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Ang 120 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ask about this AngGuru Amardas Ji · Raag Maajh
Read the full shabad →ਮਨਸਾ ਮਾਰਿ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਣੀ ॥
manasaa maar sach samaanee |
Subduing their desires, they merge with the True One;
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ਇਨਿ ਮਨਿ ਡੀਠੀ ਸਭ ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣੀ ॥
ein man ddeetthee sabh aavan jaanee |
they see in their minds that everyone comes and goes in reincarnation.
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ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵੇ ਸਦਾ ਮਨੁ ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਵਾਸਾ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੩॥
satigur seve sadaa man nihachal nij ghar vaasaa paavaniaa |3|
Serving the True Guru, they become stable forever, and they obtain their dwelling in the home of the self. ||3||
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ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਿਦੈ ਦਿਖਾਇਆ ॥
gur kai sabad ridai dikhaaeaa |
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the Lord is seen within one's own heart.
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ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਜਲਾਇਆ ॥
maaeaa mohu sabad jalaaeaa |
Through the Shabad, I have burned my emotional attachment to Maya.
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ਸਚੋ ਸਚਾ ਵੇਖਿ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਗੁਰਸਬਦੀ ਸਚੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੪॥
sacho sachaa vekh saalaahee gurasabadee sach paavaniaa |4|
I gaze upon the Truest of the True, and I praise Him. Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, I obtain the True One. ||4||
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ਜੋ ਸਚਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਤਿਨ ਸਚੀ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਗੀ ॥
jo sach raate tin sachee liv laagee |
Those who are attuned to Truth are blessed with the Love of the True One.
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ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮਾਲਹਿ ਸੇ ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ॥
har naam samaaleh se vaddabhaagee |
Those who praise the Lord's Name are very fortunate.
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ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਆਪਿ ਮਿਲਾਏ ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਸਚੁ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੫॥
sachai sabad aap milaae satasangat sach gun gaavaniaa |5|
Through the Word of His Shabad, the True One blends with Himself, those who join the True Congregation and sing the Glorious Praises of the True One. ||5||
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ਲੇਖਾ ਪੜੀਐ ਜੇ ਲੇਖੇ ਵਿਚਿ ਹੋਵੈ ॥
lekhaa parreeai je lekhe vich hovai |
We could read the account of the Lord, if He were in any account.
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ਓਹੁ ਅਗਮੁ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਧਿ ਹੋਵੈ ॥
ohu agam agochar sabad sudh hovai |
He is Inaccessible and Incomprehensible; through the Shabad, understanding is obtained.
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ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਸਚ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਹੋਰੁ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥
anadin sach sabad saalaahee hor koe na keemat paavaniaa |6|
Night and day, praise the True Word of the Shabad. There is no other way to know His Worth. ||6||
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ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਥਾਕੇ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਨ ਆਈ ॥
parr parr thaake saant na aaee |
People read and recite until they grow weary, but they do not find peace.
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ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਜਾਲੇ ਸੁਧਿ ਨ ਕਾਈ ॥
trisanaa jaale sudh na kaaee |
Consumed by desire, they have no understanding at all.
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ਬਿਖੁ ਬਿਹਾਝਹਿ ਬਿਖੁ ਮੋਹ ਪਿਆਸੇ ਕੂੜੁ ਬੋਲਿ ਬਿਖੁ ਖਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥
bikh bihaajheh bikh moh piaase koorr bol bikh khaavaniaa |7|
They purchase poison, and they are thirsty with their fascination for poison. Telling lies, they eat poison. ||7||
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ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਏਕੋ ਜਾਣਾ ॥
gur parasaadee eko jaanaa |
By Guru's Grace, I know the One.
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ਦੂਜਾ ਮਾਰਿ ਮਨੁ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਣਾ ॥
doojaa maar man sach samaanaa |
Subduing my sense of duality, my mind is absorbed into the True One.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਏਕੋ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਰਤੈ ਮਨ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੮॥੧੭॥੧੮॥
naanak eko naam varatai man antar gur parasaadee paavaniaa |8|17|18|
O Nanak, the One Name is pervading deep within my mind; by Guru's Grace, I receive it. ||8||17||18||
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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Maajh
Read the full shabad →ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
maajh mahalaa 3 |
Maajh, Third Mehl:
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ਵਰਨ ਰੂਪ ਵਰਤਹਿ ਸਭ ਤੇਰੇ ॥
varan roop varateh sabh tere |
In all colors and forms, You are pervading.
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ਮਰਿ ਮਰਿ ਜੰਮਹਿ ਫੇਰ ਪਵਹਿ ਘਣੇਰੇ ॥
mar mar jameh fer paveh ghanere |
People die over and over again; they are re-born, and make their rounds on the wheel of reincarnation.
