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Ang 516 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
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Read the full shabad →ਨਾਨਕ ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਲਏਇ ॥੧॥
naanak vaahu vaahu guramukh paaeeai anadin naam lee |1|
O Nanak, Waaho! Waaho! This is obtained by the Gurmukhs, who hold tight to the Naam, night and day. ||1||
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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Gujri
Read the full shabad →ਮਃ ੩ ॥
mahalaa 3 |
Third Mehl:
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ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੇਵੇ ਸਾਤਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਦੂਜੀ ਨਾਹੀ ਜਾਇ ॥
bin satigur seve saat na aavee doojee naahee jaae |
Without serving the True Guru, peace is not obtained, and the sense of duality does not depart.
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ਜੇ ਬਹੁਤੇਰਾ ਲੋਚੀਐ ਵਿਣੁ ਕਰਮੈ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਾਇ ॥
je bahuteraa locheeai vin karamai na paaeaa jaae |
No matter how much one may wish, without the Lord's Grace, He is not found.
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ਜਿਨੑਾ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਲੋਭ ਵਿਕਾਰੁ ਹੈ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਖੁਆਇ ॥
jinaa antar lobh vikaar hai doojai bhaae khuaae |
Those who are filled with greed and corruption are ruined by the love of duality.
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ਜੰਮਣੁ ਮਰਣੁ ਨ ਚੁਕਈ ਹਉਮੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਇ ॥
jaman maran na chukee haumai vich dukh paae |
They cannot escape birth and death, and with egotism within them, they suffer in misery.
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ਜਿਨੑਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸਿਉ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇਆ ਸੁ ਖਾਲੀ ਕੋਈ ਨਾਹਿ ॥
jinaa satigur siau chit laaeaa su khaalee koee naeh |
Those who center their consciousness on the True Guru, never go empty-handed.
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ਤਿਨ ਜਮ ਕੀ ਤਲਬ ਨ ਹੋਵਈ ਨਾ ਓਇ ਦੁਖ ਸਹਾਹਿ ॥
tin jam kee talab na hovee naa oe dukh sahaeh |
They are not summoned by the Messenger of Death, and they do not suffer in pain.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਉਬਰੇ ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਮਾਹਿ ॥੨॥
naanak guramukh ubare sachai sabad samaeh |2|
O Nanak, the Gurmukhs are saved; they merge in the True Lord. ||2||
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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Gujri
Read the full shabad →ਪਉੜੀ ॥
paurree |
Pauree:
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ਢਾਢੀ ਤਿਸ ਨੋ ਆਖੀਐ ਜਿ ਖਸਮੈ ਧਰੇ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥
dtaadtee tis no aakheeai ji khasamai dhare piaar |
He alone is called a minstrel, who enshrines love for his Lord and Master.
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ਦਰਿ ਖੜਾ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰੇ ਗੁਰਸਬਦੀ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
dar kharraa sevaa kare gurasabadee veechaar |
Standing at the Lord's Door, he serves the Lord, and reflects upon the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
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ਢਾਢੀ ਦਰੁ ਘਰੁ ਪਾਇਸੀ ਸਚੁ ਰਖੈ ਉਰ ਧਾਰਿ ॥
dtaadtee dar ghar paaeisee sach rakhai ur dhaar |
The minstrel attains the Lord's Gate and Mansion, and he keeps the True Lord clasped to his heart.
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ਢਾਢੀ ਕਾ ਮਹਲੁ ਅਗਲਾ ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਨਾਇ ਪਿਆਰਿ ॥
dtaadtee kaa mehal agalaa har kai naae piaar |
The status of the minstrel is exalted; he loves the Name of the Lord.
