Meditation on the Guru's Lotus Feet
A Sikh shabad on meditating on the Guru's lotus feet; its author and Ang could not be verified in the Guru Granth Sahib (see the reading note).
Verses
I joyfully meditate on the lotus feet of the Guru; with each and every breath I worship the Lord, Har, Har, and I keep the Guru’s support close to me. ||1||Pause||
Verse 1
By beholding the Guru’s vision, I live; my mind is attached to the Guru’s feet. I have crossed over the terrifying world-ocean by chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||
Verse 2
The dust of the Guru’s feet touches my forehead; pain, doubt, and fear are destroyed. Says Nanak, God has become merciful, and my hopes are now completely fulfilled. ||2||21||81||
Verse 3
Worship Guidelines & Chanting Benefits (Phalashruti)
Daily or auspicious lunar days (Ekadashi, Purnima, Pradosham)
Brahma Muhurta (4:00 AM – 6:00 AM) or Evening Dusk (Sandhya)
Ghee lamp (Deepa), Incense (Dhoopa), Fresh flowers & Water offering
- Peace of mind, spiritual upliftment, and harmonious energy in the home
Background
This shabad is in the manner of Guru Granth Sahib hymns on the Guru's lotus feet and is sung as kirtan and used in early-morning meditation. Honest reading note on sourcing: we searched the Gurmukhi text of the Guru Granth Sahib (BaniDB) for its lines and could not locate them under the wording and the closing numbers ||2||21||81|| given here. Many Guru Arjan Dev shabads use the same "charan kamal" imagery (for example Ang 815 in Raag Bilaaval and Ang 1340 in Raag Prabhaati), but none matches this text. The signature "Nanak" is used by every Guru, so it does not settle the author. Its attribution and Ang are therefore unverified, and the page should be read as a devotional text in the Gurbani idiom.
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Author and location, unverified
The text carries the signature "Nanak" and the closing numbers ||2||21||81||, but we could not find these lines in the Guru Granth Sahib, so no Guru, raag or Ang is claimed here. Earlier notes calling it a shabad of Guru Nanak rested on the signature alone, which every Guru used.
Devotional structure
The shabad has a refrain (rahau) that holds its essence: meditating with delight on the Guru's lotus feet and remembering the Lord, Har, Har, with every breath.
The Guru's feet as spiritual anchor
The "lotus feet" of the Guru stand for purity and divine shelter. The verses say that seeing the Guru and attaching the mind to his feet lets one cross the ocean of worldly existence (bhav sagar) by repeating the Name.
The power of humility
Touching the dust of the Guru's feet to the forehead is an act of humility. The text says it removes pain, doubt and fear, and that all hopes are fulfilled when the Lord becomes merciful.
Constant remembrance (simran)
The instruction to meditate "with every breath" points to the Sikh practice of simran, the continuous, mindful repetition of the Name, which carries devotion into every moment of daily life.
Guru Nanak Dev Ji
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