Ang 1022 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਗੰਗਾ ਜਮੁਨਾ ਕੇਲ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ ॥

gangaa jamunaa kel kedaaraa |

The Ganges, the Jamunaa where Krishna played, Kaydar Naat'h,

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ਕਾਸੀ ਕਾਂਤੀ ਪੁਰੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ॥

kaasee kaantee puree duaaraa |

Benares, Kanchivaram, Puri, Dwaarkaa,

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ਗੰਗਾ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਬੇਣੀ ਸੰਗਮੁ ਅਠਸਠਿ ਅੰਕਿ ਸਮਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੯॥

gangaa saagar benee sangam atthasatth ank samaaee he |9|

Ganga Saagar where the Ganges empties into the ocean, Trivaynee where the three rivers come together, and the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, are all merged in the Lord's Being. ||9||

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ਆਪੇ ਸਿਧ ਸਾਧਿਕੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ॥

aape sidh saadhik veechaaree |

He Himself is the Siddha, the seeker, in meditative contemplation.

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ਆਪੇ ਰਾਜਨੁ ਪੰਚਾ ਕਾਰੀ ॥

aape raajan panchaa kaaree |

He Himself is the King and the Council.

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ਤਖਤਿ ਬਹੈ ਅਦਲੀ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਆਪੇ ਭਰਮੁ ਭੇਦੁ ਭਉ ਜਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੦॥

takhat bahai adalee prabh aape bharam bhed bhau jaaee he |10|

God Himself, the wise Judge, sits on the throne; He takes away doubt, duality and fear. ||10||

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ਆਪੇ ਕਾਜੀ ਆਪੇ ਮੁਲਾ ॥

aape kaajee aape mulaa |

He Himself is the Qazi; He Himself is the Mullah.

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ਆਪਿ ਅਭੁਲੁ ਨ ਕਬਹੂ ਭੁਲਾ ॥

aap abhul na kabahoo bhulaa |

He Himself is infallible; He never makes mistakes.

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ਆਪੇ ਮਿਹਰ ਦਇਆਪਤਿ ਦਾਤਾ ਨਾ ਕਿਸੈ ਕੋ ਬੈਰਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੧॥

aape mihar deaapat daataa naa kisai ko bairaaee he |11|

He Himself is the Giver of Grace, compassion and honor; He is no one's enemy. ||11||

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ਜਿਸੁ ਬਖਸੇ ਤਿਸੁ ਦੇ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥

jis bakhase tis de vaddiaaee |

Whoever He forgives, He blesses with glorious greatness.

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ਸਭਸੈ ਦਾਤਾ ਤਿਲੁ ਨ ਤਮਾਈ ॥

sabhasai daataa til na tamaaee |

He is the Giver of all; He does not have even an iota of greed.

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ਭਰਪੁਰਿ ਧਾਰਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਨਿਹਕੇਵਲੁ ਗੁਪਤੁ ਪ੍ਰਗਟੁ ਸਭ ਠਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੨॥

bharapur dhaar rahiaa nihakeval gupat pragatt sabh tthaaee he |12|

The Immaculate Lord is all pervading, permeating everywhere, both hidden and manifest. ||12||

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ਕਿਆ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਅਗਮ ਅਪਾਰੈ ॥

kiaa saalaahee agam apaarai |

How can I praise the inaccessible, infinite Lord?

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ਸਾਚੇ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰ ਮੁਰਾਰੈ ॥

saache sirajanahaar muraarai |

The True Creator Lord is the Enemy of ego.

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ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਤਿਸੁ ਮੇਲੇ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਮੇਲਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੩॥

jis no nadar kare tis mele mel milai melaaee he |13|

He unites those whom He blesses with His Grace; uniting them in His Union, they are united. ||13||

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ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਬਿਸਨੁ ਮਹੇਸੁ ਦੁਆਰੈ ॥

brahamaa bisan mahes duaarai |

Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva stand at His Door;

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ਊਭੇ ਸੇਵਹਿ ਅਲਖ ਅਪਾਰੈ ॥

aoobhe seveh alakh apaarai |

they serve the unseen, infinite Lord.

