Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Ang 27

  1. ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਘਰੁ ੧ ॥

    Siree Raag, Third Guru, First Beat:

  2. ਜਿਸ ਹੀ ਕੀ ਸਿਰਕਾਰ ਹੈ ਤਿਸ ਹੀ ਕਾ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਇ ॥

    Everyone lives obediently to God who rules the universe.

  3. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵਣੀ ਸਚੁ ਘਟਿ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਹੋਇ ॥

    If one lives in accordance with the Guru’s teachings, the eternal God manifests in his heart.

  4. ਅੰਤਰਿ ਜਿਸ ਕੈ ਸਚੁ ਵਸੈ ਸਚੇ ਸਚੀ ਸੋਇ ॥

    That person in whose heart manifests the eternal God, he becomes like God and everlasting becomes his glory.

  5. ਸਚਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਸੇ ਨ ਵਿਛੁੜਹਿ ਤਿਨ ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਵਾਸਾ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥

    Those who unite with God, are never separated from Him again, and their mind always dwells within (where God dwells).

  6. ਮੇਰੇ ਰਾਮ ਮੈ ਹਰਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥

    O’ my God! I do not have anyone else except You.

  7. ਸਤਗੁਰੁ ਸਚੁ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਨਿਰਮਲਾ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਾ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

    The true Guru is immaculate and the embodiment of God; union with God happens only through the Guru’s word. ||1|| pause||

  8. ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਸੋ ਮਿਲਿ ਰਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਨਉ ਆਪੇ ਲਏ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥

    One who is focused on the Guru’s word, God unites him with Himself and he remains united with Him.

  9. ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਕੋ ਨਾ ਮਿਲੈ ਫਿਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ॥

    No one can unite with God while still in love with Maya, such a person remains in the cycle of birth and death.

  10. ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਇਕੁ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਏਕੋ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਇ ॥

    Though God pervades all beings and He is present everywhere.

  11. ਜਿਸ ਨਉ ਆਪਿ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਹੋਇ ਸੋ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੨॥

    -still only that person upon whom God is merciful, follows the Guru’s teachings and unites with God’s Name.

  12. ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਪੰਡਿਤ ਜੋਤਕੀ ਵਾਦ ਕਰਹਿ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥

    After all their readings, the Pandits and the astrologers argue and debate.

  13. ਮਤਿ ਬੁਧਿ ਭਵੀ ਨ ਬੁਝਈ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਲੋਭ ਵਿਕਾਰੁ ॥

    With their perverted intellect, they don’t understand about the righteous living because within them the vice of greed is very powerful.

  14. ਲਖ ਚਉਰਾਸੀਹ ਭਰਮਦੇ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਹੋਇ ਖੁਆਰੁ ॥

    They continue to wander through millions of incarnations and are ruined in wandering in the love for Maya.

  15. ਪੂਰਬਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਕਮਾਵਣਾ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਮੇਟਣਹਾਰੁ ॥੩॥

    (But it is not under their control), because they have to act according to their pre-ordained destiny based on past deeds, which no one can erase.

  16. ਸਤਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਗਾਖੜੀ ਸਿਰੁ ਦੀਜੈ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਇ ॥

    This pre-ordained destiny is erased only by following the Guru’s teachings, which is very difficult because it involves shedding ego and total surrender to the Guru.

  17. ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲਹਿ ਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਸੇਵਾ ਪਵੈ ਸਭ ਥਾਇ ॥

    When people follow the Guru’s word, they realize God and all their hard work (of living by the Guru’s word) is rewarded.

  18. ਪਾਰਸਿ ਪਰਸਿਐ ਪਾਰਸੁ ਹੋਇ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥

    By following the Guru’s teachings, one becomes like the Guru who is like Paras, the mythical-stone, and one's soul merges with the Supreme soul.

  19. ਜਿਨ ਕਉ ਪੂਰਬਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਤਿਨ ਸਤਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਆਇ ॥੪॥

    Only those people meet with the true Guru who have such pre-ordained destiny based on their previous deeds.

  20. ਮਨ ਭੁਖਾ ਭੁਖਾ ਮਤ ਕਰਹਿ ਮਤ ਤੂ ਕਰਹਿ ਪੂਕਾਰ ॥

    O’ my mind, don't keep yearning for worldly desires and stop complaining.

