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Ang 1178 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ask about this AngGuru Ramdas Ji · Raag Basant
Read the full shabad →ਕਾਲਿ ਦੈਤਿ ਸੰਘਾਰੇ ਜਮ ਪੁਰਿ ਗਏ ॥੨॥
kaal dait sanghaare jam pur ge |2|
They are destroyed by Death's demons, and they must go to the City of Death. ||2||
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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਗੇ ॥
guramukh har har har liv laage |
The Gurmukhs are lovingly attached to the Lord, Har, Har, Har.
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ਜਨਮ ਮਰਣ ਦੋਊ ਦੁਖ ਭਾਗੇ ॥੩॥
janam maran doaoo dukh bhaage |3|
Their pains of both birth and death are taken away. ||3||
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ਭਗਤ ਜਨਾ ਕਉ ਹਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਧਾਰੀ ॥
bhagat janaa kau har kirapaa dhaaree |
The Lord showers His Mercy on His humble devotees.
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ਗੁਰੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਤੁਠਾ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਬਨਵਾਰੀ ॥੪॥੨॥
gur naanak tutthaa miliaa banavaaree |4|2|
Guru Nanak has shown mercy to me; I have met the Lord, the Lord of the forest. ||4||2||
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Guru Ramdas Ji · Raag Basant
Read the full shabad →ਬਸੰਤੁ ਹਿੰਡੋਲ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ਘਰੁ ੨ ॥
basant hinddol mahalaa 4 ghar 2 |
Basant Hindol, Fourth Mehl, Second House:
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ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik oankaar satigur prasaad |
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
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ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਰਤਨ ਕੋਠੜੀ ਗੜ ਮੰਦਰਿ ਏਕ ਲੁਕਾਨੀ ॥
raam naam ratan kottharree garr mandar ek lukaanee |
The Lord's Name is a jewel, hidden in a chamber of the palace of the body-fortress.
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ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਤ ਖੋਜੀਐ ਮਿਲਿ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਮਾਨੀ ॥੧॥
satigur milai ta khojeeai mil jotee jot samaanee |1|
When one meets the True Guru, then he searches and finds it, and his light merges with the Divine Light. ||1||
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ਮਾਧੋ ਸਾਧੂ ਜਨ ਦੇਹੁ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥
maadho saadhoo jan dehu milaae |
O Lord, lead me to meet with the Holy Person, the Guru.
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ਦੇਖਤ ਦਰਸੁ ਪਾਪ ਸਭਿ ਨਾਸਹਿ ਪਵਿਤ੍ਰ ਪਰਮ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
dekhat daras paap sabh naaseh pavitr param pad paae |1| rahaau |
Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, all my sins are erased, and I obtain the supreme, sublime, sanctified status. ||1||Pause||
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ਪੰਚ ਚੋਰ ਮਿਲਿ ਲਾਗੇ ਨਗਰੀਆ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਧਨੁ ਹਿਰਿਆ ॥
panch chor mil laage nagareea raam naam dhan hiriaa |
The five thieves join together and plunder the body-village, stealing the wealth of the Lord's Name.
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ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਖੋਜ ਪਰੇ ਤਬ ਪਕਰੇ ਧਨੁ ਸਾਬਤੁ ਰਾਸਿ ਉਬਰਿਆ ॥੨॥
guramat khoj pare tab pakare dhan saabat raas ubariaa |2|
But through the Guru's Teachings, they are traced and caught, and this wealth is recovered intact. ||2||
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ਪਾਖੰਡ ਭਰਮ ਉਪਾਵ ਕਰਿ ਥਾਕੇ ਰਿਦ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਮਾਇਆ ॥
paakhandd bharam upaav kar thaake rid antar maaeaa maaeaa |
Practicing hypocrisy and superstition, people have grown weary of the effort, but still, deep within their hearts, they yearn for Maya, Maya.
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ਸਾਧੂ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਪੁਰਖਪਤਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਅਗਿਆਨ ਅੰਧੇਰੁ ਗਵਾਇਆ ॥੩॥
saadhoo purakh purakhapat paaeaa agiaan andher gavaaeaa |3|
By the Grace of the Holy Person, I have met with the Lord, the Primal Being, and the darkness of ignorance is dispelled. ||3||
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ਜਗੰਨਾਥ ਜਗਦੀਸ ਗੁਸਾਈ ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਸਾਧੁ ਮਿਲਾਵੈ ॥
jaganaath jagadees gusaaee kar kirapaa saadh milaavai |
The Lord, the Lord of the Earth, the Lord of the Universe, in His Mercy, leads me to meet the Holy Person, the Guru.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਮਨ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਨਿਤ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ॥੪॥੧॥੩॥
naanak saant hovai man antar nit hiradai har gun gaavai |4|1|3|
O Nanak, peace then comes to abide deep within my mind, and I constantly sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord within my heart. ||4||1||3||
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Guru Ramdas Ji · Raag Basant
Read the full shabad →ਬਸੰਤੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ਹਿੰਡੋਲ ॥
basant mahalaa 4 hinddol |
Basant, Fourth Mehl, Hindol:
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ਤੁਮੑ ਵਡ ਪੁਰਖ ਵਡ ਅਗਮ ਗੁਸਾਈ ਹਮ ਕੀਰੇ ਕਿਰਮ ਤੁਮਨਛੇ ॥
tuma vadd purakh vadd agam gusaaee ham keere kiram tumanachhe |
You are the Great Supreme Being, the Vast and Inaccessible Lord of the World; I am a mere insect, a worm created by You.
