Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Ang 114

  1. ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਸਦਾ ਰਹੈ ਭੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਭੈ ਮਾਰਿ ਭਰਮੁ ਚੁਕਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੫॥

    Every day and always living in the revered fear of God, and by eradicating ego he controls his mind from running after vices.

  2. ਭਰਮੁ ਚੁਕਾਇਆ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

    The one who has controlled his mind from running after vices, has always enjoyed lasting peace.

  3. ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ਪਰਮ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

    By the Guru’s grace, such a person has attained the supreme spiritual status.

  4. ਅੰਤਰੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਬਾਣੀ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਸਹਜੇ ਗਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥

    With the help of sanctifying divine words, his mind becomes pure and he intuitively sings God’s praises.

  5. ਸਿਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਸਾਸਤ ਬੇਦ ਵਖਾਣੈ ॥

    A pundit who simply delivers lectures on Simritis, Shastras and Vedas,

  6. ਭਰਮੇ ਭੂਲਾ ਤਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ॥

    but deluded by Maya, ha does not understand the true reality (about God).

  7. ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੇਵੇ ਸੁਖੁ ਨ ਪਾਏ ਦੁਖੋ ਦੁਖੁ ਕਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥

    without serving the true Guru (following the Guru’s teachings), he cannot find peace, but simply gathers more and more pain.

  8. ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ਕਿਸੁ ਆਖੈ ਕੋਈ ॥

    God Himself does everything. So, to whom should anybody complain?

  9. ਆਖਣਿ ਜਾਈਐ ਜੇ ਭੂਲਾ ਹੋਈ ॥

    One can be made to understand only if He were misguided.

  10. ਨਾਨਕ ਆਪੇ ਕਰੇ ਕਰਾਏ ਨਾਮੇ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੮॥੭॥੮॥

    O’ Nanak, it is God who does and makes mortal to do everything, and it is only by meditating on Naam that a person merges into God’s Name.

  11. ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

    Raag Maajh, by the Third Guru:

  12. ਆਪੇ ਰੰਗੇ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਏ ॥

    Raag Maajh, by the Third Guru:

  13. ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗੁ ਚੜਾਏ ॥

    God Himself, intuitively imbues the mortals with His Love.

  14. ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਰਤਾ ਰਸਨਾ ਰੰਗਿ ਚਲੂਲੀ ਭੈ ਭਾਇ ਰੰਗੁ ਚੜਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥

    He imbues them with His love by attuning them to the Guru’s word. Their mind, body and tongue are fully saturated with the deep red color of God’s love.The revered fear of God keeps them imbued in the love for God

  15. ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਵਣਿਆ ॥

    I dedicate myself to those who enshrine the fearless God in their minds.

  16. ਗੁਰ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇ ਹਰਿ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਬਿਖੁ ਭਉਜਲੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਤਰਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

    By Guru’s grace, they who worship the fearless God, by uniting them with the Guru’s word, God ferries them across the poisonous world-ocean of Vices.

  17. ਮਨਮੁਖ ਮੁਗਧ ਕਰਹਿ ਚਤੁਰਾਈ ॥

    The self-conceited person tries to be clever.

  18. ਨਾਤਾ ਧੋਤਾ ਥਾਇ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥

    Such a person in spite of doing so called righteous deeds, like bathing at the pilgrim places, is not approved in God’s court.

  19. ਜੇਹਾ ਆਇਆ ਤੇਹਾ ਜਾਸੀ ਕਰਿ ਅਵਗਣ ਪਛੋਤਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੨॥

    He came into the world empty handed and departs without any spiritual gains. He regrets over the sins, he committed.

  20. ਮਨਮੁਖ ਅੰਧੇ ਕਿਛੂ ਨ ਸੂਝੈ ॥

    The blind, self-conceited person cannot think anything about the righteous living.

  21. ਮਰਣੁ ਲਿਖਾਇ ਆਏ ਨਹੀ ਬੂਝੈ ॥

    He came into the world with preordained Spiritual deterioration based on Past deeds and he does not understand any better even here.

