Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ang 357
ਆਸ ਪਿਆਸੀ ਸੇਜੈ ਆਵਾ ॥
I start meditating on God’s Name with the yearning for union with Him, but I do not know whether my Husband-God will be pleased with me or not.
ਆਗੈ ਸਹ ਭਾਵਾ ਕਿ ਨ ਭਾਵਾ ॥੨॥
I start meditating on God’s Name with the yearning for union with Him, but I do not know whether my Husband-God will be pleased with me or not.
ਕਿਆ ਜਾਨਾ ਕਿਆ ਹੋਇਗਾ ਰੀ ਮਾਈ ॥
O’ my mother, I don’t know what would happen to me, but I can’t survive spiritually without the blessed vision of God.
ਹਰਿ ਦਰਸਨ ਬਿਨੁ ਰਹਨੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
O’ my mother, I don’t know what would happen to me, but I can’t survive spiritually without the blessed vision of God.
ਪ੍ਰੇਮੁ ਨ ਚਾਖਿਆ ਮੇਰੀ ਤਿਸ ਨ ਬੁਝਾਨੀ ॥
I have not enjoyed His love, therefore, my yearning for Maya is not quenched.
ਗਇਆ ਸੁ ਜੋਬਨੁ ਧਨ ਪਛੁਤਾਨੀ ॥੩॥
My youth is gone and now I, the soul-bride, is repenting.
ਅਜੈ ਸੁ ਜਾਗਉ ਆਸ ਪਿਆਸੀ ॥
Yearning for union with Him I am still awake, and bereft of hope I remain depressed.
ਭਈਲੇ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਰਹਉ ਨਿਰਾਸੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
Yearning for union with Him I am still awake, and bereft of hope I remain depressed.
ਹਉਮੈ ਖੋਇ ਕਰੇ ਸੀਗਾਰੁ ॥
If soul-bride overcomes her egotism and adorns herself with the virtues of meditation, then the she would realize Husband-God in her heart and would enjoy Him.
ਤਉ ਕਾਮਣਿ ਸੇਜੈ ਰਵੈ ਭਤਾਰੁ ॥੪॥
If soul-bride overcomes her egotism and adorns herself with the virtues of meditation, then the she would realize Husband-God in her heart and would enjoy Him.
ਤਉ ਨਾਨਕ ਕੰਤੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵੈ ॥
O’ Nanak, only then the soul-bride becomes pleasing to the Husband-God; when shedding egotism, she merges in her Master-God.
ਛੋਡਿ ਵਡਾਈ ਅਪਣੇ ਖਸਮ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥੨੬॥
O’ Nanak, only then the soul-bride becomes pleasing to the Husband-God; when shedding egotism, she merges in her Master-God.
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
Raag Aasaa, First Guru:
ਪੇਵਕੜੈ ਧਨ ਖਰੀ ਇਆਣੀ ॥
I, the bride-soul remained ignorant in my parent’s house (this world), and did not realize the worth of my Husband-God.
ਤਿਸੁ ਸਹ ਕੀ ਮੈ ਸਾਰ ਨ ਜਾਣੀ ॥੧॥
I, the bride-soul remained ignorant in my parent’s house (this world), and did not realize the worth of my Husband-God.
ਸਹੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਏਕੁ ਦੂਜਾ ਨਹੀ ਕੋਈ ॥
My Husband-God is the only one and there is no other like Him.
ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਮੇਲਾਵਾ ਹੋਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
My union with Him can take place only with His glance of grace.
ਸਾਹੁਰੜੈ ਧਨ ਸਾਚੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ॥
The bride soul who recognizes the truth about the father-in-law’s house (the next world), intuitively realizes her Husband-God.
ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ਅਪਣਾ ਪਿਰੁ ਜਾਣਿਆ ॥੨॥
The bride soul who recognizes the truth about the father-in-law’s house (the next world), intuitively realizes her Husband-God.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਐਸੀ ਮਤਿ ਆਵੈ ॥
When through Guru’s grace the bride-soul obtains such wisdom, then the soul-bride becomes pleasing to her Husband-God.
ਤਾਂ ਕਾਮਣਿ ਕੰਤੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵੈ ॥੩॥
When through Guru’s grace the bride-soul obtains such wisdom, then the soul-bride becomes pleasing to her Husband-God.
ਕਹਤੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਭੈ ਭਾਵ ਕਾ ਕਰੇ ਸੀਗਾਰੁ ॥
Nanak says, she who adorns herself with the revered fear of God, enjoys her Husband-God forever in her heart
ਸਦ ਹੀ ਸੇਜੈ ਰਵੈ ਭਤਾਰੁ ॥੪॥੨੭॥
Nanak says, she who adorns herself with the revered fear of God, enjoys her Husband-God forever in her heart
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
Raag Aasaa, First Guru:
ਨ ਕਿਸ ਕਾ ਪੂਤੁ ਨ ਕਿਸ ਕੀ ਮਾਈ ॥
In reality, no one is anybody’s son and no one is anyone's mother forever.
