Ang 685 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਜੋਬਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਤਾ ਕੈ ਮਦ ਮੈ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਰਹੈ ਦਿਵਾਨਾ ॥੧॥

joban dhan prabhataa kai mad mai ahinis rahai divaanaa |1|

In the pride of youth, wealth and glory, day and night, he remains intoxicated. ||1||

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ਦੀਨ ਦਇਆਲ ਸਦਾ ਦੁਖ ਭੰਜਨ ਤਾ ਸਿਉ ਮਨੁ ਨ ਲਗਾਨਾ ॥

deen deaal sadaa dukh bhanjan taa siau man na lagaanaa |

God is merciful to the meek, and forever the Destroyer of pain, but the mortal does not center his mind on Him.

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ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਕੋਟਨ ਮੈ ਕਿਨਹੂ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਇ ਪਛਾਨਾ ॥੨॥੨॥

jan naanak kottan mai kinahoo guramukh hoe pachhaanaa |2|2|

O servant Nanak, among millions, only a rare few, as Gurmukh, realize God. ||2||2||

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ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੯ ॥

dhanaasaree mahalaa 9 |

Dhanaasaree, Ninth Mehl:

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ਤਿਹ ਜੋਗੀ ਕਉ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਨ ਜਾਨਉ ॥

tih jogee kau jugat na jaanau |

That Yogi does not know the way.

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ਲੋਭ ਮੋਹ ਮਾਇਆ ਮਮਤਾ ਫੁਨਿ ਜਿਹ ਘਟਿ ਮਾਹਿ ਪਛਾਨਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

lobh moh maaeaa mamataa fun jih ghatt maeh pachhaanau |1| rahaau |

Understand that his heart is filled with greed, emotional attachment, Maya and egotism. ||1||Pause||

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ਪਰ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਉਸਤਤਿ ਨਹ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਕੰਚਨ ਲੋਹ ਸਮਾਨੋ ॥

par nindaa usatat neh jaa kai kanchan loh samaano |

One who does not slander or praise others, who looks upon gold and iron alike,

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ਹਰਖ ਸੋਗ ਤੇ ਰਹੈ ਅਤੀਤਾ ਜੋਗੀ ਤਾਹਿ ਬਖਾਨੋ ॥੧॥

harakh sog te rahai ateetaa jogee taeh bakhaano |1|

who is free from pleasure and pain - he alone is called a true Yogi. ||1||

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ਚੰਚਲ ਮਨੁ ਦਹ ਦਿਸਿ ਕਉ ਧਾਵਤ ਅਚਲ ਜਾਹਿ ਠਹਰਾਨੋ ॥

chanchal man deh dis kau dhaavat achal jaeh tthaharaano |

The restless mind wanders in the ten directions - it needs to be pacified and restrained.

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਇਹ ਬਿਧਿ ਕੋ ਜੋ ਨਰੁ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਤਾਹਿ ਤੁਮ ਮਾਨੋ ॥੨॥੩॥

kahu naanak ih bidh ko jo nar mukat taeh tum maano |2|3|

Says Nanak, whoever knows this technique is judged to be liberated. ||2||3||

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ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੯ ॥

dhanaasaree mahalaa 9 |

Dhanaasaree, Ninth Mehl:

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ਅਬ ਮੈ ਕਉਨੁ ਉਪਾਉ ਕਰਉ ॥

ab mai kaun upaau krau |

Now, what efforts should I make?

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ਜਿਹ ਬਿਧਿ ਮਨ ਕੋ ਸੰਸਾ ਚੂਕੈ ਭਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਪਾਰਿ ਪਰਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

jih bidh man ko sansaa chookai bhau nidh paar prau |1| rahaau |

How can I dispel the anxieties of my mind? How can I cross over the terrifying world-ocean? ||1||Pause||

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ਜਨਮੁ ਪਾਇ ਕਛੁ ਭਲੋ ਨ ਕੀਨੋ ਤਾ ਤੇ ਅਧਿਕ ਡਰਉ ॥

janam paae kachh bhalo na keeno taa te adhik ddrau |

Obtaining this human incarnation, I have done no good deeds; this makes me very afraid!

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ਮਨ ਬਚ ਕ੍ਰਮ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਨ ਨਹੀ ਗਾਏ ਯਹ ਜੀਅ ਸੋਚ ਧਰਉ ॥੧॥

man bach kram har gun nahee gaae yeh jeea soch dhrau |1|

In thought, word and deed, I have not sung the Lord's Praises; this thought worries my mind. ||1||

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ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਸੁਨਿ ਕਛੁ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਨ ਉਪਜਿਓ ਪਸੁ ਜਿਉ ਉਦਰੁ ਭਰਉ ॥

guramat sun kachh giaan na upajio pas jiau udar bhrau |

I listened to the Guru's Teachings, but spiritual wisdom did not well up within me; like a beast, I fill my belly.

