Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ang 446
ਕਲਿਜੁਗੁ ਹਰਿ ਕੀਆ ਪਗ ਤ੍ਰੈ ਖਿਸਕੀਆ ਪਗੁ ਚਉਥਾ ਟਿਕੈ ਟਿਕਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥
People, within whom the three pillars of faith slipped away (charity, compassion and penance) and their faith left standing only on the fourth pillar (Truth), felt as if God has ushered Kal-yug for them.
ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੁ ਕਮਾਇਆ ਅਉਖਧੁ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਪਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥
But those who followed the Guru’s teachings, obtained the medicine of God’s Name; they attained celestial peace by singing the praises of God.
ਹਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਰੁਤਿ ਆਈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਡਾਈ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਖੇਤੁ ਜਮਾਇਆ ॥
They come to understand that human life is for singing God’s praises and it is God’s Name that bestows honor;
ਕਲਿਜੁਗਿ ਬੀਜੁ ਬੀਜੇ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਸਭੁ ਲਾਹਾ ਮੂਲੁ ਗਵਾਇਆ ॥
therefore they sow the seed of Naam in their heart One who plants any seed other than Naam (indulges in any sort of rituals) is living in Kalyug and loses both the profit and the capital of Naam.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਪੂਰਾ ਪਾਇਆ ਮਨਿ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਲਖਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥
The devotee Nanak has found the Perfect Guru, who has revealed Naam within his heart and mind.
ਕਲਜੁਗੁ ਹਰਿ ਕੀਆ ਪਗ ਤ੍ਰੈ ਖਿਸਕੀਆ ਪਗੁ ਚਉਥਾ ਟਿਕੈ ਟਿਕਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥੪॥੪॥੧੧॥
People, within whom the three pillars of faith slipped away and their faith left standing only on the fourth pillar, felt as if God has ushered Kal-yug for them. ||4|| 4 ||11|| Raag Aasaa, Fourth Guru:
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥
Aasaa, Fourth Mehla:
ਹਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਈ ਪਰਮ ਗਤਿ ਪਾਈ ਹਰਿ ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਮੀਠ ਲਗਾਨ ਜੀਉ ॥
One, whose mind becomes pleased with God's praises and God seems sweet to whose mind and heart, attains the supreme spiritual status.
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਧੁਰਿ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਭਾਗ ਪੁਰਾਨ ਜੀਉ ॥
One who meditates on God through the Guru’s teachings enjoys the elixir of God’s Name and his preordained destiny is fulfilled.
ਧੁਰਿ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਭਾਗੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸੁਹਾਗੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੈ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇਆ ॥
Because of the preordained destiny, the soul-bride realized her Husband-God by attuning her mind to God; attuned to God’s Name she continually sings God’s praises.
ਮਸਤਕਿ ਮਣੀ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਬਹੁ ਪ੍ਰਗਟੀ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੈ ਹਰਿ ਸੋਹਾਇਆ ॥
Imbued with God’s love she looks divinely beautiful, as if a jewel of God’s Name sparkles on her forehead.
ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਮਿਲੀ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਮਿਲਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਮਨੂਆ ਮਾਨ ਜੀਉ ॥
Upon meeting the true Guru, her mind becomes convinced about remembering God; she realizes God and her soul unites with the Prime soul.
ਹਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਈ ਪਰਮ ਗਤਿ ਪਾਈ ਹਰਿ ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਮੀਠ ਲਗਾਨ ਜੀਉ ॥੧॥
One, whose mind becomes pleased with God's praises and to whose mind and body God seems sweet, attains the supreme spiritual status.
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਸੁ ਗਾਇਆ ਪਰਮ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਤੇ ਊਤਮ ਜਨ ਪਰਧਾਨ ਜੀਉ ॥
Those who sing God’s praises obtain the supreme spiritual status and are considered as the most distinguished persons in the world.
