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Ang 949 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ask about this AngGuru Amardas Ji · Raag Raamkalee
Read the full shabad →ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਘਟਿ ਚਾਨਣਾ ਆਨੇਰੁ ਬਿਨਾਸਣਿ ॥
guramatee ghatt chaananaa aaner binaasan |
Following the Guru's Teachings, one's heart is illumined, and the darkness is dispelled.
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ਹੁਕਮੇ ਹੀ ਸਭ ਸਾਜੀਅਨੁ ਰਵਿਆ ਸਭ ਵਣਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਣਿ ॥
hukame hee sabh saajeean raviaa sabh van trin |
By the Hukam of His Command, He creates everything; He pervades and permeates all the woods and meadows.
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ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਦਾ ਹਰਿ ਭਣਿ ॥
sabh kichh aape aap hai guramukh sadaa har bhan |
He Himself is everything; the Gurmukh constantly chants the Lord's Name.
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ਸਬਦੇ ਹੀ ਸੋਝੀ ਪਈ ਸਚੈ ਆਪਿ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥੫॥
sabade hee sojhee pee sachai aap bujhaaee |5|
Through the Shabad, understanding comes; the True Lord Himself inspires us to understand. ||5||
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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Raamkalee
Read the full shabad →ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mahalaa 3 |
Salok, Third Mehl:
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ਅਭਿਆਗਤ ਏਹਿ ਨ ਆਖੀਅਨਿ ਜਿਨ ਕੇ ਚਿਤ ਮਹਿ ਭਰਮੁ ॥
abhiaagat ehi na aakheean jin ke chit meh bharam |
He is not called a renunciate, whose consciousness is filled with doubt.
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ਤਿਸ ਦੈ ਦਿਤੈ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਤੇਹੋ ਜੇਹਾ ਧਰਮੁ ॥
tis dai ditai naanakaa teho jehaa dharam |
Donations to him bring proportionate rewards.
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ਅਭੈ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਪਰਮ ਪਦੁ ਤਾ ਕਾ ਭੂਖਾ ਹੋਇ ॥
abhai niranjan param pad taa kaa bhookhaa hoe |
He hungers for the supreme status of the Fearless, Immaculate Lord;
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ਤਿਸ ਕਾ ਭੋਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਪਾਏ ਕੋਇ ॥੧॥
tis kaa bhojan naanakaa viralaa paae koe |1|
O Nanak, how rare are those who offer him this food. ||1||
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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Raamkalee
Read the full shabad →ਮਃ ੩ ॥
mahalaa 3 |
Third Mehl:
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ਅਭਿਆਗਤ ਏਹਿ ਨ ਆਖੀਅਨਿ ਜਿ ਪਰ ਘਰਿ ਭੋਜਨੁ ਕਰੇਨਿ ॥
abhiaagat ehi na aakheean ji par ghar bhojan karen |
They are not called renunciates, who take food in the homes of others.
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ਉਦਰੈ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਆਪਣੇ ਬਹਲੇ ਭੇਖ ਕਰੇਨਿ ॥
audarai kaaran aapane bahale bhekh karen |
For the sake of their bellies, they wear various religious robes.
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ਅਭਿਆਗਤ ਸੇਈ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਜਿ ਆਤਮ ਗਉਣੁ ਕਰੇਨਿ ॥
abhiaagat seee naanakaa ji aatam gaun karen |
They alone are renunciates, O Nanak, who enter into their own souls.
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ਭਾਲਿ ਲਹਨਿ ਸਹੁ ਆਪਣਾ ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਰਹਣੁ ਕਰੇਨਿ ॥੨॥
bhaal lehan sahu aapanaa nij ghar rehan karen |2|
They seek and find their Husband Lord; they dwell within the home of their own inner self. ||2||
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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Raamkalee
Read the full shabad →ਪਉੜੀ ॥
paurree |
Pauree:
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ਅੰਬਰੁ ਧਰਤਿ ਵਿਛੋੜਿਅਨੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਸਚਾ ਅਸਰਾਉ ॥
anbar dharat vichhorrian vich sachaa asaraau |
They sky and the earth are separate, but the True Lord supports them from within.