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ਢਾਢੀ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਚਾਕਰੀ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਿਸਤਾਰਿ ॥੧੮॥
dtaadtee kee sevaa chaakaree har jap har nisataar |18|
The service of the minstrel is to meditate on the Lord; he is emancipated by the Lord. ||18||
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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Gujri
Read the full shabad →ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mahalaa 3 |
Salok, Third Mehl:
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ਗੂਜਰੀ ਜਾਤਿ ਗਵਾਰਿ ਜਾ ਸਹੁ ਪਾਏ ਆਪਣਾ ॥
goojaree jaat gavaar jaa sahu paae aapanaa |
The milkmaid's status is very low, but she attains her Husband Lord
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ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਜਪੁ ਜਾਪਣਾ ॥
gur kai sabad veechaar anadin har jap jaapanaa |
when she reflects upon the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and chants the Lord's Name, night and day.
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ਜਿਸੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਉ ਪਵੈ ਸਾ ਕੁਲਵੰਤੀ ਨਾਰਿ ॥
jis satigur milai tis bhau pavai saa kulavantee naar |
She who meets the True Guru, lives in the Fear of God; she is a woman of noble birth.
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ਸਾ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ਕੰਤ ਕਾ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕੀਤੀ ਕਰਤਾਰਿ ॥
saa hukam pachhaanai kant kaa jis no kripaa keetee karataar |
She alone realizes the Hukam of her Husband Lord's Command, who is blessed by the Creator Lord's Mercy.
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ਓਹ ਕੁਚਜੀ ਕੁਲਖਣੀ ਪਰਹਰਿ ਛੋਡੀ ਭਤਾਰਿ ॥
oeh kuchajee kulakhanee parahar chhoddee bhataar |
She who is of little merit and ill-mannered, is discarded and forsaken by her Husband Lord.
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ਭੈ ਪਇਐ ਮਲੁ ਕਟੀਐ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਹੋਵੈ ਸਰੀਰੁ ॥
bhai peiai mal katteeai niramal hovai sareer |
By the Fear of God, filth is washed off, and the body becomes immaculately pure.
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ਅੰਤਰਿ ਪਰਗਾਸੁ ਮਤਿ ਊਤਮ ਹੋਵੈ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਿ ਗੁਣੀ ਗਹੀਰੁ ॥
antar paragaas mat aootam hovai har jap gunee gaheer |
The soul is enlightened, and the intellect is exalted, meditating on the Lord, the ocean of excellence.
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ਭੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਬੈਸੈ ਭੈ ਰਹੈ ਭੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਕਮਾਵੈ ਕਾਰ ॥
bhai vich baisai bhai rahai bhai vich kamaavai kaar |
One who dwells in the Fear of God, lives in the Fear of God, and acts in the Fear of God.
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ਐਥੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਦਰਗਹ ਮੋਖ ਦੁਆਰ ॥
aithai sukh vaddiaaeea daragah mokh duaar |
He obtains peace and glorious greatness here, in the Lord's Court, and at the Gate of Salvation.
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ਭੈ ਤੇ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਪਾਈਐ ਮਿਲਿ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਅਪਾਰ ॥
bhai te nirbhau paaeeai mil jotee jot apaar |
Through the Fear of God, the Fearless Lord is obtained, and one's light merges in the Infinite Light.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਖਸਮੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਸਾ ਭਲੀ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸੇ ਕਰਤਾਰੁ ॥੧॥
naanak khasamai bhaavai saa bhalee jis no aape bakhase karataar |1|
O Nanak, that bride alone is good, who is pleasing to her Lord and Master, and whom the Creator Lord Himself forgives. ||1||
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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Gujri
Read the full shabad →ਮਃ ੩ ॥
mahalaa 3 |
Third Mehl:
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ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਸਾਲਾਹੀਐ ਸਚੇ ਕਉ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਉ ॥
sadaa sadaa saalaaheeai sache kau bal jaau |
Praise the Lord, forever and ever, and make yourself a sacrifice to the True Lord.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਏਕੁ ਛੋਡਿ ਦੂਜੈ ਲਗੈ ਸਾ ਜਿਹਵਾ ਜਲਿ ਜਾਉ ॥੨॥
naanak ek chhodd doojai lagai saa jihavaa jal jaau |2|
O Nanak, let that tongue be burnt, which renounces the One Lord, and attaches itself to another. ||2||
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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Gujri
Read the full shabad →ਪਉੜੀ ॥
paurree |
Pauree:
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ਅੰਸਾ ਅਉਤਾਰੁ ਉਪਾਇਓਨੁ ਭਾਉ ਦੂਜਾ ਕੀਆ ॥
ansaa aautaar upaaeon bhaau doojaa keea |
From a single particle of His greatness, He created His incarnations, but they indulged in the love of duality.
