ਸ਼੍ਰੁਤਿ ਮਹਿਂ ਮਹਾਂਵਾਕ ਜਿਮ ਚਾਰ । ਤਿਮ ਜਪੁਜੀ ਮਹਿਂ ਚਾਰ ਉਚਾਰ ।
The Four Great Sayings *Mahavaks listed below* in the Vedas, these four are also said within Japu Ji Sahib.
ਮਿਲ੍ਯੋ ਭਗਤਿ ਸੋ ਗ੍ਯਾਨ ਬਖਾਨਾ । ਕਲ ਮਹਿਂ ਕੇਵਲ ਨਹਿਂ ਸ਼ੁਭ ਜਾਨਾ ।18।
*In Japu Ji* these teachings of wisdom are merged and spoken with devotion *bhagati*. In this Dark Age *Kaliyuga* wisdom by itself is not beneficial.
ਸ਼ੁਭ ਗਤਿ ਤੋ ਕੋਈ ਨਰ ਪਾਵੈ । ਸੁਨਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਗ੍ਯਾਨ ਬਿਗਰ ਬਹੁ ਜਾਵੈਂ ।
Whatever good position one person obtains, by listening to Divine Wisdom *brahmgyaan* they fall greatly from that.
ਯਾਂਤੇ ਰੂਖੋ ਗ੍ਯਾਨ ਨ ਭਨ੍ਯੋ । ਜਹਿਂ ਕਹਿਂ ਕਹ੍ਯੋ ਭਗਤਿ ਕੇ ਸਨ੍ਯੋ ।19।
Therefore do not only speak of dry wisdom, whenever you speak about it merge it with devotion *bhagati*.
Gurpratap Suraj Prakash Granth, author: the Great Poet Santokh Singh
Rut 5, Chapter 50
The Four Mahavaks are:
ਤੱਤ੍ਵਮਸਿ - You are That (Chandogya Upanishad, Sama Veda)
ਅਹੰਬ੍ਰਹਮਾਸਮਿ - I am Braham (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, Yujar Veda)
ਪ੍ਰਗ੍ਯਾਨਮਾਨੰਦਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮ - Wisdom is Braham (Aitareya Upanishad, Rig Veda)
ਅਯਮਾਤਮਾਬ੍ਰਹਮ - This Atma *Self* is Braham (Mandukya Upanishad, Artha Veda)
Gurpratap [[Suraj]] Prakash mentions these are identical in essential meaning to the line, written four times, in Japu Ji Sahib:
ਤੂ ਸਦਾ ਸਲਾਮਤਿ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ([[Adi]])
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