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Ang 88 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

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Guru Amardas Ji · Siree Raag

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ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵੇ ਆਪਣਾ ਸੋ ਸਿਰੁ ਲੇਖੈ ਲਾਇ ॥

satigur seve aapanaa so sir lekhai laae |

Those who serve their True Guru are certified and accepted.

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ਵਿਚਹੁ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਇ ਕੈ ਰਹਨਿ ਸਚਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥

vichahu aap gavaae kai rehan sach liv laae |

They eradicate selfishness and conceit from within; they remain lovingly absorbed in the True One.

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ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਜਿਨੀ ਨ ਸੇਵਿਓ ਤਿਨਾ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਇ ॥

satigur jinee na sevio tinaa birathaa janam gavaae |

Those who do not serve the True Guru waste away their lives in vain.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਜੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਕਰੇ ਕਹਣਾ ਕਿਛੂ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥੧॥

naanak jo tis bhaavai so kare kahanaa kichhoo na jaae |1|

O Nanak, the Lord does just as He pleases. No one has any say in this. ||1||

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ਮਃ ੩ ॥

mahalaa 3 |

Third Mehl:

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ਮਨੁ ਵੇਕਾਰੀ ਵੇੜਿਆ ਵੇਕਾਰਾ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਇ ॥

man vekaaree verriaa vekaaraa karam kamaae |

With the mind encircled by wickedness and evil, people do evil deeds.

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ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਅਗਿਆਨੀ ਪੂਜਦੇ ਦਰਗਹ ਮਿਲੈ ਸਜਾਇ ॥

doojai bhaae agiaanee poojade daragah milai sajaae |

The ignorant worship the love of duality; in the Lord's Court they shall be punished.

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ਆਤਮ ਦੇਉ ਪੂਜੀਐ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਬੂਝ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥

aatam deo poojeeai bin satigur boojh na paae |

So worship the Lord, the Light of the soul; without the True Guru, understanding is not obtained.

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ਜਪੁ ਤਪੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਭਾਣਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਕਾ ਕਰਮੀ ਪਲੈ ਪਾਇ ॥

jap tap sanjam bhaanaa satiguroo kaa karamee palai paae |

Meditation, penance and austere self-discipline are found by surrendering to the True Guru's Will. By His Grace this is received.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਸੇਵਾ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਕਮਾਵਣੀ ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਥਾਇ ਪਾਇ ॥੨॥

naanak sevaa surat kamaavanee jo har bhaavai so thaae paae |2|

O Nanak, serve with this intuitive awareness; only that which is pleasing to the Lord is approved. ||2||

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Guru Ramdas Ji · Siree Raag

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

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ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਹੁ ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਜਿਤੁ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ॥

har har naam japahu man mere jit sadaa sukh hovai din raatee |

Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O my mind; it will bring you eternal peace, day and night.

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ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਹੁ ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਜਿਤੁ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਸਭਿ ਕਿਲਵਿਖ ਪਾਪ ਲਹਾਤੀ ॥

har har naam japahu man mere jit simarat sabh kilavikh paap lahaatee |

Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O my mind; meditating on it, all sins and misdeeds shall be erased.

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ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਹੁ ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਜਿਤੁ ਦਾਲਦੁ ਦੁਖ ਭੁਖ ਸਭ ਲਹਿ ਜਾਤੀ ॥

har har naam japahu man mere jit daalad dukh bhukh sabh leh jaatee |

Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O my mind; through it, all poverty, pain and hunger shall be removed.

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ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਹੁ ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਮੁਖਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਲਗਾਤੀ ॥

har har naam japahu man mere mukh guramukh preet lagaatee |

Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O my mind; as Gurmukh, declare your love.

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ਜਿਤੁ ਮੁਖਿ ਭਾਗੁ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਧੁਰਿ ਸਾਚੈ ਹਰਿ ਤਿਤੁ ਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਾਤੀ ॥੧੩॥

jit mukh bhaag likhiaa dhur saachai har tith mukh naam japaatee |13|

One who has such pre-ordained destiny inscribed upon his forehead by the True Lord, chants the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||13||

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ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੩ ॥

salok mahalaa 3 |

Salok, Third Mehl:

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ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਜਿਨੀ ਨ ਸੇਵਿਓ ਸਬਦਿ ਨ ਕੀਤੋ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥

satigur jinee na sevio sabad na keeto veechaar |

Those who do not serve the True Guru, and who do not contemplate the Word of the Shabad

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ਅੰਤਰਿ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਨ ਆਇਓ ਮਿਰਤਕੁ ਹੈ ਸੰਸਾਰਿ ॥

antar giaan na aaeo miratak hai sansaar |

-spiritual wisdom does not enter into their hearts; they are like dead bodies in the world.

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ਲਖ ਚਉਰਾਸੀਹ ਫੇਰੁ ਪਇਆ ਮਰਿ ਜੰਮੈ ਹੋਇ ਖੁਆਰੁ ॥

lakh chauraaseeh fer peaa mar jamai hoe khuaar |

They go through the cycle of 8.4 million reincarnations, and they are ruined through death and rebirth.

