Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Ang 120

  1. ਮਨਸਾ ਮਾਰਿ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਣੀ ॥

    One who, by subduing his desires, merged with the True One;

  2. ਇਨਿ ਮਨਿ ਡੀਠੀ ਸਭ ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣੀ ॥

    He has realized that this entire world is subject to coming and going.

  3. ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵੇ ਸਦਾ ਮਨੁ ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਵਾਸਾ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੩॥

    By following the teachings of the True Guru, his mind always remains in a state of poise, and he realizes the presence of God within himself.

  4. ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਿਦੈ ਦਿਖਾਇਆ ॥

    The Guru’s word has shown me the presence of God within my heart.

  5. ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਜਲਾਇਆ ॥

    By following the Guru’s word, I have burnt away my attachment for the worldly riches and powers.

  6. ਸਚੋ ਸਚਾ ਵੇਖਿ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਸਚੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੪॥

    Now by seeing the eternal God everywhere, I praise Him. Through the Guru’s word, I obtain the eternal God.

  7. ਜੋ ਸਚਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਤਿਨ ਸਚੀ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਗੀ ॥

    Those who are imbued with the love of the eternal God, they are truly attuned to Him.

  8. ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮਾਲਹਿ ਸੇ ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ॥

    Those fortunates ones keep God’s Naam enshrined in their hearts.

  9. ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਆਪਿ ਮਿਲਾਏ ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਸਚੁ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੫॥

    Through the True word of the Guru, God unites them with Himself , and in the company of saintly persons, they keep singing praises of the eternal God.

  10. ਲੇਖਾ ਪੜੀਐ ਜੇ ਲੇਖੇ ਵਿਚਿ ਹੋਵੈ ॥

    We might try to read God’s description (such as when He came to existence or when He created the universe ), if He were subject to any such description.

  11. ਓਹੁ ਅਗਮੁ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਧਿ ਹੋਵੈ ॥

    That inaccessible and incomprehensible God can be realized only through the Guru’s word.

  12. ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਸਚ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਹੋਰੁ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥

    Only the person, who always sings His praises through the Guru’s word, knows Him, no one else knows His worth.

  13. ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਥਾਕੇ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਨ ਆਈ ॥

    People read and recite books about God until they grow weary, but they do not find mental peace.

  14. ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਜਾਲੇ ਸੁਧਿ ਨ ਕਾਈ ॥

    They are consumed by the fire of their worldly desires, and have no real wisdom.

  15. ਬਿਖੁ ਬਿਹਾਝਹਿ ਬਿਖੁ ਮੋਹ ਪਿਆਸੇ ਕੂੜੁ ਬੋਲਿ ਬਿਖੁ ਖਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥

    Such people simply remain absorbed in the love for the poison of worldly wealth and remain thirsty for this poison. By telling all kinds of lies they consume this poison of worldly wealth.

  16. ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਏਕੋ ਜਾਣਾ ॥

    By Guru’s grace, I recognize the only One (God).

  17. ਦੂਜਾ ਮਾਰਿ ਮਨੁ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਣਾ ॥

    By subduing duality (love for anything other than God), I have merged my mind in the eternal God.

  18. ਨਾਨਕ ਏਕੋ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਰਤੈ ਮਨ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੮॥੧੭॥੧੮॥

    O’ Nanak, one whose mind remains absorbed in God’S Name, realizes the presence of God within himself. ||8|| 17

  19. ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

    Maajh Raag, Third Guru

  20. ਵਰਨ ਰੂਪ ਵਰਤਹਿ ਸਭ ਤੇਰੇ ॥

    All the different forms and colors, pervading in uncountable creatures of this universe are Your manifestation.

  21. ਮਰਿ ਮਰਿ ਜੰਮਹਿ ਫੇਰ ਪਵਹਿ ਘਣੇਰੇ ॥

    These uncountable creatures keep dying and getting reborn again and again; they continue to make their rounds on the wheel of reincarnation.

