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Ang 153 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
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Read the full shabad →ਨਾਮ ਸੰਜੋਗੀ ਗੋਇਲਿ ਥਾਟੁ ॥
naam sanjogee goeil thaatt |
Those who are committed to the Naam, see the world as merely a temporary pasture.
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ਕਾਮ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਫੂਟੈ ਬਿਖੁ ਮਾਟੁ ॥
kaam krodh foottai bikh maatt |
Sexual desire and anger are broken, like a jar of poison.
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ਬਿਨੁ ਵਖਰ ਸੂਨੋ ਘਰੁ ਹਾਟੁ ॥
bin vakhar soono ghar haatt |
Without the merchandise of the Name, the house of the body and the store of the mind are empty.
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ਗੁਰ ਮਿਲਿ ਖੋਲੇ ਬਜਰ ਕਪਾਟ ॥੪॥
gur mil khole bajar kapaatt |4|
Meeting the Guru, the hard and heavy doors are opened. ||4||
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ਸਾਧੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਪੂਰਬ ਸੰਜੋਗ ॥
saadh milai poorab sanjog |
One meets the Holy Saint only through perfect destiny.
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ਸਚਿ ਰਹਸੇ ਪੂਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਲੋਗ ॥
sach rahase poore har log |
The Lord's perfect people rejoice in the Truth.
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ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਦੇ ਲੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥
man tan de lai sehaj subhaae |
Surrendering their minds and bodies, they find the Lord with intuitive ease.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਨ ਕੈ ਲਾਗਉ ਪਾਇ ॥੫॥੬॥
naanak tin kai laagau paae |5|6|
Nanak falls at their feet. ||5||6||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Gauree
Read the full shabad →ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
gaurree mahalaa 1 |
Gauree, First Mehl:
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ਕਾਮੁ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਮਾਇਆ ਮਹਿ ਚੀਤੁ ॥
kaam krodh maaeaa meh cheet |
The conscious mind is engrossed in sexual desire, anger and Maya.
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ਝੂਠ ਵਿਕਾਰਿ ਜਾਗੈ ਹਿਤ ਚੀਤੁ ॥
jhootth vikaar jaagai hit cheet |
The conscious mind is awake only to falsehood, corruption and attachment.
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ਪੂੰਜੀ ਪਾਪ ਲੋਭ ਕੀ ਕੀਤੁ ॥
poonjee paap lobh kee keet |
It gathers in the assets of sin and greed.
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ਤਰੁ ਤਾਰੀ ਮਨਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸੁਚੀਤੁ ॥੧॥
tar taaree man naam sucheet |1|
So swim across the river of life, O my mind, with the Sacred Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||
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ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਸਾਚੇ ਮੈ ਤੇਰੀ ਟੇਕ ॥
vaahu vaahu saache mai teree ttek |
Waaho! Waaho! - Great! Great is my True Lord! I seek Your All-powerful Support.
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ਹਉ ਪਾਪੀ ਤੂੰ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਏਕ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
hau paapee toon niramal ek |1| rahaau |
I am a sinner - You alone are pure. ||1||Pause||
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ਅਗਨਿ ਪਾਣੀ ਬੋਲੈ ਭੜਵਾਉ ॥
agan paanee bolai bharravaau |
Fire and water join together, and the breath roars in its fury!
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ਜਿਹਵਾ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੀ ਏਕੁ ਸੁਆਉ ॥
jihavaa indree ek suaau |
The tongue and the sex organs each seek to taste.
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ਦਿਸਟਿ ਵਿਕਾਰੀ ਨਾਹੀ ਭਉ ਭਾਉ ॥
disatt vikaaree naahee bhau bhaau |
The eyes which look upon corruption do not know the Love and the Fear of God.
