Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ang 250
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
One eternal God. Realized by the grace of the True Guru:
ਗਉੜੀ ਬਾਵਨ ਅਖਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
Raag Gauree, Bavan Akhri (based on 52 letters of the Sanskrit alphabet), Fifth Guru:
ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥
Salok:
ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਮਾਤਾ ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਪਿਤਾ ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਪਰਮੇਸੁਰਾ ॥
The Guru is the spiritual mother, father and master and the embodiment of God.
ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਸਖਾ ਅਗਿਆਨ ਭੰਜਨੁ ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਬੰਧਿਪ ਸਹੋਦਰਾ ॥
The Guru is the friend, the destroyer of ignorance and the Guru is the relative and real brother.
ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਦਾਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਉਪਦੇਸੈ ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਮੰਤੁ ਨਿਰੋਧਰਾ ॥
The Guru is the real benefactor who bestows God’s Name. The Guru’s Mantra never becomes ineffective against vices.
ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਸਤਿ ਬੁਧਿ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਪਾਰਸ ਪਰਸ ਪਰਾ ॥
The Guru is the Image of peace, truth and wisdom. The Guru’s touch is far superior than the touch of the mythical Philosopher’s Stone.
ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਤੀਰਥੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਸਰੋਵਰੁ ਗੁਰ ਗਿਆਨ ਮਜਨੁ ਅਪਰੰਪਰਾ ॥
The Guru’s teachings are the sacred shrine and bathing in the nectar of Guru’s teachings is much superior than bathing at the sacred shrine of pilgrimage.
ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਕਰਤਾ ਸਭਿ ਪਾਪ ਹਰਤਾ ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਪਤਿਤ ਪਵਿਤ ਕਰਾ ॥
The Divine Guru is the Creator and the destroyer of all sins; the Divine Guru is the Purifier of sinners.
ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਆਦਿ ਜੁਗਾਦਿ ਜੁਗੁ ਜੁਗੁ ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਮੰਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਿ ਉਧਰਾ ॥
The Guru existed from the primal beginning, through ages upon ages and by meditating on God through the Guru’s mantra, one is saved from the vices.
ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਮੇਲਿ ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਹਮ ਮੂੜ ਪਾਪੀ ਜਿਤੁ ਲਗਿ ਤਰਾ ॥
O’ God, please bless us with the holy congregation so that by joining it we, the ignorant sinners, may also swim across the world-ocean of vices.
ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਪਰਮੇਸਰੁ ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਨਮਸਕਰਾ ॥੧॥
O’ Nanak, The Guru is the embodiment of the supreme God, we should humbly bow to the Guru.
ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥
Salok:
ਆਪਹਿ ਕੀਆ ਕਰਾਇਆ ਆਪਹਿ ਕਰਨੈ ਜੋਗੁ ॥
He Himself has created and accomplished everything in the universe and He Himself is capable to do everything.
ਨਾਨਕ ਏਕੋ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਦੂਸਰ ਹੋਆ ਨ ਹੋਗੁ ॥੧॥
O Nanak, the One God is pervading everywhere; there has never been any other and there never shall be.
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
Pauree:
ਓਅੰ ਸਾਧ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਨਮਸਕਾਰੰ ॥
ONG, I pay homage to the one God and the saintly true Guru.
ਆਦਿ ਮਧਿ ਅੰਤਿ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੰ ॥
The formless God was there in the beginning of the creation, is present now and will be there in the end.
ਆਪਹਿ ਸੁੰਨ ਆਪਹਿ ਸੁਖ ਆਸਨ ॥
He Himself is there when there is nothingness and He Himself is in a state of peace.
ਆਪਹਿ ਸੁਨਤ ਆਪ ਹੀ ਜਾਸਨ ॥
He Himself sings and He Himself listens to His own praises.
ਆਪਨ ਆਪੁ ਆਪਹਿ ਉਪਾਇਓ ॥
He Himself created Himself.
ਆਪਹਿ ਬਾਪ ਆਪ ਹੀ ਮਾਇਓ ॥
He Himself is His father and Himself His mother.
ਆਪਹਿ ਸੂਖਮ ਆਪਹਿ ਅਸਥੂਲਾ ॥
He Himself is intangible and He Himself is tangible.
ਲਖੀ ਨ ਜਾਈ ਨਾਨਕ ਲੀਲਾ ॥੧॥
O Nanak, His wondrous play cannot be understood.
ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਦੀਨ ਦਇਆਲਾ ॥
O God, compassionate to the helpless, please bestow mercy on me, so that I may have respect in my heart for Your saints as if I am the dust of their feet.
ਤੇਰੇ ਸੰਤਨ ਕੀ ਮਨੁ ਹੋਇ ਰਵਾਲਾ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
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ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥
Salok:
ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ਆਕਾਰ ਆਪਿ ਨਿਰਗੁਨ ਸਰਗੁਨ ਏਕ ॥
He is formless and also in various forms of His creation, the One is intangible (without three modes of Maya) and also tangible (with attributes of Maya).
ਏਕਹਿ ਏਕ ਬਖਾਨਨੋ ਨਾਨਕ ਏਕ ਅਨੇਕ ॥੧॥
O Nanak, describe God as the one and only one, who is both singular and yet infinite.
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
Pauree:
ਓਅੰ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕੀਓ ਅਕਾਰਾ ॥
ONG: God, who is sacred and supreme, created the universe, . He has strung the entire creation, all on the single thread of universal Law.
ਏਕਹਿ ਸੂਤਿ ਪਰੋਵਨਹਾਰਾ ॥
He has strung the entire creation, all on the single thread of universal Law.
ਭਿੰਨ ਭਿੰਨ ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਬਿਸਥਾਰੰ ॥
God has diversified it in three main impulses of virtue, vice, and power.
ਨਿਰਗੁਨ ਤੇ ਸਰਗੁਨ ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟਾਰੰ ॥
From His intangible form, He created this visible universe.
ਸਗਲ ਭਾਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਉਪਾਇਓ ॥
The Creator has created the creation of all types.
ਜਨਮ ਮਰਨ ਮਨ ਮੋਹੁ ਬਢਾਇਓ ॥
He has infused worldly attachment in the minds of His creatures, which is the root cause of their cycles of birth and death.
ਦੁਹੂ ਭਾਤਿ ਤੇ ਆਪਿ ਨਿਰਾਰਾ ॥
He Himself is free from birth and death.
ਨਾਨਕ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰਾ ॥੨॥
O Nanak, God’s creation has no end or limitation.
ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥
Shalok:
ਸੇਈ ਸਾਹ ਭਗਵੰਤ ਸੇ ਸਚੁ ਸੰਪੈ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਸਿ ॥
They alone are spiritually rich who acquire the wealth of God’s Name.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੁ ਸੁਚਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਤਿਹ ਸੰਤਨ ਕੈ ਪਾਸਿ ॥੧॥
O’ Nanak, it is from such saints that we receive the wealth of God’s Name and spiritual purity.
ਪਵੜੀ ॥
Pauree:
ਸਸਾ ਸਤਿ ਸਤਿ ਸਤਿ ਸੋਊ ॥
Sassa (alphabet): God is True, eternal and everlasting.
ਸਤਿ ਪੁਰਖ ਤੇ ਭਿੰਨ ਨ ਕੋਊ ॥
No one is separate from that true Being (eternal God).
ਸੋਊ ਸਰਨਿ ਪਰੈ ਜਿਹ ਪਾਯੰ ॥
Only that person seeks His refuge, whom He Himself blesses
ਸਿਮਰਿ ਸਿਮਰਿ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਇ ਸੁਨਾਯੰ ॥
Such a person always meditates on God, he sings God’s praises and recites them to others as well.
ਸੰਸੈ ਭਰਮੁ ਨਹੀ ਕਛੁ ਬਿਆਪਤ ॥
No doubt or illusion afflicts this person, because he visually beholds the obvious manifestion of God.
ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਪ੍ਰਤਾਪੁ ਤਾਹੂ ਕੋ ਜਾਪਤ ॥
The person who reaches this spiritual state is a true saint.
ਸੋ ਸਾਧੂ ਇਹ ਪਹੁਚਨਹਾਰਾ ॥
O’ Nanak, I am forever dedicated to him.
ਨਾਨਕ ਤਾ ਕੈ ਸਦ ਬਲਿਹਾਰਾ ॥੩॥
O’ Nanak, I am forever dedicated to him.
ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥
Why are you crying out for worldly wealth?
ਧਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਕਹਾ ਪੁਕਾਰਤੇ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹ ਸਭ ਕੂਰ ॥
Why are you crying out for worldly wealth? All this emotional attachment to Maya is false.