Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ang 478
ਤੇਲ ਜਲੇ ਬਾਤੀ ਠਹਰਾਨੀ ਸੂੰਨਾ ਮੰਦਰੁ ਹੋਈ ॥੧॥
In a lamp, when the oil is all burnt (used up) and the wick is extinguished, the house becomes dark.
ਰੇ ਬਉਰੇ ਤੁਹਿ ਘਰੀ ਨ ਰਾਖੈ ਕੋਈ ॥
Similarly, when one stops breathing, the body becomes lifeless, one cannot see or do anything. ||1|| O’ ignorant mortal, after death, nobody wants to keep you even for a moment.
ਤੂੰ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਿ ਸੋਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
Therefore, meditate on Naam, which alone would go along with you. ||1|| Pause||
ਕਾ ਕੀ ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਕਹੁ ਕਾ ਕੋ ਕਵਨ ਪੁਰਖ ਕੀ ਜੋਈ ॥
Tell me, who at that time thinks as to whose mother, father, or spouse is this dead body?
ਘਟ ਫੂਟੇ ਕੋਊ ਬਾਤ ਨ ਪੂਛੈ ਕਾਢਹੁ ਕਾਢਹੁ ਹੋਈ ॥੨॥
When the pitcher breaks (the person dies), immediately there is a concern on everybody's mind to dispose off the body.
ਦੇਹੁਰੀ ਬੈਠੀ ਮਾਤਾ ਰੋਵੈ ਖਟੀਆ ਲੇ ਗਏ ਭਾਈ ॥
Sitting in the porch the mother wails, while the brothers (and other relatives and friends) take away the coffin for cremation;
ਲਟ ਛਿਟਕਾਏ ਤਿਰੀਆ ਰੋਵੈ ਹੰਸੁ ਇਕੇਲਾ ਜਾਈ ॥੩॥
the wife weeps with her disheveled hair, while the (poor) soul is going alone (into the next world).
ਕਹਤ ਕਬੀਰ ਸੁਨਹੁ ਰੇ ਸੰਤਹੁ ਭੈ ਸਾਗਰ ਕੈ ਤਾਈ ॥
Says Kabeer, listen, O’ Saints, about the terrifying world-ocean.
ਇਸੁ ਬੰਦੇ ਸਿਰਿ ਜੁਲਮੁ ਹੋਤ ਹੈ ਜਮੁ ਨਹੀ ਹਟੈ ਗੁਸਾਈ ॥੪॥੯॥
This human suffers torture from the demon of death (as a result of the misdeeds done during life). ||4|| 9|| (two phrase stanzas) One eternal God, realized by the grace of the true Guru: Raag Aasaa Of Kabeer Jee, Chau-Padas, Ik-Tukas:
ਦੁਤੁਕੇ
Dho-Thukay
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਆਸਾ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀਉ ਕੇ ਚਉਪਦੇ ਇਕਤੁਕੇ ॥
Aasaa Of Kabeer Jee, Chau-Padhay, Ek-Thukay:
ਸਨਕ ਸਨੰਦ ਅੰਤੁ ਨਹੀ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
(What to speak of others), Sanak and Sanand (the sons of god Brahma) could not find His end;
ਬੇਦ ਪੜੇ ਪੜਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੇ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਇਆ ॥੧॥
Even Brahma wasted his entire life, reading the “Vedas”, again and again (in search of God’s limits, but he failed).
ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਬਿਲੋਵਨਾ ਬਿਲੋਵਹੁ ਮੇਰੇ ਭਾਈ ॥
O’ my dear brother, meditate on the Name of God over and over.
ਸਹਜਿ ਬਿਲੋਵਹੁ ਜੈਸੇ ਤਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
Just as you churn yogurt with ease so that the essence, the butter is not lost, meditate on Naam with such ease so that you may obtain the essence (union with God). ||1|| Pause||
ਤਨੁ ਕਰਿ ਮਟੁਕੀ ਮਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਬਿਲੋਈ ॥
(O’ my friends), assume your body as the clay churning pot, your mind as the churning spindle, and put together the yogurt of (Guru’s) word in this pot (the body),
ਇਸੁ ਮਟੁਕੀ ਮਹਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਸੰਜੋਈ ॥੨॥
so that you may obtain the essence or God’s union).
ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਬਿਲੋਵਨਾ ਮਨ ਕਾ ਬੀਚਾਰਾ ॥
Like the churning of butter, reflect on Naam within your mind.
ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਪਾਵੈ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਧਾਰਾ ॥੩॥
This way, one obtains the stream of nectar of Naam through Guru’s grace.
ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਜੇ ਮਂੀਰਾ ॥
Kabeer Ji says, “The reality is that if God, showers His Grace, by getting attuned to Naam, one is carried across the worldly ocean”. ||4|| 1
ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਲਗਿ ਉਤਰੇ ਤੀਰਾ ॥੪॥੧॥੧੦॥
one is carried across to the other side, holding fast to the Lord's Name. ||4||1||10||
ਆਸਾ ॥
Raag Aasaa:
ਬਾਤੀ ਸੂਕੀ ਤੇਲੁ ਨਿਖੂਟਾ ॥
When the oil (of worldly attachments) is finished, the wick of desires dries up;
ਮੰਦਲੁ ਨ ਬਾਜੈ ਨਟੁ ਪੈ ਸੂਤਾ ॥੧॥
The drum of worldly desires plays no more and the juggler, (Mind) no longer dances (to the beat of the drum), and enjoys a sound sleep (of peace and contentment).
ਬੁਝਿ ਗਈ ਅਗਨਿ ਨ ਨਿਕਸਿਓ ਧੂੰਆ ॥
The fire (of desires) extinguishes completely and there is not even the smoke (of worldly thoughts).
ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਏਕੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨਹੀ ਦੂਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
Such a person sees one God pervading everywhere and none else. ||1|| Pause||
ਟੂਟੀ ਤੰਤੁ ਨ ਬਜੈ ਰਬਾਬੁ ॥
When the string (of desires) breaks, the rebeck (ego) cannot emit any sound.
ਭੂਲਿ ਬਿਗਾਰਿਓ ਅਪਨਾ ਕਾਜੁ ॥੨॥
(now desires are gone, and no such thought comes to mind). There is realization that mistakenly, the real purpose (for which life was given) got wasted.
ਕਥਨੀ ਬਦਨੀ ਕਹਨੁ ਕਹਾਵਨੁ ॥ ਸਮਝਿ ਪਰੀ ਤਉ ਬਿਸਰਿਓ ਗਾਵਨੁ ॥੩॥
When one comes to understand the real purpose of life, he forsakes every kind of useless talk, gossip and arguments.
ਕਹਤ ਕਬੀਰ ਪੰਚ ਜੋ ਚੂਰੇ ॥ ਤਿਨ ਤੇ ਨਾਹਿ ਪਰਮ ਪਦੁ ਦੂਰੇ ॥੪॥੨॥੧੧॥
He who smashes the five (passions of lust, anger, greed, attachment, and ego), Kabeer says, is not far from achieving the supreme status of liberation. ||4|| 2
ਆਸਾ ॥
Raag Aasaa:
ਸੁਤੁ ਅਪਰਾਧ ਕਰਤ ਹੈ ਜੇਤੇ ॥
As many mistakes as the son commits, his mother does not hold them against him in her mind.
ਜਨਨੀ ਚੀਤਿ ਨ ਰਾਖਸਿ ਤੇਤੇ ॥੧॥
his mother does not hold them against him in her mind. ||1||
ਰਾਮਈਆ ਹਉ ਬਾਰਿਕੁ ਤੇਰਾ ॥
O’ my beautiful all-pervading God, I am Your (little) child,
ਕਾਹੇ ਨ ਖੰਡਸਿ ਅਵਗਨੁ ਮੇਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
why don’t you remove my faults?” ||1|| Pause||
ਜੇ ਅਤਿ ਕ੍ਰੋਪ ਕਰੇ ਕਰਿ ਧਾਇਆ ॥
If the son, in anger, runs to beat his mother, even then, the mother does not hold it against him in her mind.
ਤਾ ਭੀ ਚੀਤਿ ਨ ਰਾਖਸਿ ਮਾਇਆ ॥੨॥
even then, the mother does not hold it against him in her mind.
ਚਿੰਤ ਭਵਨਿ ਮਨੁ ਪਰਿਓ ਹਮਾਰਾ ॥
My mind has fallen into the whirlpool of anxiety (due to my past mistakes).
ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨਾ ਕੈਸੇ ਉਤਰਸਿ ਪਾਰਾ ॥੩॥
Without (meditating on) Naam, how can I cross the worldly ocean?
ਦੇਹਿ ਬਿਮਲ ਮਤਿ ਸਦਾ ਸਰੀਰਾ ॥
O’ God, give me such immaculate intellect that with this body of mine.
ਸਹਜਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਗੁਨ ਰਵੈ ਕਬੀਰਾ ॥੪॥੩॥੧੨॥
I may slowly and steadily keep singing Your praises forever. ||4|| 3
ਆਸਾ ॥
Raag Aasaa:
ਹਜ ਹਮਾਰੀ ਗੋਮਤੀ ਤੀਰ ॥
The place of “Hajj” or the “Teerath” on the bank of river “Gomati” is in this mind, where resides God.
ਜਹਾ ਬਸਹਿ ਪੀਤੰਬਰ ਪੀਰ ॥੧॥
the spiritual teacher in his yellow robes dwells there. ||1||
ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਕਿਆ ਖੂਬੁ ਗਾਵਤਾ ਹੈ ॥
How wondrously my mind sings.
ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਮੇਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵਤਾ ਹੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
The Naam is pleasing to my mind. ||1|| Pause||