Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ang 416
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
Raag Aasaa, First Guru:
ਤਨੁ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਧਨੁ ਕਾ ਕੋ ਕਹੀਐ ॥
When a person’s body perishes, who is considered the owner of the worldly wealth amassed by that person.
ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਤ ਲਹੀਐ ॥
Wealth of God’s Name cannot be attained from anyone other than the Guru.
ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਧਨੁ ਸੰਗਿ ਸਖਾਈ ॥
God’s Name is such a wealth which accompanies one like a faithful friend.
ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹਰਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ॥੧॥
Immaculate becomes the life of a person who remains attuned to God.
ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨੁ ਕਵਨੁ ਹਮਾਰਾ ॥
Except God’s Name, who else is my support?
ਸੁਖ ਦੁਖ ਸਮ ਕਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਛੋਡਉ ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਣਹਾਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
pleasure and pain alike, I will never forsake Naam; bestowing grace, God on His own unites humans with Himself. ||1|| Pause||
ਕਨਿਕ ਕਾਮਨੀ ਹੇਤੁ ਗਵਾਰਾ ॥
Foolish are those who remain in the love for Maya and lust,
ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਲਾਗੇ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਾ ॥
and attached to duality, they have forsaken Naam.
ਜਿਸੁ ਤੂੰ ਬਖਸਹਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਾਇ ॥
O’ God, You make only that person meditate on Naam upon whom You bestow Your grace.
ਦੂਤੁ ਨ ਲਾਗਿ ਸਕੈ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਇ ॥੨॥
The fear of death cannot afflict him because he keeps singing Your praises.
ਹਰਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਰਾਮ ਗੁਪਾਲਾ ॥
O’ my Guru-God, the Master of the earth, You alone are the benefactor.
ਜਿਉ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਉ ਰਾਖੁ ਦਇਆਲਾ ॥
O’ the merciful God, please save me from vices as it pleases You.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਰਾਮੁ ਮੇਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਇਆ ॥
Through the Guru’s teachings, God’s Name has become pleasing to my mind,
ਰੋਗ ਮਿਟੇ ਦੁਖੁ ਠਾਕਿ ਰਹਾਇਆ ॥੩॥
all my ailments and sorrows arising from vices are cured.
ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਅਉਖਧੁ ਤੰਤ ਨ ਮੰਤਾ ॥
There is no other medicine, tantric charm or mantra,
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਮਰਣੁ ਕਿਲਵਿਖ ਹੰਤਾ ॥
meditation on God’s Name is the only destroyer of sins.
ਤੂੰ ਆਪਿ ਭੁਲਾਵਹਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ॥
O’ God, You Yourself make us go astray by making us forsake Naam.
ਤੂੰ ਆਪੇ ਰਾਖਹਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਧਾਰਿ ॥੪॥
and then showing Your mercy, You Yourself save us from vices.
ਰੋਗੁ ਭਰਮੁ ਭੇਦੁ ਮਨਿ ਦੂਜਾ ॥
The mind of those is afflicted with doubt, prejudice and duality,
ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਭਰਮਿ ਜਪਹਿ ਜਪੁ ਦੂਜਾ ॥
who are lost without the Guru’s teachings and worship someone other than God.
ਆਦਿ ਪੁਰਖ ਗੁਰ ਦਰਸ ਨ ਦੇਖਹਿ ॥
Those who do not follow the Guru’s teachings are never able to realize the presence of God, the primal being, in their heart.
ਵਿਣੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੈ ਜਨਮੁ ਕਿ ਲੇਖਹਿ ॥੫॥
Without following the Guru's word, human life counts to nothing.
ਦੇਖਿ ਅਚਰਜੁ ਰਹੇ ਬਿਸਮਾਦਿ ॥
O’ God, we are wonder-struck beholding Your marvellous creation.
ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਸੁਰ ਨਰ ਸਹਜ ਸਮਾਧਿ ॥
You are present in each and every heart; yes You intuitively pervade all angels and human beings.
ਭਰਿਪੁਰਿ ਧਾਰਿ ਰਹੇ ਮਨ ਮਾਹੀ ॥
You are fully pervading and supporting the mind of everyone.
ਤੁਮ ਸਮਸਰਿ ਅਵਰੁ ਕੋ ਨਾਹੀ ॥੬॥
There is no one else equal to You.
ਜਾ ਕੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਹੇਤੁ ਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ॥
God is realized in the company of those saints and devotees in whose heart is the love for devotional worship and who always recite Naam.
