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Ang 1353 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ask about this AngGuru Tegh Bahadur Ji · Raag Jaijaavantee
Read the full shabad →ਅਸਥਿਰੁ ਜੋ ਮਾਨਿਓ ਦੇਹ ਸੋ ਤਉ ਤੇਰਉ ਹੋਇ ਹੈ ਖੇਹ ॥
asathir jo maanio deh so tau terau hoe hai kheh |
You believed that this body was permanent, but it shall turn to dust.
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ਕਿਉ ਨ ਹਰਿ ਕੋ ਨਾਮੁ ਲੇਹਿ ਮੂਰਖ ਨਿਲਾਜ ਰੇ ॥੧॥
kiau na har ko naam lehi moorakh nilaaj re |1|
Why don't you chant the Name of the Lord, you shameless fool? ||1||
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ਰਾਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਹੀਏ ਆਨਿ ਛਾਡਿ ਦੇ ਤੈ ਮਨ ਕੋ ਮਾਨੁ ॥
raam bhagat hee aan chhaadd de tai man ko maan |
Let devotional worship of the Lord enter into your heart, and abandon the intellectualism of your mind.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਜਨ ਇਹ ਬਖਾਨਿ ਜਗ ਮਹਿ ਬਿਰਾਜੁ ਰੇ ॥੨॥੪॥
naanak jan ih bakhaan jag meh biraaj re |2|4|
O Servant Nanak, this is the way to live in the world. ||2||4||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Salok Sehshkritee
Read the full shabad →ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik oankaar sat naam karataa purakh nirbhau niravair akaal moorat ajoonee saibhan gur prasaad |
One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:
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ਸਲੋਕ ਸਹਸਕ੍ਰਿਤੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
salok sahasakritee mahalaa 1 |
Salok Sehskritee, First Mehl:
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ਪੜਿੑ ਪੁਸ੍ਤਕ ਸੰਧਿਆ ਬਾਦੰ ॥
parra pustak sandhiaa baadan |
You study the scriptures, say your prayers and argue;
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ਸਿਲ ਪੂਜਸਿ ਬਗੁਲ ਸਮਾਧੰ ॥
sil poojas bagul samaadhan |
you worship stones and sit like a crane, pretending to meditate.
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ਮੁਖਿ ਝੂਠੁ ਬਿਭੂਖਨ ਸਾਰੰ ॥
mukh jhootth bibhookhan saaran |
You speak lies and well-ornamented falsehood,
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ਤ੍ਰੈਪਾਲ ਤਿਹਾਲ ਬਿਚਾਰੰ ॥
traipaal tihaal bichaaran |
and recite your daily prayers three times a day.
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ਗਲਿ ਮਾਲਾ ਤਿਲਕ ਲਿਲਾਟੰ ॥
gal maalaa tilak lilaattan |
The mala is around your neck, and the sacred tilak mark is on your forehead.
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ਦੁਇ ਧੋਤੀ ਬਸਤ੍ਰ ਕਪਾਟੰ ॥
due dhotee basatr kapaattan |
You wear two loin cloths, and keep your head covered.
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ਜੋ ਜਾਨਸਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੰ ਕਰਮੰ ॥
jo jaanas brahaman karaman |
If you know God and the nature of karma,
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ਸਭ ਫੋਕਟ ਨਿਸਚੈ ਕਰਮੰ ॥
sabh fokatt nisachai karaman |
you know that all these rituals and beliefs are useless.
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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਿਸਚੌ ਧੵਿਾਵੈ ॥
kahu naanak nisachau dhayiaavai |
Says Nanak, meditate on the Lord with faith.
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ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਬਾਟ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੧॥
bin satigur baatt na paavai |1|
Without the True Guru, no one finds the Way. ||1||
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ਨਿਹਫਲੰ ਤਸੵ ਜਨਮਸੵ ਜਾਵਦ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਨ ਬਿੰਦਤੇ ॥
nihafalan tasay janamasay jaavad braham na bindate |
The mortal's life is fruitless, as long as he does not know God.
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ਸਾਗਰੰ ਸੰਸਾਰਸੵ ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਤਰਹਿ ਕੇ ॥
saagaran sansaarasay gur parasaadee tareh ke |
Only a few, by Guru's Grace, cross over the world-ocean.
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ਕਰਣ ਕਾਰਣ ਸਮਰਥੁ ਹੈ ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
karan kaaran samarath hai kahu naanak beechaar |
The Creator, the Cause of causes, is All-powerful. Thus speaks Nanak, after deep deliberation.
