ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
āsā mahalā 1 .
Aasaa, First Mehl:
ਕਾਇਆ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਮਨੁ ਹੈ ਧੋਤੀ ॥
kāiā brahamā man hai dhōtī .
Let the body be the Brahmin, and let the mind be the loin-cloth;
ਗਿਆਨੁ ਜਨੇਊ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਕੁਸਪਾਤੀ ॥
giān janēū dhiān kusapātī .
let spiritual wisdom be the sacred thread, and meditation the ceremonial ring.
ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਾ ਜਸੁ ਜਾਚਉ ਨਾਉ ॥
har nāmā jas jāchau nāu .
I seek the Name of the Lord and His Praise as my cleansing bath.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਿ ਸਮਾਉ ॥੧॥
gur parasādī braham samāu .1.
By Guru's Grace, I am absorbed into God. ||1||
ਪਾਂਡੇ ਐਸਾ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
pānhdē aisā braham bīchār .
O Pandit, O religious scholar, contemplate God in such a way
ਨਾਮੇ ਸੁਚਿ ਨਾਮੋ ਪੜਉ ਨਾਮੇ ਚਜੁ ਆਚਾਰੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
nāmē such nāmō parau nāmē chaj āchār .1. rahāu .
that His Name may sanctify you, that His Name may be your study, and His Name your wisdom and way of life. ||1||Pause||
ਬਾਹਰਿ ਜਨੇਊ ਜਿਚਰੁ ਜੋਤਿ ਹੈ ਨਾਲਿ ॥
bāhar janēū jichar jōt hai nāl .
The outer sacred thread is worthwhile only as long as the Divine Light is within.
ਧੋਤੀ ਟਿਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥
dhōtī tikā nām samāl .
So make the remembrance of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, your loin-cloth and the ceremonial mark on your forehead.
ਐਥੈ ਓਥੈ ਨਿਬਹੀ ਨਾਲਿ ॥
aithai ōthai nibahī nāl .
Here and hereafter, the Name alone shall stand by you.
ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਹੋਰਿ ਕਰਮ ਨ ਭਾਲਿ ॥੨॥
vin nāvai hōr karam n bhāl .2.
Do not seek any other actions, except the Name. ||2||
ਪੂਜਾ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਮਾਇਆ ਪਰਜਾਲਿ ॥
pūjā prēm māiā parajāl .
Worship the Lord in loving adoration, and burn your desire for Maya.
ਏਕੋ ਵੇਖਹੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਭਾਲਿ ॥
ēkō vēkhah avar n bhāl .
Behold only the One Lord, and do not seek out any other.
ਚੀਨ੍ਹੈ ਤਤੁ ਗਗਨ ਦਸ ਦੁਆਰ ॥
chīnhai tat gagan das duār .
Become aware of reality, in the Sky of the Tenth Gate;
ਹਰਿ ਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਠ ਪੜੈ ਬੀਚਾਰ ॥੩॥
har mukh pāth parai bīchār .3.
read aloud the Lord's Word, and contemplate it. ||3||
ਭੋਜਨੁ ਭਾਉ ਭਰਮੁ ਭਉ ਭਾਗੈ ॥
bhōjan bhāu bharam bhau bhāgai .
With the diet of His Love, doubt and fear depart.
ਪਾਹਰੂਅਰਾ ਛਬਿ ਚੋਰੁ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ॥
pāharūarā shab chōr n lāgai .
With the Lord as your night watchman, no thief will dare to break in.
ਤਿਲਕੁ ਲਿਲਾਟਿ ਜਾਣੈ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਏਕੁ ॥
tilak lilāt jānai prabh ēk .
Let the knowledge of the One God be the ceremonial mark on your forehead.
ਬੂਝੈ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬਿਬੇਕੁ ॥੪॥
būjhai braham antar bibēk .4.
Let the realization that God is within you be your discrimination. ||4||
ਆਚਾਰੀ ਨਹੀ ਜੀਤਿਆ ਜਾਇ ॥
āchārī nahī jītiā jāi .
Through ritual actions, God cannot be won over;
ਪਾਠ ਪੜੈ ਨਹੀ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਪਾਇ ॥
pāth parai nahī kīmat pāi .
by reciting sacred scriptures, His value cannot be estimated.
ਅਸਟ ਦਸੀ ਚਹੁ ਭੇਦੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
asat dasī chah bhēd n pāiā .
The eighteen Puraanas and the four Vedas do not know His mystery.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਦਿਖਾਇਆ ॥੫॥੨੦॥
nānak satigur braham dikhāiā .5.20.
O Nanak, the True Guru has shown me the Lord God. ||5||20||