Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Ang 151

  1. ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ ਗੁਆਰੇਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਚਉਪਦੇ ਦੁਪਦੇ

    Raag Gauree Guareri, First Guru, Chaupadey (Four lines) & Dupadey (Two lines):

  2. ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

    One God. Eternal. Creative Being, All pervading. He has no Fear or Hatred. He is beyond time. Self-Existent. Realized by the Guru’s Grace:

  3. ਭਉ ਮੁਚੁ ਭਾਰਾ ਵਡਾ ਤੋਲੁ ॥

    The revered fear of God has the most substance and validity.

  4. ਮਨ ਮਤਿ ਹਉਲੀ ਬੋਲੇ ਬੋਲੁ ॥

    The intellect guided by one’s own mind is very shallow, and so are the words uttered under its influence.

  5. ਸਿਰਿ ਧਰਿ ਚਲੀਐ ਸਹੀਐ ਭਾਰੁ ॥

    If we walk through the path of life, bearing God’s revered fear in our mind.

  6. ਨਦਰੀ ਕਰਮੀ ਗੁਰ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥੧॥

    Then, by God’s grace the Guru’s teachings become part of our life.

  7. ਭੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਲੰਘਸਿ ਪਾਰਿ ॥

    Without the fear of God, no one can cross over the world-ocean of vices.

  8. ਭੈ ਭਉ ਰਾਖਿਆ ਭਾਇ ਸਵਾਰਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

    Only the one, who has embellished one’s life by keeping the revered fear of God in the mind, crosses it.

  9. ਭੈ ਤਨਿ ਅਗਨਿ ਭਖੈ ਭੈ ਨਾਲਿ ॥

    With the revered fear of God in mind one always yearns to unite with Him.

  10. ਭੈ ਭਉ ਘੜੀਐ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਵਾਰਿ ॥

    By molding and embellishing our spiritual life through the Guru’s word, we start living our life in the revered fear of God.

  11. ਭੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਘਾੜਤ ਕਚੁ ਨਿਕਚ ॥

    The human character which is fashioned without the revered fear of God, is absolutely false, like a vessel, which has been fashioned in a mold of ignorance with the strokes of ignorance.

  12. ਅੰਧਾ ਸਚਾ ਅੰਧੀ ਸਟ ॥੨॥

    The human character which is fashioned without the revered fear of God, is absolutely false, like a vessel, which has been fashioned in a mold of ignorance with the strokes of ignorance.

  13. ਬੁਧੀ ਬਾਜੀ ਉਪਜੈ ਚਾਉ ॥

    The desire for the worldly drama arises in the mortal’s intellect.

  14. ਸਹਸ ਸਿਆਣਪ ਪਵੈ ਨ ਤਾਉ ॥

    In spite of thousands of clever ideas, his life is not molded by the fear of God.

  15. ਨਾਨਕ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਬੋਲਣੁ ਵਾਉ ॥

    O Nanak, the word of the self-willed person is as light (shallow) as wind.

  16. ਅੰਧਾ ਅਖਰੁ ਵਾਉ ਦੁਆਉ ॥੩॥੧॥

    That ignorant person’s words are worthless and empty, like the wind.

  17. ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

    Raag Gauree, First Guru:

  18. ਡਰਿ ਘਰੁ ਘਰਿ ਡਰੁ ਡਰਿ ਡਰੁ ਜਾਇ ॥

    When one has the fear of God in the heart, then any other kind of fear is dispelled.

  19. ਸੋ ਡਰੁ ਕੇਹਾ ਜਿਤੁ ਡਰਿ ਡਰੁ ਪਾਇ ॥

    What is the use of having the kind of fear, which makes one increasingly afraid of other fears in life?

  20. ਤੁਧੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਦੂਜੀ ਨਾਹੀ ਜਾਇ ॥

    Without You, one has no other place or support.

  21. ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਵਰਤੈ ਸਭ ਤੇਰੀ ਰਜਾਇ ॥੧॥

    Whatever happens is all according to Your Will.

  22. ਡਰੀਐ ਜੇ ਡਰੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਹੋਰੁ ॥

    One should be afraid of any other kind of fear, if there were truly any other fear except the fear of God.

  23. ਡਰਿ ਡਰਿ ਡਰਣਾ ਮਨ ਕਾ ਸੋਰੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

    Always living in one fear or the other is nothing but the mind’s own commotion

  24. ਨਾ ਜੀਉ ਮਰੈ ਨ ਡੂਬੈ ਤਰੈ ॥

    The soul does not die; it neither drown nor swims across the world ocean of vices.

  25. ਜਿਨਿ ਕਿਛੁ ਕੀਆ ਸੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਰੈ ॥

    The One who has created this universe does everything.

  26. ਹੁਕਮੇ ਆਵੈ ਹੁਕਮੇ ਜਾਇ ॥

    By His Command one is born, and by His Command one dies.

  27. ਆਗੈ ਪਾਛੈ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੨॥

    Here and hereafter, His Command is pervading.

  28. ਹੰਸੁ ਹੇਤੁ ਆਸਾ ਅਸਮਾਨੁ ॥

    The mind which has tendencies for violence, attachment, desires and egotism.

  29. ਤਿਸੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਭੂਖ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਨੈ ਸਾਨੁ ॥

    Also in that mind is the hunger for Maya, like the raging torrent of a wild stream.

  30. ਭਉ ਖਾਣਾ ਪੀਣਾ ਆਧਾਰੁ ॥

    Let the revered fear of God be the spiritual food, drink and support.

  31. ਵਿਣੁ ਖਾਧੇ ਮਰਿ ਹੋਹਿ ਗਵਾਰ ॥੩॥

    Without consuming this spiritual food (living in the revered fear of God), these fools perish away.

  32. ਜਿਸ ਕਾ ਕੋਇ ਕੋਈ ਕੋਇ ਕੋਇ ॥

    The one who has someone else as one’s supporter, that someone rarely proves to be the true supporter in the end.

  33. ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਤੇਰਾ ਤੂੰ ਸਭਨਾ ਕਾ ਸੋਇ ॥

    All are Yours and You are the support of all.

  34. ਜਾ ਕੇ ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਧਨੁ ਮਾਲੁ ॥

    God, to whom belongs all beings and creatures, wealth and property

  35. ਨਾਨਕ ਆਖਣੁ ਬਿਖਮੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥੪॥੨॥

    O Nanak, it is so difficult to describe and contemplate Him.

  36. ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

    Raag Gauree, First Guru:

  37. ਮਾਤਾ ਮਤਿ ਪਿਤਾ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ॥

    O’ God, for me good intellect is like my mother, and contentment like my father, I have made truth as my brother, and this is my special family.

  38. ਸਤੁ ਭਾਈ ਕਰਿ ਏਹੁ ਵਿਸੇਖੁ ॥੧॥

    O’ God, for me good intellect is like my mother, and contentment like my father, I have made truth as my brother, and this is my special family.

  39. ਕਹਣਾ ਹੈ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਹਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

    O’ God, much needs to be said about Your creation, but it cannot be fully described, because the worth of Your creation cannot be estimated.

  40. ਤਉ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਨਹੀ ਪਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

    O’ God, much needs to be said about Your creation, but it cannot be fully described, because the worth of Your creation cannot be estimated.