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ਆਪੁ ਮਾਰੇ ਤਾ ਪਾਏ ਨਾਉ ॥੨॥
aap maare taa paae naau |2|
Conquering self-conceit, one obtains the Name. ||2||
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ਸਬਦਿ ਮਰੈ ਫਿਰਿ ਮਰਣੁ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
sabad marai fir maran na hoe |
One who dies in the Word of the Shabad, shall never again have to die.
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ਬਿਨੁ ਮੂਏ ਕਿਉ ਪੂਰਾ ਹੋਇ ॥
bin mooe kiau pooraa hoe |
Without such a death, how can one attain perfection?
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ਪਰਪੰਚਿ ਵਿਆਪਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਮਨੁ ਦੋਇ ॥
parapanch viaap rahiaa man doe |
The mind is engrossed in deception, treachery and duality.
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ਥਿਰੁ ਨਾਰਾਇਣੁ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੩॥
thir naaraaein kare su hoe |3|
Whatever the Immortal Lord does, comes to pass. ||3||
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ਬੋਹਿਥਿ ਚੜਉ ਜਾ ਆਵੈ ਵਾਰੁ ॥
bohith chrrau jaa aavai vaar |
So get aboard that boat when your turn comes.
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ਠਾਕੇ ਬੋਹਿਥ ਦਰਗਹ ਮਾਰ ॥
tthaake bohith daragah maar |
Those who fail to embark upon that boat shall be beaten in the Court of the Lord.
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ਸਚੁ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਧੰਨੁ ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰੁ ॥
sach saalaahee dhan guraduaar |
Blessed is that Gurdwara, the Guru's Gate, where the Praises of the True Lord are sung.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਦਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਏਕੰਕਾਰੁ ॥੪॥੭॥
naanak dar ghar ekankaar |4|7|
O Nanak, the One Creator Lord is pervading hearth and home. ||4||7||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Gauree
Read the full shabad →ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
gaurree mahalaa 1 |
Gauree, First Mehl:
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ਉਲਟਿਓ ਕਮਲੁ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
aulattio kamal braham beechaar |
The inverted heart-lotus has been turned upright, through reflective meditation on God.
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ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਧਾਰ ਗਗਨਿ ਦਸ ਦੁਆਰਿ ॥
amrit dhaar gagan das duaar |
From the Sky of the Tenth Gate, the Ambrosial Nectar trickles down.
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ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣੁ ਬੇਧਿਆ ਆਪਿ ਮੁਰਾਰਿ ॥੧॥
tribhavan bedhiaa aap muraar |1|
The Lord Himself is pervading the three worlds. ||1||
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ਰੇ ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਭਰਮੁ ਨ ਕੀਜੈ ॥
re man mere bharam na keejai |
O my mind, do not give in to doubt.
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ਮਨਿ ਮਾਨਿਐ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਰਸੁ ਪੀਜੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
man maaniai amrit ras peejai |1| rahaau |
When the mind surrenders to the Name, it drinks in the essence of Ambrosial Nectar. ||1||Pause||
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ਜਨਮੁ ਜੀਤਿ ਮਰਣਿ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ॥
janam jeet maran man maaniaa |
So win the game of life; let your mind surrender and accept death.
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ਆਪਿ ਮੂਆ ਮਨੁ ਮਨ ਤੇ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥
aap mooaa man man te jaaniaa |
When the self dies, the individual mind comes to know the Supreme Mind.
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ਨਜਰਿ ਭਈ ਘਰੁ ਘਰ ਤੇ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥੨॥
najar bhee ghar ghar te jaaniaa |2|
As the inner vision is awakened, one comes to know one's own home, deep within the self. ||2||
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ਜਤੁ ਸਤੁ ਤੀਰਥੁ ਮਜਨੁ ਨਾਮਿ ॥
jat sat teerath majan naam |
The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is austerity, chastity and cleansing baths at sacred shrines of pilgrimage.
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ਅਧਿਕ ਬਿਥਾਰੁ ਕਰਉ ਕਿਸੁ ਕਾਮਿ ॥
adhik bithaar krau kis kaam |
What good are ostentatious displays?
