Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

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  1. ਆਪਣੈ ਹਥਿ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਦੇ ਨਾਮੇ ਲਾਏ ॥

    All glories are in God’s hand; He attaches one to Naam through the Guru and blesses him these glories.

  2. ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਪਾਏ ॥੮॥੪॥੨੬॥

    O’ Nanak, in whose heart is enshrined the treasure of Naam receives glory both here and hereafter. ||8|| 4|26||

  3. ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

    Raag Aasaa, Third Guru:

  4. ਸੁਣਿ ਮਨ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਇ ਤੂੰ ਆਪੇ ਆਇ ਮਿਲੈ ਮੇਰੇ ਭਾਈ ॥

    Listen, O’ my mind, keep God’s Name enshrined in you: O’ my brother, by doing so, God Himself comes to meet us.

  5. ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਸਚੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਸਚੈ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਈ ॥੧॥

    Always perform true devotional worship and remain attuned to God.

  6. ਏਕੋ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇ ਤੂੰ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਮੇਰੇ ਭਾਈ ॥

    O my brother, meditate on God’s Name alone, you would attain spiritual peace.

  7. ਹਉਮੈ ਦੂਜਾ ਦੂਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਵਡੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

    Eradicate egotism and love for worldly things from within and you would obtain great honor both here and hereafter. ||1|| Pause||

  8. ਇਸੁ ਭਗਤੀ ਨੋ ਸੁਰਿ ਨਰ ਮੁਨਿ ਜਨ ਲੋਚਦੇ ਵਿਣੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪਾਈ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

    The angels and sages long for this devotional worship, but it cannot be attained without following the true Guru’s teachings.

  9. ਪੰਡਿਤ ਪੜਦੇ ਜੋਤਿਕੀ ਤਿਨ ਬੂਝ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥੨॥

    The pandits and astrologers keep reading their books, but even they do not gain any understanding about devotional worship of God.

  10. ਆਪੈ ਥੈ ਸਭੁ ਰਖਿਓਨੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਹਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥

    God has kept everything in His hand, therefore nothing can be said about this.

  11. ਆਪੇ ਦੇਇ ਸੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਗੁਰਿ ਬੂਝ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥੩॥

    The Guru has given this understanding that whatever God gives us, we receive only that.

  12. ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਸਭਿ ਤਿਸ ਦੇ ਸਭਨਾ ਕਾ ਸੋਈ ॥

    All creatures and beings are created by that God and He is the Master of all.

  13. ਮੰਦਾ ਕਿਸ ਨੋ ਆਖੀਐ ਜੇ ਦੂਜਾ ਹੋਈ ॥੪॥

    So how can we label anyone bad? We could do that only if there were another creator.

  14. ਇਕੋ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਏਕਾ ਸਿਰਿ ਕਾਰਾ ॥

    The command of God alone prevails throughout the world and every one has to perform only that task which is written in his destiny.

  15. ਆਪਿ ਭਵਾਲੀ ਦਿਤੀਅਨੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਲੋਭੁ ਵਿਕਾਰਾ ॥੫॥

    God Himself has led some people astray, because of that they have greed and vices within their hearts.

  16. ਇਕ ਆਪੇ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕੀਤਿਅਨੁ ਬੂਝਨਿ ਵੀਚਾਰਾ ॥

    God Himself made many people as the Guru’s followers and they understand the concept of righteous life.

  17. ਭਗਤਿ ਭੀ ਓਨਾ ਨੋ ਬਖਸੀਅਨੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਭੰਡਾਰਾ ॥੬॥

    God blessed them with devotional worship and filled their hearts with the treasure of Naam.

  18. ਗਿਆਨੀਆ ਨੋ ਸਭੁ ਸਚੁ ਹੈ ਸਚੁ ਸੋਝੀ ਹੋਈ ॥

    Such spiritually wise persons behold the eternal God all around, and they become aware of the Truth.

  19. ਓਇ ਭੁਲਾਏ ਕਿਸੈ ਦੇ ਨ ਭੁਲਨੑੀ ਸਚੁ ਜਾਣਨਿ ਸੋਈ ॥੭॥

    They are not led astray by anybody because they understand that the eternal God is pervading everywhere.

  20. ਘਰ ਮਹਿ ਪੰਚ ਵਰਤਦੇ ਪੰਚੇ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ॥

    Even though the five passions are present within these wise ones but here these five passions are kept under control.