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਬਿਰਦੁ ਪਛਾਨਉ ਤਬ ਹਉ ਪਤਿਤ ਤਰਉ ॥੨॥੪॥੯॥੯॥੧੩॥੫੮॥੪॥੯੩॥

kahu naanak prabh birad pachhaanau tab hau patit trau |2|4|9|9|13|58|4|93|

Says Nanak, O God, please confirm Your Law of Grace; for only then can I, the sinner, be saved. ||2||4||9||9||13||58||4||93||

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ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੨ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ ॥

dhanaasaree mahalaa 1 ghar 2 asattapadeea |

Dhanaasaree, First Mehl, Second House, Ashtpadheeyaa:

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ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ik oankaar satigur prasaad |

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

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ਗੁਰੁ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਰਤਨੀ ਭਰਪੂਰੇ ॥

gur saagar ratanee bharapoore |

The Guru is the ocean, filled with pearls.

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ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਸੰਤ ਚੁਗਹਿ ਨਹੀ ਦੂਰੇ ॥

amrit sant chugeh nahee doore |

The Saints gather in the Ambrosial Nectar; they do not go far away from there.

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ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਚੋਗ ਚੁਗਹਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਵੈ ॥

har ras chog chugeh prabh bhaavai |

They taste the subtle essence of the Lord; they are loved by God.

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ਸਰਵਰ ਮਹਿ ਹੰਸੁ ਪ੍ਰਾਨਪਤਿ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੧॥

saravar meh hans praanapat paavai |1|

Within this pool, the swans find their Lord, the Lord of their souls. ||1||

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ਕਿਆ ਬਗੁ ਬਪੁੜਾ ਛਪੜੀ ਨਾਇ ॥

kiaa bag bapurraa chhaparree naae |

What can the poor crane accomplish by bathing in the mud puddle?

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ਕੀਚੜਿ ਡੂਬੈ ਮੈਲੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

keecharr ddoobai mail na jaae |1| rahaau |

It sinks into the mire, and its filth is not washed away. ||1||Pause||

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ਰਖਿ ਰਖਿ ਚਰਨ ਧਰੇ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ॥

rakh rakh charan dhare veechaaree |

After careful deliberation, the thoughtful person takes a step.

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ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਛੋਡਿ ਭਏ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੀ ॥

dubidhaa chhodd bhe nirankaaree |

Forsaking duality, he becomes a devotee of the Formless Lord.

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ਮੁਕਤਿ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਹਰਿ ਰਸ ਚਾਖੇ ॥

mukat padaarath har ras chaakhe |

He obtains the treasure of liberation, and enjoys the sublime essence of the Lord.

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ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣ ਰਹੇ ਗੁਰਿ ਰਾਖੇ ॥੨॥

aavan jaan rahe gur raakhe |2|

His comings and goings end, and the Guru protects him. ||2||

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ਸਰਵਰ ਹੰਸਾ ਛੋਡਿ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

saravar hansaa chhodd na jaae |

The swan do not leave this pool.

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ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥

prem bhagat kar sehaj samaae |

In loving devotional worship, they merge in the Celestial Lord.

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ਸਰਵਰ ਮਹਿ ਹੰਸੁ ਹੰਸ ਮਹਿ ਸਾਗਰੁ ॥

saravar meh hans hans meh saagar |

The swans are in the pool, and the pool is in the swans.

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ਅਕਥ ਕਥਾ ਗੁਰ ਬਚਨੀ ਆਦਰੁ ॥੩॥

akath kathaa gur bachanee aadar |3|

They speak the Unspoken Speech, and they honor and revere the Guru's Word. ||3||

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ਸੁੰਨ ਮੰਡਲ ਇਕੁ ਜੋਗੀ ਬੈਸੇ ॥

sun manddal ik jogee baise |

The Yogi, the Primal Lord, sits within the celestial sphere of deepest Samaadhi.

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ਨਾਰਿ ਨ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਕਹਹੁ ਕੋਊ ਕੈਸੇ ॥

naar na purakh kahahu koaoo kaise |

He is not male, and He is not female; how can anyone describe Him?

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ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਜੋਤਿ ਰਹੇ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ॥

tribhavan jot rahe liv laaee |

The three worlds continue to center their attention on His Light.

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ਸੁਰਿ ਨਰ ਨਾਥ ਸਚੇ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥੪॥

sur nar naath sache saranaaee |4|

The silent sages and the Yogic masters seek the Sanctuary of the True Lord. ||4||

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ਆਨੰਦ ਮੂਲੁ ਅਨਾਥ ਅਧਾਰੀ ॥

aanand mool anaath adhaaree |

The Lord is the source of bliss, the support of the helpless.

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਬੀਚਾਰੀ ॥

guramukh bhagat sehaj beechaaree |

The Gurmukhs worship and contemplate the Celestial Lord.

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ਭਗਤਿ ਵਛਲ ਭੈ ਕਾਟਣਹਾਰੇ ॥

bhagat vachhal bhai kaattanahaare |

God is the Lover of His devotees, the Destroyer of fear.

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ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਪਗੁ ਧਾਰੇ ॥੫॥

haumai maar mile pag dhaare |5|

Subduing ego, one meets the Lord, and places his feet on the Path. ||5||

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ਅਨਿਕ ਜਤਨ ਕਰਿ ਕਾਲੁ ਸੰਤਾਏ ॥

anik jatan kar kaal santaae |

He makes many efforts, but still, the Messenger of Death tortures him.

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ਮਰਣੁ ਲਿਖਾਇ ਮੰਡਲ ਮਹਿ ਆਏ ॥

maran likhaae manddal meh aae |

Destined only to die, he comes into the world.

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