Ang 509 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਨਮੁ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਗਵਾਇਆ ਨਾਨਕ ਜਮੁ ਮਾਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਖੁਆਰ ॥੨॥

har naam na paaeaa janam birathaa gavaaeaa naanak jam maar kare khuaar |2|

They do not obtain the Lord's Name, and they waste away their lives in vain; O Nanak, the Messenger of Death punishes and dishonors them. ||2||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

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ਆਪਣਾ ਆਪੁ ਉਪਾਇਓਨੁ ਤਦਹੁ ਹੋਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥

aapanaa aap upaaeon tadahu hor na koee |

He created Himself - at that time, there was no other.

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ਮਤਾ ਮਸੂਰਤਿ ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ਜੋ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਹੋਈ ॥

mataa masoorat aap kare jo kare su hoee |

He consulted Himself for advice, and what He did came to pass.

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ਤਦਹੁ ਆਕਾਸੁ ਨ ਪਾਤਾਲੁ ਹੈ ਨਾ ਤ੍ਰੈ ਲੋਈ ॥

tadahu aakaas na paataal hai naa trai loee |

At that time, there were no Akaashic Ethers, no nether regions, nor the three worlds.

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ਤਦਹੁ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੁ ਹੈ ਨਾ ਓਪਤਿ ਹੋਈ ॥

tadahu aape aap nirankaar hai naa opat hoee |

At that time, only the Formless Lord Himself existed - there was no creation.

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ਜਿਉ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਵੈ ਕਰੇ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥੧॥

jiau tis bhaavai tivai kare tis bin avar na koee |1|

As it pleased Him, so did He act; without Him, there was no other. ||1||

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ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥

salok mahalaa 3 |

Salok, Third Mehl:

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ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਸਦਾ ਹੈ ਦਿਸੈ ਸਬਦੁ ਕਮਾਇ ॥

saahib meraa sadaa hai disai sabad kamaae |

My Master is eternal. He is seen by practicing the Word of the Shabad.

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ਓਹੁ ਅਉਹਾਣੀ ਕਦੇ ਨਾਹਿ ਨਾ ਆਵੈ ਨਾ ਜਾਇ ॥

ohu aauhaanee kade naeh naa aavai naa jaae |

He never perishes; He does not come or go in reincarnation.

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ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਸੋ ਸੇਵੀਐ ਜੋ ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਰਹੈ ਸਮਾਇ ॥

sadaa sadaa so seveeai jo sabh meh rahai samaae |

So serve Him, forever and ever; He is contained in all.

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ਅਵਰੁ ਦੂਜਾ ਕਿਉ ਸੇਵੀਐ ਜੰਮੈ ਤੈ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਇ ॥

avar doojaa kiau seveeai jamai tai mar jaae |

Why serve another who is born, and then dies?

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ਨਿਹਫਲੁ ਤਿਨ ਕਾ ਜੀਵਿਆ ਜਿ ਖਸਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਆਪਣਾ ਅਵਰੀ ਕਉ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇ ॥

nihafal tin kaa jeeviaa ji khasam na jaaneh aapanaa avaree kau chit laae |

Fruitless is the life of those who do not know their Lord and Master, and who center their consciousness on others.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਏਵ ਨ ਜਾਪਈ ਕਰਤਾ ਕੇਤੀ ਦੇਇ ਸਜਾਇ ॥੧॥

naanak ev na jaapee karataa ketee dee sajaae |1|

O Nanak, it cannot be known, how much punishment the Creator shall inflict on them. ||1||

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ਮਃ ੩ ॥

mahalaa 3 |

Third Mehl:

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ਸਚਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਸਭੋ ਵਰਤੈ ਸਚੁ ॥

sachaa naam dhiaaeeai sabho varatai sach |

Meditate on the True Name; the True Lord is pervading everywhere.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਬੁਝਿ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ਹੋਇ ਤਾ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਵੈ ਸਚੁ ॥

naanak hukam bujh paravaan hoe taa fal paavai sach |

O Nanak, by understanding the Hukam of the Lord's Command, one becomes acceptable, and then obtains the fruit of Truth.

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ਕਥਨੀ ਬਦਨੀ ਕਰਤਾ ਫਿਰੈ ਹੁਕਮੈ ਮੂਲਿ ਨ ਬੁਝਈ ਅੰਧਾ ਕਚੁ ਨਿਕਚੁ ॥੨॥

kathanee badanee karataa firai hukamai mool na bujhee andhaa kach nikach |2|

He wanders around babbling and speaking, but he does not understand the Lord's Command at all. He is blind, the falsest of the false. ||2||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

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ਸੰਜੋਗੁ ਵਿਜੋਗੁ ਉਪਾਇਓਨੁ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟੀ ਕਾ ਮੂਲੁ ਰਚਾਇਆ ॥

sanjog vijog upaaeon srisattee kaa mool rachaaeaa |

Creating union and separation, He laid the foundations of the Universe.

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ਹੁਕਮੀ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਸਾਜੀਅਨੁ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ॥

hukamee srisatt saajeean jotee jot milaaeaa |

By His Command, the Lord of Light fashioned the Universe, and infused His Divine Light into it.

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ਜੋਤੀ ਹੂੰ ਸਭੁ ਚਾਨਣਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਸੁਣਾਇਆ ॥

jotee hoon sabh chaananaa satigur sabad sunaaeaa |

From the Lord of Light, all light originates. The True Guru proclaims the Word of the Shabad.