  21. ਲਖ ਚਉਰਾਸੀਹ ਜਿਨਿ ਸਿਰੀ ਸਭਸੈ ਦੇਇ ਅਧਾਰੁ ॥

    God who created millions of species, provides sustenance to them all.

  22. ਨਿਰਭਉ ਸਦਾ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਹੈ ਸਭਨਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਸਾਰ ॥

    The fearless God is forever merciful and He takes care of all.

  23. ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੁਝੀਐ ਪਾਈਐ ਮੋਖ ਦੁਆਰੁ ॥੫॥੩॥੩੬॥

    O’ Nanak, by following the Guru’s teachings, we come to understand that God takes care of all and we find the way to liberation from vices. ||5|| 3

  24. ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

    Siree Raag, Third Guru:

  25. ਜਿਨੀ ਸੁਣਿ ਕੈ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਤਿਨਾ ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਵਾਸੁ ॥

    After listening to God’s Name, those who developed firm faith in it, their mind starts residing within and stops wandering.

  26. ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਸਾਲਾਹਿ ਸਚੁ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਗੁਣਤਾਸੁ ॥

    They realize God, the treasure of virtues, by singing His praises through the Guru’s teaching.

  27. ਸਬਦਿ ਰਤੇ ਸੇ ਨਿਰਮਲੇ ਹਉ ਸਦ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੈ ਜਾਸੁ ॥

    Those who are imbued with the Guru’s word, their conduct in life becomes righteous and I am always dedicated to them.

  28. ਹਿਰਦੈ ਜਿਨ ਕੈ ਹਰਿ ਵਸੈ ਤਿਤੁ ਘਟਿ ਹੈ ਪਰਗਾਸੁ ॥੧॥

    They are spiritually enlightened within whose heart God becomes manifest.

  29. ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਧਿਆਇ ॥

    O’ my mind, always remember the Immaculate God with adoration .

  30. ਧੁਰਿ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਜਿਨ ਕਉ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਸੇ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਰਹੇ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

    But only those who have such pre-ordained destiny, they follow the Guru’s teachings and remain focused on remembering God. ||1|| pause||

  31. ਹਰਿ ਸੰਤਹੁ ਦੇਖਹੁ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਨਿਕਟਿ ਵਸੈ ਭਰਪੂਰਿ ॥

    O’ saints of God, look carefully, that God abides close-by and pervades everywhere.

  32. ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਜਿਨੀ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਸੇ ਦੇਖਹਿ ਸਦਾ ਹਦੂਰਿ ॥

    Those who have realized God through the Guru’s teachings, they always behold Him with them.

  33. ਜਿਨ ਗੁਣ ਤਿਨ ਸਦ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਅਉਗੁਣਵੰਤਿਆ ਦੂਰਿ ॥

    God is always enshrined in the mind of those who acquired virtues and those who are unvirtuous, they feel that God dwells far away

  34. ਮਨਮੁਖ ਗੁਣ ਤੈ ਬਾਹਰੇ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਮਰਦੇ ਝੂਰਿ ॥੨॥

    The self-willed persons remain totally without virtue and bereft of God’s Name, they spiritually deteriorate in frustration.

  35. ਜਿਨ ਸਬਦਿ ਗੁਰੂ ਸੁਣਿ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਤਿਨ ਮਨਿ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਸੋਇ ॥

    Those who developed firm faith in Naam after listening to it through the Guru’s word, they have always remembered God passionately.

  36. ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਭਗਤੀ ਰਤਿਆ ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹੋਇ ॥

    Those who are always imbued with devotional worship, their mind and body become immaculate.

  37. ਕੂੜਾ ਰੰਗੁ ਕਸੁੰਭ ਕਾ ਬਿਨਸਿ ਜਾਇ ਦੁਖੁ ਰੋਇ ॥

    Like the transient color of safflower, false and short lived is the pleasure of Maya and one grieves in sorrow when such pleasure disappears.

  38. ਜਿਸੁ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਨਾਮ ਪ੍ਰਗਾਸੁ ਹੈ ਓਹੁ ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਥਿਰੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੩॥

    One who has the divine knowledge of God’s Name within, he remains spiritually stable forever.