Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ang 293
ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਆਪਹਿ ਮੇਲੇ ॥੪॥
O’ Nanak, God has Himself united them with Him.
ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਕਰਹੁ ਅਨੰਦ ॥
Join the Company of the Saints, and enjoy the true bliss.
ਗੁਨ ਗਾਵਹੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਪਰਮਾਨੰਦ ॥
Sing the praises of God, the embodiment of supreme bliss.
ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਤਤੁ ਕਰਹੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
Contemplate on the essence of God’s Name, and redeem this human body, so difficult to obtain.
ਦ੍ਰੁਲਭ ਦੇਹ ਕਾ ਕਰਹੁ ਉਧਾਰੁ ॥
Recite with reverence the ambrosial hymns of God’s Praises; this is the only way to save your lifefrom vices.
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਬਚਨ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਉ ॥
Recite with reverence the ambrosial hymns of God’s Praises; this is the only way to save your lifefrom vices.
ਪ੍ਰਾਨ ਤਰਨ ਕਾ ਇਹੈ ਸੁਆਉ ॥
your ignorance shall depart, and darkness of Maya shall be dispelled.
ਆਠ ਪਹਰ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਪੇਖਹੁ ਨੇਰਾ ॥
Feel the presence of God within you, twenty-four hours a day.
ਮਿਟੈ ਅਗਿਆਨੁ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਅੰਧੇਰਾ ॥
your ignorance shall depart, and darkness of Maya shall be dispelled.
ਸੁਨਿ ਉਪਦੇਸੁ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਬਸਾਵਹੁ ॥
Listen to the Guru’s teachings and enshrine them in your heart, O’ Nanak, all your desires shall be fulfilled.
ਮਨ ਇਛੇ ਨਾਨਕ ਫਲ ਪਾਵਹੁ ॥੫॥
The person in whose heart it dwells, realizes the eternal God With your mind and body, recite the Naam lovingly and attune yourself to it.
ਹਲਤੁ ਪਲਤੁ ਦੁਇ ਲੇਹੁ ਸਵਾਰਿ ॥
Embellish both this world and the next, by enshrining God’s Name deep within your heart.
ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਉਰਿ ਧਾਰਿ ॥
O’ mortal, do the true trade of meditating on God’s Name, so that the merchandise (wealth of Naam) is duly approved in God’s court.
ਪੂਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਪੂਰੀ ਦੀਖਿਆ ॥
Perfect is the Teaching of the Perfect Guru.
ਜਿਸੁ ਮਨਿ ਬਸੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਸਾਚੁ ਪਰੀਖਿਆ ॥
The person in whose heart it dwells, realizes the eternal God
ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਹੁ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥
With your mind and body, recite the Naam lovingly and attune yourself to it.
ਦੂਖੁ ਦਰਦੁ ਮਨ ਤੇ ਭਉ ਜਾਇ ॥
Sorrow, pain and fear from the mind shall depart.
ਸਚੁ ਵਾਪਾਰੁ ਕਰਹੁ ਵਾਪਾਰੀ ॥
O’ mortal, do the true trade of meditating on God’s Name, so that the merchandise (wealth of Naam) is duly approved in God’s court.
ਦਰਗਹ ਨਿਬਹੈ ਖੇਪ ਤੁਮਾਰੀ ॥
By meditating on Naam with love and devotion, the mind becomes peaceful.
ਏਕਾ ਟੇਕ ਰਖਹੁ ਮਨ ਮਾਹਿ ॥
Keep in mind, the real support of God, O’ Nanak, you shall be free from the cycles of birth and death.|6||
ਨਾਨਕ ਬਹੁਰਿ ਨ ਆਵਹਿ ਜਾਹਿ ॥੬॥
No one can compare himself with that devotee of God.
ਤਿਸ ਤੇ ਦੂਰਿ ਕਹਾ ਕੋ ਜਾਇ ॥
Where can anyone go, to get away from Him?
ਉਬਰੈ ਰਾਖਨਹਾਰੁ ਧਿਆਇ ॥
One is saved only by meditating on the Protector God.
ਨਿਰਭਉ ਜਪੈ ਸਗਲ ਭਉ ਮਿਟੈ ॥
Meditating on the Fearless God, all fear departs, (because) by God’s Grace alone, the mortal is released from all fear.
ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਛੁਟੈ ॥
Blessed is his devotion, and acceptable is that devotee in God’s court.
ਜਿਸੁ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਰਾਖੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਦੂਖ ॥
One who is protected by God never suffers in any sorrow.
ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਤ ਮਨਿ ਹੋਵਤ ਸੂਖ ॥
By meditating on Naam with love and devotion, the mind becomes peaceful.
ਚਿੰਤਾ ਜਾਇ ਮਿਟੈ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੁ ॥
Anxiety departs, and ego is eliminated.
