Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Ang 117

  1. ਸਬਦਿ ਮਰੈ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਰੈ ਅਪੁਨਾ ਮੁਕਤੀ ਕਾ ਦਰੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੩॥

    By following the Guru’s word, he controls his mind and attains freedom from the bonds of Maya.

  2. ਕਿਲਵਿਖ ਕਾਟੈ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਨਿਵਾਰੇ ॥

    He erases his sins, and eliminates his anger;

  3. ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਰਖੈ ਉਰ ਧਾਰੇ ॥

    He keeps the Guru's word in his mind.

  4. ਸਚਿ ਰਤੇ ਸਦਾ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੪॥

    Those who are attuned to Truth, remain detached from Maya forever. Subduing their egotism, they remain united with God.

  5. ਅੰਤਰਿ ਰਤਨੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ॥

    Within every one is the precious Naam, which is realized only through the Guru.

  6. ਤ੍ਰਿਬਿਧਿ ਮਨਸਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਬਿਧਿ ਮਾਇਆ ॥

    The mind is bound by the three kinds of desires and the three modes of Maya.

  7. ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਪੰਡਿਤ ਮੋਨੀ ਥਕੇ ਚਉਥੇ ਪਦ ਕੀ ਸਾਰ ਨ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੫॥

    The pundits and the silent sages have grown tired of reading scriptures but have not realized the supreme essence of the fourth state of mind (peace and poise).

  8. ਆਪੇ ਰੰਗੇ ਰੰਗੁ ਚੜਾਏ ॥

    Of His own accord, God imbues mortals with His love.

  9. ਸੇ ਜਨ ਰਾਤੇ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਰੰਗਾਏ ॥

    Only they remain absorbed in God’s love who are imbued with the Guru's word.

  10. ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗੁ ਚੜਿਆ ਅਤਿ ਅਪਾਰਾ ਹਰਿ ਰਸਿ ਰਸਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥

    Being extremely imbued with God's Love, they keep singing the Glorious Praises of God, with great pleasure and joy.

  11. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਰਿਧਿ ਸਿਧਿ ਸਚੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਸੋਈ ॥

    To the Guru’s follower, God’s Name is all the wealth, miraculous spiritual powers and strict self-discipline.

  12. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਨਾਮਿ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਹੋਈ ॥

    Through the spiritual wisdom of the Naam, the Guru’s follower is liberated.

  13. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕਾਰ ਸਚੁ ਕਮਾਵਹਿ ਸਚੇ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥

    The Guru’s follower leads a truthful life, and thus truly merges in God.

  14. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਥਾਪੇ ਥਾਪਿ ਉਥਾਪੇ ॥

    The Guru’s follower realizes that it is God who creates and destroys His creation.

  15. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਾਤਿ ਪਤਿ ਸਭੁ ਆਪੇ ॥

    To the Guru’s follower God Himself is his social class, status and honor.

  16. ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਏ ਨਾਮੇ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੮॥੧੨॥੧੩॥

    O Nanak, the Guru’s follower meditates on Naam with loving devotion and through Naam merges in God.

  17. ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

    Maajh, Third Mehla:

  18. ਉਤਪਤਿ ਪਰਲਉ ਸਬਦੇ ਹੋਵੈ ॥

    Creation and destruction happen through the Divine Word.

  19. ਸਬਦੇ ਹੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਓਪਤਿ ਹੋਵੈ ॥

    Through the Divine Word, creation happens again.

  20. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਵਰਤੈ ਸਭੁ ਆਪੇ ਸਚਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਉਪਾਇ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥

    The Guru’s follower realizes that God pervades everywhere, and after creating the universe, He is permeating in His creation.

  21. ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਗੁਰੁ ਪੂਰਾ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਵਣਿਆ ॥

    I totally dedicate myself to those who enshrine the Perfect Guru in their minds.

  22. ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਸਾਤਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰੇ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਗੁਣ ਕਹਿ ਗੁਣੀ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

    Through the Guru’s word one obtains peace, and worships God day and night. By singing His praises, he merges in the treasure of virtues (God).

  23. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਧਰਤੀ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਣੀ ॥

    The Guru’s follower believes that the wonderful God Himself shows His wonders in the form of land, water, air, and fire.

