Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ang 353
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਨਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਪਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
Through the Guru’s grace whosoever has tasted the elixir of God’s Name has attained the wealth of Naam, which is like the world’s nine treasures.
ਕਰਮ ਧਰਮ ਸਚੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਨਾਉ ॥
He who considers meditating on God’s eternal Name as his prime duty, I dedicate myself to him forever.
ਤਾ ਕੈ ਸਦ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੈ ਜਾਉ ॥
He who considers meditating on God’s eternal Name as his prime duty, I dedicate myself to him forever.
ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਸੇ ਜਨ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥
Those who are imbued with God’s love are accepted in His court,
ਤਿਨ ਕੀ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਪਰਮ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ॥੨॥
the supreme wealth of Naam is attained by keeping their company.
ਹਰਿ ਵਰੁ ਜਿਨਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਧਨ ਨਾਰੀ ॥
Blessed is that soul-bride who has realized her Husband-God within,
ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਰਾਤੀ ਸਬਦੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ॥
and reflects on the Guru’s word and remains imbued with God’s love.
ਆਪਿ ਤਰੈ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਕੁਲ ਤਾਰੈ ॥
Such a blessed bride-soul saves herself and saves all others in her company.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿ ਤਤੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੈ ॥੩॥
She follows the true Guru’s teachings and reflects on the essence of reality.
ਹਮਰੀ ਜਾਤਿ ਪਤਿ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਉ ॥
The eternal God’s Name is my social status and honor.
ਕਰਮ ਧਰਮ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਸਤ ਭਾਉ ॥
The love of the eternal God are my deeds, faith and self-control.
ਨਾਨਕ ਬਖਸੇ ਪੂਛ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
O’ Nanak, no account of deeds is asked from the one whom God blesses
ਦੂਜਾ ਮੇਟੇ ਏਕੋ ਸੋਇ ॥੪॥੧੪॥
He eradicates his sense of duality and beholds God everywhere.
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
Raag Aasaa, First Guru:
ਇਕਿ ਆਵਹਿ ਇਕਿ ਜਾਵਹਿ ਆਈ ॥
People come into this world, some go away without achieving the purpose of human life and come back again (remain in the cycle of birth and death).
ਇਕਿ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਰਹਹਿ ਸਮਾਈ ॥
However some imbued with God’s love remain absorbed in Him.
ਇਕਿ ਧਰਨਿ ਗਗਨ ਮਹਿ ਠਉਰ ਨ ਪਾਵਹਿ ॥
There are some who cannot find any peace in the entire universe,
ਸੇ ਕਰਮਹੀਣ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਧਿਆਵਹਿ ॥੧॥
these are those unfortunate ones who do not meditate on God’s Name.
ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੇ ਤੇ ਗਤਿ ਮਿਤਿ ਪਾਈ ॥
It is only from the perfect Guru that one obtains the way to higher spiritual state.
ਇਹੁ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ਬਿਖੁ ਵਤ ਅਤਿ ਭਉਜਲੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਰਿ ਲੰਘਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
This world is like a terrifying ocean of poisonous Maya; God helps us cross over through the Guru’s word.
ਜਿਨੑ ਕਉ ਆਪਿ ਲਏ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮੇਲਿ ॥
Those, whom God unites with Himself, cannot be crushed by the fear of death.
ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਕਾਲੁ ਨ ਸਾਕੈ ਪੇਲਿ ॥
Those, whom God unites with Himself, cannot be crushed by the fear of death.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਰਹਹਿ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥
While living in the world, such Guru’s followers remain immaculate (unaffected by the worldly attachments),
ਜਿਉ ਜਲ ਅੰਭ ਊਪਰਿ ਕਮਲ ਨਿਰਾਰੇ ॥੨॥
just as lotuses remains untouched by the dirty water in which they grow.
ਬੁਰਾ ਭਲਾ ਕਹੁ ਕਿਸ ਨੋ ਕਹੀਐ ॥
Tell me: how can we call anyone good or bad? when we see God pervading in all.
ਦੀਸੈ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਚੁ ਲਹੀਐ ॥
We can realize the eternal God only through the Guru’s teachings.
ਅਕਥੁ ਕਥਉ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
Only by reflecting on the Guru’s teachings I can describe some of the virtues of the otherwise incomprehensible God.