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ਤੂੰ ਏਕੋ ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਅਗਮ ਅਪਾਰਾ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਬੂਝ ਬੁਝਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥
toon eko nihachal agam apaaraa guramatee boojh bujhaavaniaa |1|
You alone are Eternal and Unchanging, Inaccessible and Infinite. Through the Guru's Teachings, understanding is imparted. ||1||
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ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਵਣਿਆ ॥
hau vaaree jeeo vaaree raam naam man vasaavaniaa |
I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who enshrine the Lord's Name in their minds.
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ਤਿਸੁ ਰੂਪੁ ਨ ਰੇਖਿਆ ਵਰਨੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਆਪਿ ਬੁਝਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
tis roop na rekhiaa varan na koee guramatee aap bujhaavaniaa |1| rahaau |
The Lord has no form, features or color. Through the Guru's Teachings, He inspires us to understand Him. ||1||Pause||
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ਸਭ ਏਕਾ ਜੋਤਿ ਜਾਣੈ ਜੇ ਕੋਈ ॥
sabh ekaa jot jaanai je koee |
The One Light is all-pervading; only a few know this.
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ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿਐ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਹੋਈ ॥
satigur seviai paragatt hoee |
Serving the True Guru, this is revealed.
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ਗੁਪਤੁ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਵਰਤੈ ਸਭ ਥਾਈ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੨॥
gupat paragatt varatai sabh thaaee jotee jot milaavaniaa |2|
In the hidden and in the obvious, He is pervading all places. Our light merges into the Light. ||2||
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ਤਿਸਨਾ ਅਗਨਿ ਜਲੈ ਸੰਸਾਰਾ ॥
tisanaa agan jalai sansaaraa |
The world is burning in the fire of desire,
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ਲੋਭੁ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਅਹੰਕਾਰਾ ॥
lobh abhimaan bahut ahankaaraa |
in greed, arrogance and excessive ego.
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ਮਰਿ ਮਰਿ ਜਨਮੈ ਪਤਿ ਗਵਾਏ ਅਪਣੀ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੩॥
mar mar janamai pat gavaae apanee birathaa janam gavaavaniaa |3|
People die over and over again; they are re-born, and lose their honor. They waste away their lives in vain. ||3||
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ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਕੋ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਬੂਝੈ ॥
gur kaa sabad ko viralaa boojhai |
Those who understand the Word of the Guru's Shabad are very rare.
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ਆਪੁ ਮਾਰੇ ਤਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣੁ ਸੂਝੈ ॥
aap maare taa tribhavan soojhai |
Those who subdue their egotism, come to know the three worlds.
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ਫਿਰਿ ਓਹੁ ਮਰੈ ਨ ਮਰਣਾ ਹੋਵੈ ਸਹਜੇ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੪॥
fir ohu marai na maranaa hovai sahaje sach samaavaniaa |4|
Then, they die, never to die again. They are intuitively absorbed in the True One. ||4||
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ਮਾਇਆ ਮਹਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਚਿਤੁ ਨ ਲਾਏ ॥
maaeaa meh fir chit na laae |
They do not focus their consciousness on Maya again.
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ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਦ ਰਹੈ ਸਮਾਏ ॥
gur kai sabad sad rahai samaae |
They remain absorbed forever in the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
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ਸਚੁ ਸਲਾਹੇ ਸਭ ਘਟ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਚੋ ਸਚੁ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੫॥
sach salaahe sabh ghatt antar sacho sach suhaavaniaa |5|
They praise the True One, who is contained deep within all hearts. They are blessed and exalted by the Truest of the True. ||5||
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ਸਚੁ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਸਦਾ ਹਜੂਰੇ ॥
sach saalaahee sadaa hajoore |
Praise the True One, who is Ever-present.
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ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਭਰਪੂਰੇ ॥
gur kai sabad rahiaa bharapoore |
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, He is pervading everywhere.
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ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਸਚੁ ਨਦਰੀ ਆਵੈ ਸਚੇ ਹੀ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥
gur parasaadee sach nadaree aavai sache hee sukh paavaniaa |6|
By Guru's Grace, we come to behold the True One; from the True One, peace is obtained. ||6||
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ਸਚੁ ਮਨ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਇ ॥
sach man andar rahiaa samaae |
The True One permeates and pervades the mind within.
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ਸਦਾ ਸਚੁ ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਆਵੈ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
sadaa sach nihachal aavai na jaae |
The True One is Eternal and Unchanging; He does not come and go in reincarnation.
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ਸਚੇ ਲਾਗੈ ਸੋ ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥
sache laagai so man niramal guramatee sach samaavaniaa |7|
Those who are attached to the True One are immaculate and pure. Through the Guru's Teachings, they merge in the True One. ||7||
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ਸਚੁ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥
sach saalaahee avar na koee |
Praise the True One, and no other.
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ਜਿਤੁ ਸੇਵਿਐ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਈ ॥
jit seviai sadaa sukh hoee |
Serving Him, eternal peace is obtained.
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Gurbani, transliteration and translation from GurbaniNow, under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.