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ਹੋਰ ਕੇਤੀ ਦਰਿ ਦੀਸੈ ਬਿਲਲਾਦੀ ਮੈ ਗਣਤ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਕਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੪॥

hor ketee dar deesai bilalaadee mai ganat na aavai kaaee he |14|

Millions of others can be seen crying at His door; I cannot even estimate their numbers. ||14||

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ਸਾਚੀ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਸਾਚੀ ਬਾਣੀ ॥

saachee keerat saachee baanee |

True is the Kirtan of His Praise, and True is the Word of His Bani.

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ਹੋਰ ਨ ਦੀਸੈ ਬੇਦ ਪੁਰਾਣੀ ॥

hor na deesai bed puraanee |

I can see no other in the Vedas and the Puraanas.

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ਪੂੰਜੀ ਸਾਚੁ ਸਚੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਾ ਮੈ ਧਰ ਹੋਰ ਨ ਕਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੫॥

poonjee saach sache gun gaavaa mai dhar hor na kaaee he |15|

Truth is my capital; I sing the Glorious Praises of the True Lord. I have no other support at all. ||15||

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ਜੁਗੁ ਜੁਗੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਹੈ ਭੀ ਹੋਸੀ ॥

jug jug saachaa hai bhee hosee |

In each and every age, the True Lord is, and shall always be.

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ਕਉਣੁ ਨ ਮੂਆ ਕਉਣੁ ਨ ਮਰਸੀ ॥

kaun na mooaa kaun na marasee |

Who has not died? Who shall not die?

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ਨਾਨਕੁ ਨੀਚੁ ਕਹੈ ਬੇਨੰਤੀ ਦਰਿ ਦੇਖਹੁ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੬॥੨॥

naanak neech kahai benantee dar dekhahu liv laaee he |16|2|

Nanak the lowly offers this prayer; see Him within your own self, and lovingly focus on the Lord. ||16||2||

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ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

maaroo mahalaa 1 |

Maaroo, First Mehl:

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ਦੂਜੀ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਅੰਨੀ ਬੋਲੀ ॥

doojee duramat anee bolee |

In duality and evil-mindedness, the soul-bride is blind and deaf.

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ਕਾਮ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਕੀ ਕਚੀ ਚੋਲੀ ॥

kaam krodh kee kachee cholee |

She wears the dress of sexual desire and anger.

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ਘਰਿ ਵਰੁ ਸਹਜੁ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਛੋਹਰਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਪਿਰ ਨੀਦ ਨ ਪਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧॥

ghar var sehaj na jaanai chhohar bin pir need na paaee he |1|

Her Husband Lord is within the home of her own heart, but she does not know Him; without her Husband Lord, she cannot go to sleep. ||1||

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ਅੰਤਰਿ ਅਗਨਿ ਜਲੈ ਭੜਕਾਰੇ ॥

antar agan jalai bharrakaare |

The great fire of desire blazes within her.

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ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਤਕੇ ਕੁੰਡਾ ਚਾਰੇ ॥

manamukh take kunddaa chaare |

The self-willed manmukh looks around in the four directions.

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ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੇਵੇ ਕਿਉ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਸਾਚੇ ਹਾਥਿ ਵਡਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੨॥

bin satigur seve kiau sukh paaeeai saache haath vaddaaee he |2|

Without serving the True Guru, how can she find peace? Glorious greatness rests in the hands of the True Lord. ||2||

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ਕਾਮੁ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੁ ਨਿਵਾਰੇ ॥

kaam krodh ahankaar nivaare |

Eradicating sexual desire, anger and egotism,

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ਤਸਕਰ ਪੰਚ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੰਘਾਰੇ ॥

tasakar panch sabad sanghaare |

she destroys the five thieves through the Word of the Shabad.

