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Chandan (sandalwood) = Gurmukh / saintly soul full of divine fragrance. | Chandan (sandalwood) = Gurmukh / saintly soul full of divine fragrance. | ||
Dhaak & Palas (wild trees) = ordinary people with worldly nature. | Dhaak & Palas (wild trees) = ordinary people with worldly nature. (ਢੱਕ. ਕੇਸੂ ਦਾ ਬਿਰਛ. ਪਲਾਹ. ਵਾਤਪੋਥ. Butia Frondosa.) | ||
By sangat (company) of a Gurmukh, even the worldly absorb fragrance of Naam and virtues. | By sangat (company) of a Gurmukh, even the worldly absorb fragrance of Naam and virtues. | ||
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Chandan (ਚੰਦਨ) — noun
In Gurmat, Chandan (sandalwood) symbolizes the fragrance of divine virtues. A Gurmukh is likened to Chandan: whoever dwells near a Gurmukh also becomes fragrant with those qualities. Just as ordinary wood, when placed near sandalwood, absorbs its scent, so too the company of a Gurmukh transforms others toward virtue and remembrance.
ਕਬੀਰ ਚੰਦਨ ਕਾ ਬਿਰਵਾ ਭਲਾ ਬੇੜੑਿਓ ਢਾਕ ਪਲਾਸ ॥ ਓਇ ਭੀ ਚੰਦਨੁ ਹੋਇ ਰਹੇ ਬਸੇ ਜੁ ਚੰਦਨ ਪਾਸਿ ॥੧੧॥
Meaning:
Chandan (sandalwood) = Gurmukh / saintly soul full of divine fragrance.
Dhaak & Palas (wild trees) = ordinary people with worldly nature. (ਢੱਕ. ਕੇਸੂ ਦਾ ਬਿਰਛ. ਪਲਾਹ. ਵਾਤਪੋਥ. Butia Frondosa.)
By sangat (company) of a Gurmukh, even the worldly absorb fragrance of Naam and virtues.
Thus, Chandan represents the uplifting influence of Gurmukh sangat (holy company).