Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Ang 36

  1. ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਸੁਣਦਾ ਵੇਖਦਾ ਕਿਉ ਮੁਕਰਿ ਪਇਆ ਜਾਇ ॥

    God is omniscient, He sees and hears everything, so how can anyone deny his deeds or thoughts in His presence?

  2. ਪਾਪੋ ਪਾਪੁ ਕਮਾਵਦੇ ਪਾਪੇ ਪਚਹਿ ਪਚਾਇ ॥

    That is why, those who keep committing sins, remain consumed in the sins.

  3. ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਨਦਰਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਬੂਝ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥

    The self-willed persons do not understand this concept because ordinarily that omniscient God is not visible.

  4. ਜਿਸੁ ਵੇਖਾਲੇ ਸੋਈ ਵੇਖੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਇ ॥੪॥੨੩॥੫੬॥

    O’ Nanak, only that one visualizes God to whom He reveals Himself, but this understanding is received only through the Guru’s teachings.

  5. ਸ੍ਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

    Siree Raag, Third Mehla:

  6. ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਰੋਗੁ ਨ ਤੁਟਈ ਹਉਮੈ ਪੀੜ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

    The disease of ego and the pain of ego does not go away without following the Guru’s teachings.

  7. ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਨਾਮੇ ਰਹੈ ਸਮਾਇ ॥

    That person remains absorbed in God’s Name in whose mind God is enshrined by the Guru’s grace.

  8. ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਬਦੈ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਇ ॥੧॥

    God is realized by following the Guru’s word; without following the Guru’s teachings, one remains in doubts and goes astray from the righteous path.

  9. ਮਨ ਰੇ ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਵਾਸਾ ਹੋਇ ॥

    O’ my mind, you may remain in God’s presence within yourself,

  10. ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਾਲਾਹਿ ਤੂ ਫਿਰਿ ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣੁ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

    you should keep praising God’s Name, so that you may not go through the cycle of birth and death any more.

  11. ਹਰਿ ਇਕੋ ਦਾਤਾ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਦੂਜਾ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥

    God alone is the one benefactor pervading everywhere, and there is none other like Him.

  12. ਸਬਦਿ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਸਹਜੇ ਹੀ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ॥

    When God is praised through the Guru’s word, He manifests in the mind and inner peace is attained intuitively.

  13. ਸਭ ਨਦਰੀ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਵੇਖਦਾ ਜੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਤੈ ਦੇਇ ॥੨॥

    God keeps the entire universe under His gracious glance and bestows spiritual bliss to the one whom He wishes to give.

  14. ਹਉਮੈ ਸਭਾ ਗਣਤ ਹੈ ਗਣਤੈ ਨਉ ਸੁਖੁ ਨਾਹਿ ॥

    The counting of deeds is the manifestation of ego and there can be no inner peace by counting our good deeds

  15. ਬਿਖੁ ਕੀ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵਣੀ ਬਿਖੁ ਹੀ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਹਿ ॥

    Doing deeds in ego is like amassing poison for spiritual death and those who do it, they remain engrossed in the love of this poisonous Maya.

  16. ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਠਉਰੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਨੀ ਜਮਪੁਰਿ ਦੂਖ ਸਹਾਹਿ ॥੩॥

    Without remembering God’s Name, they do not find any spiritual solace and keep suffering in the fear of death.

  17. ਜੀਉ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਸਭੁ ਤਿਸ ਦਾ ਤਿਸੈ ਦਾ ਆਧਾਰੁ ॥

    This life, body and everything belong to God and He is the support of all beings.

  18. ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਬੁਝੀਐ ਤਾ ਪਾਏ ਮੋਖ ਦੁਆਰੁ ॥

    When one understands this fact through the Guru’s grace, then one finds the way to liberation from vices.

  19. ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਲਾਹਿ ਤੂੰ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰੁ ॥੪॥੨੪॥੫੭॥

    O’ Nanak, you should keep singing the praises of God’s Name, whose virtues are limitless and whose power has no boundaries.

  20. ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

    Siree Raag, Third Mehla:

  21. ਤਿਨਾ ਅਨੰਦੁ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਨਾ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਆਧਾਰੁ ॥

    Those who have the support of God’s Name, are in ecstasy and enjoy inner peace forever.

