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The Mender of the Broken
 | Baby Faurax. Polyantha. (1924) 8-12 inches. (BAY-bee foh-ROCKS)
A
dwarf plant that puts all its energy into flowering. Blooms in
clusters of tiny buds opening to reddish violet 3/4 inch double flowers,
enlivened by a touch of white at the center and yellow stamens. A
cluster smaller than one's hand will have over 50 buds in it . . . a
miniature bouquet arranged by nature. Introduced in 1924 . . . yet still
one of the best lavender toned border roses.
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In case you haven’t seen a ‘Bagla Bhagt’ (see picture above)!
There is a very interesting and meaningful story behind this picture
taken in August 2008. A single branch of this red rose would have 16-20
flower buds at the top. There was a crab apple tree branch on the
southern (sunny) side that created shade to this plant. I planned to cut
that big branch. At times when we cut tree branches, these could twist
and fall on the wrong side. Instead of falling on the southern side
after the cut, it sadly fell on the rose plant and split the rose branch
(one of the stems from the crown) from the crown and fell flat on the
ground; though it didn't break. I felt very sad and bad about it and
motivated by my Satguru Ji prayed for uniting this branch with the main
crown. He made me to straighten the branch and put the branch along with
other branches/stems in the cage seen in the picture and repeatedly
recited the following Gurwak from Sukhmani Sahib:
ਟੂਟੀ ਗਾਢਨਹਾਰ ਗੋਪਾਲ ॥
Ttoottee Gaadtanehaar Guopaal ||
टूटी गाढनहार गोपाल ॥
The Lord of the World is the Mender of the broken.
ਸਰਬ ਜੀਆ ਆਪੇ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲ ॥
Sarab Jeeaa Aapae Prathipaal ||
सरब जीआ आपे प्रतिपाल ॥
He Himself cherishes all beings.
Raag Gauri Sukhmanee Guru Arjan Dev Ang 282
And,
due to kindness of the Ever Merciful Lord, the broken branch didn’t
even wilt and stayed green and growing. When in His Will, I shared this
story with a Bio-Technologist friend in India, he asked me to send the
picture of the rose with me. The picture was taken by a dear friend at
Thunder Bay, Dr. Gautam Das with my camera. At that time, we didn’t
notice that my eyes were closed in the picture. My Satguru Ji is Great! I
may add that the quoted Gurwak is meant to unite separated souls such as mine with the Supreme Lord (our Mool/Crown). He made me to use this Gurwak
to unite the separated branch with its Mool (crown). The prayer with
His Grace was from the core of my heart and also my God given belief
that He listens, He is Samrath and He can do anything! He is:
ਸਦ ਸੁਣਦਾ ਸਦ ਵੇਖਦਾ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਭਰਪੂਰਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
Sadh Sunadhaa Sadh Vaekhadhaa Sabadh Rehiaa Bharapoor ||1|| Rehaao ||
सद सुणदा सद वेखदा सबदि रहिआ भरपूरि ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
He is always listening, and always watching over us; the Word of His Shabad is all-pervading everywhere. ||1||Pause||
Raag Asa Guru Amar Das Ang 429
May All be united with Him by His Prema Bhagti!
Best Regards.
Guru's Singh
Dr. Tarlok Singh (Sahota) CCA
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