Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ang 63
ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਜਾਣੈ ਆਪਣੇ ਧੀਆ ਪੂਤ ਸੰਜੋਗੁ ॥
The relations with the daughters and sons are formed as per God’s will, but a self-willed person thinks them as his own.
ਨਾਰੀ ਦੇਖਿ ਵਿਗਾਸੀਅਹਿ ਨਾਲੇ ਹਰਖੁ ਸੁ ਸੋਗੁ ॥
A self willed person is elated upon seeing his wife (spouse), but does not understand that these relations bring happiness as well as sorrow.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਰੰਗਾਵਲੇ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਭੋਗੁ ॥੩॥
Imbued with the love for the Guru’s word, the Guru’s followers always enjoy the spiritual bliss of God’s Name.
ਚਿਤੁ ਚਲੈ ਵਿਤੁ ਜਾਵਣੋ ਸਾਕਤ ਡੋਲਿ ਡੋਲਾਇ ॥
When a faithless cynic loses wealth, his mind is shaken and remains unstable.
ਬਾਹਰਿ ਢੂੰਢਿ ਵਿਗੁਚੀਐ ਘਰ ਮਹਿ ਵਸਤੁ ਸੁਥਾਇ ॥
We endure misery while searching for inner peace outside, while the main source of bliss, the wealth of Naam, is always present within the heart.
ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਕਰਿ ਮੁਸੀ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਲੈ ਪਾਇ ॥੪॥
By indulging in ego, self-willed persons are robbed of this wealth of Naam, but Guru’s followers easily gather it.
ਸਾਕਤ ਨਿਰਗੁਣਿਆਰਿਆ ਆਪਣਾ ਮੂਲੁ ਪਛਾਣੁ ॥
O’ an unvirtuous faithless cynic, recognize your true origin.
ਰਕਤੁ ਬਿੰਦੁ ਕਾ ਇਹੁ ਤਨੋ ਅਗਨੀ ਪਾਸਿ ਪਿਰਾਣੁ ॥
This body is made from the blood of mother and semen of father; it shall be consigned to the fire in the end.
ਪਵਣੈ ਕੈ ਵਸਿ ਦੇਹੁਰੀ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਸਚੁ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ॥੫॥
The body is dependent on predestined number of breaths.
ਬਹੁਤਾ ਜੀਵਣੁ ਮੰਗੀਐ ਮੁਆ ਨ ਲੋੜੈ ਕੋਇ ॥
We all ask for a long life; nobody wishes to die sooner.
ਸੁਖ ਜੀਵਣੁ ਤਿਸੁ ਆਖੀਐ ਜਿਸੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਸੋਇ ॥
But only that person’s life is considered truly peaceful in whose heart God has manifested through the Guru’s teachings.
ਨਾਮ ਵਿਹੂਣੇ ਕਿਆ ਗਣੀ ਜਿਸੁ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਰ ਦਰਸੁ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥੬॥
How can I consider a person spiritually alive who is bereft of Naam and has never had the blessed vision of the Guru and God.
ਜਿਉ ਸੁਪਨੈ ਨਿਸਿ ਭੁਲੀਐ ਜਬ ਲਗਿ ਨਿਦ੍ਰਾ ਹੋਇ ॥
Just as one has misconception about the reality of things in the dream and this misconception is maintained as long as one is asleep,
ਇਉ ਸਰਪਨਿ ਕੈ ਵਸਿ ਜੀਅੜਾ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਦੋਇ ॥
Similar is the situation of that person who is under the influence of a serpent like Maya and has ego and duality within his heart.
ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਹੋਇ ਵੀਚਾਰੀਐ ਸੁਪਨਾ ਇਹੁ ਜਗੁ ਲੋਇ ॥੭॥
When one receives the Guru’s teachings and reflects on it, only then one realizes that this love for Maya or worldly love is just a dream.
ਅਗਨਿ ਮਰੈ ਜਲੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਜਿਉ ਬਾਰਿਕ ਦੂਧੈ ਮਾਇ ॥
Just as a baby's hunger is satiated with mother’s milk, similarly the fire of worldly desires is put out with the water of Naam.
ਬਿਨੁ ਜਲ ਕਮਲ ਸੁ ਨਾ ਥੀਐ ਬਿਨੁ ਜਲ ਮੀਨੁ ਮਰਾਇ ॥
Just as the lotus does not exist without water, and the fish dies without water.
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਰਸਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਜੀਵਾ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇ ॥੮॥੧੫॥
Similarly, the spiritual life of a person blossoms when he receives the elixir of God’s Name: O’ Nanak! I spiritually survive by singing God’s praises. ||8
ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
Siree Raag, First Guru:
ਡੂੰਗਰੁ ਦੇਖਿ ਡਰਾਵਣੋ ਪੇਈਅੜੈ ਡਰੀਆਸੁ ॥
To reach a high spiritual state in life is like climbing a dreadful mountain, but while staying in this world, the human being is terrified looking at this path.
