Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Ang 152

  1. ਸਰਮ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਦੁਇ ਸਸੁਰ ਭਏ ॥

    Hard work and heigher concious are my mother-in-law and father-in-law;

  2. ਕਰਣੀ ਕਾਮਣਿ ਕਰਿ ਮਨ ਲਏ ॥੨॥

    I have made good deeds my spouse.

  3. ਸਾਹਾ ਸੰਜੋਗੁ ਵੀਆਹੁ ਵਿਜੋਗੁ ॥

    Union with the Saints is my wedding date, and detachment from the worldly affairs and union with God is my marriage.

  4. ਸਚੁ ਸੰਤਤਿ ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਜੋਗੁ ॥੩॥੩॥

    Nanak says, Truth is the child born of this Union.

  5. ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

    Raag Gauree, First Guru:

  6. ਪਉਣੈ ਪਾਣੀ ਅਗਨੀ ਕਾ ਮੇਲੁ ॥

    When the air, water and fire unite, then this body is created, and the game of mercurial and wandering intellect starts within it.

  7. ਚੰਚਲ ਚਪਲ ਬੁਧਿ ਕਾ ਖੇਲੁ ॥

    and the game of mercurial and wandering intellect starts within it.

  8. ਨਉ ਦਰਵਾਜੇ ਦਸਵਾ ਦੁਆਰੁ ॥

    It has nine doors (or openings, such as eyes, ears, etc.), which are apparent.

  9. ਬੁਝੁ ਰੇ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਏਹੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥੧॥

    There is the tenth unseen door which can lead to supreme spiritual state. O wise one, reflect upon this and understand it.

  10. ਕਥਤਾ ਬਕਤਾ ਸੁਨਤਾ ਸੋਈ ॥

    God pervading in all is the One who speaks, and listens to everything.

  11. ਆਪੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੇ ਸੁ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਹੋਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

    The one who reflects upon his own self is truly wise.

  12. ਦੇਹੀ ਮਾਟੀ ਬੋਲੈ ਪਉਣੁ ॥

    The body is dust; the wind speaks through it.(Upon death the dust merges with dust and air into air) (When someone dies)

  13. ਬੁਝੁ ਰੇ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਮੂਆ ਹੈ ਕਉਣੁ ॥

    Reflect on this, O wise one, who has died.

  14. ਮੂਈ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਬਾਦੁ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੁ ॥

    Intellect attached to Maya, conflict and ego have died, but the soul, which belongs to the One who cherishes all, does not die.

  15. ਓਹੁ ਨ ਮੂਆ ਜੋ ਦੇਖਣਹਾਰੁ ॥੨॥

    but the soul, which belongs to the One who cherishes all, does not die.

  16. ਜੈ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਤਟਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਜਾਹੀ ॥

    The wealth of Naam, for the sake of which people journey to sacred shrines and holy rivers, that priceless Naam dwells within the heart.

  17. ਰਤਨ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਘਟ ਹੀ ਮਾਹੀ ॥

    that priceless Naam dwells within the heart.

  18. ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਪੰਡਿਤੁ ਬਾਦੁ ਵਖਾਣੈ ॥

    A Pandit, reads endlessly and stirs up arguments and controversies, but he does not realize the secret that Naam dwells deep within.

  19. ਭੀਤਰਿ ਹੋਦੀ ਵਸਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ॥੩॥

    but he does not realize the secret that Naam dwells deep within.

  20. ਹਉ ਨ ਮੂਆ ਮੇਰੀ ਮੁਈ ਬਲਾਇ ॥

    I understand that (when my body dies) it is not that I have died, but it is my demon (ignorant intellect) which has died.

  21. ਓਹੁ ਨ ਮੂਆ ਜੋ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਇ ॥

    The One who is pervading everyone does not die.

  22. ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਦਿਖਾਇਆ ॥

    Says Nanak, the Guru has revealed to me the all pervading God, and now none seems me to die or to be born.

  23. ਮਰਤਾ ਜਾਤਾ ਨਦਰਿ ਨ ਆਇਆ ॥੪॥੪॥

    and now none seems me to die or to be born.

  24. ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਦਖਣੀ ॥

    Raag Gauree Dakhani, First Guru:

  25. ਸੁਣਿ ਸੁਣਿ ਬੂਝੈ ਮਾਨੈ ਨਾਉ ॥ ਤਾ ਕੈ ਸਦ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੈ ਜਾਉ ॥

    I dedicate myself to the one who again and again listens, reflects and believes in God’s Name.

  26. ਆਪਿ ਭੁਲਾਏ ਠਉਰ ਨ ਠਾਉ ॥

    When God Himself leads one astray, then for him there is no other place for spiritual support.

  27. ਤੂੰ ਸਮਝਾਵਹਿ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਉ ॥੧॥

    O’ God, whom You Yourself impart understanding of the Guru’s teachings, You unite him with Yourself O’ God,

  28. ਨਾਮੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਚਲੈ ਮੈ ਨਾਲਿ ॥

    I pray that I be blessed with Naam, which shall go along with me in the end.

