Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ang 64
ਸਭੁ ਜਗੁ ਕਾਜਲ ਕੋਠੜੀ ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਦੇਹ ਸੁਆਹਿ ॥
The entire world is like a chamber of black soot (of desires), whoever falls in love with it, his body, mind and life get stained with this black soot.
ਗੁਰਿ ਰਾਖੇ ਸੇ ਨਿਰਮਲੇ ਸਬਦਿ ਨਿਵਾਰੀ ਭਾਹਿ ॥੭॥
Only those people come out unpolluted from this chamber whom the Guru saves, and through the Guru’s word, who quench their fire of yearnings.
ਨਾਨਕ ਤਰੀਐ ਸਚਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਿਰਿ ਸਾਹਾ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹੁ ॥
O’ Nanak, we swim across the world-ocean of vices by lovingly remembering the eternal God who is King of all the kings.
ਮੈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਰਤਨੁ ਵੇਸਾਹੁ ॥
never forget God’s Name, the most precious wealth of mine.
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਭਉਜਲਿ ਪਚਿ ਮੁਏ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਤਰੇ ਅਥਾਹੁ ॥੮॥੧੬॥
The self-willed persons decay and spiritually die in the dreadful and bottomless world-ocean of vices but the Guru’s followers swim across it. ||8
ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੨ ॥
Siree Raag, First Guru: Second Beat.
ਮੁਕਾਮੁ ਕਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਬੈਸਣਾ ਨਿਤ ਚਲਣੈ ਕੀ ਧੋਖ ॥
One lives in this world thinking that this is his permanent home, but the fear to depart is always there.
ਮੁਕਾਮੁ ਤਾ ਪਰੁ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਜਾ ਰਹੈ ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਲੋਕ ॥੧॥
This world could only be considered as one’s permanent abode if it were going to last forever.
ਦੁਨੀਆ ਕੈਸਿ ਮੁਕਾਮੇ ॥
O’ brother, how can this world be one’s permanent home?
ਕਰਿ ਸਿਦਕੁ ਕਰਣੀ ਖਰਚੁ ਬਾਧਹੁ ਲਾਗਿ ਰਹੁ ਨਾਮੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
Therefore with full faith in God, amass the capital of good deeds as expense for your spiritual journey and remain focused on God’s Name. ||1|| pause||
ਜੋਗੀ ਤ ਆਸਣੁ ਕਰਿ ਬਹੈ ਮੁਲਾ ਬਹੈ ਮੁਕਾਮਿ ॥
A yogi squats in his posture, and Mullah (the Muslim scholar) sits on his seat.
ਪੰਡਿਤ ਵਖਾਣਹਿ ਪੋਥੀਆ ਸਿਧ ਬਹਹਿ ਦੇਵ ਸਥਾਨਿ ॥੨॥
The Hindu Pandits recite from their scriptures, and the Siddhas sit in the temples of their gods.
ਸੁਰ ਸਿਧ ਗਣ ਗੰਧਰਬ ਮੁਨਿ ਜਨ ਸੇਖ ਪੀਰ ਸਲਾਰ ॥
The angels, Siddhas, worshippers of Shiva, heavenly musicians, silent sages, saints, priests, preachers, spiritual teachers and commanders, each and every one has left, and all others shall depart as well.
ਦਰਿ ਕੂਚ ਕੂਚਾ ਕਰਿ ਗਏ ਅਵਰੇ ਭਿ ਚਲਣਹਾਰ ॥੩॥
The sultans and kings, the rich and the mighty, have departed in succession.
ਸੁਲਤਾਨ ਖਾਨ ਮਲੂਕ ਉਮਰੇ ਗਏ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਕੂਚੁ ॥
The sultans and kings, the rich and the mighty, have departed in succession.
ਘੜੀ ਮੁਹਤਿ ਕਿ ਚਲਣਾ ਦਿਲ ਸਮਝੁ ਤੂੰ ਭਿ ਪਹੂਚੁ ॥੪॥
Everyone shall depart in a moment or two: O my mind, understand that you must go as well!
ਸਬਦਾਹ ਮਾਹਿ ਵਖਾਣੀਐ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਤ ਬੂਝੈ ਕੋਇ ॥
It is often expressed by use of words that we all have to leave but rare is the one who truly believes in it.
