha: - Hans tahaan sukh bilsahin, aanand dhaam amol |
Purush tanu chhavi nirakhahin, hans karein kilol ||

Meaning: - By performing religious practice (sadhna) according to the abovementioned knowledge, a worshipper goes to the eternal abode. He/she enjoys bliss there. That Satlok is invaluable. On seeing the splendour of the body of Satyapurush there, worshippers feel blissful.