Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ang 364
ਸੋ ਬੂਝੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਆਪਿ ਬੁਝਾਏ ॥
He alone understands this secret, whom God Himself inspires to understand.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਸੇਵ ਕਰਾਏ ॥੧॥
Then by the Guru’s grace, God makes him perform His devotional service.
ਗਿਆਨ ਰਤਨਿ ਸਭ ਸੋਝੀ ਹੋਇ ॥
Through the jewel like divine wisdom bestowed by the Guru, one attains complete understanding about living a righteous life.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ਅਗਿਆਨੁ ਬਿਨਾਸੈ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਜਾਗੈ ਵੇਖੈ ਸਚੁ ਸੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
By the Guru’s grace ignorance is destroyed; he always remains alert to the onslaught of Maya and perceives God pervading everywhere. ||1|| Pause||
ਮੋਹੁ ਗੁਮਾਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਜਲਾਏ ॥
Following Guru’s word, one who drives out one’s worldly attachments and ego, obtains true understanding about the right way of life from the perfect Guru.
ਪੂਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਸੋਝੀ ਪਾਏ ॥
Through the Guru's word, he realizes God's presence within.
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਮਹਲੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਪਛਾਣੈ ॥
Through the Guru's word, he realizes God's presence within.
ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣੁ ਰਹੈ ਥਿਰੁ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਣੇ ॥੨॥
His cycle of birth and death ends; achieving the stete of equipoise he merges in God’s Name .
ਜੰਮਣੁ ਮਰਣਾ ਹੈ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ॥
(For a self-conceited person) the world is tied to the cycle of birth and death.
ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਅਚੇਤੁ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਗੁਬਾਰੁ ॥
Entrapped in the darkness of Maya, the self-conceited person remains unaware of God’s presence.
ਪਰ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਬਹੁ ਕੂੜੁ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥
He slanders others and practices utter falsehood.
ਵਿਸਟਾ ਕਾ ਕੀੜਾ ਵਿਸਟਾ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥੩॥
He is like a worm in the filth and in the filth he is consumed.
ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਸਭ ਸੋਝੀ ਪਾਏ ॥
One who obtains true understanding about righteous living by joining the congregation of saints, the Guru’s word firmly enshrines God’s devotional worship in his mind.
ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਏ ॥
One who obtains true understanding about righteous living by joining the congregation of saints, the Guru’s word firmly enshrines God’s devotional worship in his mind.
ਭਾਣਾ ਮੰਨੇ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
One who surrenders to God's will, he always remain in peace.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ਸੋਇ ॥੪॥੧੦॥੪੯॥
O’ Nanak, he merges in the eternal God. ||4|| 10
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਪੰਚਪਦੇ ॥
Raag Aasaa, Panchpade (five lines), Third Guru:
ਸਬਦਿ ਮਰੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਸਦਾ ਅਨੰਦ ॥
One who follows the Guru’s teachings and eradicates his love for Maya, always remain in bliss.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਭੇਟੇ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ॥
He follows the teachings of true Guru, the embodiment of God.
ਨਾ ਫਿਰਿ ਮਰੈ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ॥
He does not die spiritually and does not fall into the cycle of birth and death.
ਪੂਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਸਾਚਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੧॥
By the grace of the Perfect Guru, he merges in the eternal God
ਜਿਨੑ ਕਉ ਨਾਮੁ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਧੁਰਿ ਲੇਖੁ ॥
Those who are predestined with the gift of meditation on God’s Name, they obtain the special gift of God’s worship and always meditate on God’s Name.
ਤੇ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਦਾ ਧਿਆਵਹਿ ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੇ ਤੇ ਭਗਤਿ ਵਿਸੇਖੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
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ਜਿਨੑ ਕਉ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਲਏ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥
Those whom God unites with Himself, their sublime spiritual state cannot be described.
ਤਿਨੑ ਕੀ ਗਹਣ ਗਤਿ ਕਹੀ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
Those whom God unites with Himself, their sublime spiritual state cannot be described.
ਪੂਰੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਦਿਤੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥
Those whom the Perfect Guru has blessed with the virtue of devotional worship, they attain the highest spiritual state by remaining merged in God’s Name.
