Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ang 30
ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਸਦਾ ਧਿਆਇ ਤੂ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਏਕੰਕਾਰੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
follow the Guru’s teachings and always lovingly remember the one and the only one all pervading God. ||1|| pause||
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਾ ਕੇ ਮੁਖ ਉਜਲੇ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
By reflecting upon the word of the Guru, the faces of the Guru’s followers remain radiant with honor because they remain free of vices.
ਹਲਤਿ ਪਲਤਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਦੇ ਜਪਿ ਜਪਿ ਰਿਦੈ ਮੁਰਾਰਿ ॥
They enjoy inner peace both here and hereafter by lovingly remembering God.
ਘਰ ਹੀ ਵਿਚਿ ਮਹਲੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥੨॥
They have realized God within their heart by reflecting on the Guru’s word.
ਸਤਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਜੋ ਮੁਹ ਫੇਰਹਿ ਮਥੇ ਤਿਨ ਕਾਲੇ ॥
Those who don’t pay attention to the true Guru’s teachings are disgraced.
ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਦੁਖ ਕਮਾਵਦੇ ਨਿਤ ਜੋਹੇ ਜਮ ਜਾਲੇ ॥
They always act in such a way that brings nothing but suffering, and they always live in the fear of death.
ਸੁਪਨੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਨ ਦੇਖਨੀ ਬਹੁ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਪਰਜਾਲੇ ॥੩॥
They do not find inner peace even in their dreams, and they remain so miserable as if they are burnt by intense worry.
ਸਭਨਾ ਕਾ ਦਾਤਾ ਏਕੁ ਹੈ ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸ ਕਰੇਇ ॥
The benefactor of all is the one God, and He Himself bestows all blessings.
ਕਹਣਾ ਕਿਛੂ ਨ ਜਾਵਈ ਜਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਦੇਇ ॥
God gives the gift of Naam upon whom He is pleased, and nothing can be said about it.
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਆਪੇ ਜਾਣੈ ਸੋਇ ॥੪॥੯॥੪੨॥
O’ Nanak, God is realized only through the Guru’s teachings and He Himself is omniscient. ||4|| 9
ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
Siree Raag, Third Guru:
ਸਚਾ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸੇਵੀਐ ਸਚੁ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਦੇਇ ॥
We should always remember God with loving devotion and the one who does, God blesses him with everlasting glory.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਹਉਮੈ ਦੂਰਿ ਕਰੇਇ ॥
That person, in whose mind God manifests by the Guru’s grace, drives out his ego from within.
ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਧਾਵਤੁ ਤਾ ਰਹੈ ਜਾ ਆਪੇ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇਇ ॥੧॥
This mind ceases wandering in pursuit of Maya, the worldly riches and power, only when God Himself bestows His gracious glance.
ਭਾਈ ਰੇ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇ ॥
O’ brother, lovingly remember God by following the Guru’s teachings.
ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਸਦ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਮਹਲੀ ਪਾਵੈ ਥਾਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
That person, in whose mind the treasure of Naam is enshrined forever, receives place in God’s presence. ||1|| pause||
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਅੰਧੁ ਹੈ ਤਿਸ ਨਉ ਠਉਰ ਨ ਠਾਉ ॥
The mind and body (all the sensory organs) of a self-willed person are blinded by the love for Maya, and he does not find inner peace anywhere in the world.
ਬਹੁ ਜੋਨੀ ਭਉਦਾ ਫਿਰੈ ਜਿਉ ਸੁੰਞੈਂ ਘਰਿ ਕਾਉ ॥
He continues wandering through countless incarnations, like a crow wandering in a deserted house.
ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਘਟਿ ਚਾਨਣਾ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਉ ॥੨॥
By following the Guru’s teaching, one’s heart gets spiritually enlightened and God’s Name is realized through the Guru’s word.
ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਅੰਧੁ ਹੈ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹ ਗੁਬਾਰ ॥
The world is spiritually blinded by the three modes of Maya (vice, virtue and power); the love for Maya has spread the darkness of spiritual ignorance all over.