ਝੂਠੈ ਮੋਹਿ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਈ ॥੧॥
Misled by doubt, the entire world is entangled in false worldly attachment.
ਮੇਰੇ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਹਉ ਕੀਤਾ ਤੇਰਾ ॥
O My Master-God, I am created by You.
ਜਾਂ ਤੂੰ ਦੇਹਿ ਜਪੀ ਨਾਉ ਤੇਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
When You bless me with Naam, only then I will be able to meditate.
ਬਹੁਤੇ ਅਉਗਣ ਕੂਕੈ ਕੋਈ ॥
Even if a person is full of sins and even then if he sincerely prays to God. God would forgive that person, if it pleases Him.
ਜਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਬਖਸੇ ਸੋਈ ॥੨॥
God would forgive that person, if it pleases Him.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਖੋਈ ॥
Through the Guru’s grace, I have lost all my evil intellect, and now wherever I look, there I see the One God.
ਜਹ ਦੇਖਾ ਤਹ ਏਕੋ ਸੋਈ ॥੩॥
Through the Guru’s grace, I have lost all my evil intellect, and now wherever I look, there I see the One God.
ਕਹਤ ਨਾਨਕ ਐਸੀ ਮਤਿ ਆਵੈ ॥
Nanak says, if one comes to such an understanding, only then one merges in the eternal God
ਤਾਂ ਕੋ ਸਚੇ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥੪॥੨੮॥
Nanak says, if one comes to such an understanding, only then one merges in the eternal God
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਦੁਪਦੇ ॥
Raag Aasaa, Du-Padas (two liners), First Guru:
ਤਿਤੁ ਸਰਵਰੜੈ ਭਈਲੇ ਨਿਵਾਸਾ ਪਾਣੀ ਪਾਵਕੁ ਤਿਨਹਿ ਕੀਆ ॥
We dwell in such an ocean in which God has put the fire of worldly desires of vices instead of water.
ਪੰਕਜੁ ਮੋਹ ਪਗੁ ਨਹੀ ਚਾਲੈ ਹਮ ਦੇਖਾ ਤਹ ਡੂਬੀਅਲੇ ॥੧॥
Stuck in the mud of false worldly attachments, people cannot move towards spiritual advancement. I see many people being drowned in this ocean.
ਮਨ ਏਕੁ ਨ ਚੇਤਸਿ ਮੂੜ ਮਨਾ ॥
O’ my foolish mind, why don't you remember God?
ਹਰਿ ਬਿਸਰਤ ਤੇਰੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਲਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
By forgetting God, all your virtues are eroding away.
ਨਾ ਹਉ ਜਤੀ ਸਤੀ ਨਹੀ ਪੜਿਆ ਮੂਰਖ ਮੁਗਧਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਭਇਆ ॥
O’ God, neither am I a celibate, nor compassionate, nor a scholar. In fact, throughout my entire life I have been a pure ignorant fool.
ਪ੍ਰਣਵਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਨੑ ਕੀ ਸਰਣਾ ਜਿਨੑ ਤੂੰ ਨਾਹੀ ਵੀਸਰਿਆ ॥੨॥੨੯॥
O’ God keep me in the shelter of those who have not forgotten You, prays Nanak.
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
Raag Aasaa, First Guru:
ਛਿਅ ਘਰ ਛਿਅ ਗੁਰ ਛਿਅ ਉਪਦੇਸ ॥
There are six systems of philosophy, six teachers and six doctrines.
ਗੁਰ ਗੁਰੁ ਏਕੋ ਵੇਸ ਅਨੇਕ ॥੧॥
But the teacher of all the teachers is the one God, though He is manifested in many ways.
ਜੈ ਘਰਿ ਕਰਤੇ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥
That congregation where the Praises of the Creator are sung, follow that congregation; in it rests your glory.
ਸੋ ਘਰੁ ਰਾਖੁ ਵਡਾਈ ਤੋਹਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
That congregation where the Praises of the Creator are sung, follow that congregation; in it rests your glory.
ਵਿਸੁਏ ਚਸਿਆ ਘੜੀਆ ਪਹਰਾ ਥਿਤੀ ਵਾਰੀ ਮਾਹੁ ਭਇਆ ॥ ਸੂਰਜੁ ਏਕੋ ਰੁਤਿ ਅਨੇਕ ॥
hours, the solar and lunar days, months, and the changing seasons, all originate from the same one Sun.
ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰਤੇ ਕੇ ਕੇਤੇ ਵੇਸ ॥੨॥੩੦॥
Similarly O’ Nanak, all these beings and creatures are the countless forms of the one Creator.