Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ang 231
ਤਤੁ ਨ ਚੀਨਹਿ ਬੰਨਹਿ ਪੰਡ ਪਰਾਲਾ ॥੨॥
They do not understand the purpose of life, and keep loading themselves with the worthless bundles of straw of religious controversies.
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਅਗਿਆਨਿ ਕੁਮਾਰਗਿ ਪਾਏ ॥
The self-willed manmukhs, in ignorance, take the misguided path of evil.
ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਬਿਸਾਰਿਆ ਬਹੁ ਕਰਮ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਏ ॥
They forget God’s Name, and in its place, they establish all sorts of rituals.
ਭਵਜਲਿ ਡੂਬੇ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਏ ॥੩॥
They drown in the terrifying world-ocean of vices, in the love of duality.
ਮਾਇਆ ਕਾ ਮੁਹਤਾਜੁ ਪੰਡਿਤੁ ਕਹਾਵੈ ॥
Such a person, dependent on worldly wealth, calls himself a Pundit,
ਬਿਖਿਆ ਰਾਤਾ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥
and being imbued with the love of Maya, he suffers immense pain.
ਜਮ ਕਾ ਗਲਿ ਜੇਵੜਾ ਨਿਤ ਕਾਲੁ ਸੰਤਾਵੈ ॥੪॥
The noose of the Messenger of Death is around his neck; he is constantly tormented by the fear of death.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਮਕਾਲੁ ਨੇੜਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥
The demon (fear) of death does not come near the Guru’s follower.
ਹਉਮੈ ਦੂਜਾ ਸਬਦਿ ਜਲਾਵੈ ॥
Through the Guru’s word, he burns away all ego and duality.
ਨਾਮੇ ਰਾਤੇ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ॥੫॥
Imbued with God’s Name, he keeps singing His praises.
ਮਾਇਆ ਦਾਸੀ ਭਗਤਾ ਕੀ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥
Maya is the maid of God’s devotees; it works for them.
ਚਰਣੀ ਲਾਗੈ ਤਾ ਮਹਲੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥
The one who humbly serves these devotees also finds a place at God’s court.
ਸਦ ਹੀ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥੬॥
He is forever immaculate; he is absorbed in intuitive peace.
ਹਰਿ ਕਥਾ ਸੁਣਹਿ ਸੇ ਧਨਵੰਤ ਦਿਸਹਿ ਜੁਗ ਮਾਹੀ ॥
They who listen to God’s praises are seen to be the spiritually wealthy people in this world.
ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਸਭਿ ਨਿਵਹਿ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਪੂਜ ਕਰਾਹੀ ॥
Everyone bow down to them, and always adore them.
ਸਹਜੇ ਗੁਣ ਰਵਹਿ ਸਾਚੇ ਮਨ ਮਾਹੀ ॥੭॥
Intuitively, they keep singing the praises of God in their minds.
ਪੂਰੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਸੁਣਾਇਆ ॥
The person to whom the true Guru has revealed the Shabad (Divine word), has eradicated the three modes of Maya (vice, virtue and power) from his mind,
ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਮੇਟੇ ਚਉਥੈ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇਆ ॥
and he has attuned himself to the fourth state (free from the effect of Maya).
ਨਾਨਕ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ॥੮॥੪॥
O’ Nanak, subduing egotism, the Guru has united him with God.
ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
Such a person can only realize God by uttering and following the Guru’s word.
ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਵੇਦੁ ਪੜੈ ਵਾਦੁ ਵਖਾਣੈ ॥
A Pundit reads vedas, uttered by Brahma, and enters in philosophical strife.
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਤਾਮਸੁ ਆਪੁ ਨ ਪਛਾਣੈ ॥
His mind is filled with darkness of ignorance; he does not reflect on himself.
ਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਪਾਏ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੁ ਵਖਾਣੈ ॥੧॥
Such a person can only realize God by uttering and following the Guru’s word.
ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਉ ਫਿਰਿ ਕਾਲੁ ਨ ਖਾਇ ॥
So, serve the Guru by following his teachings, and you shall not be consumed by the fear of death.