ਊਤਮ ਪਦਵੀ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਈ ॥੨॥
Those whom the Perfect Guru has blessed with the virtue of devotional worship, they attain the highest spiritual state by remaining merged in God’s Name.
ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ॥
Whatever God does, He does all by Himself.
ਏਕ ਘੜੀ ਮਹਿ ਥਾਪਿ ਉਥਾਪਿ ॥
God can create and destroy anything in an instant.
ਕਹਿ ਕਹਿ ਕਹਣਾ ਆਖਿ ਸੁਣਾਏ ॥ ਜੇ ਸਉ ਘਾਲੇ ਥਾਇ ਨ ਪਾਏ ॥੩॥
One who is only saying and telling others about meditation on God’s Name. Even if he makes hundreds of such efforts, none of these is accepted in God’s court.
ਜਿਨੑ ਕੈ ਪੋਤੈ ਪੁੰਨੁ ਤਿਨੑਾ ਗੁਰੂ ਮਿਲਾਏ ॥
God unites only those with the Guru, who have the credit of good deeds.
ਸਚੁ ਬਾਣੀ ਗੁਰੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਸੁਣਾਏ ॥
The Guru recites the true word of God’s praises to them. enshrines the Guru’s word.
ਜਹਾਂ ਸਬਦੁ ਵਸੈ ਤਹਾਂ ਦੁਖੁ ਜਾਏ ॥
By reflecting on the jewel like precious divine knowledge, one intuitively merges in the eternal God.
ਗਿਆਨਿ ਰਤਨਿ ਸਾਚੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਏ ॥੪॥
By reflecting on the jewel like precious divine knowledge, one intuitively merges in the eternal God.
ਨਾਵੈ ਜੇਵਡੁ ਹੋਰੁ ਧਨੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋਇ ॥
No other wealth is as valuable as God’s Name.
ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਬਖਸੇ ਸਾਚਾ ਸੋਇ ॥
This wealth is attained only by the one on whom God bestows Himself.
ਪੂਰੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਏ ॥
By following the perfect Guru’s word, he enshrines God’s Name in his heart.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਏ ॥੫॥੧੧॥੫੦॥
O’ Nanak, imbued with God’s Name, he enjoys spiritual peace. ||5|| 11
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
Raag Aasaa, Third Guru:
ਨਿਰਤਿ ਕਰੇ ਬਹੁ ਵਾਜੇ ਵਜਾਏ ॥
One may dance and play numerous musical instruments;
ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਅੰਧਾ ਬੋਲਾ ਹੈ ਕਿਸੁ ਆਖਿ ਸੁਣਾਏ ॥
but in the love of Maya, this mind is blind and deaf to divine sounds, then to whom he is reciting and preaching?
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਲੋਭੁ ਭਰਮੁ ਅਨਲ ਵਾਉ ॥
Deep within him is the fire of greed and the dust-storm of doubt.
ਦੀਵਾ ਬਲੈ ਨ ਸੋਝੀ ਪਾਇ ॥੧॥
His mind is not enlightened with divine knowledge and he does not obtain any understanding about righteousness.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਘਟਿ ਚਾਨਣੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
The devotional worship performed through the Guru’s teachings enlightens the heart with divine knowledge.
ਆਪੁ ਪਛਾਣਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
By understanding his own self, he realizes that God ||1|| Pause||
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਿਰਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਲਾਗੈ ਭਾਉ ॥
The true dance is to follow the Guru’s teachings, which produces love for God.
ਪੂਰੇ ਤਾਲ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਇ ॥
Shedding self-conceit from within is following the beat of the drum.
ਮੇਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਆਪੇ ਜਾਣੁ ॥
My eternal God Himself is the knower of everything.
ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਪਛਾਣੁ ॥੨॥
Through the Guru's word, he realizes God within himself
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥
Love and affection develops within a person through the devotional worship done by following the Guru’s teachings.
ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਸਹਜਿ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
The Guru’s word leads a person to a state of equipoise and reflection on the divine virtues.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਸਚੁ ਸੋਇ ॥
The devotional worship done by following the Guru’s teachings is the right way to realize God.
ਪਾਖੰਡਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਨਿਰਤਿ ਦੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੩॥
The false devotion shown through ritualistic dancing only brings misery.