ਆਦੇਸੁ (aades)
Meaning: noun: Salutation, greeting.
Quote:
ਆਦੇਸੁ ਤਿਸੈ ਆਦੇਸੁ॥ ਆਦਿ ਅਨੀਲੁ ਅਨਾਦਿ ਅਨਾਹਤਿ ਜੁਗੁ ਜੁਗੁ ਏਕੋ ਵੇਸੁ॥
aades tisai aades. aad aneel anaad anaahat jug jug eko ves.
(The divine-centred people) salute and bow only to the One, who is the root of all, who is beyond any form and colour, who is without any beginning, who is indestructible, and same throughout the ages. – Guru Nanak Sahib, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 07
Message: As has been done earlier in Jap Ji Sahib (stanzas 8 -11, 12 -15 and 16 -19), there is a common ending for these stanzas too, which emphasises the eternal nature of the Almighty. The yogis, as a salutation to their yogic master, use the word aades which is taken as an obeisance.
Guru Nanak however, says, we need to worship and pay obeisance only to the formless and all-pervading Supreme Entity, and no one else. It is the Almighty alone who is eternal and unchanging. All else, everyone and everything, is subject to change and death.
Besides Him, none is worthy of your worship; cling only to the One Primordial.
Etymology: Of uncertain origin; probably evolved from Sanskrit aadesh (command, order – to seek order or instructions from, and then – pay obeisance to).