  22. ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਸਚੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਦੂਖ ਨਿਵਾਰਣਹਾਰੁ ॥

    Through the Guru’s word, they have realized the eternal God, who is capable of destroying all sorrows.

  23. ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਸਾਚੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਸਾਚੈ ਨਾਇ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥

    Forever and ever, they sing praises of the eternal God and love Him dearly.

  24. ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਿ ਕੈ ਆਪਣੀ ਦਿਤੋਨੁ ਭਗਤਿ ਭੰਡਾਰੁ ॥੧॥

    Bestowing mercy, God Himself has blessed them with the treasure of devotional worship.

  25. ਮਨ ਰੇ ਸਦਾ ਅਨੰਦੁ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇ ॥

    O’ my mind, everlasting spiritual bliss is received by singing God’s praises.

  26. ਸਚੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਰਹੈ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

    Through the divine word of God’s praises, God is realized and one remains absorbed in remembering Him.

  27. ਸਚੀ ਭਗਤੀ ਮਨੁ ਲਾਲੁ ਥੀਆ ਰਤਾ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥

    That person whose mind gets deeply imbued with devotional worship of God, he remains elated with God’s love in a state of spiritual poise.

  28. ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਮਨੁ ਮੋਹਿਆ ਕਹਣਾ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

    His mind gets so fascinated by the Guru’s word that nothing can be said about it.

  29. ਜਿਹਵਾ ਰਤੀ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਚੈ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪੀਵੈ ਰਸਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇ ॥

    His tongue gets imbued with the divine word of God’s praises, he drinks the ambrosial elixir by singing God’s praises with love.

  30. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਏਹੁ ਰੰਗੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰੇ ਰਜਾਇ ॥੨॥

    This love for God is received by following the Guru’s teachings; but only that person receives it upon whom God bestows mercy in His will.

  31. ਸੰਸਾ ਇਹੁ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ਹੈ ਸੁਤਿਆ ਰੈਣਿ ਵਿਹਾਇ ॥

    This world is an illusion; people pass their life consumed by the pursuit of worldly temptations.

  32. ਇਕਿ ਆਪਣੈ ਭਾਣੈ ਕਢਿ ਲਇਅਨੁ ਆਪੇ ਲਇਓਨੁ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥

    By the pleasure of His will, God lifts many out of this illusion and unites them with Himself.

  33. ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਆਪਿ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਚੁਕਾਇ ॥

    God has Himself enshrined in their mind by driving out the love for Maya.

  34. ਆਪਿ ਵਡਾਈ ਦਿਤੀਅਨੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਦੇਇ ਬੁਝਾਇ ॥੩॥

    God Himself has blessed them with glory by giving them the understanding of righteous life through the Guru’s teachings.

  35. ਸਭਨਾ ਕਾ ਦਾਤਾ ਏਕੁ ਹੈ ਭੁਲਿਆ ਲਏ ਸਮਝਾਇ ॥

    God is the only benefactor of all, and He bestows the understanding about righteous life to those who have gone astray.

  36. ਇਕਿ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਖੁਆਇਅਨੁ ਦੂਜੈ ਛਡਿਅਨੁ ਲਾਇ ॥

    (Because of their past deeds) God Himself has let many people go astray by attaching them to the love for Maya.

  37. ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥

    God is realized by following the Guru's teachings and one merges his light (soul) with the Divine light.

  38. ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੇ ਰਤਿਆ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੪॥੨੫॥੫੮॥

    O’ Nanak, by always remaining imbued with love of God’s Name one merges in God’s Name.

  39. ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

    Siree Raag, Third Mehla:

  40. ਗੁਣਵੰਤੀ ਸਚੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਤਜਿ ਵਿਕਾਰ ॥

    The virtuous person has realized the eternal God by shedding worldly desires and all vices.

  41. ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਮਨੁ ਰੰਗਿਆ ਰਸਨਾ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਪਿਆਰਿ ॥

    That person’s mind is imbued with the love of the Guru’s word and the tongue is imbued with God’s love and affection.