  22. ਮਨਮੁਖ ਕਰਮ ਕਰੇ ਨਹੀ ਪਾਏ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੩॥

    Self-conceited continue performing all kinds of ritualistic deeds, and doesn’t attain the right way of life. Without meditating on Naam wastes the human birth.

  23. ਸਚੁ ਕਰਣੀ ਸਬਦੁ ਹੈ ਸਾਰੁ ॥

    The practice of Truth (remembering God) is the essence of the Guru’s word.

  24. ਪੂਰੈ ਗੁਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਮੋਖ ਦੁਆਰੁ ॥

    It is through the perfect Guru, one obtains liberation from the vices.

  25. ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਬਾਣੀ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਣਾਏ ਸਚਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਰੰਗਿ ਰੰਗਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੪॥

    The Guru always recites the divine word to the devotees and in this way he imbues them with the love for God.

  26. ਰਸਨਾ ਹਰਿ ਰਸਿ ਰਾਤੀ ਰੰਗੁ ਲਾਏ ॥

    The one whose tongue is imbued with God’s love,

  27. ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਮੋਹਿਆ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਏ ॥

    intuitively that person’s mind and body are enticed by the love of God.

  28. ਸਹਜੇ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮੁ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਪਾਇਆ ਸਹਜੇ ਸਹਜਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੫॥

    imperceptibly that person is united with the beloved God; and he intuitively remain absorbed in the celestial peace.

  29. ਜਿਸੁ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਰੰਗੁ ਸੋਈ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ॥

    That person alone sings God’s praises who has been blessed with His love.

  30. ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਹਜੇ ਸੁਖਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥

    Through the Guru’s word, such a person imperceptibly lives in peace.

  31. ਹਉ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ਸਦਾ ਤਿਨ ਵਿਟਹੁ ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥

    I dedicate myself to those who attune their consciousness to the Guru’s teaching and meditate on God’s Name.

  32. ਸਚਾ ਸਚੋ ਸਚਿ ਪਤੀਜੈ ॥

    The mind of those is appeased only by meditating on God’s Name,

  33. ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਅੰਦਰੁ ਭੀਜੈ ॥

    who by the Guru’s Grace are deeply imbued with God’s Love.

  34. ਬੈਸਿ ਸੁਥਾਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਆਪੇ ਕਰਿ ਸਤਿ ਮਨਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥

    In their heart they keep singing the praises of God. It is in this way God Himself makes them accept this Truth.

  35. ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਸੋ ਪਾਏ ॥

    That one, upon whom God casts His Glance of Grace, understands the importance of meditation on God’s Name,

  36. ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਹਉਮੈ ਜਾਏ ॥

    and by the Guru’s Grace, his egotism departs.

  37. ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਸੈ ਮਨ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਦਰਿ ਸਚੈ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੮॥੮॥੯॥

    O’ Nanak, God’s Name is enshrined in his mind, and he obtains honor in His court.

  38. ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

    Raag Maajh by the Third Guru:

  39. ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿਐ ਵਡੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥

    Raag Maajh by the Third Guru: Great Glory is obtained by following the Guru’s teachings.

  40. ਹਰਿ ਜੀ ਅਚਿੰਤੁ ਵਸੈ ਮਨਿ ਆਈ ॥

    Without even our knowing, the revered God comes to dwell in the mind.

  41. ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਸਫਲਿਓ ਬਿਰਖੁ ਹੈ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਜਿਨਿ ਪੀਤਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਤਿਖਾ ਲਹਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥

    God is like the fruit-bearing tree. The one who has partaken the Ambrosial Nectar of that fruit (Naam), his yearning for Maya is quenched.

  42. ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਸਚੁ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥

    I dedicate myself to God, who leads me to the holy Congregation and unites me with Himself.

  43. ਹਰਿ ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਆਪੇ ਮੇਲੈ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

    God himself unites a person with the holy congregation where, through the Guru’s word, he is able to sing God’s praises.