ਮਿਲਿ ਗੁਰ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਪਾਵਉ ਪਾਰੁ ॥੩॥
By joining the Guru’s congregation I can cross over the worldly ocean.
ਸਾਸਤ ਬੇਦ ਸਿੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਬਹੁ ਭੇਦ ॥
The merit of reflecting on the holy books such as Shastras, Vedas and Smritis,
ਅਠਸਠਿ ਮਜਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਰੇਦ ॥
and the benefit of bathing at the sixty-eight holy places of pilgrimage is attained by enshrining the sublime essence of God’s Name in the heart.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਮੈਲੁ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ॥
By following the Guru’s teachings mind remains immaculate and is not soiled by any evil thoughts.
ਨਾਨਕ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਡੇ ਧੁਰਿ ਭਾਗੈ ॥੪॥੧੫॥
O’ Nanak, the realization of Naam dwelling in the heart comes only by the preordained good fortune.
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
Raag Aasaa, First Guru
ਨਿਵਿ ਨਿਵਿ ਪਾਇ ਲਗਉ ਗੁਰ ਅਪੁਨੇ ਆਤਮ ਰਾਮੁ ਨਿਹਾਰਿਆ ॥
I have realized God within me by humbly following the teachings of the Guru.
ਕਰਤ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਹਰਿ ਰਵਿਆ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਦੇਖਿ ਬੀਚਾਰਿਆ ॥੧॥
By reflecting on the virtues of God, I am meditating on Him with loving devotion and enjoying His presence in my heart.
ਬੋਲਹੁ ਰਾਮੁ ਕਰੇ ਨਿਸਤਾਰਾ ॥
Meditate on God’s Name; meditation helps a person swim across the worldly ocean of vices.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ਰਤਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਲਾਭੈ ਮਿਟੈ ਅਗਿਆਨੁ ਹੋਇ ਉਜੀਆਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
God’s precious Naam is realized by the Guru's grace; ignorance is dispelled and the light of divine knowledge shines in the heart.
ਰਵਨੀ ਰਵੈ ਬੰਧਨ ਨਹੀ ਤੂਟਹਿ ਵਿਚਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਭਰਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥
By uttering God’s Name without loving devotion, worldly bonds are not broken and egotism and doubt do not depart from within.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਤ ਹਉਮੈ ਤੂਟੈ ਤਾ ਕੋ ਲੇਖੈ ਪਾਈ ॥੨॥
It is only when one follows the true Guru’s teachings, his ego is shattered and his worship is accepted in God’s court.
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਭਗਤਿ ਪ੍ਰਿਅ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮੁ ਸੁਖ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਉਰ ਧਾਰੇ ॥
One who meditates on the dear God’s Name and enshrines God, the ocean of peace in his heart,
ਭਗਤਿ ਵਛਲੁ ਜਗਜੀਵਨੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਮਤਿ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਿਸਤਾਰੇ ॥੩॥
God, the lover of devotional worship, the Life of the World and the bestower of sublime intelect, emancipates such a person through the Guru’s teachings.
ਮਨ ਸਿਉ ਜੂਝਿ ਮਰੈ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਪਾਏ ਮਨਸਾ ਮਨਹਿ ਸਮਾਏ ॥
He, who controls his ego by fighting against his own stubborn mind and absorbs the desires of the mind within the mind itself, realizes God
ਨਾਨਕ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰੇ ਜਗਜੀਵਨੁ ਸਹਜ ਭਾਇ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਏ ॥੪॥੧੬॥
O’ Nanak, he on whom the life of this world becomes gracious, intuitively remains imbued in God’s love.
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
Raag Aasaa, First Guru:
ਕਿਸ ਕਉ ਕਹਹਿ ਸੁਣਾਵਹਿ ਕਿਸ ਕਉ ਕਿਸੁ ਸਮਝਾਵਹਿ ਸਮਝਿ ਰਹੇ ॥
Those who have obtained some understanding about God, don’t show off their knowledge or spirituality by talking about themselves to others.
ਕਿਸੈ ਪੜਾਵਹਿ ਪੜਿ ਗੁਣਿ ਬੂਝੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੰਤੋਖਿ ਰਹੇ ॥੧॥
They don’t try to teach others what they have learnt about the virtues of God. Becoming attuned to the Guru’s word, they keep living a contented life.