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Ang 590 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ask about this AngGuru Amardas Ji · Raag Vadhans
Read the full shabad →ਨਾਨਕ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੇਵੇ ਜਮ ਪੁਰਿ ਬਧੇ ਮਾਰੀਅਨਿ ਮੁਹਿ ਕਾਲੈ ਉਠਿ ਜਾਹਿ ॥੧॥
naanak bin satigur seve jam pur badhe maareean muhi kaalai utth jaeh |1|
O Nanak, without serving the True Guru, they are bound and beaten in the City of Death; they arise and depart with blackened faces. ||1||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Vadhans
Read the full shabad →ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
mahalaa 1 |
First Mehl:
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ਜਾਲਉ ਐਸੀ ਰੀਤਿ ਜਿਤੁ ਮੈ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਵੀਸਰੈ ॥
jaalau aisee reet jit mai piaaraa veesarai |
Burn away those rituals which lead you to forget the Beloved Lord.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਈ ਭਲੀ ਪਰੀਤਿ ਜਿਤੁ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਸੇਤੀ ਪਤਿ ਰਹੈ ॥੨॥
naanak saaee bhalee pareet jit saahib setee pat rahai |2|
O Nanak, sublime is that love, which preserves my honor with my Lord Master. ||2||
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Guru Ramdas Ji · Raag Vadhans
Read the full shabad →ਪਉੜੀ ॥
paurree |
Pauree:
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ਹਰਿ ਇਕੋ ਦਾਤਾ ਸੇਵੀਐ ਹਰਿ ਇਕੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ॥
har iko daataa seveeai har ik dhiaaeeai |
Serve the One Lord, the Great Giver; meditate on the One Lord.
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ਹਰਿ ਇਕੋ ਦਾਤਾ ਮੰਗੀਐ ਮਨ ਚਿੰਦਿਆ ਪਾਈਐ ॥
har iko daataa mangeeai man chindiaa paaeeai |
Beg from the One Lord, the Great Giver, and you shall obtain your heart's desires.
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ਜੇ ਦੂਜੇ ਪਾਸਹੁ ਮੰਗੀਐ ਤਾ ਲਾਜ ਮਰਾਈਐ ॥
je dooje paasahu mangeeai taa laaj maraaeeai |
But if you beg from another, then you shall be shamed and destroyed.
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ਜਿਨਿ ਸੇਵਿਆ ਤਿਨਿ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਤਿਸੁ ਜਨ ਕੀ ਸਭ ਭੁਖ ਗਵਾਈਐ ॥
jin seviaa tin fal paaeaa tis jan kee sabh bhukh gavaaeeai |
One who serves the Lord obtains the fruits of his rewards; all of his hunger is satisfied.
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ਨਾਨਕੁ ਤਿਨ ਵਿਟਹੁ ਵਾਰਿਆ ਜਿਨ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ॥੧੦॥
naanak tin vittahu vaariaa jin anadin hiradai har naam dhiaaeeai |10|
Nanak is a sacrifice to those, who night and day, meditate within their hearts on the Name of the Lord. ||10||
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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Vadhans
Read the full shabad →ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mahalaa 3 |
Salok, Third Mehl:
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ਭਗਤ ਜਨਾ ਕੰਉ ਆਪਿ ਤੁਠਾ ਮੇਰਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਲਇਅਨੁ ਜਨ ਲਾਇ ॥
bhagat janaa knau aap tutthaa meraa piaaraa aape leian jan laae |
He Himself is pleased with His humble devotees; my Beloved Lord attaches them to Himself.
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ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹੀ ਭਗਤ ਜਨਾ ਕਉ ਦਿਤੀਅਨੁ ਸਿਰਿ ਛਤੁ ਸਚਾ ਹਰਿ ਬਣਾਇ ॥
paatisaahee bhagat janaa kau diteean sir chhat sachaa har banaae |
The Lord blesses His humble devotees with royalty; He fashions the true crown upon their heads.
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ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੀਏ ਨਿਰਮਲੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਇ ॥
sadaa sukhee niramale satigur kee kaar kamaae |
They are always at peace, and immaculately pure; they perform service for the True Guru.
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ਰਾਜੇ ਓਇ ਨ ਆਖੀਅਹਿ ਭਿੜਿ ਮਰਹਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਜੂਨੀ ਪਾਹਿ ॥
raaje oe na aakheeeh bhirr mareh fir joonee paeh |
They are not said to be kings, who die in conflict, and then enter again the cycle of reincarnation.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਨਕਂੀ ਵਢਂੀ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਸੋਭਾ ਮੂਲਿ ਨ ਪਾਹਿ ॥੧॥
naanak vin naavai nakanee vadtanee fireh sobhaa mool na paeh |1|
O Nanak, without the Name of the Lord, they wander about with their noses cut off in disgrace; they get no respect at all. ||1||
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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Vadhans
Read the full shabad →ਮਃ ੩ ॥
mahalaa 3 |
Third Mehl:
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ਸੁਣਿ ਸਿਖਿਐ ਸਾਦੁ ਨ ਆਇਓ ਜਿਚਰੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ॥
sun sikhiai saad na aaeo jichar guramukh sabad na laagai |
Hearing the teachings, he does not appreciate them, as long as he is not Gurmukh, attached to the Word of the Shabad.
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ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਸੇਵਿਐ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਭ੍ਰਮੁ ਭਉ ਭਾਗੈ ॥
satigur seviai naam man vasai vichahu bhram bhau bhaagai |
Serving the True Guru, the Naam comes to abide in the mind, and doubts and fears run away.
