Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ang 321
ਨਾਨਕ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਨੁ ਕੀਤਾ ਪੂਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ॥੨॥
O’ Nanak, who has deemed God’s Name as his true wealth by the grace of the perfect Guru,.
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
Pauree:
ਧੋਹੁ ਨ ਚਲੀ ਖਸਮ ਨਾਲਿ ਲਬਿ ਮੋਹਿ ਵਿਗੁਤੇ ॥
Deception does not work with the Master-God; they who are engrossed in greed and emotional attachment are ultimately ruined.
ਕਰਤਬ ਕਰਨਿ ਭਲੇਰਿਆ ਮਦਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਸੁਤੇ ॥
Asleep in the intoxication of worldly riches and power, they do evil deeds,
ਫਿਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਜੂਨਿ ਭਵਾਈਅਨਿ ਜਮ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਮੁਤੇ ॥
Time and again, they are thrown into the cycles of birth and death and are abandoned on thepath of the demon of death.
ਕੀਤਾ ਪਾਇਨਿ ਆਪਣਾ ਦੁਖ ਸੇਤੀ ਜੁਤੇ ॥
They receive the consequences of their own actions, and are put to misery. O’ Nanak, one who forgets Naam,for him all the seasons are evil.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਇ ਵਿਸਾਰਿਐ ਸਭ ਮੰਦੀ ਰੁਤੇ ॥੧੨॥
O’ Nanak, one who forgets Naam,for him all the seasons are evil.
ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੫ ॥
Salok, Fifth Guru:
ਉਠੰਦਿਆ ਬਹੰਦਿਆ ਸਵੰਦਿਆ ਸੁਖੁ ਸੋਇ ॥
By meditating on God’s Name we keep enjoying peace Whether sitting, standing, or sleeping at all times.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਲਾਹਿਐ ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਸੀਤਲੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥
O’ Nanak, if we keep praising God’s Name, our mind and body remain calm.
ਮਃ ੫ ॥
Salok, Fifth Guru:
ਲਾਲਚਿ ਅਟਿਆ ਨਿਤ ਫਿਰੈ ਸੁਆਰਥੁ ਕਰੇ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥
Everyday people keep wandering filled with the greed for Maya, and nobody does any righteous deeds.
ਜਿਸੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਭੇਟੈ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਸੋਇ ॥੨॥
O Nanak, God dwells within the mind of the one who meets the Guru and follow his teachings.
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
Pauree:
ਸਭੇ ਵਸਤੂ ਕਉੜੀਆ ਸਚੇ ਨਾਉ ਮਿਠਾ ॥
All material things ultimately become bitter and cause misery, and God’s Name alone remains sweet and brings peace.
ਸਾਦੁ ਆਇਆ ਤਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਜਨਾਂ ਚਖਿ ਸਾਧੀ ਡਿਠਾ ॥
But this taste is obtained only by those saints and devotees of God, who have partaken the elixir of God’s Name.
ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮਿ ਜਿਸੁ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਮਨਿ ਤਿਸੈ ਵੁਠਾ ॥
This taste of the elixir of Naam comes to dwell within the mind of that person who is so predestinedby the Supreme God.
ਇਕੁ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਭਾਉ ਦੁਯਾ ਕੁਠਾ ॥
That person’s love of duality is destroyed and he beholds the immaculate God pervading everywhere.
ਹਰਿ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਮੰਗੈ ਜੋੜਿ ਕਰ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਦੇਵੈ ਤੁਠਾ ॥੧੩॥
With folded hands, Nanak also begs for God's Name, which is granted by God by His pleasure.
ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੫ ॥
Salok, Fifth Guru:
ਜਾਚੜੀ ਸਾ ਸਾਰੁ ਜੋ ਜਾਚੰਦੀ ਹੇਕੜੋ ॥
The most excellent begging is the one through which one begs for God’s Name.
ਗਾਲੑੀ ਬਿਆ ਵਿਕਾਰ ਨਾਨਕ ਧਣੀ ਵਿਹੂਣੀਆ ॥੧॥
O’ Nanak, except the Master-God, all other talks are useless.
ਮਃ ੫ ॥
Salok, Fifth Guru:
ਨੀਹਿ ਜਿ ਵਿਧਾ ਮੰਨੁ ਪਛਾਣੂ ਵਿਰਲੋ ਥਿਓ ॥
It is only a very rare person whose mind is imbued with God’s love and who has realized God.
ਜੋੜਣਹਾਰਾ ਸੰਤੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਪਾਧਰੁ ਪਧਰੋ ॥੨॥
O’ Nanak, such a saint (Guru) is capable of uniting others with God by showing them the right way.
