Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ang 121
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ਸਚੋ ਸਚੁ ਕਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੮॥੧੮॥੧੯॥
O’ Nanak, they who are imbued with God’s Name are truly wise, and they practice and earn only Truth (by always remembering God).
ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
Maajh Raag, by the Third Guru:
ਨਿਰਮਲ ਸਬਦੁ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਹੈ ਬਾਣੀ ॥
Immaculate is the Divine word and its utterance.
ਨਿਰਮਲ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਭ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਣੀ ॥
The Divine Light which is pervading among all is Immaculate.
ਨਿਰਮਲ ਬਾਣੀ ਹਰਿ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਜਪਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਮੈਲੁ ਗਵਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥
I sing the praises of God through the immaculate divine word,. By meditating on God, one becomes pure and the filth of vices is washed off.
ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਸੁਖਦਾਤਾ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਵਣਿਆ ॥
I dedicate myself, to those who enshrine the peace giving God in their mind.
ਹਰਿ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਲਾਹੀ ਸਬਦੋ ਸੁਣਿ ਤਿਸਾ ਮਿਟਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
I sing the praises of the immaculate God through the Guru’s word. I eradicate the the desires for worldly riches just by listening to the Guru’s word.
ਨਿਰਮਲ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਸਿਆ ਮਨਿ ਆਏ ॥
The one in whose mind the Immaculate Naam comes to dwell, his mind and body become Immaculate,
ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਗਵਾਏ ॥
and he eradicates love for Maya.
ਨਿਰਮਲ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ਨਿਤ ਸਾਚੇ ਕੇ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਨਾਦੁ ਵਜਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੨॥
He sings the pure praises of the eternal God as if he is playing the divine melody.
ਨਿਰਮਲ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
The one who has obtained the Immaculate Ambrosial Nectar from the Guru,
ਵਿਚਹੁ ਆਪੁ ਮੁਆ ਤਿਥੈ ਮੋਹੁ ਨ ਮਾਇਆ ॥
his sense of self-conceit disappears and no attachment for Maya is left.
ਨਿਰਮਲ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਅਤਿ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਬਾਣੀ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੩॥
One who enshrines the Guru’s Immaculate word in the mind, immaculate is his spiritual wisdom, and utterly immaculate is his meditation on God’s Name.
ਜੋ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਸੇਵੇ ਸੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹੋਵੈ ॥
The one who lovingly meditates on the Immaculate God becomes immaculate.
ਹਉਮੈ ਮੈਲੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੇ ਧੋਵੈ ॥
By acting on the Guru’s Word, he washes off the dirt of ego.
ਨਿਰਮਲ ਵਾਜੈ ਅਨਹਦ ਧੁਨਿ ਬਾਣੀ ਦਰਿ ਸਚੈ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੪॥
Within him vibrates the continuous melody of Divine word and he obtains honor in God’s court.
ਨਿਰਮਲ ਤੇ ਸਭ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਹੋਵੈ ॥
Through the Immaculate God, all become immaculate.
ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਮਨੂਆ ਹਰਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਪਰੋਵੈ ॥
The mind which enshrines the Divine word, becomes immaculate.
ਨਿਰਮਲ ਨਾਮਿ ਲਗੇ ਬਡਭਾਗੀ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਨਾਮਿ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੫॥
Fortunate are those, who are attuned to the immaculate Naam.Through the immaculate Naam their lives become virtuous.
ਸੋ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਜੋ ਸਬਦੇ ਸੋਹੈ ॥
Immaculate is the one who is adorned with the divine word.
ਨਿਰਮਲ ਨਾਮਿ ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਮੋਹੈ ॥
Immaculate is the one who is adorned with the divine word.
ਸਚਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਮਲੁ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ਮੁਖੁ ਊਜਲੁ ਸਚੁ ਕਰਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥
The immaculate God’s Name entices his mind and body. No filth of vices ever attaches to the one who is immersed in the True Naam.The true Name makes his face radiant (worthy of honor in God’s court).
ਮਨੁ ਮੈਲਾ ਹੈ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ॥
The mind is polluted by the love of duality.
ਮੈਲਾ ਚਉਕਾ ਮੈਲੈ ਥਾਇ ॥
The mind is polluted by the love of duality.
ਮੈਲਾ ਖਾਇ ਫਿਰਿ ਮੈਲੁ ਵਧਾਏ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਮੈਲੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥
Filthy is that kitchen, and filthy is that dwelling;
ਮੈਲੇ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਸਭਿ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸਬਾਏ ॥
By consuming the things earned by dishonest means, the self-willed becomes even more filthy and suffers pain due to the corrupt lifestyle.
ਸੇ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਸਾਚੇ ਭਾਏ ॥
The Pure and impure are all subject to God’ will.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਸੈ ਮਨ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮੈਲੁ ਚੁਕਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੮॥੧੯॥੨੦॥
Only those who are pleasing to God are immaculate.
ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
O’ Nanak, the Naam dwells within the minds of that guru’s follower, who removes the filth of vices from his mind.
ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਊਜਲੁ ਊਜਲ ਹੰਸਾ ॥
God is like an immaculate pool, and the Guru’s followers bathing in it (meditating on His Name) become like pure swans.
ਮਨੁ ਬਾਣੀ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਮੇਰੀ ਮਨਸਾ ॥
Maajh Raag, by the Third Guru: God is like an immaculate pool, and the Guru’s followers bathing in it (meditating on His Name) become like pure swans.
ਮਨਿ ਊਜਲ ਸਦਾ ਮੁਖ ਸੋਹਹਿ ਅਤਿ ਊਜਲ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥
Through them my soul, speech and desires are also rendered immaculate.
ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਣਿਆ ॥
man oojal sadaa mukh soheh at oojal naam Dhi-aavani-aa. ||1|| They who meditate on the Name of God, their minds become pure and their faces always look very radiant.
ਗੋਬਿਦੁ ਗੋਬਿਦੁ ਕਹੈ ਦਿਨ ਰਾਤੀ ਗੋਬਿਦ ਗੁਣ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਣਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
I dedicate my life and soul to the one who sings God’s praises, and utters God’s Name day and night, and through the Guru’s word, recites God’s praises (to others).
ਗੋਬਿਦੁ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਏ ॥
They who intuitively sing God’s praises,
ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਭੈ ਊਜਲ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਲੁ ਜਾਏ ॥
They always live in a state of bliss.
ਸਦਾ ਅਨੰਦਿ ਰਹਹਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਸੁਣਿ ਗੋਬਿਦ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੨॥
Day and night, they worship God. They hear and sing His praises.
ਮਨੂਆ ਨਾਚੈ ਭਗਤਿ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਏ ॥
As one strengthens one’s devotional worship, his mind dances in elation.
ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਨੈ ਮਨੁ ਮਿਲਾਏ ॥
Through the Guru’s word, he merges his mind with God.
ਸਚਾ ਤਾਲੁ ਪੂਰੇ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਚੁਕਾਏ ਸਬਦੇ ਨਿਰਤਿ ਕਰਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੩॥
The dance to the tune of the Guru’s word after shedding the attachment to Maya is the true devotional dance of the mind.
ਊਚਾ ਕੂਕੇ ਤਨਹਿ ਪਛਾੜੇ ॥
The one who shouts out loudly and makes forceful movements with the body.
ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਜੋਹਿਆ ਜਮਕਾਲੇ ॥
He is simply doing this for the love of worldly riches, and is being watched by the demon of Death.