ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
gaurī mahalā 5 .
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:
ਧੋਤੀ ਖੋਲਿ ਵਿਛਾਏ ਹੇਠਿ ॥
dhōtī khōl vishāē hēth .
He opens his loin-cloth, and spreads it out beneath him.
ਗਰਧਪ ਵਾਂਗੂ ਲਾਹੇ ਪੇਟਿ ॥੧॥
garadhap vānhgū lāhē pēt .1.
Like a donkey, he gulps down all that comes his way. ||1||
ਬਿਨੁ ਕਰਤੂਤੀ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ॥
bin karatūtī mukat n pāīai .
Without good deeds, liberation is not obtained.
ਮੁਕਤਿ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
mukat padārath nām dhiāīai .1. rahāu .
The wealth of liberation is only obtained by meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||
ਪੂਜਾ ਤਿਲਕ ਕਰਤ ਇਸਨਾਨਾਂ ॥
pūjā tilak karat isanānānh .
He performs worship ceremonies, applies the ceremonial tilak mark to his forehead, and takes his ritual cleansing baths;
ਛੁਰੀ ਕਾਢਿ ਲੇਵੈ ਹਥਿ ਦਾਨਾ ॥੨॥
shurī kādh lēvai hath dānā .2.
he pulls out his knife, and demands donations. ||2||
ਬੇਦੁ ਪੜੈ ਮੁਖਿ ਮੀਠੀ ਬਾਣੀ ॥
bēd parai mukh mīthī bānī .
With his mouth, he recites the Vedas in sweet musical measures,
ਜੀਆਂ ਕੁਹਤ ਨ ਸੰਗੈ ਪਰਾਣੀ ॥੩॥
jīānh kuhat n sangai parānī .3.
and yet he does not hesitate to take the lives of others. ||3||
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿਸੁ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਧਾਰੈ ॥
kah nānak jis kirapā dhārai .
Says Nanak, when God showers His Mercy,
ਹਿਰਦਾ ਸੁਧੁ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੈ ॥੪॥੧੦੭॥
hiradā sudh braham bīchārai .4.107.
even his heart becomes pure, and he contemplates God. ||4||107||