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ਜੇਹਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਨੋ ਜਾਣੈ ਤੇਹੋ ਹੋਵੈ ਤਾ ਸਚਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਗੈ ॥
jehaa satigur no jaanai teho hovai taa sach naam liv laagai |
As he knows the True Guru, so he is transformed, and then, he lovingly focuses his consciousness on the Naam.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਹਰਿ ਦਰਿ ਸੋਹਨਿ ਆਗੈ ॥੨॥
naanak naam milai vaddiaaee har dar sohan aagai |2|
O Nanak, through the Naam, the Name of the Lord, greatness is obtained; he shall be resplendent in the Court of the Lord hereafter. ||2||
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Guru Ramdas Ji · Raag Vadhans
Read the full shabad →ਪਉੜੀ ॥
paurree |
Pauree:
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ਗੁਰਸਿਖਾਂ ਮਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਹੈ ਗੁਰੁ ਪੂਜਣ ਆਵਹਿ ॥
gurasikhaan man har preet hai gur poojan aaveh |
The minds of the Gursikhs are filled with the love of the Lord; they come and worship the Guru.
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ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਣੰਜਹਿ ਰੰਗ ਸਿਉ ਲਾਹਾ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਲੈ ਜਾਵਹਿ ॥
har naam vananjeh rang siau laahaa har naam lai jaaveh |
They trade lovingly in the Lord's Name, and depart after earning the profit of the Lord's Name.
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ਗੁਰਸਿਖਾ ਕੇ ਮੁਖ ਉਜਲੇ ਹਰਿ ਦਰਗਹ ਭਾਵਹਿ ॥
gurasikhaa ke mukh ujale har daragah bhaaveh |
The faces of the Gursikhs are radiant; in the Court of the Lord, they are approved.
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ਗੁਰੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਬੋਹਲੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮ ਕਾ ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਸਿਖ ਗੁਣ ਸਾਂਝ ਕਰਾਵਹਿ ॥
gur satigur bohal har naam kaa vaddabhaagee sikh gun saanjh karaaveh |
The Guru, the True Guru, is the treasure of the Lord's Name; how very fortunate are the Sikhs who share in this treasure of virtue.
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ਤਿਨਾ ਗੁਰਸਿਖਾ ਕੰਉ ਹਉ ਵਾਰਿਆ ਜੋ ਬਹਦਿਆ ਉਠਦਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵਹਿ ॥੧੧॥
tinaa gurasikhaa knau hau vaariaa jo bahadiaa utthadiaa har naam dhiaaveh |11|
I am a sacrifice to those Gursikhs who, sitting and standing, meditate on the Lord's Name. ||11||
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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Vadhans
Read the full shabad →ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mahalaa 3 |
Salok, Third Mehl:
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ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਾਇ ॥
naanak naam nidhaan hai guramukh paaeaa jaae |
O Nanak, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the treasure, which the Gurmukhs obtain.
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ਮਨਮੁਖ ਘਰਿ ਹੋਦੀ ਵਥੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਨੀ ਅੰਧੇ ਭਉਕਿ ਮੁਏ ਬਿਲਲਾਇ ॥੧॥
manamukh ghar hodee vath na jaananee andhe bhauk mue bilalaae |1|
The self-willed manmukhs are blind; they do not realize that it is within their own home. They die barking and crying. ||1||
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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Vadhans
Read the full shabad →ਮਃ ੩ ॥
mahalaa 3 |
Third Mehl:
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ਕੰਚਨ ਕਾਇਆ ਨਿਰਮਲੀ ਜੋ ਸਚਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਚਿ ਲਾਗੀ ॥
kanchan kaaeaa niramalee jo sach naam sach laagee |
That body is golden and immaculate, which is attached to the True Name of the True Lord.
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ਨਿਰਮਲ ਜੋਤਿ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਭ੍ਰਮੁ ਭਉ ਭਾਗੀ ॥
niramal jot niranjan paaeaa guramukh bhram bhau bhaagee |
The Gurmukh obtains the Pure Light of the Luminous Lord, and his doubts and fears run away.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ॥੨॥
naanak guramukh sadaa sukh paaveh anadin har bairaagee |2|
O Nanak, the Gurmukhs find lasting peace; night and day, they remain detached, while in the Love of the Lord. ||2||
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Guru Ramdas Ji · Raag Vadhans
Read the full shabad →ਪਉੜੀ ॥
paurree |
Pauree:
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ਸੇ ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਧਨੁ ਧੰਨੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਨੀ ਗੁਰ ਉਪਦੇਸੁ ਸੁਣਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਕੰਨੀ ॥
se gurasikh dhan dhan hai jinee gur upades suniaa har kanee |
Blessed, blessed are those Gursikhs, who, with their ears, listen to the Guru's Teachings about the Lord.
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ਗੁਰਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਇਆ ਤਿਨਿ ਹੰਉਮੈ ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਭੰਨੀ ॥
gur satigur naam drirraaeaa tin hnaumai dubidhaa bhanee |
The Guru, the True Guru, implants the Naam within them, and their egotism and duality are silenced.
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ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਵੈ ਕੋ ਮਿਤ੍ਰੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ਡਿਠਾ ਹਰਿ ਜੰਨੀ ॥
bin har naavai ko mitru naahee veechaar dditthaa har janee |
There is no friend, other than the Name of the Lord; the Lord's humble servants reflect upon this and see.
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