RABINDRANATH TAGORE ON GURU NANAK DEVJI'S ARTI.

Anthem of the universe by  Guru Nanak .

I came across this article in the Hindustan Times….

 Balraj Sahani an Indian actor asked the nobel laureate

Rabindranath Tagore that he had written the National Anthem

for India and could he write an international anthem for the

 whole world?To this Rabindranath replied that  it has already

been written ,not only international but for the entire universe!

In the sixteenth century by Guru Nanak.

Every evening in all the Gurudwaras after the recitation of

Rehras Sahib, arti(ceremony of light) is sung by the raagis in

Raag Dhanasri .

As legend has it ,in 1508 A.D.Guru Nanak Devji visited the

famous temple of Jagannath at Puri in Orissa,which was well known

for its arti for Lord Krishna.In the evening the priests broughtva platterfull

of many lighted lamps ,flowers ,incense and pearls and began the arti .Nanak

meanwhile spontaneously gave words to the wonderful arti which was being

hummed by nature before the invisible altar of God ,the creator of this universe:

GAGAN MEIN THAL RAV CHAND DIPAK

BANE TARIKA MANDAL JANAK MOTI

DHOOP MALYANLO PAWAN CHAWRO KARE

SAGAL BANRAYE PHULANT  JYOTI

KAISI AARTI HO-AY BHAV KHANDANA

TERI AARTI…

“The sky is the puja thaal , in which the sun and the moon are the diyas .

The stars in the contellation are jewels.

The wind laden with sandle-fragrance , is the celestial fan

All the flowering fields forests are the radiance!

What wonderful worship this is ,O destroyer of fear ,

This is you arti!”

JO TIS BHAVAI SO ARTI HO-AY.

That which pleases Him is true worship!