ਸੰਤ ਭਗਤ ਕੀ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਰਾਮੁ ॥
By attuning to God, the saints remain in state of equipoise and break away from the worldly bonds.
ਬੰਧਨ ਤੋਰੇ ਸਹਜਿ ਧਿਆਨੁ ॥
One who obtains divine knowledge by following the Guru’s teaching is also liberated from these worldly bonds.
ਛੂਟੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਰ ਗਿਆਨੁ ॥੭॥
The Gurmukhs are emancipated, by the Guru-given knowledge of the Lord. ||7||
ਨਾ ਜਮਦੂਤ ਦੂਖੁ ਤਿਸੁ ਲਾਗੈ ॥
The fear of death or any misery does not afflicts a person,
ਜੋ ਜਨੁ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮਿ ਲਿਵ ਜਾਗੈ ॥
who attunes to God’s Name and remains alert to worldly allurements.
ਭਗਤਿ ਵਛਲੁ ਭਗਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਸੰਗਿ ॥
God, the lover of His devotees, always remains with them.
ਨਾਨਕ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਭਏ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗਿ ॥੮॥੯॥
O’ Nanak, by being imbued with God’s love, they become emancipated. ||8
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਇਕਤੁਕੀ ॥
Raag Aasaa, Ik-Tukee (one liner), First Guru:
ਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵੇ ਸੋ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਜਾਨੈ ॥
One who serves the Guru by following his teachings, comes to know God.
ਦੂਖੁ ਮਿਟੈ ਸਚੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਪਛਾਨੈ ॥੧॥
Through the Guru’s word, he recognizes God’s presence everywhere and all his misery of worldly attachments is removed.
ਰਾਮੁ ਜਪਹੁ ਮੇਰੀ ਸਖੀ ਸਖੈਨੀ ॥
O’ my friends and mates, meditate on God’s Name,
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿ ਦੇਖਹੁ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਨੈਨੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
serving the true Guru by following his teaching, you would behold God with your spiritually enlightened eyes. ||1|| Pause||
ਬੰਧਨ ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਸੰਸਾਰਿ ॥
Without meditation on Naam, the relationships with one’s mother, father, son, daughter and spouse are nothing but emotional bonds in this world.
ਬੰਧਨ ਸੁਤ ਕੰਨਿਆ ਅਰੁ ਨਾਰਿ ॥੨॥
They are entangled with sons, daughters and spouses. ||2||
ਬੰਧਨ ਕਰਮ ਧਰਮ ਹਉ ਕੀਆ ॥
The religious rituals and deeds done egotistically also become worldly bonds.
ਬੰਧਨ ਪੁਤੁ ਕਲਤੁ ਮਨਿ ਬੀਆ ॥੩॥
If in one’s mind there is love for someone other than God then the relationship with son and wife is nothing but a bond for the soul.
ਬੰਧਨ ਕਿਰਖੀ ਕਰਹਿ ਕਿਰਸਾਨ ॥
Without Naam, the farming also becomes bondage for a farmer,
ਹਉਮੈ ਡੰਨੁ ਸਹੈ ਰਾਜਾ ਮੰਗੈ ਦਾਨ ॥੪॥
because the king demands tax on the crop and if out of ego the farmer refuses to pay then he suffers punishment.
ਬੰਧਨ ਸਉਦਾ ਅਣਵੀਚਾਰੀ ॥
Business deeds done without meditation on Naam also become bondages,
ਤਿਪਤਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹ ਪਸਾਰੀ ॥੫॥
because caught in the expanse of Maya, the trader is never satisfied.
ਬੰਧਨ ਸਾਹ ਸੰਚਹਿ ਧਨੁ ਜਾਇ ॥
The riches amassed by the wealthy become a bond when lost,
ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਨ ਪਵਈ ਥਾਇ ॥੬॥
without devotion to God, none of their deeds are acceptable in God’s presence.
ਬੰਧਨ ਬੇਦੁ ਬਾਦੁ ਅਹੰਕਾਰ ॥
Even reading and discussing Vedas without meditation on God leads to egotism and becomes the source of bondage for the soul.
ਬੰਧਨਿ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਮੋਹ ਵਿਕਾਰ ॥੭॥
Entangled in worldly attachments and Vices, one spiritually perishes.
ਨਾਨਕ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥
O’ Nanak, those who take the shelter of God’s Name while engaged in their worldly duties,
ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਰਾਖੇ ਬੰਧੁ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥੮॥੧੦॥
are saved by the true Guru and are not entangled in any bonds. ||8