Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Ang 430

  1. ਭਗਤਿ ਨਿਰਾਲੀ ਅਲਾਹ ਦੀ ਜਾਪੈ ਗੁਰ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥

    God’s devotional worship is unique in this respect, that it is understood only by reflecting on the Guru’s word.

  2. ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਵਸੈ ਭੈ ਭਗਤੀ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਵਾਰਿ ॥੯॥੧੪॥੩੬॥

    O’ Nanak, one who realizes God’s presence in his heart, the unique devotional worship and the revered fear of God embellishes his life by keeping him attuned to Naam. ||9|| 14

  3. ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

    Raag Aasaa, Third Guru:

  4. ਅਨ ਰਸ ਮਹਿ ਭੋਲਾਇਆ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੈ ਦੁਖ ਪਾਇ ॥

    Lost in other worldly pleasures, a person goes astray and remains miserable without meditating on Naam.

  5. ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨ ਭੇਟਿਓ ਜਿ ਸਚੀ ਬੂਝ ਬੁਝਾਇ ॥੧॥

    Such a person does not meet the true Guru, the Primal Being, who imparts true understanding about meditation on Naam.

  6. ਏ ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਬਾਵਲੇ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਚਖਿ ਸਾਦੁ ਪਾਇ ॥

    O’ my insane mind, partake and enjoy the sublime essence of God’s Name.

  7. ਅਨ ਰਸਿ ਲਾਗਾ ਤੂੰ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

    Attached to other worldly pleasures, you are wandering around wasting your life in vain. ||1|| Pause||

  8. ਇਸੁ ਜੁਗ ਮਹਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖ ਨਿਰਮਲੇ ਸਚਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਹਹਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥

    In this world, only immaculate are the Guru’s followers who remain attuned to the eternal God’s Name.

  9. ਵਿਣੁ ਕਰਮਾ ਕਿਛੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਨਹੀ ਕਿਆ ਕਰਿ ਕਹਿਆ ਜਾਇ ॥੨॥

    Nothing is obtained without good pre-ordained destiny; what can one say or do?

  10. ਆਪੁ ਪਛਾਣਹਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਰਹਿ ਮਨਹੁ ਤਜਿ ਵਿਕਾਰ ॥

    Those who search and understand their own self; through the Guru’s word, they eradicate ego and vices from their mind.

  11. ਗੁਰ ਸਰਣਾਈ ਭਜਿ ਪਏ ਬਖਸੇ ਬਖਸਣਹਾਰ ॥੩॥

    They hurry to the Guru's refuge and are forgiven by the forgiving God.

  12. ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ਨਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਜਾਇ ॥

    Without meditating on God’s Name, neither we enjoy peace nor does the misery depart from within.

  13. ਇਹੁ ਜਗੁ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਵਿਆਪਿਆ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਇ ॥੪॥

    This world is engrossed in love of Maya (worldly wealth and power); it has gone astray in duality and doubt.

  14. ਦੋਹਾਗਣੀ ਪਿਰ ਕੀ ਸਾਰ ਨ ਜਾਣਹੀ ਕਿਆ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਸੀਗਾਰੁ ॥

    The unfortunate soul-brides do not understand the worth of their Husband- God; what would they achieve by decorating themselves.

  15. ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਸਦਾ ਜਲਦੀਆ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਸੇਜੈ ਰਵੈ ਨ ਭਤਾਰੁ ॥੫॥

    Every day, they continually agonize themselves because they do not realize and enjoy their Husband-God’s presence in their hearts.

  16. ਸੋਹਾਗਣੀ ਮਹਲੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਇ ॥

    The fortunate soul-brides realize God’s presence in their heart by eradicating their ego from within.

  17. ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਸੀਗਾਰੀਆ ਅਪਣੇ ਸਹਿ ਲਈਆ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥੬॥

    They decorate themselves with the Guru's word and their Husband-God unites them with Himself.

  18. ਮਰਣਾ ਮਨਹੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿਆ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਗੁਬਾਰੁ ॥

    In the pitch darkness of ignorance created by their attachment to Maya (worldly attachments), people have forgotten death from their minds.

  19. ਮਨਮੁਖ ਮਰਿ ਮਰਿ ਜੰਮਹਿ ਭੀ ਮਰਹਿ ਜਮ ਦਰਿ ਹੋਹਿ ਖੁਆਰੁ ॥੭॥

    The self-willed persons remain spiritually dead and keep going in the cycles of birth and death; they are continuously tortured by the fear of death.