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ਹਰਿ ਦੀਨ ਦਇਆਲ ਕਰਹੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਗੁਰ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਚਰਣ ਹਮ ਬਨਛੇ ॥੧॥
har deen deaal karahu prabh kirapaa gur satigur charan ham banachhe |1|
O Lord, Merciful to the meek, please grant Your Grace; O God, I long for the feet of the Guru, the True Guru. ||1||
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ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਜੀਉ ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਮੇਲਿ ਕਰਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਛੇ ॥
gobind jeeo satasangat mel kar kripachhe |
O Dear Lord of the Universe, please be merciful and unite me with the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation.
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ਜਨਮ ਜਨਮ ਕੇ ਕਿਲਵਿਖ ਮਲੁ ਭਰਿਆ ਮਿਲਿ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਹਨਛੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
janam janam ke kilavikh mal bhariaa mil sangat kar prabh hanachhe |1| rahaau |
I was overflowing with the filthy sins of countless past lives. But joining the Sangat, God made me pure again. ||1||Pause||
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ਤੁਮੑਰਾ ਜਨੁ ਜਾਤਿ ਅਵਿਜਾਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਿਓ ਪਤਿਤ ਪਵੀਛੇ ॥
tumaraa jan jaat avijaataa har japio patit paveechhe |
Your humble servant, whether of high class or low class, O Lord - by meditating on You, the sinner becomes pure.
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ਹਰਿ ਕੀਓ ਸਗਲ ਭਵਨ ਤੇ ਊਪਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਸੋਭਾ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਦਿਨਛੇ ॥੨॥
har keeo sagal bhavan te aoopar har sobhaa har prabh dinachhe |2|
The Lord exalts and elevates him above the whole world, and the Lord God blesses him with the Lord's Glory. ||2||
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ਜਾਤਿ ਅਜਾਤਿ ਕੋਈ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਧਿਆਵੈ ਸਭਿ ਪੂਰੇ ਮਾਨਸ ਤਿਨਛੇ ॥
jaat ajaat koee prabh dhiaavai sabh poore maanas tinachhe |
Anyone who meditates on God, whether of high class or low class, will have all of his hopes and desires fulfilled.
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ਸੇ ਧੰਨਿ ਵਡੇ ਵਡ ਪੂਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਜਨ ਜਿਨੑ ਹਰਿ ਧਾਰਿਓ ਹਰਿ ਉਰਛੇ ॥੩॥
se dhan vadde vadd poore har jan jina har dhaario har urachhe |3|
Those humble servants of the Lord who enshrine the Lord within their hearts, are blessed, and are made great and totally perfect. ||3||
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ਹਮ ਢੀਂਢੇ ਢੀਮ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਅਤਿ ਭਾਰੀ ਹਰਿ ਧਾਰਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਮਿਲਛੇ ॥
ham dteendte dteem bahut at bhaaree har dhaar kripaa prabh milachhe |
I am so low, I am an utterly heavy lump of clay. Please shower Your Mercy on me, Lord, and unite me with Yourself.
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ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਤੂਠੇ ਹਮ ਕੀਏ ਪਤਿਤ ਪਵੀਛੇ ॥੪॥੨॥੪॥
jan naanak gur paaeaa har tootthe ham kee patit paveechhe |4|2|4|
The Lord, in His Mercy, has led servant Nanak to find the Guru; I was a sinner, and now I have become immaculate and pure. ||||4||2||4||
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Guru Ramdas Ji · Raag Basant
Read the full shabad →ਬਸੰਤੁ ਹਿੰਡੋਲ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥
basant hinddol mahalaa 4 |
Basant Hindol, Fourth Mehl:
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ਮੇਰਾ ਇਕੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਮਨੂਆ ਰਹਿ ਨ ਸਕੈ ਨਿਤ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮ ਰਸਿ ਗੀਧੇ ॥
meraa ik khin manooaa reh na sakai nit har har naam ras geedhe |
My mind cannot survive, even for an instant, without the Lord. I drink in continually the sublime essence of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
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ਜਿਉ ਬਾਰਿਕੁ ਰਸਕਿ ਪਰਿਓ ਥਨਿ ਮਾਤਾ ਥਨਿ ਕਾਢੇ ਬਿਲਲ ਬਿਲੀਧੇ ॥੧॥
jiau baarik rasak pario than maataa than kaadte bilal bileedhe |1|
It is like a baby, who joyfully sucks at his mother's breast; when the breast is withdrawn, he weeps and cries. ||1||
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ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਜੀਉ ਮੇਰੇ ਮਨ ਤਨ ਨਾਮ ਹਰਿ ਬੀਧੇ ॥
gobind jeeo mere man tan naam har beedhe |
O Dear Lord of the Universe, my mind and body are pierced through by the Name of the Lord.
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ਵਡੈ ਭਾਗਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਵਿਚਿ ਕਾਇਆ ਨਗਰ ਹਰਿ ਸੀਧੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
vaddai bhaag gur satigur paaeaa vich kaaeaa nagar har seedhe |1| rahaau |
By great good fortune, I have found the Guru, the True Guru, and in the body-village, the Lord has revealed Himself. ||1||Pause||
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