ਪੀਪਾ (peepaa)
Meaning: noun: Pipa, a 15th Century saint-poet, whose single hymn is comprised in the Guru Granth Sahib.
Quote:
ਜੋ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੰਡੇ ਸੋਈ ਪਿੰਡੇ ਜੋ ਖੋਜੈ ਸੋ ਪਾਵੈ॥
ਜੋ ਕੁਝ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੰਡ ਵਿਚ ਹੈ, ਓਹੀ ਕੁਝ ਹੀ ਸ਼ਰੀਰ ਵਿਚ ਹੈ; ਜੋ ਖੋਜਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਪਾ ਲੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
jo brah-maňḍe soee piňḍe jo khojai so paavai.
Whatever is in the universe, the same is in the body; whoever seeks, finds it. -Bhagat Pipa, Guru Granth Sahib, 695
Message: The ultimate reality, the truth of the universe, can be found within us. We have to look within ourselves to find the Divine.
Explanation: Bhagat Pipa was born in Rajasthan, India, in a Rajput family. He became the king of Gagaraungarh (probably a region which now lies within the territories of the State of Madhya Pradesh and the former Princely State of Kota, Rajasthan).
He received spiritual guidance from Bhagat Ramanand and became his disciple. He spent his life stoically and turned into a mystic poet of the Bhakti movement.
Subsequently, it is said, he renounced his throne in search of further spiritual experience. A monastery (Pipa Math) in Dwarka, Gujarat, stands in his honour and memory.
He composed and sang hymns in praise of the Divine and served the poor. Roaming among the people, he shared his spiritual understanding with them.
The single hymn attributed to him in the Guru Granth Sahib points out that he realised the Divine is omnipresent.
He is in the cosmos and also in the body. So nothing really takes birth and nothing really dies.
The body is His abode or temple. Whosoever searches within oneself finds Him. He is the life-force, the essence in everything.
The Guru gives this understanding. Do not search for the Divine outside. Instead, pay heed to the Guru’s teachings.
Watch this video, jo brahmanḍe soee pinḍe, here.
