Ang 297 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਲਾਭੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਤੋਟਾ ਹਿਰੈ ਹਰਿ ਦਰਗਹ ਪਤਿਵੰਤ ॥

laabh milai tottaa hirai har daragah pativant |

You shall earn profit and suffer no loss, and in the Court of the Lord you shall be honored.

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ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਧਨੁ ਸੰਚਵੈ ਸਾਚ ਸਾਹ ਭਗਵੰਤ ॥

raam naam dhan sanchavai saach saah bhagavant |

Those who gather in the riches of the Lord's Name are truly wealthy, and very blessed.

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ਊਠਤ ਬੈਠਤ ਹਰਿ ਭਜਹੁ ਸਾਧੂ ਸੰਗਿ ਪਰੀਤਿ ॥

aootthat baitthat har bhajahu saadhoo sang pareet |

So, when standing up and sitting down, vibrate upon the Lord, and cherish the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਛੁਟਿ ਗਈ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਬਸੇ ਚੀਤਿ ॥੨॥

naanak duramat chhutt gee paarabraham base cheet |2|

O Nanak, evil-mindedness is eradicated, when the Supreme Lord God comes to dwell in the mind. ||2||

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ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥

salok |

Salok:

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ਤੀਨਿ ਬਿਆਪਹਿ ਜਗਤ ਕਉ ਤੁਰੀਆ ਪਾਵੈ ਕੋਇ ॥

teen biaapeh jagat kau tureea paavai koe |

The world is in the grip of the three qualities; only a few attain the fourth state of absorption.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਸੰਤ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਭਏ ਜਿਨ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਸੋਇ ॥੩॥

naanak sant niramal bhe jin man vasiaa soe |3|

O Nanak, the Saints are pure and immaculate; the Lord abides within their minds. ||3||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

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ਤ੍ਰਿਤੀਆ ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਬਿਖੈ ਫਲ ਕਬ ਉਤਮ ਕਬ ਨੀਚੁ ॥

triteea trai gun bikhai fal kab utam kab neech |

The third day of the lunar cycle: Those who are bound by the three qualities gather poison as their fruit; now they are good, and now they are bad.

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ਨਰਕ ਸੁਰਗ ਭ੍ਰਮਤਉ ਘਣੋ ਸਦਾ ਸੰਘਾਰੈ ਮੀਚੁ ॥

narak surag bhramtau ghano sadaa sanghaarai meech |

They wander endlessly in heaven and hell, until death annihilates them.

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ਹਰਖ ਸੋਗ ਸਹਸਾ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ਹਉ ਹਉ ਕਰਤ ਬਿਹਾਇ ॥

harakh sog sahasaa sansaar hau hau karat bihaae |

In pleasure and pain and worldly cynicism, they pass their lives acting in ego.

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ਜਿਨਿ ਕੀਏ ਤਿਸਹਿ ਨ ਜਾਣਨੀ ਚਿਤਵਹਿ ਅਨਿਕ ਉਪਾਇ ॥

jin kee tiseh na jaananee chitaveh anik upaae |

They do not know the One who created them; they think up all sorts of schemes and plans.

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ਆਧਿ ਬਿਆਧਿ ਉਪਾਧਿ ਰਸ ਕਬਹੁ ਨ ਤੂਟੈ ਤਾਪ ॥

aadh biaadh upaadh ras kabahu na toottai taap |

Their minds and bodies are distracted by pleasure and pain, and their fever never departs.

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ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਪੂਰਨ ਧਨੀ ਨਹ ਬੂਝੈ ਪਰਤਾਪ ॥

paarabraham pooran dhanee neh boojhai parataap |

They do not realize the glorious radiance of the Supreme Lord God, the Perfect Lord and Master.

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ਮੋਹ ਭਰਮ ਬੂਡਤ ਘਣੋ ਮਹਾ ਨਰਕ ਮਹਿ ਵਾਸ ॥

moh bharam booddat ghano mahaa narak meh vaas |

So many are being drowned in emotional attachment and doubt; they dwell in the most horrible hell.

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ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਰਾਖਿ ਲੇਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਤੇਰੀ ਆਸ ॥੩॥

kar kirapaa prabh raakh lehu naanak teree aas |3|

Please bless me with Your Mercy, God, and save me! Nanak places his hopes in You. ||3||

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ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥

salok |

Salok:

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ਚਤੁਰ ਸਿਆਣਾ ਸੁਘੜੁ ਸੋਇ ਜਿਨਿ ਤਜਿਆ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ॥

chatur siaanaa sugharr soe jin tajiaa abhimaan |

One who renounces egotistical pride is intelligent, wise and refined.

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ਚਾਰਿ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਅਸਟ ਸਿਧਿ ਭਜੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ॥੪॥

chaar padaarath asatt sidh bhaj naanak har naam |4|

The four cardinal blessings, and the eight spiritual powers of the Siddhas are obtained, O Nanak, by meditating, vibrating on the Lord's Name. ||4||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

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ਚਤੁਰਥਿ ਚਾਰੇ ਬੇਦ ਸੁਣਿ ਸੋਧਿਓ ਤਤੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥

chaturath chaare bed sun sodhio tat beechaar |

The fourth day of the lunar cycle: Listening to the four Vedas, and contemplating the essence of reality, I have come to realize

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ਸਰਬ ਖੇਮ ਕਲਿਆਣ ਨਿਧਿ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਿ ਸਾਰੁ ॥

sarab khem kaliaan nidh raam naam jap saar |

that the treasure of all joy and comfort is found in sublime meditation on the Lord's Name.

