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Ang 296 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
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Read the full shabad →ਗਿਆਨੁ ਸ੍ਰੇਸਟ ਊਤਮ ਇਸਨਾਨੁ ॥
giaan sresatt aootam isanaan |
The most sublime wisdom and purifying baths;
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ਚਾਰਿ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਕਮਲ ਪ੍ਰਗਾਸ ॥
chaar padaarath kamal pragaas |
the four cardinal blessings, the opening of the heart-lotus;
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ਸਭ ਕੈ ਮਧਿ ਸਗਲ ਤੇ ਉਦਾਸ ॥
sabh kai madh sagal te udaas |
in the midst of all, and yet detached from all;
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ਸੁੰਦਰੁ ਚਤੁਰੁ ਤਤ ਕਾ ਬੇਤਾ ॥
sundar chatur tat kaa betaa |
beauty, intelligence, and the realization of reality;
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ਸਮਦਰਸੀ ਏਕ ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟੇਤਾ ॥
samadarasee ek drisattetaa |
to look impartially upon all, and to see only the One
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ਇਹ ਫਲ ਤਿਸੁ ਜਨ ਕੈ ਮੁਖਿ ਭਨੇ ॥
eih fal tis jan kai mukh bhane |
- these blessings come to one who,
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ਗੁਰ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮ ਬਚਨ ਮਨਿ ਸੁਨੇ ॥੬॥
gur naanak naam bachan man sune |6|
through Guru Nanak, chants the Naam with his mouth, and hears the Word with his ears. ||6||
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Read the full shabad →ਇਹੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਜਪੈ ਮਨਿ ਕੋਇ ॥
eihu nidhaan japai man koe |
One who chants this treasure in his mind
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ਸਭ ਜੁਗ ਮਹਿ ਤਾ ਕੀ ਗਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥
sabh jug meh taa kee gat hoe |
in every age, he attains salvation.
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ਗੁਣ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਨਾਮ ਧੁਨਿ ਬਾਣੀ ॥
gun gobind naam dhun baanee |
In it is the Glory of God, the Naam, the chanting of Gurbani.
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ਸਿਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਸਾਸਤ੍ਰ ਬੇਦ ਬਖਾਣੀ ॥
simrit saasatr bed bakhaanee |
The Simritees, the Shaastras and the Vedas speak of it.
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ਸਗਲ ਮਤਾਂਤ ਕੇਵਲ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮ ॥
sagal mataant keval har naam |
The essence of all religion is the Lord's Name alone.
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ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਭਗਤ ਕੈ ਮਨਿ ਬਿਸ੍ਰਾਮ ॥
gobind bhagat kai man bisraam |
It abides in the minds of the devotees of God.
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ਕੋਟਿ ਅਪ੍ਰਾਧ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਮਿਟੈ ॥
kott apraadh saadhasang mittai |
Millions of sins are erased, in the Company of the Holy.
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ਸੰਤ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਤੇ ਜਮ ਤੇ ਛੁਟੈ ॥
sant kripaa te jam te chhuttai |
By the Grace of the Saint, one escapes the Messenger of Death.
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ਜਾ ਕੈ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਕਰਮ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਪਾਏ ॥
jaa kai masatak karam prabh paae |
Those, who have such pre-ordained destiny on their foreheads,
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ਸਾਧ ਸਰਣਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਤੇ ਆਏ ॥੭॥
saadh saran naanak te aae |7|
O Nanak, enter the Sanctuary of the Saints. ||7||
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Read the full shabad →ਜਿਸੁ ਮਨਿ ਬਸੈ ਸੁਨੈ ਲਾਇ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ॥
jis man basai sunai laae preet |
One, within whose mind it abides, and who listens to it with love
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ਤਿਸੁ ਜਨ ਆਵੈ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਚੀਤਿ ॥
tis jan aavai har prabh cheet |
that humble person consciously remembers the Lord God.
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ਜਨਮ ਮਰਨ ਤਾ ਕਾ ਦੂਖੁ ਨਿਵਾਰੈ ॥
janam maran taa kaa dookh nivaarai |
The pains of birth and death are removed.
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ਦੁਲਭ ਦੇਹ ਤਤਕਾਲ ਉਧਾਰੈ ॥
dulabh deh tatakaal udhaarai |
The human body, so difficult to obtain, is instantly redeemed.
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ਨਿਰਮਲ ਸੋਭਾ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਤਾ ਕੀ ਬਾਨੀ ॥
niramal sobhaa amrit taa kee baanee |
Spotlessly pure is his reputation, and ambrosial is his speech.
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ਏਕੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਨੀ ॥
ek naam man maeh samaanee |
The One Name permeates his mind.
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ਦੂਖ ਰੋਗ ਬਿਨਸੇ ਭੈ ਭਰਮ ॥
dookh rog binase bhai bharam |
Sorrow, sickness, fear and doubt depart.
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ਸਾਧ ਨਾਮ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਤਾ ਕੇ ਕਰਮ ॥
saadh naam niramal taa ke karam |
He is called a Holy person; his actions are immaculate and pure.
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ਸਭ ਤੇ ਊਚ ਤਾ ਕੀ ਸੋਭਾ ਬਨੀ ॥
sabh te aooch taa kee sobhaa banee |
His glory becomes the highest of all.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਇਹ ਗੁਣਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸੁਖਮਨੀ ॥੮॥੨੪॥
naanak ih gun naam sukhamanee |8|24|
O Nanak, by these Glorious Virtues, this is named Sukhmani, Peace of mind. ||8||24||
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Read the full shabad →ਥਿਤੀ ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
thitee gaurree mahalaa 5 |
T'hitee ~ The Lunar Days: Gauree, Fifth Mehl,
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ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥
salok |
Salok:
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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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ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਮਹੀਅਲਿ ਪੂਰਿਆ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਸਿਰਜਨਹਾਰੁ ॥
jal thal maheeal pooriaa suaamee sirajanahaar |
The Creator Lord and Master is pervading the water, the land, and the sky.