ਲੋਭੀ ਅਨ ਕਉ ਸੇਵਦੇ ਪੜਿ ਵੇਦਾ ਕਰੈ ਪੂਕਾਰ ॥
The greedy people read Vedas and deliver discourses loudly, but in reality they are doing it out of love for Maya and not out of love for God.
ਬਿਖਿਆ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਪਚਿ ਮੁਏ ਨਾ ਉਰਵਾਰੁ ਨ ਪਾਰੁ ॥੩॥
Consumed by the love for Maya, they spiritually deteriorate and achieve nothing in this life or thereafter.
ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਵਿਸਾਰਿਆ ਜਗਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲਿ ॥
Engrossed in the love for Maya, they have forgotten God, the father and the cherisher of the world.
ਬਾਝਹੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਅਚੇਤੁ ਹੈ ਸਭ ਬਧੀ ਜਮਕਾਲਿ ॥
Without the Guru’s teachings, people are spiritually ignorant and are caught in the fear of death.
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਉਬਰੇ ਸਚਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥੪॥੧੦॥੪੩॥
O’ Nanak, they can be saved only by lovingly remembering the eternal God’s Name through the Guru's teachings. ||4|| 10
ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
Siree Raag, Third Guru:
ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਚਉਥਾ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਇ ॥
The love for the three modes of Maya (vice, virtue and power) is prevalent in the world, but a Guru’s follower attains the fourth state which is spiritual exaltation.
ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਮੇਲਾਇਅਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਸਿਆ ਮਨਿ ਆਇ ॥
God becomes manifest in the mind of those whom He has united with His Name by bestowing His grace.
ਪੋਤੈ ਜਿਨ ਕੈ ਪੁੰਨੁ ਹੈ ਤਿਨ ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਮੇਲਾਇ ॥੧॥
Those in whose destiny is the merit of virtues, God unites them with the holy congregation.
ਭਾਈ ਰੇ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਸਾਚਿ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
O’ brother, follow the Guru’s teachings and remain merged in God.
ਸਾਚੋ ਸਾਚੁ ਕਮਾਵਣਾ ਸਾਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲਾਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
Practice nothing but truth in your daily life, and remain absorbed in the divine word of God’s praises. ||1|| pause ||
ਜਿਨੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਤਿਨ ਵਿਟਹੁ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਉ ॥
I dedicate myself to those who have understood the value of God’s Name.
ਆਪੁ ਛੋਡਿ ਚਰਣੀ ਲਗਾ ਚਲਾ ਤਿਨ ਕੈ ਭਾਇ ॥
After renouncing self-conceit, I humbly submit myself to them (those who have understood the worth of Naam) and live according to their wishes.
ਲਾਹਾ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਸਹਜੇ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੨॥
One who follows those who remember God, he remains imbued in God in a state of spiritual poise, and is blessed with the profit of God’s Name.
ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਮਹਲੁ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥
Without the Guru’s teachings neither one realizes God’s presence within himself, nor he receives Naam.
ਐਸਾ ਸਤਗੁਰੁ ਲੋੜਿ ਲਹੁ ਜਿਦੂ ਪਾਈਐ ਸਚੁ ਸੋਇ ॥
O’ brother, you should also search for such a true Guru, through whom you can realize that eternal God.
ਅਸੁਰ ਸੰਘਾਰੈ ਸੁਖਿ ਵਸੈ ਜੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੩॥
One who realizes God through the Guru, he destroys the evil passions, lives in peace and firmly believes that whatever pleases God comes to pass.
ਜੇਹਾ ਸਤਗੁਰੁ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਣਿਆ ਤੇਹੋ ਜੇਹਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
As is the intensity of one’s belief in the Guru, so is the level of his inner peace.
ਏਹੁ ਸਹਸਾ ਮੂਲੇ ਨਾਹੀ ਭਾਉ ਲਾਏ ਜਨੁ ਕੋਇ ॥
There is not even a shred of doubt in the above statement, let anyone try to love the Guru and find out.
ਨਾਨਕ ਏਕ ਜੋਤਿ ਦੁਇ ਮੂਰਤੀ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਾ ਹੋਇ ॥੪॥੧੧॥੪੪॥
O’ Nanak, the disciple who unites with the Guru through the Guru’s word, in spite of two bodies, their light (philosophy of life) becomes one. ||4|| 11