Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ang 126
ਆਪੇ ਊਚਾ ਊਚੋ ਹੋਈ ॥
He Himself is the Highest of the High.
ਜਿਸੁ ਆਪਿ ਵਿਖਾਲੇ ਸੁ ਵੇਖੈ ਕੋਈ ॥
Only that rare person is able to have His vision, whom He reveals Himself.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਸੈ ਘਟ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਆਪੇ ਵੇਖਿ ਵਿਖਾਲਣਿਆ ॥੮॥੨੬॥੨੭॥
O’ Nanak, when God’s Name comes to abide in some one’s heart, that person himself realizes God, and reveals Him to others
ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
Raag Maajh, by the Third Guru:
ਮੇਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਭਰਪੂਰਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਭ ਥਾਈ ॥
My God is pervading everywhere.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਘਰ ਹੀ ਮਹਿ ਪਾਈ ॥
By Guru’s Grace, I have found Him within my own heart.
ਸਦਾ ਸਰੇਵੀ ਇਕ ਮਨਿ ਧਿਆਈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥
I always remember and worship Him with single-minded concentration. By the Guru’s grace I remain absorbed in the eternal God.
ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਜਗਜੀਵਨੁ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਵਣਿਆ ॥
I dedicate myself to those who enshrine God, the Life of the universe, in their minds.
ਹਰਿ ਜਗਜੀਵਨੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਦਾਤਾ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
Through the Guru’s teachings, I merge with intuitive ease in God, the Life of the World, the Fearless One and the Great Giver.
ਘਰ ਮਹਿ ਧਰਤੀ ਧਉਲੁ ਪਾਤਾਲਾ ॥
God who supports this earth, (the mythical Bull), and the nether-regions of the world, resides within the heart of the mortals
ਘਰ ਹੀ ਮਹਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮੁ ਸਦਾ ਹੈ ਬਾਲਾ ॥
Within every heart dwells the Eternally Young Beloved God.
ਸਦਾ ਅਨੰਦਿ ਰਹੈ ਸੁਖਦਾਤਾ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੨॥
The Giver of peace is eternally blissful. Through the Guru’s teachings, we are absorbed in intuitive peace.
ਕਾਇਆ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਮੇਰਾ ॥
When one’s body is filled ego and emotional attachment,
ਜੰਮਣ ਮਰਣੁ ਨ ਚੂਕੈ ਫੇਰਾ ॥
Then his cycle of birth and death does not end.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਸੁ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰੇ ਸਚੋ ਸਚੁ ਧਿਆਵਣਿਆ ॥੩॥
One who becomes Guru’s follower, subdues egotism, and meditates on the eternal God alone.
ਕਾਇਆ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਪਾਪੁ ਪੁੰਨੁ ਦੁਇ ਭਾਈ ॥
Within this body are the two brothers, sin and virtue.
ਦੁਹੀ ਮਿਲਿ ਕੈ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਉਪਾਈ ॥
When the two joined together, they created the mortals on the earth.
ਦੋਵੈ ਮਾਰਿ ਜਾਇ ਇਕਤੁ ਘਰਿ ਆਵੈ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੪॥
The person who under the Guru’s guidance rises above both, remains in God’s presence absorbed in intuitive peace.
ਘਰ ਹੀ ਮਾਹਿ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਅਨੇਰਾ ॥
Because of the love of duality, the human mind is always filled with the darkness of ignorance.
ਚਾਨਣੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਛੋਡੈ ਹਉਮੈ ਮੇਰਾ ॥
When one sheds one’s sense of ego and emotional attachment, then the divine light dawns.
ਪਰਗਟੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਹੈ ਸੁਖਦਾਤਾ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵਣਿਆ ॥੫॥
The Giver of peace is revealed through the divine word of His praises and then that person always lovingly meditates on God’s Name
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਪਾਸਾਰਾ ॥
The one whose mind is illuminated with the divine light, which radiates throughout the expanse,
ਗੁਰ ਸਾਖੀ ਮਿਟਿਆ ਅੰਧਿਆਰਾ ॥
through the Guru’s teachings, the darkness of ignorance is dispelled from his mind.
ਕਮਲੁ ਬਿਗਾਸਿ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥
His heart blossoms like a lotus, and eternal peace is obtained, as one’s light merges into the Supreme Light.
ਅੰਦਰਿ ਮਹਲ ਰਤਨੀ ਭਰੇ ਭੰਡਾਰਾ ॥
The human body is like a treasure-house filled with precious divine virtues.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਏ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਪਾਰਾ ॥
The Guru’s follower who realizes the infinite Naam, obtains these divine virtues.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਵਣਜੇ ਸਦਾ ਵਾਪਾਰੀ ਲਾਹਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਦ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥
The Guru’s follower, always meditates solely on these precious divine virtues and always earns the wealth of God’s Name.
ਆਪੇ ਵਥੁ ਰਾਖੈ ਆਪੇ ਦੇਇ ॥
God Himself enshrines this wealth of Naam in the hearts of the mortals, and He Himself makes them realize about it.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਵਣਜਹਿ ਕੇਈ ਕੇਇ ॥
Following the Guru’s teachings many fortunate people earn the wealth of Naam.
ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿਸੁ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਸੋ ਪਾਏ ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੮॥੨੭॥੨੮॥
O’ Nanak, only the one upon whom God casts His glance of grace obtains this wealth of Naam. Showing His mercy, God enshrines His Name within one’s mind.
ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
Maajh, by the Third Guru:
ਹਰਿ ਆਪੇ ਮੇਲੇ ਸੇਵ ਕਰਾਏ ॥
God Himself leads us to merge with Him and remember Him.
ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਭਾਉ ਦੂਜਾ ਜਾਏ ॥
Through the Guru’s word, the love of duality is eradicated.
ਹਰਿ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਸਦਾ ਗੁਣਦਾਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਮਹਿ ਆਪਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥
The Immaculate God is the Bestower of eternal virtues. He Himself leads us to merge in His Virtues.
ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਸਚੁ ਸਚਾ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਵਸਾਵਣਿਆ ॥
I dedicate myself, to those who enshrine the eternal God within their hearts.
ਸਚਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਦਾ ਹੈ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
Ever immaculate is the eternal Name of God, through the Guru’s word, they enshrine it in their minds.
ਆਪੇ ਗੁਰੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਕਰਮਿ ਬਿਧਾਤਾ ॥
God Himself is the Guru, and the Giver and the architect of human destiny.
ਸੇਵਕ ਸੇਵਹਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਾਤਾ ॥
The devotees, who by the Guru’s grace meditate upon Him, come to know Him.
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਦਾ ਜਨ ਸੋਹਹਿ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੨॥
By meditating on the Ambrosial Naam, they look beautiful. Through the Guru’s teachings, they receive the sublime essence of God’s Name.
ਇਸੁ ਗੁਫਾ ਮਹਿ ਇਕੁ ਥਾਨੁ ਸੁਹਾਇਆ ॥
Within the cave of this body, there is one beautiful place.
ਪੂਰੈ ਗੁਰਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਭਰਮੁ ਚੁਕਾਇਆ ॥
When ego and doubt are dispelled through the Guru, then God’s presence is revealed in the heart, which becomes a beautiful place in the body-cave.
ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਲਾਹਨਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਗੁਰ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੩॥
They who are imbued with God’s love and always sing His praises, by the Guru’s grace they unite with Him.