Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Ang 139

  1. ਸੋਭਾ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਸੁਹਾਵਣੀ ਜਿਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਸੇਤੀ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇਆ ॥੨॥

    The intellect of the person who has attuned his mind to God becomes beautiful and he earns good reputation in the world.

  2. ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੨ ॥

    Shalok, by the Second Guru:

  3. ਅਖੀ ਬਾਝਹੁ ਵੇਖਣਾ ਵਿਣੁ ਕੰਨਾ ਸੁਨਣਾ ॥

    To see without eyes (restrain from looking at the beauty of other women with malicious intention; to hear without ears (restrain from listening to slander) To walk without feet (to restrain from going after sinful pleasure); to work without hands (desist from doing any harm to others); To speak without a tongue (to resist from slandering others)-like this, one remains (egoistically) dead while yet alive.

  4. ਪੈਰਾ ਬਾਝਹੁ ਚਲਣਾ ਵਿਣੁ ਹਥਾ ਕਰਣਾ ॥

    To walk without feet (to restrain from going after sinful pleasure); to work without hands (desist from doing any harm to others);

  5. ਜੀਭੈ ਬਾਝਹੁ ਬੋਲਣਾ ਇਉ ਜੀਵਤ ਮਰਣਾ ॥

    To speak without a tongue (to resist from slandering others)-like this, one remains (egoistically) dead while yet alive.

  6. ਨਾਨਕ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਛਾਣਿ ਕੈ ਤਉ ਖਸਮੈ ਮਿਲਣਾ ॥੧॥

    O’ Nanak, we realize God by understanding and following His command.

  7. ਮਃ ੨ ॥

    Shalok, by the Second Guru:

  8. ਦਿਸੈ ਸੁਣੀਐ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਸਾਉ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਾਇ ॥

    God is visible, heard and recognized through his creation, but still the pleasure of his presence can not be realized.

  9. ਰੁਹਲਾ ਟੁੰਡਾ ਅੰਧੁਲਾ ਕਿਉ ਗਲਿ ਲਗੈ ਧਾਇ ॥

    How can a spiritually lame, armless and blind soul run to embrace Him?

  10. ਭੈ ਕੇ ਚਰਣ ਕਰ ਭਾਵ ਕੇ ਲੋਇਣ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਕਰੇਇ ॥

    Let the Fear of God be your feet, and let His Love be your hands; let His Understanding be your eyes.

  11. ਨਾਨਕੁ ਕਹੈ ਸਿਆਣੀਏ ਇਵ ਕੰਤ ਮਿਲਾਵਾ ਹੋਇ ॥੨॥

    Says Nanak, in this way, O’ the wise soul-bride, you shall be united with your Master-God.

  12. ਪਉੜੀ ॥

    Pauree:

  13. ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਤੂੰ ਏਕੁ ਹੈ ਤੁਧੁ ਦੂਜਾ ਖੇਲੁ ਰਚਾਇਆ ॥

    Forever and ever, You are the only One; You set the play of duality in motion.

  14. ਹਉਮੈ ਗਰਬੁ ਉਪਾਇ ਕੈ ਲੋਭੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਜੰਤਾ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

    You created egotism and arrogant pride, and You placed greed within Your beings.

  15. ਜਿਉ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਉ ਰਖੁ ਤੂ ਸਭ ਕਰੇ ਤੇਰਾ ਕਰਾਇਆ ॥

    Keep them as it pleases Your Will; everyone acts as You cause them to act.

  16. ਇਕਨਾ ਬਖਸਹਿ ਮੇਲਿ ਲੈਹਿ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਤੁਧੈ ਲਾਇਆ ॥

    On some, You bestow Your grace and attune them to the Guru’s teachings and then unite them with Yourself.

  17. ਇਕਿ ਖੜੇ ਕਰਹਿ ਤੇਰੀ ਚਾਕਰੀ ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਹੋਰੁ ਨ ਭਾਇਆ ॥

    Some are always attentively meditating on You, except Your Name, nothing else pleases them.

  18. ਹੋਰੁ ਕਾਰ ਵੇਕਾਰ ਹੈ ਇਕਿ ਸਚੀ ਕਾਰੈ ਲਾਇਆ ॥

    Any other task would be worthless to them-You have enjoined them to Your True Service (meditation on Your Name).

  19. ਪੁਤੁ ਕਲਤੁ ਕੁਟੰਬੁ ਹੈ ਇਕਿ ਅਲਿਪਤੁ ਰਹੇ ਜੋ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਇਆ ॥

    In the midst of children, spouse and relations, some still remain detached from them; they are pleasing to You.

  20. ਓਹਿ ਅੰਦਰਹੁ ਬਾਹਰਹੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੇ ਸਚੈ ਨਾਇ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥੩॥

    Inwardly and outwardly, they are pure, and they are absorbed in the True Name.