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ਘਰੁ ਦਰੁ ਸਭੋ ਸਚੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਸਚਾ ਨਾਉ ॥
ghar dar sabho sach hai jis vich sachaa naau |
True are all those homes and gates, within which the True Name is enshrined.
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ਸਭੁ ਸਚਾ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਉ ॥
sabh sachaa hukam varatadaa guramukh sach samaau |
The Hukam of the True Lord's Command is effective everywhere. The Gurmukh merges in the True Lord.
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ਸਚਾ ਆਪਿ ਤਖਤੁ ਸਚਾ ਬਹਿ ਸਚਾ ਕਰੇ ਨਿਆਉ ॥
sachaa aap takhat sachaa beh sachaa kare niaau |
He Himself is True, and True is His throne. Seated upon it, He administers true justice.
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ਸਭੁ ਸਚੋ ਸਚੁ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅਲਖੁ ਲਖਾਈ ॥੬॥
sabh sacho sach varatadaa guramukh alakh lakhaaee |6|
The Truest of the True is all-pervading everywhere; the Gurmukh sees the unseen. ||6||
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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Raamkalee
Read the full shabad →ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mahalaa 3 |
Salok, Third Mehl:
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ਰੈਣਾਇਰ ਮਾਹਿ ਅਨੰਤੁ ਹੈ ਕੂੜੀ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ॥
rainaaeir maeh anant hai koorree aavai jaae |
In the world-ocean, the Infinite Lord abides. The false come and go in reincarnation.
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ਭਾਣੈ ਚਲੈ ਆਪਣੈ ਬਹੁਤੀ ਲਹੈ ਸਜਾਇ ॥
bhaanai chalai aapanai bahutee lahai sajaae |
One who walks according to his own will, suffers terrible punishment.
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ਰੈਣਾਇਰ ਮਹਿ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਹੈ ਕਰਮੀ ਪਲੈ ਪਾਇ ॥
rainaaeir meh sabh kichh hai karamee palai paae |
All things are in the world-ocean, but they are obtained only by the karma of good actions.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਨਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਜੇ ਚਲੈ ਤਿਸੈ ਰਜਾਇ ॥੧॥
naanak nau nidh paaeeai je chalai tisai rajaae |1|
O Nanak, he alone obtains the nine treasures, who walks in the Will of the Lord. ||1||
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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Raamkalee
Read the full shabad →ਮਃ ੩ ॥
mahalaa 3 |
Third Mehl:
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ਸਹਜੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਨ ਸੇਵਿਓ ਵਿਚਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਜਨਮਿ ਬਿਨਾਸੁ ॥
sahaje satigur na sevio vich haumai janam binaas |
One who doesn't intuitively serve the True Guru, loses his life in egotism.
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ਰਸਨਾ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਨ ਚਖਿਓ ਕਮਲੁ ਨ ਹੋਇਓ ਪਰਗਾਸੁ ॥
rasanaa har ras na chakhio kamal na hoeo paragaas |
His tongue does not taste the sublime essence of the Lord, and his heart-lotus does not blossom forth.
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ਬਿਖੁ ਖਾਧੀ ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਮੁਆ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਵਿਣਾਸੁ ॥
bikh khaadhee manamukh muaa maaeaa mohi vinaas |
The self-willed manmukh eats poison and dies; he is ruined by love and attachment to Maya.
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ਇਕਸੁ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਨਾਮ ਵਿਣੁ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਜੀਵਣੁ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਵਾਸੁ ॥
eikas har ke naam vin dhrig jeevan dhrig vaas |
Without the Name of the One Lord, his life is cursed, and his home is cursed as well.
