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Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Ang 1348 of 1,430

ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਮਹਾ ਅਹੰਕਾਰਾ ॥

man meh karodh mahaa aha(n)kaaraa ||

Within the mind dwell anger and massive ego.

ਪੂਜਾ ਕਰਹਿ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਬਿਸਥਾਰਾ ॥

poojaa kareh bahut bisathaaraa ||

Worship services are performed with great pomp and ceremony.

ਕਰਿ ਇਸਨਾਨੁ ਤਨਿ ਚਕ੍ਰ ਬਣਾਏ ॥

kar isanaan tan chakar banaae ||

Ritual cleansing baths are taken, and sacred marks are applied to the body.

ਅੰਤਰ ਕੀ ਮਲੁ ਕਬ ਹੀ ਨ ਜਾਏ ॥੧॥

a(n)tar kee mal kab hee na jaae ||1||

But still, the filth and pollution within never depart. ||1||

ਇਤੁ ਸੰਜਮਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਕਿਨ ਹੀ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

eit sa(n)jam prabh kin hee na paiaa ||

No one has ever found God in this way.

ਭਗਉਤੀ ਮੁਦ੍ਰਾ ਮਨੁ ਮੋਹਿਆ ਮਾਇਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

bhagautee mudhraa man mohiaa maiaa ||1|| rahaau ||

The sacred mudras - ritualistic hand gestures - are made, but the mind remains enticed by Maya. ||1||Pause||

ਪਾਪ ਕਰਹਿ ਪੰਚਾਂ ਕੇ ਬਸਿ ਰੇ ॥

paap kareh pa(n)chaa(n) ke bas re ||

They commit sins, under the influence of the five thieves.

ਤੀਰਥਿ ਨਾਇ ਕਹਹਿ ਸਭਿ ਉਤਰੇ ॥

teerath nai kaheh sabh utare ||

They bathe at sacred shrines, and claim that everything has been washed off.

ਬਹੁਰਿ ਕਮਾਵਹਿ ਹੋਇ ਨਿਸੰਕ ॥

bahur kamaaveh hoi nisa(n)k ||

Then they commit them again, without fear of the consequences.

ਜਮ ਪੁਰਿ ਬਾਂਧਿ ਖਰੇ ਕਾਲੰਕ ॥੨॥

jam pur baa(n)dh khare kaala(n)k ||2||

The sinners are bound and gagged, and taken to the City of Death. ||2||

ਘੂਘਰ ਬਾਧਿ ਬਜਾਵਹਿ ਤਾਲਾ ॥

ghooghar baadh bajaaveh taalaa ||

The ankle-bells shake and the cymbals vibrate,

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਕਪਟੁ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਬੇਤਾਲਾ ॥

a(n)tar kapaT fireh betaalaa ||

but those who have deception within wander lost like demons.

ਵਰਮੀ ਮਾਰੀ ਸਾਪੁ ਨ ਮੂਆ ॥

varamee maaree saap na mooaa ||

By destroying its hole, the snake is not killed.

ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਭ ਕਿਛੁ ਜਾਨੈ ਜਿਨਿ ਤੂ ਕੀਆ ॥੩॥

prabh sabh kichh jaanai jin too keeaa ||3||

God, who created you, knows everything. ||3||

ਪੂੰਅਰ ਤਾਪ ਗੇਰੀ ਕੇ ਬਸਤ੍ਰਾ ॥

poo(n)ar taap geree ke basatraa ||

You worship fire and wear saffron colored robes.

ਅਪਦਾ ਕਾ ਮਾਰਿਆ ਗ੍ਰਿਹ ਤੇ ਨਸਤਾ ॥

apadhaa kaa maariaa gireh te nasataa ||

Stung by your misfortune, you abandon your home.

ਦੇਸੁ ਛੋਡਿ ਪਰਦੇਸਹਿ ਧਾਇਆ ॥

dhes chhodd paradheseh dhaiaa ||

Leaving your own country, you wander in foreign lands.

