Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Ang 29

  1. ਲਖ ਚਉਰਾਸੀਹ ਤਰਸਦੇ ਜਿਸੁ ਮੇਲੇ ਸੋ ਮਿਲੈ ਹਰਿ ਆਇ ॥

    Millions of people long to unite with God, but only those get to unite with Him whom He unites Himself.

  2. ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਸਦਾ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੪॥੬॥੩੯॥

    O’ Nanak, one who follows the Guru’s teachings, realizes God and he always remains absorbed in God’s Name. ||4|| 6

  3. ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

    Siree Raag, Third Guru:

  4. ਸੁਖ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਾਇ ॥

    God’s Name is like an ocean of inner peace, but it is realized through the Guru’s teachings.

  5. ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਸਹਜੇ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥

    If we always remember God with adoration, then we intuitively remain absorbed in Him.

  6. ਅੰਦਰੁ ਰਚੈ ਹਰਿ ਸਚ ਸਿਉ ਰਸਨਾ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇ ॥੧॥

    By singing God’s praises with our tongue, our heart becomes imbued with the eternal God.

  7. ਭਾਈ ਰੇ ਜਗੁ ਦੁਖੀਆ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ॥

    O’ brother, the world is miserable because it is engrossed in the love for Maya, the things other than God.

  8. ਗੁਰ ਸਰਣਾਈ ਸੁਖੁ ਲਹਹਿ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

    But you will enjoy inner peace by lovingly remembering God’s Name through the Guru’s teachings. ||1|| pause||

  9. ਸਾਚੇ ਮੈਲੁ ਨ ਲਾਗਈ ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਇ ॥

    The filth of vices can not affect the eternal God, and the mind of a person also becomes immaculate by remembering God with adoration.

  10. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਪਛਾਣੀਐ ਹਰਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥

    By following the Guru’s teachings, we should understand the divine word of God’s praises, the one who does, merges in God’s ambrosial Name.

  11. ਗੁਰ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਪ੍ਰਚੰਡੁ ਬਲਾਇਆ ਅਗਿਆਨੁ ਅੰਧੇਰਾ ਜਾਇ ॥੨॥

    The darkness of spiritual ignorance vanishes from within the one who has lit within himself the brilliant light of wisdom blessed by the Guru.

  12. ਮਨਮੁਖ ਮੈਲੇ ਮਲੁ ਭਰੇ ਹਉਮੈ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਵਿਕਾਰੁ ॥

    The minds of self-willed persons are polluted, their mind remains soiled with the filth of vices, and are inflicted with the disease of egotism and greed.

  13. ਬਿਨੁ ਸਬਦੈ ਮੈਲੁ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਮਰਿ ਜੰਮਹਿ ਹੋਇ ਖੁਆਰੁ ॥

    The filth of vices is not washed off without the Guru’s word, they spiritually deteriorate and suffer in the cycle of birth and death.

  14. ਧਾਤੁਰ ਬਾਜੀ ਪਲਚਿ ਰਹੇ ਨਾ ਉਰਵਾਰੁ ਨ ਪਾਰੁ ॥੩॥

    They remain engrossed in the illusory play of the world, and are neither at ease here nor hereafter.

  15. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਪ ਤਪ ਸੰਜਮੀ ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥

    One who follows the Guru’s teachings, performs devotional worship, penance and practices self restraints, he develops love for God’s Name.

  16. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਦਾ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਏਕੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾਰੁ ॥

    We should always lovingly remember the Creator-God through the Guru’s teachings.

  17. ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਸਭਨਾ ਜੀਆ ਕਾ ਆਧਾਰੁ ॥੪॥੭॥੪੦॥

    O’ Nanak, we should lovingly remember God’s Name, the support of all the living beings. ||4|| 7

  18. ਸ੍ਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

    Siree Raag, Third Guru:

  19. ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਮੋਹਿ ਵਿਆਪਿਆ ਬੈਰਾਗੁ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥

    The self-willed person is so much entangled in the love for Maya, that he neither develops love for God, nor freedom from worldly love.