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ਜਾ ਆਪੇ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਚਾ ਤਾ ਹੋਵੈ ਦਾਸਨਿ ਦਾਸੁ ॥
jaa aape nadar kare prabh sachaa taa hovai daasan daas |
When God Himself bestows His Glance of Grace, then one becomes the slave of His slaves.
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ਤਾ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਕੀ ਕਬਹਿ ਨ ਛੋਡੈ ਪਾਸੁ ॥
taa anadin sevaa kare satiguroo kee kabeh na chhoddai paas |
And then, night and day, he serves the True Guru, and never leaves His side.
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ਜਿਉ ਜਲ ਮਹਿ ਕਮਲੁ ਅਲਿਪਤੋ ਵਰਤੈ ਤਿਉ ਵਿਚੇ ਗਿਰਹ ਉਦਾਸੁ ॥
jiau jal meh kamal alipato varatai tiau viche girah udaas |
As the lotus flower floats unaffected in the water, so does he remain detached in his own household.
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ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰੇ ਕਰਾਇਆ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਜਿਉ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਵ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣਤਾਸੁ ॥੨॥
jan naanak kare karaaeaa sabh ko jiau bhaavai tiv har gunataas |2|
O servant Nanak, the Lord acts, and inspires everyone to act, according to the Pleasure of His Will. He is the treasure of virtue. ||2||
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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Raamkalee
Read the full shabad →ਪਉੜੀ ॥
paurree |
Pauree:
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ਛਤੀਹ ਜੁਗ ਗੁਬਾਰੁ ਸਾ ਆਪੇ ਗਣਤ ਕੀਨੀ ॥
chhateeh jug gubaar saa aape ganat keenee |
For thirty-six ages, there was utter darkness. Then, the Lord revealed Himself.
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ਆਪੇ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਸਭ ਸਾਜੀਅਨੁ ਆਪਿ ਮਤਿ ਦੀਨੀ ॥
aape srisatt sabh saajeean aap mat deenee |
He Himself created the entire universe. He Himself blessed it with understanding.
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ਸਿਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਸਾਸਤ ਸਾਜਿਅਨੁ ਪਾਪ ਪੁੰਨ ਗਣਤ ਗਣੀਨੀ ॥
simrit saasat saajian paap pun ganat ganeenee |
He created the Simritees and the Shaastras; He calculates the accounts of virtue and vice.
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ਜਿਸੁ ਬੁਝਾਏ ਸੋ ਬੁਝਸੀ ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਪਤੀਨੀ ॥
jis bujhaae so bujhasee sachai sabad pateenee |
He alone understands, whom the Lord inspires to understand and to be pleased with the True Word of the Shabad.
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ਸਭੁ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸਿ ਮਿਲਾਈ ॥੭॥
sabh aape aap varatadaa aape bakhas milaaee |7|
He Himself is all-pervading; He Himself forgives, and unites with Himself. ||7||
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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Raamkalee
Read the full shabad →ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mahalaa 3 |
Salok, Third Mehl:
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ਇਹੁ ਤਨੁ ਸਭੋ ਰਤੁ ਹੈ ਰਤੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਤੰਨੁ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
eihu tan sabho rat hai rat bin tan na hoe |
This body is all blood; without blood, the body cannot exist.
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ਜੋ ਸਹਿ ਰਤੇ ਆਪਣੈ ਤਿਨ ਤਨਿ ਲੋਭ ਰਤੁ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
jo seh rate aapanai tin tan lobh rat na hoe |
Those who are attuned to their Lord - their bodies are not filled with the blood of greed.
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ਭੈ ਪਇਐ ਤਨੁ ਖੀਣੁ ਹੋਇ ਲੋਭ ਰਤੁ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਜਾਇ ॥
bhai peiai tan kheen hoe lobh rat vichahu jaae |
In the Fear of God, the body becomes thin, and the blood of greed passes out of the body.
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Gurbani, transliteration and translation from GurbaniNow, under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.