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ਨਰ ਨਾਰਾਇਣ ਅੰਤਰਜਾਮਿ ॥੩॥
nar naaraaein antarajaam |3|
The All-pervading Lord is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. ||3||
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ਆਨ ਮਨਉ ਤਉ ਪਰ ਘਰ ਜਾਉ ॥
aan mnau tau par ghar jaau |
If I had faith in someone else, then I would go to that one's house.
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ਕਿਸੁ ਜਾਚਉ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋ ਥਾਉ ॥
kis jaachau naahee ko thaau |
But where should I go, to beg? There is no other place for me.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਉ ॥੪॥੮॥
naanak guramat sehaj samaau |4|8|
O Nanak, through the Guru's Teachings, I am intuitively absorbed in the Lord. ||4||8||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Gauree
Read the full shabad →ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
gaurree mahalaa 1 |
Gauree, First Mehl:
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ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਸੁ ਮਰਣੁ ਦਿਖਾਏ ॥
satigur milai su maran dikhaae |
Meeting the True Guru, we are shown the way to die.
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ਮਰਣ ਰਹਣ ਰਸੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਭਾਏ ॥
maran rehan ras antar bhaae |
Remaining alive in this death brings joy deep within.
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ਗਰਬੁ ਨਿਵਾਰਿ ਗਗਨ ਪੁਰੁ ਪਾਏ ॥੧॥
garab nivaar gagan pur paae |1|
Overcoming egotistical pride, the Tenth Gate is found. ||1||
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ਮਰਣੁ ਲਿਖਾਇ ਆਏ ਨਹੀ ਰਹਣਾ ॥
maran likhaae aae nahee rahanaa |
Death is pre-ordained - no one who comes can remain here.
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ਹਰਿ ਜਪਿ ਜਾਪਿ ਰਹਣੁ ਹਰਿ ਸਰਣਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
har jap jaap rehan har saranaa |1| rahaau |
So chant and meditate on the Lord, and remain in the Sanctuary of the Lord. ||1||Pause||
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ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਤ ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਭਾਗੈ ॥
satigur milai ta dubidhaa bhaagai |
Meeting the True Guru, duality is dispelled.
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ਕਮਲੁ ਬਿਗਾਸਿ ਮਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਲਾਗੈ ॥
kamal bigaas man har prabh laagai |
The heart-lotus blossoms forth, and the mind is attached to the Lord God.
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ਜੀਵਤੁ ਮਰੈ ਮਹਾ ਰਸੁ ਆਗੈ ॥੨॥
jeevat marai mahaa ras aagai |2|
One who remains dead while yet alive obtains the greatest happiness hereafter. ||2||
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ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਸਚ ਸੰਜਮਿ ਸੂਚਾ ॥
satigur miliai sach sanjam soochaa |
Meeting the True Guru, one becomes truthful, chaste and pure.
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ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਪਉੜੀ ਊਚੋ ਊਚਾ ॥
gur kee paurree aoocho aoochaa |
Climbing up the steps of the Guru's Path, one becomes the highest of the high.
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ਕਰਮਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਜਮ ਕਾ ਭਉ ਮੂਚਾ ॥੩॥
karam milai jam kaa bhau moochaa |3|
When the Lord grants His Mercy, the fear of death is conquered. ||3||
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ਗੁਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਮਿਲਿ ਅੰਕਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥
gur miliai mil ank samaaeaa |
Uniting in Guru's Union, we are absorbed in His Loving Embrace.
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ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਘਰੁ ਮਹਲੁ ਦਿਖਾਇਆ ॥
kar kirapaa ghar mehal dikhaaeaa |
Granting His Grace, He reveals the Mansion of His Presence, within the home of the self.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ॥੪॥੯॥
naanak haumai maar milaaeaa |4|9|
O Nanak, conquering egotism, we are absorbed into the Lord. ||4||9||
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