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ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਬਿਸਨੁ ਮਹੇਸੁ ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਸਿਰਿ ਧੰਧੈ ਲਾਇਆ ॥

brahamaa bisan mahes trai gun sir dhandhai laaeaa |

Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, under the influence of the three dispositions, were put to their tasks.

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ਮਾਇਆ ਕਾ ਮੂਲੁ ਰਚਾਇਓਨੁ ਤੁਰੀਆ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੨॥

maaeaa kaa mool rachaaeon tureea sukh paaeaa |2|

He created the root of Maya, and the peace obtained in the fourth state of consciousness. ||2||

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ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥

salok mahalaa 3 |

Salok, Third Mehl:

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ਸੋ ਜਪੁ ਸੋ ਤਪੁ ਜਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਭਾਵੈ ॥

so jap so tap ji satigur bhaavai |

That alone is chanting, and that alone is deep meditation, which is pleasing to the True Guru.

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ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਭਾਣੈ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਪਾਵੈ ॥

satigur kai bhaanai vaddiaaee paavai |

Pleasing the True Guru, glorious greatness is obtained.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਆਪੁ ਛੋਡਿ ਗੁਰ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥੧॥

naanak aap chhodd gur maeh samaavai |1|

O Nanak, renouncing self-conceit, one merges into the Guru. ||1||

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ਮਃ ੩ ॥

mahalaa 3 |

Third Mehl:

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ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸਿਖ ਕੋ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਲੇਵੈ ॥

gur kee sikh ko viralaa levai |

How rare are those who receive the Guru's Teachings.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿਸੁ ਆਪਿ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਦੇਵੈ ॥੨॥

naanak jis aap vaddiaaee devai |2|

O Nanak, he alone receives it, whom the Lord Himself blesses with glorious greatness. ||2||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

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ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਅਗਿਆਨੁ ਹੈ ਬਿਖਮੁ ਅਤਿ ਭਾਰੀ ॥

maaeaa mohu agiaan hai bikham at bhaaree |

Emotional attachment to Maya is spiritual darkness; it is very difficult and such a heavy load.

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ਪਥਰ ਪਾਪ ਬਹੁ ਲਦਿਆ ਕਿਉ ਤਰੀਐ ਤਾਰੀ ॥

pathar paap bahu ladiaa kiau tareeai taaree |

Loaded with so very many stones of sin, how can the boat cross over?

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ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਭਗਤੀ ਰਤਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਰਿ ਉਤਾਰੀ ॥

anadin bhagatee ratiaa har paar utaaree |

Those who are attuned to the Lord's devotional worship night and day are carried across.

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ਗੁਰਸਬਦੀ ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲਾ ਹਉਮੈ ਛਡਿ ਵਿਕਾਰੀ ॥

gurasabadee man niramalaa haumai chhadd vikaaree |

Under the Instruction of the Guru's Shabad, one sheds egotism and corruption, and the mind becomes immaculate.

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ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਿਸਤਾਰੀ ॥੩॥

har har naam dhiaaeeai har har nisataaree |3|

Meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; the Lord, Har, Har, is our Saving Grace. ||3||

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ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥

salok |

Salok:

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ਕਬੀਰ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸੰਕੁੜਾ ਰਾਈ ਦਸਵੈ ਭਾਇ ॥

kabeer mukat duaaraa sankurraa raaee dasavai bhaae |

O Kabeer, the gate of liberation is narrow, less than one-tenth of a mustard seed.

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ਮਨੁ ਤਉ ਮੈਗਲੁ ਹੋਇ ਰਹਾ ਨਿਕਸਿਆ ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਇ ॥

man tau maigal hoe rahaa nikasiaa kiau kar jaae |

The mind has become as big as an elephant; how can it pass through this gate?

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ਐਸਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਜੇ ਮਿਲੈ ਤੁਠਾ ਕਰੇ ਪਸਾਉ ॥

aisaa satigur je milai tutthaa kare pasaau |

If one meets such a True Guru, by His Pleasure, He shows His Mercy.

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ਮੁਕਤਿ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਮੋਕਲਾ ਸਹਜੇ ਆਵਉ ਜਾਉ ॥੧॥

mukat duaaraa mokalaa sahaje aavau jaau |1|

Then, the gate of liberation becomes wide open, and the soul easily passes through. ||1||

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ਮਃ ੩ ॥

mahalaa 3 |

Third Mehl:

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ਨਾਨਕ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਅਤਿ ਨੀਕਾ ਨਾਨੑਾ ਹੋਇ ਸੁ ਜਾਇ ॥

naanak mukat duaaraa at neekaa naanaa hoe su jaae |

O Nanak, the gate of liberation is very narrow; only the very tiny can pass through.

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ਹਉਮੈ ਮਨੁ ਅਸਥੂਲੁ ਹੈ ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਵਿਚੁ ਦੇ ਜਾਇ ॥

haumai man asathool hai kiau kar vich de jaae |

Through egotism, the mind has become bloated. How can it pass through?

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ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਹਉਮੈ ਗਈ ਜੋਤਿ ਰਹੀ ਸਭ ਆਇ ॥

satigur miliai haumai gee jot rahee sabh aae |

Meeting the True Guru, egotism departs, and one is filled with the Divine Light.

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