  21. ਨਾਨਕ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਵਸਿ ਨ ਆਵਨੑੀ ਨਾਮਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰੀ ॥੮॥੫॥੨੭॥

    O’ Nanak, these five evils do not come under control without following the Guru’s teachings and ego is conquered only by meditating on Naam. ||8|| 5

  22. ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

    Raag Aasaa, Third Guru:

  23. ਘਰੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸਭੁ ਵਥੁ ਹੈ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਕਿਛੁ ਨਾਹੀ ॥

    The wealth of Naam is within our heart; there is nothing outside.

  24. ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਪਾਈਐ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਕਪਟ ਖੁਲਾਹੀ ॥੧॥

    This wealth of Naam is received when by the Guru's grace, the doors of ignorance are opened.

  25. ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਭਾਈ ॥

    O’ my brother, God is realized only by following the true Guru’s teachings.

  26. ਅੰਤਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਹੈ ਪੂਰੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਦੀਆ ਦਿਖਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

    The treasure of Naam is within all, but only the true Guru reveals it. ||1|| Pause||

  27. ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਗਾਹਕੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਸੋ ਲਏ ਪਾਏ ਰਤਨੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਾ ॥

    One who is a seeker of the wealth of God’s Name, receives this priceless jewel- like Naam by reflecting on the Guru’s word.

  28. ਅੰਦਰੁ ਖੋਲੈ ਦਿਬ ਦਿਸਟਿ ਦੇਖੈ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਭੰਡਾਰਾ ॥੨॥

    He becomes broad minded and through the spiritually enlightened eyes he sees the treasure of Naam which can free him from the worldly bonds.

  29. ਅੰਦਰਿ ਮਹਲ ਅਨੇਕ ਹਹਿ ਜੀਉ ਕਰੇ ਵਸੇਰਾ ॥

    There are many treasures of Naam within our heart; our soul dwells within too.

  30. ਮਨ ਚਿੰਦਿਆ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਇਸੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਹੋਇ ਨ ਫੇਰਾ ॥੩॥

    By the Guru’s grace when one understands this, then he attains the fruit of his heart’s desire and doesn't fall in the cycles of births and deaths anymore.

  31. ਪਾਰਖੀਆ ਵਥੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ਲਈ ਗੁਰ ਸੋਝੀ ਹੋਈ ॥

    Those appraisers of spiritual life who obtained the understanding from the Guru, cherished the Wealth of Naam in their heart.

  32. ਨਾਮੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਅਮੁਲੁ ਸਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਵੈ ਕੋਈ ॥੪॥

    Priceless is the wealth of Naam, but only a rare person receives it by following the Guru’s teachings.

  33. ਬਾਹਰੁ ਭਾਲੇ ਸੁ ਕਿਆ ਲਹੈ ਵਥੁ ਘਰੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਭਾਈ ॥

    O’ brother, the treasure of Naam is within us; one who tries to find it outside in the wilderness does not get anything.

  34. ਭਰਮੇ ਭੂਲਾ ਸਭੁ ਜਗੁ ਫਿਰੈ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਪਤਿ ਗਵਾਈ ॥੫॥

    Deluded by doubt, the entire world is wandering around; the self-willed person loses his honor.

  35. ਘਰੁ ਦਰੁ ਛੋਡੇ ਆਪਣਾ ਪਰ ਘਰਿ ਝੂਠਾ ਜਾਈ ॥

    To search for God outside is like the behavior of a person who forsakes his own house and goes to another’s house for worldly wealth.

  36. ਚੋਰੈ ਵਾਂਗੂ ਪਕੜੀਐ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਚੋਟਾ ਖਾਈ ॥੬॥

    Such a person is caught like a thief and bears punishment, similarly a person without Naam suffers blows in God’s presence.

  37. ਜਿਨੑੀ ਘਰੁ ਜਾਤਾ ਆਪਣਾ ਸੇ ਸੁਖੀਏ ਭਾਈ ॥

    O’ brother, those who realize God within their own hearts live in peace.

  38. ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੭॥

    By virtue of the greatness of the Guru, they realize God within their hearts.

  39. ਆਪੇ ਦਾਨੁ ਕਰੇ ਕਿਸੁ ਆਖੀਐ ਆਪੇ ਦੇਇ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥

    God Himself blesses a person with the gift of Naam and He Himself bestows understanding about Naam.

  40. ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇ ਤੂੰ ਦਰਿ ਸਚੈ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਾਈ ॥੮॥੬॥੨੮॥

    O’ Nanak, keep meditating on Naam and you would receive honor in the eternal God’s presence. ||8|| 6

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