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ਅਨਿਕ ਭਾਂਤਿ ਹੋਇ ਪਸਰਿਆ ਨਾਨਕ ਏਕੰਕਾਰੁ ॥੧॥
anik bhaant hoe pasariaa naanak ekankaar |1|
In so many ways, the One, the Universal Creator has diffused Himself, O Nanak. ||1||
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Read the full shabad →ਪਉੜੀ ॥
paurree |
Pauree:
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ਏਕਮ ਏਕੰਕਾਰੁ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਕਰਉ ਬੰਦਨਾ ਧਿਆਇ ॥
ekam ekankaar prabh krau bandanaa dhiaae |
The first day of the lunar cycle: Bow in humility and meditate on the One, the Universal Creator Lord God.
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ਗੁਣ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਗੁਪਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਰਨਿ ਪਰਉ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਇ ॥
gun gobind gupaal prabh saran prau har raae |
Praise God, the Lord of the Universe, the Sustainer of the World; seek the Sanctuary of the Lord, our King.
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ਤਾ ਕੀ ਆਸ ਕਲਿਆਣ ਸੁਖ ਜਾ ਤੇ ਸਭੁ ਕਛੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
taa kee aas kaliaan sukh jaa te sabh kachh hoe |
Place your hopes in Him, for salvation and peace; all things come from Him.
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ਚਾਰਿ ਕੁੰਟ ਦਹ ਦਿਸਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਿਓ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥
chaar kuntt deh dis bhramio tis bin avar na koe |
I wandered around the four corners of the world and in the ten directions, but I saw nothing except Him.
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ਬੇਦ ਪੁਰਾਨ ਸਿਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਸੁਨੇ ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਕਰਉ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
bed puraan simrit sune bahu bidh krau beechaar |
I listened to the Vedas, the Puraanas and the Simritees, and I pondered over them in so many ways.
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ਪਤਿਤ ਉਧਾਰਨ ਭੈ ਹਰਨ ਸੁਖ ਸਾਗਰ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ॥
patit udhaaran bhai haran sukh saagar nirankaar |
The Saving Grace of sinners, the Destroyer of fear, the Ocean of peace, the Formless Lord.
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ਦਾਤਾ ਭੁਗਤਾ ਦੇਨਹਾਰੁ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
daataa bhugataa denahaar tis bin avar na jaae |
The Great Giver, the Enjoyer, the Bestower - there is no place at all without Him.
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ਜੋ ਚਾਹਹਿ ਸੋਈ ਮਿਲੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਇ ॥੧॥
jo chaaheh soee milai naanak har gun gaae |1|
You shall obtain all that you desire, O Nanak, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||1||
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ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਜਸੁ ਗਾਈਐ ਹਰਿ ਨੀਤ ॥
gobind jas gaaeeai har neet |
Sing the Praises of the Lord, the Lord of the Universe, each and every day.
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ਮਿਲਿ ਭਜੀਐ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਮੇਰੇ ਮੀਤ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
mil bhajeeai saadhasang mere meet |1| rahaau |
Join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and vibrate, meditate on Him, O my friend. ||1||Pause||
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Read the full shabad →ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥
salok |
Salok:
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ਕਰਉ ਬੰਦਨਾ ਅਨਿਕ ਵਾਰ ਸਰਨਿ ਪਰਉ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਇ ॥
krau bandanaa anik vaar saran prau har raae |
Bow in humility to the Lord, over and over again, and enter the Sanctuary of the Lord, our King.
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ਭ੍ਰਮੁ ਕਟੀਐ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਦੁਤੀਆ ਭਾਉ ਮਿਟਾਇ ॥੨॥
bhram katteeai naanak saadhasang duteea bhaau mittaae |2|
Doubt is eradicated, O Nanak, in the Company of the Holy, and the love of duality is eliminated. ||2||
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Read the full shabad →ਪਉੜੀ ॥
paurree |
Pauree:
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ਦੁਤੀਆ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਦੂਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਿ ਨੀਤ ॥
duteea duramat door kar gur sevaa kar neet |
The second day of the lunar cycle: Get rid of your evil-mindedness, and serve the Guru continually.
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ਰਾਮ ਰਤਨੁ ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਬਸੈ ਤਜਿ ਕਾਮੁ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਲੋਭੁ ਮੀਤ ॥
raam ratan man tan basai taj kaam krodh lobh meet |
The jewel of the Lord's Name shall come to dwell in your mind and body, when you renounce sexual desire, anger and greed, O my friend.
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ਮਰਣੁ ਮਿਟੈ ਜੀਵਨੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਬਿਨਸਹਿ ਸਗਲ ਕਲੇਸ ॥
maran mittai jeevan milai binaseh sagal kales |
Conquer death and obtain eternal life; all your troubles will depart.
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ਆਪੁ ਤਜਹੁ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਭਜਹੁ ਭਾਉ ਭਗਤਿ ਪਰਵੇਸ ॥
aap tajahu gobind bhajahu bhaau bhagat paraves |
Renounce your self-conceit and vibrate upon the Lord of the Universe; loving devotion to Him shall permeate your being.
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Gurbani, transliteration and translation from GurbaniNow, under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.