ਤਿਸੁ ਜਨ ਕਉ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਪਹੁਚਨਹਾਰੁ ॥
No one can compare himself with that devotee of God.
ਸਿਰ ਊਪਰਿ ਠਾਢਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਸੂਰਾ ॥
The one who is protected by the all powerful God, O’ Nanak, all his tasks are accomplished.
ਨਾਨਕ ਤਾ ਕੇ ਕਾਰਜ ਪੂਰਾ ॥੭॥
O’ Nanak, by God’s Grace, when one meets with the true Guru, his mind gets enlightened by divine knowledge
ਮਤਿ ਪੂਰੀ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਜਾ ਕੀ ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ॥
God, whose wisdom is perfect, and whose glance is ambrosial, beholding His Vision (acquiring His Virtues), the world is saved.
ਦਰਸਨੁ ਪੇਖਤ ਉਧਰਤ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ॥
This person sees everything of the world contained in God Almighty, and countless phenomena of different colors and forms emanating from Him.
ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਅਨੂਪ ॥
God, whose virtues are incomparably great, beauteous is His Form and most rewarding is His sight.
ਸਫਲ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਹਰਿ ਰੂਪ ॥
In the state of deepest meditation, the non-stop celestial music keeps playing.
ਧੰਨੁ ਸੇਵਾ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਪਰਵਾਨੁ ॥
Blessed is his devotion, and acceptable is that devotee in God’s court.
ਅੰਤਰਜਾਮੀ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨੁ ॥
God, the inner-knower is the most exalted Supreme Being.
ਜਿਸੁ ਮਨਿ ਬਸੈ ਸੁ ਹੋਤ ਨਿਹਾਲੁ ॥
The one, within whose mind God dwells, becomes blissfully happy.
ਤਾ ਕੈ ਨਿਕਟਿ ਨ ਆਵਤ ਕਾਲੁ ॥
The fear of death does not draw near him.
ਅਮਰ ਭਏ ਅਮਰਾ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
They have become immortal, and have received an immortal status, O’ Nanak, by meditating on God in the holy congregation. ||8
ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਇਆ ॥੮॥੨੨॥
He is pervading in earth, in the sky and in the nether regions.
ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥
Shalok:
ਗਿਆਨ ਅੰਜਨੁ ਗੁਰਿ ਦੀਆ ਅਗਿਆਨ ਅੰਧੇਰ ਬਿਨਾਸੁ ॥
When the Guru blesses one with ointment of Divine wisdom, the darkness of hisignorance is dispelled.
ਹਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇ ਸੰਤ ਭੇਟਿਆ ਨਾਨਕ ਮਨਿ ਪਰਗਾਸੁ ॥੧॥
O’ Nanak, by God’s Grace, when one meets with the true Guru, his mind gets enlightened by divine knowledge
ਅਸਟਪਦੀ ॥
Ashtapadee:
ਸੰਤਸੰਗਿ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਡੀਠਾ ॥
In the Holy Congregation, One who has realized God within the self, starts adoring God’s Name.
ਨਾਮੁ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਕਾ ਲਾਗਾ ਮੀਠਾ ॥
God's Name is sweet to me.
ਸਗਲ ਸਮਿਗ੍ਰੀ ਏਕਸੁ ਘਟ ਮਾਹਿ ॥
This person sees everything of the world contained in God Almighty, and countless phenomena of different colors and forms emanating from Him.
ਅਨਿਕ ਰੰਗ ਨਾਨਾ ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟਾਹਿ ॥
although they appear in so many various colors.
ਨਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ॥
God’s ambrosial Name is like the nine treasures of the world, and It dwells in the human body itself.
ਦੇਹੀ ਮਹਿ ਇਸ ਕਾ ਬਿਸ੍ਰਾਮੁ ॥
Within the human body is its place of rest.
ਸੁੰਨ ਸਮਾਧਿ ਅਨਹਤ ਤਹ ਨਾਦ ॥
In the state of deepest meditation, the non-stop celestial music keeps playing.
ਕਹਨੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ਅਚਰਜ ਬਿਸਮਾਦ ॥
The bliss of such a wonderful ecstasy cannot be described.
ਤਿਨਿ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਜਿਸੁ ਆਪਿ ਦਿਖਾਏ ॥
The one whom God Himself shows, experiences this bliss.
ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਸੁ ਜਨ ਸੋਝੀ ਪਾਏ ॥੧॥
O’ Nanak, God grants this understanding to such a devotee only.
ਸੋ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸੋ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਅਨੰਤ ॥
The Infinite God is both within and same God is outside also.
ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਬਿਆਪਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਭਗਵੰਤ ॥
God is pervading in each and every heart.
ਧਰਨਿ ਮਾਹਿ ਆਕਾਸ ਪਇਆਲ ॥
He is pervading in earth, in the sky and in the nether regions.
ਸਰਬ ਲੋਕ ਪੂਰਨ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲ ॥
He is the perfect sustainer of all worlds.