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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Aasaa

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ਆਪਣੈ ਹਥਿ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਦੇ ਨਾਮੇ ਲਾਏ ॥

aapanai hath vaddiaaeea de naame laae |

Glory is in His Hands; He bestows His Name, and attaches us to it.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਪਾਏ ॥੮॥੪॥੨੬॥

naanak naam nidhaan man vasiaa vaddiaaee paae |8|4|26|

O Nanak, the treasure of the Naam abides within the mind, and glory is obtained. ||8||4||26||

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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Aasaa

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ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

aasaa mahalaa 3 |

Aasaa, Third Mehl:

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ਸੁਣਿ ਮਨ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਇ ਤੂੰ ਆਪੇ ਆਇ ਮਿਲੈ ਮੇਰੇ ਭਾਈ ॥

sun man man vasaae toon aape aae milai mere bhaaee |

Listen, O mortal: enshrine His Name within your mind; He shall come to meet with you, O my Sibling of Destiny.

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ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਸਚੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਸਚੈ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਈ ॥੧॥

anadin sachee bhagat kar sachai chit laaee |1|

Night and day, center your consciousness on true devotional worship of the True Lord. ||1||

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ਏਕੋ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇ ਤੂੰ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਮੇਰੇ ਭਾਈ ॥

eko naam dhiaae toon sukh paaveh mere bhaaee |

Meditate on the One Naam, and you shall find peace, O my Siblings of Destiny.

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ਹਉਮੈ ਦੂਜਾ ਦੂਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਵਡੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

haumai doojaa door kar vaddee vaddiaaee |1| rahaau |

Eradicate egotism and duality, and your glory shall be glorious. ||1||Pause||

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ਇਸੁ ਭਗਤੀ ਨੋ ਸੁਰਿ ਨਰ ਮੁਨਿ ਜਨ ਲੋਚਦੇ ਵਿਣੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪਾਈ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

eis bhagatee no sur nar mun jan lochade vin satigur paaee na jaae |

The angels, humans and silent sages long for this devotional worship, but without the True Guru, it cannot be attained.

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ਪੰਡਿਤ ਪੜਦੇ ਜੋਤਿਕੀ ਤਿਨ ਬੂਝ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥੨॥

panddit parrade jotikee tin boojh na paae |2|

The Pandits, the religious scholars, and the astrologers read their books, but they do not understand. ||2||

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ਆਪੈ ਥੈ ਸਭੁ ਰਖਿਓਨੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਹਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥

aapai thai sabh rakhion kichh kehan na jaaee |

He Himself keeps all in His Hand; nothing else can be said.

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ਆਪੇ ਦੇਇ ਸੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਗੁਰਿ ਬੂਝ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥੩॥

aape dee su paaeeai gur boojh bujhaaee |3|

Whatever He gives, is received. The Guru has imparted this understanding to me. ||3||

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ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਸਭਿ ਤਿਸ ਦੇ ਸਭਨਾ ਕਾ ਸੋਈ ॥

jeea jant sabh tis de sabhanaa kaa soee |

All beings and creatures are His; He belongs to all.

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ਮੰਦਾ ਕਿਸ ਨੋ ਆਖੀਐ ਜੇ ਦੂਜਾ ਹੋਈ ॥੪॥

mandaa kis no aakheeai je doojaa hoee |4|

So who can we call bad, since there is no other? ||4||

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ਇਕੋ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਏਕਾ ਸਿਰਿ ਕਾਰਾ ॥

eiko hukam varatadaa ekaa sir kaaraa |

The Command of the One Lord is pervading throughout; duty to the One Lord is upon the heads of all.

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ਆਪਿ ਭਵਾਲੀ ਦਿਤੀਅਨੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਲੋਭੁ ਵਿਕਾਰਾ ॥੫॥

aap bhavaalee diteean antar lobh vikaaraa |5|

He Himself has led them astray, and placed greed and corruption within their hearts. ||5||

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ਇਕ ਆਪੇ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕੀਤਿਅਨੁ ਬੂਝਨਿ ਵੀਚਾਰਾ ॥

eik aape guramukh keetian boojhan veechaaraa |

He has sanctified those few Gurmukhs who understand Him, and reflect upon Him.

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ਭਗਤਿ ਭੀ ਓਨਾ ਨੋ ਬਖਸੀਅਨੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਭੰਡਾਰਾ ॥੬॥

bhagat bhee onaa no bakhaseean antar bhanddaaraa |6|

He grants devotional worship to them, and within them is the treasure. ||6||

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ਗਿਆਨੀਆ ਨੋ ਸਭੁ ਸਚੁ ਹੈ ਸਚੁ ਸੋਝੀ ਹੋਈ ॥

giaaneea no sabh sach hai sach sojhee hoee |

The spiritual teachers know nothing but the Truth; they obtain true understanding.

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ਓਇ ਭੁਲਾਏ ਕਿਸੈ ਦੇ ਨ ਭੁਲਨੑੀ ਸਚੁ ਜਾਣਨਿ ਸੋਈ ॥੭॥

oe bhulaae kisai de na bhulanaee sach jaanan soee |7|

They are led astray by Him, but they do not go astray, because they know the True Lord. ||7||

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ਘਰ ਮਹਿ ਪੰਚ ਵਰਤਦੇ ਪੰਚੇ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ॥

ghar meh panch varatade panche veechaaree |

Within the homes of their bodies, the five passions are pervading, but here, the five are well-behaved.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਵਸਿ ਨ ਆਵਨੑੀ ਨਾਮਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰੀ ॥੮॥੫॥੨੭॥

naanak bin satigur vas na aavanaee naam haumai maaree |8|5|27|

O Nanak, without the True Guru, they are not overcome; through the Naam, the ego is conquered. ||8||5||27||

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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Aasaa

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ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

aasaa mahalaa 3 |

Aasaa, Third Mehl:

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ਘਰੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸਭੁ ਵਥੁ ਹੈ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਕਿਛੁ ਨਾਹੀ ॥

gharai andar sabh vath hai baahar kichh naahee |

Everything is within the home of your own self; there is nothing beyond it.

