????? (aades)
Meaning: noun: Order or obeisance?
Quote:
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jug jug har har eko vartai tis aagai ham aades.
The One Divine is pervading throughout the ages, I salute and bow only before Him. – Guru Ram Das, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 368
Message: Some authors view this hymn in the historical context of a day in which some yogis, with earrings and ashes smeared on their bodies, came to Guru Ram Das Ji. They told him that, if he joined their sect, he too could obtain salvation.
Guru Ji responded by saying that the mind cannot be in a steady state by wearing outlandish symbols, wandering around playing conch shell instruments and singing to impress people. Instead, the mind becomes even more unstable.
We need to instruct our mind through the Guru�s teachings that only the Almighty, who is the sole Creator and pervades throughout time and space forever, is worthy of our worship.
Instead of bowing before any person or object, bow and salute only the Almighty by sowing the seed of divine awareness in your body, and watering it with divine virtues. Let your mind be full with love and devotion, instead of decorating the bodies.
In Gurbani, the meaning of this word is obeisance, not command or order.
Etymology: Probably evolved from Sanskrit aadesh (command, order – to seek order or instructions from, and then pay obeisance to). The word has been used only for this meaning in Gurbani: to salute, to bow.