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ਗਿਆਨ ਖੜਗੁ ਲੈ ਮਨ ਸਿਉ ਲੂਝੈ ਮਨਸਾ ਮਨਹਿ ਸਮਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੩॥

giaan kharrag lai man siau loojhai manasaa maneh samaaee he |3|

Taking up the sword of spiritual wisdom, she struggles with her mind, and hope and desire are smoothed over in her mind. ||3||

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ਮਾ ਕੀ ਰਕਤੁ ਪਿਤਾ ਬਿਦੁ ਧਾਰਾ ॥

maa kee rakat pitaa bid dhaaraa |

From the union of the mother's egg and the father's sperm,

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ਮੂਰਤਿ ਸੂਰਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਆਪਾਰਾ ॥

moorat soorat kar aapaaraa |

the form of infinite beauty has been created.

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ਜੋਤਿ ਦਾਤਿ ਜੇਤੀ ਸਭ ਤੇਰੀ ਤੂ ਕਰਤਾ ਸਭ ਠਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੪॥

jot daat jetee sabh teree too karataa sabh tthaaee he |4|

The blessings of light all come from You; You are the Creator Lord, pervading everywhere. ||4||

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ਤੁਝ ਹੀ ਕੀਆ ਜੰਮਣ ਮਰਣਾ ॥

tujh hee keea jaman maranaa |

You have created birth and death.

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ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਸਮਝ ਪੜੀ ਕਿਆ ਡਰਣਾ ॥

gur te samajh parree kiaa ddaranaa |

Why should anyone fear, if they come to understand through the Guru?

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ਤੂ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਦਇਆ ਕਰਿ ਦੇਖਹਿ ਦੁਖੁ ਦਰਦੁ ਸਰੀਰਹੁ ਜਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੫॥

too deaal deaa kar dekheh dukh darad sareerahu jaaee he |5|

When You, O Merciful Lord, look with Your kindness, then pain and suffering leave the body. ||5||

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ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਬੈਸਿ ਰਹੇ ਭਉ ਖਾਇਆ ॥

nij ghar bais rahe bhau khaaeaa |

One who sits in the home of his own self, eats his own fears.

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ਧਾਵਤ ਰਾਖੇ ਠਾਕਿ ਰਹਾਇਆ ॥

dhaavat raakhe tthaak rahaaeaa |

He quiets and holds his wandering mind still.

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ਕਮਲ ਬਿਗਾਸ ਹਰੇ ਸਰ ਸੁਭਰ ਆਤਮ ਰਾਮੁ ਸਖਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੬॥

kamal bigaas hare sar subhar aatam raam sakhaaee he |6|

His heart-lotus blossoms forth in the overflowing green pool, and the Lord of his soul becomes his companion and helper. ||6||

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ਮਰਣੁ ਲਿਖਾਇ ਮੰਡਲ ਮਹਿ ਆਏ ॥

maran likhaae manddal meh aae |

With their death already ordained, mortals come into this world.

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ਕਿਉ ਰਹੀਐ ਚਲਣਾ ਪਰਥਾਏ ॥

kiau raheeai chalanaa parathaae |

How can they remain here? They have to go to the world beyond.

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ਸਚਾ ਅਮਰੁ ਸਚੇ ਅਮਰਾ ਪੁਰਿ ਸੋ ਸਚੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਡਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੭॥

sachaa amar sache amaraa pur so sach milai vaddaaee he |7|

True is the Lord's Command; the true ones dwell in the eternal city. The True Lord blesses them with glorious greatness. ||7||

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ਆਪਿ ਉਪਾਇਆ ਜਗਤੁ ਸਬਾਇਆ ॥

aap upaaeaa jagat sabaaeaa |

He Himself created the whole world.

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ਜਿਨਿ ਸਿਰਿਆ ਤਿਨਿ ਧੰਧੈ ਲਾਇਆ ॥

jin siriaa tin dhandhai laaeaa |

The One who made it, assigns the tasks to it.

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