Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ang 21
ਅੰਤਰ ਕੀ ਗਤਿ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਗੁਰ ਮਿਲੀਐ ਸੰਕ ਉਤਾਰਿ ॥
We can understand the state of our inner self and realize God by following the Guru’s teachings with full devotion and without any skepticism.
ਮੁਇਆ ਜਿਤੁ ਘਰਿ ਜਾਈਐ ਤਿਤੁ ਜੀਵਦਿਆ ਮਰੁ ਮਾਰਿ ॥
The place or state which we want to reach after death, we should try to reach that state while still alive by conquering our mind and eradicating our vices.
ਅਨਹਦ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਹਾਵਣੇ ਪਾਈਐ ਗੁਰ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥੨॥
But this state of mind is reached only when we reflect on the Guru’s word and remain absorbed in the non-stop and pleasing divine word of God’s praises.
ਅਨਹਦ ਬਾਣੀ ਪਾਈਐ ਤਹ ਹਉਮੈ ਹੋਇ ਬਿਨਾਸੁ ॥
When we are blessed with this state of enjoying the continuous divine word of God’s praises, then our ego is totally destroyed.
ਸਤਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵੇ ਆਪਣਾ ਹਉ ਸਦ ਕੁਰਬਾਣੈ ਤਾਸੁ ॥
I am always dedicated to that person who truly follows the teachings of his Guru.
ਖੜਿ ਦਰਗਹ ਪੈਨਾਈਐ ਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ॥੩॥
He always recites the praises of God and is honored in God’s presence.
ਜਹ ਦੇਖਾ ਤਹ ਰਵਿ ਰਹੇ ਸਿਵ ਸਕਤੀ ਕਾ ਮੇਲੁ ॥
Wherever I see I find humans indulging in Maya (worldly illusions)
ਤ੍ਰਿਹੁ ਗੁਣ ਬੰਧੀ ਦੇਹੁਰੀ ਜੋ ਆਇਆ ਜਗਿ ਸੋ ਖੇਲੁ ॥
The three traits of Maya hold the human body in bondage; whoever comes into the world is subject to their play.
ਵਿਜੋਗੀ ਦੁਖਿ ਵਿਛੁੜੇ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਲਹਹਿ ਨ ਮੇਲੁ ॥੪॥
The self-willed persons do not attain union with God, they remain alienated from Him and endure misery.
ਮਨੁ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ਘਰਿ ਵਸੈ ਸਚ ਭੈ ਰਾਤਾ ਹੋਇ ॥
The mind detached from the love for Maya stops wandering and comes to dwell within, because it remains imbued with revered fear of God.
ਗਿਆਨ ਮਹਾਰਸੁ ਭੋਗਵੈ ਬਾਹੁੜਿ ਭੂਖ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
The mind imbued with God’s love enjoys the sublime bliss of spiritual wisdom, and it never feels yearning for materialism again.
ਨਾਨਕ ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਰਿ ਮਿਲੁ ਭੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਦੁਖੁ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥੫॥੧੮॥
O’ Nanak, eradicate your mind’s love for Maya and unite with God, so that you never suffer the pangs of separation from God anymore. ||5
ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
Siree Raag, First Guru:
ਏਹੁ ਮਨੋ ਮੂਰਖੁ ਲੋਭੀਆ ਲੋਭੇ ਲਗਾ ਲੋੁਭਾਨੁ ॥
Siree Raag, First Guru:
ਸਬਦਿ ਨ ਭੀਜੈ ਸਾਕਤਾ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਆਵਨੁ ਜਾਨੁ ॥
This foolish and greedy mind of a human being always remains engrossed in greed.
ਸਾਧੂ ਸਤਗੁਰੁ ਜੇ ਮਿਲੈ ਤਾ ਪਾਈਐ ਗੁਣੀ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ॥੧॥
The faithless cynic is not swayed by the Guru’s divine word and because of his evil intellect, he remains in the cycle of birth and death.
ਮਨ ਰੇ ਹਉਮੈ ਛੋਡਿ ਗੁਮਾਨੁ ॥
But if he meets the saintly true Guru and follows his teachings, then he realizes God, the treasure of virtues.
ਹਰਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਸਰਵਰੁ ਸੇਵਿ ਤੂ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਦਰਗਹ ਮਾਨੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
O my mind, renounce your egotistical pride, and follow the teachings of the Guru, who is the image of God and the sublime pool of purity, so that you may receive honor in God’s presence. ||1|| pause||
ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਿ ਦਿਨਸੁ ਰਾਤਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਧਨੁ ਜਾਨੁ ॥
O’ my mind, remember God day and night with adoration, and understand the worth of the wealth of God’s Name through the Guru’s teachings.
