Sri Guru Granth Sahib JiAng 152 / 1430
ਸਰਮ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਦੁਇ ਸਸੁਰ ਭਏ ॥
saram surat due sasur bhe |
Modesty, humility and intuitive understanding are my mother-in-law and father-in-law
ਕਰਣੀ ਕਾਮਣਿ ਕਰਿ ਮਨ ਲਏ ॥੨॥
karanee kaaman kar man le |2|
I have made good deeds my spouse. ||2||
ਸਾਹਾ ਸੰਜੋਗੁ ਵੀਆਹੁ ਵਿਜੋਗੁ ॥
saahaa sanjog veeaahu vijog |
Union with the Holy is my wedding date, and separation from the world is my marriage.
ਸਚੁ ਸੰਤਤਿ ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਜੋਗੁ ॥੩॥੩॥
sach santat kahu naanak jog |3|3|
Says Nanak, Truth is the child born of this Union. ||3||3||
ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
gaurree mahalaa 1 |
Gauree, First Mehl:
ਪਉਣੈ ਪਾਣੀ ਅਗਨੀ ਕਾ ਮੇਲੁ ॥
paunai paanee aganee kaa mel |
The union of air, water and fire
ਚੰਚਲ ਚਪਲ ਬੁਧਿ ਕਾ ਖੇਲੁ ॥
chanchal chapal budh kaa khel |
the body is the play-thing of the fickle and unsteady intellect.
ਨਉ ਦਰਵਾਜੇ ਦਸਵਾ ਦੁਆਰੁ ॥
nau daravaaje dasavaa duaar |
It has nine doors, and then there is the Tenth Gate.
ਬੁਝੁ ਰੇ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਏਹੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥੧॥
bujh re giaanee ehu beechaar |1|
Reflect upon this and understand it, O wise one. ||1||
ਕਥਤਾ ਬਕਤਾ ਸੁਨਤਾ ਸੋਈ ॥
kathataa bakataa sunataa soee |
The Lord is the One who speaks, teaches and listens.
ਆਪੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੇ ਸੁ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਹੋਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
aap beechaare su giaanee hoee |1| rahaau |
One who contemplates his own self is truly wise. ||1||Pause||
ਦੇਹੀ ਮਾਟੀ ਬੋਲੈ ਪਉਣੁ ॥
dehee maattee bolai paun |
The body is dust the wind speaks through it.
ਬੁਝੁ ਰੇ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਮੂਆ ਹੈ ਕਉਣੁ ॥
bujh re giaanee mooaa hai kaun |
Understand, O wise one, who has died.
ਮੂਈ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਬਾਦੁ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੁ ॥
mooee surat baad ahankaar |
Awareness, conflict and ego have died,
ਓਹੁ ਨ ਮੂਆ ਜੋ ਦੇਖਣਹਾਰੁ ॥੨॥
ohu na mooaa jo dekhanahaar |2|
but the One who sees does not die. ||2||
ਜੈ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਤਟਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਜਾਹੀ ॥
jai kaaran tatt teerath jaahee |
For the sake of it, you journey to sacred shrines and holy rivers
ਰਤਨ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਘਟ ਹੀ ਮਾਹੀ ॥
ratan padaarath ghatt hee maahee |
but this priceless jewel is within your own heart.
ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਪੰਡਿਤੁ ਬਾਦੁ ਵਖਾਣੈ ॥
parr parr panddit baad vakhaanai |
The Pandits, the religious scholars, read and read endlessly they stir up arguments and controversies,
ਭੀਤਰਿ ਹੋਦੀ ਵਸਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ॥੩॥
bheetar hodee vasat na jaanai |3|
but they do not know the secret deep within. ||3||
ਹਉ ਨ ਮੂਆ ਮੇਰੀ ਮੁਈ ਬਲਾਇ ॥
hau na mooaa meree muee balaae |
I have not died - that evil nature within me has died.
ਓਹੁ ਨ ਮੂਆ ਜੋ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਇ ॥
ohu na mooaa jo rahiaa samaae |
The One who is pervading everywhere does not die.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਦਿਖਾਇਆ ॥
kahu naanak gur braham dikhaaeaa |
Says Nanak, the Guru has revealed God to me,
ਮਰਤਾ ਜਾਤਾ ਨਦਰਿ ਨ ਆਇਆ ॥੪॥੪॥
marataa jaataa nadar na aaeaa |4|4|
and now I see that there is no such thing as birth or death. ||4||4||
ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਦਖਣੀ ॥
gaurree mahalaa 1 dakhanee |
Gauree, First Mehl, Dakhanee:
ਸੁਣਿ ਸੁਣਿ ਬੂਝੈ ਮਾਨੈ ਨਾਉ ॥
sun sun boojhai maanai naau |
I am forever a sacrifice to the one who listens and hears,
ਤਾ ਕੈ ਸਦ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੈ ਜਾਉ ॥
taa kai sad balihaarai jaau |
Who understands and believes in the Name.
ਆਪਿ ਭੁਲਾਏ ਠਉਰ ਨ ਠਾਉ ॥
aap bhulaae tthaur na tthaau |
When the Lord Himself leads us astray, there is no other place of rest for us to find.
ਤੂੰ ਸਮਝਾਵਹਿ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਉ ॥੧॥
toon samajhaaveh mel milaau |1|
You impart understanding, and You unite us in Your Union. ||1||
ਨਾਮੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਚਲੈ ਮੈ ਨਾਲਿ ॥
naam milai chalai mai naal |
I obtain the Naam, which shall go along with me in the end.
ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਬਾਧੀ ਸਭ ਕਾਲਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
bin naavai baadhee sabh kaal |1| rahaau |
Without the Name, all are held in the grip of Death. ||1||Pause||
ਖੇਤੀ ਵਣਜੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਕੀ ਓਟ ॥
khetee vanaj naavai kee ott |
My farming and my trading are by the Support of the Name.
ਪਾਪੁ ਪੁੰਨੁ ਬੀਜ ਕੀ ਪੋਟ ॥
paap pun beej kee pott |
The seeds of sin and virtue are bound together.
ਕਾਮੁ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਜੀਅ ਮਹਿ ਚੋਟ ॥
kaam krodh jeea meh chott |
Sexual desire and anger are the wounds of the soul.
ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ਚਲੇ ਮਨਿ ਖੋਟ ॥੨॥
naam visaar chale man khott |2|
The evil-minded ones forget the Naam, and then depart. ||2||
ਸਾਚੇ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸਾਚੀ ਸੀਖ ॥
saache gur kee saachee seekh |
True are the Teachings of the True Guru.
ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਸੀਤਲੁ ਸਾਚੁ ਪਰੀਖ ॥
tan man seetal saach pareekh |
The body and mind are cooled and soothed, by the touchstone of Truth.
ਜਲ ਪੁਰਾਇਨਿ ਰਸ ਕਮਲ ਪਰੀਖ ॥
jal puraaein ras kamal pareekh |
This is the true mark of wisdom: that one remains detached, like the water-lily, or the lotus upon the water.
ਸਬਦਿ ਰਤੇ ਮੀਠੇ ਰਸ ਈਖ ॥੩॥
sabad rate meetthe ras eekh |3|
Attuned to the Word of the Shabad, one becomes sweet, like the juice of the sugar cane. ||3||
ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸੰਜੋਗੀ ਗੜਿ ਦਸ ਦੁਆਰ ॥
hukam sanjogee garr das duaar |
By the Hukam of the Lord's Command, the castle of the body has ten gates.
ਪੰਚ ਵਸਹਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਅਪਾਰ ॥
panch vaseh mil jot apaar |
The five passions dwell there, together with the Divine Light of the Infinite.
ਆਪਿ ਤੁਲੈ ਆਪੇ ਵਣਜਾਰ ॥
aap tulai aape vanajaar |
The Lord Himself is the merchandise, and He Himself is the trader.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਵਾਰਣਹਾਰ ॥੪॥੫॥
naanak naam savaaranahaar |4|5|
O Nanak, through the Naam, the Name of the Lord, we are adorned and rejuvenated. ||4||5||
ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
gaurree mahalaa 1 |
Gauree, First Mehl:
ਜਾਤੋ ਜਾਇ ਕਹਾ ਤੇ ਆਵੈ ॥
jaato jaae kahaa te aavai |
How can we know where we came from?
ਕਹ ਉਪਜੈ ਕਹ ਜਾਇ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥
keh upajai keh jaae samaavai |
Where did we originate, and where will we go and merge?
ਕਿਉ ਬਾਧਿਓ ਕਿਉ ਮੁਕਤੀ ਪਾਵੈ ॥
kiau baadhio kiau mukatee paavai |
How are we bound, and how do we obtain liberation?
ਕਿਉ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥੧॥
kiau abinaasee sehaj samaavai |1|
How do we merge with intuitive ease into the Eternal, Imperishable Lord? ||1||
ਨਾਮੁ ਰਿਦੈ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ॥
naam ridai amrit mukh naam |
With the Naam in the heart and the Ambrosial Naam on our lips,
ਨਰਹਰ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਰਹਰ ਨਿਹਕਾਮੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
narahar naam narahar nihakaam |1| rahaau |
through the Name of the Lord, we rise above desire, like the Lord. ||1||Pause||
ਸਹਜੇ ਆਵੈ ਸਹਜੇ ਜਾਇ ॥
sahaje aavai sahaje jaae |
With intuitive ease we come, and with intuitive ease we depart.
ਮਨ ਤੇ ਉਪਜੈ ਮਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥
man te upajai man maeh samaae |
From the mind we originate, and into the mind we are absorbed.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮੁਕਤੋ ਬੰਧੁ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥
guramukh mukato bandh na paae |
As Gurmukh, we are liberated, and are not bound.
ਸਬਦੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ਛੁਟੈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਇ ॥੨॥
sabad beechaar chhuttai har naae |2|
Contemplating the Word of the Shabad, we are emancipated through the Name of the Lord. ||2||
ਤਰਵਰ ਪੰਖੀ ਬਹੁ ਨਿਸਿ ਬਾਸੁ ॥
taravar pankhee bahu nis baas |
At night, lots of birds settle on the tree.
ਸੁਖ ਦੁਖੀਆ ਮਨਿ ਮੋਹ ਵਿਣਾਸੁ ॥
sukh dukheea man moh vinaas |
Some are happy, and some are sad. Caught in the desires of the mind, they perish.
ਸਾਝ ਬਿਹਾਗ ਤਕਹਿ ਆਗਾਸੁ ॥
saajh bihaag takeh aagaas |
And when the life-night comes to its end, then they look to the sky.
ਦਹ ਦਿਸਿ ਧਾਵਹਿ ਕਰਮਿ ਲਿਖਿਆਸੁ ॥੩॥
deh dis dhaaveh karam likhiaas |3|
They fly away in all ten directions, according to their pre-ordained destiny. ||3||