Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ang 471
ਨੰਗਾ ਦੋਜਕਿ ਚਾਲਿਆ ਤਾ ਦਿਸੈ ਖਰਾ ਡਰਾਵਣਾ ॥
When his sinful deeds are exposed, he looks very hideous while suffering.
ਕਰਿ ਅਉਗਣ ਪਛੋਤਾਵਣਾ ॥੧੪॥
\Then, he regrets the sins he committed.
ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥
Salok, First Guru:
ਦਇਆ ਕਪਾਹ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਸੂਤੁ ਜਤੁ ਗੰਢੀ ਸਤੁ ਵਟੁ ॥
O’ pundit, a janaeou (sacred string) which is made out of compassion instead of cotton, using the threads of contentment, the knots of celibacy, and the twists of high moral character, is the real sacred thread that is useful for the soul; if you have it, then put it around my neck.
ਏਹੁ ਜਨੇਊ ਜੀਅ ਕਾ ਹਈ ਤ ਪਾਡੇ ਘਤੁ ॥
O’ pundit, a janaeou (sacred string) which is made out of compassion instead of cotton, using the threads of contentment, the knots of celibacy, and the twists of high moral character, is the real sacred thread that is useful for the soul; if you have it, then put it around my neck.
ਨਾ ਏਹੁ ਤੁਟੈ ਨਾ ਮਲੁ ਲਗੈ ਨਾ ਏਹੁ ਜਲੈ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
Because such a janaeou (sacred thread) neither breaks, nor gets dirty, nor gets burnt, and is never lost.
ਧੰਨੁ ਸੁ ਮਾਣਸ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਜੋ ਗਲਿ ਚਲੇ ਪਾਇ ॥
O’ Nanak, blessed is that person who departs from this world wearing such a janaeou (sacred thread).
ਚਉਕੜਿ ਮੁਲਿ ਅਣਾਇਆ ਬਹਿ ਚਉਕੈ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
O’ Pandit, you buy this thread for four pennies and sitting in the kitchen of the host, you put it around his neck.
ਸਿਖਾ ਕੰਨਿ ਚੜਾਈਆ ਗੁਰੁ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣੁ ਥਿਆ ॥
Then you whisper in his ear that from now on he, the Brahmin, has become his Guru.
ਓਹੁ ਮੁਆ ਓਹੁ ਝੜਿ ਪਇਆ ਵੇਤਗਾ ਗਇਆ ॥੧॥
But when the man dies, the sacred thread gets burnt down, and the person goes to God’s court without the thread.
ਮਃ ੧ ॥
Salok, First Guru:
ਲਖ ਚੋਰੀਆ ਲਖ ਜਾਰੀਆ ਲਖ ਕੂੜੀਆ ਲਖ ਗਾਲਿ ॥
human beings commit thousands of thefts, thousands of acts of adultery, thousands of falsehoods and thousands of verbal abuses.
ਲਖ ਠਗੀਆ ਪਹਿਨਾਮੀਆ ਰਾਤਿ ਦਿਨਸੁ ਜੀਅ ਨਾਲਿ ॥
night and day, they practice thousands of deceptions and evil deeds against their fellow human beings.
ਤਗੁ ਕਪਾਹਹੁ ਕਤੀਐ ਬਾਮੑਣੁ ਵਟੇ ਆਇ ॥
yet, when a Brahmin comes to the house, he twists some thread spun out of cotton,
ਕੁਹਿ ਬਕਰਾ ਰਿੰਨਿੑ ਖਾਇਆ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਆਖੈ ਪਾਇ ॥
Then a goat is killed, cooked and eaten by all; everyone says, ‘sacred thread has been worn’.
ਹੋਇ ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਸੁਟੀਐ ਭੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਹੋਰੁ ॥
When this thread wears out, it is thrown away, and put another one in its place.
ਨਾਨਕ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਤੁਟਈ ਜੇ ਤਗਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਜੋਰੁ ॥੨॥
O Nanak, the thread would never break if it had the spiritual strength (of compassion, contentment and high moral character).
ਮਃ ੧ ॥
Salok, First Guru:
ਨਾਇ ਮੰਨਿਐ ਪਤਿ ਊਪਜੈ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਸਚੁ ਸੂਤੁ ॥
We get honor in God’s court only when we enshrine His Name in our heart, because singing praises of God is the true sacred thread.
ਦਰਗਹ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਤੂਟਸਿ ਪੂਤ ॥੩॥
By wearing such a sacred thread, one receives honor in God’s court and such a janaeou (sacred thread) never breaks.
ਮਃ ੧ ॥
Salok, by the First Guru:
ਤਗੁ ਨ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੀ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਨਾਰੀ ॥
The Pandit himself wears no thread around his senses to restrain them from vices, there is no janaeou (sacred thread) for a woman.
ਭਲਕੇ ਥੁਕ ਪਵੈ ਨਿਤ ਦਾੜੀ ॥
Every day, people commit sins and are humiliated.
ਤਗੁ ਨ ਪੈਰੀ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਹਥੀ ॥
There is no sacred thread for the feet to prevent them from going to bad places, and there is no sacred thread for the hands to restrain them from committing evil deeds.
ਤਗੁ ਨ ਜਿਹਵਾ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਅਖੀ ॥
there is no sacred thread for the tongue to prevent slandering and no sacred thread for the eyes to stop looking with evil intent.
