Ang 231
Shabad 1
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ਤਤੁ ਨ ਚੀਨਹਿ ਬੰਨਹਿ ਪੰਡ ਪਰਾਲਾ ॥੨॥

tat n chīnah bannah pand parālā .2.

They do not understand the essence of reality, and they gather their worthless bundles of straw. ||2||

ਮਨਮੁਖ ਅਗਿਆਨਿ ਕੁਮਾਰਗਿ ਪਾਏ ॥

manamukh agiān kumārag pāē .

The self-willed manmukhs, in ignorance, take the path of evil.

ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਬਿਸਾਰਿਆ ਬਹੁ ਕਰਮ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਏ ॥

har nām bisāriā bah karam drirāē .

They forget the Lord's Name, and in its place, they establish all sorts of rituals.

ਭਵਜਲਿ ਡੂਬੇ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਏ ॥੩॥

bhavajal dūbē dūjai bhāē .3.

They drown in the terrifying world-ocean, in the love of duality. ||3||

ਮਾਇਆ ਕਾ ਮੁਹਤਾਜੁ ਪੰਡਿਤੁ ਕਹਾਵੈ ॥

māiā kā muhatāj pandit kahāvai .

Driven crazy, infatuated by Maya, they call themselves Pandits - religious scholars;

ਬਿਖਿਆ ਰਾਤਾ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥

bikhiā rātā bahut dukh pāvai .

stained with corruption, they suffer terrible pain.

ਜਮ ਕਾ ਗਲਿ ਜੇਵੜਾ ਨਿਤ ਕਾਲੁ ਸੰਤਾਵੈ ॥੪॥

jam kā gal jēvarā nit kāl santāvai .4.

The noose of the Messenger of Death is around their necks; they are constantly tormented by death. ||4||

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਮਕਾਲੁ ਨੇੜਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥

guramukh jamakāl nēr n āvai .

The Messenger of Death does not even approach the Gurmukhs.

ਹਉਮੈ ਦੂਜਾ ਸਬਦਿ ਜਲਾਵੈ ॥

haumai dūjā sabad jalāvai .

Through the Word of the Shabad, they burn away their ego and duality.

ਨਾਮੇ ਰਾਤੇ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ॥੫॥

nāmē rātē har gun gāvai .5.

Attuned to the Name, they sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||5||

ਮਾਇਆ ਦਾਸੀ ਭਗਤਾ ਕੀ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥

māiā dāsī bhagatā kī kār kamāvai .

Maya is the slave of the Lord's devotees; it works for them.

ਚਰਣੀ ਲਾਗੈ ਤਾ ਮਹਲੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥

charanī lāgai tā mahal pāvai .

One who falls at their feet attains the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.

ਸਦ ਹੀ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥੬॥

sad hī niramal sahaj samāvai .6.

He is forever immaculate; he is absorbed in intuitive peace. ||6||

ਹਰਿ ਕਥਾ ਸੁਣਹਿ ਸੇ ਧਨਵੰਤ ਦਿਸਹਿ ਜੁਗ ਮਾਹੀ ॥

har kathā sunah sē dhanavant disah jug māhī .

Those who listen to the Lord's Sermon are seen to be the wealthy people in this world.

ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਸਭਿ ਨਿਵਹਿ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਪੂਜ ਕਰਾਹੀ ॥

tin kau sabh nivah anadin pūj karāhī .

Everyone bows down to them, and adores them, night and day.

ਸਹਜੇ ਗੁਣ ਰਵਹਿ ਸਾਚੇ ਮਨ ਮਾਹੀ ॥੭॥

sahajē gun ravah sāchē man māhī .7.

They intuitively savor the Glories of the True Lord within their minds. ||7||

ਪੂਰੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਸੁਣਾਇਆ ॥

pūrai satigur sabad sunāiā .

The Perfect True Guru has revealed the Shabad;

ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਮੇਟੇ ਚਉਥੈ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇਆ ॥

trai gun mētē chauthai chit lāiā .

it eradicates the three qualities, and attunes the consciousness to the fourth state.

ਨਾਨਕ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ॥੮॥੪॥

nānak haumai mār braham milāiā .8.4.

O Nanak, subduing egotism, one is absorbed into God. ||8||4||


ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

gaurī mahalā 3 .

Gauree, Third Mehl:

ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਵੇਦੁ ਪੜੈ ਵਾਦੁ ਵਖਾਣੈ ॥

brahamā vēd parai vād vakhānai .

Brahma studied the Vedas, but these lead only to debates and disputes.

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਤਾਮਸੁ ਆਪੁ ਨ ਪਛਾਣੈ ॥

antar tāmas āp n pashānai .

He is filled with darkness; he does not understand himself.

ਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਪਾਏ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੁ ਵਖਾਣੈ ॥੧॥

tā prabh pāē gur sabad vakhānai .1.

And yet, if he chants the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he finds God. ||1||

ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਉ ਫਿਰਿ ਕਾਲੁ ਨ ਖਾਇ ॥

gur sēvā karau phir kāl n khāi .

So serve the Guru, and you shall not be consumed by death.

ਮਨਮੁਖ ਖਾਧੇ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

manamukh khādhē dūjai bhāi .1. rahāu .