ਤਿਨੑ ਹਮ ਚਰਣ ਸਰੇਵਹ ਖਿਨੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਪਗ ਧੋਵਹ ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਮੀਠ ਲਗਾਨ ਜੀਉ ॥
I would like to most humbly serve those whom God seems so pleasing.
ਹਰਿ ਮੀਠਾ ਲਾਇਆ ਪਰਮ ਸੁਖ ਪਾਇਆ ਮੁਖਿ ਭਾਗਾ ਰਤੀ ਚਾਰੇ ॥
Those, to whom God is so pleasing, enjoy the divine bliss and they look so beautiful, as if the jewel of good fortune is shining on their faces.
ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਗਾਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਹਾਰੁ ਉਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਾ ਕੰਠਿ ਧਾਰੇ ॥
One who follow the Guru’s teachings and sings God’s praises, enshrines Him in the heart like a necklace around the neck and always recites His Name;
ਸਭ ਏਕ ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਸਮਤੁ ਕਰਿ ਦੇਖੈ ਸਭੁ ਆਤਮ ਰਾਮੁ ਪਛਾਨ ਜੀਉ ॥
He sees everyone with equality and recognizes the supreme soul (God) pervading among all.
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਸੁ ਗਾਇਆ ਪਰਮ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਤੇ ਊਤਮ ਜਨ ਪਰਧਾਨ ਜੀਉ ॥੨॥
Those who sing God’s praises obtain the supreme spiritual status and are considered as the most distinguished persons in the world.
ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਈ ਹਰਿ ਰਸਨ ਰਸਾਈ ਵਿਚਿ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਹੋਇ ਜੀਉ ॥
One whose mind is pleased with the holy congregation, his tongue gets imbued with the elixir of God’s Name because the holy society is perfused with this elixir.
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਆਰਾਧਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਵਿਗਾਸਿਆ ਬੀਜਾ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ਜੀਉ ॥
He meditates on God’s Name with loving devotion, his heart blooms in joy through the Guru’s word and he recognizes no one else except God.
ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ਹਰਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਸੋਇ ਜਿਨਿ ਪੀਆ ਸੋ ਬਿਧਿ ਜਾਣੈ ॥
He recognizes none other than God, he always partakes the ambrosial nectar of God’s Name; he alone who has partaken it knows about his spiritual status.
ਧਨੁ ਧੰਨੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਪੂਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਲਗਿ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ॥
He recognizes the worth of Naam by joining the congregation of the Guru; he always thanks the perfect Guru through whom he has realized God.
ਨਾਮੋ ਸੇਵਿ ਨਾਮੋ ਆਰਾਧੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੈ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ਜੀਉ ॥
He always meditates and contemplates only on Naam; except for God’s Name, nothing else is pleasing to him.
ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਈ ਹਰਿ ਰਸਨ ਰਸਾਈ ਵਿਚਿ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਹੋਇ ਜੀਉ ॥੩॥
One whose mind is pleased with the holy congregation, his tongue gets imbued with the elixir of God’s Name because the holy society is perfused with this elixir.
ਹਰਿ ਦਇਆ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਧਾਰਹੁ ਪਾਖਣ ਹਮ ਤਾਰਹੁ ਕਢਿ ਲੇਵਹੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥
O’ God, show mercy and help the stone hearted sinners like us to cross the dreadful world-ocean of vices; please pull us out of the swamp of emotional attachments by uniting us with the Guru’s loving words.
ਮੋਹ ਚੀਕੜਿ ਫਾਥੇ ਨਿਘਰਤ ਹਮ ਜਾਤੇ ਹਰਿ ਬਾਂਹ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਪਕਰਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥
O’ God, please help us out because we are stuck in the swamp of emotional attachments and we are spiritually deteriorating fast.
ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਬਾਂਹ ਪਕਰਾਈ ਊਤਮ ਮਤਿ ਪਾਈ ਗੁਰ ਚਰਣੀ ਜਨੁ ਲਾਗਾ ॥
The devotee to whom God extended His support, attained the sublime wisdom and sought the Guru’s shelter.