ਵੇਤਗਾ ਆਪੇ ਵਤੈ ॥
Although the Pandit himself is roaming around without any thread of moral restraint, he makes and puts threads on others.
ਵਟਿ ਧਾਗੇ ਅਵਰਾ ਘਤੈ ॥
Although the Pandit himself is roaming around without any thread of moral restraint, he makes and puts threads on others.
ਲੈ ਭਾੜਿ ਕਰੇ ਵੀਆਹੁ ॥
He takes payment for performing marriages;
ਕਢਿ ਕਾਗਲੁ ਦਸੇ ਰਾਹੁ ॥
reading their horoscopes, he shows them the way (auspicious days).
ਸੁਣਿ ਵੇਖਹੁ ਲੋਕਾ ਏਹੁ ਵਿਡਾਣੁ ॥
O’ people, look and listen to this astonishing play,
ਮਨਿ ਅੰਧਾ ਨਾਉ ਸੁਜਾਣੁ ॥੪॥
although he (the pandit) is mentally blind (spiritually ignorant), yet he calls himself the wise one.
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
Pauree:
ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਹੋਇ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰੇ ਤਾ ਸਾਈ ਕਾਰ ਕਰਾਇਸੀ ॥
When the Master-God becomes gracious and bestows mercy on someone, He makes him do only that deed which pleases Him.
ਸੋ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰੇ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਮਨਾਇਸੀ ॥
Only that servant (devotee) truly serves Him whom He causes to obey His Command.
ਹੁਕਮਿ ਮੰਨਿਐ ਹੋਵੈ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ਤਾ ਖਸਮੈ ਕਾ ਮਹਲੁ ਪਾਇਸੀ ॥
Obeying His Command, he becomes acceptable in God’s court and realizes the Master-God.
ਖਸਮੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਕਰੇ ਮਨਹੁ ਚਿੰਦਿਆ ਸੋ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਇਸੀ ॥
When the devotee does what pleases His Master, then he receives the fruits of his mind's desires.
ਤਾ ਦਰਗਹ ਪੈਧਾ ਜਾਇਸੀ ॥੧੫॥
Then, he goes to God’s Court with honor.
ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੧ ॥
Salok, First Guru:
ਗਊ ਬਿਰਾਹਮਣ ਕਉ ਕਰੁ ਲਾਵਹੁ ਗੋਬਰਿ ਤਰਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥
O Pandit, cow and Brahmin are considered sacred by you, still you charge tax for them.
ਧੋਤੀ ਟਿਕਾ ਤੈ ਜਪਮਾਲੀ ਧਾਨੁ ਮਲੇਛਾਂ ਖਾਈ ॥
Remember that applying cow- dung on the kitchen floor will not help you cross over the world ocean of vices.
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਪੂਜਾ ਪੜਹਿ ਕਤੇਬਾ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਤੁਰਕਾ ਭਾਈ ॥
You wear loin-cloth, apply a frontal mark, and carry the rosaries, but you receive your livelihood from the Muslims whom you call Malech (the impure ones).
ਛੋਡੀਲੇ ਪਾਖੰਡਾ ॥
You perform worship of idols hiding inside, but outside you read Muslim books like Quran to impress the Muslim rulers and you like the Muslim way of life.
ਨਾਮਿ ਲਇਐ ਜਾਹਿ ਤਰੰਦਾ ॥੧॥
Renounce your hypocrisy, because it is only by remembering God that you can swim across the worldly ocean of vices.
ਮਃ ੧ ॥
Salok, First Guru:
ਮਾਣਸ ਖਾਣੇ ਕਰਹਿ ਨਿਵਾਜ ॥
The corrupt Muslim rulers oppress their subjects, but say their daily prayers (Nimaz)
ਛੁਰੀ ਵਗਾਇਨਿ ਤਿਨ ਗਲਿ ਤਾਗ ॥
Their Hindu employees, wearing the sacred thread around their neck, torture the poor.
ਤਿਨ ਘਰਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਣ ਪੂਰਹਿ ਨਾਦ ॥
In the homes of those tyrant Hindu employees, the Brahmins sound the shankh (conch) to get rewarded.
ਉਨੑਾ ਭਿ ਆਵਹਿ ਓਈ ਸਾਦ ॥
The Brahmins too enjoy the taste of their ill-gotten wealth.
ਕੂੜੀ ਰਾਸਿ ਕੂੜਾ ਵਾਪਾਰੁ ॥
False is their capital, and false is their trade (all their activities are based on falsehood).
ਕੂੜੁ ਬੋਲਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਆਹਾਰੁ ॥
They earn their livelihood by telling lies.
ਸਰਮ ਧਰਮ ਕਾ ਡੇਰਾ ਦੂਰਿ ॥
They have no sense of shame and they do not perform any righteous deeds.
ਨਾਨਕ ਕੂੜੁ ਰਹਿਆ ਭਰਪੂਰਿ ॥
O’ Nanak, falsehood is prevailing all around.
ਮਥੈ ਟਿਕਾ ਤੇੜਿ ਧੋਤੀ ਕਖਾਈ ॥
With sacred marks on their foreheads, and the saffron colored loin-cloth around their waists (profess holiness from outside).
ਹਥਿ ਛੁਰੀ ਜਗਤ ਕਾਸਾਈ ॥
But in real life, they torture the poor, as if they are the butchers with knives in their hands.