Ang 635
ਅੰਗ ੬੩੫
- Found in
- Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
- Raag
- Raag Sorath
- Written by
- Guru Nanak Dev Ji
- Lines
- 35
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ਜਿਨ ਚਾਖਿਆ ਸੇਈ ਸਾਦੁ ਜਾਣਨਿ ਜਿਉ ਗੁੰਗੇ ਮਿਠਿਆਈ ॥
jin chaakhiaa seiee saadh jaanan jiau gu(n)ge miThiaaiee ||
Only those who taste it know its sweet taste, like the mute, who eats the candy, and only smiles.
ਅਕਥੈ ਕਾ ਕਿਆ ਕਥੀਐ ਭਾਈ ਚਾਲਉ ਸਦਾ ਰਜਾਈ ॥
akathai kaa kiaa katheeaai bhaiee chaalau sadhaa rajaiee ||
How can I describe the indescribable, O Siblings of Destiny? I shall follow His Will forever.
ਗੁਰੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਮੇਲੇ ਤਾ ਮਤਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਨਿਗੁਰੇ ਮਤਿ ਨ ਕਾਈ ॥
gur dhaataa mele taa mat hovai nigure mat na kaiee ||
If one meets with the Guru, the Generous Giver, then he understands; those who have no Guru cannot understand this.
ਜਿਉ ਚਲਾਏ ਤਿਉ ਚਾਲਹ ਭਾਈ ਹੋਰ ਕਿਆ ਕੋ ਕਰੇ ਚਤੁਰਾਈ ॥੬॥
jiau chalaae tiau chaaleh bhaiee hor kiaa ko kare chaturaiee ||6||
As the Lord causes us to act, so do we act, O Siblings of Destiny. What other clever tricks can anyone try? ||6||
ਇਕਿ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਏ ਇਕਿ ਭਗਤੀ ਰਾਤੇ ਤੇਰਾ ਖੇਲੁ ਅਪਾਰਾ ॥
eik bharam bhulaae ik bhagatee raate teraa khel apaaraa ||
Some are deluded by doubt, while others are imbued with devotional worship; Your play is infinite and endless.
ਜਿਤੁ ਤੁਧੁ ਲਾਏ ਤੇਹਾ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਤੂ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਚਲਾਵਣਹਾਰਾ ॥
jit tudh laae tehaa fal paiaa too hukam chalaavanahaaraa ||
As You engage them, they receive the fruits of their rewards; You alone are the One who issues Your Commands.
ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰੀ ਜੇ ਕਿਛੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਅਪਣਾ ਜੀਉ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਤੁਮਾਰਾ ॥
sevaa karee je kichh hovai apanaa jeeau pi(n)dd tumaaraa ||
I would serve You, if anything were my own; my soul and body are Yours.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕੀਨੀ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਧਾਰਾ ॥੭॥
satigur miliaai kirapaa keenee a(n)mirat naam adhaaraa ||7||
One who meets with the True Guru, by His Grace, takes the Support of the Ambrosial Naam. ||7||
ਗਗਨੰਤਰਿ ਵਾਸਿਆ ਗੁਣ ਪਰਗਾਸਿਆ ਗੁਣ ਮਹਿ ਗਿਆਨ ਧਿਆਨੰ ॥
gagana(n)tar vaasiaa gun paragaasiaa gun meh giaan dhiaana(n) ||
He dwells in the heavenly realms, and his virtues radiantly shine forth; meditation and spiritual wisdom are found in virtue.
ਨਾਮੁ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵੈ ਕਹੈ ਕਹਾਵੈ ਤਤੋ ਤਤੁ ਵਖਾਨੰ ॥
naam man bhaavai kahai kahaavai tato tat vakhaana(n) ||
The Naam is pleasing to his mind; he speaks it, and causes others to speak it as well. He speaks the essential essence of wisdom.
ਸਬਦੁ ਗੁਰ ਪੀਰਾ ਗਹਿਰ ਗੰਭੀਰਾ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਬਦੈ ਜਗੁ ਬਉਰਾਨੰ ॥
sabadh gur peeraa gahir ga(n)bheeraa bin sabadhai jag bauraana(n) ||
The Word of the Shabad is his Guru and spiritual teacher, profound and unfathomable; without the Shabad, the world is insane.