ਪੰਚ ਚੰਡਾਲ ਨਾਲੇ ਲੈ ਆਇਆ ॥੪॥

pa(n)ch cha(n)ddaal naale lai aaiaa ||4||

But you bring the five rejects with you. ||4||

ਕਾਨ ਫਰਾਇ ਹਿਰਾਏ ਟੂਕਾ ॥

kaan farai hiraae Tookaa ||

You have split your ears, and now you steal crumbs.

ਘਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਮਾਂਗੈ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਵਨ ਤੇ ਚੂਕਾ ॥

ghar ghar maa(n)gai tirapataavan te chookaa ||

You beg from door to door, but you fail to be satisfied.

ਬਨਿਤਾ ਛੋਡਿ ਬਦ ਨਦਰਿ ਪਰ ਨਾਰੀ ॥

banitaa chhodd badh nadhar par naaree ||

You have abandoned your own wife, but now you sneak glances at other women.

ਵੇਸਿ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ਮਹਾ ਦੁਖਿਆਰੀ ॥੫॥

ves na paieeaai mahaa dhukhiaaree ||5||

God is not found by wearing religious robes; you are utterly miserable! ||5||

ਬੋਲੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਹੋਇ ਬੈਠਾ ਮੋਨੀ ॥

bolai naahee hoi baiThaa monee ||

He does not speak; he is on silence.

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਕਲਪ ਭਵਾਈਐ ਜੋਨੀ ॥

a(n)tar kalap bhavaieeaai jonee ||

But he is filled with desire; he is made to wander in reincarnation.

ਅੰਨ ਤੇ ਰਹਤਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਦੇਹੀ ਸਹਤਾ ॥

a(n)n te rahataa dhukh dhehee sahataa ||

Abstaining from food, his body suffers in pain.

ਹੁਕਮੁ ਨ ਬੂਝੈ ਵਿਆਪਿਆ ਮਮਤਾ ॥੬॥

hukam na boojhai viaapiaa mamataa ||6||

He does not realize the Hukam of the Lord's Command; he is afflicted by possessiveness. ||6||

ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਪਾਈ ਪਰਮ ਗਤੇ ॥

bin satigur kinai na paiee param gate ||

Without the True Guru, no one has attained the supreme status.

ਪੂਛਹੁ ਸਗਲ ਬੇਦ ਸਿੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੇ ॥

poochhahu sagal bedh si(n)mrite ||

Go ahead and ask all the Vedas and the Simritees.

ਮਨਮੁਖ ਕਰਮ ਕਰੈ ਅਜਾਈ ॥

manmukh karam karai ajaiee ||

The self-willed manmukhs do useless deeds.

ਜਿਉ ਬਾਲੂ ਘਰ ਠਉਰ ਨ ਠਾਈ ॥੭॥

jiau baaloo ghar Thaur na Thaiee ||7||

They are like a house of sand, which cannot stand. ||7||

ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਭਏ ਗੋੁਬਿੰਦ ਦਇਆਲਾ ॥

jis no bhe guobi(n)dh dhiaalaa ||

One unto whom the Lord of the Universe becomes Merciful,

ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਬਚਨੁ ਤਿਨਿ ਬਾਧਿਓ ਪਾਲਾ ॥

gur kaa bachan tin baadhio paalaa ||

sews the Word of the Guru's Shabad into his robes.

ਕੋਟਿ ਮਧੇ ਕੋਈ ਸੰਤੁ ਦਿਖਾਇਆ ॥

koT madhe koiee sa(n)t dhikhaiaa ||

Out of millions, it is rare that such a Saint is seen.

ਨਾਨਕੁ ਤਿਨ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਿ ਤਰਾਇਆ ॥੮॥

naanak tin kai sa(n)g taraiaa ||8||

O Nanak, with him, we are carried across. ||8||

ਜੇ ਹੋਵੈ ਭਾਗੁ ਤਾ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥

je hovai bhaag taa dharasan paieeaai ||

If one has such good destiny, then the Blessed Vision of His Darshan is obtained.