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ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਪਾਈਐ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਕਪਟ ਖੁਲਾਹੀ ॥੧॥

gur parasaadee paaeeai antar kapatt khulaahee |1|

By Guru's Grace, it is obtained, and the doors of the inner heart are opened wide. ||1||

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ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਭਾਈ ॥

satigur te har paaeeai bhaaee |

From the True Guru, the Lord's Name is obtained, O Siblings of Destiny.

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ਅੰਤਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਹੈ ਪੂਰੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਦੀਆ ਦਿਖਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

antar naam nidhaan hai poorai satigur deea dikhaaee |1| rahaau |

The treasure of the Naam is within; the Perfect True Guru has shown this to me. ||1||Pause||

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ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਗਾਹਕੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਸੋ ਲਏ ਪਾਏ ਰਤਨੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਾ ॥

har kaa gaahak hovai so le paae ratan veechaaraa |

One who is a buyer of the Lord's Name, finds it, and obtains the jewel of contemplation.

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ਅੰਦਰੁ ਖੋਲੈ ਦਿਬ ਦਿਸਟਿ ਦੇਖੈ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਭੰਡਾਰਾ ॥੨॥

andar kholai dib disatt dekhai mukat bhanddaaraa |2|

He opens the doors deep within, and through the Eyes of Divine Vision, beholds the treasure of liberation. ||2||

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ਅੰਦਰਿ ਮਹਲ ਅਨੇਕ ਹਹਿ ਜੀਉ ਕਰੇ ਵਸੇਰਾ ॥

andar mehal anek heh jeeo kare vaseraa |

There are so many mansions within the body; the soul dwells within them.

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ਮਨ ਚਿੰਦਿਆ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਇਸੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਹੋਇ ਨ ਫੇਰਾ ॥੩॥

man chindiaa fal paaeisee fir hoe na feraa |3|

He obtains the fruits of his mind's desires, and he shall not have to go through reincarnation again. ||3||

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ਪਾਰਖੀਆ ਵਥੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ਲਈ ਗੁਰ ਸੋਝੀ ਹੋਈ ॥

paarakheea vath samaal lee gur sojhee hoee |

The appraisers cherish the commodity of the Name; they obtain understanding from the Guru.

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ਨਾਮੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਅਮੁਲੁ ਸਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਵੈ ਕੋਈ ॥੪॥

naam padaarath amul saa guramukh paavai koee |4|

The wealth of the Naam is priceless; how few are the Gurmukhs who obtain it. ||4||

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ਬਾਹਰੁ ਭਾਲੇ ਸੁ ਕਿਆ ਲਹੈ ਵਥੁ ਘਰੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਭਾਈ ॥

baahar bhaale su kiaa lahai vath gharai andar bhaaee |

Searching outwardly, what can anyone find? The commodity is deep within the home of the self, O Siblings of Destiny.

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ਭਰਮੇ ਭੂਲਾ ਸਭੁ ਜਗੁ ਫਿਰੈ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਪਤਿ ਗਵਾਈ ॥੫॥

bharame bhoolaa sabh jag firai manamukh pat gavaaee |5|

The entire world is wandering around, deluded by doubt; the self-willed manmukhs lose their honor. ||5||

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ਘਰੁ ਦਰੁ ਛੋਡੇ ਆਪਣਾ ਪਰ ਘਰਿ ਝੂਠਾ ਜਾਈ ॥

ghar dar chhodde aapanaa par ghar jhootthaa jaaee |

The false one leaves his own hearth and home, and goes out to another's home.

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ਚੋਰੈ ਵਾਂਗੂ ਪਕੜੀਐ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਚੋਟਾ ਖਾਈ ॥੬॥

chorai vaangoo pakarreeai bin naavai chottaa khaaee |6|

Like a thief, he is caught, and without the Naam, he is beaten and struck down. ||6||

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ਜਿਨੑੀ ਘਰੁ ਜਾਤਾ ਆਪਣਾ ਸੇ ਸੁਖੀਏ ਭਾਈ ॥

jinaee ghar jaataa aapanaa se sukhee bhaaee |

Those who know their own home, are happy, O Siblings of Destiny.

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ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੭॥

antar braham pachhaaniaa gur kee vaddiaaee |7|

They realize God within their own hearts, through the glorious greatness of the Guru. ||7||

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ਆਪੇ ਦਾਨੁ ਕਰੇ ਕਿਸੁ ਆਖੀਐ ਆਪੇ ਦੇਇ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥

aape daan kare kis aakheeai aape dee bujhaaee |

He Himself gives gifts, and He Himself bestows understanding; unto whom can we complain?

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ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇ ਤੂੰ ਦਰਿ ਸਚੈ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਾਈ ॥੮॥੬॥੨੮॥

naanak naam dhiaae toon dar sachai sobhaa paaee |8|6|28|

O Nanak, meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and you shall obtain glory in the True Court. ||8||6||28||

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