ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਦਖਣੀ ॥
prabhaatee mahalaa pehilaa dhakhanee ||
Prabhaatee, First Mehla, Dakhnee:
ਗੋਤਮੁ ਤਪਾ ਅਹਿਲਿਆ ਇਸਤ੍ਰੀ ਤਿਸੁ ਦੇਖਿ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੁ ਲੁਭਾਇਆ ॥
gotam tapaa ahiliaa isatree tis dhekh i(n)dhr lubhaiaa ||
Ahalyaa was the wife of Gautam the seer. Seeing her, Indra was enticed.
ਸਹਸ ਸਰੀਰ ਚਿਹਨ ਭਗ ਹੂਏ ਤਾ ਮਨਿ ਪਛੋਤਾਇਆ ॥੧॥
sahas sareer chihan bhag hooe taa man pachhotaiaa ||1||
When he received a thousand marks of disgrace on his body, then he felt regret in his mind. ||1||
ਕੋਈ ਜਾਣਿ ਨ ਭੂਲੈ ਭਾਈ ॥
koiee jaan na bhoolai bhaiee ||
O Siblings of Destiny, no one knowingly makes mistakes.
ਸੋ ਭੂਲੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਆਪਿ ਭੁਲਾਏ ਬੂਝੈ ਜਿਸੈ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
so bhoolai jis aap bhulaae boojhai jisai bujhaiee ||1|| rahaau ||
He alone is mistaken, whom the Lord Himself makes so. He alone understands, whom the Lord causes to understand. ||1||Pause||
ਤਿਨਿ ਹਰੀ ਚੰਦਿ ਪ੍ਰਿਥਮੀ ਪਤਿ ਰਾਜੈ ਕਾਗਦਿ ਕੀਮ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥
tin haree cha(n)dh pirathamee pat raajai kaagadh keem na paiee ||
Harichand, the king and ruler of his land, did not appreciate the value of his pre-ordained destiny.
ਅਉਗਣੁ ਜਾਣੈ ਤ ਪੁੰਨ ਕਰੇ ਕਿਉ ਕਿਉ ਨੇਖਾਸਿ ਬਿਕਾਈ ॥੨॥
aaugan jaanai ta pu(n)n kare kiau kiau nekhaas bikaiee ||2||
If he had known that it was a mistake, he would not have made such a show of giving in charity, and he would not have been sold in the market. ||2||
ਕਰਉ ਅਢਾਈ ਧਰਤੀ ਮਾਂਗੀ ਬਾਵਨ ਰੂਪਿ ਬਹਾਨੈ ॥
karau addaiee dharatee maa(n)gee baavan roop bahaanai ||
The Lord took the form of a dwarf, and asked for some land.
ਕਿਉ ਪਇਆਲਿ ਜਾਇ ਕਿਉ ਛਲੀਐ ਜੇ ਬਲਿ ਰੂਪੁ ਪਛਾਨੈ ॥੩॥
kiau piaal jai kiau chhaleeaai je bal roop pachhaanai ||3||
If Bal the king has recognized Him, he would not have been deceived, and sent to the underworld. ||3||
ਰਾਜਾ ਜਨਮੇਜਾ ਦੇ ਮਤਂੀ ਬਰਜਿ ਬਿਆਸਿ ਪੜੑਾਇਆ ॥
raajaa janamejaa dhe mata(n)ee baraj biaas paR(h)aiaa ||
Vyaas taught and warned the king Janmayjaa not to do three things.
ਤਿਨਿੑ ਕਰਿ ਜਗ ਅਠਾਰਹ ਘਾਏ ਕਿਰਤੁ ਨ ਚਲੈ ਚਲਾਇਆ ॥੪॥
tini(h) kar jag aThaareh ghaae kirat na chalai chalaiaa ||4||
But he performed the sacred feast and killed eighteen Brahmins; the record of one's past deeds cannot be erased. ||4||
ਗਣਤ ਨ ਗਣਂੀ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਛਾਣਾ ਬੋਲੀ ਭਾਇ ਸੁਭਾਈ ॥
ganat na gana(n)ee hukam pachhaanaa bolee bhai subhaiee ||
I do not try to calculate the account; I accept the Hukam of God's Command. I speak with intuitive love and respect.
ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਵਰਤੈ ਤੁਧੈ ਸਲਾਹਂੀ ਸਭ ਤੇਰੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੫॥
jo kichh varatai tudhai salaaha(n)ee sabh teree vaddiaaiee ||5||
No matter what happens, I will praise the Lord. It is all Your Glorious Greatness, O Lord. ||5||
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅਲਿਪਤੁ ਲੇਪੁ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ਸਦਾ ਰਹੈ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥
gurmukh alipat lep kadhe na laagai sadhaa rahai saranaiee ||
The Gurmukh remains detached; filth never attaches itself to him. He remains forever in God's Sanctuary.
ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਮੁਗਧੁ ਆਗੈ ਚੇਤੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਦੁਖਿ ਲਾਗੈ ਪਛੁਤਾਈ ॥੬॥
manmukh mugadh aagai chetai naahee dhukh laagai pachhutaiee ||6||
The foolish self-willed manmukh does not think of the future; he is overtaken by pain, and then he regrets. ||6||
ਆਪੇ ਕਰੇ ਕਰਾਏ ਕਰਤਾ ਜਿਨਿ ਏਹ ਰਚਨਾ ਰਚੀਐ ॥
aape kare karaae karataa jin eh rachanaa racheeaai ||
The Creator who created this creation acts, and causes all to act.
ਹਰਿ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ਜੀਅਹੁ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੇ ਪੈ ਪਚੀਐ ॥੭॥
har abhimaan na jaiee jeeahu abhimaane pai pacheeaai ||7||
O Lord, egotistical pride does not depart from the soul. Falling into egotistical pride, one is ruined. ||7||
ਭੁਲਣ ਵਿਚਿ ਕੀਆ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਈ ਕਰਤਾ ਆਪਿ ਨ ਭੁਲੈ ॥
bhulan vich keeaa sabh koiee karataa aap na bhulai ||
Everyone makes mistakes; only the Creator does not make mistakes.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਨਿਸਤਾਰਾ ਕੋ ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ਅਘੁਲੈ ॥੮॥੪॥
naanak sach naam nisataaraa ko gur parasaadh aghulai ||8||4||
O Nanak, salvation comes through the True Name. By Guru's Grace, one is released. ||8||4||
ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
prabhaatee mahalaa pehilaa ||
Prabhaatee, First Mehla:
ਆਖਣਾ ਸੁਨਣਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਧਾਰੁ ॥
aakhanaa sunanaa naam adhaar ||
To chant and listen to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is my Support.
ਧੰਧਾ ਛੁਟਕਿ ਗਇਆ ਵੇਕਾਰੁ ॥
dha(n)dhaa chhuTak giaa vekaar ||
Worthless entanglements are ended and gone.
ਜਿਉ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਦੂਜੈ ਪਤਿ ਖੋਈ ॥
jiau manmukh dhoojai pat khoiee ||
The self-willed manmukh, caught in duality, loses his honor.
ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਮੈ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥੧॥
bin naavai mai avar na koiee ||1||
Except for the Name, I have no other at all. ||1||
ਸੁਣਿ ਮਨ ਅੰਧੇ ਮੂਰਖ ਗਵਾਰ ॥
sun man a(n)dhe moorakh gavaar ||
Listen, O blind, foolish, idiotic mind.