ਆਪਿ ਤਰੈ ਸਭੁ ਕੁਟੰਬੁ ਤਰਾਈਐ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ਦੂਜਾ ॥੨॥

aap tarai sabh kuTa(n)b taraieeaai ||1|| rahaau dhoojaa ||2||

He saves himself, and carries across all his family as well. ||1||SECOND PAUSE||2||

ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

prabhaatee mahalaa panjavaa ||

Prabhaatee, Fifth Mehla:

ਸਿਮਰਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਿਲਬਿਖ ਸਭਿ ਕਾਟੇ ॥

simarat naam kilabikh sabh kaaTe ||

Meditating in remembrance on the Naam, all the sins are erased.

ਧਰਮ ਰਾਇ ਕੇ ਕਾਗਰ ਫਾਟੇ ॥

dharam rai ke kaagar faaTe ||

The accounts held by the Righteous Judge of Dharma are torn up.

ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

saadhasa(n)gat mil har ras paiaa ||

Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy,

ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਰਿਦ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥੧॥

paarabraham ridh maeh samaiaa ||1||

I have found the Sublime Essence of the Lord. The Supreme Lord God has melted into my heart. ||1||

ਰਾਮ ਰਮਤ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

raam ramat har har sukh paiaa ||

Dwelling on the Lord, Har, Har, I have found peace.

ਤੇਰੇ ਦਾਸ ਚਰਨ ਸਰਨਾਇਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

tere dhaas charan saranaiaa ||1|| rahaau ||

Your slaves seek the Sanctuary of Your Feet. ||1||Pause||

ਚੂਕਾ ਗਉਣੁ ਮਿਟਿਆ ਅੰਧਿਆਰੁ ॥

chookaa gaun miTiaa a(n)dhiaar ||

The cycle of reincarnation is ended, and darkness is dispelled.

ਗੁਰਿ ਦਿਖਲਾਇਆ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਦੁਆਰੁ ॥

gur dhikhalaiaa mukat dhuaar ||

The Guru has revealed the door of liberation.

ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਸਦ ਰਾਤਾ ॥

har prem bhagat man tan sadh raataa ||

My mind and body are forever imbued with loving devotion to the Lord.

ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਜਨਾਇਆ ਤਬ ਹੀ ਜਾਤਾ ॥੨॥

prabhoo janaiaa tab hee jaataa ||2||

Now I know God, because He has made me know Him. ||2||

ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਰਵਿਆ ਸੋਇ ॥

ghaT ghaT a(n)tar raviaa soi ||

He is contained in each and every heart.

ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਬੀਜੋ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋਇ ॥

tis bin beejo naahee koi ||

Without Him, there is no one at all.

ਬੈਰ ਬਿਰੋਧ ਛੇਦੇ ਭੈ ਭਰਮਾਂ ॥

bair birodh chhedhe bhai bharamaa(n) ||

Hatred, conflict, fear and doubt have been eliminated.

ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਪੁੰਨਿ ਆਤਮੈ ਕੀਨੇ ਧਰਮਾ ॥੩॥

prabh pu(n)n aatamai keene dharamaa ||3||

God, the Soul of Pure Goodness, has manifested His Righteousness. ||3||

ਮਹਾ ਤਰੰਗ ਤੇ ਕਾਂਢੈ ਲਾਗਾ ॥

mahaa tara(n)g te kaa(n)ddai laagaa ||

He has rescued me from the most dangerous waves.

ਜਨਮ ਜਨਮ ਕਾ ਟੂਟਾ ਗਾਂਢਾ ॥

janam janam kaa TooTaa gaa(n)ddaa ||

Separated from Him for countless lifetimes, I am united with Him once again.

ਜਪੁ ਤਪੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮੑਾਲਿਆ ॥

jap tap sa(n)jam naam sam(h)aaliaa ||

Chanting, intense meditation and strict self-discipline are the contemplation of the Naam.

ਅਪੁਨੈ ਠਾਕੁਰਿ ਨਦਰਿ ਨਿਹਾਲਿਆ ॥੪॥

apunai Thaakur nadhar nihaaliaa ||4||

My Lord and Master has blessed me with His Glance of Grace. ||4||

ਮੰਗਲ ਸੂਖ ਕਲਿਆਣ ਤਿਥਾਈਂ ॥

ma(n)gal sookh kaliaan tithaiee(n) ||

Bliss, peace and salvation are found in that place,