  24. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਵਣੁ ਬੈਸੰਤਰੁ ਖੇਲੈ ਵਿਡਾਣੀ ॥

    The Gurmukh sees Him in wind and fire; such is the wonder of His Play.

  25. ਸੋ ਨਿਗੁਰਾ ਜੋ ਮਰਿ ਮਰਿ ਜੰਮੈ ਨਿਗੁਰੇ ਆਵਣ ਜਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੨॥

    One who does not follow the Guru’s teachings spiritually dies again and again. Without the Guru’s teachings he wanders through the cycles of birth and death.

  26. ਤਿਨਿ ਕਰਤੈ ਇਕੁ ਖੇਲੁ ਰਚਾਇਆ ॥

    The Creator has set this play in motion.

  27. ਕਾਇਆ ਸਰੀਰੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

    In this human body, He has placed everything.

  28. ਸਬਦਿ ਭੇਦਿ ਕੋਈ ਮਹਲੁ ਪਾਏ ਮਹਲੇ ਮਹਲਿ ਬੁਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੩॥

    The one who, through the Guru’s word reflects on himself and realizes the mystery of divinity within, enjoys God’s grace.

  29. ਸਚਾ ਸਾਹੁ ਸਚੇ ਵਣਜਾਰੇ ॥

    God is like an eternal banker and all the mortals are His traders,

  30. ਸਚੁ ਵਣੰਜਹਿ ਗੁਰ ਹੇਤਿ ਅਪਾਰੇ ॥

    Through unending love for the Guru, they deal in God’s true Name.

  31. ਸਚੁ ਵਿਹਾਝਹਿ ਸਚੁ ਕਮਾਵਹਿ ਸਚੋ ਸਚੁ ਕਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੪॥

    They deal in Truth, and they practice Truth. They earn Truth, and only Truth.

  32. ਬਿਨੁ ਰਾਸੀ ਕੋ ਵਥੁ ਕਿਉ ਪਾਏ ॥

    Without investing the capital of loving devotional worship, how can anyone acquire the wealth of God’s Name?

  33. ਮਨਮੁਖ ਭੂਲੇ ਲੋਕ ਸਬਾਏ ॥

    All the self-willed manmukhs have gone astray.

  34. ਬਿਨੁ ਰਾਸੀ ਸਭ ਖਾਲੀ ਚਲੇ ਖਾਲੀ ਜਾਇ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੫॥

    Without true wealth of God’s Name, they go empty-handed; going empty- handed, they suffer in pain.

  35. ਇਕਿ ਸਚੁ ਵਣੰਜਹਿ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥

    They who love the Guru’s word, and invest in the capital of Naam.

  36. ਆਪਿ ਤਰਹਿ ਸਗਲੇ ਕੁਲ ਤਾਰੇ ॥

    They save themselves, and save all their generations as well

  37. ਆਏ ਸੇ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ਹੋਏ ਮਿਲਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥

    Their coming into this world is approved in God’s court. Meeting their beloved God, they enjoy the bliss.

  38. ਅੰਤਰਿ ਵਸਤੁ ਮੂੜਾ ਬਾਹਰੁ ਭਾਲੇ ॥

    Deep within the self is the wealth of Naam, but the fool looks for it outside.

  39. ਮਨਮੁਖ ਅੰਧੇ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਬੇਤਾਲੇ ॥

    The spiritually blind self-willed manmukhs wander around like demons.

  40. ਜਿਥੈ ਵਥੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਤਿਥਹੁ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥

    The self-conceited manmukhs are lost in doubt because none of them try to receive this wealth of God’s Name from the Guru.

  41. ਆਪੇ ਦੇਵੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਬੁਲਾਏ ॥

    God Himself gives this valuable wealth of Naam, through the Guru’s word.

  42. ਮਹਲੀ ਮਹਲਿ ਸਹਜ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਏ ॥

    He Himself allows some to His presence, Then those enter His court and enjoys peace and poise.

  43. ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਆਪੇ ਸੁਣਿ ਸੁਣਿ ਧਿਆਵਣਿਆ ॥੮॥੧੩॥੧੪॥

    O’ Nanak, It is through Naam that such an honor is obtained in God’s court. He firmly believes that God Himself listens our prayers and watches over us.

  44. ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

    Maajh, Third Mehla:

  45. ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸਾਚੀ ਸਿਖ ਸੁਣਾਈ ॥

    The True Guru has imparted the True Teachings.