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ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਸੋ ਕਰੇ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਆਪਿ ਕਰਾਏ ਸੋਇ ॥

satigur kee sevaa so kare jis no aap karaae soe |

He alone serves the True Guru, whom the Lord Himself inspires to do so.

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ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਵਿਚਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਹੈ ਕਰਮਿ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥

satigur vich naam nidhaan hai karam paraapat hoe |

The Treasure of the Naam is within the True Guru; by His Grace, it is obtained.

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ਸਚਿ ਰਤੇ ਗੁਰਸਬਦ ਸਿਉ ਤਿਨ ਸਚੀ ਸਦਾ ਲਿਵ ਹੋਇ ॥

sach rate gurasabad siau tin sachee sadaa liv hoe |

Those who are truly attuned to the Word of the Guru's Shabad-their love is forever True.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਮੇਲੇ ਨ ਵਿਛੁੜੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ਸੋਇ ॥੧॥

naanak jis no mele na vichhurrai sehaj samaavai soe |1|

O Nanak, those who are united with Him shall not be separated again. They merge imperceptibly into God. ||1||

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ਮਃ ੩ ॥

mahalaa 3 |

Third Mehl:

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ਸੋ ਭਗਉਤੀ ਜੋੁ ਭਗਵੰਤੈ ਜਾਣੈ ॥

so bhgautee juo bhagavantai jaanai |

One who knows the Benevolent Lord God is the true devotee of Bhagaautee.

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ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਆਪੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ॥

gur parasaadee aap pachhaanai |

By Guru's Grace, he is self-realized.

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ਧਾਵਤੁ ਰਾਖੈ ਇਕਤੁ ਘਰਿ ਆਣੈ ॥

dhaavat raakhai ikat ghar aanai |

He restrains his wandering mind, and brings it back to its own home within the self.

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ਜੀਵਤੁ ਮਰੈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਖਾਣੈ ॥

jeevat marai har naam vakhaanai |

He remains dead while yet alive, and he chants the Name of the Lord.

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ਐਸਾ ਭਗਉਤੀ ਉਤਮੁ ਹੋਇ ॥

aisaa bhgautee utam hoe |

Such a Bhagaautee is most exalted.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ਸੋਇ ॥੨॥

naanak sach samaavai soe |2|

O Nanak, he merges into the True One. ||2||

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ਮਃ ੩ ॥

mahalaa 3 |

Third Mehl:

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ਅੰਤਰਿ ਕਪਟੁ ਭਗਉਤੀ ਕਹਾਏ ॥

antar kapatt bhgautee kahaae |

He is full of deceit, and yet he calls himself a devotee of Bhagaautee.

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ਪਾਖੰਡਿ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਪਾਏ ॥

paakhandd paarabraham kade na paae |

Through hypocrisy, he shall never attain the Supreme Lord God.

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ਪਰ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਕਰੇ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਮਲੁ ਲਾਏ ॥

par nindaa kare antar mal laae |

He slanders others, and pollutes himself with his own filth.

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ਬਾਹਰਿ ਮਲੁ ਧੋਵੈ ਮਨ ਕੀ ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਜਾਏ ॥

baahar mal dhovai man kee jootth na jaae |

Outwardly, he washes off the filth, but the impurity of his mind does not go away.

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ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਸਿਉ ਬਾਦੁ ਰਚਾਏ ॥

satasangat siau baad rachaae |

He argues with the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation.

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ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਦੁਖੀਆ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਰਚਾਏ ॥

anadin dukheea doojai bhaae rachaae |

Night and day, he suffers, engrossed in the love of duality.

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ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਚੇਤੈ ਬਹੁ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਏ ॥

har naam na chetai bahu karam kamaae |

He does not remember the Name of the Lord, but still, he performs all sorts of empty rituals.

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ਪੂਰਬ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਸੁ ਮੇਟਣਾ ਨ ਜਾਏ ॥

poorab likhiaa su mettanaa na jaae |

That which is pre-ordained cannot be erased.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੇਵੇ ਮੋਖੁ ਨ ਪਾਏ ॥੩॥

naanak bin satigur seve mokh na paae |3|

O Nanak, without serving the True Guru, liberation is not obtained. ||3||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

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ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਜਿਨੀ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਸੇ ਕੜਿ ਨ ਸਵਾਹੀ ॥

satigur jinee dhiaaeaa se karr na savaahee |

Those who meditate on the True Guru shall not be burnt to ashes.

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ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਜਿਨੀ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਸੇ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਅਘਾਹੀ ॥

satigur jinee dhiaaeaa se tripat aghaahee |

Those who meditate on the True Guru are satisfied and fulfilled.

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ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਜਿਨੀ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਤਿਨ ਜਮ ਡਰੁ ਨਾਹੀ ॥

satigur jinee dhiaaeaa tin jam ddar naahee |

Those who meditate on the True Guru are not afraid of the Messenger of Death.

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