ਪੂਰਾ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਗੀ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨੰ ॥੮॥੧॥
pooraa bairaagee sahaj subhaagee sach naanak man maana(n) ||8||1||
He is a perfect renunciate, naturally at ease, O Nanak, whose mind is pleased with the True Lord. ||8||1||
ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਤਿਤੁਕੀ ॥
soraTh mahalaa pehilaa titukee ||
Sorat'h, First Mehla, Thi-Thukay:
ਆਸਾ ਮਨਸਾ ਬੰਧਨੀ ਭਾਈ ਕਰਮ ਧਰਮ ਬੰਧਕਾਰੀ ॥
aasaa manasaa ba(n)dhanee bhaiee karam dharam ba(n)dhakaaree ||
Hope and desire are entrapments, O Siblings of Destiny. Religious rituals and ceremonies are traps.
ਪਾਪਿ ਪੁੰਨਿ ਜਗੁ ਜਾਇਆ ਭਾਈ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰੀ ॥
paap pu(n)n jag jaiaa bhaiee binasai naam visaaree ||
Because of good and bad deeds, one is born into the world, O Siblings of Destiny; forgetting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, he is ruined.
ਇਹ ਮਾਇਆ ਜਗਿ ਮੋਹਣੀ ਭਾਈ ਕਰਮ ਸਭੇ ਵੇਕਾਰੀ ॥੧॥
eeh maiaa jag mohanee bhaiee karam sabhe vekaaree ||1||
This Maya is the enticer of the world, O Siblings of Destiny; all such actions are corrupt. ||1||
ਸੁਣਿ ਪੰਡਿਤ ਕਰਮਾ ਕਾਰੀ ॥
sun pa(n)ddit karamaa kaaree ||
Listen, O ritualistic Pandit:
ਜਿਤੁ ਕਰਮਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਊਪਜੈ ਭਾਈ ਸੁ ਆਤਮ ਤਤੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੀ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jit karam sukh uoopajai bhaiee su aatam tat beechaaree || rahaau ||
that religious ritual which produces happiness, O Siblings of Destiny, is contemplation of the essence of the soul. ||Pause||
ਸਾਸਤੁ ਬੇਦੁ ਬਕੈ ਖੜੋ ਭਾਈ ਕਰਮ ਕਰਹੁ ਸੰਸਾਰੀ ॥
saasat bedh bakai khaRo bhaiee karam karahu sa(n)saaree ||
You may stand and recite the Shaastras and the Vedas, O Siblings of Destiny, but these are just worldly actions.
ਪਾਖੰਡਿ ਮੈਲੁ ਨ ਚੂਕਈ ਭਾਈ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਮੈਲੁ ਵਿਕਾਰੀ ॥
paakha(n)dd mail na chookiee bhaiee a(n)tar mail vikaaree ||
Filth cannot be washed away by hypocrisy, O Siblings of Destiny; the filth of corruption and sin is within you.
ਇਨ ਬਿਧਿ ਡੂਬੀ ਮਾਕੁਰੀ ਭਾਈ ਊਂਡੀ ਸਿਰ ਕੈ ਭਾਰੀ ॥੨॥
ein bidh ddoobee maakuree bhaiee uoo(n)ddee sir kai bhaaree ||2||
This is how the spider is destroyed, O Siblings of Destiny, by falling head-long in its own web. ||2||
ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਘਣੀ ਵਿਗੂਤੀ ਭਾਈ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਖੁਆਈ ॥
dhuramat ghanee vigootee bhaiee dhoojai bhai khuaaiee ||
So many are destroyed by their own evil-mindedness, O Siblings of Destiny; in the love of duality, they are ruined.
ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ਭਾਈ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੈ ਭਰਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥
bin satigur naam na paieeaai bhaiee bin naamai bharam na jaiee ||
Without the True Guru, the Name is not obtained, O Siblings of Destiny; without the Name, doubt does not depart.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵੇ ਤਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਏ ਭਾਈ ਆਵਣੁ ਜਾਣੁ ਰਹਾਈ ॥੩॥
satigur seve taa sukh paae bhaiee aavan jaan rahaiee ||3||
If one serves the True Guru, then he obtains peace, O Siblings of Destiny; his comings and goings are ended. ||3||
ਸਾਚੁ ਸਹਜੁ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਊਪਜੈ ਭਾਈ ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਸਾਚਿ ਸਮਾਈ ॥
saach sahaj gur te uoopajai bhaiee man niramal saach samaiee ||
True celestial peace comes from the Guru, O Siblings of Destiny; the immaculate mind is absorbed into the True Lord.
ਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵੇ ਸੋ ਬੂਝੈ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਮਗੁ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥
gur seve so boojhai bhaiee gur bin mag na paiee ||
One who serves the Guru, understands, O Siblings of Destiny; without the Guru, the way is not found.
ਜਿਸੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਲੋਭੁ ਕਿ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਵੈ ਭਾਈ ਕੂੜੁ ਬੋਲਿ ਬਿਖੁ ਖਾਈ ॥੪॥
jis a(n)tar lobh k karam kamaavai bhaiee kooR bol bikh khaiee ||4||
What can anyone do, with greed within? O Siblings of Destiny, by telling lies, they eat poison. ||4||
ਪੰਡਿਤ ਦਹੀ ਵਿਲੋਈਐ ਭਾਈ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਨਿਕਲੈ ਤਥੁ ॥
pa(n)ddit dhahee viloieeaai bhaiee vichahu nikalai tath ||
O Pandit, by churning cream, butter is produced.
ਜਲੁ ਮਥੀਐ ਜਲੁ ਦੇਖੀਐ ਭਾਈ ਇਹੁ ਜਗੁ ਏਹਾ ਵਥੁ ॥
jal matheeaai jal dhekheeaai bhaiee ih jag ehaa vath ||
By churning water, you shall only see water, O Siblings of Destiny; this world is like that.
ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਭਰਮਿ ਵਿਗੂਚੀਐ ਭਾਈ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਦੇਉ ਅਲਖੁ ॥੫॥
gur bin bharam vigoocheeaai bhaiee ghaT ghaT dheau alakh ||5||
Without the Guru, he is ruined by doubt, O Siblings of Destiny; the unseen Divine Lord is in each and every heart. ||5||
ਇਹੁ ਜਗੁ ਤਾਗੋ ਸੂਤ ਕੋ ਭਾਈ ਦਹ ਦਿਸ ਬਾਧੋ ਮਾਇ ॥
eih jag taago soot ko bhaiee dheh dhis baadho mai ||
This world is like a thread of cotton, O Siblings of Destiny, which Maya has tied on all ten sides.
ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਗਾਠਿ ਨ ਛੂਟਈ ਭਾਈ ਥਾਕੇ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਇ ॥
bin gur gaaTh na chhooTiee bhaiee thaake karam kamai ||
Without the Guru, the knots cannot be untied, O Siblings of Destiny; I am so tired of religious rituals.
ਇਹੁ ਜਗੁ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਇਆ ਭਾਈ ਕਹਣਾ ਕਿਛੂ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥੬॥
eih jag bharam bhulaiaa bhaiee kahanaa kichhoo na jai ||6||
This world is deluded by doubt, O Siblings of Destiny; no one can say anything about it. ||6||
ਗੁਰ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਭਉ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਭਾਈ ਭੈ ਮਰਣਾ ਸਚੁ ਲੇਖੁ ॥
gur miliaai bhau man vasai bhaiee bhai maranaa sach lekh ||
Meeting with the Guru, the Fear of God comes to abide in the mind; to die in the Fear of God is one's true destiny.
ਮਜਨੁ ਦਾਨੁ ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ਭਾਈ ਦਰਗਹ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸੇਖੁ ॥
majan dhaan cha(n)giaaieeaa bhaiee dharageh naam visekh ||
In the Court of the Lord, the Naam is far superior to ritualistic cleansing baths, charity and good deeds, O Siblings of Destiny.
End of Ang 635
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