The self-willed manmukhs have been consumed by the love of duality. ||1||Pause||

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਅਪਰਾਧੀ ਸੀਧੇ ॥

guramukh prānī aparādhī sīdhē .

Becoming Gurmukh, the sinful mortals are purified.

ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਰੀਧੇ ॥

gur kai sabad antar sahaj rīdhē .

Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, they find intuitive peace and poise deep within.

ਮੇਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੀਧੇ ॥੨॥

mērā prabh pāiā gur kai sabad sīdhē .2.

I have found my God, through the Guru's Shabad, and I have been reformed. ||2||

ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਮੇਲੇ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਆਪਿ ਮਿਲਾਏ ॥

satigur mēlē prabh āp milāē .

God Himself unites us in Union with the True Guru,

ਮੇਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਾਚੇ ਕੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਏ ॥

mērē prabh sāchē kai man bhāē .

when we become pleasing to the Mind of my True God.

ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਏ ॥੩॥

har gun gāvah sahaj subhāē .3.

They sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, in the poise of celestial peace. ||3||

ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਾਚੇ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਏ ॥

bin gur sāchē bharam bhulāē .

Without the True Guru, they are deluded by doubt.

ਮਨਮੁਖ ਅੰਧੇ ਸਦਾ ਬਿਖੁ ਖਾਏ ॥

manamukh andhē sadā bikh khāē .

The blind, self-willed manmukhs constantly eat poison.

ਜਮ ਡੰਡੁ ਸਹਹਿ ਸਦਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਏ ॥੪॥

jam dand sahah sadā dukh pāē .4.

They are beaten by the Messenger of Death with his rod, and they suffer in constant pain. ||4||

ਜਮੂਆ ਨ ਜੋਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਕੀ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥

jamūā n jōhai har kī saranāī .

The Messenger of Death does not catch sight of those who enter the Sanctuary of the Lord.

ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰਿ ਸਚਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ॥

haumai mār sach liv lāī .

Subduing egotism, they lovingly center their consciousness on the True Lord.

ਸਦਾ ਰਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ॥੫॥

sadā rahai har nām liv lāī .5.

They keep their consciousness constantly focused on the Lord's Name. ||5||

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਹਿ ਸੇ ਜਨ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਪਵਿਤਾ ॥

satigur sēvah sē jan niramal pavitā .

Those humble beings who serve the True Guru are pure and immaculate.

ਮਨ ਸਿਉ ਮਨੁ ਮਿਲਾਇ ਸਭੁ ਜਗੁ ਜੀਤਾ ॥

man siu man milāi sabh jag jītā .

Merging their minds into the Mind, they conquer the entire world.

ਇਨ ਬਿਧਿ ਕੁਸਲੁ ਤੇਰੈ ਮੇਰੇ ਮੀਤਾ ॥੬॥

in bidh kusal tērai mērē mītā .6.

In this way, you too shall find happiness, O my friend. ||6||

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਸੇਵੇ ਸੋ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਏ ॥

satigurū sēvē sō phal pāē .

Those who serve the True Guru are blessed with fruitful rewards.

ਹਿਰਦੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਏ ॥

hiradai nām vichah āp gavāē .

The Naam, the Name of the Lord, abides in their hearts; selfishness and conceit depart from within them.

ਅਨਹਦ ਬਾਣੀ ਸਬਦੁ ਵਜਾਏ ॥੭॥

anahad bānī sabad vajāē .7.

The unstruck melody of the Shabad vibrates for them. ||7||

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਕਵਨੁ ਕਵਨੁ ਨ ਸੀਧੋ ਮੇਰੇ ਭਾਈ ॥

satigur tē kavan kavan n sīdhō mērē bhāī .

Who - who has not been purified by the True Guru, O my Siblings of Destiny?

ਭਗਤੀ ਸੀਧੇ ਦਰਿ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਾਈ ॥

bhagatī sīdhē dar sōbhā pāī .

The devotees are purified, and honored in His Court.

ਨਾਨਕ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮਿ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੮॥੫॥

nānak rām nām vadiāī .8.5.

O Nanak, greatness is in the Lord's Name. ||8||5||


ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

gaurī mahalā 3 .

Gauree, Third Mehl:

ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਵਖਾਣੈ ਭਰਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

trai gun vakhānai bharam n jāi .

Those who speak of the three qualities - their doubts do not depart.

ਬੰਧਨ ਨ ਤੂਟਹਿ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥

bandhan n tūtah mukat n pāi .

Their bonds are not broken, and they do not obtain liberation.

ਮੁਕਤਿ ਦਾਤਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਜੁਗ ਮਾਹਿ ॥੧॥

mukat dātā satigur jug māh .1.

The True Guru is the Bestower of liberation in this age. ||1||

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਭਰਮੁ ਗਵਾਇ ॥

guramukh prānī bharam gavāi .

Those mortals who become Gurmukh give up their doubts.

ਸਹਜ ਧੁਨਿ ਉਪਜੈ ਹਰਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

sahaj dhun upajai har liv lāi .1. rahāu .

The celestial music wells up, when they lovingly attune their consciousness to the Lord. ||1||Pause||

ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਕਾਲੈ ਕੀ ਸਿਰਿ ਕਾਰਾ ॥

trai gun kālai kī sir kārā .

Those who are controlled by the three qualities have death hovering over their heads.

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