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ਕਾਰਣੁ ਕਰਤੇ ਵਸਿ ਹੈ ਜਿਨਿ ਕਲ ਰਖੀ ਧਾਰਿ ॥੨॥
kaaran karate vas hai jin kal rakhee dhaar |2|
The Creation is under the control of the Creator. By His Power, He sustains and supports it. ||2||
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ਜੋਗ ਸਬਦੰ ਗਿਆਨ ਸਬਦੰ ਬੇਦ ਸਬਦੰ ਤ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣਹ ॥
jog sabadan giaan sabadan bed sabadan ta braahamanah |
The Shabad is Yoga, the Shabad is spiritual wisdom; the Shabad is the Vedas for the Brahmin.
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ਖੵਤ੍ਰੀ ਸਬਦੰ ਸੂਰ ਸਬਦੰ ਸੂਦ੍ਰ ਸਬਦੰ ਪਰਾ ਕ੍ਰਿਤਹ ॥
khayatree sabadan soor sabadan soodr sabadan paraa kritah |
The Shabad is heroic bravery for the Khshaatriya; the Shabad is service to others for the Soodra.
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ਸਰਬ ਸਬਦੰ ਤ ਏਕ ਸਬਦੰ ਜੇ ਕੋ ਜਾਨਸਿ ਭੇਉ ॥
sarab sabadan ta ek sabadan je ko jaanas bheo |
The Shabad for all is the Shabad, the Word of the One God, for one who knows this secret.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਤਾ ਕੋ ਦਾਸੁ ਹੈ ਸੋਈ ਨਿਰੰਜਨ ਦੇਉ ॥੩॥
naanak taa ko daas hai soee niranjan deo |3|
Nanak is the slave of the Divine, Immaculate Lord. ||3||
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ਏਕ ਕ੍ਰਿਸ੍ਨੰ ਤ ਸਰਬ ਦੇਵਾ ਦੇਵ ਦੇਵਾ ਤ ਆਤਮਹ ॥
ek krisanan ta sarab devaa dev devaa ta aatamah |
The One Lord is the Divinity of all divinities. He is the Divinity of the soul.
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ਆਤਮੰ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਬਾਸ੍ਵਦੇਵਸੵ ਜੇ ਕੋਈ ਜਾਨਸਿ ਭੇਵ ॥
aataman sree baasvadevasay je koee jaanas bhev |
Nanak is the slave of that one who knows the Secrets of the soul and the Supreme Lord God.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਤਾ ਕੋ ਦਾਸੁ ਹੈ ਸੋਈ ਨਿਰੰਜਨ ਦੇਵ ॥੪॥
naanak taa ko daas hai soee niranjan dev |4|
He is the Divine Immaculate Lord Himself. ||4||
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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Salok Sehshkritee
Read the full shabad →ਸਲੋਕ ਸਹਸਕ੍ਰਿਤੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
salok sahasakritee mahalaa 5 |
Salok Sehskritee , Fifth Mehl:
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ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik oankaar sat naam karataa purakh nirbhau niravair akaal moorat ajoonee saibhan gur prasaad |
One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:
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ਕਤੰਚ ਮਾਤਾ ਕਤੰਚ ਪਿਤਾ ਕਤੰਚ ਬਨਿਤਾ ਬਿਨੋਦ ਸੁਤਹ ॥
katanch maataa katanch pitaa katanch banitaa binod sutah |
Who is the mother, and who is the father? Who is the son, and what is the pleasure of marriage?
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ਕਤੰਚ ਭ੍ਰਾਤ ਮੀਤ ਹਿਤ ਬੰਧਵ ਕਤੰਚ ਮੋਹ ਕੁਟੰਬੵਤੇ ॥
katanch bhraat meet hit bandhav katanch moh kuttanbayate |
Who is the brother, friend, companion and relative? Who is emotionally attached to the family?
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ਕਤੰਚ ਚਪਲ ਮੋਹਨੀ ਰੂਪੰ ਪੇਖੰਤੇ ਤਿਆਗੰ ਕਰੋਤਿ ॥
katanch chapal mohanee roopan pekhante tiaagan karot |
Who is restlessly attached to beauty? It leaves, as soon as we see it.
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ਰਹੰਤ ਸੰਗ ਭਗਵਾਨ ਸਿਮਰਣ ਨਾਨਕ ਲਬਧੵੰ ਅਚੁਤ ਤਨਹ ॥੧॥
rahant sang bhagavaan simaran naanak labadhayan achut tanah |1|
Only the meditative remembrance of God remains with us. O Nanak, it brings the blessings of the Saints, the sons of the Imperishable Lord. ||1||
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