ਜਟੁ (jaṭ)
Meaning: noun: Jat, farmer.
Quote:
ਧੰਨਾ ਜਟੁ ਬਾਲਮੀਕੁ ਬਟਵਾਰਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਰਿ ਪਇਆ ॥
ਧੰਨਾ ‘ਜੱਟ’ ਅਤੇ ਬਾਲਮੀਕ ਰਾਹ-ਲੁਟੇਰਾ (ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ) ਗੁਰੂ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਰਨ ਪੈ ਕੇ (ਸੰਸਾਰ-ਭਵ ਸਾਗਰ ਤੋਂ) ਪਾਰ ਪੈ ਗਏ ।
dhaňaa jaṭ baalmeek baṭvaaraa gurmukh paar pa-i-aa.
Dhana, the ‘Jat’, and Balmiki (known to be) the highway robber became Guru-oriented and crossed over (the world-ocean successfully). -Guru Ram Das Sahib, Guru Granth Sahib, 995
Message: What is it that binds mankind to one another? It is the realization and continued awareness that we have all been created equal and that we are all one and the same in the eyes of our Creator. How close we get to Him in terms of devotion does not depend on our class, status, or our occupation.
Those who seek the sanctuary of the Divine and meditate on Him, break free from the prison walls of caste and occupation. Dhana, a farmer, receives the grace of the Divine not through his occupation but from his faith and devotion to the Divine.
Etymology: From Sanskrit jaṭ (farmer).