ਨਾਨਕੁ ਵਖਾਣੈ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਮਹੀਅਲਿ ਸੋਇ ॥੫॥
Nanak offers this prayer before God who pervades the water, the land and the space.
ਅਲਾਹੁ ਅਲਖੁ ਅਗੰਮੁ ਕਾਦਰੁ ਕਰਣਹਾਰੁ ਕਰੀਮੁ ॥
God, who is also called Allah, is unknowable, inaccessible, almighty and merciful creator of all the creation.
ਸਭ ਦੁਨੀ ਆਵਣ ਜਾਵਣੀ ਮੁਕਾਮੁ ਏਕੁ ਰਹੀਮੁ ॥੬॥
All the world comes and goes; only the Merciful God is permanent.
ਮੁਕਾਮੁ ਤਿਸ ਨੋ ਆਖੀਐ ਜਿਸੁ ਸਿਸਿ ਨ ਹੋਵੀ ਲੇਖੁ ॥
God alone can be called everlasting who is not subject to any writ of destiny.
ਅਸਮਾਨੁ ਧਰਤੀ ਚਲਸੀ ਮੁਕਾਮੁ ਓਹੀ ਏਕੁ ॥੭॥
The sky and the earth shall pass away, but only God is eternal.
ਦਿਨ ਰਵਿ ਚਲੈ ਨਿਸਿ ਸਸਿ ਚਲੈ ਤਾਰਿਕਾ ਲਖ ਪਲੋਇ ॥
The day and the sun shall pass away; the night and the moon shall pass away; the hundreds of thousands of stars shall disappear.
ਮੁਕਾਮੁ ਓਹੀ ਏਕੁ ਹੈ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਸਚੁ ਬੁਗੋਇ ॥੮॥੧੭॥
O’ Nanak, say, it is God alone who is eternal. ||8
ਮਹਲੇ ਪਹਿਲੇ ਸਤਾਰਹ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ ॥
Seventeen Ashtapadis, by the first Guru
ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਘਰੁ ੧ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ
Siree Raag, Third Guru: First Beat, Ashtapadis:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
One eternal God, realized by the grace of the true Guru:
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰੇ ਭਗਤਿ ਕੀਜੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਭਗਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
By following the Guru’s teachings, when God bestows grace, only then devotional worship can be performed; devotional worship is not possible without the Guru.
ਆਪੈ ਆਪੁ ਮਿਲਾਏ ਬੂਝੈ ਤਾ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਕੋਇ ॥
When one merges his own self into the Guru’s teachings (complete surrender), then he understands what true devotion is and thus becomes pure.
ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਸਚਾ ਸਚੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਾ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥
God is eternal and so is the divine word of His praises, and union with God is attained through the Guru’s word.
ਭਾਈ ਰੇ ਭਗਤਿਹੀਣੁ ਕਾਹੇ ਜਗਿ ਆਇਆ ॥
O’ brother, why did one even come into this world, if he was to remain bereft of devotional worship of God?
ਪੂਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸੇਵ ਨ ਕੀਨੀ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਇਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
If he did not follow the perfect Guru’s teaching, then he surely has wasted his life. ||1|| pause||
ਆਪੇ ਹਰਿ ਜਗਜੀਵਨੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸਿ ਮਿਲਾਏ ॥
God, the benefactor, Himself is the support of life of the world; He Himself forgives and unites people with Himself.
ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਏ ਕਿਆ ਵੇਚਾਰੇ ਕਿਆ ਕੋ ਆਖਿ ਸੁਣਾਏ ॥
Otherwise, what can these poor (supportless) human beings do or say?.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਆਪੇ ਦੇ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਆਪੇ ਸੇਵ ਕਰਾਏ ॥੨॥
It is God Himself who, through the Guru blesses a person with the glory of His Name and inspires him to perform devotional worship.
ਦੇਖਿ ਕੁਟੰਬੁ ਮੋਹਿ ਲੋਭਾਣਾ ਚਲਦਿਆ ਨਾਲਿ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥
Beholding one’s family, one is fascinated by its emotional attachment; but none of the family members will accompany when he departs from this world.