  20. ਸਬਦੁ ਨ ਚੀਨੈ ਸਦਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਹਰਿ ਦਰਗਹਿ ਪਤਿ ਖੋਇ ॥

    The self-willed person does not reflect on the Guru’s word, he always remains in grief and loses honor in God’s presence.

  21. ਹਉਮੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਖੋਈਐ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥

    By following the Guru’s teachings, egotism is shed, mind is imbued with Naam and inner peace is received.

  22. ਮੇਰੇ ਮਨ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਪੂਰਿ ਰਹੀ ਨਿਤ ਆਸਾ ॥

    O’ my mind, you always remain filled with yearning for Maya, the worldly riches.

  23. ਸਤਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿ ਮੋਹੁ ਪਰਜਲੈ ਘਰ ਹੀ ਮਾਹਿ ਉਦਾਸਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

    By following the Guru’s teachings, the love for Maya is burnt away and even while living as an house-holder, one can remain free of yearnings. ||1|| pause||

  24. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਵੈ ਬਿਗਸੈ ਹਰਿ ਬੈਰਾਗੁ ਅਨੰਦੁ ॥

    The Guru’s follower does good deeds and remains delighted, because within him is love for God and spiritual bliss.

  25. ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰੇ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰਿ ਨਿਚੰਦੁ ॥

    He (the Guru’s follower) always performs devotional worship of God and remains carefree by eradicating ego.

  26. ਵਡੈ ਭਾਗਿ ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਪਾਈ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਸਹਜਿ ਅਨੰਦੁ ॥੨॥

    By good fortune, he received the company of saintly persons, where he realized God and now he enjoys bliss in a state of spiritual poise.

  27. ਸੋ ਸਾਧੂ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ਸੋਈ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਸਾਏ ॥

    That person, who enshrines God’s Name in his heart, is the real saint and renouncer.

  28. ਅੰਤਰਿ ਲਾਗਿ ਨ ਤਾਮਸੁ ਮੂਲੇ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਏ ॥

    Within him the filth of evil thought is not there at all and he dispels self-conceit from within.

  29. ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਸਤਗੁਰੂ ਦਿਖਾਲਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਪੀਆ ਅਘਾਏ ॥੩॥

    The True Guru has revealed to him the treasure of God’s Name; he drinks the divine elixir to his fill.

  30. ਜਿਨਿ ਕਿਨੈ ਪਾਇਆ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤੀ ਪੂਰੈ ਭਾਗਿ ਬੈਰਾਗਿ ॥

    Whoever has realized God, has done so in the holy congregation by perfect good fortune and by developing love for Him.

  31. ਮਨਮੁਖ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਨ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਸਤਗੁਰੁ ਹਉਮੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਲਾਗਿ ॥

    But being afflicted with ego, the self-willed people do not understand the true Guru’s teachings, and continue to wander around.

  32. ਨਾਨਕ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਤੇ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਰੰਗਾਏ ਬਿਨੁ ਭੈ ਕੇਹੀ ਲਾਗਿ ॥੪॥੮॥੪੧॥

    O’ Nanak, people focused on the Guru’s word get imbued with God’s love; but one cannot be imbued with God’s love without His revered fear. ||4|| 8

  33. ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

    Siree Raag, Third Guru:

  34. ਘਰ ਹੀ ਸਉਦਾ ਪਾਈਐ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਭ ਵਥੁ ਹੋਇ ॥

    We can receive the commodity of God’s Name from within our heart itself, because this commodity is contained within ourself.

  35. ਖਿਨੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮਾਲੀਐ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਵੈ ਕੋਇ ॥

    We should remember God’s Name each and every moment, because whoever receives Naam, he does by following the Guru’s teachings.

  36. ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਅਖੁਟੁ ਹੈ ਵਡਭਾਗਿ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥

    The treasure of the Naam is inexhaustible and is received by good fortune.

  37. ਮੇਰੇ ਮਨ ਤਜਿ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਹਉਮੈ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੁ ॥

    O’ my mind, give up slandering, egotism and arrogance,