ਸਭਿ ਸੁਖ ਹਰਿ ਰਸ ਭੋਗਣੇ ਸੰਤ ਸਭਾ ਮਿਲਿ ਗਿਆਨੁ ॥
In the holy company, acquire spiritual wisdom and you will enjoy all comforts and the divine pleasures.
ਨਿਤਿ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸੇਵਿਆ ਸਤਗੁਰਿ ਦੀਆ ਨਾਮੁ ॥੨॥
One whom the true Guru has blessed with the gift of Naam, he has always remembered God with adoration.
ਕੂਕਰ ਕੂੜੁ ਕਮਾਈਐ ਗੁਰ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਪਚੈ ਪਚਾਨੁ ॥
One who practices falsehood is like a dog; such a person even slanders the Guru and suffers utter disgrace.
ਭਰਮੇ ਭੂਲਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਘਣੋ ਜਮੁ ਮਾਰਿ ਕਰੈ ਖੁਲਹਾਨੁ ॥
Doubts lead him astray, he suffers in great agony so much as if the demon of death is beating him mercilessly.
ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਸੁਭਾਨੁ ॥੩॥
In this way, the self-willed people find no inner peace, while the Guru’s followers are always wondrously blissful.
ਐਥੈ ਧੰਧੁ ਪਿਟਾਈਐ ਸਚੁ ਲਿਖਤੁ ਪਰਵਾਨੁ ॥
In this world, people are engrossed in false pursuits, but hereafter, only the account of your true actions is accepted.
ਹਰਿ ਸਜਣੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਦਾ ਗੁਰ ਕਰਣੀ ਪਰਧਾਨੁ ॥
Therefore, serve the Guru (follow the Guru’s teachings), the intimate friend of God; the deeds done as directed by the Guru’s teachings are supreme.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਕਰਮਿ ਸਚੈ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ॥੪॥੧੯॥
O’ Nanak, by God’s grace such a person receives His stamp of approval and he never forgets God’s Name. ||4
ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
Siree Raag, First Guru:
ਇਕੁ ਤਿਲੁ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਰੋਗੁ ਵਡਾ ਮਨ ਮਾਹਿ ॥
Siree Raag, First Guru:
ਕਿਉ ਦਰਗਹ ਪਤਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਜਾ ਹਰਿ ਨ ਵਸੈ ਮਨ ਮਾਹਿ ॥
If the beloved God is forgotten even for a moment, the Guru’s followers feel that there is some serious malady in their mind.
ਗੁਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਅਗਨਿ ਮਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਮਾਹਿ ॥੧॥
They understand that if God does not manifest in one’s mind, then how can he receive honor in His presence? By meeting and following the Guru’s teachings, one attains divine virtues, his fire for worldly desires is extinguished and he receives inner peace.
ਮਨ ਰੇ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਸਾਰਿ ॥
O’ my mind, always remember God’s virtues.
ਜਿਨ ਖਿਨੁ ਪਲੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਤੇ ਜਨ ਵਿਰਲੇ ਸੰਸਾਰਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
In this world, very rare are those who do not forsake God’s Name even for a
ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਮਿਲਾਈਐ ਸੁਰਤੀ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਸੰਜੋਗੁ ॥
If we merge our soul with the Divine Soul, and our mind with the Divine wisdom, then our cruel and violent instincts and egotism depart, and skepticism and sorrow vanish.
ਹਿੰਸਾ ਹਉਮੈ ਗਤੁ ਗਏ ਨਾਹੀ ਸਹਸਾ ਸੋਗੁ ॥
If we merge our soul with the Divine Soul, and our mind with the Divine wisdom, then our cruel and violent instincts and egotism depart, and skepticism and sorrow vanish.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਿਸੁ ਹਰਿ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਮੇਲੇ ਗੁਰੁ ਸੰਜੋਗੁ ॥੨॥
One who follows the Guru’s teaching and enshrines God in his mind, Guru blesses him union with God.
ਕਾਇਆ ਕਾਮਣਿ ਜੇ ਕਰੀ ਭੋਗੇ ਭੋਗਣਹਾਰੁ ॥
If I surrender myself to God, I will experience the similar bliss of union with God, just as a bride feels when she surrenders herself to her husband.
ਤਿਸੁ ਸਿਉ ਨੇਹੁ ਨ ਕੀਜਈ ਜੋ ਦੀਸੈ ਚਲਣਹਾਰੁ ॥
We should not fall in love with the body which is definitely perishable.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਰਵਹਿ ਸੋਹਾਗਣੀ ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸੇਜ ਭਤਾਰੁ ॥੩॥
Those fortunate people who follow the Guru’s teachings and lovingly remember God, He definitely remains enshrined in their heart.