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
Pauree:
ਸੋਈ ਸੇਵਿਹੁ ਜੀਅੜੇ ਦਾਤਾ ਬਖਸਿੰਦੁ ॥
O’ my Soul, meditate on that God who is beneficent and forgiving.
ਕਿਲਵਿਖ ਸਭਿ ਬਿਨਾਸੁ ਹੋਨਿ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ॥
All sins are erased, by meditating on God with love and devotion.
ਹਰਿ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਸਾਧੂ ਦਸਿਆ ਜਪੀਐ ਗੁਰਮੰਤੁ ॥
The Guru has told that the way to unite with God is to meditate on Naam.
ਮਾਇਆ ਸੁਆਦ ਸਭਿ ਫਿਕਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵੰਦੁ ॥
By following the Guru’s teachings, all worldly pleasures become tasteless and God’s Name becomes pleasing to the mind.
ਧਿਆਇ ਨਾਨਕ ਪਰਮੇਸਰੈ ਜਿਨਿ ਦਿਤੀ ਜਿੰਦੁ ॥੧੪॥
O Nanak, meditate on the supreme God who has blessed this life.
ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੫ ॥
Salok, Fifth Guru:
ਵਤ ਲਗੀ ਸਚੇ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਜੋ ਬੀਜੇ ਸੋ ਖਾਇ ॥
Human life is the only opportunity to sow the seed of God’s Name, and the one who sows the seed of Naam enjoys its reward.
ਤਿਸਹਿ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਆਇ ॥੧॥
O’ Nanak, he alone receives it who is predestined.
ਮਃ ੫ ॥
Salok, Fifth Guru:
ਮੰਗਣਾ ਤ ਸਚੁ ਇਕੁ ਜਿਸੁ ਤੁਸਿ ਦੇਵੈ ਆਪਿ ॥
If one is going to beg, then ask for the Name of God, which is received only by His Pleasure.
ਜਿਤੁ ਖਾਧੈ ਮਨੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤੀਐ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਦਾਤਿ ॥੨॥
O’ Nanak, this gift of Naam is a blessing from God, after receiving it the mind is satiated from all the worldly desires.
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
Pauree:
ਲਾਹਾ ਜਗ ਮਹਿ ਸੇ ਖਟਹਿ ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਧਨੁ ਰਾਸਿ ॥
They alone earn profit of Naam in this world, who have the wealth of God's Name.
ਦੁਤੀਆ ਭਾਉ ਨ ਜਾਣਨੀ ਸਚੇ ਦੀ ਆਸ ॥
They do not know the love of duality, and they place their hopes only in God.
ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਏਕੁ ਸਰੇਵਿਆ ਹੋਰੁ ਸਭ ਵਿਣਾਸੁ ॥
They have meditated only on the Eternal God because all else is perishable.
ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਜਿਸੁ ਵਿਸਰੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਸਾਸੁ ॥
One who forgets the Supreme God, his every breath is a waste.
ਕੰਠਿ ਲਾਇ ਜਨ ਰਖਿਆ ਨਾਨਕ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਸੁ ॥੧੫॥
O’ Nanak, I dedicate myself to God, Who has saved His devotees from duality by blessing them with His love and support.
ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੫ ॥
Salok, Fifth Guru:
ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮਿ ਫੁਰਮਾਇਆ ਮੀਹੁ ਵੁਠਾ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥
When God so ordered, the rain of Naam started falling imperceptibly, on the land (the heart) which became soaked and fully satiated.
ਅੰਨੁ ਧੰਨੁ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਉਪਜਿਆ ਪ੍ਰਿਥਮੀ ਰਜੀ ਤਿਪਤਿ ਅਘਾਇ ॥
As a result, an abundance of grain (of spiritual wealth) was produced.
ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਗੁਣ ਉਚਰੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਦਾਲਦੁ ਗਇਆ ਬਿਲਾਇ ॥
Forever and ever that person sings the praises of God, because all his sorrow and poverty have gone away.
ਪੂਰਬਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਪਾਇਆ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਤਿਸੈ ਰਜਾਇ ॥
According to God’s Will, that person has received what was preordained.
ਪਰਮੇਸਰਿ ਜੀਵਾਲਿਆ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਸੈ ਧਿਆਇ ॥੧॥
O’ Nanak, meditate on that God who has revived you from the spiritual death due to entanglement in Maya .
ਮਃ ੫ ॥
Salok, Fifth Guru:
