Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ang 39
ਤਿਨ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਧਰਮ ਰਾਇ ਕਰੈ ਧੰਨੁ ਸਵਾਰਣਹਾਰੁ ॥੨॥
Great is the Almighty who embellishes the life of His devotees so much, that even the mythical judge of righteousness honors them.
ਮਨ ਕੇ ਬਿਕਾਰ ਮਨਹਿ ਤਜੈ ਮਨਿ ਚੂਕੈ ਮੋਹੁ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ॥
One who eliminates the evil thoughts from within the mind, and casts out emotional attachment and egotistical pride:
ਆਤਮ ਰਾਮੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਸਹਜੇ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਨੁ ॥
That person comes to realize the all-pervading God, and remains in a state of spiritual poise and merges in God’s Name.
ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਫਿਰੈ ਦਿਵਾਨੁ ॥
One cannot attain freedom from the vices without following the true Guru’s teachings; the self-willed person remains wandering like lunatics:
ਸਬਦੁ ਨ ਚੀਨੈ ਕਥਨੀ ਬਦਨੀ ਕਰੇ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਨੁ ॥੩॥
He does not reflect on the Guru’s word, he only talks about religion but remains engrossed in the love for Maya, the poison for spiritual life.
ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਹੈ ਦੂਜਾ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥
God Himself is capable of doing and getting everything done, and there is no other like Him.
ਜਿਉ ਬੋਲਾਏ ਤਿਉ ਬੋਲੀਐ ਜਾ ਆਪਿ ਬੁਲਾਏ ਸੋਇ ॥
We speak only the way God inspires us to speak and we sing His praises only when He inspires us.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬਾਣੀ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਹੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਾ ਹੋਇ ॥
The word of the Guru is the word of God and union with God happens only through the Guru’s divine word.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ਤੂ ਜਿਤੁ ਸੇਵਿਐ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੪॥੩੦॥੬੩॥
O’ Nanak, enshrine God’s Name within your heart, because spiritual bliss is received only by remembering God’s Name with adoration. ||4|| 30
ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
Due to the love for duality (Maya), the world is polluted with the filth of egotism and is enduring misery.
ਜਗਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਮੈਲੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਮਲੁ ਲਾਗੀ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ॥
Siree Raag, Third Guru: Due to the love for duality (Maya), the world is polluted with the filth of egotism and is enduring misery.
ਮਲੁ ਹਉਮੈ ਧੋਤੀ ਕਿਵੈ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਜੇ ਸਉ ਤੀਰਥ ਨਾਇ ॥
The mind’s filth of egotism cannot be washed away even if one bathes at hundreds of sacred shrines.
ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਵਦੇ ਦੂਣੀ ਮਲੁ ਲਾਗੀ ਆਇ ॥
People perform many kinds of rituals to get rid of this filth of egotism, instead they end up with much more of it.
ਪੜਿਐ ਮੈਲੁ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਪੂਛਹੁ ਗਿਆਨੀਆ ਜਾਇ ॥੧॥
The filth of egotism is not removed even by reading holy books, you may go and ask the spiritually wise people.
ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਸਰਣਿ ਆਵੈ ਤਾ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
O’ my mind, when one comes to the Guru’s refuge and follows his teachings, only then one’s mind becomes immaculate.
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਥਕੇ ਮੈਲੁ ਨ ਸਕੀ ਧੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
The self-willed people have grown weary of uttering God’s Name, but they could not wash off their filth of egotism. ||1|| pause||
ਮਨਿ ਮੈਲੈ ਭਗਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਵਈ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਾਇ ॥
Devotional worship of God cannot be performed with a polluted mind, and God’s Name cannot be realized.
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਮੈਲੇ ਮੈਲੇ ਮੁਏ ਜਾਸਨਿ ਪਤਿ ਗਵਾਇ ॥
The mind of the self-willed people remain polluted with the filth of ego, they spiritually deteriorate and depart from here after losing their honor.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਮਲੁ ਹਉਮੈ ਜਾਇ ਸਮਾਇ ॥
One in whose mind God becomes manifest through the Guru’s grace, the filth of his mind’s ego vanishes and he remains absorbed in God’s Name.
ਜਿਉ ਅੰਧੇਰੈ ਦੀਪਕੁ ਬਾਲੀਐ ਤਿਉ ਗੁਰ ਗਿਆਨਿ ਅਗਿਆਨੁ ਤਜਾਇ ॥੨॥
Just as the darkness goes away when we lit the lamp, similarly the darkness of spiritual ignorance vanishes by the wisdom blessed by the Guru.
ਹਮ ਕੀਆ ਹਮ ਕਰਹਗੇ ਹਮ ਮੂਰਖ ਗਾਵਾਰ ॥
We the ignorants fools claim that we have done this thing, or we would do that thing.
ਕਰਣੈ ਵਾਲਾ ਵਿਸਰਿਆ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥
Being in love with the Maya, they forget God who is the real doer.
ਮਾਇਆ ਜੇਵਡੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਨਹੀ ਸਭਿ ਭਵਿ ਥਕੇ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ॥
There is no greater misery than the misery of the love for Maya; people exhaust themselves in running after Maya, the worldly wealth and power.
ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਉਰ ਧਾਰਿ ॥੩॥
Inner peace is achieved by enshrining God’s Name in the heart through the Guru's teachings.
ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਮੇਲੇ ਸੋ ਮਿਲੈ ਹਉ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੈ ਜਾਉ ॥
Only that person unites with God whom He Himself unites with Him, and I am dedicated to such a person.
ਏ ਮਨ ਭਗਤੀ ਰਤਿਆ ਸਚੁ ਬਾਣੀ ਨਿਜ ਥਾਉ ॥
O’ my mind, those who get imbued with God’s devotional worship and always utter His Name, they find their place in God’s presence within their heart.
ਮਨਿ ਰਤੇ ਜਿਹਵਾ ਰਤੀ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਸਚੇ ਗਾਉ ॥
Within their mind is the love for God, their tongue remains imbued with His love and they keep singing His praises.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਸਚੇ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਉ ॥੪॥੩੧॥੬੪॥
O’ Nanak, they never forget God’s Name and they always remain absorbed in remembering the eternal God. ||4|| 31
ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ਘਰੁ ੧ ॥
Within my mind and body are the intense pangs of separation from God; I wonder how my beloved God would manifest in my heart?
ਮੈ ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਬਿਰਹੁ ਅਤਿ ਅਗਲਾ ਕਿਉ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਘਰਿ ਆਇ ॥
Siree Raag, Fourth Guru, First Beat: Within my mind and body are the intense pangs of separation from God; I wonder how my beloved God would manifest in my heart?
ਜਾ ਦੇਖਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਆਪਣਾ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਦੇਖਿਐ ਦੁਖੁ ਜਾਇ ॥
As soon as I would visualize my God, all my pangs of separation from Him would go away by experiencing His blessed vision.
ਜਾਇ ਪੁਛਾ ਤਿਨ ਸਜਣਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਕਿਤੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥੧॥
I should go and ask my saintly friends the way by which God is realized and how they can unite me with Him.
ਮੇਰੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਾ ਮੈ ਤੁਝ ਬਿਨੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥
O’ my true Guru, except You I do not have any other support at all.
ਹਮ ਮੂਰਖ ਮੁਗਧ ਸਰਣਾਗਤੀ ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਮੇਲੇ ਹਰਿ ਸੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
We are foolish and ignorant but have sought your refuge; one who comes to the Guru’s refuge, God bestows mercy and unites that person with Him. ||1|| Pause||
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮ ਕਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਆਪਿ ਮਿਲਾਵੈ ਸੋਇ ॥
The true Guru is the benefactor of God’s Name and it is God Himself who unites us with such a true Guru.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਬੁਝਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਜੇਵਡੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥
The true Guru has understood God and there is none other as great benefactor as the Guru.
ਹਉ ਗੁਰ ਸਰਣਾਈ ਢਹਿ ਪਵਾ ਕਰਿ ਦਇਆ ਮੇਲੇ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸੋਇ ॥੨॥
I wish to completely surrender myself to the Guru, so that showing his mercy he may unite me with God.
ਮਨਹਠਿ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ਕਰਿ ਉਪਾਵ ਥਕੇ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਇ ॥
No one has ever realized God through obstinacy of mind (by doing penances), but all get tired of making such futile efforts.