  29. ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਬਾਧੀ ਸਭ ਕਾਲਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

    Without Naam, all are held in the grip of the fear of death.

  30. ਖੇਤੀ ਵਣਜੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਕੀ ਓਟ ॥

    just as farming or business is the support of our physical needs, similarly God’s Name is the support for our spiritual life.

  31. ਪਾਪੁ ਪੁੰਨੁ ਬੀਜ ਕੀ ਪੋਟ ॥

    One carries the seeds of sin and virtue together to the next life.

  32. ਕਾਮੁ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਜੀਅ ਮਹਿ ਚੋਟ ॥

    Those, whose soul is inflicted with the wounds of vices like lust and anger.

  33. ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ਚਲੇ ਮਨਿ ਖੋਟ ॥੨॥

    They forsake God’s Name and depart from here with evil thoughts in their minds.

  34. ਸਾਚੇ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸਾਚੀ ਸੀਖ ॥

    They who receive true teachings from the True Guru.

  35. ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਸੀਤਲੁ ਸਾਚੁ ਪਰੀਖ ॥

    They realize the eternal God. Their body and mind remain calm.

  36. ਜਲ ਪੁਰਾਇਨਿ ਰਸ ਕਮਲ ਪਰੀਖ ॥

    Their true test is, that their soul cannot survive without God’s Name, just as the water-lily, or the lotus flower cannot survive without water.

  37. ਸਬਦਿ ਰਤੇ ਮੀਠੇ ਰਸ ਈਖ ॥੩॥

    Imbued with the Guru’s Word, they become sweet, like the sugarcane juice.

  38. ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸੰਜੋਗੀ ਗੜਿ ਦਸ ਦੁਆਰ ॥

    it is according to their preordained destiny that they have been blessed with this body fortress with ten doors.

  39. ਪੰਚ ਵਸਹਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਅਪਾਰ ॥

    The Saints dwell there, together with the Divine Light of the Infinite God.

  40. ਆਪਿ ਤੁਲੈ ਆਪੇ ਵਣਜਾਰ ॥

    God Himself is the wealth, and He Himself is the trader.

  41. ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਵਾਰਣਹਾਰ ॥੪॥੫॥

    O Nanak, through Naam, God Himself embellishes the life of the Saints with the virtues.

  42. ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

    Raag Gauree, First Guru:

  43. ਜਾਤੋ ਜਾਇ ਕਹਾ ਤੇ ਆਵੈ ॥

    How can we know where (this soul) comes from?

  44. ਕਹ ਉਪਜੈ ਕਹ ਜਾਇ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥

    Where was is it created and with what does it ultimately merge?

  45. ਕਿਉ ਬਾਧਿਓ ਕਿਉ ਮੁਕਤੀ ਪਾਵੈ ॥

    Why it has been bound by worldly ties, and how does it obtain emancipation?

  46. ਕਿਉ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥੧॥

    How can it intuitively merge in the immortal God?

  47. ਨਾਮੁ ਰਿਦੈ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ॥

    The one in whose heart dwells nectar like Naam and who utters God’s Name, like God becomes free from desire and hence free from worldly bonds.

  48. ਨਰਹਰ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਰਹਰ ਨਿਹਕਾਮੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

    like God becomes free from desire and hence free from worldly bonds.

  49. ਸਹਜੇ ਆਵੈ ਸਹਜੇ ਜਾਇ ॥

    The soul comes to the world according to natural law, and also departs according to natural law.

  50. ਮਨ ਤੇ ਉਪਜੈ ਮਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥

    Due to the desires of the mind, one is born and ultimately merges into the mind itself.

  51. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮੁਕਤੋ ਬੰਧੁ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥

    But the one who follows the Guru’s teachings remains free from the bonds of desire, and no obstacles are put in one’s path to liberation .

  52. ਸਬਦੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ਛੁਟੈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਇ ॥੨॥

    By reflecting on the Guru’s word and by lovingly meditating on God’s Name, one is emancipated from the entanglements of desire.

  53. ਤਰਵਰ ਪੰਖੀ ਬਹੁ ਨਿਸਿ ਬਾਸੁ ॥

    Just as the birds come to sit in a tree at night, similarly mortals come to the world for a limited stay.

  54. ਸੁਖ ਦੁਖੀਆ ਮਨਿ ਮੋਹ ਵਿਣਾਸੁ ॥

    While some are at peace, yet others are miserable due to the worldly attachment and spiritually they perish.

  55. ਸਾਝ ਬਿਹਾਗ ਤਕਹਿ ਆਗਾਸੁ ॥

    Just as the birds look to the sky at dawn and fly in different directions to seek their daily food.

  56. ਦਹ ਦਿਸਿ ਧਾਵਹਿ ਕਰਮਿ ਲਿਖਿਆਸੁ ॥੩॥

    Similarly the mortals go to earn their living according to their preordained destiny.