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਖਾਧੇ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
The self-willed manmukhs have been consumed by the love of duality.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਅਪਰਾਧੀ ਸੀਧੇ ॥
By following the Guru’s teachings, many sinful mortals become righteous.
ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਰੀਧੇ ॥
Through the Guru’s Word, they find intuitive peace and poise deep within.
ਮੇਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੀਧੇ ॥੨॥
By following the Guru’s word they have become successful in realizing my God.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਮੇਲੇ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਆਪਿ ਮਿਲਾਏ ॥
God unites those with Himself whom the true Guru wants to be united with God.
ਮੇਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਾਚੇ ਕੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਏ ॥
They become pleasing to my eternal God.
ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਏ ॥੩॥
They sing the Glorious Praises of God, in the poise of celestial peace.
ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਾਚੇ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਏ ॥
Without the True Guru, they are deluded by doubt.
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਅੰਧੇ ਸਦਾ ਬਿਖੁ ਖਾਏ ॥
These ignorant, self-willed, always consume the poison of false worldly pursuits.
ਜਮ ਡੰਡੁ ਸਹਹਿ ਸਦਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਏ ॥੪॥
They bear the brunt of the demon of death and always suffer in pain.
ਜਮੂਆ ਨ ਜੋਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਕੀ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥
The demon of death cannot even catch sight of one who enters the refuge of God.
ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰਿ ਸਚਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ॥
Subduing egotism, he lovingly remains attuned to the eternal God.
ਸਦਾ ਰਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ॥੫॥
He keep his consciousness constantly focused on God’s Name.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਹਿ ਸੇ ਜਨ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਪਵਿਤਾ ॥
They who serve and follow the True Guru are pure and immaculate.
ਮਨ ਸਿਉ ਮਨੁ ਮਿਲਾਇ ਸਭੁ ਜਗੁ ਜੀਤਾ ॥
By uniting their mind with the mind of the Guru (and following his advice), they conquer the entire world.
ਇਨ ਬਿਧਿ ਕੁਸਲੁ ਤੇਰੈ ਮੇਰੇ ਮੀਤਾ ॥੬॥
O’ my friend, in this way,you too shall find happiness.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਸੇਵੇ ਸੋ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਏ ॥
The one who faithfully follows Guru’s advice will obtain this reward: that God’s Name comes to dwell, within his mind,
ਹਿਰਦੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਏ ॥
and he dispels all his ego.
ਅਨਹਦ ਬਾਣੀ ਸਬਦੁ ਵਜਾਏ ॥੭॥
The unstruck melody of the Shabad (divine word) vibrates within him.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਕਵਨੁ ਕਵਨੁ ਨ ਸੀਧੋ ਮੇਰੇ ਭਾਈ ॥
O’ my brother, who does not succeed in life by following the Guru’s teachings?
ਭਗਤੀ ਸੀਧੇ ਦਰਿ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਾਈ ॥
The devotees become successful in life and are honored in God’s Court.
ਨਾਨਕ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮਿ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੮॥੫॥
O’ Nanak, there is always glory in (meditation of) God’s Name.
ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
The celestial tune arises in his mind, which attunes him to the remembrance of God.
ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਵਖਾਣੈ ਭਰਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
The one who is interested only in three modes of Maya ( vice, virtue and power) his mind always remain in doubts.
ਬੰਧਨ ਨ ਤੂਟਹਿ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥
His bonds (of Maya) are not broken, and he does not obtain liberation.
ਮੁਕਤਿ ਦਾਤਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਜੁਗ ਮਾਹਿ ॥੧॥
The True Guru is the Bestower of liberation from the love of maya in this world.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਭਰਮੁ ਗਵਾਇ ॥
By following the advice of Guru, a person dispels all the delusions.
ਸਹਜ ਧੁਨਿ ਉਪਜੈ ਹਰਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
The celestial tune arises in his mind, which attunes him to the remembrance of God.
ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਕਾਲੈ ਕੀ ਸਿਰਿ ਕਾਰਾ ॥
They who are controlled by the three modes of Maya have death hovering over their heads.