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Ang 728 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ask about this AngGuru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Soohee
Read the full shabad →ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik oankaar sat naam karataa purakh nirbhau niravair akaal moorat ajoonee saibhan gur prasaad |
One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:
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ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਚਉਪਦੇ ਘਰੁ ੧ ॥
raag soohee mahalaa 1 chaupade ghar 1 |
Raag Soohee, First Mehl, Chau-Padhay, First House:
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ਭਾਂਡਾ ਧੋਇ ਬੈਸਿ ਧੂਪੁ ਦੇਵਹੁ ਤਉ ਦੂਧੈ ਕਉ ਜਾਵਹੁ ॥
bhaanddaa dhoe bais dhoop devahu tau doodhai kau jaavahu |
Wash the vessel, sit down and anoint it with fragrance; then, go out and get the milk.
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ਦੂਧੁ ਕਰਮ ਫੁਨਿ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਸਮਾਇਣੁ ਹੋਇ ਨਿਰਾਸ ਜਮਾਵਹੁ ॥੧॥
doodh karam fun surat samaaein hoe niraas jamaavahu |1|
Add the rennet of clear consciousness to the milk of good deeds, and then, free of desire, let it curdle. ||1||
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ਜਪਹੁ ਤ ਏਕੋ ਨਾਮਾ ॥
japahu ta eko naamaa |
Chant the Name of the One Lord.
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ਅਵਰਿ ਨਿਰਾਫਲ ਕਾਮਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
avar niraafal kaamaa |1| rahaau |
All other actions are fruitless. ||1||Pause||
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ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਈਟੀ ਹਾਥਿ ਕਰਹੁ ਫੁਨਿ ਨੇਤ੍ਰਉ ਨੀਦ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥
eihu man eettee haath karahu fun netrau need na aavai |
Let your mind be the handles, and then churn it, without sleeping.
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ਰਸਨਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਹੁ ਤਬ ਮਥੀਐ ਇਨ ਬਿਧਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪਾਵਹੁ ॥੨॥
rasanaa naam japahu tab matheeai in bidh amrit paavahu |2|
If you chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord ,with your tongue, then the curd will be churned. In this way, the Ambrosial Nectar is obtained. ||2||
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ਮਨੁ ਸੰਪਟੁ ਜਿਤੁ ਸਤ ਸਰਿ ਨਾਵਣੁ ਭਾਵਨ ਪਾਤੀ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਕਰੇ ॥
man sanpatt jit sat sar naavan bhaavan paatee tripat kare |
Wash your mind in the pool of Truth, and let it be the vessel of the Lord; let this be your offering to please Him.
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ਪੂਜਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਣ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਜੇ ਸੇਵੇ ਇਨੑ ਬਿਧਿ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਰਵਤੁ ਰਹੈ ॥੩॥
poojaa praan sevak je seve ina bidh saahib ravat rahai |3|
That humble servant who dedicates and offers his life, and who serves in this way, remains absorbed in his Lord and Master. ||3||
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ਕਹਦੇ ਕਹਹਿ ਕਹੇ ਕਹਿ ਜਾਵਹਿ ਤੁਮ ਸਰਿ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥
kahade kaheh kahe keh jaaveh tum sar avar na koee |
The speakers speak and speak and speak, and then they depart. There is no other to compare to You.
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ਭਗਤਿ ਹੀਣੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਜਨੁ ਜੰਪੈ ਹਉ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਸਚਾ ਸੋਈ ॥੪॥੧॥
bhagat heen naanak jan janpai hau saalaahee sachaa soee |4|1|
Servant Nanak, lacking devotion, humbly prays: may I sing the Praises of the True Lord. ||4||1||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Soohee
Read the full shabad →ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੨ ॥
soohee mahalaa 1 ghar 2 |
Soohee, First Mehl, Second House:
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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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ਅੰਤਰਿ ਵਸੈ ਨ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਜਾਇ ॥
antar vasai na baahar jaae |
Deep within the self, the Lord abides; do not go outside looking for Him.
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ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਛੋਡਿ ਕਾਹੇ ਬਿਖੁ ਖਾਇ ॥੧॥
amrit chhodd kaahe bikh khaae |1|
You have renounced the Ambrosial Nectar - why are you eating poison? ||1||
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ਐਸਾ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਜਪਹੁ ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ॥
aisaa giaan japahu man mere |
Meditate on such spiritual wisdom, O my mind,
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ਹੋਵਹੁ ਚਾਕਰ ਸਾਚੇ ਕੇਰੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
hovahu chaakar saache kere |1| rahaau |
and become the slave of the True Lord. ||1||Pause||
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ਗਿਆਨੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਈ ਰਵੈ ॥
giaan dhiaan sabh koee ravai |
Everyone speaks of wisdom and meditation;
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ਬਾਂਧਨਿ ਬਾਂਧਿਆ ਸਭੁ ਜਗੁ ਭਵੈ ॥੨॥
baandhan baandhiaa sabh jag bhavai |2|
but bound in bondage, the whole world is wandering around in confusion. ||2||
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ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਚਾਕਰੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
sevaa kare su chaakar hoe |
One who serves the Lord is His servant.
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ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਮਹੀਅਲਿ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਸੋਇ ॥੩॥
jal thal maheeal rav rahiaa soe |3|
The Lord is pervading and permeating the water, the land, and the sky. ||3||
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ਹਮ ਨਹੀ ਚੰਗੇ ਬੁਰਾ ਨਹੀ ਕੋਇ ॥
ham nahee change buraa nahee koe |
I am not good; no one is bad.
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ਪ੍ਰਣਵਤਿ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਤਾਰੇ ਸੋਇ ॥੪॥੧॥੨॥
pranavat naanak taare soe |4|1|2|
Prays Nanak, He alone saves us! ||4||1||2||
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