ਊਚਉ ਪਰਬਤੁ ਗਾਖੜੋ ਨਾ ਪਉੜੀ ਤਿਤੁ ਤਾਸੁ ॥
The human being does not have any means to climb this difficult mountain of spiritual path.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਜਾਣਿਆ ਗੁਰਿ ਮੇਲੀ ਤਰੀਆਸੁ ॥੧॥
The Guru’s follower has realized God within his heart, the Guru united that person with God and he crossed over the worldly ocean of vices.
ਭਾਈ ਰੇ ਭਵਜਲੁ ਬਿਖਮੁ ਡਰਾਂਉ ॥
O’ brother, the dreadful world-ocean of vices is very difficult to cross.
ਪੂਰਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਰਸਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਗੁਰੁ ਤਾਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
If a person meets a perfect Guru, then in his pleasure the Guru ferries that person across the world-ocean by blessing him with God’s Name. ||1|| pause||
ਚਲਾ ਚਲਾ ਜੇ ਕਰੀ ਜਾਣਾ ਚਲਣਹਾਰੁ ॥
If I always remember that I have to depart from this world and if I understand that everyone has to depart.
ਜੋ ਆਇਆ ਸੋ ਚਲਸੀ ਅਮਰੁ ਸੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਕਰਤਾਰੁ ॥
Whoever has come to this world, must also depart from here, and only the Guru and the Creator-God are eternal,
ਭੀ ਸਚਾ ਸਾਲਾਹਣਾ ਸਚੈ ਥਾਨਿ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥੨॥
Therefore one must lovingly sing God’s praises in the holy congregation.
ਦਰ ਘਰ ਮਹਲਾ ਸੋਹਣੇ ਪਕੇ ਕੋਟ ਹਜਾਰ ॥
Beautiful gateways, houses, palaces, thousands of solidly built forts, elephants, saddled horses, hundreds of thousands of countless armies, none of these will go along in the end,
ਹਸਤੀ ਘੋੜੇ ਪਾਖਰੇ ਲਸਕਰ ਲਖ ਅਪਾਰ ॥
and yet many ignorant people exhausted themselves and spiritually deteriorated in their pursuit for worldly things.
ਕਿਸ ਹੀ ਨਾਲਿ ਨ ਚਲਿਆ ਖਪਿ ਖਪਿ ਮੁਏ ਅਸਾਰ ॥੩॥
and yet many ignorant people exhausted themselves and spiritually deteriorated in their pursuit for worldly things.
ਸੁਇਨਾ ਰੁਪਾ ਸੰਚੀਐ ਮਾਲੁ ਜਾਲੁ ਜੰਜਾਲੁ ॥
One may gather gold and silver, but wealth is just a net of entanglement.
ਸਭ ਜਗ ਮਹਿ ਦੋਹੀ ਫੇਰੀਐ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਸਿਰਿ ਕਾਲੁ ॥
One may beat the drum and proclaim authority over the entire world, but without the Naam, fear of death hovers over the head.
ਪਿੰਡੁ ਪੜੈ ਜੀਉ ਖੇਲਸੀ ਬਦਫੈਲੀ ਕਿਆ ਹਾਲੁ ॥੪॥
When life's play is over, the body falls down dead; (only then one realizes), what kind of fate awaits the evil-doers?
ਪੁਤਾ ਦੇਖਿ ਵਿਗਸੀਐ ਨਾਰੀ ਸੇਜ ਭਤਾਰ ॥
One is delighted beholding one’s children and spouse.
ਚੋਆ ਚੰਦਨੁ ਲਾਈਐ ਕਾਪੜੁ ਰੂਪੁ ਸੀਗਾਰੁ ॥
One decks oneself with beautiful clothes and apply all kinds of perfumes.
ਖੇਹੂ ਖੇਹ ਰਲਾਈਐ ਛੋਡਿ ਚਲੈ ਘਰ ਬਾਰੁ ॥੫॥
Upon death, the body turns into dust and mingles with dust, and soul departs from the world leaving all worldly possessions behind.
ਮਹਰ ਮਲੂਕ ਕਹਾਈਐ ਰਾਜਾ ਰਾਉ ਕਿ ਖਾਨੁ ॥
A person may be called a chief, an emperor, a king, a governor or a lord;
ਚਉਧਰੀ ਰਾਉ ਸਦਾਈਐ ਜਲਿ ਬਲੀਐ ਅਭਿਮਾਨ ॥
one may present himself as a leader or a chief, but all these titles just burn him in the fire of egotistical pride.
ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿਆ ਜਿਉ ਡਵਿ ਦਧਾ ਕਾਨੁ ॥੬॥
But in spite of all these possessions, the self-willed person, who has forsaken God’s Name, looks like a burnt reed in the forest fire.
ਹਉਮੈ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਇਸੀ ਜੋ ਆਇਆ ਜਗ ਮਾਹਿ ॥
Whosoever has come into the world, (without remembering God) will depart from here obsessed with egotism.