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ਜਿਉ ਰਾਜੇ ਰਾਜੁ ਕਮਾਵਦੇ ਦੁਖ ਸੁਖ ਭਿੜੀਆ ॥
jiau raaje raaj kamaavade dukh sukh bhirreea |
They ruled like kings, and fought for pleasure and pain.
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ਈਸਰੁ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਸੇਵਦੇ ਅੰਤੁ ਤਿਨੑੀ ਨ ਲਹੀਆ ॥
eesar brahamaa sevade ant tinaee na laheea |
Those who serve Shiva and Brahma do not find the limits of the Lord.
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ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੁ ਅਲਖੁ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪ੍ਰਗਟੀਆ ॥
nirbhau nirankaar alakh hai guramukh pragatteea |
The Fearless, Formless Lord is unseen and invisible; He is revealed only to the Gurmukh.
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ਤਿਥੈ ਸੋਗੁ ਵਿਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਵਿਆਪਈ ਅਸਥਿਰੁ ਜਗਿ ਥੀਆ ॥੧੯॥
tithai sog vijog na viaapee asathir jag theea |19|
There, one does not suffer sorrow or separation; he becomes stable and immortal in the world. ||19||
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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Gujri
Read the full shabad →ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mahalaa 3 |
Salok, Third Mehl:
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ਏਹੁ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣੁ ਹੈ ਜੇਤਾ ਹੈ ਆਕਾਰੁ ॥
ehu sabh kichh aavan jaan hai jetaa hai aakaar |
All these things come and go, all these things of the world.
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ਜਿਨਿ ਏਹੁ ਲੇਖਾ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਸੋ ਹੋਆ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥
jin ehu lekhaa likhiaa so hoaa paravaan |
One who knows this written account is acceptable and approved.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਜੇ ਕੋ ਆਪੁ ਗਣਾਇਦਾ ਸੋ ਮੂਰਖੁ ਗਾਵਾਰੁ ॥੧॥
naanak je ko aap ganaaeidaa so moorakh gaavaar |1|
O Nanak, anyone who takes pride in himself is foolish and unwise. ||1||
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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Gujri
Read the full shabad →ਮਃ ੩ ॥
mahalaa 3 |
Third Mehl:
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ਮਨੁ ਕੁੰਚਰੁ ਪੀਲਕੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਕੁੰਡਾ ਜਹ ਖਿੰਚੇ ਤਹ ਜਾਇ ॥
man kunchar peelak guroo giaan kunddaa jeh khinche teh jaae |
The mind is the elephant, the Guru is the elephant-driver, and knowledge is the whip. Wherever the Guru drives the mind, it goes.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਹਸਤੀ ਕੁੰਡੇ ਬਾਹਰਾ ਫਿਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਉਝੜਿ ਪਾਇ ॥੨॥
naanak hasatee kundde baaharaa fir fir ujharr paae |2|
O Nanak, without the whip, the elephant wanders into the wilderness, again and again. ||2||
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Read the full shabad →ਪਉੜੀ ॥
paurree |
Pauree:
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ਤਿਸੁ ਆਗੈ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ਜਿਨਿ ਉਪਾਇਆ ॥
tis aagai aradaas jin upaaeaa |
I offer my prayer to the One, from whom I was created.
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