  22. ਤੂੰ ਏਕੋ ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਅਗਮ ਅਪਾਰਾ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਬੂਝ ਬੁਝਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥

    You alone are immortal, incomprehensible and infinite. You impart this understanding through the Guru’s teachings.

  23. ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਵਣਿਆ ॥

    I dedicate my life to those who enshrine the God’s Name in their hearts.

  24. ਤਿਸੁ ਰੂਪੁ ਨ ਰੇਖਿਆ ਵਰਨੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਆਪਿ ਬੁਝਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

    God has no form, figure or color. Through the Guru’s teachings, He inspires us to understand Him. ||1|| Pause||

  25. ਸਭ ਏਕਾ ਜੋਤਿ ਜਾਣੈ ਜੇ ਕੋਈ ॥

    It is only One Divine Light that pervades in all His creation; but very few know this.

  26. ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿਐ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਹੋਈ ॥

    This Divine light is revealed to the those who follow the teachings of the true Guru.

  27. ਗੁਪਤੁ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਵਰਤੈ ਸਭ ਥਾਈ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੨॥

    Visibly and invisibly; He pervades everywhere and it is He who ultimately merges all lights (souls) into His Light.

  28. ਤਿਸਨਾ ਅਗਨਿ ਜਲੈ ਸੰਸਾਰਾ ॥

    The entire world is burning and suffering in the fire of desire,

  29. ਲੋਭੁ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਅਹੰਕਾਰਾ ॥

    People are overpowered by greed, arrogance and lot of ego.

  30. ਮਰਿ ਮਰਿ ਜਨਮੈ ਪਤਿ ਗਵਾਏ ਅਪਣੀ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੩॥

    Afflicted with theses evils, people remain entangled in the cycles of birth and death, thus wasting the human birth in vain.

  31. ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਕੋ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਬੂਝੈ ॥

    Very rare (and fortunate) person understands the Guru’s Word (advise).

  32. ਆਪੁ ਮਾਰੇ ਤਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣੁ ਸੂਝੈ ॥

    Only when one kills his ego, he can understand that God pervades through all the three worlds.

  33. ਫਿਰਿ ਓਹੁ ਮਰੈ ਨ ਮਰਣਾ ਹੋਵੈ ਸਹਜੇ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੪॥

    Then, one neither spiritually dies nor experiences such death again, but instead imperceptibly remains merged in eternal God.

  34. ਮਾਇਆ ਮਹਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਚਿਤੁ ਨ ਲਾਏ ॥

    Such a person no longer focuses his mind on worldly things.

  35. ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਦ ਰਹੈ ਸਮਾਏ ॥

    Such a person always remains absorbed in the Guru’s word.

  36. ਸਚੁ ਸਲਾਹੇ ਸਭ ਘਟ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਚੋ ਸਚੁ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੫॥

    He sings the praises of the True One, who is residing deep within all hearts.

  37. ਸਚੁ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਸਦਾ ਹਜੂਰੇ ॥

    The person who praises the eternal God deems Him always very close.

  38. ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਭਰਪੂਰੇ ॥

    Through the Guru’s word this person understands that God pervades everywhere.

  39. ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਸਚੁ ਨਦਰੀ ਆਵੈ ਸਚੇ ਹੀ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥

    By Guru’s grace, eternal God becomes visible to such person and from that eternal God Himself he obtains spiritual peace and joy.

  40. ਸਚੁ ਮਨ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਇ ॥

    The eternal God abides within everyone’s heart.

  41. ਸਦਾ ਸਚੁ ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਆਵੈ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

    He (God) always is eternal and never goes into the cycle of birth and death

  42. ਸਚੇ ਲਾਗੈ ਸੋ ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥

    Those who are attached to the True One are immaculate and pure. Through the Guru’s Teachings, they merge in the True One.

  43. ਸਚੁ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥

    Sing the praises of only the eternal God, there is no one else like Him.

  44. ਜਿਤੁ ਸੇਵਿਐ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਈ ॥

    By meditating on whom with love and devotion, eternal spiritual peace and joy is experienced.