ਆਵਤ ਜਾਤ ਲਾਜ ਨਹੀ ਲਾਗੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਬੂਡੈ ਬਾਰੋ ਬਾਰ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
aavat jaat laaj nahee laagai bin gur booddai baaro baar ||1|| rahaau ||
Aren't you ashamed of your comings and goings in reincarnation? Without the Guru, you shall drown, over and over again. ||1||Pause||
ਇਸੁ ਮਨ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਬਿਨਾਸੁ ॥
eis man maiaa moh binaas ||
This mind is ruined by its attachment to Maya.
ਧੁਰਿ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਤਾਂ ਕਹੀਐ ਕਾਸੁ ॥
dhur hukam likhiaa taa(n) kaheeaai kaas ||
The Command of the Primal Lord is pre-ordained. Before whom should I cry?
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਚੀਨੑੈ ਕੋਈ ॥
gurmukh viralaa cheen(h)ai koiee ||
Only a few, as Gurmukh, understand this.
ਨਾਮ ਬਿਹੂਨਾ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥੨॥
naam bihoonaa mukat na hoiee ||2||
Without the Naam, no one is liberated. ||2||
ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਡੋਲੈ ਲਖ ਚਉਰਾਸੀ ॥
bhram bhram ddolai lakh chauraasee ||
People wander lost, staggering and stumbling through 8.4 million incarnations.
ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਬੂਝੇ ਜਮ ਕੀ ਫਾਸੀ ॥
bin gur boojhe jam kee faasee ||
Without knowing the Guru, they cannot escape the noose of Death.
ਇਹੁ ਮਨੂਆ ਖਿਨੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਊਭਿ ਪਇਆਲਿ ॥
eih manooaa khin khin uoobh piaal ||
This mind, from one moment to the next, goes from the heavens to the underworld.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਛੂਟੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮੑਾਲਿ ॥੩॥
gurmukh chhooTai naam sam(h)aal ||3||
The Gurmukh contemplates the Naam, and is released. ||3||
ਆਪੇ ਸਦੇ ਢਿਲ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
aape sadhe ddil na hoi ||
When God sends His Summons, there is no time to delay.
ਸਬਦਿ ਮਰੈ ਸਹਿਲਾ ਜੀਵੈ ਸੋਇ ॥
sabadh marai sahilaa jeevai soi ||
When one dies in the Word of the Shabad, he lives in peace.
ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਸੋਝੀ ਕਿਸੈ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
bin gur sojhee kisai na hoi ||
Without the Guru, no one understands.
ਆਪੇ ਕਰੈ ਕਰਾਵੈ ਸੋਇ ॥੪॥
aape karai karaavai soi ||4||
The Lord Himself acts, and inspires all to act. ||4||
ਝਗੜੁ ਚੁਕਾਵੈ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ॥
jhagaR chukaavai har gun gaavai ||
Inner conflict comes to an end, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
ਪੂਰਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥
pooraa satigur sahaj samaavai ||
Through the Perfect True Guru, one is intuitively absorbed into the Lord.
ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਡੋਲਤ ਤਉ ਠਹਰਾਵੈ ॥
eih man ddolat tau Thaharaavai ||
This wobbling, unsteady mind is stabilized,
ਸਚੁ ਕਰਣੀ ਕਰਿ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥੫॥
sach karanee kar kaar kamaavai ||5||
and one lives the lifestyle of true actions. ||5||
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਜੂਠਾ ਕਿਉ ਸੁਚਿ ਹੋਇ ॥
a(n)tar jooThaa kiau such hoi ||
If someone is false within his own self, then how can he be pure?
ਸਬਦੀ ਧੋਵੈ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਕੋਇ ॥
sabadhee dhovai viralaa koi ||
How rare are those who wash with the Shabad.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕੋਈ ਸਚੁ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥
gurmukh koiee sach kamaavai ||
How rare are those who, as Gurmukh, live the Truth.
ਆਵਣੁ ਜਾਣਾ ਠਾਕਿ ਰਹਾਵੈ ॥੬॥
aavan jaanaa Thaak rahaavai ||6||
Their comings and goings in reincarnation are over and done. ||6||