  21. ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

    Shalok, by the First Guru:

  22. ਸੁਇਨੇ ਕੈ ਪਰਬਤਿ ਗੁਫਾ ਕਰੀ ਕੈ ਪਾਣੀ ਪਇਆਲਿ ॥

    I may make a cave, in a mountain of gold, or in the water of the nether regions;

  23. ਕੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਧਰਤੀ ਕੈ ਆਕਾਸੀ ਉਰਧਿ ਰਹਾ ਸਿਰਿ ਭਾਰਿ ॥

    I may remain standing on my head, upside-down, on the earth or up in the sky;

  24. ਪੁਰੁ ਕਰਿ ਕਾਇਆ ਕਪੜੁ ਪਹਿਰਾ ਧੋਵਾ ਸਦਾ ਕਾਰਿ ॥

    I may totally cover my body with clothes, and wash my body continually;

  25. ਬਗਾ ਰਤਾ ਪੀਅਲਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਬੇਦਾ ਕਰੀ ਪੁਕਾਰ ॥

    I may loudly recite the four vedas, wearing white, red, yellow or black attires.

  26. ਹੋਇ ਕੁਚੀਲੁ ਰਹਾ ਮਲੁ ਧਾਰੀ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਮਤਿ ਵਿਕਾਰ ॥

    I may even live in dirt and filth. And yet, this is just a product of evil mindedness, all these are bad deeds of evil intellect.

  27. ਨਾ ਹਉ ਨਾ ਮੈ ਨਾ ਹਉ ਹੋਵਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਬਦੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥੧॥

    O’ Nanak, I ponder over only the Name of God, without which neither I was nor I am and nor I shall be worth anything. (means, my ego should be completely erased)

  28. ਮਃ ੧ ॥

    shalok, by the First Guru:

  29. ਵਸਤ੍ਰ ਪਖਾਲਿ ਪਖਾਲੇ ਕਾਇਆ ਆਪੇ ਸੰਜਮਿ ਹੋਵੈ ॥

    The one who, daily washes his clothes and bathe his body, and considers himself as ascetic.

  30. ਅੰਤਰਿ ਮੈਲੁ ਲਗੀ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਣੈ ਬਾਹਰਹੁ ਮਲਿ ਮਲਿ ਧੋਵੈ ॥

    He is not aware of the filth of evil thoughts staining his mind, while he repeatedly tries to wash off the outer dirt.

  31. ਅੰਧਾ ਭੂਲਿ ਪਇਆ ਜਮ ਜਾਲੇ ॥

    Being entangled in the fear of death, the spiritually blind goes astray,

  32. ਵਸਤੁ ਪਰਾਈ ਅਪੁਨੀ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਨੈ ਹਉਮੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਦੁਖੁ ਘਾਲੇ ॥

    He considers other’s property as his own, and in egotism, he suffer in pain.

  33. ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਤੁਟੈ ਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵੈ ॥

    O’ Nanak, when the egotism of the Guru’s follower is erased, then he meditates on God’s Name with loving devotion.

  34. ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪੇ ਨਾਮੋ ਆਰਾਧੇ ਨਾਮੇ ਸੁਖਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥੨॥

    He obtains peace by meditating on God’s name with love and devotion.

  35. ਪਵੜੀ ॥

    Pauree:

  36. ਕਾਇਆ ਹੰਸਿ ਸੰਜੋਗੁ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ॥

    Destiny has brought together and united the body and the soul.

  37. ਤਿਨ ਹੀ ਕੀਆ ਵਿਜੋਗੁ ਜਿਨਿ ਉਪਾਇਆ ॥

    He who created them, also separates them.

  38. ਮੂਰਖੁ ਭੋਗੇ ਭੋਗੁ ਦੁਖ ਸਬਾਇਆ ॥

    Forsaking God, the fool enjoys the pleasures, which is the root cause of all pains.

  39. ਸੁਖਹੁ ਉਠੇ ਰੋਗ ਪਾਪ ਕਮਾਇਆ ॥

    From pleasures, arise diseases and the commission of sins.

  40. ਹਰਖਹੁ ਸੋਗੁ ਵਿਜੋਗੁ ਉਪਾਇ ਖਪਾਇਆ ॥

    From sinful pleasures come sorrow, separation and cycles of birth and death.

  41. ਮੂਰਖ ਗਣਤ ਗਣਾਇ ਝਗੜਾ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

    The fools try to account for their misdeeds, and argue uselessly.

  42. ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਹਥਿ ਨਿਬੇੜੁ ਝਗੜੁ ਚੁਕਾਇਆ ॥

    The judgement (for the strife of births and deaths) is in the Hands of the True Guru, who puts an end to the argument.

  43. ਕਰਤਾ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਹੋਗੁ ਨ ਚਲੈ ਚਲਾਇਆ ॥੪॥

    Whatever the Creator does, comes to pass. It cannot be changed by anyone’s efforts.

  44. ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

    Shalok, by the First Guru:

  45. ਕੂੜੁ ਬੋਲਿ ਮੁਰਦਾਰੁ ਖਾਇ ॥

    The one who seizes the rights of others by deceit, is like an animal that eats dead corpse