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ਨਰਕ ਨਿਵਾਰੈ ਦੁਖ ਹਰੈ ਤੂਟਹਿ ਅਨਿਕ ਕਲੇਸ ॥

narak nivaarai dukh harai tootteh anik kales |

One is saved from hell, suffering is destroyed, countless pains depart,

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ਮੀਚੁ ਹੁਟੈ ਜਮ ਤੇ ਛੁਟੈ ਹਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਨ ਪਰਵੇਸ ॥

meech huttai jam te chhuttai har keeratan paraves |

death is overcome, and one escapes the Messenger of Death, by absorption in the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises.

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ਭਉ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਰਸੈ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਤੇ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ॥

bhau binasai amrit rasai rang rate nirankaar |

Fear departs, and one savors the Ambrosial Nectar, imbued with the Love of the Formless Lord.

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ਦੁਖ ਦਾਰਿਦ ਅਪਵਿਤ੍ਰਤਾ ਨਾਸਹਿ ਨਾਮ ਅਧਾਰ ॥

dukh daarid apavitrataa naaseh naam adhaar |

Pain, poverty and impurity are removed, with the Support of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

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ਸੁਰਿ ਨਰ ਮੁਨਿ ਜਨ ਖੋਜਤੇ ਸੁਖ ਸਾਗਰ ਗੋਪਾਲ ॥

sur nar mun jan khojate sukh saagar gopaal |

The angels, the seers and the silent sages search for the Ocean of peace, the Sustainer of the world.

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ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਮੁਖੁ ਊਜਲਾ ਹੋਇ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਧ ਰਵਾਲ ॥੪॥

man niramal mukh aoojalaa hoe naanak saadh ravaal |4|

The mind becomes pure, and one's face is radiant, O Nanak, when one becomes the dust of the feet of the Holy. ||4||

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ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥

salok |

Salok:

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ਪੰਚ ਬਿਕਾਰ ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਬਸੇ ਰਾਚੇ ਮਾਇਆ ਸੰਗਿ ॥

panch bikaar man meh base raache maaeaa sang |

The five evil passions dwell in the mind of one who is engrossed in Maya.

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ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਹੋਇ ਨਿਰਮਲਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੈ ਰੰਗਿ ॥੫॥

saadhasang hoe niramalaa naanak prabh kai rang |5|

In the Saadh Sangat, one becomes pure, O Nanak, imbued with the Love of God. ||5||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

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ਪੰਚਮਿ ਪੰਚ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਤੇ ਜਿਹ ਜਾਨਿਓ ਪਰਪੰਚੁ ॥

pancham panch pradhaan te jih jaanio parapanch |

The fifth day of the lunar cycle: They are the self-elect, the most distinguished, who know the true nature of the world.

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ਕੁਸਮ ਬਾਸ ਬਹੁ ਰੰਗੁ ਘਣੋ ਸਭ ਮਿਥਿਆ ਬਲਬੰਚੁ ॥

kusam baas bahu rang ghano sabh mithiaa balabanch |

The many colors and scents of flowers - all worldly deceptions are transitory and false.

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ਨਹ ਜਾਪੈ ਨਹ ਬੂਝੀਐ ਨਹ ਕਛੁ ਕਰਤ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥

neh jaapai neh boojheeai neh kachh karat beechaar |

People do not see, and they do not understand; they do not reflect upon anything.

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ਸੁਆਦ ਮੋਹ ਰਸ ਬੇਧਿਓ ਅਗਿਆਨਿ ਰਚਿਓ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ॥

suaad moh ras bedhio agiaan rachio sansaar |

The world is pierced through with attachment to tastes and pleasures, engrossed in ignorance.

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ਜਨਮ ਮਰਣ ਬਹੁ ਜੋਨਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਣ ਕੀਨੇ ਕਰਮ ਅਨੇਕ ॥

janam maran bahu jon bhraman keene karam anek |

Those who perform empty religious rituals will be born, only to die again. They wander through endless incarnations.

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ਰਚਨਹਾਰੁ ਨਹ ਸਿਮਰਿਓ ਮਨਿ ਨ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ਬਿਬੇਕ ॥

rachanahaar neh simario man na beechaar bibek |

They do not meditate in remembrance on the Creator Lord; their minds do not understand.

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ਭਾਉ ਭਗਤਿ ਭਗਵਾਨ ਸੰਗਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਲਿਪਤ ਨ ਰੰਚ ॥

bhaau bhagat bhagavaan sang maaeaa lipat na ranch |

By loving devotion to the Lord God, you shall not be polluted by Maya at all.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਬਿਰਲੇ ਪਾਈਅਹਿ ਜੋ ਨ ਰਚਹਿ ਪਰਪੰਚ ॥੫॥

naanak birale paaeeeh jo na racheh parapanch |5|

O Nanak, how rare are those, who are not engrossed in worldly entanglements. ||5||

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ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥

salok |

Salok:

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ਖਟ ਸਾਸਤ੍ਰ ਊਚੌ ਕਹਹਿ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰ ॥

khatt saasatr aoochau kaheh ant na paaraavaar |

The six Shaastras proclaim Him to be the greatest; He has no end or limitation.

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ਭਗਤ ਸੋਹਹਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਤੇ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੈ ਦੁਆਰ ॥੬॥

bhagat soheh gun gaavate naanak prabh kai duaar |6|

The devotees look beauteous, O Nanak, when they sing the Glories of God at His Door. ||6||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

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ਖਸਟਮਿ ਖਟ ਸਾਸਤ੍ਰ ਕਹਹਿ ਸਿੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਕਥਹਿ ਅਨੇਕ ॥

khasattam khatt saasatr kaheh sinmrit katheh anek |

The sixth day of the lunar cycle: The six Shaastras say, and countless Simritees assert,

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