Ang 156
ਅੰਗ ੧੫੬
- Found in
- Sri Dasam Granth Sahib Ji
- Written by
- Guru Gobind Singh Ji
- Lines
- 24
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ਆਪਨ ਰਹਤ ਨਿਰਾਲਮ ਜਗ ਤੇ ॥
aapan rahat niraalam jag te ||
He Himself remains detached from the world,
ਜਾਨ ਲਏ ਜਾ ਨਾਮੈ ਤਬ ਤੇ ॥੫॥
jaan le jaa naamai tab te ||5||
I know this fact from the very beginning (ancient times).5.
ਆਪ ਰਚੇ ਆਪੇ ਕਲ ਘਾਏ ॥
aap rache aape kal ghaae ||
He creates Himself and destroys Himself
ਅਵਰਨ ਕੇ ਦੇ ਮੂੰਡਿ ਹਤਾਏ ॥
avaran ke dhe moo(n)dd hataae ||
But He imposes the responsibility on the head of others
ਆਪ ਨਿਰਾਲਮ ਰਹਾ ਨ ਪਾਯਾ ॥
aap niraalam rahaa na paayaa ||
He Himself remains detached and Beyond Everything
ਤਾ ਤੇ ਨਾਮ ਬਿਅੰਤ ਕਹਾਯਾ ॥੬॥
taa te naam bia(n)t kahaayaa ||6||
Therefore, He is called ‘Infinite’.6.
ਜੋ ਚਉਬੀਸ ਅਵਤਾਰ ਕਹਾਏ ॥
jo chaubees avataar kahaae ||
Those who are called twenty-four incarnations
ਤਿਨ ਭੀ ਤੁਮ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤਨਿਕ ਨ ਪਾਏ ॥
tin bhee tum prabh tanik na paae ||
O Lord! they even could not realise thee in a small measure
ਸਭ ਹੀ ਜਗ ਭਰਮੇ ਭਵਰਾਯੰ ॥
sabh hee jag bharame bhavaraaya(n) ||
They became kings of the world and got deluded
ਤਾ ਤੇ ਨਾਮ ਬਿਅੰਤ ਕਹਾਯੰ ॥੭॥
taa te naam bia(n)t kahaaya(n) ||7||
Therefore they were called by innumerable names.7.
ਸਭ ਹੀ ਛਲਤ ਨ ਆਪ ਛਲਾਯਾ ॥
sabh hee chhalat na aap chhalaayaa ||
O Lord! Thou hast been deluding others, but could not be deluded by others
ਤਾ ਤੇ ਛਲੀਆ ਆਪ ਕਹਾਯਾ ॥
taa te chhaleeaa aap kahaayaa ||
Therefore Thou art called ‘Crafty’
ਸੰਤਨ ਦੁਖੀ ਨਿਰਖਿ ਅਕੁਲਾਵੈ ॥
sa(n)tan dhukhee nirakh akulaavai ||
Thou becomest agitated on seeing the saints in agony,
ਦੀਨ ਬੰਧੁ ਤਾ ਤੇ ਕਹਲਾਵੈ ॥੮॥
dheen ba(n)dh taa te kahalaavai ||8||
Therefore Thou art also called ‘the fiend of the humble’.8.
ਅੰਤਿ ਕਰਤ ਸਭ ਜਗ ਕੋ ਕਾਲਾ ॥
a(n)t karat sabh jag ko kaalaa ||
At time Thou destroyest the universe
ਨਾਮੁ ਕਾਲ ਤਾ ਤੇ ਜਗ ਡਾਲਾ ॥
naam kaal taa te jag ddaalaa ||
Therefore the world hath named you KAL (the Destroyer Lord)
ਸਮੈ ਸੰਤ ਪਰ ਹੋਤ ਸਹਾਈ ॥
samai sa(n)t par hot sahaiee ||
Thou hast been helping all the saints
ਤਾ ਤੇ ਸੰਖ੍ਯਾ ਸੰਤ ਸੁਨਾਈ ॥੯॥
taa te sa(n)khayaa sa(n)t sunaiee ||9||
Therefore the saints have reckoned Thy incarnations.9.
ਨਿਰਖਿ ਦੀਨ ਪਰ ਹੋਤ ਦਿਆਰਾ ॥
nirakh dheen par hot dhiaaraa ||
Seeing Thy mercifulness towards the lowly
ਦੀਨ ਬੰਧੁ ਹਮ ਤਬੈ ਬਿਚਾਰਾ ॥
dheen ba(n)dh ham tabai bichaaraa ||
Thy name ‘Deen Bandhu’ (the helper of the lowly) hath been thought out
ਸੰਤਨ ਪਰ ਕਰੁਣਾ ਰਸੁ ਢਰਈ ॥
sa(n)tan par karunaa ras ddariee ||
Thou art Compassionate towards the saints
ਕਰੁਣਾਨਿਧਿ ਜਗ ਤਬੈ ਉਚਰਈ ॥੧੦॥
karunaanidh jag tabai uchariee ||10||
Therefore the world calls Thee ‘Karuna-nidhi’ (the Tresure of mercy).10.
ਸੰਕਟ ਹਰਤ ਸਾਧਵਨ ਸਦਾ ॥
sa(n)kaT harat saadhavan sadhaa ||
Thou ever removest the distress of the saints
ਸੰਕਟ ਹਰਨ ਨਾਮੁ ਭਯੋ ਤਦਾ ॥
sa(n)kaT haran naam bhayo tadhaa ||
Therefore Thou art named ‘Sankat-haran’, the remover of the distresses
End of Ang 156
About Sri Dasam Granth Sahib Ji
Sri Dasam Granth Sahib Ji is the granth of the Tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Its 1,428 angs include Jaap Sahib, Tav Prasad Savaiye and Chaupai Sahib, which Sikhs read in their daily Nitnem. Each ang here is the full page in Gurmukhi with a transliteration and English translation, line by line.