  20. ਆਪਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਅਨੁ ਸੇ ਮਿਲੇ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥

    Only those, whom God unites with Himself, are united with Him through deliberation on the Guru’s word.

  21. ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਣੇ ਮੁਖ ਉਜਲੇ ਤਿਤੁ ਸਚੈ ਦਰਬਾਰਿ ॥੮॥੨੨॥੧੫॥੩੭॥

    O’ Nanak, they who remain absorbed in God’s Name, are honored in the eternal God’s presence. ||8|| 22 ||15|| 37|

  22. ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ ਘਰੁ ੨

    Raag Aasaa, Fifth Guru; Ashtapadees, Second beat.

  23. ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

    One eternal God, realized by the grace of the true Guru:

  24. ਪੰਚ ਮਨਾਏ ਪੰਚ ਰੁਸਾਏ ॥ ਪੰਚ ਵਸਾਏ ਪੰਚ ਗਵਾਏ ॥੧॥

    One who reconciled with five virtues (truth, contentment, compassion, faith and patience), and antagonized five evils (lust, anger, greed, attachment, and ego). And enshrined these five virtues within him and driven out the five evils.

  25. ਇਨੑ ਬਿਧਿ ਨਗਰੁ ਵੁਠਾ ਮੇਰੇ ਭਾਈ ॥

    O’ my brothers, in this way, his body-village became inhabited with virtues

  26. ਦੁਰਤੁ ਗਇਆ ਗੁਰਿ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

    and sin departed, when the Guru implanted the spiritual wisdom. ||1|| Pause||

  27. ਸਾਚ ਧਰਮ ਕੀ ਕਰਿ ਦੀਨੀ ਵਾਰਿ ॥

    He has built the fence of true faith (meditation on God) around it

  28. ਫਰਹੇ ਮੁਹਕਮ ਗੁਰ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ॥੨॥

    and by reflecting on the Guru’s teachings he has made his physical senses so strong, as if he has installed firm gates (to block the entry of vices in the mind).

  29. ਨਾਮੁ ਖੇਤੀ ਬੀਜਹੁ ਭਾਈ ਮੀਤ ॥

    O’ my friends and brothers, plant God’s Name (in your mind).

  30. ਸਉਦਾ ਕਰਹੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਹੁ ਨੀਤ ॥੩॥

    Always serve and follow the Guru’s teachings and meditate on Naam.

  31. ਸਾਂਤਿ ਸਹਜ ਸੁਖ ਕੇ ਸਭਿ ਹਾਟ ॥

    All the sensory organs of the devotees become source of peace, poise and bliss,

  32. ਸਾਹ ਵਾਪਾਰੀ ਏਕੈ ਥਾਟ ॥੪॥

    when the Guru and the devotees are at the same spiritual level.

  33. ਜੇਜੀਆ ਡੰਨੁ ਕੋ ਲਏ ਨ ਜਗਾਤਿ ॥

    Any kind of taxes or fines are not imposed on those (the spiritual life of those is not affected by vices),

  34. ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਦੀਨੀ ਧੁਰ ਕੀ ਛਾਪ ॥੫॥

    on whom the true Guru has put the stamp of tax-waiver from the very beginning (whom the true Guru has blessed with divine knowledge).

  35. ਵਖਰੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਲਦਿ ਖੇਪ ਚਲਾਵਹੁ ॥

    O’ my friends, collect the wealth of Naam and start meditating on God’s Name,

  36. ਲੈ ਲਾਹਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਘਰਿ ਆਵਹੁ ॥੬॥

    by following the Guru’s teaching; reap the reward (improve your spiritual life) and realize God in your heart.

  37. ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸਾਹੁ ਸਿਖ ਵਣਜਾਰੇ ॥

    The true Guru is like a Banker and his disciples are like traders

  38. ਪੂੰਜੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਲੇਖਾ ਸਾਚੁ ਸਮ੍ਹਾਰੇ ॥੭॥

    The wealth is Naam and meditation on God is the account which the disciples enshrine in their hearts.

  39. ਸੋ ਵਸੈ ਇਤੁ ਘਰਿ ਜਿਸੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਪੂਰਾ ਸੇਵ ॥

    Only that person resides in this house (heart) whom the perfect Guru blesses with the devotional worship of God.

  40. ਅਬਿਚਲ ਨਗਰੀ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ ॥੮॥੧॥

    O’ Nanak, that heart becomes God’s unshakable abode. ||8

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